Corky's Revenge!

After our state spotted the world a 4 game start, Corky Palmer's USM Golden Eagles destroyed Tulane last night to the tune of 15-2. The game was called due to the 10-run rule after 8 innings.

My mind wants to wonder in two directions after this outcome...Scenario A: It's meant to be and Corky and the Eagles are going to be one of our state's great sports stories of 2009 by winning the tournament and making a regional run. Scenario B: They used up all of their runs against Tulane and they'll fall flat on their face today.

Of course, I'm rooting for A. Hoping B won't happen, and thinking that realistically they'll probably fall somewhere in the middle. But after all the hell Tulane has given them over the years in championship situations (pre Rice in C-USA) it was good to see Corky's bunch exercise some of those Green Wave demons and get the last laugh...unless the meet up again later this week.

So the state went a collective 1-4 but, thanks to the theory of double elimination, will all play again today. Hey! We're guaranteed at least one win today as two will play each other...

Today's schedule:
OLE MISS vs. Florida
SOUTHERN MISS vs. East Carolina
ALCORN STATE vs. MISS. VALLEY STATE
JACKSON STATE vs. Alabama A&M

The only club of the 5 that can afford to lose today is USM. So we know at least 2 schools will still be alive headed to Friday.

Ole Miss vs. Florida is big! This, in all likelihood, is an elimination game for one of the national seeds. Both needed wins yesterday. Both played like a bag of doorknobs. The loser is 2 and BBQ and that won't reflect well toward getting a seed with the fact that Florida State beat a decent BC team badly yesterday, East Carolina beat an average Central Florida team, and Rice destroyed Marshall in 7 innings.

Today Rice plays UAB who beat them in a series last weekend to open up one of those national seeds that was previously on ice.

Let's win some games!!!