Wichita State baseball players break off into groups of pitchers and position players after each game. Following Wednesday’s loss to Oklahoma State, senior Willie Schwanke was with the pitchers, the first time that looked out of place.
Schwanke had been exclusively a pitcher for the last two-plus seasons, but he was in Wednesday’s lineup as the designated hitter, batting for the first time since 2015. He had a single and a lineout to center field.
Schwanke looked comfortable in the batter’s box, not like someone who had taken two years off and certainly not like he had only been taking batting practice for a week.