NORMAN, Okla. – Wichita State captured a 15-4 win in five innings over Bowling Green in an error-filled affair on Saturday afternoon at Love's Field.
 
After Shocker starter Ava Sliger struck out the game's first two batters, the Falcons opened the scoring, capitalizing on an error to bring a runner home with an RBI single in the top of the first.
 
It didn't take long for the Shockers to respond as back-to-back walks allowed Jodie Epperson to drive in Ellee Eck to tie the game at 1-1. The Shockers then loaded the bases with nobody out but couldn't bring anyone home to break the tie.
 
After a scoreless inning from Sliger, the Shockers broke the tie in the bottom half with Caroline Tallent scoring on an error, then, Eck drove in Krystin Nelson to give the Shockers a 3-1 lead. Later, Epperson brought Eck home for the second time in the game, tallying her second RBI to take a 4-1 lead. The Shockers weren't done doing damage as Sami Hood drove in another run with a bunt single and Mila Seaton scampered home on an error to make it a 6-1 lead for Wichita State through two innings.
 
In the third, Bowling Green capitalized on another two-out error, scoring three runs to cut its deficit to 6-4. 
 
In the bottom half, the Shockers answered, rallying with two outs to score four runs courtesy of doubles from Hood, Taylor Sedlacek and Catelyn Beckerley to take a 10-4 lead into the fourth.
 
After a scoreless inning from Ryley Nihart, the Shockers piled up runs in the inning, bringing five runs home. Nelson scored on a fielder's choice and Eck scored shortly after on a stolen base. Later, Sedlacek ripped an RBI double to left to score pinch-runner Morgan Lloyd and Hood blasted a two-run homer to dead center to cap off the inning with WSU up 15-4. 
 
In the fifth, Nihart worked around a pair of fielding errors to end the inning without allowing a run, ending the game with a 15-4 Shocker victory.
 
Hood was a stellar 3-for-4 on the day with four RBIs. Sliger earned her first collegiate win allowing no earned runs in her 3.0 innings of work.
 
The teams combined for eight errors in the game with the Shockers recording five. The five errors tied for the fifth-most in program history.
 
Next Up
The Shockers play a doubleheader on Saturday in Norman where they will face the hometown #2/2 Sooners at 3:30 PM CT and the Abilene Christian Wildcats later at 6:00 PM CT.