Wichita State swept the Kansas softball team Wednesday, winning 1-0 and 6-4 in wet conditions that didn’t seem to faze the Shockers.

Game one was a pitching duel between Jayhawk senior Kassie Humphreys (18-12) and Shocker pitcher Margo Pruis (21-11).

Both pitchers threw the entire game and struck out 10 batters a piece.

Humphreys gave up three hits, one of which was the game-winning home run in the bottom of the fourth.

Pruis allowed only one hit to sophomore outfielder Dougie McCaulley.

The Jayhawks found themselves on base after Pruis walked them, but couldn’t capitalize, stranding seven runners on base.

“They have really improved over the last four, five years,” Bunge said of the Wichita State team that has defeated the Jayhawks eight of the past 10 games.

The first game was followed by a 6-4 loss for the Jayhawks as the Shockers’ bats stayed hot.

Sophomore pitcher Valerie George started for the Jayhawks and through four innings, she gave up four runs on six hits including a three-run home run in the bottom of the third.

Kansas scored its only four runs in the top of the third inning, which started with a single by sophomore third basemen Val Chapple.

Chapple advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from junior outfielder Betsy Wilson.

McCaulley knocked one into left field, allowing Chapple to take third.

After McCaulley stole second, senior first baseman Nicole Washburn hit a grounder through the middle to score Chapple and McCaulley.

One pitch later, freshman first baseman Amanda Jobe blasted a two-run home run to right center. Jobe’s homer was her fifth of the season, tying her for the fifth most home runs by a Kansas freshman in a season.

Kansas travels to Iowa State to close out the regular season with a weekend matchup. Kansas will play Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at noon.

Kansan sportswriter Evan Kafarakis can be contacted at ekafarakis@kansan.com.

­— Edited by Mark Vierthaler