Lady Shocks v Kansas

[flyingMoose]

The Shocks host KU in a DH today to close out the home part of their schedule. KU is 2-14, last in the ten-team softball Big 12. (OSU is now 7-4 and third.)

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[1972Shocker]

Shocks not competitive in Game 1 losing 11-3 in 6 innings.

KU pounds out 12 hits, 7 of which were for extra bases including 5 (yes 5, not a typo) home runs.

KU's #3 and #4 hole hitters went 5-7 with 4 home runs.

Ouch!

[1972Shocker]

flyingM, or anyone else attending Game 2, might be able to 'splain this one to me.

In the top of the 2nd. KU's Kocon walked. The Shocks then "turned" two described on live stats as:

Ingle out at first 3b to 2b to 1b; Kocon out at first 2b to 1b.

Was this a keystone cop routine?

[WuDrWu]

What a disasterous 5th for the Shocks.


Leading 3-1, the Shocks got a groundout then chaos began.


An error put the first runner on. A single made it 1st & 2nd with one down.

A passed ball moved both runners up.

A walk loaded the bases.

Another walk made it 3-2, bases still loaded.

A single scored 2, and a wild pitch moved the runners to 2nd & 3rd.

Another single and another run and it was 5-3 before we could get out of the inning.

Sad to give away games like that.

[WuDrWu]

Shocks loaded the bases in the 6th with 1 out but got nothing out of it.

6-3 going to the last inning.

[flyingMoose]

flyingM, or anyone else attending Game 2, might be able to 'splain this one to me.

In the top of the 2nd. KU's Kocon walked. The Shocks then "turned" two described on live stats as:

Ingle out at first 3b to 2b to 1b; Kocon out at first 2b to 1b.

Was this a keystone cop routine?

Based on the description of Gert's game-ending DP, I suspect typos - Kocon out at second 3b to 2b as part of a 5-4-3 DP. But that is just a guess.

[1972Shocker]

Shocks loaded the bases in the 6th with 1 out but got nothing out of it.

6-3 going to the last inning.

And that's the way it ends. At least the Shocks were competitive in this one with perhaps the exception of the bad 5th inning.

The Shocks are 16-33 for a reason (or perhaps several reasons).

Heather and Jamie are having pretty solid senior seasons but it just hasn't been enough to overcome our other shortcomings.

Shocks now go on the road for 7 MVC games (weather permitting) to close out the regular season. 3 @ UNI, 1 @ MSU and 3 @ BU.

[Quick Pitch]

Forget the overall record. Shocks can still finish well in the Valley standings with a strong finish on the road.

[1B29]

That is the problem here. "Forget the overall record", " Should finish higher in the conference". Seems to be the problem with the whole softball program. Settling for mediocrity. You get exactly what you expect. Wished it could be better for WSU Pride.

[1972Shocker]

I agree. I don't think we should ignore the overall record. It is what it is and IIRC some thought our early season schedule was not an overpowering one.

In any case, with the 4th (MSU), 5th (UNI) and 6th (CU) place teams all having series left with either Evansville (5-16) or Indiana State (3-16) moving up in the MVC standings may be tough.

[Quick Pitch]

c'mon guys I am trying to be a "glass half full" fan!

[1972Shocker]

c'mon guys I am trying to be a "glass half full" fan!

Ok, but I think my limit with the way the season has gone is a "glass one-third full".

[ShockTalk]

I agree. I don't think we should ignore the overall record. It is what it is and IIRC some thought our early season schedule was not an overpowering one.

In any case, with the 4th (MSU), 5th (UNI) and 6th (CU) place teams all having series left with either Evansville (5-16) or Indiana State (3-16) moving up in the MVC standings may be tough.

This.