WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State dropped a pair of games Wednesday evening at Wilkins Stadium to neighboring UMKC by scores of 4-2 and 7-0.

In both games the Shockers were unable to solve the mystery that was Roos starting pitcher Deanna Friese. The senior pitched two complete games and had a combined 27 strikeouts including 15 in Wednesday's opener.

In the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader the Shockers undoing came in the top of the fifth inning when three errors mixed with three UMKC hits resulted in four unearned runs off Wichita State starter Katie Armagost. Armagost was impressive in her eighth complete game performance of the season striking out five batters against a single walk, but could not offset the damage done in the fifth inning.

Laura Vickers went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles to collect half of WSU's hits.

In Wednesday's second game the Roos picked up runs in the second and third inning to take a 2-0 lead while Friese continued to stymie the Shocker hitters.

UMKC pushed across two more runs in the fifth including a solo home run from Emily Ott.

The Roos added another three runs in the top of the sixth inning to take a 7-0 lead and put the game out of reach.

Wichita State is next in action when they open Missouri Valley Conference with a Saturday doubleheader against Indiana State at 12 p.m. The three-game series concludes Sunday at 12 p.m. at Wilkins Stadium.

-WICHITA STATE-