March 10 - Wichita State (4-9) vs. Central Arkansas (7-3), 3 p.m.

March 11 - Wichita State (4-9) vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (4-7), 3 p.m.

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Date: March 10-11
First Pitch: 3, 3 p.m. CST
Location: Wichita, Kan.
Stadium: Eck Stadium
Radio: KNSS 1330 AM
Talent: Mike Kennedy
Series: Wichita State leads Central Arkansas 3-2; Wichita State leads UALR 3-0

Probable Pitching Matchups
March 10 — Tyler Jones (RHP, 0-0, 9.00) vs. Riley Echols (RHP, 0-0, 0.00)

March 11 — TBA vs. TBA

Quick Hits
• All five games this week 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 Central Arkansas, 3-2.
• Wichita State leads the overall series with UALR, 3-0.
• WSU is 3-4 in home games in 2015. In those seven games, the Shockers are hitting .295 with a 3.00 team ERA and a .959 fielding percentage.
• In those seven home games, Mikel Mucha is hitting .440, while Daniel Kihle is hitting .391 and Sam Hilliard is hitting .333.
• WSU is 3-7 in its last 10 games. In those 10 games, the Shockers are hitting .242 with a 3.31 ERA and a .953 fielding percentage.
• Mikel Mucha is hitting .351 in the last 10 games, while Ryan Tinkham is hitting .333.
• Willie Schwanke has made four relief appearances in the last 10 games and is 0-1 with a 1.23 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 14.2 innings.
• Ryan Tinkham leads the Shockers with five multiple-hit games, while Tinkham and Daniel Kihle lead the team with three multiple-RBI games.
• WSU is 585-205-2 all-time overall in the month of March.
• WSU is 18-5 on March 10 and 15-7 on March 11 since 1978.
• Ryan Tinkham has been on base in all 13 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.
• Assistant Coach Brian Walker is the third base coach and Volunteer Assistant Coach Mike Sirianni is the first base coach.

Scouting Central Arkansas
The Bears are 7-3 on the season. Wins have come against Grambling State, Louisiana-Monroe, Indiana State, Missouri State and Stephen F. Austin three times. Losses have come against Memphis and Missouri State twice. UCA is hitting .286 as a team with a team ERA of 3.74. They also have a .977 fielding percentage. Leading the way offensively is Matt Anderson who is hitting .409 with two doubles, a home run and five RBI. Tyler Langley is hitting .400 with two doubles, a triple and seven RBI. The Bears are led by head coach Allen Gum.

Series History vs. the Bears
Wichita State leads the overall series with Central Arkansas 3-2. UCA won a meeting in Wichita in 2008 and one in Conway, Ark., in 2013, while WSU won two meetings in Wichita in 2010 and one in 2014. Head Coach Todd Butler is 1-0 in his career against UCA.

Last Meeting vs. UCA
The last meeting between the two teams was Feb. 18, 2014, in Wichita. The Shockers won the game 9-6. Casey Gillaspie went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Daniel Kihle went 3-for-5 with a home run. Starter Sam Tewes earned the win.

Scouting Arkansas-Little Rock
The Trojans are 4-7 on the season. Wins have come against Evansville, SIU Edwardsville twice and South Alabama. Losses have come against Evansville twice, Iowa, Missouri State, Oklahoma and South Alabama twice. UALR is hitting .205 as a team with a team ERA of 6.28. They also have a fielding percentage of .969. Leading the way offensively is Ryan Scott who is hitting .389 with three doubles, a triple, a home run and three RBI. The Trojans are led by head coach Chris Curry.

Series History vs. the Trojans
Wichita State leads the overall series with Arkansas-Little Rock 3-0. The Shockers won two meetings in Wichita in 1997 and a meeting in Little Rock, Ark., in 2013. Head Coach Todd Butler is 3-1 in his career against the Trojans.

Last Meeting vs. UALR
The last meeting between the two teams was Feb. 28, 2013 in Little Rock, Ark. The Shockers won the game 9-5. Casey Gillaspie sent 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Erik Harbutz went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Starter A.J. Ladwig earned the win.

Tinkham On Base
Junior catcher Ryan Tinkham has reached base in all 13 games this season. He leads the Shockers with five multiple-hit games and three multiple-RBI games. He is hitting .357 through 13 games with 15 hits, six doubles, 10 RBI and three stolen bases. He also leads the Shockers with a .471 on base percentage.
 
Kihle With Impressive Weekend
Daniel Kihle hit .500 in three games last week 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.
 
Mucha Takes Over Lead
Junior outfielder Mikel Mucha went 5-for-13 over the weekend and is now hitting a team-best .366. On the season, he has three doubles, two RBI, three sacrifice hits and one stolen base. He also has a perfect fielding percentage in the outfield.