Box Score

DALLAS, Texas - Wichita State won its ninth game of the year with a 6-2 victory at Dallas Baptist. 

Reliever Brian Flynn earned the win going three shutout innings with one hit and five strikeouts.  Johnny Coy went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double, while Preston Springer went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a home run.

The Shockers got on the board in the third inning.  After a two-out walk to Tyler Grimes, Preston Springer hit his first home run of the season to give WSU a 2-0 lead.

DBU cut the lead in half with a run in the third inning.  The Patriots loaded the bases with no outs off of Shocker starter Tim Kelley, but only managed one run to cut the lead to 2-1.

The Patriots tied the game at two in the fifth inning.  Landon Anderson singled to lead off the inning, stole second and scored on a single by Austin Elkins.

In the seventh inning, Walker Davidson singled with one out and after two-out walks to Grimes and Springer, Johnny Coy doubled to right center to put the Shocks in front 4-2.

Josh Halbert led off the eighth inning with a walk and scored on a double down the left field line by Don Lambert to put WSU up 5-2.  The Shocks added another run in the ninth.  After singles from Coy and Chris O'Brien to lead off the inning, Halbert drove in Coy with a one-out single to left field.

The Shockers close out the weekend with a game at UT Arlington on Sunday at 1 p.m.

-Wichita State-