WICHITA, Kan. - The Wichita State softball team run-ruled UCF, 10-0, on senior day to sweep a conference series at home for the first time since May 2017.

Mackenzie Wright and Madison Perrigan led the bats, both going perfect 3-for-3 at the plate, with Mauriana Jamele hitting her first career grand slam in the win. 

Earning her second straight start at second base, Jamele sparked a double play in the top of the first to keep the Knights off the board with the Shockers scoring early in the bottom half.

Laurie Derrico reached on a fielder's choice to allow Ryleigh Buck to continue the streak of home runs with a deep shot into the wind that flew straight over the center field fence for an early 2-0 Shocker lead.

Bailey Lange got three straight strikeouts in the second with the Shockers loading the bases in the bottom half on a fielder's choice, double and walk but UCF got out of the inning.

In the third the Knights loaded the bases but another Lange looking strikeout stranded the runners.

In the bottom half the Shocker bats blew the game open. Paige Luellen and Perrigan singled to get on base in between a Lange walk to set up the opportunity for Jamele to crush the ball over the right field fence for a grand slam and a 6-0 lead. Wright and Asea Webber then singled with a throwing error allowing Wright to get home. 

Lange retired the Knights in order in the fourth and then singled to add another baserunner in the bottom half after Bailee Nickerson had drawn a walk. Perrigan then joined the home-run club with a deep shot to right field to push the Shocker lead to 10-0. 

Derrico made two pop out catches in the fifth to secure the run-rule victory with Lange moving to 15-10 on the season and the Shockers to 27-17.

With the sweep Wichita State move into a tie for second in The American with a 9-6 record heading into the final two weekends of play beginning with a series at ECU Friday through Sunday in Greenville, N.C.