The Sunflower · Sep 21, 2021
Shockers dominates Pittsburgh State in fall-opener
Neleigh Herring celebrates after hitting a home run during WSU’s game against Pittsburgh State on Sept. 20 at Wilkins Stadium.There may have been no run-rule, but the Wichita State Softball Program proved on the scoreboard how powerful their hitting can be.
The Shockers beat Pittsburg State University 31-3 in their first game of the fall season on Sunday. In order to allow for more reps and practice from both teams, the fall season consists of 10 inning games with no run-rule.
The Shockers pulled away from Pittsburg State right away by scoring 16 runs in the first inning. They hit six home runs in total with four of those homers coming in the first inning.