“Not mentally tough enough.” was the phrase Head Coach Will Bolt used to describe how his team played Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kansas. In a game that saw a first pitch temperature of 36 degrees, with a “feels like” temperature of 28, no one in the park looked comfortable, whether in the stands, or on the field turf.
Early On
The starting pitchers for both teams cruised through the first few innings, wasting little time between pitches, possibly in hopes of shortening the game time. The home plate umpire obliged, calling multiple strike 3s on the black or further out on both teams before they adjusted.