Wichita: Take Me Out to the Ball Game!
By Callie Wasson - May 31, 2007
Well the forecast shows the chance of showers, but we are all keeping our fingers crossed (and an umbrella close by) for this weekend's game. New Orleans, Arizona, Oral Roberts, and home team Wichita State get to duke it out for the tournament title June 1-4.
Now here are how the teams are ranked: New Orleans is in at #4, Oral Roberts at #3, Arizona pulling in at #2, and Wichita State at numero uno. Now if you want to watch your favorite team play, here is a heads-up on ticket prices. (Thanks to goshockers.com)
All-Session Tickets
Field Box $85
Concourse Box $75
Chairback $60
General Admission $55
Youth (2-12), Senior Citizen, College Students $50
Individual Session Tickets
Field Box $14
Concourse Box $12
Chairback $10
General Admission $9
Youth (2-12), Senior Citizen, College Students $8
Schedule for games are as follows:(again, thanks goshockers.com)
NCAA Wichita Regional -- Day One Pairings (Friday, June 1)
Game 1 (1 p.m.) - No. 3 Oral Roberts vs. No. 2 Arizona | Gametracker | Boxscore | Recap | Quotes
Game 2 (7 p.m.) - No. 4 New Orleans vs. No. 1 Wichita State | Gametracker | Boxscore | Recap | Quotes
NCAA Wichita Regional -- Day Two Pairings (Saturday, June 2)
Game 3 (1 p.m.) - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 4 (7 p.m.) - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
NCAA Wichita Regional Championship -- (Sunday, June 3)
Game 5 (1 p.m.) - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
Game 6 (7 p.m.) - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5
NCAA Wichita Regional Championship -- (Monday, June 4)
Game 7, if necessary (7 p.m.) - Loser Game 6 vs. Winner Game 6
Wichita State has had a stellar season grabbing the Missouri Valley Conference Title for the regular season. In his 30th year as head coach, Gene Stephenson still has the touch with his Shockers, with a 49-19 record for the season. Arizona was not too shabby with a record of 40-15. Coach Andy Lopez has built a good program with the Wildcats, sending them to Omaha in 2004. Oral Roberts led by head coach Rob Walton also came in with a 40-15 record this season. ORU's Chance Chapman was named Louisville Slugger All-American. New Orleans finished the season with a 37-24 record. They will kick off the tournament in the opening game against Wichita State.
Should be one exciting weekend filled with great baseball. Remember all you fans out there, the Eck Stadium souvenir shop will be open selling all the NCAA wear for the weekend. Don't forget to go and get yourself something special.
Posted by Callie Wasson at 07:56 PM on May 31, 2007
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