Another eight-run inning leads WSU baseball to sweep
Wichita State came up with its second eight-run inning in two days and whipped Southern Illinois 13-3 on Sunday in Carbondale, Ill., to sweep a three-game series.
WSU sent 12 men to the plate in the fifth, getting six hits, by a walk, a hit batter and a catcher’s interference call.
In the final two games, the Shockers scored 33 runs on 32 hits.
Every Shocker starter scored a run and eight of nine got aat least one hit.
Jeb Bargfeldt (2-0) got the victory, going five innings and allowing six hits and an unearned run. Chase Williams earned a save by going three innings, yielding two earned runs on one hit.
The sweep enables the Shocks to gain the early lead in the Missouri Valley. Missouri State took two of three from Indiana State, and Dallas Baptist took two of three from Evansville.
Notes — Daniel Kihle went 6 for 11 in the series (.545) and Sam Hilliard went 5 for 10 (.500).… WSU went 8 for 12 batting with runners in scoring position on Sunday.… Shocker pitchers combined for a 3.00 ERA in the series, allowing 22 hits in 24 innings, walking 10 and striking out 24.… The Shockers travel to Oklahoma State on Tuesday and go to Texas Christian next Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Wichita State | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | AVG |
Dearman lf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .244 |
M.Mucha rf | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .343 |
Kihle cf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
Tinkham 1b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .303 |
Hilliard dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .293 |
Farris 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
Rader 3b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
Troutwine c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
Arens c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
Kirk ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
Totals | 35 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 7 | |
Southern Illinois | |||||||
Stone ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
Farmer 2b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .232 |
Lambert dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
Hand lf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .278 |
Blackfan 1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
Martin c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
Rolland rf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
Sabo 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .121 |
D.Mucha cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
Totals | 30 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Hilliard reached on cather’s interference.
Wichita St. | 200 | 180 | 02 | — | 13 |
S. Illinois | 010 | 002 | 00 | — | 3 |
Game halted by run rule.
E — Farris, Martin. DP — SIU 2. LOB — WSU 4, SIU 6. 2B — Farris (4), Tinkham (11), Kirk (7), Kihle (3), Blackfan (5), Martin (5). 3B — Rolland (1). CS — Farmer (3).
Wichita State | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
Bargfeldt W,2-0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.16 |
C.Williams S,1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6.17 |
Southern Illinois | |||||||
Pruemer L,0-3 | 4 1/3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10.5 |
Netemeyer | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7.11 |
J.Williams | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 |
WP — C.Williams 2. HBP — Kihle (by Pruemer), Rader (by Netemeyer). Umpires — home, Charlie Clemmons; first, Mike Mazzarissi; third, Jeff Spisak. T — 2:21. A — 388.
This story was originally published March 22, 2015 at 6:22 PM with the headline "Another eight-run inning leads WSU baseball to sweep."