CLEARWATER, Fla. – No. 4 seed Wichita State advanced to the final of the 2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions with a 12-2 eight-inning victory Saturday evening, May 25, at Bay Care Ballpark in Clearwater, Fla.
 
With the win, Wichita State (32-28) plays Tulane in the final on Sunday, May 26 at noon Eastern on ESPNEWS and ESPN+. It will be the Shockers’ first appearance in the Championship final.
 
The Shockers struck for five runs in the third and four more in the fifth inning to break open the game. In the third, Wichita State drew a pair of bases loaded walks, scored a couple more on a Pirate error and Kam Durnin hit an RBI single. In the fifth, Camden Johnson drove home Mauricio Millan on a sacrifice fly and Lane Haworth hit a 3-run home run.
 
Wichita State added three more in the eighth innings on 2-out RBI hits by Durnin, Seth Stroh and Johnson.
 
Brady Hamilton (2-3) allowed two runs in five innings with six strikeouts for the Shockers.
 
Corey Costello (0-1) allowed five runs (two earned) in 2.2 innings of work for East Carolina (43-15). Jacob Jenkins-Cowart was 3-for-4 with two runs scored.
 
2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions
BayCare Ballpark | Clearwater, Fla.
Championship Central
 
Schedule
Tuesday, May 21
Game 1: No. 4 Wichita State 8, No. 5 UAB 2 | Box Score | Highlights
Game 2: No. 1 East Carolina 12, No. 8 Rice 4 | Box Score | Highlights
Game 3: No. 7 Charlotte 9, No. 2 UTSA 5 (12 innings) | Box Score | Highlights
Game 4: No. 3 Tulane 14, No. 6 Florida Atlantic (7 innings) | Box Score | Highlights
 
Wednesday, May 22
Game 5: Rice 9, UAB 0 (UAB Eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
Game 6: Florida Atlantic 12, UTSA 5 (UTSA eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
 
Thursday, May 23
Game 7: Wichita State 14, East Carolina 4 | Box Score | Highlights
Game 8: Tulane 7, Charlotte 5 | Box Score | Highlights
 
Friday, May 24
Game 9: East Carolina 8, Rice 7 (Rice Eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
Game 10: Florida Atlantic 10, Charlotte 8 (Charlotte Eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
 
Saturday, May 25
Game 11: East Carolina 5, Wichita State 4 | Box Score | Highlights
Game 12: Tulane 13, Florida Atlantic 1 (7 innings) (Florida Atlantic Eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
Game 13: Wichita State 12, East Carolina 2 (7 innings) (East Carolina Eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
 
Sunday, May 26
Game 15: Wichita State vs. Tulane | Noon | ESPNEWS/ESPN+
 
All times listed are Eastern.