With Wichita State softball trying to stay on top of the Missouri Valley Conference standings, attempting to claim their second straight and final regular season title, the Shockers suffered a road bump.
The Shockers fell short to Southern Illinois in Sunday’s doubleheader, losing by one run in each game in Carbondale, Illinois. The losses moved WSU into fourth place, four games behind Illinois State at first.
WSU and SIU did not play Saturday’s scheduled games due to inclement weather.
SIU’s Merri Anne Patterson knocked out two home runs out of Charlotte West Stadium in the second and fourth innings to give the Salukis a two-run advantage.