Laurie Derrico gave little indication it was her big night, until she did in a big way in its final moments.
There was a lot of that level of drama at Wilkins Stadium on Friday.
Wichita State hammered two game-winning home runs to defeat Central Florida 9-8 in eight innings and 5-4. Two joyful jogs around the bases. Two triumphant arrivals at home plate into a crowd of screaming teammates.
Pitcher Bailey Lange won the first game with a two-run home run to cap a four-run rally that trumped Central's Florida's three-run eighth.