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TAMPA, Fla. &ndash;&nbsp;No. 4 seed North Texas put up six runs in the first inning and held on for an 8-4 win over No. 5 seed Wichita State in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship. Wichita State saw its season come to an end at 29-25-1. North Texas advances to Friday's semifinals where they will face top seed Florida Atlantic. <dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/ellee-eck/9322" rel="smarttag" rev="9322">Ellee Eck</a></dfn>&nbsp;closed her collegiate career with a three-hit day, including a pair of doubles and two RBIs.&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/krystin-nelson/9315" rel="smarttag" rev="9315">Krystin Nelson</a></dfn>&nbsp;was 2-for-3 and&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/lauren-lucas/9314" rel="smarttag" rev="9314">Lauren Lucas</a></dfn>&nbsp;tripled and walked in their final game.&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/taylor-sedlacek/9318" rel="smarttag" rev="9318">Taylor Sedlacek</a></dfn>&nbsp;walked twice and singled.&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/brookelyn-livanec/9329" rel="smarttag" rev="9329">Brookelyn Livanec</a></dfn>&nbsp;singled, drove in a run and walked twice to cap a standout freshman campaign. Wichita State's three doubles in the game moved its season total to 88, a new single season school record. In the circle,&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/ava-sliger/9327" rel="smarttag" rev="9327">Ava Sliger</a></dfn>&nbsp;(7-7) didn't make it out of the first inning, as North Texas lit her up for six runs.&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/ryley-nihart/9325" rel="smarttag" rev="9325">Ryley Nihart</a></dfn>&nbsp;was stellar in 5.2 innings out of the bullpen. She allowed just two runs on three hits, three walks and three strikeouts a day after throwing a full 7-inning complete game vs. Tulsa. North Texas hung six runs on six hits on the Shockers in the bottom of the first. The Mean Green tallied four singles, a double and then capped the inning with a three-run home run. Wichita State broke into the scoring column in the top of the third on back-to-back hits from Nelson and Eck. Nelson led off with a single and a fielding error by the left fielder, and it immediately turned into a run in the next at bat when Eck dropped a double down the right field line. Eck would end up on third thanks to a throwing error on the right fielder. That extra base immediately paid off, as Eck came in to score on a wild pitch, just sliding in before the tag to cut the deficit to 6-2. The Shockers continued their comeback attempt with a single run in the fourth and fifth to make it a 6-4 game. In the fourth, Eck added her second RBI of the game on a single back up the middle. With two outs in the fifth, Wichita State's two freshmen came up clutch.&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/gabby-scott/9324" rel="smarttag" rev="9324">Gabby Scott</a></dfn>&nbsp;smoked a ground-rule double and then came around to score on&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/brookelyn-livanec/9329" rel="smarttag" rev="9329">Brookelyn Livanec's</a></dfn>&nbsp;single down the left field line. A leadoff triple sparked a two-run bottom of the fifth for North Texas after Nihart had held them scoreless for 3.2 innings.
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🥎 Shockers ousted in AAC Tournament quarterfinals by Mean Green