The buzz may surround Shocker basketball, but don’t sleep on Shocker Softball.
As the Shockers enter the bigger, more competitive American Athletic Conference, all eyes have been on the prospect of a conference championship.
Just last season, the softball team twice defeated AAC defending champions, Tulsa, so expectations are understandably high, despite a much younger team.
However, they will face a number of new challenges, including increased team travel and a decreased practice time.
“There’s going to be a lot more traveling, and at that point it goes down to two practices a week which isn’t a ton of time to really build or improve somebody,” Head Coach Kristi Bredbenner said.