UWM's win over Auburn in NCAAs was big news prior to Brewers-Astros

HOUSTON – While the Milwaukee Brewers and Houston Astros were making preparations at the outset of the teams' three-game interleague series at Daikin Park on Friday afternoon, May 29, there were a couple sets of eyes fixated on the goings-on in a baseball game elsewhere.

UWM's win over Auburn in NCAAs was big news prior to Brewers-Astros. HOUSTON – While the Milwaukee Brewers and Houston Astros were making preparations at the outset of the teams' three-game interleague series at Daikin Park on Friday afternoon, May 29, there were a couple sets of eyes fixated on the goings-on in a baseball game elsewhere. On the visitor's side it was Brewers manager Pat Murphy, and on the home side it was Astros reliever AJ Blubaugh, both of whom eventually saw what they were hoping for when the UW-Milwaukee Panthers blasted host Auburn, 13-8, in the teams' first-round NCAA tournament matchup. "Unbelievable," said Murphy, who'd already spoken to the Panthers earlier in the season and sent over a motivational video to coach Shaun Wegner on Monday, May 25, a couple days after they'd knocked off host Wright State with a dram...