Spring Break
Wright State looks to continue hot streak against TCU
Raiders enter Fort Worth Regional fresh off extra innings victory over UIC Flames; Oregon State met Wright State in 2006
Casey Grogan
Issue date: 5/27/09 Section: Sports
Of the three potential opponents that join Oregon State in the Fort Worth Regional, only Wright State has taken the field in the postseason against the Beavers.
Opening up their regional schedule at Lupton Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas, the Wright State Raiders (33-28) will put on their cleats for a game with regional No. 1 Texas Christian.
"We know there are a lot of good teams and we haven't heard a lot about Wright State," said Oregon State junior shortstop Joey Wong.
Entering the tournament as a four seed, the Raiders are riding high on a 6-4 finish to their season, which includes a run through the Horizon League Championships.
After dropping a regular season series to Cleveland State, the Raiders met up with the Butler Bulldogs in the opening game of the Horizon League Championships. Topping the Bulldogs 8-3 the Raiders followed the opener with a 20-4 trouncing of the Milwaukee Panthers. The Panthers had finished above Wright State in the Horizon League regular standings with their second place finish.
The Raiders then forced their way into a game with University of Illinois at Chicago. The UIC Flames were the regular season champions of the Horizon League, but in a conference with a tournament, regular season means little as the teams' battle for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the conference tournament champion.
Earning their way into the championship game, Wright State took a 7-6 ball game from the Flames. After toppling the Panthers in a losers bracket game, UIC looked for redemption against the Raiders.
UIC got just that in a 4-0 victory, forcing a final winner-takes-all championship game. Having been hit by a flu virus, UIC carried a 2-1 lead into the top of the ninth inning. With their head coach Mike Dee at a local hospital with serious flu-like symptoms, the Flames were within an out of a league championship.
Already with a runner on base the Flames surrendered a walk to Wright State freshman centerfielder Ryan Ashe. The Ashe walk gave senior right fielder Kory Twede the opportunity to drive in the game-tying run on hit to centerfield.
Opening up their regional schedule at Lupton Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas, the Wright State Raiders (33-28) will put on their cleats for a game with regional No. 1 Texas Christian.
"We know there are a lot of good teams and we haven't heard a lot about Wright State," said Oregon State junior shortstop Joey Wong.
Entering the tournament as a four seed, the Raiders are riding high on a 6-4 finish to their season, which includes a run through the Horizon League Championships.
After dropping a regular season series to Cleveland State, the Raiders met up with the Butler Bulldogs in the opening game of the Horizon League Championships. Topping the Bulldogs 8-3 the Raiders followed the opener with a 20-4 trouncing of the Milwaukee Panthers. The Panthers had finished above Wright State in the Horizon League regular standings with their second place finish.
The Raiders then forced their way into a game with University of Illinois at Chicago. The UIC Flames were the regular season champions of the Horizon League, but in a conference with a tournament, regular season means little as the teams' battle for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the conference tournament champion.
Earning their way into the championship game, Wright State took a 7-6 ball game from the Flames. After toppling the Panthers in a losers bracket game, UIC looked for redemption against the Raiders.
UIC got just that in a 4-0 victory, forcing a final winner-takes-all championship game. Having been hit by a flu virus, UIC carried a 2-1 lead into the top of the ninth inning. With their head coach Mike Dee at a local hospital with serious flu-like symptoms, the Flames were within an out of a league championship.
Already with a runner on base the Flames surrendered a walk to Wright State freshman centerfielder Ryan Ashe. The Ashe walk gave senior right fielder Kory Twede the opportunity to drive in the game-tying run on hit to centerfield.
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