Wichita State - Fullerton: Top 1

By Jeffrey Lutz - May 11, 2007

A pitcher's duel is still a possibility, and it's probably likely, but Fullerton didn't take long to get on the board, scoring a run in the top of the first. A good baserunning play led to the game's first run. Running on a 3-2 pitch, Josh Fellhauer made it from first to third on a single by Nick Mahin. The ball was in front of him, so Fellhauer saw that WSU left fielder Tyler Hill was playing deep and didn't hustle after the ball. Fellhauer made it easily despite a throw by Hill. Banwart left two on and escaped the first with minimal damage despite throwing 25 pitches. He has his work cut out for him because Fullerton looks pesky at the plate. The Titans won't go down without a fight.

So Fullerton has struck first, but it hasn't taken much steam out of the packed crowd at Eck Stadium. Fans arrived early to the Coleman Hill, beyond the outfield wall, and they stadium seats are beginning to fill. The River Festival, an annual event downtown which starts tonight, will draw plenty. But I can't imagine a better place in Wichita to be than Eck for a showdown between two of college baseball's top programs of the last 25 years.