Wichita State Fullerton: Shockers lead

By Jeffrey Lutz - May 13, 2007

WIchita State took its first lead of the series in the bottom of the second, when a Tyler Hill single scored Conor Gillaspie from second. Gillaspie doubled off the wall to start the inning.

Since I criticized WSU coach Gene Stephenson for a bad call yesterday, let me applaud him for making the right decision in the second. After Gillaspie's double, Josh Workman came to bat. The obvious play would have been a sacrifice bunt, but Workman is a left-handed hitter with speed. All he had to do was hit it to the right side to hit Gillaspie to third, and maybe he could find a hole and get on base. The Shockers want Workman on base, since he's their fastest runner, so Stephenson didn't call for the bunt.

Unfortunately for WSU and Stephenson, Workman didn't reward his faith, fouling out to the catcher. Even though it didn't work, Stephenson made the right decision. And Hill's single scored Gillaspie, anyway, so it all worked out.