A single, a stolen base and a single is all it took to end an 8.5 inning Friday night as Wichita St. walked off with no outs in the bottom of the ninth by a score of 1-0. ISU ace Colin Rea lived up to his billing as he masterfully kept pace with the Shocker's Charlie Lowell for 7.1 innings. It is heartbreaking to lose that way, but hopefully it set the pace for the balance of the weekend... with the hope that we can produce run support.
Today at 3:00 (ET) a couple of lefties face off as ISU's Sean Manaea (4-3, 4.35 ERA) goes up against Brian Flynn (4-3, 4.80 ERA). Last week against Evansville, Manaea worked five innings, giving up five runs on six hits and three walks. He had three K's. ISU went on to lose that 13-inning contest 10-9. Meanwhile, Flynn was roughed up at Creighton, as he worked just 4.1 innings, giving up seven runs on nine hits, two walks and two wild pitches. He had three K's. On the season, Flynn has worked 65.2 innings and has had 60 strikeouts, while giving up a hefty 33 walks. He also has eight wild pitches and seven hit batters. His OBA is a modest .248. He can have control problems!
To gain a victory, Manaea will has to bring his "A" game against what can be a potent offense. Meanwhile, our batters need to bring out the worst in Flynn, getting him rattled in the early going. But, if both pitchers falter early, we could be looking at an offensive battle.
Weatherwise, sunny and windy. Look for a gametime temp of about 60-degrees with northerly winds at 15-25 miles per hour.
Today's game can be heard on WBOW AM-1300, through Twitter and through live stats. NOTE: WBOW's on-line broadcast was not available Friday night, so I listened on a Wichita Station.
Today at 3:00 (ET) a couple of lefties face off as ISU's Sean Manaea (4-3, 4.35 ERA) goes up against Brian Flynn (4-3, 4.80 ERA). Last week against Evansville, Manaea worked five innings, giving up five runs on six hits and three walks. He had three K's. ISU went on to lose that 13-inning contest 10-9. Meanwhile, Flynn was roughed up at Creighton, as he worked just 4.1 innings, giving up seven runs on nine hits, two walks and two wild pitches. He had three K's. On the season, Flynn has worked 65.2 innings and has had 60 strikeouts, while giving up a hefty 33 walks. He also has eight wild pitches and seven hit batters. His OBA is a modest .248. He can have control problems!
To gain a victory, Manaea will has to bring his "A" game against what can be a potent offense. Meanwhile, our batters need to bring out the worst in Flynn, getting him rattled in the early going. But, if both pitchers falter early, we could be looking at an offensive battle.
Weatherwise, sunny and windy. Look for a gametime temp of about 60-degrees with northerly winds at 15-25 miles per hour.
Today's game can be heard on WBOW AM-1300, through Twitter and through live stats. NOTE: WBOW's on-line broadcast was not available Friday night, so I listened on a Wichita Station.
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