LISTEN TO CHRIS SCHNEIDER’S RENEGADE RADIO SPORTS UPDATES AT AROUND :35 PAST THE HOUR, FROM 6:35 AM TO 6:35 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. CHRIS IS BROADCASTING FROM THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES THIS WEEK!
THE CARDINALS CLOSE OUT THEIR 4 GAME HOME SERIES AGAINST THE MARLINS TONIGHT. THE RED BIRDS HAVE WON 2 OF 3 THUS FAR IN THE SERIES, INCLUDING WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S 2-1, 11 INNING WIN. PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT WAS THE HERO WITH A WALK OFF BLAST IN THE ELEVENTH TO WIN IT
- FOWLER AND GOLDSCHMIDT DROVE IN THE CARDINALS RUNS IN THE WIN
- THE CARDS HAVE SCORED 12 MORE RUNS THAN THEIR OPPONENTS THIS SEASON. THEY’VE SCORED 336 AND ALLOWED 324
- RED BIRDS ARE 38-35, 22-14 AT HOME, 16-21 ON THE ROAD
- THE CARDS WILL PLAY 3 AGAINST THE ANGELS STARTING FRIDAY, AND THEN 2 AGAINST OAKLAND TO FINISH OUT THE 9 GAME HOMESTAND
THE ROYALS ARE BACK AT HOME TO OPEN A FOUR GAME SERIES AGAINST THE FIRST PLACE TWINS TONIGHT. THE BLUE CREW COME OFF A SERIES WIN IN SEATTLE DESPITE DROPPING THE LAST GAME IN THE SET YESTERDAY 8-2.
- THE MARINERS SCORED 4 RUNS IN THE FIRST AND 3 IN THE 4TH INNING IN WEDNESDAYS WIN OVER THE ROYALS
- THE BLUE CREW ARE HOME FOR ONLY 4 GAMES AND THEN OPEN ANOTHER ROAD TRIP MONDAY IN CLEVELAND
- THE ROYALS ROAD TRIP STARTING NEXT MONDAY WILL FEATURE 3 GAMES IN CLEVELAND AND 4 GAMES IN TORONTO
- THE ROYALS 25-49 ON THE SEASON, 14-23 AT HOME, 11-26 ON THE ROAD
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED KC BY 64 RUNS. THE ROYALS HAVE SCORED 313 AND GIVEN UP 377
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES FEATURES JUST ONE GAME ON THURSDAY. MISSISSIPPI ST. AND LOUISVILLE SQUARE OFF IN AN ELIMINATION GAME. THREE GAMES WERE PLAYED ON WEDNESDAY. LOUISVILLE STAYED ALIVE BEATING AUBURN 5-3. AUBURN WAS ELIMINATED. VANDERBILT IMPROVED TO 2-0 BEATING MISSISSIPPI ST. 6-3. TEXAS TECH ELIMINATED FLORIDA ST. WITH A 4-1 WIN.
- FLORIDA ST. COACH MIKE MARTIN’S CAREER CAME TO AN END WITH THE SEMINOLES LOSS. MARTIN COACHED FSU 40 YEARS AND IS THE ALL TIME WINNINGEST COLLEGE COACH, AND TOOK HIS TEAMS TO 17 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 17
- VANDERBILT AND MICHIGAN ARE BOTH 2-0 IN THEIR RESPECTIVE BRACKETS.
- ARKANSAS, AUBURN, AND FLORIDA ST. HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THE 8 TEAM FIELD.
- VANDERBILT IS THE TOP REMAINING SEED IN THE TOURNAMENT WITH A #2 OVERALL SEED
- THERE ARE 2 TEAMS REMAINING FROM THE SEC (VANDY & MISS. ST), 1 FROM THE ACC (LOUISVILLE), 1 FROM THE BIG 10 (MICHIGAN) AND 1 FROM THE BIG 12 (TEXAS TECH)
THE NBA DRAFT WILL BE HELD THURSDAY. DUKE STAR ZION WILLIAMSON IS EXPECTED TO BE THE TOP OVERALL PICK. NEW ORLEANS HAS THE #1 PICK, FOLLOWED BY MEMPHIS, NEW YORK, LAKERS, CLEVELAND AND PHOENIX