Weekly Summit League Update

The upcoming weekend marks the beginning of the pursuit of the Summit League Baseball Championship for 2023 (with the exception of Oral Roberts and St Thomas, who kicked off their chase with a 3-game series last weekend).

Mar 17-19 - St. Thomas (1-10) vs Oral Roberts (11-8) in Tulsa. Oral Roberts sweeps by the scores of 10-2, 21-2, and 8-2.

Friday March 24th:
St Thomas (1-13) (0-3) vs Western Illinois (3-16) (0-0) 3:00 at Macomb, IL
SDSU (4-12) (0-0) vs Northern Colorado (2-15) (0-0) at 3:00 at Greeley, CO
NDSU (3-17) (0-0) vs Omaha (6-8) (0-0) at 6:30 at Omaha, NE
Oral Roberts (14-8) (3-0) vs Memphis (12-9) at 6:00 at Memphis, TN (Non-Conference)

Saturday March 25th:
St Thomas vs Western Illinois 1:00 at Macomb, IL
SDSU vs Northern Colorado at 4:00 at Greeley, CO
NDSU vs Omaha at 2:00 at Omaha, NE
Oral Roberts vs Memphis at 1:00 at Memphis, TN (Non-Conference)

Sunday March 26th:
St Thomas vs Western Illinois 2:00 at Macomb, IL
SDSU vs Northern Colorado at 5:00 at Greeley, CO
NDSU vs Omaha at 3:00 at Omaha, NE
Oral Roberts vs Memphis at 2:00 at Memphis, TN (Non-Conference)

Current Standings:
1. Oral Roberts (3-0)
2. NDSU (0-0)
2. Northen Colorado (0-0)
2. Omaha ((0-0)
2. SDSU (0-0)
2. Western Illinois (0-0)
7. St. Thomas (0-3)

Here are Friday's results and today's schedule, and current Summit League Standings:

Friday March 24:
NDSU 10 - Omaha 2
UNC 9 - SDSU 7 (Game 1)
SDSU 17 - UNC 3 (Game 2)
St Thomas vs Western Illinois - Postponed
Oral Roberts 11 - Memphis 1 (Non-Conference)

Saturday March 25:
NDSU @ Omaha (DH) - 2:00 PM & 5:00 PM
SDSU @ UNC - 1:00 PM
St Thomas @ Western Illinois (DH) - 2:00 PM & 5:00 PM
Oral Roberts @ Memphis - 4:00 PM (Non-Conference)

1. Oral Roberts (3-0)
2. NDSU - (1-0)
3. UNC - (1-1)
3. SDSU - (1-1)
5. Western Illinois (0-0)
6. Omaha (0-1)
7. St, Thomas (0-3)

Saturday March 25 results and standings:

Omaha 7 - NDSU 6 (GM1)
NDSU 7 - Omaha 2 (GM2)
St. Thomas vs Western Illinois (2) - Postponed
Memphis 7 - Oral Roberts 5 (Non-Conference)

Standings:
1. ORU (3-0)
2. NDSU (2-1)
3. UNC (1-1)
3. SDSU (1-1)
5: Western Illinois (0-0)
6. Omaha (1-2)
7. St. Thomas (0-3)

Sunday March 26 schedule:

SDSU vs UNC 2:00 PM
St. Thomas vs Western Illinois -Postponed
Oral Roberts vs Memphis 1:00 PM (Non-Conference)

Results for Sunday March 26:

UNC 9 - SDSU 6
Oral Roberts 10 - Memphis 3 (Non-Conference)

Standings after 1st full weekend of Summit League play:

1. ORU (3-0)
2. NDSU (2-1)
2. UNC (2-1)
4: Western Illinois (0-0)
5. Omaha (1-2)
5. SDSU (1-2)
7. St. Thomas (0-3)

Here are the results for March 31-April 2, the schedule for Aril 3-9, and the standings on April 3:

March 31st -
NDSU 10 - SDSU 2 (gm 1) SDSU 9 - NDSU 8 (gm2)
UNO 5 - UNC 4
ORU 16 - WIU 5

April 1st -
NDSU 5 - SDSU 4
UNO 6 - UNC 0
ORU 7 - WIU 2
Creighton 15 - St Thomas 4 (NC) (gm 1), Creighton 8 - St. Thomas 5 (NC) (gm 2)

April 2nd -
UNO 16 - UNC 6
ORU 13 - WIU 3
Creighton 7 - St. Thomas 2 (NC)

Schedule for April 3-9:

Tuesday April 4th -
St. Thomas at Minnesota (NC)
Creighton at UNO (NC)
Oklahoma at ORU (NC)

Wednesday April 5th -
SDSU at Minnesota (NC)
Illinois State at WIU (NC)

Thursday April 6th -
NDSU at Texas Tech (NC)
ORU at UNO

Friday April 7th
St. Thomas at UNC
SDSU at WIU
ORU at UNO
NDSU at Texas Tech (NC)

Saturday April 8th

St. Thomas at UNC
SDSU at WIU
ORU at UNO
NDSU at Texas Tech (NC)

Sunday April 9th
St. Thomas at UNC
SDSU at WIU

Summit League Standings as of April 3, 2023:
1 - ORU (6-0) (20-9)
2 - NDSU (4-2) (7-20)
2 - UNO (4-2) (10-11)
4 - SDSU (2-4) (6-16)
4 - UNC (2-4) (4-20)
6 - WIU (0-3) (3-20)
6 - St. Thomas (0-3) (2-16)

Summit League results for the week of April 3 - April 9:

Tuesday April 4th;
UNO 4 - Creighton 1 (NC)
Oklahoma University 12 - ORU 2 (NC)
St. Thomas vs U of M - Cancelled due to weather

Wednesday April 5th;
Illinois State vs WIU - Cancelled due to weather

Thursday April 6th;
ORU 5 - UNO 4

Friday April 7th;
St. Thomas 21 - UNC 9
SDSU 6 - WIU 3
ORU 16 - UNO 9
NDSU 8 - Texas Tech 1 (NC)

Saturday April 8th;
UNC 10 - St Thomas 0
WIU 14 - SDSU 4
ORU 8 - UNO 5
Texas Tech 8 - NDSU 5 Gm 1 (NC)
Texas Tech 8 - NDSU 3 Gm 2 (NC)

Sunday Apri 9th:
St Thomas 7 - UNC 5
SDSU 8 - WIU 6

Here is the schedule for the week of April 10th - April 16th.

Monday April 10th:
St Thomas at US Air Force Academy at 2:00 PM CDT

Tuesday April 11th: (All games NC)
Briar Cliff at SDSU at 2:00 PM CDT
UNO at Nebraska at 6:00 PM CDT
NDSU at U of Minn at 6:00 PM CDT
ORU at Oklahoma State at 6:00 PM CDT
UNC at Colorado School of Mines 6:00 PM MDT

Wednesday April 12th:
WIU at Eastern Illinois University at 3:00 PM CDT (NC)
Dakota Wesleyan at SDSU at 3:00 PM CST (NC)

Friday April 14th:
NDSU at St Thomas at 3:00 PM CDT
SDSU at UNO at 3:00 PM CDT
UNC at ORU at 6:00 PM CDT
WIU at Michigan State at 6:05 PM CDT

Saturday April 15th:
NDSU at St Thomas at 1:00 PM CDT
SDSU at UNO at 1:00 PM CDT
UNC at ORU at 2:00 PM CDT
WIU at Michigan State at 3:35 PM CDT

Sunday April 16th:
NDSU at St Thomas at 1:00 PM CDT
SDSU at UNO at 1:00 PM CDT
UNC at ORU at 1:00 PM CDT
WIU at Michigan State at 1:05PM CDT

Summit League Standings after play on April 9th:

1 - ORU (9-0) (23-10)
2 - NDSU (4-2) (8-22)
3 - UNO (4-5) (11-14)
3 - SDSU (4-5) (8-17)
5 - UNC (3-6) (5-22)
6 - St. Thomas (2-4) (4-17)
7 - WIU (1-5) (4-22)

Here is the schedule for the week of April 17th - April 23rd, 2023

Tuesday April 18th: (All NC)
Northwestern (Iowa) at SDSU at Brookings @ 3:00 PM CDT
SIU Evansville at WIU at Macomb @ 3:00 PM CDT
Mayville State at NDSU at Fargo @ 6:30 PM CDT

Wednesday April 19th: (All NC)
Waldorf at SDSU at Brookings @ 3:00 PM CDT
Colorado School of Mines at UNC at Greeley @ 3:00 PM MDT
St. Thomas at Minnesota at Minneapolis @ 6;00 PM CDT

Friday April 21st:
St Thomas at SDSU at Brookings @ 3:00 PM CDT
UNC at WIU at Macomb @ 3:00 PM CDT
ORU at NDSU at Fargo @ 6:30 PM CDT
Lindenwood at UNO at Omaha @ 7:00 PM CDT

Saturday April 22nd:
St Thomas at SDSU at Brookings @ 1:00 PM CDT
UNC at WIU at Macomb @ 1:00 PM CDT
ORU at NDSU at Fargo @ 2:00 PM CDT
Lindenwood at UNO at Omaha @ 7:00 PM CDT

Sunday April 23rd:
St Thomas at SDSU at Brookings @ 1:00 PM CDT
UNC at WIU at Macomb @ 1:00 PM CDT
ORU at NDSU at Fargo @ 1:00 PM CDT
Lindenwood at UNO at Omaha @ 1:00 PM CDT

Here are the results for the week of April 10th - April 16th.

Monday April 10th: (NC)
US Air Force Academy 18 - St Thomas 3

Tuesday April 11th: (NC)
SDSU 18 - Briar Cliff 5
UNO 6 -Nebraska 5
Minnesota 12 -NDSU 9
ORU 8 - Oklahoma State 5
Colorado School of Mines 9 - UNC 8

Wednesday April 12th: (NC)
Eastern Illinois University 14 - WIU 0
SDSU 20 - Dakota Wesleyan 1

Friday April 14th:
NDSU 13 - St Thomas 3 (GM 1)
NDSU 10 - St Thomas 4 (GM 2)
SDSU 8 - UNO 4
ORU 10 - UNC 0
Michigan State 10 - WIU 9 (NC)

Saturday April 15th:
St Thomas 2 - NDSU 1
ORU 12 - UNC 6
Michigan State 12 - WIU 2 (GM 1) (NC)
Michigan State 11 - WIU 1 (GM 2) (NC)

Sunday April 16th:
SDSU 9 - UNO 3 (GM 1)
SDSU 12 - UNO 9 (GM 2)
ORU 13 - UNC 3


Summit League Standings after play on April 16th:

1 - ORU (12-0) (27-10)
2 - NDSU (6-3) (10-24)
3 - SDSU (7-5) (13-17)
4 - UNO (4-8) (12-17)
5 - St. Thomas (3-6) (5-20)
6 - UNC (3-9) (5-26)
7 - WIU (1-5) (4-26)

ORU 12-0 and 27-10

You see the combined W-L of all 6 Summit League Teams?????????????

49-130 . ouch.

Here is the schedule for the week of April 25th -April 30th, 2023

Tuesday April 25th: (All NC)
Western Illinois a St. Louis @ 6:00 PM CDT ay St. Louis, MO
NDSU at U of Minnesota @ 6:00 PM CDT at Minneapolis, MN
U of Nebraska at UNO @ 6:00 PM CDT at Omaha, NE
UNC at Colorado School of Mines @ 6:30 PM MDT at Greeley, CO
ORU vs U of Oklahoma @ 7:00 PM CDT at Norman, OK

Wednesday April 26th: (All NC)
SDSU at U of Nebraska @ 6:00 PM CDT at Lincoln, NE
CSU Pueblo at UNC @ 3:00 PM MDT at Greeley, CO
St. Thomas at U of Minnesota @ 6:00 PM CDT at Minneapolis, MN

Friday April 28th:
UNO at St Thomas @ 3:00 PM CDT at St. Paul, MN
WIU at NDSU @ 6:30 PM CDT at Fargo, ND
SDSU at ORU @ 6:00 PM CDT at Tulsa, OK

Saturday April 29th:
UNO at St Thomas @ 1:00 PM CDT at St. Paul, MN
WIU at NDSU @ 2:00 PM CDT at Fargo, ND
SDSU at ORU @ 2:00 PM CDT at Tulsa, OK

Sunday April 30th:
UNO at St Thomas @ 1:00 PM CDT at St. Paul, MN
WIU at NDSU @ 1:00 PM CDT at Fargo, ND
SDSU at ORU @ 1:00 PM CDT at Tulsa, OK

Here are the results for April 17th - April 24th.

Tuesday April 18th: (All NC)
SDSU 19 - Northwestern (Iowa) 11
SIU Evansville 11 - WIU 1
Mayville State at NDSU - Canceled

Wednesday April 19th: (All NC)
Waldorf at SDSU - Canceled
Colorado School of Mines at UNC - Postponed
St. Thomas at Minnesota - Canceled

Friday April 21st:
St Thomas at SDSU at Brookings - Postponed
UNC 4 - WIU 2
ORU 10 - NDSU 0
Omaha 10 - Lindenwood 0 (NC)

Saturday April 22nd:
St Thomas at SDSU - Postponed
WIU 5 - UNC 4
NDSU 4 - ORU 2
Omaha 4 - Lindenwood 3 (NC)

Sunday April 23rd:
SDSU 8 - St Thomas 5 (GM 1)
SDSU 7 - St Thomas 0 (GM 2)
UNC 8 - WIU 4
ORU 8 - NDSU 4 (13 Innings)
UNO 11 - Lindenwood 1 (NC)

Monday April 24th
SDSU 2 - St Thomas 1

Summit League Standings after play on April 24th

1 - ORU (14-1) (29-11)
2 - SDSU (10-5) (17-17)
3 - NDSU (7-5) (11-26)
4 - UNO (4-8) (15-17)
5 - St. Thomas (3-9) (5-23)
6 - UNC (5-10) (7-27)
7 - WIU (2-7) (5-29)

Here is the schedule for the week of May 1st - May 7th 2023:

Tuesday May 2nd; (All NC)
Lindenwood vs Western Illinois @ 3:00 PM CDT at Macomb, IL
Oklahoma State University vs Oral Roberts @ 6:00 PM CDT at Tulsa, OK
UNO vs Missouri State @ 6:30 PM CDT at Springfield, MO

Wednesday May 3rd; (all NC)
UNC vs USAF Academy @ 4:00 PM MDT at Colorado Springs, CO
NDSU vs U of Nebraska @ 6:30 PM CDT at Lincoln, NE

Friday May 5th;
ORU vs St. Thomas @ 3:00 PM CDT at St. Paul, MN
NDSU vs UNC at 3:00 PM MDT at Greeley, CO
SDSU vs Purdue @ 5:00 PM CDT at West Lafayette, IN
WIU vs UNO @ 7:00 CDT at Omaha, NE

Saturday May 6th;
ORU vs St. Thomas @ 1:00 PM CDT at St. Paul, MN
NDSU vs UNC at 1:00 PM MDT at Greeley, CO
SDSU vs Purdue @ 1:00 PM CDT at West Lafayette, IN
WIU vs UNO @ 7:00 CDT at Omaha, NE

Sunday May 7th;
SDSU vs Purdue @ 12:00 PM CDT at West Lafayette, IN
ORU vs St. Thomas @ 1:00 PM CDT at St. Paul, MN
NDSU vs UNC at 1:00 PM MDT at Greeley, CO
WIU vs UNO @ 1:00 CDT at Omaha, NE

Results from April 24th - April 30th, 2023

Tuesday April 25th: (All NC)
St. Louis 8 - Western Illinois 5
NDSU 10 - U of Minnesota 3
U of Nebraska 6 - UNO 3
UNC at Colorado School of Mines - Cancelled
ORU vs U of Oklahoma - Cancelled

Wednesday April 26th: (All NC)
SDSU 8 - U of Nebraska 3
UNC 9 - CSU Pueblo 3
U of Minnesota 9 - St. Thomas 4

Friday April 28th:
NDSU 10 - WIU 0 (7 inn)
ORU 5- SDSU 3

Saturday April 29th:
UNO 13 - St Thomas 4 (GM 1)
St Thomas 4 - UNO 1 (GM 2)
NDSU 13 - WIU 3 (7 inn)
ORU 10 - SDSU 3

Sunday April 30th:
St Thomas 12 - UNO 2 (8 inn)
NDSU 21 - WIU 3 (7 inn)
ORU 18 - SDSU 7 (7 inn)

Summit League Standings after play on April 30th

1 - ORU (17-1) (32-11)
2 - NDSU (10-5) (15-26)
3 - SDSU (10-8) (18-20)
4 - UNO (5-10) (16-20)
4 - St. Thomas (5-10) (7-25)
4 - UNC (5-10) (8-27)
7 - WIU (2-10) (5-33)

Here is the schedule for the week of May 8th - May 14th 2023:

Monday May 8th:
SDSU vs Purdue at 10:30 AM CDT @ West Lafayette, IN (NC)

Tuesday May 9th:
ORU vs Wichita State at 6:00 PM CDT @ Wichita, KS (NC)

Wednesday May 10th
Penn State vs UNO at 7:00 PM CDT @ Omaha, NE (NC)

Friday May 12th:
UNC vs SDSU at 1:00 PM CDT @ Brookings, SD
WIU vs St Thomas at 3:00 PM CDT @ St. Paul, MN
UNO VS NDSU at 6:30 PM CDT @ Fargo, ND
Southern Illinois vs ORU At 6:00 PM CDT @ Tulsa, OK

Saturday May 13th:
UNC vs SDSU at 1:00 PM CDT @ Brookings, SD
WIU vs St Thomas (DH) at 12:00 & at 3:00 PM CDT @ St. Paul, MN
UNO VS NDSU at 2:00 PN CDT @ Fargo, ND
Southern Illinois vs ORU at 2:00 PM CDT @ Tulsa, OK

Sunday May 14th:
UNC vs SDSU at 3:00 PM CDT @ Brookings, SD
WIU vs St Thomas at 1:00 PM CDT @ St. Paul, MN
UNO VS NDSU at 1:00 PM CDT @ Fargo, ND
Southern Illinois vs ORU at 1:00 PM CDT @ Tulsa, OK

Results from May 1st - May 7th, 2023

Tuesday May 2nd; (All NC)
Western Illinois 17 - Lindenwood 10
Oral Roberts 9 - Oklahoma State University 7
Missouri State 11 - UNO 9

Wednesday May 3rd; (all NC)
USAF Academy 2 - UNC 1
NDSU 6 - U of Nebraska 5

Friday May 5th;
ORU 8 - St. Thomas 3
NDSU 7 - UNC 5 (10 Innings)
Purdue 10 - SDSU 7
WIU 5 - UNO 2

Saturday May 6th;
ORU 11 - St. Thomas 2
NDSU 18 - UNC 3
SDSU 7 - Purdue 5
UNO 11 - WIU 8

Sunday May 7th;
Purdue 3 - SDSU 2
ORU 8 - St. Thomas 1
NDSU 10 - UNC 0
UNO 3 - WIU 2

Summit League Standings after play on May 7th

1 - ORU (20-1) (36-11)
2 - NDSU (13-5) (19-26)
3 - SDSU (10-8) (19-22)
4 - UNO (7-11) (18-22)
5 - St. Thomas (5-13) (7-28)
5 - UNC (5-13) (8-31)
7 - WIU (3-12) (7-35)

Sorry if mentioned before, but why are the baseball and softball games not on espn+ anymore? It was frustrating all season trying to watch them. It was fine in the past, but this season...?

Here is the schedule for the week of May 15th - May 21st, 2023:

Tuesday May 16th: (All Non-Conference)
UNO vs Creighton at 11:00 AM CDT @ Omaha, NE
EIU vs WIU at 3:00 PM CDT @ Macomb ,IL
SDSU vs U of Minnesota at 6:00 PM CDT @ Minneapolis, MN

Thursday May 18th:
UNO vs UNC at 2:00 PM CDT @ Greeley, CO
ORU vs WIU at 3:00 PM CDT @ Macomb, IL
SDSU vs NDSU at 6:00 PM CDT @ Fargo, ND
St Thomas vs New Mexico State at 7:00 PM CDT @ Las Cruses, NM

Friday May 19th:
UNO vs UNC at 12:00 PM CDT @ Greeley, CO
ORU vs WIU at 1:00 PM CDT @ Macomb, IL
SDSU vs NDSU at 6:30 PM CDT @ Fargo, ND
St Thomas vs New Mexico State at 7:00 PM CDT @ Las Cruses, NM

Saturday May 20th:
UNO vs UNC at 12:00 PM CDT @ Greeley, CO
ORU vs WIU at 1:00 PM CDT @ Macomb, IL
SDSU vs NDSU at 1:00 PM CDT @ Fargo, ND
St Thomas vs New Mexico State at 1:00 PM CDT @ Las Cruses, NM

Here are the results from May 8th - May 14th, 2023

Monday May 8th:
SDSU vs Purdue - Cancelled

Tuesday May 9th:
ORU 4 - Wichita State 1 (NC)
WIU 5 - St Thomas 2 (GM 1)
WIU 8 - St Thomas 2 (GM 2)

Wednesday May 10th
UNO 16 - Penn State 3 (NC)

Friday May 12th:
St Thomas 9 - WIU 7 (GM 1)
WIU 7 - St Thomas 4 (GM 2)
UNO VS NDSU - Cancelled
ORU 12 - Southern Illinois 4

Saturday May 13th:
UNC 3 - SDSU 0
WIU 13 - St Thomas 3
ORU 9 - Southern Illinois 2 (NC)

Sunday May 14th:
SDSU 18 - UNC 7
WIU 5 - St Thomas 4
NDSU 5- UNO 0 (GM1)
UNO 5 - NDSU 3 (GM 2)
ORU 5 - Southern Illinois 0 (NC)

Summit League Standings after play on May 14th

1 - ORU (20-1) (40-11)
2 - NDSU (14-6) (20-27)
3 - SDSU (12-9) (21-23)
4 - UNO (8-12) (20-23)
5 - WIU (8-13) (12-36)
6 - UNC (6-15) (9-33)
7 - St. Thomas (6-18) (8-33)

Summit leeg tourney at newman gona be lit elvis! Havnt been this exited for the baseballs since siminic was coaching 3rd base and daryll motley was hitting homers!!! I forgot about early in the i seen a local news clip of SU beating goat ropers and i was shocked how good they looked in that brief clip---------do we gave a chance in this thing guys?

Will lakes also known in bison baseball lore as "the captain" be throwing out the cerimonial "first pitch"?

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Will lakes also known in bison baseball lore as "the captain" be throwing out the cerimonial "first pitch"?

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I'm more curious to see who will be throwing out Lakes!!

Here is the final pre-tournament weekly update.

Here are the results for the week of May 15th - May 21st, 2023:

Tuesday May 16th: (All Non-Conference)
Creighton 4 - UNO 2
EIU 9 - WIU 3
U of Minnesota 9 - SDSU 6

Thursday May 18th:
UNC 13 - UNO 3 (7 innings)
ORU 7 - WIU 4
SDSU 6 - NDSU 5
St Thomas 12 - New Mexico State 9 (NC)

Friday May 19th:
UNC 9 -UNO 6
ORU 12- WIU 2
NDSU 5 - SDSU 2
New Mexico State 13 - St Thomas 12 (NC)

Saturday May 20th:
UNO 4 - UNC 3
ORU 12 - WIU 0 (8 innings)
NDSU 12- SDSU 9
St Thomas 17 - New Mexico State 9 (NC)

Final Summit League Standings

1 - ORU (23-1) (43-11)
2 - NDSU (16-7) (22-28)
3 - SDSU (13-11) (22-25)
4 - UNO (9-14) (21-26)
5 - UNC (8-16) (11-34)
6 - WIU (8-16) (12-40)
7 - St. Thomas (6-18) (10-34)

Tournament Qualifiers and Seeds

#1 - ORU
#2 - NDSU
#3 - SDSU
#4 - UNO

Summit League Tournament Schedule: (All games at Newman Outdoor Field, Fargo, ND. All times CDT)

Wednesday, May 24th;
Game #1 - UNO vs ORU - 12:05 PM
Game #2 - SDSU vs NDSU - 6:05 PM

Thursday, May 25th
Game #3 - Loser of Game #1 vs Loser of Game #2 - 12:05 PM
Game #4 - Winner of Game #1 vs Winner of Game #2 - 6:05 PM

Friday, May 26th
Game #5 - Winner of Game #3 vs Loser of Game #4 - 4:05 PM

Saturday, May 27th
Game #6 - Winner of Game #4 vs Winner of Game #5 - 1:05 PM
Game #7 (If Needed) 30 Minutes after Game #6

Hopefully there is some decent weather for the tournament!

I want to see some gimmicky hot dog races to “wow” the crowd at some point. I’m thinking thundar, Matt Larson, Dr. Mitch McLeod, and lakes