WICHITA, Kan. -- Grant Adler struck out 10 over seven innings of one-run ball and Jace Miner slammed the door with three strikeouts in the ninth as Wichita State secured a series win with a 4-2 victory over Missouri State on Saturday afternoon at Eck Stadium.

Adler (1-0) allowed just four hits and did not walk a batter, finishing one off his career high in strikeouts. The redshirt senior retired the first 10 hitters he faced and closed his outing by setting down the final five Bears, including consecutive strikeouts to end the seventh.

Wichita State (5-9) gave Adler all the run support he would need with three runs worth of small ball in the bottom of the fourth inning. After a single, double and walk loaded the bases with nobody out, the Shockers got consecutive run-scoring groundouts from Ryan Callahan and Jaden Gustafson to take a 2-0 lead. A hit by pitch put two on base for Jordan Rogers, who placed a perfect bunt down the third base line, adding another run on the RBI single for a 3-0 lead.

Missouri State (5-6) got their lone run against Adler in the sixth when Caden Bogenpohl singled with one out and came around to score on a double to right-center off the bat of Taeg Gollert, cutting the WSU lead to 3-1. The Bears threatened late against the Shocker bullpen, pulling to within 3-2 on a Bogenpohl RBI single in the eighth, but WSU reliever Jace Miner induced a double play to end the inning and then pitched around a leadoff double in the ninth with three straight strikeouts to record his first save of the season.

WSU manufactured an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth thanks to some Missouri State charity. Josh Livingston reached on a dropped third strike, advanced to second on a throwing error and third on a fly ball before reliever Kaleb Thomas bounced a wild pitch, scoring Livingston for the final margin.

Starter Jackson Holmes (1-3) took the loss for Missouri State, allowing three runs in just 3.2 innings with three walks and three strikeouts.

The Shockers finished with just four hits on the day, two from Camden Johnson and one apiece from Rogers and Livingston.

The series concludes on Sunday morning, with first pitch of game three scheduled for 11:30 am CT.