WICHITA, Kan. – Alex Segal, a left-handed pitcher from Scottsdale, Ariz., has signed with Wichita State in the spring signing period, Head Coach Todd Butler announced on April 13.
"We are excited to have left-handed pitcher Alex Segal join our program for the 2017 season," Butler said. "Alex plays at one of the premier programs in the country at Chaparral High School in Arizona. Alex has a great upside for the future and he will really complement the rest of our recruiting class."
Segal, a 6-foot-4 left-handed pitcher from Scottsdale, Ariz., is halfway through his senior season at Chaparral High School and has a 3-1 record with a 1.97 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 21 innings pitched. In his last outing, he threw five shutout innings of one-hit ball and struck out 11. In 2016, he has been named a Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American and a Perfect Game West All-Region second team selection. As a junior, he went 3-2 with a 4.20 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 28 innings pitched. In 2015, he was named a Perfect Game Underclass Honorable Mention selection and was named the 18u West Most Valuable Pitcher, while he played for the Diamond Backs Elite Scout Team.
He is a two-year letterman in baseball and is the son of Howard and Kay Segal. Alex is ranked as a Perfect Game top-500 recruit and is listed as the No. 131 left-handed pitcher nationally. He is ranked No. 23 overall in the state of Arizona and the No. 4 left-handed pitcher in the state.
Segal joins the class of 13 signees that signed with Wichita State in the fall signing period.
| WSU Signees | Position | Hometown (High School) |
| Trent Allen | LHP | Southlake, Texas (Carroll Senior HS) |
| Tommy Barnhouse | RHP | Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth HS) |
| Joe Dittmar | RHP | Richmond, Ill. (Richmond Burton Community HS) |
| Drake Durham | LHP | Fort Mill, S.C. (Nation Ford HS) |
| Nathan Hawkins | LHP | Sunnyvale, Texas (Sunnyvale HS) |
| Alex Jackson | SS | Dallas, Texas (Marcus HS) |
| Jacob Katzfey | OF/1B | Lee's Summit, Mo. (Lee's Summit West HS) |
| Adam Keller | RHP | Broken Arrow, Okla. (Tulsa Memorial HS/West Virginia/Seward County CC) |
| Preston Minor | RHP | Frisco, Texas (Frisco Wakeland HS) |
| Alex Segal | LHP | Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral HS) |
| Logan Sisson | OF | Omaha, Neb. (Millard North HS) |
| Preston Snavely | RHP | Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins HS) |
| Maison Stites | 3B | Lee's Summit, Mo. (Lee's Summit North HS) |
| Matt Whalen | RHP | Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Valor Christian HS/Wichita State/Cisco College) |
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