GREENVILLE, N.C. – Wichita State hit five more home runs on Sunday to sink the ECU Pirates, 8-1, completing the series sweep.
Wichita State (31-13, 13-2) extended its winning streak to 11 with three straight conference series sweeps. The Shockers outscored the Pirates 38-6 over the three-game series. Over their last seven games it's 90-11.
Zoe Jones left Greenville with four home runs on the weekend following a pair of two-run home runs. She finished the day 2-for-4 with the two home runs and four RBI.
Addison Barnard hit her 30th home run of the season, becoming just the 14th player in NCAA Division I history to hit 30 home runs in a single season. It's tied for the 7th most in a single season in NCAA history.
Sydney McKinney and
Lauren Mills both hit their 12th home runs of the season in the contest.
Lauren Lucas scored three times, while going 1-for-2.
Alison Cooper (8-2) allowed just one run on six hits in the complete game victory. She walked only one and struck out a season-high seven.
Wichita State didn't wait around to find the scoring column on Sunday. Two batters in, Barnard drilled No. 30 over the wall in left-center. Following a Lucas walk, Jones drove a two-run shot to almost the exact same spot to make it 3-0.
The Shockers would add a single run in the second and third innings behind McKinney's 12th home run of the season and a
Lauren Mills bases loaded walk.
Jones added another two-run homer in the fourth and a Mills solo shot in the fifth made it 8-0.
ECU avoided the run-rule in the fifth on an RBI single.
Up Next
The final weekend of regular season will determine the conference champion next weekend at Wilkins Stadium when Wichita State hosts UCF, May 6-8.