mvc tourney: shox vs swmo

[KC Shox]

It's a blessing to win this one considering we scored 6 runs on 4 hits. We can't hope to win this tourney with this type of hitting. We are going to need both good pitching and hitting from here on out. One will not bail out the other when every team in this tourney is fighting for the sole bid from this conference. I hope we got the tourney jitters over with now.

[tru2thaduce]

Man am I sun burnt.Should have stayed in the shade for the first game of the day.Evansville looked good today.going to be a tough challenge for Kelley tomorrow.I'll sleep on this Shocker win for about 7 hours then it's back to the Eck for another day of baseball.Gotta enjoy it this year because none of my money is going to Omaha next year.I hope Creighton's 23 fans can carry the attendance next year.

[1972Shocker]

Bascue's homer was an absolute laser.

Indeed it was.

BTW, have you ever seen an outfield play as deep as MSU played theirs? I guess they knew what they were doing as they ran down 3 or 4 drives into the alleys.

Speaking of running down drives two very nice catches by Ryan Jones in right in the 9th inning.

Jordan Cooper probably didn't have his best stuff but still manages a complete game and only 2 runs despite giving up 8 hits and quite a few hard hit outs. Coop is simply a competitor, a winner and unflappable.

Kevin Medrano is a hitting machine, as is Bret Bascue.

Coop and Bret confirmed their All-Conference status tonight.

:goshocks:

[Rosewood]

What a night for baseball. First off, thank you Alumni Association for the free cake and beer. Then amazing weather. And then what a game. What a freaking game.

I'm not even reading the thread. Coop was fantastic and only had 2 pitches I'm sure he wished he had back.

Their pitcher was really in the zone. He was getting annoyed when he was getting out of his rhythm. Before the 5th I said "one hit and the whole thing will become unraveled" and by George I was right.

Great game.

[ShockerFever]

Whoa, watch out there Ta town. You might get written up by GoShockers89.



Hitting was spotty. If it wasn't for the 3 gift runs we'd be sweating out a 3-2 edge-of-your-seat win. Cooper was a stud, just made a couple of mistakes, and was really only beat up by a good hitter in Medrano. Their pitcher was in a flow but then the crowd seemed to wake up and help get in his head. He never settled in from there.

Totally agree with Bascue's laser. That was a tight rope if I ever saw one. Also agree with 1972 about the deep outfielders. We hit some pretty good balls deep but were tracked down quickly by their depth.

Evansville needs to be dealt with quickly. We need a more substantial jump in offense tomorrow and take em out early.

1 step at a time.

:posterwu:

Also, bravo to the fans who stayed late into the game and until the end. You would not see that many fans for a feature game for the home team at another venue for what we had out there at 11:30pm on a Tuesday night. Pretty incredible.

[1972Shocker]

Before the 5th I said "one hit and the whole thing will become unraveled" and by George I was right.

I thought the Shocks aggressiveness on the base paths may have gotten to Kickham also with Bascue and Baez both stealing 3rd before scoring on two of the wild pitches.

[Metalkatz]

They are not SWMO anymore! It sounds better saying Missouri State or MOST anyways...


:wsu_posters:

[Ta town]

Whoa, watch out there Ta town. You might get written up by GoShockers89.

for what?

[WstateU]

It's a blessing to win this one considering we scored 6 runs on 4 hits.

The 4 hits are deceiving... if the dude would have continued to throw strikes versus wild pitches, we might have had more of them. Also, we hit several lasers right at Mo. St. and a couple of balls went to the wall. Yes, I know all about candy and nuts. :D

Pumper!

[GoShockers89]

Whoa, watch out there Ta town. You might get written up by GoShockers89.

for what?

Fever's confused. Being able to write a summary for a game he actually attended has his mind spinning.


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[Shocker85]

It's a blessing to win this one considering we scored 6 runs on 4 hits. We can't hope to win this tourney with this type of hitting. We are going to need both good pitching and hitting from here on out. One will not bail out the other when every team in this tourney is fighting for the sole bid from this conference. I hope we got the tourney jitters over with now.

The Shox advantage from here on out is WSU's pitching vs. lack thereof from the potential opponents. EU used Dennis Tuesday and don't have another starter with better than a 5.00 ERA. SIU used Forer and don't have a regular starter with and ERA betther than 6.00. Hopefully, Meade and Doyle for MoSt will be done if we play them again. Late in the season, the Shox wore out bad pitching - I expect to see some of that in the tourney, too.

The biggest advantage of being the #1 is clearly being in the bracket with 4, 5, and 8. If Kelley can keep EU's burners off base, the Shox should be fine. They can score enough runs, albiet sometimes in unconventional ways, to get the the championship game.

Tuesday's game was fun. I'd like to see the schedule stay on track today and get home before midnight. :D

--'85.

[SubGod22]

They are not SWMO anymore! It sounds better saying Missouri State or MOST anyways...


:wsu_posters:

They will always be SWMO to me.

[im4wsu]

It's a blessing to win this one considering we scored 6 runs on 4 hits. We can't hope to win this tourney with this type of hitting. We are going to need both good pitching and hitting from here on out. One will not bail out the other when every team in this tourney is fighting for the sole bid from this conference. I hope we got the tourney jitters over with now.

The Shox advantage from here on out is WSU's pitching vs. lack thereof from the potential opponents. EU used Dennis Tuesday and don't have another starter with better than a 5.00 ERA. SIU used Forer and don't have a regular starter with and ERA betther than 6.00. Hopefully, Meade and Doyle for MoSt will be done if we play them again. Late in the season, the Shox wore out bad pitching - I expect to see some of that in the tourney, too.

The biggest advantage of being the #1 is clearly being in the bracket with 4, 5, and 8. If Kelley can keep EU's burners off base, the Shox should be fine. They can score enough runs, albiet sometimes in unconventional ways, to get the the championship game.

Tuesday's game was fun. I'd like to see the schedule stay on track today and get home before midnight. :D

--'85.

It seems like thse are the type of guys that through the years have given the Shockers fits. I wonder if anyone has ever computed our record or batting average against pithchers (or starters if looking at W/L) with era's below 2.00, 2.01-4.0 and 4.01 or more?

[GoShockers89]

I would be very interested in seeing that statistic as well.

[fuball7]

Bascue's homer was an absolute laser.

Indeed it was.

BTW, have you ever seen an outfield play as deep as MSU played theirs? I guess they knew what they were doing as they ran down 3 or 4 drives into the alleys.

Speaking of running down drives two very nice catches by Ryan Jones in right in the 9th inning.

Jordan Cooper probably didn't have his best stuff but still manages a complete game and only 2 runs despite giving up 8 hits and quite a few hard hit outs. Coop is simply a competitor, a winner and unflappable.

Kevin Medrano is a hitting machine, as is Bret Bascue.

Coop and Bret confirmed their All-Conference status tonight.

:goshocks:

I would say bascue's home run was a laser. my hand hurts today