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#25 Wichita State (10-3) at Arizona (11-4)
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Game Notes
Date: March 16-17
First Pitch: 8 p.m. CST
Location: Tucson, Ariz.
Stadium: Jerry Kindall Field
Radio: KNSS 1330 AM (Tue.) KFH 1240 AM (Wed.)
Talent: Shane Dennis (pbp)
Series: WSU leads 2-0
Probable Pitching Matchups:
March 16 — Josh Smith (LHP, 2-0, 1.64) vs. Daniel Workman (RHP, 1-0, 6.08)
March 17 — Tim Kelley (RHP, 2-0, 1.80) vs. Kyle Simon (RHP, 1-2, 3.86)
Quick Hits
• Senior catcher Cody Lassley is currently fifth in the nation in slugging percentage, sixth in OPS and seventh in batting average.
• The Shockers are 10th nationally in scoring margin at +5.6.
• WSU is only giving up 3.8 runs per game which is tied for 14th nationally.
• WSU is 37th in the RPI according to Boyd's World and 36th according to Warren Nolan.
• Only two current Shockers played against Arizona in 2007. Bret Bascue walked in the ninth inning of the first championship game and Ryan Jones pinch ran for him. Jones became the winning run in that game.
• WSU has had at least one stolen base in 12 of 13 games this season.
• Will Baez had his career-best 14-game hitting streak snapped on Sunday.
• Cody Lassley is currently on a career-best 10-game hitting streak.
• Ryan Jones and Bret Bascue currently each have six-game hitting streaks.
• Gene Stephenson needs seven more wins to reach 1,700 for his career.
• Only four Shockers have started all 10 games this season - Preston Springer, Kevin Hall, Clint McKeever and Tyler Grimes.
• Ryan Jones and Tyler Grimes hit back-to-back home runs on Tuesday against Central Arkansas. It was the first time since 2009.
• 10 different Shockers have hit a home run this season including Cody Lassley (5), Preston Springer (2), Clint McKeever (2), Travis Bennett (1), Kevin Hall (1), Erik Harbutz (2), Tyler Grimes (2), Ryan Jones (3), Bret Bascue (2) and Nate Goro (1). Only nine different players hit a home run in 2009.
• WSU already has 21 home runs and six triples through 13 games in 2010. The 2009 team had just five triples and 33 home runs in 57 games.
• Senior Bret Bascue has two pinch-hit home runs this season.
Scouting Arizona
The Wildcats are 11-4 overall and are coming off of a three-game sweep of Northern Colorado over the weekend. Wins this season have come against Utah Valley three times, UNLV, Cal State Fullerton twice, Saint Joseph's twice and Northern Colorado three times. Losses have come against Long Beach State twice, UNLV and Cal State Fullerton. UA has four players hitting over .400 and is led by Jett Bandy who is hitting .476 with eight doubles, four home runs and 16 RBI. The Wildcats are hitting .358 as a team with a team ERA of 3.93. UA is led by ninth-year head coach Andy Lopez.
Series History vs. UA
Wichita State leads the overall series with Arizona 2-0. The only two meetings between the two teams were in 2007 in the Wichita Regional. The Shockers won by scores of 4-3 and 3-0.
Last Meeting vs. the Wildcats
The last meeting between the two teams was in 2007 in the Wichita Regional. The Shockers won the first championship game 4-3 behind Derek Schermerhorn's two-out double in the bottom of the ninth. The Shockers won the Regional with a 3-0 victory over Arizona in the second championship game. Travis Banwart pitched 7.2 shutout innings with 12 strikeouts in the game.
