Sweatshirt Giveaway - Free Wichita State sweatshirt to the first 250 fans through the gates

Date: March 22, 2016
First Pitch: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Wichita, Kan.
Stadium: Eck Stadium
Free Audio: www.goshockers.com/watch
Talent: Mike Kennedy & Shane Dennis
Free Video: www.espn3.com
Talent: Chris Solwecki & Landon Holifield
Series: Oklahoma State leads 56-35
Quick Hits
• Tuesday's game will be broadcast on KNSS 1330 AM with Mike Kennedy and Shane Dennis calling the action.  There will also be an audio stream available at goshockers.com. The game will be televised on ESPN3 with Chris Solwecki and Landon Holifield calling the action.
• Oklahoma State leads the overall series with Wichita State 56-35. OSU also leads the series in Wichita 25-14.
• Head Coach Todd Butler recorded his 150th career win on March 1 against Omaha.
• WSU is 5-3 in home games.
• In eight home games, WSU is hitting .325 with a 3.75 ERA and .958 fielding percentage.
• In eight home games, Gunnar Troutwine is hitting .519, while Mikel Mucha is hitting .407 and Trey Vickers is hitting .370.
• In the last 10 games, WSU is 3-7 and hitting .229 with a 4.61 ERA and .960 fielding percentage.
• In the last 10 games, Mikel Mucha is hitting .387, while Travis Young is hitting .364 and Greyson Jenista is hitting .304.
• Only eight current Shockers have played against Oklahoma State including Mikel Mucha, Tanner Kirk, Chase Rader, Ryan Tinkham, Gunnar Troutwine, Reagan Biechler, John Hayes and Tyler Jones.
• The Shockers rank 54th nationally in doubles, 48th in doubles per game, 10th in walks, and 36th in shutouts.
• WSU is 22-8 on March 22 since 1978.
• WSU is 571-220-2 all-time overall in the month of March.
• Freshman Alec Bohm became the first freshman in Shocker history to hit a home run in his first collegiate plate appearance.
• WSU is 28-11 in season openers since 1978.
• WSU is 36-3 in home openers since 1978.
• 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.
• 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 every year 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 Oklahoma State
The Cowboys are 13-7 overall and have wins over Stephen F. Austin, UT Arlington, Incarnate Word twice, Indiana State twice, Missouri State, Abilene Christian three times, Dallas Baptist and Michigan twice. Losses have come against UT Arlington, Stephen F. Austin, North Carolina three times, Indiana State and Michigan. As a team, they are hitting .243 with a 2.41 team ERA and a .973 fielding percentage. They are led offensively by Donnie Walton who is hitting .333 with five doubles, one home run, 11 RBI and seven stolen bases. The Cowboys are led by head coach Josh Holliday.

Series History vs. the Cowboys
Oklahoma State leads the overall series 56-35. The Cowboys also lead the series in Wichita 25-14. Head Coach Todd Butler is 1-2 in his career against Oklahoma State.  

Last Meeting vs. OSU
The last meeting between the two teams was March 24, 2015 in Stillwater, Okla. Oklahoma State won the game 8-3. Daniel Kihle went 2-for-4 with a RBI for the Shockers, while starter Tyler Jones took the loss.

Tewes Out for 2016 Season
Wichita State baseball student-athlete Sam Tewes will miss the rest of the 2016 season after injuring his right elbow on Fri., March 11 in a game at Cal State Fullerton.
Tewes, a sophomore right-handed pitcher from Lincoln, Neb., will undergo Tommy John surgery on March 31. The surgery will be done by Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla.
Tewes made four starts this season as Wichita State's No. 1 starter and pitched 14.2 innings with 18 strikeouts.

Walk it Out
Wichita State walked 17 times in Friday's game at Nebraska. It was the most walks for the Shockers in a game since 2006. WSU also walked 17 times against Hawaii-Hilo that year.  The 17 walks are fifth in the Shocker record books for walks in a game. The school record is 20 set against Nebraska in 1987 and Benedictine in 1997.
 
First for Jenista
Freshman Greyson Jenista collected his first career home run on Tuesday against North Dakota. He is the fourth Shocker freshman to homer this season. In the four games last week, Jenista hit .333 with six RBI and four walks. For the season, he is hitting .462 with runners in scoring position.
 
Nebraska Boys
Tanner Kirk and Alec Bohm returned to their home state of Nebraska over the weekend and put up impressive numbers. On Friday, Kirk led the Shockers to a 17-5 win over the Huskers and went 2-for-5 with a career-high five RBI and a double. Alec Bohm played in all three games and went 3-for-6 (.500) with one RBI.

Tinkham a Candidate for Senior CLASS Award
Wichita State baseball student-athlete Ryan Tinkham has been named one of 30 candidates for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award.
Tinkham, a senior first baseman from Simi Valley, Calif., was named a preseason second team All-American and a preseason all-Valley selection. He earned second team all-Valley and first team all-region honors in 2015. Through 15 games this season, he is hitting .255 with 11 runs, five doubles, two home runs and 12 RBI.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four C's of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2016 College World Series® in June.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.