WICHITA, Kan. – Kansas scored two runs in the ninth inning to hand Wichita State a 5-3 loss in its home finale Wednesday night at Wilkins Stadium.

Wichita State (26-23-1) dropped to 0-2 in extra inning games this season, both by scores of 5-3.

Taylor Sedlacek was the lone Shocker to have a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with an RBI. Camryn Compton hit a solo home run, while Jodie Epperson, Gabby Scott and Brookelyn Livanec all recorded a hit apiece.

Ava Sliger earned a no decision in the start, going 5.0 innings, allowing one run on three hits and no walks. Ryley Nihart suffered the loss in 4.0 innings of relief. She allowed four runs, two earned, on four hits and four walks.

After a scoreless first inning, KU put a run on the board in the top of the second on a leadoff solo home run from Olivia Bruno.

Wichita State had a scoring opportunity in the third with two runners in scoring position but a deep flyout kept the Shockers off the board.

Finally in the bottom of the fourth, Compton evened the score at 1-1 on her 11th home run of the season, a solo shot off the scoreboard in left.

Ryley Nihart came in to start the top of the sixth and proceeded to walk the first two batters. She would get the next two out on a sac bunt and pop-up and then an unintentional, intentional walk of Bruno loaded the bases. Nihart would induce a grounder to short, but the ball would skip off Sami Hood's glove into left, bringing in two runs to put the Jayhawks up, 3-1.

Down to their final out in the bottom of the seventh, the Shockers put together a two-out rally. What looked like a game-ending groundout off the bat of Krystin Nelson turned into a game-extending throwing error on the KU shortstop. With runners on the corners, Wichita State then worked three straight walks to tie the game at 3-3, sending the game to extra innings. The Shockers were unable to bring in the winning run with the bases loaded to end the seventh.

After a scoreless eighth, KU puts its leadoff hitter aboard on a leadoff single and then moved her to third on a stolen base and passed ball with no outs. Following a strikeout, Natalie Marshall laced an RBI double in the right-center gap to put the Jayhawks in front, 4-3. Two batters later, KU pushed the margin to two on a bloop RBI single.

In the bottom of the ninth, Wichita State left the tying runs on first and third to end the game.

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