WICHITA, Kan. – Taylor Sedlacek and Lauren Lucas combined to go 6-for-6, as No. 23 Wichita State hung on for a 10-8 win over Nebraska Friday night at Wilkins Stadium.

Wichita State (17-4) bounced back from being shut out the night before against No. 12 Stanford to earn a big win over a Nebraska team ranked in two polls and receiving votes in the other two.

Lucas was a perfect 4-for-4 with a double, two RBI and three runs. Sedlacek had a career night against her home state. The Nebraska native was 2-for-2 with a home run, two walks and a season-high five RBI.

Sydney McKinney tripled and scored twice, Sami Hood doubled and Zoe Jones had a single to round out the hits.

Alex Aguilar made it only 2.0 innings in the start. She allowed five runs on six hits and two walks. Alison Cooper (6-2) recorded the win in relief, throwing 5.0 innings. She allowed three runs on seven hits and a pair of walks, while striking out two.

After being blanked its last time out, Wichita State didn't waste any time putting a crooked number on the board in the bottom of the first. Four walks, a Nebraska error and a big two-run double from Lucas gave Wichita State a 3-0 lead after one inning.

Two errors in the top of the second cut Wichita State's lead to 3-1.

In the home half of the second, McKinney led off with a triple and turned it into a run on a throwing error from third. That set the tone for the first career grand slam off the bat of Sedlacek, putting Wichita State up 8-1.

That seven-run cushion quickly evaporated behind a four-run top of the third for the Huskers. The first five Huskers reached on three singles, a walk and a double.

The two teams traded a run in the bottom of the fourth and top of the fifth. Wichita State scored a run on a fielder's choice double play and Nebraska answered with a solo homer.

Hood made it 10-6 in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI double into the right-center gap.

Needing just three outs with a four-run cushion, Wichita State made it interesting in the top of the seventh. A leadoff single paved the way for Talia Tokheim's second home run of the night, cutting the lead to 10-8.

Another single, followed by a fielder's choice and a walk, put runners on first and second with one out. Caitlynn Neal hit a laser on a 1-0 pitch to Hood at second who snagged the line drive and doubled up the runner on first to end the game.

Up Next
No. 23 Wichita State continues play in the Shocker Classic tomorrow vs. Nebraska at 2:30 p.m. and Missouri State at 5 p.m.