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CLEARWATER, Fla. &ndash;&nbsp;A seventh-inning rally for the Wichita State softball team wasn't enough as they lost in walk-off fashion to San Diego State, 4-3, on Friday evening at Eddie C. Moore Complex. &nbsp; The Shockers have now dropped their first three games of the Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational. &nbsp; In the top of the first, the Shockers worked the bases loaded via a single, an SDSU error and a hit by pitch but were unable to bring anybody home in the opening frame. &nbsp; After no score through the first two innings,&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/taylor-sedlacek/9318" rel="smarttag" rev="9318" data-airgap-id="60">Taylor Sedlacek</a></dfn>&nbsp;broke through with a no-doubt, solo home run to left-center to open the scoring and give WSU a 1-0 lead. &nbsp; Wichita State starter&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/chloe-barber/9310" rel="smarttag" rev="9310" data-airgap-id="61">Chloe Barber</a></dfn>&nbsp;kept the Aztec batters in check through the first four innings, only allowing one runner to move into scoring position in that time.&nbsp; &nbsp; The Aztecs finally broke through against the Lino Lakes, Minn., native in the bottom of the fifth, dragging a run across with a two-out infield single to tie the game at 1-1. &nbsp; An inning later, SDSU took its first lead of the game by ripping an RBI double down the right field line to take a 2-1 lead. The Aztecs went on to double the lead to 3-1 with an RBI single, meaning the Shockers would need two runs in the top of the seventh to extend the game. &nbsp; In the seventh, the Shockers would strike, scoring two runs in a hurry to tie the game at 3-3. With runners at the corners,&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/lauren-lucas/9314" rel="smarttag" rev="9314" data-airgap-id="62">Lauren Lucas</a></dfn>&nbsp;snuck on base via an error, allowing&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/krystin-nelson/9315" rel="smarttag" rev="9315" data-airgap-id="63">Krystin Nelson</a></dfn>&nbsp;to run home, making it 3-2. Then,&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/jodie-epperson/9323" rel="smarttag" rev="9323" data-airgap-id="64">Jodie Epperson</a></dfn>&nbsp;played hero ball in the seventh, smashing an RBI double to right-center, bringing&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/ellee-eck/9322" rel="smarttag" rev="9322" data-airgap-id="65">Ellee Eck</a></dfn>&nbsp;home to tie the game at 3-3. &nbsp; Despite the rally from WSU, SDSU would fire off three straight singles in the bottom of the seventh, bringing in the winning run to take the win on a walk-off, 4-3. &nbsp; Barber (2-2) threw the complete 6.0 innings, allowing four runs on 10 hits, three walks and five strikeouts. &nbsp; Eck was 2-for-2 to lead the Shockers at the plate. Five other Shockers recorded a hit, but eight runners left on base came back to haunt them. &nbsp; Next Up The Shockers play their final two games in Clearwater on Saturday, the first against the Liberty Flames at 2:00 PM CT and the second against #8/9 Florida State at 7:00 PM CT.</div>

🥎 Wichita State walked off by San Diego State