ISU baseball looks to the future after sub-par season

The Iowa State baseball team closed out its season Sunday with a 5-3 loss to Oklahoma. The Cyclones ended the season 7-23 in the Big-12 and 19-37 overall. Cyclone Coach Lyle Smith says while disappointed with the record, there are some good young players that give them hope for the future.Smith says the key will be improvement by the players in the program.A slow start to the season is hard to avoid for a team from the northern climate according to Smith. He says when the Cyclones head south they have to play some of the bigger programs to help make ends meet.