WICHITA, Kan. -- Payton Tolle set a new career high with 12 strikeouts and added three more hits at the plate, powering Wichita State to a 12-2 win over Creighton on Sunday afternoon at Eck Stadium. The contest was called in the bottom of the seventh due to run-rule.

Tolle (4-0) survived a bumpy first inning to put together one of the best starts of his young collegiate career. Creighton (7-7) scored two runs in the first inning on four consecutive two-out hits, but managed just one more single over the final six frames against Tolle, who matched his career best with seven innings of work. The southpaw retired 16 of the last 17 men that he faced, striking out the side in both the sixth and seventh innings to put the finishing touches on his complete-game victory.

The Wichita State offense was relentless, scoring in five of seven opportunities against a parade of Creighton pitchers. Tolle got the scoring started with a first inning sacrifice fly that cut Creighton's early lead in half, then the Shockers (10-8) moved in front for good with a three-run bottom of the second. Chuck Ingram continued his offensive tear with an RBI double, and Brock Rodden put WSU on top by banging a two-run double off the wall in left for a 4-2 advantage.

All of the runs were charged to Creighton starter Justin Kleinsorge (1-1), who lasted just 1.2 innings for the Bluejays.

Mauricio Millan and Jaden Gustafson made it 6-2 Shockers in the third with run-scoring singles, then the Shockers put the game out of reach with a four-run bottom of the fourth. David Herring plated two with a booming double to right, coming in to score one batter later on a Tolle RBI single. A wild pitch later in the inning scored Tolle, making it 10-2 in favor of the Shockers.

Wichita State was able to activate the run-rule in the seventh on an Ingram RBI single and a run-scoring groundout from Seth Stroh.

In addition to Tolle's three-hit day, Rodden, Millan, Ingram and Garrett Pennington each added a pair of hits as part of a 15-hit attack for the Shockers.

Wichita State is back in action on Tuesday night at Oral Roberts. First pitch from Tulsa is scheduled for 6:00 PM.