They are the "hold your ground" Shockers and the bruises paid off again.
"I don't want to give away our approach too much," second baseman Jordan Rogers said. "We're told to not move. Hold your ground. Take your hit by pitch. That will win you games."
It did on Thursday. Wichita State batters held their ground to match a school record with six pitches off their hips, shoulders and backs in a 7-5 win over Rice at Eck Stadium. Three of those six hitters scored. Three Shockers drove in runs by taking a pitch to the body.