Wichita State softball coach Kristi Bredbenner is confident in her pitching with the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament starting Friday.
She is not as confident in her team’s hitting and Saturday’s doubleheader sweep of Evansville at Wilkins Stadium provided the justification for both of Bredbenner’s stances.
WSU won the first game 4-3 in 12 innings after stranding 10 runners and going 2 for 17 with runners in scoring position against Evansville pitcher Morgan Florey. The winning run scored on a suicide squeeze to end an inning powered by small ball. The Shockers won the second game 5-0 with five first-inning runs.