Dobbs Stellar Relief Earns WSU Midweek Win

Tyler DobbsUtah TechTULSA, Okla. -- Freshman allowed just one baserunner over five innings of scoreless relief to help lift Wichita State to a 3-1 win over Oral Roberts on Wednesday evening at J.L. Johnson Stadium.

Wichita State finishes the season-opening road trip with a 4-3 record ahead of the home opener on Friday afternoon.

Dobbs (1-0) came into the game in the bottom of the second with runners at first and second and nobody out. The southpaw promptly induced a double play and allowed just one single over the remainder of his outing, retiring the last eight hitters he faced. Dobbs struck out four and did not walk a batter.

Thanks in large part to Dobbs' relief work, the Shockers carried a…