TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Kaden Smith threw four scoreless innings of relief as South Florida defeated Wichita State 4-1 on Thursday in American Athletic Conference play at USF Baseball Stadium.

The Bulls, now 31-20, took the lead in the fifth inning after Wichita State went ahead on Jayson Jones’ solo home run. Bradke Lohry singled in a run to tie the game. Nate Earley hit a two-run homer in the sixth, and Jonathan Lutz added an RBI single in the seventh.

Smith allowed no hits and struck out seven in four innings to earn the win. Edwin Alicea and Dominic Pontbriant also pitched for South Florida. Matthew Cuccias took the loss for the Shockers (24-26), allowing four runs over 6.2 innings.

Wichita State managed only two hits. The teams continue the series Friday.