Shocker report: WSU 8, Dallas Baptist 5
| Dallas Baptist | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | AVG |
| Turbin 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Alexander ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Wesolowski 1b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .301 |
| Salters c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Listi cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .283 |
| Martinelli rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .266 |
| Wall lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
| Talamantes dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .211 |
| Duzenack ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Knight 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 |
| Totals | 37 | 50 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wichita State | |||||||
| Kihle cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .323 |
| Bayliff rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| Gillaspie 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .400 |
| Simpson 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .260 |
| Baker c | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 |
| Parker ss | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .299 |
| Koeiman 2b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Green lf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Harbutz dh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Totals | 28 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| D. Baptist | 001 | 100 | 021 | — | 5 |
| Wichita St. | 040 | 300 | 10x | — | 8 |
E — Simpson. DP — WSU. LOB — DB 6, WSU 4. 2B — Alexander (9), Duzenack (12), Kihle (11). 3B — Wall (2). HR — Wesolowaki (5), Listi (9), Parker (3), Gillaspie (14). S — Green. SF — Bayliff. SB — Green (4). CS — Harbutz.
| D. Baptist | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Sneed L,7-3 | 3 1/3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4.28 |
| Urban | 4 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.22 |
| Wichita State | |||||||
| Elam | 7 1/3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2.25 |
| LaBrie | 1 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.57 |
WP — Elam. HBP — Green (by Sneed). Umpires — home, Randy Wetzel; first, Bill McGuire; third, Gregg Mudd. T — 2:45. A — 3,216.
Back with his batWichita State senior Erik Harbutz singled in the second inning, his first hit since March 25 against Nebraska. Three days later, he collided with a teammate in the outfield against Cal State Fullerton. The resulting strained medial collateral ligament in his right knee kept him out until Tuesday’s game against Kansas State.
Harbutz is healthy enough to DH, with Tanner Dearman ready to pinch-run for him in the late innings.
“The knee feels pretty good,” he said. “I’m just trying to get some at-bats under my belt.”
Harbutz started 11 games and hit .286 before the injury. If the first two games of his return are an indication, he can help the Shockers. He hit the ball hard twice even while going 0 for 3 on Tuesday. On Friday, he singled twice and drove in two runs.
“I felt pretty comfortable,” he said. “Obviously, timing, you have to see pitches to feel more comfortable.”
WSU coach Todd Butler has been waiting to add another experienced hitter to his lineup. Harbutz has started 171 games in his career.
“We’ve missed him, his leadership, his experience,” Butler said.
On the listWSU first baseman Casey Gillaspie is one of 30 players on the Golden Spikes Award, USA Baseball’s honor for the nation’s top amateur player, watch list.
Evansville pitcher Kyle Freeland is also on the list. Semifinalists will be announced May 27 and the trophy will be awarded July 17 in Los Angeles.
Gillaspie, a junior from Omaha, is hitting .400 with 14 home runs and 46 RBIs.
WSU two-way player Darren Dreifort won the Golden Spikes Award in 1993. Closer Braden Looper, in 1996, is the last Shocker to be a finalist for the award.
Worth notingWSU second baseman Zair Koeiman went 0 for 3 with a walk to end a seven-game hitting streak.… WSU leads the series 7-1 and 6-1 at Eck Stadium. Dallas Baptist is in its first season as a baseball-only member of the Missouri Valley Conference.… The Shocker won the series opener for the third straight time in Valley play. It swept both previous series, against Southern Illinois and Bradley, both at home.… Patriots starter Cy Sneed last 3 1/3 innings, his shortest outing of the season.… Five of Dallas Baptist’s 10 hits went for extra bases.
Paul SuellentropThis story was originally published May 9, 2014 at 11:01 PM with the headline "Shocker report: WSU 8, Dallas Baptist 5."