TCU leadoff hitter Austen Wade is not saying diving into first base is a good idea.
He knows what can happen to your hands.
But last week, in the 11th inning of a scoreless game at Kansas State, trying to beat a ground ball to first base, he kept thinking somebody needed to make something happen.
So he dove.
“Probably a really dumb decision on my part,” he said. “But from my perspective, it was a hustle play. That possibly put a little spark in our dugout.”
One of Austen Wade’s school record-tying 57 walks for TCU last season brought in the eventual winning run in last season’s Super Regional Game 3 victory at Texas A&M.