Fri., Feb. 12, 2010

Wichita State vs. Memphis   -   2 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 13, 2010

Wichita State at Centenary   -   3:30 p.m.

Wichita State vs. Southern   -   7:30 p.m.

Sun., Feb. 14, 2010

  Live Stats | Game Notes 

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• The Wichita State softball team opens its 2010 season at the 2010 Centenary College Spring Tournament, Feb. 12-14, in Shreveport, La.

• The Shockers return six position players and all three pitchers from a team that finished 21-32 in 2009. Among those returning for WSU is junior catcher Heather Gerritse, who was named first team all-MVC at the end of 2009 after leading the team with a .353 batting average. Senior second baseman Kara L'Huillier, a second team all-MVC pick a season ago, also returns for WSU.

• After being named first team all-MVC last season, Valley coaches tabbed catcher Heather Gerritse as a pre-season all-MVC selection again in 2010.

• WSU returns 77-percent of its offense from last season that ranked third in the MVC with a team .262 batting average. The Shockers led the league in walks and on-base percentage and ranked in the top-3 in batting average, runs scored, hits, RBI, and total bases.

• With 47 votes, Wichita State was picked sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll. Last season the Shockers (21-32, 10-15) finished tied for eighth.

• Wichita State will be looking at some new faces at the Centenary College Spring Tournament. The Shockers have never faced Memphis, Centenary, Southern or Houston Baptist and have a 1-0 record against Nicholls State. WSU took a 5-0 win over NSU back in March of 1989, which is before 11 of WSU's 16 players were even born.