TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Johnny Nuanez pitched seven innings of no-hit baseball, and Wichita State exploded for three runs in the top of the 10th inning to beat South Florida 8-5 on Saturday afternoon at USF Baseball Stadium, avoiding a sweep in the American Athletic Conference series.

The Shockers improved to 25-27 overall, bouncing back from a pair of one-run losses to the Bulls on Thursday and Friday. South Florida fell to 32-21.

Nuanez allowed two earned runs on zero hits while striking out six. He walked three batters and was charged with two earned runs after a Wichita State error contributed to a South Florida rally. The right-hander exited after seven innings with a 3-2 lead, having held the Bulls hitless through seven frames. Heitaro Hayashi earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out one.

Wichita State took an early lead in the first inning. Leadoff batter Gustafson walked, and Jayson Jones followed with a two-run home run to center field, his first of the game. The Shockers added a run in the fourth when Owen Washburn homered to right field, making it 3-0.

South Florida answered in the bottom of the first. J. Lutz singled, and Nate Earley homered to right field, cutting the lead to 3-2. The Bulls tied the game in the fourth after a Wichita State error allowed Mirza to score on a single by Lohry, making it 3-3.

The game remained tied until the top of the 10th. With one out, Duncan singled, and Ganter singled to put runners at the corners. Ulloa laid down a sacrifice bunt that scored Duncan and moved Ganter to second. After Henry struck out, Gonzalez reached on an error by right fielder Jacob Green, allowing two runs to score and giving the Shockers a 6-3 lead. Gustafson added an RBI single later in the inning.

South Florida mounted a final threat in the bottom of the ninth. Trailing 3-2, the Bulls tied the game on a two-run double by Green, scoring Lohry and Trippel. But Hayashi entered and stranded the go-ahead run at third, sending the game to extra innings.

Wichita State outhit South Florida 12-9. The Shockers made three sacrifice hits but grounded into two double plays. The Bulls used five pitchers, including starter Dominic Pontbriant, who allowed three runs on three hits in three innings. Will Allen pitched three scoreless innings of relief, striking out one.

Jones finished 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. Washburn went 2-for-5 with a homer and an RBI. Gustafson drove in two runs for the Shockers.

For South Florida, Green went 1-for-4 with two RBIs. Earley hit a two-run homer in the first.

The series had been tightly contested all weekend. South Florida won 7-6 in 10 innings on Friday and 4-1 on Thursday. The Bulls had won six of their previous seven games entering Saturday, while Wichita State had lost nine of its previous 11.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of South Florida 3, Wichita State 2. Interstat’s ELO system gave South Florida a 57.40 percent probability to win.