Garrett Bayliff of Wichita State has been selected Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. Bayliff was honored for his performance during the period of May 13-19.
Illinois State held off a late-game surge by Evansville to top the Purple Aces, 5-3. The Redbirds advance to Saturday's title game and will await the winner of tomorrow's Wichita State/Indiana State game.
Wichita State sophomore Kris Gardner threw his first career complete game shutout, allowing just seven hits in a 5-0 victory over Indiana State.
Creighton junior Becca Changstrom earned a spot on the Capital One Academic All-America Division I Softball Third Team, as voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) the organization announced Thursday.
Evansville took advantage of a pair of Missouri State errors, scoring a run in the first and fifth innings to tie the contest at 2-2, before eventually tacking on another two runs to top the Bears, 4-2.