Freshman pitcher Jace Kaminska tossed a complete game, leading the Wichita State University baseball team to a 10-1 victory over the Houston Cougars before a crowd of 7,509 spectators at Riverfront Stadium in downtown Wichita on Saturday.
The game marked the inaugural contest at the new stadium, while the attendance was the seventh highest in Wichita State baseball single-game history.
With the win, the Shockers improve to 18-9 overall and 6-1 in The American and increase their winning streak to six games. Houston drops to 13-17 on the season and 1-6 in conference play.
A native of Caney, Kan., Kaminska became the first WSU freshman to throw a nine-inning complete game since 2009 when Jordan Cooper went a full nine innings against Long Beach State. He was the first Shocker to throw a complete game since Clayton McGinness against ECU in 2019.
Kaminska allowed just one earned run on six hits with a career-high seven strikeouts and only two walks on 105 total pitches, improving to 3-0 on the mound this season.
Hunter Gibson hit a grand slam and Paxton Wallace hit the first homer in Riverfront Stadium history, while Ross Cadena and Corrigan Bartlett each tallied three hits, pacing Wichita State at the plate.
Houston starter Carter Henry (0-2) suffered the loss after giving up five earned runs on five hits with two strikes and two walks in 2 2/3 innings.
The Shockers wrap up their four-game series with the Cougars Sunday at Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field.