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South Dakota State University Athletics
Sunday, March 13
Wichita, Kan.
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Photo by: Erik Williams
BIG INNINGS SINK JACKS IN WICHITA FINALE
3/13/2022 7:49:00 PM | Baseball
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State gained the lead with a nine-run fourth inning and went on to defeat South Dakota State, 19-7, in the decisive game of a three-game series Sunday afternoon at Eck Stadium.
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The Shockers improved to 8-8 overall, while SDSU dropped to 4-10 on the season.
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The two squads traded leads in the early innings, with the Jackrabbits scoring twice in the top of the first inning. Each of SDSU's first three batters recorded hits, including Nic Nelson, who drove in the first run of the game with a double down the third-base line that scored Henry George. Ryan McDonald followed two batters later with a base hit that plated Luke Ira.
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Wichita State countered with a pair of runs on only one hit in the bottom of the first and took a 3-2 lead on an RBI single by Brock Rodden in the home half of the second.
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The Jackrabbits regained the lead on a pair of solo home runs to lead off the third and fourth innings. McDonald continued his hot hitting with a blast to right-center to tie the game at 3-all, while Luke Ira connected on a shot to left field that gave SDSU a 4-3 lead to start the fourth. McDonald later doubled in the fourth inning for his third hit of the game and scored on an error.
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The Shockers sent 12 men to the plate in the fateful fourth inning. After the inning opened with the lone Jackrabbit error of the game, Wichita State went on to hit three home runs in the frame off three different SDSU pitchers. Rodden put the Shockers out front with a three-run homer to right. Chuck Ingram followed later in the inning with a two-run homer, while Andrew Stewart capped the scoring with WSU's second three-run blast of the inning. Of the nine runs scored in the frame, seven were unearned.
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SDSU drew to within 12-7 with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth as Adam Benes tallied a run-scoring single and later scored on a wild pitch.
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Wichita State ended any hopes of a Jackrabbit comeback with a seven-run eighth inning that was highlighted by a bases-clearing, three-run triple by pinch hitter Drew Miller and a two-run double by Payton Tolle.
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Stewart was 3-for-4 to lead WSU, which held a 14-13 advantage in hits. Ira and McDonald were each 3-for-5 for SDSU.
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The Jackrabbits used eight pitchers in the game and received two shutout innings of relief from freshman Alex Clemons. Fellow first-year hurler Jake Goble was charged with the loss after a two-inning stint of relief.
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UP NEXT
South Dakota State continues its Spring Break trip by opening a four-game series Thursday at Northwestern State. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Brown-Stroud Field in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
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The Shockers improved to 8-8 overall, while SDSU dropped to 4-10 on the season.
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The two squads traded leads in the early innings, with the Jackrabbits scoring twice in the top of the first inning. Each of SDSU's first three batters recorded hits, including Nic Nelson, who drove in the first run of the game with a double down the third-base line that scored Henry George. Ryan McDonald followed two batters later with a base hit that plated Luke Ira.
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Wichita State countered with a pair of runs on only one hit in the bottom of the first and took a 3-2 lead on an RBI single by Brock Rodden in the home half of the second.
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The Jackrabbits regained the lead on a pair of solo home runs to lead off the third and fourth innings. McDonald continued his hot hitting with a blast to right-center to tie the game at 3-all, while Luke Ira connected on a shot to left field that gave SDSU a 4-3 lead to start the fourth. McDonald later doubled in the fourth inning for his third hit of the game and scored on an error.
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The Shockers sent 12 men to the plate in the fateful fourth inning. After the inning opened with the lone Jackrabbit error of the game, Wichita State went on to hit three home runs in the frame off three different SDSU pitchers. Rodden put the Shockers out front with a three-run homer to right. Chuck Ingram followed later in the inning with a two-run homer, while Andrew Stewart capped the scoring with WSU's second three-run blast of the inning. Of the nine runs scored in the frame, seven were unearned.
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SDSU drew to within 12-7 with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth as Adam Benes tallied a run-scoring single and later scored on a wild pitch.
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Wichita State ended any hopes of a Jackrabbit comeback with a seven-run eighth inning that was highlighted by a bases-clearing, three-run triple by pinch hitter Drew Miller and a two-run double by Payton Tolle.
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Stewart was 3-for-4 to lead WSU, which held a 14-13 advantage in hits. Ira and McDonald were each 3-for-5 for SDSU.
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The Jackrabbits used eight pitchers in the game and received two shutout innings of relief from freshman Alex Clemons. Fellow first-year hurler Jake Goble was charged with the loss after a two-inning stint of relief.
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UP NEXT
South Dakota State continues its Spring Break trip by opening a four-game series Thursday at Northwestern State. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Brown-Stroud Field in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
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NOTES
- Wichita State leads the all-time series, 8-1
- Ira extended his hitting streak to seven games and posted his seventh multi-hit game of the season
- Ira is batting .484 (15-for-31) during his current hit streak
- McDonald finished the series 6-for-10 (.600 avg.) at the plate
- SDSU hit two home runs in a game for the second time in the series and fourth time this season
- Jackrabbit pitchers combined to issue 10 bases on balls and hit three batters
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ketelsen, Adam (1-0)
L: Goble, Jake (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Nelson, Nic 1 ; McDonald, Ryan 1 ; Anderson, Reece 1
HR: Ira, Luke 1 ; McDonald, Ryan 1
RBI: Ira, Luke 1 ; Nelson, Nic 1 ; McDonald, Ryan 2 ; Benes, Adam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: George, Henry 1 ; Ira, Luke 2 ; McDonald, Ryan 2 ; Anderson, Reece 1 ; Benes, Adam 1
SB: McDonald, Ryan 1
CS: Bishop, Owen 1
HBP: Kozal, Thatcher 1
Batting:
2B: Tolle, Payton 1 ; Cadena, Ross 1
3B: Miller, Drew 1
HR: Rodden, Brock 1 ; Ingram, Chuck 1 ; Stewart, Andrew 1
RBI: Sigrist, Jack 1 ; Miller, Drew 3 ; Rodden, Brock 4 ; Tolle, Payton 2 ; Ingram, Chuck 3 ; Stroh, Seth 1 ; Stewart, Andrew 4
SF: Ingram, Chuck 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sigrist, Jack 2 ; Miller, Drew 1 ; Rodden, Brock 2 ; Thornhill, Sawyre 1 ; Tolle, Payton 1 ; Cadena, Ross 1 ; Ingram, Chuck 2 ; Casserilla, Xavier 2 ; Stark, Will 2 ; Stroh, Seth 1 ; Stewart, Andrew 4
SB: Stark, Will 1
HBP: Thornhill, Sawyre 1 ; Ingram, Chuck 1 ; Casserilla, Xavier 1
Game Leaders
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3
RBI
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AB
5
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
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