GREENVILLE, N.C. – Cameron Bye fired eight shutout innings with a career high-tying eight strikeouts, and Wichita State salvaged the series finale with a 5-0 win over East Carolina on Sunday afternoon at Clark-LeClair Stadium.

Bye (3-0) continued his remarkable start to the 2022 season, lowering his season ERA to 0.24 (1 ER over 37.0 innings). He held the Pirates to just three hits on the afternoon, and has now allowed just two extra-base hits the entire season while holding opponents to a .122 average.

Chuck Ingram provided all the offense the Shockers would need in the top of the third, slamming a two-run homer to left after Andrew Stewart coaxed a two-out walk, giving Wichita State (13-18) a 2-0 lead. It was Ingram's ninth home run of the season, and extended his career-best hitting streak to nine games.

The Shockers added on against the East Carolina bullpen in the sixth. After Stewart singled and Xavier Casserilla earned a two-out walk, a wild pitch moved them to second and third. Sawyre Thornhill then bounced a 2-2 pitch back through the middle for a two-run single, doubling the lead to 4-0.

East Carolina (18-15) mounted their best threat in the bottom of the sixth, when a double and a single put runners at the corners with one out. Facing pinch hitter Joey Berini, Bye induced a pop up into shallow left center field. Stewart raced back to make an incredible over-the-shoulder catch, then spun and fired to the plate to cut down the tagging ECU runner for an inning-ending double play.

Gage Williams provided the final run of the day for the Shockers in the top of the ninth, grounding a double into the left field corner to score Thornhill for the final margin.

Connor Holden struck out a pair in a scoreless ninth to secure the win for Wichita State.

Josh Grosz (2-4) took the loss for the Pirates despite allowing just one hit over three innings. The Pirates used six pitchers on the afternoon.

Wichita State wraps up the road swing on Tuesday night at nationally ranked Oklahoma State. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 pm.