Facing great hitters in pressure situations is helping Wichita State pitchers revive their confidence.
Those matchups happen in practice over recent weeks as coaches introduced a drill where pitchers throw four rounds against Shocker hitters.
Score is kept.
"The top hitters and the pitchers in the situations we scored will get a nice meal," coach Kristi Bredbenner said. "The others will get a good meal, but not as nice. There's a little bragging rights on there."
The first round is WSU's top three hitters, plus Lauren Lucas, who is far enough in her injury recovery to swing a bat.