MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Layne Greenlee's two home run day, along with complete game pitching performances from Sloan Anderson and Katie Armagost, propelled Wichita State to victories over Western Carolina, 4-0, and Coastal Carolina, 5-2, on day two of the Coastal Carolina Invitational. 

Against Western Carolina, Anderson was deceptive in the circle mixing speeds and location to keep the Catamounts off balance. The defensive effort behind her was just as impressive as the Shockers finished the game without an error on 21 balls put in play. Anderson finished the game facing just three batters over the minimum.

Western Carolina's Malloy Broome matched Anderson pitch for pitch through the first five innings allowing only four base runners, but the Shockers finally got to the Catamount starter in the sixth.

Laura Vickers two-out walk followed a Brianne Bond single to load the bases for Greenlee with game still scoreless. The sophomore from Denton, Texas fell behind in the count 1-2 but sat on a change-up on the next pitch sending a charge over the fence in straightaway centerfield for a grand slam home run providing the only runs of the game.

Anderson worked a scoreless seventh inning for her second straight complete game shutout of the tournament improving her record to 6-2.

Katie Armagost took the ball in Saturday's second game against Coastal Carolina and picked up right where Anderson left off. The senior from Wichita did get a big boost from her defense in the bottom of the first inning when the Coastal Carolina's Cacia Pierce's double into the left centerfield gap was picked up quickly by Greenlee who fired the ball into Vandever the shortstop who turned and fired a strike to Melanie Jaegers behind the plate cutting down Kory Hayden attempting to score from first for the third out of the inning. The momentum building play seemed to give life to the Shocker dugout on a frigid evening with temperatures hovering just above 35 degrees.

In the top of the third inning Brittany Fortner and Jaegers reached base with consecutive singles bringing Hayley Temple to the plate with two outs.  Temple proceeded to hit a hard grounder at the Coastal Carolina shortstop that Fortner had to jump over on her way to third base causing enough of a distraction that the ball went right through fielders legs allowing Fortner to score the first run of the game. Bond then stepped to the plate and capitalized on the Chanticleers' error shooting a two-run single to right center giving the Shockers a 3-0 lead through three innings. All three runs were unearned.

After Armagost posted two more scoreless frames in the third and fourth inning, Bond returned to the plate in the top of the fifth and added her third RBI of the game singled a ball at eye-level into left field to score Vandever giving Wichita State a 4-0 lead. 

In the sixth inning Greenlee sent her second home run of the day over the fence in left field for an insurance run putting the Shockers up 5-0.

Armagost gave up a solo home run in both the sixth and seventh inning that proved inconsequential with the players' breath clearly visible amid rapidly decreasing temperatures. Jaegers caught a popup against the screen behind the plate to end the game and give Wichita State its first five-game winning streak since the 2008 season.

The Shockers will look for their sixth consecutive victory closing out the Coastal Carolina Invitational at 8 a.m. (CST) against Albany.

-WICHITA STATE-