1989 National Champions • 7 College World Series Appearances • 27 NCAA Tournaments • 55 All-Americans • 27 Academic All-Americans • 20 MVC Titles WICHITA STATE MEDIA RELATIONS Release #4 (March 2, 2017) Baseball Contact: Tami Cutler WICHITA STATE (7-0) AT LOUISIANA TECH (8-1) Office Phone: 316/978-5559 March 3-5 • Ruston, La. • 6, 4, 1 p.m. Cell: 316/655-2267 • Fax: 316/978-3336 E-Mail: [email protected] .288 Avg. .274 16 2B 19 @GOSHOCKERSBSB 2017 SCHEDULE 1 3B 1 Feb. 17 Utah Valley (ESPN3) W, 4-3 5 HR 6 Feb. 18 Utah Valley (ESPN3) W, 16-2 42 RBI 59 Feb. 19 Utah Valley (ESPN3) W, 6-5 .437 SLG% .421 Feb. 25 Grand Canyon (ESPN3) W, 1-0 27 BB 41 Feb. 25 Grand Canyon (ESPN3) W, 4-0 Feb. 26 Grand Canyon (COX) W, 5-3 WICHITA STATE SHOCKERS 46 SO 64 LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS March 1 Omaha (ESPN3) W, 8-0 Overall Record: 7-0 5 SB 7 Overall Record: 8-1 March 3 Louisiana Tech (CUSA.TV) 6 p.m. Head Coach: Todd Butler .981 FLD% .991 Head Coach: Lane Burroughs March 4 Louisiana Tech (CUSA.TV) 4 p.m. Rankings: NR (Collegiate 1.57 ERA 1.92 Rankings: NR (Collegiate March 5 Louisiana Tech (CUSA.TV) 1 p.m. Baseball); NR (Perfect Game); 3 SHO 1 Baseball); NR (Perfect Game); March 7 Oklahoma (SSTV) 6:30 p.m. NR (Baseball America); NR (USA NR (Baseball America); RV (USA March 10 LSU (SEC Network+) 7 p.m. 4 SV 4 Today); NR (D1Baseball.com); RV 20 BB 22 Today); NR (D1Baseball.com); RV March 11 LSU (SEC Network+) 6:30 p.m. (NCBWA) (NCBWA) March 12 LSU (SEC Network+) 2 p.m. 67 SO 58 March 14 Northern Colorado (ESPN3) 3 p.m. March 15 Northern Colorado (ESPN3) 3 p.m. COVERAGE March 17 Cal Poly (Big West TV) 8 p.m. March 18 Cal Poly (Big West TV) 8 p.m. TV: CUSA TV Webcast: GoShockers.com March 19 Cal Poly (Big West TV) 3 p.m. TV Talent: N/A Video Stream: CUSA.TV March 21 Oral Roberts 6:30 p.m. March 22 Sacramento State (ESPN3) 6 p.m. March 24 Texas Tech (ESPN3) 6 p.m. Radio: KNSS 1330 AM Live Stats: ShockerStats.com March 25 Texas Tech (ESPN3) 2 p.m. March 26 Texas Tech (ESPN3) 1 p.m. Radio Talent: Shane Dennis Twitter: @GoShockersBSB March 28 Oklahoma State (Fox Sports+) 6 p.m. March 31 Valparaiso (ESPN3) 6 p.m. April 1 Valparaiso (ESPN3) 2 p.m. April 2 Valparaiso (ESPN3) 1 p.m. PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS April 4 Oklahoma State (ESPNU) 7 p.m. April 7 Southern Illinois* (COX) 6 p.m. April 8 Southern Illinois* (COX) 2 p.m. Willie Schwanke (RHP, 2-0, 2.13) March 3 Kent Hasler (RHP, 1-0, 0.69) April 9 Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) 1 p.m. Cody Tyler (LHP, 2-0, 0.82) March 4 Casey Sutton (RHP, 2-0, 4.09) April 11 Kansas (ESPN3) 6 p.m. Zach Lewis (RHP, 0-0, 1.80) March 5 Cameron Linck (RHP, 1-0, 0.96) April 14 Bradley* (ESPN3) 6 p.m. April 15 Bradley* (ESPN3) 2 p.m. April 16 Bradley* (ESPN3) 1 p.m. Quick Hits game, second in ERA, 16th in hits allowed per April 19 Kansas (ESPN3) 6 p.m. • All three games this weekend will be broadcast nine innings, and second in shutouts. Individu- April 21 Missouri State* (ESPN3) 6:35 p.m. on KNSS 1330 AM and on goshockers.com with ally, Ben Hecht and Reagan Biechler are 19th April 22 Missouri State* (ESPN3) 2:05 p.m. Shane Dennis calling the action. in saves, Willie Schwanke and Cody Tyler are April 23 Missouri State* 1:05 p.m. • This will be the first meeting between Wichita sixth in wins and Gunnar Troutwine is first in April 25 Creighton (COX) 6:30 p.m. State and Louisiana Tech. toughest to strikeout. April 28 Illinois State* (COX) 6 p.m. April 29 Illinois State* (ESPN3) 2 p.m. • Shocker head coach Todd Butler and sopho- • The WSU bullpen has an ERA of 0.85. April 30 Illinois State* (ESPN3) 1 p.m. more outfielder Dayton Dugas are both Louisi- • WSU collected back-to-back shutouts on Feb. May 2 Kansas State (COX) 6:30 p.m. ana natives. Butler is from Sulphur, while Dugas 25 of Grand Canyon. The last time WSU had May 5 Dallas Baptist* 6:30 p.m. is from Lake Charles. two-straight was in 2013. May 6 Dallas Baptist* 2 p.m. • Cody Tyler is this week’s Missouri Valley • WSU had a scoreless innings streak of 24.1 May 7 Dallas Baptist* 1 p.m. Conference Pitcher of the Week. from Feb. 19-26. The streak ranks as the eighth May 9 Oral Roberts (COX) 6 p.m. • The Shockers have won eight in a row at longest in WSU history. May 12 Evansville* (ESPN3) 6 p.m. home, the ninth longest streak in the nation. • Senior pitcher Reagan Biechler needs seven May 13 Evansville* (ESPN3) 2 p.m. • WSU is one of six undefeated teams in the more appearances to move into a tie for 24th May 14 Evansville* (ESPN3) 1 p.m. nation as of March 2. in the Shocker record book for career appear- May 16 Kansas State (ESPN3) 6 p.m. • WSU is first nationally in runs allowed per ances. May 18 Indiana State* (ESPN3) 5:30 p.m. May 19 Indiana State* (ESPN3) 5:30 p.m. game at 1.9. • All seven returning starters have homered in May 20 Indiana State* (ESPN3) 1 p.m. • The Shockers are off to their best start since their last 51 at bats. May 24-28 MVC Tourney (Springfield, Mo.) 2011 when they also started 7-0. • Four Shockers have double-digit errorless June 2-5 NCAA Regionals TBA • Dayton Dugas is currently on a six-game streaks including Travis Young at 42, Dayton June 9-12 NCAA Super Regionals TBA hitting streak, while Greyson Jenista is on a Dugas at 33, Trey Vickers at 14 and Gunnar June 17-28 College World Series TBA five-game streak. Troutwine at 10. • As a team, the Shockers are hitting .343 with • WSU struck out seven-straight batters in the All Times Central runners in scoring position. season opener against Utah Valley. It was the * Missouri Valley Conference Game • In the NCAA stats, WSU is 38th in double first time with six or more consecutive strikeouts Home Games in Bold plays turned per game, 48th in doubles per since 2010. 2017 Wichita State Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B-T Cl. Hometown (Last School) Major 1 Travis Young OF 6-2 200 R-R So. (RS) Derby, Kan. (Derby) Management 2 Alex Jackson INF 6-0 175 L-R Fr. Double Oak, Texas (Marcus) Sport Management 3 Sam Goodwin 1B 6-2 215 L-R Jr. Overland Park, Kan. (Rockhurst/Cowley) Sport Management 4 Jordan Boyer INF 6-1 190 R-R So. (RS) Oklahoma City, Okla. (Deer Creek) Sport Management 5 Josh DeBacker OF/1B 6-3 205 L-L So. (RS) Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit North) International Business 6 Willie Schwanke RHP 6-1 205 L-R Sr. (RS) Frisco, Texas (Wakeland/Arkansas/Grayson College) Sport Management 7 Noah Croft C 6-3 215 R-R Fr. (RS) Olathe, Kan. (Olathe South) General Business 8 Jacob Katzfey OF/1B 6-3 190 L-L Fr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit West) Physical Education 9 Reagan Biechler LHP 6-1 195 L-L Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) General Studies/Chemistry 11 Ben Hecht RHP 6-3 185 R-R Jr. (RS) Effingham, Ill. (St. Anthony/Illinois State/Lincoln Land) Accounting 12 Codi Heuer RHP 6-4 185 R-R So. Windsor, Colo. (Fossil Ridge) General Business 13 Bryant Klusener INF 6-0 200 R-R Jr. Andover, Kan. (Andover/Butler) Exercise Science 14 Gunnar Troutwine C 6-2 225 R-R Jr. Fairway, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East) General Business 15 Alex Forge’t C 6-1 170 R-R Jr. Edmond, Okla. (Deer Creek/Butler) Management Information Systems 16 Keylan Killgore LHP 6-3 175 L-L Fr. (RS) Wichita, Kan. (Heights) General Business 17 Trey Vickers SS 6-1 190 R-R Jr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Rockhurst) Entrepreneurship 18 Alec Bohm 3B 6-5 220 R-R So. Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Roncalli Catholic) Sport Management 19 Luke Ritter INF 6-0 190 R-R So. Overland Park, Kan. (Rockhurst) Finance 23 Tyler Jones RHP 6-3 185 R-R Jr. Colwich, Kan. (Andale) Sport Management 25 Dayton Dugas OF 6-3 225 R-R So. Lake Charles, La. (Sam Houston) Sport Management 26 Matt Whalen RHP 6-6 210 R-R So. (RS) Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Valor Christian/WSU/Cisco) Management Information Systems 27 Alex Segal LHP 6-4 190 L-L Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) Finance 28 Preston Snavely RHP 6-5 200 R-R Fr. Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins) Undecided 29 Tommy Barnhouse RHP 6-4 225 R-R Fr. Lansing, Kan. (Leavenworth) History 30 Greyson Jenista 1B/OF 6-4 220 L-R So. Eudora, Kan. (De Soto) Sport Management 31 Connor Lungwitz RHP 6-5 220 R-R So. Wichita, Kan. (Maize) General Business 32 Zach Lewis RHP 6-4 225 R-R Sr. Palos Heights, Ill. (St. Laurence/Wabash Valley) General Studies/Psychology 34 Chandler Sanburn RHP 6-2 195 R-R Jr.