Wichita State - Fullerton: Titans surge ahead

By Jeffrey Lutz - May 12, 2007

Could my blog entry titles be any more cliche? Really, could they?

Musgrave has matched his career high in strikeouts with nine through four innings, but he might not be around much longer. That's because in the fourth he was rocked for three runs on four hits, all smashes. A two-run home run by Nich Mahin, his eighth, was the big blow in the fourth. Mahin has eight homers and the rest of the Fullerton lineup has combined for 12.

Musgrave's fastball still looks great. It's his secondary/out pitches that gave him trouble in the fourth. He left too many of them over the plate, whereas in the previous innings he was spotting them on the corners. Joe Brown (umpire, not judge)'s strike zone is a little less liberal now. He must enjoy hearing Shocker fans complain. Nonetheless, I take back the props I gave him earlier for consistency with the understanding that he could re-earn them. But if he re-earns consistency props, doesn't that kind of mean he's being inconsitent? This could spawn a great internal debate.

Shockers have the perfect chance to rally in the fourth, with the middle of the order coming up. Jeff Kaplan has settled in, though, so WSU has a tough task ahead. The Shockers are still hitless. Or maybe I just jinxed it. I don't wanna be that guy...