Big 12

‘He’s Mature Beyond His Years’

Eighty-six minutes before first pitch between Kansas State and Wichita State on a terrific Tuesday evening at Tointon Family Stadium, captivating and electrifying sophomore Kaelen Culpepper stood in his white helmet, purple t-shirt and white pants with purple pinstripes, white batting gloves and a purple sleeve down his lower left arm, staring down a practice pitcher like he owed him some money.