Murray State University Athletics
Four ?Breds Lead El Dorado To NBC World Series Championship
8/19/2009 7:30:00 PM | Baseball
When Murray State senior Wes Cunningham slid home with the game-winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Broncos the 2-1 victory, he, along with teammates Kyle Tiernan, Chris Craycraft and Elliot Frey capped off an incredible summer as the El Dorado Broncos captured the 2009 National Baseball Conference World Series.
“I don't remember running,” Cunningham said about the winning run. “I just remember Andy yelling four (home plate) and I started going home. I was on third and I knew I was going to score. After I slid, I just looked for the first person I saw and it was KT ( Kyle Tiernan). I figured I better grab somebody because I knew I was going to be dog piled when I scored.”
The incredible summer ended with the Broncos compiling a 41-9 record and winning their fifth Jayhawk League championship. The Broncos did not lose a game on their way to the NBC Midwest Regional and the NBC World Series.
The top of the Bronco lineup looked very familiar to 'Breds fans Tiernan ledoff, followed by Frey hitting second and Cunningham third. The trio played a major role in the championship-game victory as Tiernan started the game with a solo home run down the right-field line, Frey collected a base hit and Cunningham scored the game-winning run.
Not to be overshadowed this summer was the pitching performance of Craycraft. The Lexington, Ky. native was virtually unbeatable as he went 6-1 with a 1.66 ERA. He allowed just 12 runs and struck out 44 in 65.2 innings. He also put together a streak of 26 innings without allowing a run.
“I don't remember running,” Cunningham said about the winning run. “I just remember Andy yelling four (home plate) and I started going home. I was on third and I knew I was going to score. After I slid, I just looked for the first person I saw and it was KT ( Kyle Tiernan). I figured I better grab somebody because I knew I was going to be dog piled when I scored.”
The incredible summer ended with the Broncos compiling a 41-9 record and winning their fifth Jayhawk League championship. The Broncos did not lose a game on their way to the NBC Midwest Regional and the NBC World Series.
The top of the Bronco lineup looked very familiar to 'Breds fans Tiernan ledoff, followed by Frey hitting second and Cunningham third. The trio played a major role in the championship-game victory as Tiernan started the game with a solo home run down the right-field line, Frey collected a base hit and Cunningham scored the game-winning run.
Not to be overshadowed this summer was the pitching performance of Craycraft. The Lexington, Ky. native was virtually unbeatable as he went 6-1 with a 1.66 ERA. He allowed just 12 runs and struck out 44 in 65.2 innings. He also put together a streak of 26 innings without allowing a run.
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