Tempe: I'm a Sucker

By Jason Owens - June 01, 2007

Next time I'm given the choice of staying at home in San Diego or traveling to Tempe in June, I'm going to make the sensible decision. I just checked the weather report back home, where it's 65 degrees and partly cloudy. I don't need to check the weather report here to know that it is ridiculously friggin' hot. I did just for kicks, though, and it's 103 degrees.

To make matters worse, I'm sitting on the roof of the press box. That means no air conditioning. Not that it would make much difference as the brilliant designers of Brock Stadium decided it would be a good idea to build an open air press box for a spring and summer sport in the middle of the country's hottest climate. I should have stayed at home.

Alas, I'm not here to complain. I'm here to hook you up with the latest and greatest NCAA Regional action here in Tempe. Nothing much happened in the second inning as both pitchers seem to be settling into a rhythm. After two, Nebraska still holds a 1-0 lead over UC-Riverside.