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Herring’s Late Home Run Pushes No. 4 Wichita State Past UCF at 2019 American Softball Championship

CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL | BOX SCORE

HOUSTON, Texas – Wichita State first baseman Neleigh Herring drove a solo home run over the right-center field wall in the bottom of the sixth inning as No. 4 Wichita State defeated No. 5 UCF 2-1 on Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the 2019 American Softball Championship.

Herring’s solo shot broke a tie game in a pitcher’s duel between Erin McDonald and Alea White. McDonald struck out five batters for Wichita State, allowing five hits and one run. White allowed five hits and two runs with four strikeouts in the loss.