Shockers Square Off with Wildcats Tuesday Evening at Eck Stadium
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Game 17: Kansas State // Wichita, Kan. (Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field) // Tuesday, March 23 @GoShockersBSB // #DrivingSucce22 2021 Wichita State Schedule/Results Shockers Square Off with Wildcats Tuesday (8-8 Overall, 0-0 American) 2/21 #17 Oklahoma State .........................L, 3-1 Evening at Eck Stadium 2/22 #17 Oklahoma State .........................L, 14-6 2/26 SIU Edwardsville...............................W, 10-4 SCENE SETTER: Wichita State baseball (8-8) is scheduled to open a four-game homestand at Eck 2/27 SIU Edwardsville...............................L, 9-7 Stadium, Home of Tyler Field, with a midweek contest against the Kansas State Wildcats (13-6) Tuesday, 2/28 SIU Edwardsville...............................W, 7-5 March 23, at 6 p.m. 3/2 at Oral Roberts ...........................................W, 3-0 3/5 Dixie State (Utah) .............................W, 2-1 3/6 Dixie State (Utah) .............................W, 15-3 SHOCKER BASEBALL ON THE RADIO AND ESPN PLUS: KFH 97.5 FM/1240 AM will air Tuesday’s 3/7 Dixie State (Utah) .............................W, 15-7 contests against the Wildcats. “The Voice of the Shockers” and Pizza Hut Shocker Sports Hall of Famer Mike 3/11 at #13 Arizona............................................L, 8-5 Kennedy will call the action, beginning with the pregame show approximately 20 minutes prior to first 3/12 at #13 Arizona............................................W, 10-9 pitch ... Tuesday’s game will also air live on ESPN+. Former Shocker standout pitcher (1991-94) and Pizza Hut 3/13 % vs. Air Force ...........................................L, 12-3 Shocker Sports Hall of Famer Shane Dennis will provide the play-by-play for the contest. 3/19 & vs. FIU .....................................................L, 11-2 3/19 at Stetson ..................................................L, 9-4 3/20 at Stetson ..................................................W, 11-8 SERIES HISTORY: Wichita State and Kansas State have met 95 times on the baseball diamond dating 3/21 & vs. FIU .....................................................L, 9-2 all the way back to the first meeting in 1906. The Shockers lead the all-time series, 55-40, and have a 52-28 3/23 Kansas State ....................................6 p.m. advantage since 1978. WSU and K-State met once last season, with the Shockers earning a 2-1 win at Eck 3/26 Omaha ............................................6 p.m. Stadium Feb. 26. 3/27 Omaha ............................................2 p.m. 3/28 Omaha ............................................1 p.m. 4/1 * at Houston ..............................................2 p.m. SHOCKER NOTES: Wichita State enters Tuesday with and overall record of 8-8 after going 1-3 in four 4/2 * at Houston (DH) ......................................2 p.m. games in DeLand, Fla., March 19-21 ... WSU fell to FIU and Stetson March 19, 11-2 and 9-4, before defeating 4/3 * at Houston ..............................................11:30 a.m. Stetson March 20, 11-8, and dropping a 9-2 contest to FIU March 21 ... Through 16 games, WSU is paced 4/9 * Houston (Split DH) .........................1 p.m./6 p.m. at the plate by senior outfielder Corrigan Bartlett (.403 avg., 16 R, 25 H, 6 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, .597 SLG%, 4/10 * ^ Houston .....................................2 p.m. 4/11 * Houston ........................................TBA .449 OB%, 2 SB), junior infielders Garrett Kocis (.339 avg., 19 R, 20 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 24 RBI, .898 SLG%, 4/16 * at Tulane (DH) .........................................2 p.m. .385 OB%) and Paxton Wallace (.317 avg., 9 R, 20 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 16 RBI, .492 SLG%, .371 OB%), and 4/17 * at Tulane .................................................4 p.m. sophomore infielder Jack Sigrist (.313 avg., 13 R, 20 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 6 BB, .389 OB%, 7 SB) ... Kocis leads 4/18 * at Tulane .................................................TBA the American Athletic Conference and ranks second in the nation in home runs ... Bartlett is second in the 4/23 * at Cincinnati (DH) ....................................12 p.m. conference in batting average ... On the mound WSU is led by junior RHP Liam Eddy (1-3, 5.72 ERA, 28.1 4/24 * at Cincinnati ............................................3 p.m. 4/25 * at Cincinnati ............................................TBA IP, 35 H, 21 R, 18 ER, 5 BB, 33 SO), redshirt sophomore RHP Ryan Stuempfig (3-0, 1.50 ERA, 12.0 IP, 7 H, 3 4/30 * ECU (Split DH) ................................1 p.m./6 p.m. R, 2 ER, 8 BB, 6 SO), senior RHP Preston Snavely (1-1, 5.51 ERA, 16.1 IP, 16 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 6 BB, 11 SO) and 5/1 * ECU ...............................................2 p.m. sophomore RHP Aaron Haase (0-1, 3.12 ERA, 4 SV, 8.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 9 SO) ... Haase is tied for the 5/2 * ECU ...............................................TBA lead in saves in The American ... Freshman RHP Jace Kaminska (0-0, 4.15 ERA, 4.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 7 5/7 * at UCF (DH) .............................................1 p.m. SO) is slated to make his first collegiate start on the mound for Wichita State Tuesday evening ... As a team, 5/8 * at UCF .....................................................3 p.m. 5/9 * at UCF .....................................................TBA Wichita State is hitting .275 with a 6.04 ERA and .972 fielding percentage. 5/14 * USF (Split DH) ................................1 p.m./6 p.m. 5/15 * USF ...............................................2 p.m. SCOUTING KANSAS STATE: The Kansas State Wildcats enter the week at 13-6 overall after winning 5/16 * USF ...............................................TBA two of three games against New Mexico March 19-21 in Manhattan, Kan. ... K-State scored a combined 5/20 * Memphis (Split DH) ........................1 p.m./6 p.m. 28 runs in the three games against the Lobos ... Through 19 contests, the Wildcats are paced at the plate 5/21 * Memphis .......................................6 p.m. 5/22 * Memphis .......................................TBA by senior outfielder/LHP Dylan Phillips (.400 avg., 17 R, 28 H, 6 2B, 5 HR, 25 RBI, .700 SLG%, 11 BB, .482 5/25-30 $ American tournament.............................TBA OB%, 4 SB) and junior outfielder Zach Kokoska (.309 avg., 22 R, 21 H, 4 2B, 8 HR, 22 RBI, .721 SLG%, 13 BB, TBA NCAA Regionals ............................................ TBA .435 OB%, 3 SB) ... Kokoska leads the Big 12 Conference and is fourth in the country in home runs, while TBA NCAA Super Regionals .................................. TBA Phillips is second in the conference and eighth in the nation in RBI ... On the mound, Kansas State is led by 6/13-23/24 College World Series ..................................TBA Preseason Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and Preseason All-American sophomore LHP Jordan Wicks (4-0, 1.72 ERA, 31.1 IP, 24 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 8 BB, 42 SO) and redshirt junior RHP Tyler Eckberg (1-2, 1.38 ERA, 3 SV, 13.0 $ = American Athletic Conference tournament (Clearwater, Fla.) IP, 14 H, 7 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 12 SO) ... Wicks ranks second in the Big 12 and 15th in the country in strikeouts ... & = Game played in DeLand, Fla. % = Game played in Tucson, Ariz. Probable Starting Pitchers ^ = Game played at Riverfront Stadium in downtown Wichita Wichita State * = American Athletic Conference game Name B/T Yr. Hometown 2021 Stats Home games in bold played at Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field All times are CENTRAL Jace Kaminska R/R Fr. Caney, Kan. 0-0, 4.15, 4.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 7 SO SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Kansas State Name B/T Yr. Hometown 2021 Stats Zak Herbers R/R Jr. Laguna Beach, Calif. 1-0, 3.60, 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO SHOCKER BASEBALL 2 Wildcat junior RHP Zak Herbers (1-0, 3.60 ERA, 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO) is scheduled to make his 2021 American Standings second start of the season Tuesday evening against the Shockers ... As a team, Kansas State is hitting .280 with a 3.12 ERA (first in Big 12) and .969 fielding percentage ... K-State was picked seventh out of nine Conference Overall teams in the Big 12 preseason poll ... The Wildcats are under the direction of third season head coach Pete Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Str Hughes. ECU 0-0 .000 16-3 .842 W3 Memphis 0-0 .000 9-8 .529 W2 WEEKLY HONORS: Junior infielder Garrett Kocis was selected to the American Athletic Conference South Florida 0-0 .000 9-8 .529 W2 Weekly Honor Roll for the second time this season Monday, March 22. A native of Omaha, Neb., Kocis Houston 0-0 .000 10-9 .526 L4 continued his surge at the plate, hitting .429 with six hits, including two doubles, two home runs and Wichita State 0-0 .000 8-8 .500 L1 a triple, in the Shockers’ four games in DeLand, Fla., March 19-21. He added a blistering 1.143 slugging Tulane 0-0 .000 9-10 .474 L3 percentage, going along with six RBI, five runs scored and a .438 on-base percentage. In WSU’s 11-8 win at UCF 0-0 .000 9-10 .474 W2 Stetson March 20, Kocis went a career-best 4-for-5 in the batter’s box and was a homer shy of hitting for the Cincinnati 0-0 .000 7-9 .438 L1 cycle after tallying two doubles, a triple and a single in the game. He also scored three runs and batted in two in the contest. 2021 Preseason Poll MILESTONE WATCH: Junior catcher Ross Cadena sits at 92 career hits -- eight shy of 100 -- while junior infielder Paxton Wallace is at 94 career hits -- six away from 100 ... On the mound junior RHP Liam Team.................................................Points (1st place votes) Eddy is just one strikeout away from 150 in his career, and senior RHP Preston Snavely sits at 141 career Ks 1.