Wichita State freshman Madison Perrigan (00) looks on after a hit Saturday afternoon against Illinois State. (Mar. 25, 2017)
Illinois State had won eight out of their nine games totaling 10 hits or more, including a win over no. 17 Missouri on Feb. 17.
The Redbirds racked up 10 hits in game one of Saturday’s doubleheader against Wichita State at Wilkins Stadium, earning a 5-3 win. ISU tallied 11 hits in game two to score eight runs to earn an 8-3 win over the Shockers, giving the Shockers their first conference losses of the season.
“The big thing for us is we got behind the count way too much,” head coach Kristi Bredbenner said.