WSU Baseball Breast Cancer Game

Last night's game versus Oral Roberts was successful on more than one level; not only did we beat ORU for the first time since 2007, but we raise over $8,000 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research. We wore pink jerseys in honor of the Susan G. Komen Foundation and during the game we held a silent auction and all jerseys were bid on. We made approximately $7,900 from the silent auction, along with a $300 donation from Oral Roberts University, we raised over $8,000 dollars for breast cancer research last night.

This game held special meaning for two Shockers in particular, Preston Springer and Grant Muncrief; their mothers are both breast cancer survivors. It felt great for the program to raise money for a cause that has directly affected two of our own Shocker family.

It also felt great to beat ORU, 7-6 in 10 innings. We haven't beaten those guys in regionals in 2007, Aaron Shafer was the winning pitcher in that game, that gives you an indication of how long ago that was. These guys were becoming a giant gorilla on our backs and it was high time we knocked them off.

Great night, all the way around.