After lasting only one inning on the mound Monday evening, freshman Robert Cranz was frustrated. Once the young right-handed pitcher arrived in the dugout, Cranz threw his glove at the back of the Shocker dugout before taking a seat alone, seperated from any teammates. Cranz then used his hands to cover his face in disappointment in what has been a microcosm of this season.
Cranz’s irritation at another disappointing start sums up what has turned out to be a lackluster 2022 season for WSU baseball. The Shockers’ 12-1 loss to Kansas State on Monday gives WSU a five-game losing skid at home, the longest such streak by the program since 1970.