CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Wichita State was held to one hit through eight innings, rallying in the ninth before falling one run short in a 4-3 loss to Houston on Thursday morning at BayCare Ballpark. The loss ends Wichita State's season with a record of 30-25.
Four of the final five losses of the season for Wichita State came by one run.
The Shockers had been stymied for eight frames by the combination of Paul Schmitz and Maddux Miller, who combined for eight strikeouts and allowed just one hit, a one-out single from Brock Rodden in the first.