How are those college teams looking out in the Panhandle?
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Texan,
Just noticed your post. Late getting going today. Just returned at 2:00 am Sunday morning from a Friday 7 hour drive to the southwestern part of our fine state. Son's HSU team closed out conference play at Sul Ross State University in Alpine.
Anyone traveling thru Alpine going to anywhere, USA needs to take time to stop and walk around Kokernot Field. The rich history began from an idea by legendary Big Bend area rancher and philanthropist Herbert Kokernot to bring semi-pro baseball to Alpine with the introduction of the Alpine Cowboys in 1947. Well before I was born. Kokernot Field has hosted several former major league standouts including Sul Ross alumnus Norm Cash, Satchel Page, and Gaylord Perry.
Not sure which Panhandle college teams you refer. If JUCO, I will check and reply. With recent travels to Abilene, Austin, Alpine, & still find time to work for a living & college travel expenses, little time to follow our local players.
Son's Big Country HSU team prepares this week for a 3rd in 3 years ASC post season appearance. This is the time of the year they have worked so hard each day for. McMurray of Abilene is in preparations to host a 1st Round ASC series. HSU to Richardson to visit UT-D. McM invities Louisiana College to Abilene.
SPP
Just noticed your post. Late getting going today. Just returned at 2:00 am Sunday morning from a Friday 7 hour drive to the southwestern part of our fine state. Son's HSU team closed out conference play at Sul Ross State University in Alpine.
Anyone traveling thru Alpine going to anywhere, USA needs to take time to stop and walk around Kokernot Field. The rich history began from an idea by legendary Big Bend area rancher and philanthropist Herbert Kokernot to bring semi-pro baseball to Alpine with the introduction of the Alpine Cowboys in 1947. Well before I was born. Kokernot Field has hosted several former major league standouts including Sul Ross alumnus Norm Cash, Satchel Page, and Gaylord Perry.
Not sure which Panhandle college teams you refer. If JUCO, I will check and reply. With recent travels to Abilene, Austin, Alpine, & still find time to work for a living & college travel expenses, little time to follow our local players.
Son's Big Country HSU team prepares this week for a 3rd in 3 years ASC post season appearance. This is the time of the year they have worked so hard each day for. McMurray of Abilene is in preparations to host a 1st Round ASC series. HSU to Richardson to visit UT-D. McM invities Louisiana College to Abilene.
SPP
Guess you wouldn't have to worry about players being distracted if they went to Sul Ross. Hate to think how many hours those poor players spend on a bus, though...
Was more interested in the four year schools. HSU & McM must be having good seasons then. If I'm remembering properly, ACU is doing well also.
Hope you didn't have any problems with storms. Sounds like they had some tornadoes south of you.
Was more interested in the four year schools. HSU & McM must be having good seasons then. If I'm remembering properly, ACU is doing well also.
Hope you didn't have any problems with storms. Sounds like they had some tornadoes south of you.
Southpaw Pop, best wishes to your son and HSU as you begin the playoffs!
quote:Originally posted by Southpaw Pop:
Anyone traveling thru Alpine going to anywhere, USA needs to take time to stop and walk around Kokernot Field.
BTW, anyone traveling through Alpine can only be going to the middle of nowhere.
quote:Originally posted by Texan:quote:Originally posted by Southpaw Pop:
Anyone traveling thru Alpine going to anywhere, USA needs to take time to stop and walk around Kokernot Field.
BTW, anyone traveling through Alpine can only be going to the middle of nowhere.
Watch yourself, Texan, that is God's country!
quote:Originally posted by T-Bird Dad:
Watch yourself, Texan, that is God's country!
And He's pretty much the only one out there!
quote:Was more interested in the four year schools. HSU & McM must be having good seasons then. If I'm remembering properly, ACU is doing well also.
HSU & son were slow out of the gate this season. 1 win, 7 losses in conference before racking up 12 straight wins to qualify for post season. Concordia-Austin weekend series sweep in Austin jump started our 4 conference series sweeps. We had to wait for the last weekend outcome to know tourney status, for sure. I have read many posts about the roller-coaster rides during a season. Of all seasons for the pitching staff not matching the performance of the senior & junior loaded run produces cost us several critical early season wins. However, looks as though Coach has motivated the entire team & we may be on the beginning edge of peaking at the right time.
McM is pitching well & hitting consistently. I can't help to root for that group in the 1st round of tournament play since there are three local Amarillo High players on their roster.
Not sure about our Abilene Christian University program. I will have to follow-up on another post.
Lubbock Christian Univ. Chaps are getting locked in for the NAIA Tourney. I notice they had a great series vs Oklahoma City. Amarillo-Tascosa (LCU) starting catcher (close friend of son) seems to be managing the pitching staff to close game wins & Pampa, Canyon & Lubbock Estacado pitchers are holding their own. Hope they make another strong run in their tourney life.
Texas Tech. Let me say it was fun seeing our DIII HSU team compete in Lubbock in a weekday pick-up game vs DI TT on a real windy (blowing out) night. Pitching was by committee for both teams. Son came in with 2 outs, 1 on & recorded the 3rd out on a pop-up to 3rd. Went on to throw the 4th inning allowing 1 run on 2 hits before recording 3 outs. Tech has been playing & pitching great, but didn't show very well in recent games, especially vs Texas. I know Miles Morgan (Lubbock Coronado) is out with injury, but A. J. Ramos (Lubbock Estacado) has been a go-to starter & picking up the slack.
quote:Hope you didn't have any problems with storms. Sounds like they had some tornadoes south of you.
I could make out the major wall clouds thru the lightning flashes to the northeast as I drove in from Plainview. I was real late getting back but stayed in touch with the wife as I drove. Made it to Tulia around 12:30am Sunday and made a trek around outskirts of town to view the tornado damage caused by the 8:00 pm F3 tornado. Most of the town's perimeter was blocked by emergency vehicles. It was a real mess, but news Sunday & Monday was 20 minutes of warning saved lives. Also since the storm hit before dark, many saw it coming and made cover in plenty of time. May be one of those real bad stormy seasons.
SPP
Better to finish strong, eh?
Congrats to your son on a great outing against TT.
Glad you didn't have any problems with the storm. Can be a tad eerie driving at night when you know twisters conditions are ripe.
LCU did have a strong couple of games against OkCU. Sounds like they ran out of pitching for the third game. But taking the series was big for them. Oklahoma Baptist sure dropped off this year.
Thanks for the rundown.
Congrats to your son on a great outing against TT.
Glad you didn't have any problems with the storm. Can be a tad eerie driving at night when you know twisters conditions are ripe.
LCU did have a strong couple of games against OkCU. Sounds like they ran out of pitching for the third game. But taking the series was big for them. Oklahoma Baptist sure dropped off this year.
Thanks for the rundown.
ACU Baseball
The DII 13th-ranked Abilene Christian University Wildcats recorded their 40th win of the season Tuesday as they swept a non-conference doubleheader against Texas-Permian Basin at Crutcher Scott Field.
The Wildcats (40-11) beat the Falcons in the first game, taking a 2-1 squeaker before opening up the offense with 18 hits in a 14-6 win over the Falcons (17-27) in the second game. ACU will close out the regular season this weekend with a four-game Lone Star Conference South Division series against West Texas A&M in Amarillo.
ACU's pair of victories gives them 40 wins in a season for the ninth time in head coach Britt Bonneau's 11 seasons, and it moves the Wildcats to within two wins of setting the school record for wins in a regular season. The 1998 team set the record with 41, and it was later tied by the 2005 squad.
The DII 13th-ranked Abilene Christian University Wildcats recorded their 40th win of the season Tuesday as they swept a non-conference doubleheader against Texas-Permian Basin at Crutcher Scott Field.
The Wildcats (40-11) beat the Falcons in the first game, taking a 2-1 squeaker before opening up the offense with 18 hits in a 14-6 win over the Falcons (17-27) in the second game. ACU will close out the regular season this weekend with a four-game Lone Star Conference South Division series against West Texas A&M in Amarillo.
ACU's pair of victories gives them 40 wins in a season for the ninth time in head coach Britt Bonneau's 11 seasons, and it moves the Wildcats to within two wins of setting the school record for wins in a regular season. The 1998 team set the record with 41, and it was later tied by the 2005 squad.