WICHITA, Kan. – Indiana State was able to tag Wichita State starter Katie Malone for six runs in the first inning of Game One yesterday, but Malone retaliated by holding the Sycamores to just two hits as ISU fell 6-0 in the series finale at Wichita State on Saturday.
 
Malone, the Valley's top pitcher this season with a 21-8 record, opened with four perfect innings for Wichita State (26-14, 11-4 MVC) before senior Brooke Riemenschneider (1-2) broke up the bid in the fifth with a single into left field. Senior Kassie Brown would add an infield single later in the sixth inning, but that would be it for the Sycamores (18-22, 3-12 MVC) at the plate.
 
For the first couple innings it seemed Sycamore starter Kenzie Ihle would go toe-to-toe with Malone, throwing two scoreless after running into some jams early on in both innings. The Shockers broke the game open in the third, though, taking a 3-0 lead after an RBI single by McKenzie Adams (3-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB) and a two-run homer by Paige Luellen (2-3, HR, 2 RBI, BB). The Shockers added three more in the final three innings off reliever Della Gher.
 
The Sycamores now head up to Chicago for a midweek Valley doubleheader at Loyola on Wed., April 19.
 
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