Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State baseball coach Alex Sogard went into the NCAA selection show Monday expecting to be a four seed in a four-team regional and face one of the top national seeds on their home turf.
That’s not the way it happened. The Raiders were seeded fourth again, but instead of opening against a Southeastern Conference foe or another behemoth, they’ll be playing their first game against fellow mid-major Indiana State at 1 p.m. Friday.
The Sycamores (42-15) won the Missouri Valley Conference and were one of just two non-majors to be named one of the top 16 national seeds and host a regional. They were seeded 14th.
“I really like our draw,” Sogard said. “There’s been many years when we’ve thought we’d get a 13th, 14th or 15th national seed because, personally, I think we’re typically one of the strongest 4 seeds in the tournament. That hasn’t been the case.
“From that standpoint, I think the committee did a really good job in realizing we’re one of the best 4 seeds and matched us up with, as the host, one of the lower seeds.”
