Monday, April 20, 2009

Back at Work

After more than a week away, I'm back on the sports desk in Baton Rouge. In case you've recently stumbled across this blog, I thought I should mention again that I won't update it very often. I mainly just do Twitter, so follow me there at http://www.twitter.com/mycoskie.

Keep Demetrius Byrd in your prayers. All signs point to him making a full recovery, but he is still in critical condition according to the latest reports.

Thursday, April 02, 2009

What's the score? Oh yeah. 49-1.

This isn’t just burying the lead... It’s leaving it out altogether...

Eastern Kentucky’s baseball team beat Kentucky State 49-1 Wednesday. But you wouldn’t know it by reading the EKU official recap. It does not mention the score at all. I guess they are just trying to be classy and not rub it in… To me, it seems lame to leave out that key piece of information:

http://www.ekusports.com/news/2009/4/1/BASEBALL_0401095512.aspx

RICHMOND, Ky. - The Eastern Kentucky University baseball team defeated Kentucky State on Wednesday afternoon at Turkey Hughes Field. The Colonels have now won 13 of their last 16 games and head into this weekend's series with UT Martin with a record of 16-8 (4-2 OVC).

EKU will play host to the Skyhawks in a three game conference series this weekend at Turkey Hughes Field. Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. while Sunday's game is also set to begin at 1:00 p.m.

Here’s the AP recap:

Not April Fools': 49-1 blowout in college baseball

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - It was April Fools' Day, but this was no joke.

Eastern Kentucky was supposed to play a doubleheader against Kentucky State, but plans were changed after EKU built a 49-1 lead and the opener was stopped after five innings. The second game was canceled.

EKU coach Jason Stein began substituting during his team's 22-run first inning.

The results would have set a Division I records for most-lopsided win according to the NCAA, but Kentucky State is in Division II. The biggest rout in Division II history was a 71-1 victory by St. Francis over Robert Morris in 1996.