Date: March 29-30, 2016
First Pitch: 6:30, 1 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: Wichita State leads 5-1
Quick Hits
• Both games 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 games will be televised on ESPN3 with Chris Solwecki and Landon Holifield calling the action.
• WSU leads the overall series with Stephen F. Austin 5-1.
• Wednesday's game has been moved to a 1 p.m. start time.
• Connor Lungwitz will be making his first career start on Tuesday.
• Only three current Shockers have played against Stephen F. Austin including Tanner Kirk, Sam Tewes and Cody Tyler.
• Willie Schwanke is the MVC Pitcher of the Week.
• Schwanke has not allowed an earned run in his last 16.1 innings pitched.
• Head Coach Todd Butler recorded his 150th career win on March 1 against Omaha.
• WSU is 6-6 in home games.
• In 12 home games, WSU is hitting .300 with a 4.58 ERA and .967 fielding percentage.
• In 12 home games, Gunnar Troutwine is hitting .390, while Mikel Mucha is hitting .366 and Zach Reding is hitting .368.
• In three home starts, Willie Schwanke is 3-0 with a 0.95 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 19 innings.
• In the last 10 games, WSU is 3-7 and hitting .242 with a 4.71 ERA and .968 fielding percentage.
• In the last 10 games, Mikel Mucha is hitting .323, while Greyson Jenista is hitting .313.
• The Shockers rank 44th nationally in doubles, 42nd in doubles per game, 16th in walks, and 26th in shutouts.
• Willie Schwanke is 36th nationally in victories.
• WSU is 21-7 on March 29 since 1978. The Shockers are 25-6 on March 30.
• WSU is 572-223-2 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.
• Volunteer Assistant Coach Mike Sirianni is the third base coach and Student Coach Ray Ashford is the first base coach.

Scouting Stephen F. Austin
The Lumberjacks are 12-13 overall and have wins over UT Arlington, Oklahoma State, Sacred Heart three times, New Mexico State three times, Kansas State, New Orleans, Houston Baptist and Northwestern State. Losses have come against Oklahoma State, UT Arlington twice, Texas A&M, New Mexico State, Central Arkansas three times, Kansas State, New Orleans twice and Northwestern State twice. As a team, they are hitting .305 with a team ERA of 5.57 and a .951 fielding percentage. They are led offensively by Conner Fikes who is hitting .388 with three doubles, three triples, one home run, 20 RBI and seven stolen bases. SFA is led by head coach Johnny Cardenas.

Series History vs. the Lumberjacks
Wichita State leads the overall series with Stephen F. Austin 5-1. All six games have been played in Wichita. The Shockers won all three meetings in 1990 and won two of three in 2014.  

Last Meeting vs. SFA
The last meeting between the two teams was a three-game series, March 7-9 in Wichita. The Lumberjacks won game one 1-0 and the Shockers won the next two by scores of 4-3 and 6-0. Garrett Bayliff and Micah Green each went 5-for-11 for the Shockers. Cale Elam and Sam Tewes each earned a win, while A.J. Ladwig took the loss.

Schwanke Named MVC Pitcher of the Week
Wichita State baseball student-athlete Willie Schwanke has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week of March 21-27.
Schwanke, a junior from Frisco, Texas, led the Shockers to a 6-0 win over Cal Poly on Thursday. He pitched eight shutout innings and allowed five hits with two walks and six strikeouts.
He retired 11-straight at one point and gave up just one baserunner in his final four innings. The eight innings pitched were a career-high for Schwanke.
It was his second combined shutout of the season and he improved his record to 4-2 overall and lowered his ERA to 3.25.
It is the first MVC Pitcher of the Week honor of his career.

Schwanke at Eck
Junior pitcher Willie Schwanke improved to 4-2 overall this season after a win on Thursday at home against Cal Poly. In three home starts this season, Schwanke is now 3-0 with a 0.95 ERA. He has pitched 19 innings and allowed two runs on 16 hits with three walks and 19 strikeouts.

Jenista Coming on Strong
Freshman Greyson Jenista has continued to improve this season. Over the last nine games, he is 10-for-29 (.345) with four runs, two home runs, 10 RBI and seven walks. He is also 5-for-7 (.714) in those games with runners in scoring position.

Mucha Leading Off
After a rough stretch at the beginning of the season, senior outfielder Mikel Mucha has rebounded over the last 17 games. During that span, he is 20-for-53 (.377) with 12 runs, four doubles, six RBI, 12 walks and four stolen bases.