May 31 - Wichita State (39-26) at #13 Kansas State (41-17) - 2 p.m.

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Tournament Central
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Probable Pitching Matchups
May 31 — Cale Elam (RHP, 7-4, 2.60) vs. Levi MaVorhis (RHP, 5-0, 3.51)
June 1 — A.J. Ladwig (RHP, 5-5, 4.65) vs. TBA

Quick Hits
• All games this weekend will be on KNSS 1330 AM. They will also be on www.shockerradio.com.
• Wichita State leads the overall series with Kansas State, 53-32, while Arkansas leads the series with WSU 30-27.
• WSU earned the Missouri Valley Conference automatic bid by winning its 18th MVC Tourney title.
• The Shockers are one of 10 schools in the 2013 NCAA Tournament that have won a national championship.
• Casey Gillaspie is second nationally in walks.
• Cale Elam is third nationally in games started.
• WSU is 18th nationally in fielding percentage, fourth in hits, 46th in batting average, 43rd in runs, 44th in stolen bases, 22nd in walks, 31st in sacrifice flies, 39th in ERA, and 28th in walks allowed per nine innings.
• WSU is making its 28th NCAA Tournament appearance. WSU is 74-55 overall in NCAA play and 57-40 in Regional play.
• The Shockers have not committed an error in the last nine games.
• The streak of 9-straight errorless games is a school record. The previous record was six-straight in 2012.
• WSU is 8-2 in its last 10 games. In the last 10, WSU is hitting .346 with a 2.53 ERA and a .995 fielding percentage.
• Garrett Bayliff is 22-for-39 (.564) in the last 10 games, while Erik Harbutz is 13-for-33 (.394), Tanner Dearman is 14-for-39 (.359), Tyler Baker is 13-for-38 (.342), Mikel Mucha is 11-for-33 (.333), Johnny Coy is 11-for-34 (.324), and Micah Green is 11-for-34 (.324).
• In the last 10 games, Brandon Peterson has made three appearances and is 1-0 with one save. He has pitched 4.2 innings and allowed no runs with three strikeouts. Aaron LaBrie is 1-0 with a save in four appearances. He has pitched five innings and allowed no runs with three strikeouts.
• The Shocker bullpen has an ERA of 2.71 and 17 of the Shockers 39 wins.
• WSU is 31-0 when leading after eight innings.
• WSU is 32-5 when out-hitting opponents.
• WSU is 28-8 when scoring first.
• In 31 games away from Eck Stadium this season, the Shockers are 19-12.
• In those 31 games, Tyler Baker is 43-for-110 (.391), while Micah Green is 32-for-100 (.320) and Casey Gillaspie is 34-for-107 (.318).
• Away from Eck Stadium this season, Cale Elam has a 2.41 ERA in nine starts, while Brandon Peterson is 1-1 with seven saves and a 0.68 ERA.
• TJ McGreevy has allowed just one of 14 inherited runners to score this season, while Brandon Peterson has allowed just three of 18.
• Tyler Baker has reached base in 21-straight games.
• Garrett Bayliff is on a 14-game hitting streak.
• Tanner Dearman is hitting .413 (19-for-46) with runners in scoring position.
• Garrett Bayliff leads the Shockers with 20 two-out RBI.
• The pitching staff has two one-hitters in 2013. It is the most in a season since the 2005 staff had two.
• 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.
• Garrett Bayliff leads the Shocks with 26 multiple-hit games, while Tyler Baker leads the team with 14 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.
• WSU has ranked in the top 20 in attendance since 1999.

Series History vs. Regional Field
vs. Kansas State
53-32 overall & 0-0 in NCAA Tourney
vs. Arkansas
27-30 overall & 5-3 in NCAA Tourney
vs. Bryant
0-0 overall & 0-0 in NCAA Tourney

Scouting Kansas State
Kansas State is the No. 1 seed in the Regional and is 41-17 overall. The Wildcats won the Big 12 regular-season and earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. As a team, KSU is hitting .323 with an ERA of 3.83. The Wildcats are led offensively by Austin Fisher who is hitting .356 with 18 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 34 RBI and Ross Kivett who is hitting .356 with 13 doubles, four triples, one home run, 34 RBI and 26 stolen bases.  KSU is making its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance.

Last Meeting vs. KSU
The last meeting between the two teams was April 16, 2013 in Wichita. The Wildcats won 4-1. The Shockers had just two hits in the game, one from Garrett Bayliff and one from Micah Green. Casey Gillaspie drove in the lone Shocker run. Starter Kris Gardner took the loss.

Scouting Arkansas
Arkansas is the No. 2 seed in the Regional and is 37-20 overall. The Razorbacks earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. As a team, UA is hitting .260 with an ERA of 1.87. The Razorbacks are led offensively by Brian Anderson who is hitting .338 with 12 doubles, five triples, four home runs and 33 RBI. UA is making its 26th NCAA Tournament appearance.

Scouting Bryant
Bryant is the No. 3 seed in the Regional and is 44-16-1 overall. The Bulldogs won the Northeast Conference Tournament to earn the automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. As a team, BU is hitting .289 with an ERA of 2.63. The Bulldogs are led offensively by Kevin Brown who is hitting .368 with 16 doubles, two triples, six home runs, 46 RBI and 22 stolen bases. BU is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance.

Seven Shockers Named to All-Tourney Team
Seven Wichita State players were named to the Missouri Valley Conference all-tournament team. Junior Garrett Bayliff earned MVP honors after hitting .458 (11-for-24) with eight runs and seven RBI. Joining him on the team were second baseman Tanner Dearman, third baseman Erik Harbutz, utility player Tyler Baker, designated hitter Johnny Coy, outfielder Mikel Mucha and pitcher Kris Gardner.

Peterson Named Newcomer of the Year
Junior relief pitcher Brandon Peterson has been named Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year. Peterson, a junior from Savage, Minn., is 3-1 this season with 10 saves and a 1.15 ERA. He is the second Shocker to win the award joining Preston Springer who won it in 2010.

Eight Shockers Named All-Valley
Eight Wichita State baseball student-athletes have been named to the 2013 All-Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Team, as voted on by the league coaches.  
Sophomore utility player Tyler Baker and junior relief pitcher Brandon Peterson were named to the first team, while junior starting pitcher Cale Elam, sophomore first baseman Casey Gillaspie, and junior outfielder Garrett Bayliff were named to the second team.
Junior shortstop Erik Harbutz, junior relief pitcher Albert Minnis and junior relief pitcher Aaron LaBrie were all named to the honorable mention team, while Gillaspie and Bayliff were also named to the All-Defensive Team.

Brummett in a Starting Role
Freshman pitcher Garrett Brummett made his first career start on April 24 against Oral Roberts and has put up impressive numbers in his six career starts. He is 4-0 with a 0.29 ERA in those six starts. He has pitched 31 innings and has allowed just one run on 26 hits with eight walks and 19 strikeouts. He has allowed just one run in his last 32.1 innings pitched overall.

Bullpen Impressive
The Shocker bullpen made a statement in Missouri Valley Conference play in 2013. Eight pitchers combined for a 1.34 bullpen ERA in Valley play this season. In 80.1 innings pitched, the bullpen allowed just 12 earned runs on 58 hits with 21 walks and 70 strikeouts. The bullpen went 8-0 with eight saves. TJ McGreevy led the bullpen with three wins, while Brandon Peterson had two wins and six saves, Aaron LaBrie had a win and a save, Albert Minnis had a win and a save and Foster Vielock had a win.