Date: Feb. 26-28, 2016
First Pitch: 7, 3, 2 p.m. (Central)
Location: Albuquerque, N.M.
Stadium: Santa Ana Star Field
Free Audio: www.goshockers.com/watch
Talent: Shane Dennis
Free Video: www.goshockers.com
Series: Wichita State leads 23-7

Quick Hits
• All three games will be broadcast on KNSS 1330 AM with Shane Dennis calling the action.  The games will also be on www.goshockers.com.
• WSU leads the overall series with New Mexico 23-7 and also leads the series in Albuquerque 10-6.
• The Shockers are making their first trip to Albuquerque since 1991.
• Sam Tewes is the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week.
• Freshman Alec Bohm became the first freshman in Shocker history to hit a home run in his first collegiate plate appearance.
• Ryan Tinkham Is currently on a three-game hitting streak.
• Eleven current Shockers have played against UNM in their careers including Mikel Mucha, Tanner Kirk, Chase Rader, Trey Vickers, Gunnar Troutwine, Ryan Tinkham, Taylor Sanagorski, Chandler Sanburn, Reagan Biechler, Chase Williams and John Hayes.
• Ryan Tinkham is currently third nationally in walks.
• The Shockers rank ninth nationally in doubles, seventh in doubles per game, 16th in strikeouts per nine innings and fifth in walks.
• WSU is 15-0 on Feb. 26 since 1978. The Shockers are 17-4 on Feb. 27 and 8-5 on Feb. 28.
• WSU is 28-11 in season openers since 1978.
• WSU is 36-3 in home openers since 1978.
• Mikel Mucha had his career-best 14-game hitting streak snapped on Feb. 21.
• Dayton Dugas became the first freshman to start on opening day since Casey Gillaspie and Tyler Baker in 2012.
• Ryan Tinkham is a preseason second team All-American by Collegiate Baseball.
• WSU plays 35 games in 2016 against teams that were in the top-100 in the RPI in 2015. Twenty-one of those are games against teams in the top-50.
• WSU unveiled a new scoreboard/videoboard in January that is the fourth-largest in college baseball.
• The Shockers are 79-7 all-time at home (Eck and Lawrence-Dumont) in the month of February.
• WSU is 144-49 all-time overall in the month of February.
• The Shocks were picked third in the MVC Preseason Poll.
• Senior first baseman Ryan Tinkham, sophomore starting pitcher Sam Tewes and sophomore catcher Gunnar Troutwine were named to the preseason all-Valley team.
• WSU's recruiting class was ranked No. 25 by Baseball America.
• The Shockers welcome 15 newcomers in 2016.
• Two of the Shocker newcomers were drafted in 2015 along with two returners: Willie Schwanke (22nd rd.), Chase Williams (25th rd.), Dayton Dugas (29th rd.), and Connor Lungwitz (35th rd.)
• The Shocks set the school record for times they were hit by a pitch in a season with 73 in 2015.
• Gunnar Troutwine tied the school record for fielding percentage by a freshman with a .994 fielding percentage in 2015.
• Chase Rader was hit by a pitch 17 times in 2015, which ranks third in the Shocker record books.
• Ryan Tinkham had a 21-game hitting streak last season that ranks as the 10th-best in school history.
• WSU returns six starters and 15 letterwinners from the 2015 team.
• The Shocker pitching staff returns three starters including Sam Tewes, Willie Schwanke and Chase Williams.
• WSU has ranked in the top 25 in attendance since 1999.
• Head Coach Todd Butler is in his third 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 New Mexico
The Lobos opened the season in Honolulu, Hawaii, last weekend and took three of four from UH. As a team, they are hitting .316 with a team ERA of 2.17. They are led offensively by Jack Zoellner who is hitting .500 with three doubles, one home run and 14 RBI. UNM is led by head coach Ray Birmingham.
 
Series History vs. the Lobos
Wichita State leads the overall series with New Mexico, 23-7. WSU also leads the series in Albuquerque 10-6. Head Coach Todd Butler is 3-0 in his career against the Lobos.
 
Last Meeting vs. UNM
The last meeting between the two teams was a three-game series in Wichita, April 24-26, 2015. The Shockers swept the series by scores of 6-5, 8-6 and 6-5. Daniel Kihle led the Shockers going 7-for-13 in the series, while Sam Hilliard went 6-for-13 with five RBI. John Hayes, Chandler Sanburn and Ray Ashford each earned a win.
 
Tewes Named MVC Pitcher of the Week
Wichita State baseball student-athlete Sam Tewes is the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week after the opening weekend of baseball season.
Tewes, a redshirt sophomore from Lincoln, Neb., led the Shockers to a season opening victory over Northern Colorado on Friday.
He pitched six shutout innings and allowed just one hit, while walking two and striking out six. The Bears hit just .053 against the right-hander.
After giving up a one-out double in the first inning, he did not allow another hit in his final 5.2 innings. His two walks both came in the fourth inning, but he also struck out three in the inning.
It is the first MVC Pitcher of the Week honor of his career.
 
Bohm Impressive in Debut
Freshman Alec Bohm had an impressive debut for Wichita State over the opening weekend. In his first collegiate at bat, he hit a two-run home run as a pinch hitter in the season opener against Northern Colorado. He finished the weekend 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, four RBI and an intentional walk. He is the first Shocker freshman to ever hit a home run in their first collegiate plate appearance.
 
Newcomers Make Debut
Fourteen players made their debut for the Shockers in the Northern Colorado series and Oral Roberts game. Juniors Zach Lewis, Tyler Gibson and Justin Seiwald, redshirt freshmen Travis Young, Josh DeBacker, Bret Fehr and Jordan Boyer and true freshmen Alec Bohm, Dayton Dugas, Luke Ritter, Greyson Jenista, Clayton McGinness, Codi Heuer and Robby Evans all played against the Bears.