By: Wichita State
Box Score SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Charlie Lowell struck out a career-high
13 as Wichita State beat Missouri State 3-1 in game two of a three-game series.
Lowell went eight innings and gave up one run on three hits
with two walks. Cale Elam earned his
first save of the year.
Preston Springer went 3-for-4, while Chris O'Brien and Kevin
Hall each had two hits. Don Lambert went
1-for-4 with two RBI and a triple.
The Shockers scored the first run of the game in the
eighth. With two outs, Chris O'Brien
singled through the right side and he moved to third on a single to
right-center by Preston Springer. Johnny
Coy then hit a chopper up the middle to drive in O'Brien and give the Shocks a
1-0 lead. Don Lambert then followed with
a triple down the right field line to drive in both Springer and Coy and put
WSU in front 3-0.
The Bears threatened in the ninth after Lowell walked the
first two batters. Cale Elam then came
into the game and allowed a single to load the bases and after a sacrifice fly
from Brent Seifert cut the lead to 3-1, Elam got a strikeout and a flyout to
end the game.
The two teams wrap up the series with game three on Sun.,
April 10 at 12 p.m.
-Wichita State-
