Games 18-20: Omaha // Wichita, Kan. (Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field) // March 26-28 @GoShockersBSB // #DrivingSucce22 2021 Wichita State Schedule/Results Shockers Host Mavs for Three-Game Series at (9-8 Overall, 0-0 American) 2/21 #17 Oklahoma State .........................L, 3-1 Eck Stadium March 26-28 2/22 #17 Oklahoma State .........................L, 14-6 2/26 SIU Edwardsville...............................W, 10-4 SCENE SETTER: Wichita State baseball (9-8) is scheduled to conclude its non-conference schedule 2/27 SIU Edwardsville...............................L, 9-7 with a three-game series against the Omaha Mavericks (8-9) March 26-28 at Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler 2/28 SIU Edwardsville...............................W, 7-5 Field. The Shockers are slated to open the series with a 6 p.m. contest Friday, March 26, before a 2 p.m. 3/2 at Oral Roberts ...........................................W, 3-0 showdown Saturday, March 27, and the series finale Sunday, March 28, at 1 p.m. 3/5 Dixie State (Utah) .............................W, 2-1 3/6 Dixie State (Utah) .............................W, 15-3 3/7 Dixie State (Utah) .............................W, 15-7 SHOCKER BASEBALL ON THE RADIO AND ESPN PLUS: KFH 97.5 FM/1240 AM will air the series 3/11 at #13 Arizona............................................L, 8-5 against the Mavericks. “The Voice of the Shockers” and Pizza Hut Shocker Sports Hall of Famer Mike 3/12 at #13 Arizona............................................W, 10-9 Kennedy will call the action, beginning with the pregame show approximately 20 minutes prior to first 3/13 % vs. Air Force ...........................................L, 12-3 pitch ... Sunday’s series finale will also air live on ESPN+. Former Shocker standout pitcher (1991-94) and 3/19 & vs. FIU .....................................................L, 11-2 3/19 at Stetson ..................................................L, 9-4 Pizza Hut Shocker Sports Hall of Famer Shane Dennis will provide the play-by-play for the contest. 3/20 at Stetson ..................................................W, 11-8 3/21 & vs. FIU .....................................................L, 9-2 SERIES HISTORY: The three-game series against Omaha will mark meetings 17-19 in the all-time 3/23 Kansas State ....................................W, 5-1 series that dates back to 1951. WSU leads the series, 9-7. The Shockers last faced the Mavs in 2019, claiming 3/26 Omaha ............................................6 p.m. a 12-2 victory in Wichita. 3/27 Omaha ............................................2 p.m. 3/28 Omaha ............................................1 p.m. 4/1 * at Houston ..............................................6:30 p.m. SHOCKER NOTES: Wichita State enters the weekend at 9-8 overall after defeating Kansas State 4/2 * at Houston (DH) ......................................2 p.m. Tuesday at Eck Stadium, 5-1 ... The Shockers received two votes in this week’s USA Today Coaches Poll ... 4/3 * at Houston ..............................................11:30 a.m. Through 17 games, WSU is paced at the plate by senior outfielder Corrigan Bartlett (.409 avg., 17 R, 27 H, 6 4/9 * Houston (Split DH) .........................1 p.m./6 p.m. 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, .591 SLG%, .452 OB%, 2 SB), junior infielders Garrett Kocis (.323 avg., 19 R, 20 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 4/10 * ^ Houston .....................................2 p.m. 4/11 * Houston ........................................12 p.m. 9 HR, 24 RBI, .855 SLG%, .377 OB%) and Paxton Wallace (.318 avg., 10 R, 21 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 16 RBI, .485 4/16 * at Tulane (DH) .........................................2 p.m. SLG%, .378 OB%), and sophomore infielder Jack Sigrist (.313 avg., 14 R, 21 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 6 BB, .387 4/17 * at Tulane .................................................4 p.m. OB%, 7 SB) ... Kocis leads the American Athletic Conference and ranks second in the nation in home runs 4/18 * at Tulane .................................................TBA ... Bartlett is second in the conference in batting average ... On the mound WSU is led by junior RHP Liam 4/23 * at Cincinnati (DH) ....................................12 p.m. Eddy (1-3, 5.72 ERA, 28.1 IP, 35 H, 21 R, 18 ER, 5 BB, 33 SO), redshirt sophomore RHP Ryan Stuempfig (3-0, 4/24 * at Cincinnati ............................................3 p.m. 4/25 * at Cincinnati ............................................TBA 1.23 ERA, 14.2 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 10 BB, 11 SO), senior RHP Preston Snavely (1-1, 5.51 ERA, 16.1 IP, 16 H, 11 R, 4/30 * ECU (Split DH) ................................1 p.m./6 p.m. 10 ER, 6 BB, 11 SO) and sophomore RHP Aaron Haase (0-1, 2.70 ERA, 5 SV, 10.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 10 SO) 5/1 * ECU ...............................................2 p.m. ... Haase leads The American and is fourth in the country in saves ... As a team, Wichita State is hitting .273 5/2 * ECU ...............................................11 a.m. with a 5.68 ERA and .972 fielding percentage. 5/7 * at UCF (DH) .............................................1 p.m. 5/8 * at UCF .....................................................3 p.m. 5/9 * at UCF .....................................................TBA SCOUTING OMAHA: The Omaha Mavericks out of The Summit League enter the weekend at 8-9 5/14 * USF (Split DH) ................................1 p.m./6 p.m. overall and 3-1 in Summit League play after winning three of four games against league foe South Dakota 5/15 * USF ...............................................2 p.m. State March 19-21 in Omaha, Neb. ... Through 17 games, the Mavs are paced offensively by junior infielder/ 5/16 * USF ...............................................12 p.m. outfielder Chris Esposito (.367 avg., 15 R, 22 H, 2 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 20 RBI, .700 SLG%, 8 BB, .441 OB%, 4 SB), 5/20 * Memphis (Split DH) ........................1 p.m./6 p.m. senior catcher Brett Bonar (.328 avg., 7 R, 21 H, 5 2B, 1 HR, 11 RBI) and freshman infielder Mike Boeve (.319 5/21 * Memphis .......................................6 p.m. 5/22 * Memphis .......................................12 p.m. avg., 11 R, 23 H, 8 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, .500 SLG%, 7 BB) ... Esposito currently ranks third in the league in 5/25-30 $ American tournament.............................TBA hitting ... On the mound, Omaha is led by redshirt junior RHP Joey Machado (1-2, 2.11 ERA, 21.1 IP, 15 H, TBA NCAA Regionals ............................................ TBA 10 R, 5 ER, 15 BB, 28 SO), sophomore RHP Richie Holetz (1-1, 3.54 ERA, 28.0 IP, 20 H 14 R, 11 ER, 14 BB, 26 TBA NCAA Super Regionals .................................. TBA SO) and senior RHP Jacob Mohler (0-0, 1.23 ERA, 2 SV, 7.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 12 SO) ... Machado is the 6/13-23/24 College World Series ..................................TBA reigning Summit League Pitcher of the Week and ranks second in the league in ERA, while Holetz is fifth in ERA ... As a team, the Mavericks are hitting .260 (second in Summit League) with a 5.78 ERA and .965 $ = American Athletic Conference tournament (Clearwater, Fla.) fielding percentage ... Omaha was picked to win The Summit League in the 2021 preseason poll ... The Mavs & = 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 GM 1 Liam Eddy R/R Jr. Brighton, Colo. 1-3, 5.72, 28.1 IP, 35 H, 21 R, 18 ER, 5 BB, 33 SO GM 2 Preston Snavely R/R Sr. Fort Collins, Colo. 1-1, 5.51, 16.1 IP, 16 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 6 BB, 11 SO SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. GM 3 Spencer Hynes L/L R-Jr. Weatherford, Texas 1-1, 8.18, 22.0 IP, 25 H, 23 R, 20 ER, 14 BB, 35 SO Omaha Name B/T Yr. Hometown 2021 Stats GM 1 Joey Machado R/R R-Jr. Omaha, Neb. 1-2, 2.11, 21.1 IP, 15 H, 10 R, 5 ER, 15 BB, 28 SO GM 2 Spencer Koelewyn L/L Jr. Harrisburg, S.D. 1-1, 5.32, 22.0 IP, 18 H, 16 R, 13 ER, 18 BB, 22 SO GM 3 Richie Holetz R/R So. Edina, Minn. 1-1, 3.54, 28.0 IP, 20 H, 14 R, 11 ER, 14 BB, 26 SO SHOCKER BASEBALL 2 2021 American Standings are under the direction of fifth-season head coach Evan Porter. FIRST START; FIRST “W”: Freshman RHP Jace Kaminska earned his first collegiate win on the mound Conference Overall in the Shockers’ 5-1 victory over K-State Tuesday. Kaminska tossed five innings and allowed one unearned Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Str run on just three hits with a pair of walks and four strikeouts. ECU 0-0 .000 16-4 .800 L1 Wichita State 0-0 .000 9-8 .529 W1 SWING AND A MISS: The Wichita State pitching trio of Jace Kaminska, Ryan Stuempfig and Aaron Houston 0-0 .000 10-9 .526 L4 Haase combined for 10 Ks in WSU’s 5-1 win over Kansas State Tuesday. Kaminska, K’ed four in five innings, South Florida 0-0 .000 9-9 .500 L1 before Stuempfig struck out a carer-best five in 2 2/3 innings and Haase fanned one in 1 1/3 innings. Memphis 0-0 .000 9-10 .474 L2 Tulane 0-0 .000 9-10 .474 L3 WEEKLY HONORS: Junior infielder Garrett Kocis was selected to the American Athletic Conference Cincinnati 0-0 .000 8-9 .471 W1 Weekly Honor Roll for the second time this season Monday, March 22. A native of Omaha, Neb., Kocis UCF 0-0 .000 9-11 .450 L1 continued his surge at the plate, hitting .429 with six hits, including two doubles, two home runs and a triple, in the Shockers’ four games in DeLand, Fla., March 19-21.