Yesterday’s news about Luke Heimlich will cast a pall over the Corvallis Super Regional this weekend. It shocked our readers—and it shocked us. The details of the OregonLive article are horrifying.
We’ve heard passionate arguments about why Heimlich shouldn’t pitch this weekend, about why he shouldn’t be with the team. We’ve heard a few arguments taking the other perspective, too.
All of that is outside our control.
Although the Heimlich story will likely be covered in depth elsewhere, we will restrict our coverage of the Super Regional to the events on the field.
If Luke Heimlich pitches—which he may well, according to Oregon State head baseball coach Pat Casey—we will cover his stat line and any crucial defensive plays in which he is specifically involved.