Wichita State - Fullerton: One down

By Jeffrey Lutz - May 12, 2007

If the first inning is any indication, my prediction will be right in the money. Why not use six outs as an excuse to toot my own horn, right? But Rob Musgrave mowed down the Titans in the first, striking out to and getting a weak flyball to right.

Musgrave took advantage of a wide strike zone from umpire Joe Brown. Not the TV judge. But speaking of those, Judge Mathis has always been my favorite. Jeff Kaplan tried to do the same thing, but he didn't get the call, or his pitches were a little further outside. That led to two walks. Kaplan got out of the jam, but it took a lot of pitches.

In other news, new WSU basketball coach Gregg Marshall is in attendance. Sitting next to a woman we can only assume is his wife. If it isn't, this blog could quickly change its course.

Something funny just happened. Tyler Weber caught the third strike and rolled the ball back to the pitcher's mound. Nothing major, right? Yeah, well there were only two outs, so Weber looked kind of goofy running back to the dugout when no one was doing the same. It's hard to play something like that off, so I imagine the kid is pretty embarrassed. I can't make fun of Weber too long, though; he's one of my favorite guys on the team, and a go-to interview. Wouldn't wanna burn that bridge.

While I've been writing this, Musgrave struck out the side in order in the second. That's five Ks through two innings. He came to play. Can Kaplan match him? Time will tell.