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Hailey Wilkinson
4
West Georgia UWG 1-12, 0-0 Atlantic Sun
22
Winner Wichita State WSU 10-3, 0-0 American
West Georgia UWG
1-12, 0-0 Atlantic Sun
4
Final
22
Wichita State WSU
10-3, 0-0 American
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
West Georgia UWG 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 4 3
Wichita State WSU 1 7 2 0 1 11 X 22 17 1

W: Cuccias, Matthew (1-0) L: Torres, Maverick (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Kyle Ruth

Baseball Drops First Game of Series in Wichita

WICHITA, Kan.- The University of West Georgia Wolves (1-12) opened a four-game series against Wichita State (10-3) on Friday night, falling 22-4 at Eck Stadium.

West Georgia struck first in the opening inning as Blake Bradford came around to score on a catcher's error at home plate, giving the Wolves an early 1-0 lead.

Wichita State responded quickly, tying the game in the bottom of the first before scoring seven runs in the second inning to take an 8-1 advantage.

The Wolves answered in the top of the third when Patrick McCullough continued his hot streak at the plate, hitting a home run for the second consecutive game to cut into the deficit.

The Shockers added two more runs in the bottom half of the third to extend their lead.

UWG continued to battle offensively in the fourth inning. Gabe Wuerth grounded out to second base, allowing Anthony Cole to score while moving Fano Cruz to third. Jacob Bowman followed with a sacrifice fly that plated Cruz, giving the Wolves two runs in the inning. 

Wichita State stopped the Wolves' momentum with a run in the fifth before breaking the game open in the sixth inning with 11 runs, extending the lead to 22-4, which held as the final score after seven innings.

Maverick Torres was charged with the loss on the mound and fell to 0-2 on the season.

West Georgia returns to Eck Stadium tomorrow for game two of the four-game series. First pitch is scheduled for 2:05 p.m.
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