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After a long wait, the Pittsburg State baseball team might just get to play its first game Tuesday.
Poor weather conditions have cost the Gorillas their first five games on the original 2010 schedule. But the squad is expected to travel to Wichita Tuesday to face Newman University in a single game at McCarthy Field, with forecasts calling for a high of 41 degrees and partly cloudy skies.
First pitch for the Gorillas’ season debut is scheduled for 3 p.m.
The Jets haven’t had as many problems with the weather, playing a full seven games heading into Tuesday’s action. The Jets have gone 2-5 in those games, including five straight losses since opening the season with a pair of wins over St. Edward’s in San Antonio, Texas.
The Gorillas are coming off a season where coach Steve Bever said “everything possible went wrong.”
Those issues led to Pitt State posting a 15-38 record, including a 12-26 mark in the MIAA.
Based largely on last season’s results, the Gorillas were picked ninth in the MIAA Preseason Poll.
But Bever said there are plenty of reasons for optimism, including the return of All-MIAA utility player Jason Murphy and Taylor Sibala in the infield, a six-deep outfield rotation and deeper pitching and catching units than last season.
The Gorillas are expected to host their first game on Saturday against Wayne State, Neb. A week later, Pitt State will host Nebraska-Omaha in the Gorillas’ first MIAA game of the year.
After a long wait, the Pittsburg State baseball team might just get to play its first game Tuesday.
Poor weather conditions have cost the Gorillas their first five games on the original 2010 schedule. But the squad is expected to travel to Wichita Tuesday to face Newman University in a single game at McCarthy Field, with forecasts calling for a high of 41 degrees and partly cloudy skies.
First pitch for the Gorillas’ season debut is scheduled for 3 p.m.
The Jets haven’t had as many problems with the weather, playing a full seven games heading into Tuesday’s action. The Jets have gone 2-5 in those games, including five straight losses since opening the season with a pair of wins over St. Edward’s in San Antonio, Texas.
The Gorillas are coming off a season where coach Steve Bever said “everything possible went wrong.”
Those issues led to Pitt State posting a 15-38 record, including a 12-26 mark in the MIAA.
Based largely on last season’s results, the Gorillas were picked ninth in the MIAA Preseason Poll.
But Bever said there are plenty of reasons for optimism, including the return of All-MIAA utility player Jason Murphy and Taylor Sibala in the infield, a six-deep outfield rotation and deeper pitching and catching units than last season.
The Gorillas are expected to host their first game on Saturday against Wayne State, Neb. A week later, Pitt State will host Nebraska-Omaha in the Gorillas’ first MIAA game of the year.
