Freshman first baseman Logan Sorensen said he was stunned the other day to see one of his teammates thumbing through a book. Stephenson bolted up the team room after Wichita State dropped all four games of a series against Southwest Missouri State in Springfield last month. A burglar couldn't get into the place now. Wiling away the hours by playing video games or watching DVDs or playing a game of Monopoly is no longer an option for the Shockers. They can't get on computers, either, unless there is a homework emergency.
Internet access is but a dream.
Well, they're not to complain. Shocker baseball isn't a democracy, in case any of the players were wondering. Gene, he knows how to win. But the offense sputtered, and Stephenson made no overture that he is considering opening up the team room anytime soon. In fact, he is sticking to his promise of not talking about the perks that were taken away from his team, concentrating only on getting his team ready for the postseason, which begins Wednesday at Eck Stadium with the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.