The RoundHouse | 10/25/2018 3:19:00 PM

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Wichita State assistant coach Elizabeth Economon discusses fall softball practices as she enters her second season with the Shockers. 

On living in Southeast Kansas and enjoying the fried chicken culture:
 
I tried them all, because that's what you have to do. Not thinking health, you have to have as much fried chicken as possible. 
 
On playing with Shocker coach Kristi Bredbenner at Truman State:
 
She was a senior when I was a freshman and I think I spent that entire year just being scared to death to do anything wrong. I just followed all the rules and worked my hardest. She was back there, directing, commanding everybody from behind the plate. 
 
On the fall schedule that included scrimmages against Kansas and Oklahoma State:
 
I feel like we faced better pitching this fall than we did last year. That was a definite benefit for our hitters. The Oklahoma State game here was well-attended. It was, I wouldn't say feisty, but it had its moments where it felt like spring ball. That was good for our newcomers to feel a little piece of what it's going to be like.
 
On developing pitching depth behind senior Bailey Lange:
 
We needed to establish somebody that could help her. It would be nice when we get to the regional this year to have a little bit of fresh legs under you. We know when (Caitlin Bingham) is on, she's tough to hit. We saw glimpses of that throughout the spring. We just didn't get it all the time. She was hard to hit for a lot of people this fall. (Erin McDonald) gets a ton of swings and misses. Just keeps people kind of off balance. She's getting people to miss, a lot. She's got something funky happening that's going to keep people off balance. 
 
On how the competition at third base unlocks the rest of the infield:
 
We have three to four, maybe five, good options over there. Depending on who is at third, that may change who we have at second and first. We've got a lot of options to move around and make our lineup as potent as possible. The best part about it for me is that they're all willing to do that. Nobody ever gripes about it. They change gloves, if they have to, and sprint over there. There's so much team-first attitude that you can't help but enjoy being around it and watching them work.