No. 9 Wichita State opens the 2008 baseball season on Friday at Eck Stadium against Fordham. The Shockers host the Rams for a three-game series. Friday's game is at 3 p.m., Saturday's is at 2 p.m. and Sunday's is at 1 p.m. All three games can be heard live on KNSS 1330 AM with Shane Dennis and Terry Elliot calling the action.

Friday's game is a Shocker 3 o'clocker where fans can buy any of the GA and yellow seats for just $3.

Series History
WSU leads the overall series 5-0. The first two meetings were in 1989 in Honolulu and the last three were in Wichita in 2006.

Stephenson a Winner in Season Openers
In head coach Gene Stephenson's 30 years at WSU, the Shockers are 22-8 in season openers. The last time WSU lost a season opener was in 2007, a 2-0 loss at Pepperdine.

Stephenson a Winner in Home Openers
In head coach Gene Stephenson's 30 years at WSU, the Shockers are 28-2 in home openers. The two losses were to New Mexico, 11-13, in 1988 at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium and to Richmond, 10-11, in 2007.

Probable Pitching Matchups
Feb. 22 ? Rob Musgrave (LHP, 0-0, 0.00) vs. Tom Davis (RHP, 0-0, 0.00)
Feb. 23 ? Aaron Shafer (RHP, 0-0, 0.00) vs. Peter Kennelly (RHP, 0-0, 0.00)
Feb. 24 ? Anthony Capra (LHP, 0-0, 0.00) vs. Brando Casalicchio (RHP, 0-0, 0.00)