{CARBONDALE, Ill.} — Starter Charlie Lowell struck out 10 in just over 6 innings while Kevin Hall and Chris O'brien each drove in three runs as the Shockers beat Southern Illinois 9-6 on Friday.
7 total runs were scored in the 2nd inning with the Shockers plating three of them. Chris O'Brien and Don Lambert each recorded RBI's and Lambert scored on a throwing error.
The Shockers put up another 3-spot in the 4th inning. Kevin Hall started things off with a 2 RBI single to right center and Chris O'Brien came through again with runners in scoring position to give Wichita State a 6-4 lead.
Hall and O'Brien helped provide insurance runs in the 7th inning and the Shockers took game one from the Salukis. Lowell earns the win while T.J. McGreevy and Cale Elam combined for the save.
