TAMPA, Fla. – A four-run ninth inning lifted the Wichita State University baseball team to a 7-3 victory over the USF Bulls Saturday, May 18, at USF Baseball Stadium in the series and regular season finale for both teams.
Wichita State (26-29, 9-15 American) clinched the eighth and final seed in the American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship with the win, and will face top-seeded and sixth-ranked ECU (42-13, 20-4 American) in the opening round of the tournament Tuesday, May 21, at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Fla.
Senior Luke Ritter went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI, while fellow senior Mason O'Brien drove in two runs on his fourth home run of the season, leading the Shockers at the plate.