Boise State Athletics
Baseball Announces Blue and Orange Fall World Series Schedule
9/5/2019 5:51:00 PM | Baseball
BOISE, Idaho – With the first Boise State baseball season in 40 years less than six months away, the Broncs announced their Blue and Orange Fall World Series schedule, Thursday.
The series will begin Saturday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. Game 2 is Sunday, September 8 at 3:30 p.m. and Game 3 is Tuesday, September 10 at 3:30 p.m. All games are free, open to the public and slated for Memorial Stadium. The complete series schedule is below.
Saturday, September 7 – 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 8 – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 10 – 3:30 p.m.
Friday, September 13 – 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 15 – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 17 – 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 21 – 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 22 – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 24 – 3:30 p.m.
Friday, September 27 – 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 29 – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 1 – 6 p.m.
The Broncos will be divided into three teams of hitters and two team of pitchers. Each group will be named after a former Bronco (see short bios below). Games will be seven or nine innings. The score fans see on the scoreboard will reflect what the pitchers runs and hits against the pitching teams. Each hitting team will count its runs separately in comparison to the other hitting groups over the course of the 12 games.
Larry Jackson
Jackson pitched for Boise Junior College during the 1950-51 seasons and was 8-0 as a sophomore. He went became the first Bronco to play in Major League Baseball when he debuted for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1955. He spent 14 years in the bigs with the Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies. With the exception of his season and his second year (1956) when he pitched out of the bullpen, Jackson won at 13 games each season and his career with 194. In 1964, he led MLB with 24 wins and finished runner-up in the NL Cy Young Award race.
Pat House
House pitched for Boise Junior College during the 1959-60 seasons. As a sophomore, he helped the Broncs reach the NJCAA World Series. A panel of sports writers named him the top left-handed pitcher in the country in 1960. He also earned NJCAA First Team All-America honors that season becoming the first Bronco to be named an All-American. House spent a decade in professional baseball, including parts of two MLB seasons (1967-68) with the Houston Astros.
Jim Bianchi
Bianchi was an infielder for the Broncos during their final season as a junior college program (1968) and their first-two years as a four-year institution (1969-70) when they competed at the NAIA level. He batted .341 over the final month of his junior season and was the first MLB draft pick out of Boise State when the Cubs selected him in the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft. He spent two seasons in the Cubs' organization.
Dale Baldwin
Baldwin played four years for the Broncos (1975-78). An infielder, Baldwin is the Boise State career record holder for hits (180), doubles (28), runs (160) and stolen bases (93). A 13th round selection by the San Francisco Giants in the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft, Baldwin played at two levels in the Giants' organization that summer.
Steve McMannon
McMannon was a two-year player for Boise State (1978-79). A slugging infielder, McMannon holds 23Boise State records, including single-season and career marks for batting average (.455/.380), home runs (12/18) and RBI (75/101).
The series will begin Saturday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. Game 2 is Sunday, September 8 at 3:30 p.m. and Game 3 is Tuesday, September 10 at 3:30 p.m. All games are free, open to the public and slated for Memorial Stadium. The complete series schedule is below.
Saturday, September 7 – 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 8 – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 10 – 3:30 p.m.
Friday, September 13 – 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 15 – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 17 – 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 21 – 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 22 – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 24 – 3:30 p.m.
Friday, September 27 – 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 29 – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 1 – 6 p.m.
The Broncos will be divided into three teams of hitters and two team of pitchers. Each group will be named after a former Bronco (see short bios below). Games will be seven or nine innings. The score fans see on the scoreboard will reflect what the pitchers runs and hits against the pitching teams. Each hitting team will count its runs separately in comparison to the other hitting groups over the course of the 12 games.
Larry Jackson
Jackson pitched for Boise Junior College during the 1950-51 seasons and was 8-0 as a sophomore. He went became the first Bronco to play in Major League Baseball when he debuted for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1955. He spent 14 years in the bigs with the Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies. With the exception of his season and his second year (1956) when he pitched out of the bullpen, Jackson won at 13 games each season and his career with 194. In 1964, he led MLB with 24 wins and finished runner-up in the NL Cy Young Award race.
Pat House
House pitched for Boise Junior College during the 1959-60 seasons. As a sophomore, he helped the Broncs reach the NJCAA World Series. A panel of sports writers named him the top left-handed pitcher in the country in 1960. He also earned NJCAA First Team All-America honors that season becoming the first Bronco to be named an All-American. House spent a decade in professional baseball, including parts of two MLB seasons (1967-68) with the Houston Astros.
Jim Bianchi
Bianchi was an infielder for the Broncos during their final season as a junior college program (1968) and their first-two years as a four-year institution (1969-70) when they competed at the NAIA level. He batted .341 over the final month of his junior season and was the first MLB draft pick out of Boise State when the Cubs selected him in the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft. He spent two seasons in the Cubs' organization.
Dale Baldwin
Baldwin played four years for the Broncos (1975-78). An infielder, Baldwin is the Boise State career record holder for hits (180), doubles (28), runs (160) and stolen bases (93). A 13th round selection by the San Francisco Giants in the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft, Baldwin played at two levels in the Giants' organization that summer.
Steve McMannon
McMannon was a two-year player for Boise State (1978-79). A slugging infielder, McMannon holds 23Boise State records, including single-season and career marks for batting average (.455/.380), home runs (12/18) and RBI (75/101).
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