Wingnuts fire Beauchamp
At a Nov. 9, 2007 news conference to announce his hiring, Wingnuts manager Kash Beauchamp described himself as "fiery" and said, "I'm more of a Bill Parcells guy than a guy who's going to coddle his players."
At a Nov. 9, 2007 news conference to announce his hiring, Wingnuts manager Kash Beauchamp described himself as "fiery" and said, "I'm more of a Bill Parcells guy than a guy who's going to coddle his players."
In their season finale on Saturday night, the Wingnuts showed too many signs of a disappointing past and not enough evidence for a promising future.
E--Davilla 2 (3). DP--Lincoln 1, Wichita 2. LOB--Lincoln 11, Wichita 9. 2B--Rodriguez (8), Herrera 2 (26). HR--Rodriguez (1). HBP--Hooper. SH--Machado, Colton. SF--McFeely, Maloney, Pearson. SB--McGill (15), Miaso (3), Hooper (34).
The anatomy of a game-ending inning can include big hits, important at-bats that may not seem so at the time and even mistakes. When they all add up in just the right way, a team can erase 17 innings of negative emotion.
The Wingnuts displayed a lot of problems on Thursday that earlier in the season would have drawn a reaction from manager Kash Beauchamp, likely in the form of a team meeting.
The Wingnuts fought for a playoff spot until the final few days of the season before finally being eliminated on Tuesday. They showed similar resiliency against Sioux Falls on Tuesday, nearly rallying from a seven-run deficit before succumbing 9-8 at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.
Vic Davilla got his payback, but Pat Mahomes had the last word in Sioux Falls' 3-2 win over the Wingnuts on Monday night at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.
It's tough to beat perfect, but Richard Salazar may have done so with a clutch sixth-inning pitching performance against Sioux Falls on Sunday.