Indiana State scored all its runs in the sixth and beat Wichita State 5-3 Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind., in the final game of the regular season.
The victory enabled the Sycamores to gain the No. 3 in the Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament. The Shockers are the No. 5 seed and will play Southern Illinois (No. 4) in Wednesday’s first round at 4 p.m. in Springfield, Mo.
WSU (10-11, 27-28) built a 3-0 lead thanks to Greyson Jenista. He hit a two-run homer in the third after Jordan Boyer had doubled. Jenista hit a solo shot in the fifth, his ninth homer of the season.