It is the easy ones that they remember, the routine groundballs that turn into hits that stand out in a season otherwise full of outs.
Wichita State softball coach Kristi Bredbenner is determined to field a better defensive team next spring, one that can support a pitching staff that will often depend on infielders to make plays. The Shockers fielded .956 in 2018, seventh in the eight-team American Athletic Conference, on their way to an NCAA regional. She wants to raise that to around .970 in 2019.
"With the arms, the talent, the agility that we have with this group, I feel like it can be a lot better," she said.