The RoundHouse | 4/1/2023 6:53:00 AM
By Paul Suellentrop
Five minutes, 12 pitches, seven foul balls and a full count. Lauren Lucas' clinic on staying alive, spoiling pitches, learning and adjusting started in an 0-2 hole and continued on that razor's edge for 10 more pitches.
"I was just trying to put the bat on anything," Lucas said.
No. 23 Wichita State defeated USF 8-3 to open a crucial American Athletic Conference series. Lucas provided the drama with that fifth-inning sequence that culminated with a three-run double and a one-run lead.
"She battled and battled and battled," Wichita State coach Kristi Bredbenner said.