LAKE CHARLES, La. -- Wichita State rallied to take a 6-5 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning but allowed six unanswered runs as McNeese clinched the series win with an 11-6 victory on Saturday afternoon at Joe Miller Ballpark.
The Shockers (0-2) faced a 5-3 deficit of their own heading to the top of the seventh before flipping the script with a three-run inning. delivered the big hit in the inning, a game-tying two-run triple into the right field corner; one batter later, hit a sharp line drive that was caught by shortstop Easton Dowell, who then tried to double off Johnson but threw the ball away, allowing Johnson to score for a 6-5 Wichita State lead.