WICHITA, Kan. – East Carolina avoided a series sweep with a 5-3 win over Wichita State in 9 innings Sunday afternoon at Wilkins Stadium.

Wichita State (21-19-1, 9-8-1) saw its 12-game win streak vs. the Pirates come to an end. It also marked the first extra inning game of the season for Wichita State.

The Shockers managed just three hits on the afternoon, all coming in the first three innings of the game. Wichita State didn't collect a hit over the final six innings. Sami Hood had the big hit, a solo home run in the second inning. Ellee Eck and Taylor Sedlacek were the only other Shockers to record a hit.

Ryley Nihart was solid in the start, going 5.1 innings, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks. Ava Sliger (5-5) suffered the tough luck loss in relief. She only allowed two runs on four hits, a walk and three strikeouts in 3.2 innings.

Wichita State scored a single run in each of the first three innings. Camryn Compton opened the scoring in the bottom of the first on a sac fly. Hood made it 2-0 in the second on her solo shot into the bleachers in right-center.

East Carolina cut the deficit in half in the top of the third on a solo home run, but Wichita State immediately got the run back in the home half. The East Carolina catcher dropped a pop-up right in front of home plate. With two outs on the play and Eck on second, she was off and running on contact and ended up scoring on the Pirate miscue to make it 3-1.

The Pirates came right back with a run in the fourth on a sac fly, cutting the margin to 3-2. They would then tie the game at 3-3 in the top of the sixth on a leadoff double and RBI single.

After scoreless seventh and eighth innings, the conference leader in home runs, Emma Jackson, sent a 2-1 pitch over the wall in left-center to put the Pirates on top for the first time in the game, 5-3.

Wichita State would only manage a leadoff walk from Sedlacek in the bottom of the ninth.

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