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re: TIL that the 1982 Wichita St. Shockers finished CWS runners up with a record of 73-14...
Posted on 4/17/24 at 2:52 pm to Ag Zwin
Posted on 4/17/24 at 2:52 pm to Ag Zwin
Teams played more games back then because
(a) they started earlier
(b) they were allowed to play in more early season tournaments/less off time
(c) they kept playing 2-3 midweek games even after conference play started (most teams only play 1 now for the first half of the conference season then stop all together the last half)
but that Wichita team was also pretty unique. They played WAY more games than anyone else.
1982 CWS
Wichita State - 82 games
Cal St Fullerton - 72 games
Oklahoma State - 70 games
Miami - 68 games
Stanford - 65 games
Texas - 61 games
South Carolina - 56 games
Maine - 44 games
As an example, Oklahoma State played 10 games in Lakeland, FL to start that season over a 8 day period against northern teams. Then they played 8 games in a 4 day period in Edinburg, TX. So from February 27 to March 12 (14 days), Oklahoma State played 18 games.
Oklahoma State played 31 games from February 27 to March 31 (33 days).
(a) they started earlier
(b) they were allowed to play in more early season tournaments/less off time
(c) they kept playing 2-3 midweek games even after conference play started (most teams only play 1 now for the first half of the conference season then stop all together the last half)
but that Wichita team was also pretty unique. They played WAY more games than anyone else.
1982 CWS
Wichita State - 82 games
Cal St Fullerton - 72 games
Oklahoma State - 70 games
Miami - 68 games
Stanford - 65 games
Texas - 61 games
South Carolina - 56 games
Maine - 44 games
As an example, Oklahoma State played 10 games in Lakeland, FL to start that season over a 8 day period against northern teams. Then they played 8 games in a 4 day period in Edinburg, TX. So from February 27 to March 12 (14 days), Oklahoma State played 18 games.
Oklahoma State played 31 games from February 27 to March 31 (33 days).
This post was edited on 4/17/24 at 3:01 pm
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Posted on 4/17/24 at 2:55 pm to Temple of the Dog
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Teams played more games back then because
(a) they started earlier
Wichita St started the season on 02/18 in 1982. College baseball opened on 02/16 this year
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