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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Wichita State Holds Off Oklahoma For 9-5 Victory
April 14, 2003 | Baseball
WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State scored seven key runs in the middle part of the game to outlast Oklahoma 9-5 Tuesday night at Eck Stadium. The Shockers plated seven runs during the middle part of the game to hold off a five-run Sooner rally in the sixth and seventh innings. Oklahoma dropped to 13-20 overall with the loss, while Wichita State improved to 28-12.
The Shockers leveled thier game-breaking blows in the three critical innings between the fifth and seventh innings to grab a large enough lead. WSU scored four runs in the fifth off OU starter Casey Brown (1-1) before an out was recorded to jump out to a 6-0 lead. They plated two more runs in similar fashion in the next inning before the Sooner defense recorded an out and a costly error in the seventh frame led to the final Shocker run.
The Sooners climbed back into the game with three runs in the top of the sixth inning by stringing together some hits and capitalizing on a couple of WSU mistakes to cut into the Shockers' 6-0 lead. Junior catcher Spencer Wyman (2-for-4) started off the rally with the first of his two doubles on the night. Back-to-back base hits by senior right fielder Matt Arkison (1-for-5) and freshman left fielder LaFringe Hayes (1-for-4) then brought in Wyman for the first run. After a sacrifice moved Arkison to third and Hayes to second base, both runners moved up on a wild pitch with Arkison scoring on the play. Hayes scored the third run on senior second baseman Eddie Cornejo's (0-for-4) ground out to the pitcher.
Following the Shockers' pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth, Oklahoma again capitalized on two more Wichita State errors in the seventh frame to pull to within 8-5. Junior shortstop Denver Kitch (0-for-2) reached base on an error by his couterpart at shortstop and advanced to second on a walk to freshman third baseman Russell Raley (0-for-1). Both runners scored on Wyman's second double of the game with Raley's run benefitting from an error by the Shockers' right fielder.
In the first inning, a leadoff triple by Shocker second baseman Phil Napolitan turned into WSU's first run of the game. Napolitan headed home on the next play and scored as the Sooners chose to attempt to get the third out at first base, however a high throw by Cornejo placed a second Wichita State runner on base. Brown pitched his way out of the jam by getting the first out on the front end of a fielder's choice to eliminate the lead run and then two straight fly outs to hold WSU to just a 1-0 advantage at the end of the first frame.
Brown sat down the next five consecutive Shockers before issuing a costly walk with two outs in the third inning. The next batter, first baseman Logan Sorensen, roped a double to right-center field to plate a second run and give the Shockers a 2-0 lead.
In making his first career start, Brown worked five innings and gave up all six runs on six hits. He struck out four and walked only two.
The Kansas Jayhawks land in Norman for the weekend to play the Sooners in a three-game set. The series begins Friday at 6:35 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park and continues Saturday and Sunday with 2 p.m. start times on each day.
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