Paging Bill Bellichek: College baseball team clobbered 49-1 in 5 innings

[madinmaryland]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/04/02/sports/s173725D20.DTL

Chicago Cubs great Ernie Banks used to say, "Let's play two." But after what happened in the first game of a college doubleheader, both coaches agreed: "Let's not."

Eastern Kentucky played Kentucky State on April Fools' Day, and the result was no joke: EKU led 49-1 when the teams stopped it after five innings, and they canceled the second game.

"I've never seen it in my 25 years of experience," Kentucky State coach Lamar Johnson said. "It was inexplicable, to be honest with you."

There appeared to be no hard feelings after Wednesday's blowout. Johnson praised the winners for good sportsmanship, and put the blame on his overmatched team.

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[trotsky]

1. WTF?

Kentucky State made nine errors and Johnson said that was "generous" official scoring as there were likely several more. His team starts seven freshmen and nobody with more than a 20 percent scholarship.

Why were these two teams even scheduled to play each other? At least both coaches showed more class than Belichick could ever hope to have.

[madinmaryland]

2. That was my thought also.

I don't know why KS had such a young team. I imagine these two teams must be rivals in normal years.

[KamaAina]

3. Awww, CRAP! I had Kentucky State and 47.

:cry:

[Onceuponalife]

4. best comment left on that site....

the_troll4/2/2009 6:12:08 PM

Zito must have been pitching.

:rofl: