July 1: All-Star Break: Is it over already?

Nothing seems capable of stopping the Shocker machine as it marches towards the title of greatest college baseball team of all time.  While most teams are struggling to achieve the .500 mark, the Wichita State winning percentage is an unheard-of .776 against the best competition in college ball.   Winning nine of their last ten going in the All-Star break, the Shockers hold a 14-game margin over Texas A&M, the only team within viewing distance of WSU. Unless something changes dramatically, this season may be mathematically sewn up by September 1.

But, since it is the All-Star break, let's select a squad of worthy All-Stars to highlight some great individual performances over the first half of the season at each position.   Surely some of them aren't from Wichita State?  Yes, but not many....

All-Stars Stephenson (WSU), Gentry (ASU), Busby (USC)

All Star Batters          AVE   AB SO  BB  H   2B 3B HR R  RBI  SB   
LF Russ Morman, WSU      .313  332 63  53 104  16 9  15 74 73   29   
CF Loren Hibbs, WSU      .309  362 67  50 112  19 5   3 76 39   77   
RF Doug Dascenzo, OSU    .325  338 38  63 110  24 2   2 60 32   58   
DH Pete Incaviglia, OSU  .253  328 79  55  83  23 0  22 48 75   15   
3B John Byington, TAMU   .309  333 64  48 103  22 4   9 49 77   20   
SS Chuck Knoblauch, TAMU .294  344 44  48 101  13 6   8 54 45   31   
2B Terry Taylor, TAMU    .287  348 110 48 100  20 4  12 61 40    6   
1B Phil Stephenson, WSU  .334  326 45  61 109  31 2  11 73 82   64   
C  Charlie O'Brien, WSU  .254  350 37  22  89  21 1  18 60 82   17   

All Star Pitchers          ERA  G   GS  W   L SV IP    SO  BB   H   
SP  Steve Busby, USC       1.66 22  22  11  9  0 179.1 138  67 140   
SP  Gary Gentry, ASU       1.71 22  22  15  6  0 210.1 261  67 131   
SP  Calvin Schiraldi, TEX  2.11 26  26  11 10  0 230   179  80 169   
SP  Jeff Brantley, MSU     1.95 20  20  12  8  0 198.2 160  52 155   
RP  Greg LaFever, WSU      1.12 31   0   2  0 21  32    30  13  17   
RP  George Huguet, MIA     1.93 20   0   0  1 18  18.2  23   4  14   


College Greats League Standings:  July 1

Year      Team                     W    L    PCT   GB   L10 
1982      Wichita State Shockers   66   19   .776  -    9-1 
1989      Texas A&M Aggies         52   33   .612  14.0 6-4 
1997      LSU Tigers               44   41   .518  22.0 7-3 
1967      Arizona State Sun Devils 42   43   .494  24.0 4-6 
2001      Miami Hurricanes         41   44   .482  25.0 5-5 
1995      Cal State Fullerton      39   46   .459  27.0 2-8 
1983      Texas Longhorns          39   46   .459  27.0 7-3 
1971      USC Trojans              37   48   .435  29.0 2-8 
1985      Miss State Bulldogs      34   51   .400  32.0 4-6 
1985      Oklahoma State Cowboys   31   54   .365  35.0 4-6