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Shockers Stun Top-Seeded Pirates in Opening Round

American Athletic Conference/ Ben Solomon

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CLEARWATER, Fla. – Ross Cadena went 3-for-4 and drove in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth, while Brady Slavens hit a backbreaking three-run home run in the ninth as No. 8-seeded Wichita State stunned top-seeded ECU 6-2 Tuesday afternoon in a first-round game of the American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship presented by Air Force Reserve at Spectrum Field.

The Shockers advance in the winners’ bracket of the championship and will face No.