HOUSTON – Wichita State brought the tying run to the plate in the top of the ninth inning after trailing 5-0, but could not complete the comeback as Houston evened the series with a 5-3 victory on Saturday night at Schroeder Park.
Wichita State (12-14) made things interesting with a run in the eighth and two more in the ninth. Sawyre Thornhill got the rally started with an RBI double in the top of the eighth against Houston starter Nathan Medrano (4-1), trimming the Houston lead to 5-1. In the ninth, Couper Cornblum reached on a one-out infield single and Xavier Casserilla followed with a booming two-run homer down the left field line, making the score 5-3.