Baseball success, Nate Adler knows, is often about simple, subtle alterations in how one places fingers on a baseball or moves while throwing that baseball.
It is also about opportunity.
Adler, a senior pitcher from Andover, is using both to move into a prime role in Wichita State's bullpen. On Sunday, he closed a series win over Long Beach State with three scoreless, hitless innings in an 8-2 win.
"Baseball is a game of minor changes that can make a big difference," he said.
Adler is making a much bigger difference for the Shockers this spring.