To Wingnuts manager Kash Beauchamp, the fact that the Wingnuts followed Monday's 16-run performance with a two-run output against Shreveport on Tuesday wasn't representative of a random two-game sample but of a big-picture issue.
Wichita squandered several scoring opportunities and blew a late lead in a 4-2 loss to Shreveport, last place in the American Association South, at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.
A night after scoring a league record 12 runs in the sixth inning and beating Sports ace Thad Markray, Wichita fell to Bert Snow, who entered with an 0-5 record and 7.85 ERA.
"That's this team in a nutshell right there," Beauchamp said. "This team, they don't know if they want to win or if they want to be losers. They have no idea what they want to do.
"You score 16 runs off their No. 1 starter, then let a guy with a 7-something ERA come in and shut you down. That's lack of mental focus."
The Wingnuts led 2-0 after three innings thanks to a good start by pitcher Gustavo Mata and strong situational hitting. After Brenan Herrera drove in Wichita's first run with a first-inning double, the Wingnuts scored again in the third without a hit.
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