Kansas State baseball head coach Pete Hughes was not at all pleased with his team’s 10-4 home loss to Wichita State in front of 2,253 fans Tuesday evening.
“It’s embarrassing to play like that in front of a great home crowd,” said the fifth-year skipper. “... We got it put to us at home. It’s embarrassing, and we’ll get better tomorrow.”
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