Box Score

WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State improved to 7-3 as the Shockers defeated Harvard (0-3), 13-2.  With the win, WSU sweeps the three-game series, 3-0.

The Crimson's Jon Strangio started off on the wrong foot, giving up consecutive walks to Andy Dirks and Ryan Jones.   Conor Gillaspie loaded the bases with a single to left field and Strangio walked in a run with a base on balls to Dusty Coleman.  After a short mound visit Strangio looked like a different pitcher.  Tyler Weber hit a sacrifice fly that drove in Jones, but the next two batters went down in order to prevent any further damage.

Anthony Capra (1-0) made his first appearance on the mound for the Shockers after under going appendectomy surgery during the first weekend of the season.  The junior left-hander went four innings and faced 14 batters, striking out seven and walking no one.

Capra allowed one earned run that came for Harvard in the second inning.  Matt Kramer smacked a one-out double over center fielder Andy Dirks' head.  Jeff Stoeckel singled up the middle driving the runner in and cutting the lead, 2-1.

A lead-off triple from Conor Gillaspie bounced around the right field corner and a ground ball from Coleman was good enough to cross the run.

The Shockers opened up the game in the bottom of the fifth after Jones slapped one through the right side and Gillaspie placed one in shallow right-center.  Strangio was up to his old tricks, loading the bases with a walk and hitting Weber to push across WSU's fourth run.  Josh Workman lined into a double play off of Ryan Watson, but the Shockers got a timely hit from Clint McKeever to bring home Gillaspie and Coleman.  The single was McKeever's first of the season and gave the Wichita State a 6-1 lead.

WSU added three runs in the next inning with a pair of singles from Kenny Williams, Jr. and Dirks, two walks and another hit batter.  A double play and fly ball again got the Crimson out of trouble.

The Shockers kept it up in the seventh as McKeever started the inning with a double.  Williams hit his second consecutive single and a pair of walks and hit batter had scored two more.  WSU hit into its third double play, and although a run had scored on the play the inning ended with the next batter flying out.

Kevin Hall singled in Kyle Sisney who had reached on a walk in the eighth and pushed the lead to 13-1.

Harvard added one in the top of the ninth off of reliever Khol Nanney.  Taylor Meehan hit a lead-off single, rounded on ground balls and scored on a wild pitch. The one run was all the Crimson could muster and it wasn't nearly enough as the Shockers sealed the 13-2 win.

The Shockers are back in action Wednesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. against Washington State at Eck Stadium. 

-Wichita State-