April 12-14 - Wichita State (18-16, 4-2) at Bradley (11-16, 1-5), 6, 2, 1 p.m.

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Date: April 12-14
First Pitch: 6, 2, 1 p.m. CST
Location: Peoria, Ill.
Stadium: Peoria Chiefs Stadium
Radio: KNSS 1330 AM
Talent: Mike Kennedy & Shane Dennis
Series: WSU leads 90-24

Probable Pitching Matchups
 
April 12 — Cale Elam (RHP, 3-1, 2.58) vs. David Koll (LHP, 1-3, 6.05)
April 13 — A.J. Ladwig (RHP, 3-3, 4.78) vs. Brent Stong (LHP, 4-1, 2.91)
April 14 — Drew Palmer (LHP, 0-0, 4.29) vs. Eric Scheuermann (RHP, 2-2, 5.56)

Quick Hits
• All three games are on 1330 KNSS AM. They will also be on www.shockerradio.com.
• Wichita State leads the overall series with Bradley 90-24.
• Casey Gillaspie is first nationally in walks and 30th in home runs.
• WSU is 34th nationally in fielding percentage, 30th in hits, 44th in walks and 43rd in double plays turned.
• Erik Harbutz is on a seven-game hitting streak and Mikel Mucha is on a six-game hitting streak.
• WSU is 5-5 in its last 10 games. In the last 10, WSU is hitting .283 with a 2.85 ERA and a .970 fielding percentage.
• Garrett Bayliff is 16-for-39 (.410) in the last 10 games, while Joe Haddox is 11-for-31 (.355) and Mikel Mucha is 9-for-19 (.474).
• The Shocker bullpen has an ERA of 2.92 and eight of the Shockers 18 wins.
• Three Shocker pitchers combined for a one-hitter on March 26 against Air Force.
• Gene Stephenson has used the same lineup just four times this season. He used the same one for Nebraska-Omaha and game one against UTPA. He also used the same one for game two against North Dakota and game two against Long Beach State. He used the same one in game two against Air Force and in games one and two against Illinois State. He also used the same one in game two against Arizona State, game one against Indiana State and game one against Kansas State.
• Erik Harbutz leads the Shocks with 11 multiple-hit games, while Casey Gillaspie leads the team with seven multiple-RBI games.
• Head Coach Gene Stephenson won his 1,800th career game on Feb. 28 at Arkansas-Little Rock.
• Johnny Coy is one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award.
• The Shockers are 69-3 all-time at home (Eck and Lawrence-Dumont) in the month of February.
• WSU is 135-37 all-time overall in the month of February.
• The Shocks were picked second in the MVC Preseason Poll.
• Senior Johnny Coy was named to the preseason all-Valley team at first base.
• WSU tied a school record with a .974 fielding percentage in 2012.  The entire infield returns for 2013.
• The Shocks set the school record for fewest errors in a season with 62 in 2012.
• WSU returns six starters and 20 letterwinners from the 2012 team.
• The Shocker pitching staff returns three starting pitchers including Kris Gardner, A.J. Ladwig and Tobin Mateychick.
• WSU has ranked in the top 20 in attendance since 1999.

Scouting Bradley
Bradley is 11-16 overall and 1-5 in the Missouri Valley Conference and coming off of three losses against Creighton over the weekend. Wins this season have come against Lipscomb three times, Ball State, Hawaii, Wright State, Dayton, BelmontWashington and Jefferson, Evansville and Eureka. Losses have come against Arkansas State three times, Ball State, Lipscomb, UNLV twice, LMU, Wright State, Dartmouth twice, Evansville twice and Creighton three times. As a team, the Braves are hitting .305 with a 6.23 ERA. Mike Tauchman leads BU offensively as he is hitting .407 with nine doubles, three triples, two home runs and 28 RBI. BU is led by fifth-year head coach Elvis Dominguez.

Series History vs. the Braves
Wichita State leads the overall series with Bradley, 90-24.  WSU leads the series in Peoria, 32-15.  WSU has won 25 of the last 27 meetings overall.  The Braves last took a series from the Shockers in 2003.

Last Meeting vs. BU
The two teams last met in a three-game series May 11-13, 2012 in Wichita. The Shockers swept the series by scores of 7-1, 1-0 and 7-6. Casey Gillaspie went 6-for-11 in the series, while Johnny Coy hit two home runs. Josh Smith earned a win along with Cale Elam who had two wins.

Moore Gets First Hit
Junior college transfer Sean Moore started his Shocker career 0-for-5, but had his first Division I hit on Sunday against Indiana State. Moore hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning of the game for his first career hit as a Shocker and first career home run. It was also the first time the Shockers had a pinch-hit home run since Travis Bennett did it against Evansville in 2010.

Extra Innings
After playing eight extra-inning games last season, the Shockers finally played their first of the 2013 season on March 29 against Illinois State. The Shockers won 4-3 in 12 innings after a walk-off double from Joe Haddox. The Shockers are now 7-2 in extra-inning games since last season.