Connor Lungwitz earned a victory for Wichita State on Wednesday night while throwing four pitches. His tidy performance contradicts the heavy workload the Shockers typically ask of their relievers this time of the week.
Lungwitz finished the fifth inning in relief of Keylan Kilgore in WSU’s 8-0 win over Kansas at Eck Stadium. The rest of WSU’s bullpen followed his lead by pitching four more scoreless innings, a scene that has become familiar during midweek non-conference games.
WSU’s relievers own a 3.21 ERA in nine games on Tuesday or Wednesday, covering 53 1/3 innings. They often work most of the game because the Shockers don’t have a midweek starter with an established pitch count to go deep into games.