Baseball Opens Season
- sealhall74
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I could say something about a PortaPotty overflow caused by excessively exhuberant fanbase but I will restrain myself. Lol
Embrace the pace of the race.
The Jacksonville field complex is (for, I think, 4 out of 5 of the fields) completely turf...no real grass. So...great drainage, no mud.leatherface wrote:This "swamp" in the baseball field has been a problem for years. Isn't there any one at WIU who can figure out this issue. Isn't it embarrassing to move a D1 game to a community field in another city in order to play a game? I doubt if Jacksonville had any less snow or moisture than Macomb.
I don't know what the answer is for us. Turf? Redo the field raised up with much better drainage?
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- sealhall74
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From what I gather from reading this board, the problem is not local to just the baseball field. Soccer field also has drainage issues. A old farmer might say we need some drain tile put in somewhere pointing in the direction of the Lamoine.
Embrace the pace of the race.
Western baseball lost both the Saturday game (6-3) and also the Sunday game (8-4).
Western is now 3-10 (1-2 in the Summit).
Attendance for Sunday's game was 182. The weather was 60, sunny, with a light breeze.
Western now goes to Wichita, Kansas, for a midweek two-game series against Wichita State. The games will be Tuesday (March 17) at 3 p.m. and Wednesday (March 18) at 3 p.m.
Western is now 3-10 (1-2 in the Summit).
Attendance for Sunday's game was 182. The weather was 60, sunny, with a light breeze.
Western now goes to Wichita, Kansas, for a midweek two-game series against Wichita State. The games will be Tuesday (March 17) at 3 p.m. and Wednesday (March 18) at 3 p.m.
- sealhall74
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Slightly off-topic but former Leatherneck baller Joey White and his brother Jimmy did an outstanding job putting this victory song together for the Cubbies:
https://wiurelations.wordpress.com/2015 ... cubs-song/
The voting contest is down to the final four. I looked at the other competition. I think Jimmy and Joey have a legit shot at this one. Good Luck to them!
As 712 would say, "KEEP VOTING!" and I might add "EARLY AND OFTEN"
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ba ... story.html
https://wiurelations.wordpress.com/2015 ... cubs-song/
The voting contest is down to the final four. I looked at the other competition. I think Jimmy and Joey have a legit shot at this one. Good Luck to them!
As 712 would say, "KEEP VOTING!" and I might add "EARLY AND OFTEN"
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ba ... story.html
Embrace the pace of the race.
- sealhall74
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No "bamboozle" today from these Bison. Leathernecks celebrate with 1-0 shutout win.
Embrace the pace of the race.