March 13-15 - Wichita State (5-10) vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara (11-4), 3, 2, 1 p.m.

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Date: March 13-15
First Pitch: 3, 2, 1 p.m. CST
Location: Wichita, Kan.
Stadium: Eck Stadium
Radio: KNSS 1330 AM
Talent: Mike Kennedy
Series: Wichita State leads UCSB 7-3

Probable Pitching Matchups
March 13 — Willie Schwanke (RHP, 0-2, 3.86) vs. Dillon Tate (RHP, 3-1, 0.96)

March 14 — Isaac Anderson (RHP, 2-2, 2.62) vs. Shane Bieber (RHP, 2-2, 3.00)

March 15 — Sam Hilliard (LHP, 0-1, 4.58) vs. Justin Jacome (LHP, 2-1, 3.16)

Quick Hits
• All three games this weekend will be broadcast on KNSS 1330 AM with Mike Kennedy calling the action.  The games will also be on www.goshockers.com.
• Wichita State leads the overall series with UC Santa Barbara, 7-3.
• WSU is 17th nationally in stolen bases and stolen bases per game.
• WSU is 4-5 in home games in 2015. In those nine games, the Shockers are hitting .293 with a 3.67 team ERA and a .957 fielding percentage.
• In those nine home games, Mikel Mucha is hitting .406, while Daniel Kihle is hitting .333 and Jordan Farris is hitting .333.
• WSU is 2-8 in its last 10 games. In those 10 games, the Shockers are hitting .229 with a 4.45 ERA and a .953 fielding percentage.
• Mikel Mucha is hitting .316 in the last 10 games, while Jordan Farris is hitting .306.
• Willie Schwanke has made three relief appearances in the last 10 games and is 0-1 with a 1.69 ERA with eight strikeouts in 10.2 innings.
• Ryan Tinkham leads the Shockers with five multiple-hit games, while Tinkham and Daniel Kihle lead the team with three multiple-RBI games.
• Mikel Mucha is on a season-best five-game hitting streak.
• WSU is 586-206-2 all-time overall in the month of March.
• WSU is 23-7 on March 13, 18-10 on March 14 and 24-7 on March 15 since 1978.
• Ryan Tinkham has been on base in 14 of 15 games this season.
• WSU is ranked 19th nationally in average attendance.
• WSU plays 37 games in 2015 against teams that were in the top-100 in the RPI in 2014. Nineteen of those are games against teams in the top-50.
• The Shocks were picked third in the MVC Preseason Poll.
• Junior outfielder Daniel Kihle and sophomore starting pitcher Sam Tewes were named to the preseason all-Valley team.
• WSU's recruiting class was ranked No. 2 by Collegiate Baseball.
• The Shockers welcome 24 newcomers in 2015.
• Six of the Shocker newcomers were drafted in 2014: Chase Rader (16th rd.), Isaac Anderson (19th rd.), Sam Hilliard (31st rd.), Chase Williams (37th rd.), Keenan Eaton (39th rd.) and Taylor Sanagorski (39th rd.)
• The Shocks set the school record for fewest home runs allowed in a season with 18 in 2014.
• WSU returns three starters and nine letterwinners from the 2014 team.
• The Shocker pitching staff returns one starting pitcher in Sam Tewes.
• WSU has ranked in the top 25 in attendance since 1999.
• Head Coach Todd Butler is in his second season as coach of the Shockers.
• Head Coach Todd Butler is the third base coach and Volunteer Assistant Coach Mike Sirianni is the first base coach.

Scouting UC Santa Barbara
The Gauchos are 11-4 on the season. Wins have come against BYU four times, Kentucky twice, Pepperdine, No. 12 Oregon, No. 25 USC and Sacramento State twice. Losses have come against Kentucky, No. 12 Oregon twice and Sacramento State. UCSB is hitting .275 as a team with a team ERA of 2.25. They also have a .976 fielding percentage. Leading the way offensively is Robby Nesovic who is hitting .453 with five doubles and 13 RBI. The Gauchos are led by head coach Andrew Checketts.

Series History vs. the Gauchos
Wichita State leads the overall series with UC Santa Barbara 7-3. WSU won a meeting in the NCAA Tournament in Palo Alto, Calif. in 1987, two games in Santa Barbara, Calif., in 1996, two games in Wichita in 1997, one game in Honolulu in 2001 and one game in Santa Barbara in 2014. UCSB won one game in Honolulu in 2001 and two games in Santa Barbara in 2013.

Last Meeting vs. UCSB
The last meeting between the two teams was a three-game series in Santa Barbara, Calif., March 14-16, 2013. UCSB won game one 2-1 and game three 3-2. The Shockers won game two 16-5. Dayne Parker went 7-for-12 in the series for the Shockers, while Tanner Kirk and Tyler Baker each went 4-for-10. Cale Elam earned the win, while A.J. Ladwig and Aaron LaBrie each took a loss.

Tinkham's On Base Streak Snapped
Junior catcher Ryan Tinkham had reached base in the first 13 games of the season before the streak was snapped on Tuesday against Central Arkansas. He leads the Shockers with five multiple-hit games and three multiple-RBI games.
 
Kihle With Impressive Weekend
Daniel Kihle hit .500 in three games last weekend for the Shockers. He went 5-for-10 with two runs, a double, a triple, one walk, two hit by pitch and two stolen bases. He had a .800 slugging percentage and a .615 on base percentage in the three games. In the opener against Central Michigan, he went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a triple. In game two, he went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and was hit by a pitch twice. In the finale, he went 2-for-3 with two RBI and the game-winning two-run double in the seventh inning.

Consistent Anderson
Junior pitcher Isaac Anderson pitched seven strong innings for the Shockers on Saturday against Central Michigan. He gave up one earned run on four hits with one walk and six strikeouts. The seven innings was a career-long for him and the six strikeouts were one off his career-high. He is now 2-2 on the season with a 2.62 ERA. He has pitched 24 innings with 20 strikeouts.