As the designated hitter for Wichita State, Travis Young isn’t supposed to take the field. But the freshman couldn’t help himself when he sprung out of the home dugout and met reliever Chase Williams nearly in fair territory as Williams came off the mound after escaping the top of the seventh – a crucial moment in the Shockers’ 7-3 win over No. 25 Creighton.
“I was just telling him that’s what we expect of him,” Young said. “I don’t think there was a doubt in the dugout that he was going to get the job done. You could tell he wanted it, and everyone believed in him.