WICHITA, Kan. – No. 23 Wichita State scored only three runs on Sunday, all on home runs, but it proved to be enough to take down South Florida, 3-2, at Wilkins Stadium.

Wichita State (30-7, 5-1) recorded its first-ever regular season sweep of South Florida, outscoring the Bulls over three games, 25-5. The Shockers also secured another 30-win season, marking the ninth straight season with 30 or more (not counting the COVID-shortened 2020 season).

The Shocker bats picked up where they left off on Saturday, hitting three home runs in the first three innings, but went silent over the final three. Wichita State managed only four hits on the afternoon.

Addison Barnard had two of those four hits, including a solo home run. Zoe Jones and Lainee Brown were the only other Shockers to record a hit, both of them leaving the yard with solo shots.

Lauren Howell tossed her eighth complete game to improve to 14-2 in the circle this season. She allowed two runs on four hits and a walk, while striking out two.

Jones drove the first pitch in the bottom of the second over the wall in left to give the Shockers an early 1-0 lead.

Homers in the third from Brown and Barnard proved to be the difference in the game, as the Shockers would be held off the bases the rest of the way.

South Florida broke into the scoring column in the fifth on a leadoff solo home run and then cut the margin to one, 3-2, in the sixth on an RBI double.

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