Gunnar Troutwine is putting together his best season at the plate his senior year as catcher for the Wichita State baseball team.
The Kansas City native is hitting a career-high .333 and is on pace to post career-highs in home runs (6) and runs batted in (27). On Tuesday, he provided the highlight of the season to this point for the Shockers (23-7) when he blasted a three-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning to complete a 10-7 comeback victory over Oklahoma State in Stillwater.
His coach and his teammates all believe there is a correlation to Troutwine's success: his decision to grow out a sprawling red beard for his senior season.