WICHITA, Kan. - Laura Vickers hit a walk-off two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Shockers a split with Indiana State in the MVC-opening doubleheader for both teams.

After a spirited comeback in Saturday's first game fell just short the Shockers found themselves trailing again throughout the duration of the afternoons second contest until a furious seventh inning snapped a six-game losing streak and gave WSU its first home win of the season.

GAME ONE: INDIANA STATE 4, WICHITA STATE 2

In Saturday's first game the Sycamores got on the scoreboard first in the top of the third inning, 1-0, when Kelsey Montgomery scored on Morgan Allee's single through the right side of the infield.

A pitchers duel took over from there as Indiana State's Ashli Scott and Shocker starter Katie Armagost went toe-to-toe exchanging scoreless innings and keeping both offenses at bay.

In the top of the seventh inning Alexa Cavin hit a two-out two-run double to give the Sycamores some insurance plating Allee and Ashley Dickerson. A throwing error from Melanie Jaegers behind the plate down to third base on the following batter allowed Indiana State to push their lead to 4-0 entering the final half inning.

The insurance runs in the top of the seventh proved to be necessary for Indiana State as Brianne Bond and Erin Carney had back-to-back one-out singles in the bottom of the frame. Danika Miller followed with a double to the gap in left center to plate Kacie Eich (pinch-running for Bond) and Carney from first. However, Scott strengthened and recorded consecutive outs to end the game.

Armagost finished her ninth complete game of the season allowing six hits and two earned runs.

Scott was the story for the Sycamores giving up only five hits and two earned runs in the victory.

GAME TWO: WICHITA STATE 4, INDIANA STATE 3

Abbie Malchow's RBI groundout in the top of the first gave Indiana State a 1-0 lead for the second game in a row.

Megan McCracken knocked in her team-leading eleventh RBI of the season in the bottom of the second to knot the score, 1-1, on a two-out single through the middle of the infield scoring Vickers from third base.

The Sycamores answered right back the following half inning retaking the lead, 2-1, on a Shelby Wilson single that scored Allee from third.

Following three scoreless innings Indiana State added another insurance run in the seventh with Allee scoring from third on a fielding error from Erin Carney at third base.

The Shockers entered the bottom half of the inning down to their final three outs and staring an 0-2 start in MVC play right in the face. Jaegers got the inning started with a leadoff walk that was immediately followed by a walk to Kaitlyn Carey on four straight pitches necessitating a pitching change for the Sycamores. After Miller went down on strikes for the first out of the inning senior Hayley Temple battled back from an 0-2 count to earn the third walk of the inning and loading the bases with only one out. Ali Vandever then sent a line drive single by the Sycamore third baseman scoring Jaegers and getting Wichita State within one, 3-2, with one out and the bases still loaded. That set the stage for Vickers who launched a deep fly ball into a stiff breeze blowing straight in from center field over the head of the Indiana State center fielder allowing Carey to score the tying run and Temple the winning run from second base.

Vickers finished the game 2-for-2 with a run and two RBI's.

Junior Sloan Anderson earned her seventh victory of the season in the circle allowing two earned runs in her seventh complete game of 2013.

The three-game series concludes Sunday with a 12 p.m. first pitch at Wilkins Stadium.

-WICHITA STATE-