April 4-6 - Wichita State (16-11, 2-1) at Indiana State (18-7, 2-4), 5:30, 1, 12 p.m. (Central)

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Date: April 4-6
First Pitch: 5:30, 1, 12 p.m. CST
Location: Terre Haute, Ind.
Stadium: Sycamore Field
Radio: KFH 1240 AM (Fri.)/KNSS 1330 AM
Talent: Mike Kennedy & Shane Dennis
Series: WSU leads 97-41

Probable Pitching Matchups
April 4 — A.J. Ladwig (RHP, 2-3, 1.16) vs. David Stagg (LHP, 4-2, 2.86)
April 5 ­— Cale Elam (RHP, 5-0, 1.47) vs. Brad Lombard (RHP, 5-0, 2.54)
April 6 — Sam Tewes (RHP, 4-1, 2.55) vs. Kurt Kudrecki (RHP, 3-3, 4.19)

Quick Hits
• Friday's game will be on KFH 1240 AM and Saturday and Sunday's games will be on KNSS 1330 AM. All three will be on www.shockerradio.com.
• WSU leads the overall series with Indiana State 97-41.
• Cale Elam is the Valley Pitcher of the Week.
• As of April 2, WSU is 48th in the RPI according to warrennolan.com. The Shockers have a strength of schedule of 34.
• WSU is 4-4 against the top-50 and 10-10 against the top-100. Indiana State has an RPI of 25.
• The Shockers are 5-4 on the road this season.
• The Shockers are 15-1 when leading after seven innings and 14-0 when leading after eight innings.
• Six of the Shockers 11 losses are by one run.
• WSU is 46th nationally in batting average and 28th in ERA.
• Casey Gillaspie is on a 13-game hitting streak and Tanner Dearman is on a 12-game hitting streak.
• Junior Casey Gillaspie leads the Shockers with 13 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI games.
• In eight road games, the Shockers are hitting .301 with a 3.38 ERA.
• On the road, Dayne Parker is hitting .462, while Casey Gillaspie is hitting .389, Tanner Dearman is hitting .378 and Tyler Baker is hitting .303.
• WSU is 5-5 in its last 10 games. In those games, the Shocks are hitting .293 with a 3.48 ERA and a .974 fielding percentage.
• In the last 10 games, Casey Gillaspie is hitting .421, Tanner Dearman is hitting .415, Micah Green is hitting .368 and Dayne Parker is hitting .323.
• The weekend rotation of A.J. Ladwig, Cale Elam and Sam Tewes has combined to go 11-4 with a 1.66 ERA in 125 innings.
• Head Coach Todd Butler has used the same lineup just five times in 2014.
• Senior outfielder Garrett Bayliff is one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award.
• The Shocks were picked first in the MVC Preseason Poll.
• Junior first baseman Casey Gillaspie, junior catcher Tyler Baker, senior outfielder Garrett Bayliff and senior relief pitcher Aaron LaBrie were named to the preseason all-Valley team.
• WSU set a school record with a .977 fielding percentage in 2013.  The entire infield returns for 2014.
• The Shocks set the school record for fewest errors in a season with 61 in 2013.
• WSU returns eight starters and 20 letterwinners from the 2013 team.
• The Shocker pitching staff returns four starting pitchers including Cale Elam, A.J. Ladwig, Kris Gardner and Garrett Brummett.
• WSU has ranked in the top 25 in attendance since 1999.
• Head Coach Todd Butler is in his first season as coach of the Shockers.
• Butler earned his 100th career win as a head coach on March 11 at Oklahma State. He is currently 106-94 overall.
• Assistant Coach Brian Walker is the third base coach and Volunteer Assistant Coach Jon Coyne is the first base coach.

Scouting Indiana State
Indiana State is 18-7 overall and 2-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Wins this season have come against Connecticut, Ohio State twice, Lipscomb, Belmont, Middle Tennessee State, New Orleans three times, Western Illinois three times, UNC Wilmington twice, Evansville, Indiana, Illinois State and Austin Peay. Losses have come against Auburn, UNC Wilmington, Illinois, Evansville twice and Illinois State twice. As a team, the Sycamores are hitting .287 with a team ERA of 3.13. They are led offensively by Derek Hannahs who is hitting .367 with two doubles and 19 RBI. INS is led by first-year head coach Mitch Hannahs.

Series History vs. the Sycamores
Wichita State leads the overall series with Indiana State 97-41. The Shockers also lead the series in Terre Haute, Ind., 38-17. WSU went 4-1 against the Sycamores in 2013 with a series win in Wichita and two wins in the MVC Tournament. The Shockers last won a series in Terre Haute in 2008.

Last Meeting vs. INS
The last meeting between the two teams was May 24, 2013, in Normal, Ill, in the MVC Tournament. The Shockers won the game 5-4. Garrett Bayliff went 2-for-4 with two RBI, while Micah Green went 1-for-4 with two RBI. Foster Vielock earned the win and Brandon Peterson picked up the save.

Shocks in the NCAA Stats
Wichita State is ranked in the top-50 in several statistical categories in the fifth NCAA stats release of the season. The Shockers are 46th in batting average, 37th in doubles, 34th in doubles per game, 28th in ERA, 49th in hits, 49th in home runs, 50th in home runs per game, 32nd in shutouts, 34th in slugging percentage, 50th in triples, 20th in walks allowed per nine innings and 27th in strikeout-to-walk ratio. Individually, Casey Gillaspie is 35th in walks, 43rd in walks per game, 31st in batting average, 47th in hits, 41st in home runs, 18th in on base percentage, 44th in RBI, 45th in RBI per game, 24th in slugging percentage and 27th in total bases. Tanner Dearman is 23rd in stolen bases and 28th in stolen bases per game. Micah Green is 29th in sacrifice flies. A.J. Ladwig is 19th in games started and 35th in ERA, Foster Vielock is 40th in saves and Sam Tewes is 19th in games started. Cale Elam is 22nd in strikeout-to-walk ratio and 19th in victories.

Elam Named Valley Pitcher of the Week
Wichita State baseball student-athlete Cale Elam has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week of March 24-30.
Elam, a senior from Oktaha, Okla., earned the win on Saturday against No. 9 Cal State Fullerton. He threw his first complete game of the season and allowed just two runs on four hits with one walk and eight strikeouts.
He retired 16 of the last 17 hitters that he faced and allowed just six base runners in the game. He needed just 111 pitches in his nine innings of work. With the win, he improved to 5-0 on the year.
It was the first complete game by a Shocker pitcher this season.

Hitting Streaks Alive
Junior Casey Gillaspie and sophomore Tanner Dearman both extended their hitting streaks on Tuesday. Gillaspie is now on a 13-game hitting streak, which is a  career-best, and Dearman is on a career-best 12-game hitting streak. During Gillaspie's streak, he is 20-for-52 (.385) with seven runs, three doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI. During Dearman's streak, he is 20-for-49 (.408) with 10 runs, three doubles, one triple, five RBI and four stolen bases.
 
Top-10 Wins
With two wins over No. 9 Cal State Fullerton this weekend, the Shockers won their first games at Eck Stadium over a top-10 team since beating No. 8 Oklahoma in 2006. It was the first three-game series win over a ranked opponent since taking two of three from No. 11 Pepperdine in 2009.
 
Weekend Rotation
The weekend rotation of A.J. Ladwig, Cale Elam, and Sam Tewes continues to be impressive for the Shockers. The trio is 11-4 with a 1.66 ERA. In 125 innings pitched, the rotation has 24 walks and 91 strikeouts.
 
Tough Road Trip
The Shockers will start a nine-game road trip this week in Lawrence, Kan., on Tuesday. Wichita State then travels to Indiana State for three-games over the weekend, to Kansas State and Oral Roberts for single games next week and a three-game series at Evansville, April 11-13.