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Nice story in the Argus Leader:
http://www.argusleader.com/article/2...33/1002/sports
Amid challenges, SDSU baseball coach Price finds calling
terry vandrovec • tvandrovec@argusleader.com • May 14, 2009
Ritchie Price is just 24 years old. But he'll be hard pressed to have a more unique season for the rest of his career.
For starters, he is merely the interim baseball coach at South Dakota State, a temporary title that can undermine authority in the eyes of current players and potential recruits.
What's more, the team lost one of its top starting pitchers (Jared Koch) and its closer (Kirby Morsching) because of injury. Half of the regular position players had no NCAA Division I experience prior to this spring. The Jackrabbits also played all of their first 27 games on the road and mostly against quality programs, winning just five.
Yet, they are 16-5 since and 14-9 in Summit League play. They need just one win in a four game home series against Southern Utah (25-19, 14-4) this week to clinch a spot in the four-team conference tournament in their first year of eligibility. . . . (read more)
Go State!
http://www.argusleader.com/article/2...33/1002/sports
Amid challenges, SDSU baseball coach Price finds calling
terry vandrovec • tvandrovec@argusleader.com • May 14, 2009
Ritchie Price is just 24 years old. But he'll be hard pressed to have a more unique season for the rest of his career.
For starters, he is merely the interim baseball coach at South Dakota State, a temporary title that can undermine authority in the eyes of current players and potential recruits.
What's more, the team lost one of its top starting pitchers (Jared Koch) and its closer (Kirby Morsching) because of injury. Half of the regular position players had no NCAA Division I experience prior to this spring. The Jackrabbits also played all of their first 27 games on the road and mostly against quality programs, winning just five.
Yet, they are 16-5 since and 14-9 in Summit League play. They need just one win in a four game home series against Southern Utah (25-19, 14-4) this week to clinch a spot in the four-team conference tournament in their first year of eligibility. . . . (read more)
Go State!
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