Sunday, March 28
Wichita, Kan.
1:00 p.m.
East Carolina University
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Long Ball Lifts Shockers Past Pirates
March 28, 2021 | Softball
WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State hit five home runs Sunday afternoon on the way to a 10-2 American Athletic Conference five-inning victory over East Carolina at Wilkins Stadium.
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The Shockers clinched the four-game series with the win, improving to 20-5 overall and 3-1 in league action. The Pirates drop to 10-16 and 1-3.
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Sophie Wools paced ECU with a hit and RBI while Addison Barnard led Wichita State with three hits, two runs scored and five RBI.
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Erin Poepping (3-6) was tagged with the loss, surrendering three runs on a hit and three walks in 1.1 innings. Bailey Lange (10-2) recovered from a blown save in game two of Saturday's doubleheader, picking up the win in a complete-game effort. She allowed just two unearned runs while scattering three hits and striking out three batters.
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The Shockers took early control as Sydney McKinney and Barnard hit consecutive home runs to begin the bottom of the first inning. WSU put two more runners on base via a walk and hit by pitch, but Poepping limited further damage by inducing an inning-ending fly ball to center.
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East Carolina answered right back in the top of the second. Chandley Garner singled up the middle to lead things off before Logyn Estes drew a walk. The runners then stole second and third before a fielding error allowed Garner to scoot home for the Pirates' first run of the contest. Wools then plated Estes to tie the score before a double play later ended the frame.
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It didn't take long for Wichita State to retake the lead. A pair of walks and a wild pitch put two Shocker runners in scoring position before Barnard hit her second home run of the contest to put the home team ahead, 5-2.
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Wichita State began to pull away in the middle innings, eventually building an eight-run lead with three in the bottom of the third and a pair in the fourth – the last two via a duo of solo home runs. ECU attempted to extend the game in the top of the fifth, loading the bases with no outs, but failed to push a run across.
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Up Next: East Carolina steps out of league play March 31 with a contest at Campbell.
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The Shockers clinched the four-game series with the win, improving to 20-5 overall and 3-1 in league action. The Pirates drop to 10-16 and 1-3.
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Sophie Wools paced ECU with a hit and RBI while Addison Barnard led Wichita State with three hits, two runs scored and five RBI.
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Erin Poepping (3-6) was tagged with the loss, surrendering three runs on a hit and three walks in 1.1 innings. Bailey Lange (10-2) recovered from a blown save in game two of Saturday's doubleheader, picking up the win in a complete-game effort. She allowed just two unearned runs while scattering three hits and striking out three batters.
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The Shockers took early control as Sydney McKinney and Barnard hit consecutive home runs to begin the bottom of the first inning. WSU put two more runners on base via a walk and hit by pitch, but Poepping limited further damage by inducing an inning-ending fly ball to center.
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East Carolina answered right back in the top of the second. Chandley Garner singled up the middle to lead things off before Logyn Estes drew a walk. The runners then stole second and third before a fielding error allowed Garner to scoot home for the Pirates' first run of the contest. Wools then plated Estes to tie the score before a double play later ended the frame.
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It didn't take long for Wichita State to retake the lead. A pair of walks and a wild pitch put two Shocker runners in scoring position before Barnard hit her second home run of the contest to put the home team ahead, 5-2.
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Wichita State began to pull away in the middle innings, eventually building an eight-run lead with three in the bottom of the third and a pair in the fourth – the last two via a duo of solo home runs. ECU attempted to extend the game in the top of the fifth, loading the bases with no outs, but failed to push a run across.
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Up Next: East Carolina steps out of league play March 31 with a contest at Campbell.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: LANGE, B. (10-2)
L: Poepping, Erin (3-6)
Batting:
RBI: Wools, Sophie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Garner, Chandley 1 ; Estes, Logyn 1
SB: Garner, Chandley 2 ; Estes, Logyn 1
Batting:
HR: MCKINNEY, S. 1 ; BARNARD, A. 2 ; GARCIA, J. 1 ; COMPTON, C. 1
RBI: MCKINNEY, S. 1 ; BARNARD, A. 5 ; GARCIA, J. 1 ; COMPTON, C. 2 ; HUECKER, K. 1
SF: HUECKER, K. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MCKINNEY, S. 2 ; BARNARD, A. 2 ; BUCK, R. 1 ; GARCIA, J. 1 ; NICKERSON, B 1 ; COMPTON, C. 1 ; GLOVER, W. 2
SB: MCKINNEY, S. 1
HBP: NICKERSON, B 1
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Players Mentioned
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