Date: March 11-13, 2016
First Pitch: 9, 8, 3 p.m. (Central)
Location: Fullerton, Calif.
Stadium: Goodwin Field
Free Audio: www.goshockers.com/watch
Talent: Shane Dennis
Series: Wichita State leads 12-8

Quick Hits
• All three games will be broadcast on KNSS 1330 AM with Shane Dennis calling the action.  The games will also be on www.goshockers.com.
• Wichita State leads the overall series with Cal State Fullerton 12-8. The Titans lead the series in Fullerton 3-0.
• The Shockers are making their first trip to Fullerton since 2001.
• Head Coach Todd Butler recorded his 150th career win on March 1 against Omaha.
• Senior Mikel Mucha is currently on a seven-game hitting streak and senior Tanner Kirk is on a five-game hitting streak.
• WSU is 0-5 in road games.
• In five road games, WSU is hitting .274 with a 9.23 ERA and .972 fielding percentage.
• In five road games, Luke Ritter is hitting .467, while Chase Rader is hitting .667.
• In the last 10 games, WSU is 2-8 and hitting .286 with a 7.31 ERA and .960 fielding percentage.
• Three current Shockers have played against Cal State Fullerton in their careers including Sam Tewes, Tanner Kirk and Reagan Biechler.
• WSU has one player from the state of California in senior first baseman Ryan Tinkham (Simi Valley).
• The Shockers rank 15th nationally in doubles, 12th in doubles per game, 41st in on base percentage, 25th in walks, 16th in shutouts and 38th in strikeouts per nine innings.
• WSU is 15-7 on March 11 since 1978. The Shockers are 17-9-1 on March 12 and 23-7 on March 13.
• WSU is 569-215-2 all-time overall in the month of March.
• Freshman Alec Bohm became the first freshman in Shocker history to hit a home run in his first collegiate plate appearance.
• WSU is 28-11 in season openers since 1978.
• WSU is 36-3 in home openers since 1978.
• Dayton Dugas became the first freshman to start on opening day since Casey Gillaspie and Tyler Baker in 2012.
• Ryan Tinkham is a preseason second team All-American by Collegiate Baseball.
• WSU plays 35 games in 2016 against teams that were in the top-100 in the RPI in 2015. Twenty-one of those are games against teams in the top-50.
• WSU unveiled a new scoreboard/videoboard in January that is the fourth-largest in college baseball.
• The Shockers are 79-7 all-time at home (Eck and Lawrence-Dumont) in the month of February.
• The Shocks were picked third in the MVC Preseason Poll.
• Senior first baseman Ryan Tinkham, sophomore starting pitcher Sam Tewes and sophomore catcher Gunnar Troutwine were named to the preseason all-Valley team.
• WSU's recruiting class was ranked No. 25 by Baseball America.
• The Shockers welcome 15 newcomers in 2016.
• Two of the Shocker newcomers were drafted in 2015 along with two returners: Willie Schwanke (22nd rd.), Chase Williams (25th rd.), Dayton Dugas (29th rd.), and Connor Lungwitz (35th rd.)
• The Shocks set the school record for times they were hit by a pitch in a season with 73 in 2015.
• Gunnar Troutwine tied the school record for fielding percentage by a freshman with a .994 fielding percentage in 2015.
• Chase Rader was hit by a pitch 17 times in 2015, which ranks third in the Shocker record books.
• Ryan Tinkham had a 21-game hitting streak last season that ranks as the 10th-best in school history.
• WSU returns six starters and 15 letterwinners from the 2015 team.
• The Shocker pitching staff returns three starters including Sam Tewes, Willie Schwanke and Chase Williams.
• WSU has ranked in the top 25 in attendance every year since 1999.
• Head Coach Todd Butler is in his third season as coach of the Shockers.
• Head Coach Todd Butler is the third base coach and Volunteer Assistant Coach Mike Sirianni is the first base coach.

Scouting Cal State Fullerton
The Titans are 6-6 overall and coming off of two midweek losses to Arizona State. Wins this season have come against Stanford, Indiana three times, and Texas Tech twice. Losses have come against Stanford twice, Arizona, Texas Tech and Arizona State twice. As a team, they are hitting .215 with a team ERA of 2.37 and a .987 fielding percentage. They are led offensively by Dalton Blaser who is hitting .371 with one double and two RBI. CSF is led by head coach Rick Vanderhook.

Series History vs. the Titans
Wichita State leads the overall series with the Titans 12-8. The Titans lead the series in Fullerton 3-0. WSU lost two one-run games in Fullerton in 1994 and lost 3-1 in 2001. Head Coach Todd Butler is 2-1 in his career against CSF.

Last Meeting vs. CSF
The last meeting between the two teams was a three-game series March 28-30, 2014 in Wichita. The Titans took game one 5-1, but the Shockers won the next two by scores of 3-2 and 4-2. Casey Gillaspie went 5-for-11 with two RBI, while Tanner Kirk went 4-for-11 with a double in the series. Cale Elam and Sam Tewes each earned a win, while A.J. Ladwig took the loss.

On-Base Streaks
Two Shocker hitters have been on base in every game this season and also carry over streaks from last season.Gunnar Troutwine has reached in 22-straight games and Tanner Kirk in 12-straight.
 
Schwanke Strikes Out Career-High
Willie Schwanke led the Shockers to a 2-0 win on Saturday against Sam Houston State. He pitched seven shutout innings and allowed four singles with no walks and a career-high eight strikeouts. He limited the Bearkats to a .154 batting average in the game. He struck out at least one batter in each of his seven innings and he allowed just two runners into scoring position, both at second base.

First for the Freshmen
Wichita State had two freshmen collect their first career home runs over the weekend. Freshman infielder Luke Ritter hit his first home run on Friday against Sam Houston State in the third inning, while freshman outfielder Dayton Dugas hit his first home run on Friday in the fifth inning. Redshirt freshman infielder Jordan Boyer also collected his first career hit this weekend. He had an infield single in the eighth inning on Sunday and then followed that with a three-run triple in the ninth.

Grand Slam for Tinkham
Senior first baseman Ryan Tinkham hit his first career grand slam on Sunday against Sam Houston State. It was his second home run of the weekend as he also had a home run on Friday. It was the first grand slam of the season for the Shockers. WSU hit two of them in 2015, one by Daniel Kihle against Southern Illinois and one by Sam Hilliard against Dallas Baptist.

Early Season Shutouts
The Wichita State pitching staff already has two shutouts during the 2016 season. The Shockers shut out Northern Colorado 11-0 on Feb. 19 and shut out Sam Houston State 2-0 on March 5. WSU had only one shutout in 2015. It was on May 10, a 10-0 win over Evansville.

Late Inning Offense
The Shocker bats have come to life during the late innings of games. Through 12 games, WSU has scored 12 runs in the eighth inning and 13 in the ninth inning.