And the Badgers did just that as they enjoyed five innings worth of moments on their way to an 8-0 victory over Purdue in their Big Ten Conference tournament opener Thursday at Goodman Diamond.
The No. 7 seed Badgers (28-20) advanced to meet No. 2 Minnesota (36-15, 17-4 Big Ten) in the second round at 11 a.m today.
“He told them that if all you think about going into the game is just about winning, you’re going to miss the whole opportunity to compete,” said UW coach Yvette Healy, who got the idea of bringing in Chryst for a pep talk during a head coaches retreat earlier in the week.