Promotions:
April 16 - Retinal Blindness Awareness Game. Game-worn jerseys will be auctioned off during the first game of the double-header. The auctioin will end after the last inning of the first game. Special Edition blue t-shirts will be sold for $5 throughout the entirety of the both games. Proceeds will got the the Curing Retinal Blindness Foundation. All health care professionals will receive free admission.

April 16/17 - Kid's Weekend - All youth 12 and under will receive free admission and have the opportunity to get a softball poster signed by all of the Shocker softball players at the conclusion of the weekend.


Dates: April 16-17, 2016
Location: Wichita, Kan.
Stadium: Wilkins Stadium
Live Stats Game 1: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=129309
Live Stats Game 2: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=129310
Live Stats Game 3: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=129311
Live Video Game 1 & 2: http://livestream.com/wsuathletics/events/5204083
Live Video Game 3: http://livestream.com/wsuathletics/events/5204087
Live Audio: www.goshockers.com/watch
Talent: Steve Strain
Series: Wichita State leads, 50-32
 
Scouting Bradley:
The Braves are coming to Wichita after a seven-game home stand and have posted an overall record of 13-20 while going 7-5 to begin Missouri Valley Conference play. The Braves ended the 2015 season with a record of 22-32 and are returning 14 players from that team.
 
So far this season, Bradley has been led by Kelly Kapp who has started all 33 games and is hitting .426 with three triples and 10 RBI. Alyson Clemente has also contributed with 33 RBI.
 
In the circle, Jaelen Hull and Julie Kestas have both thrown over 70 innings this season. Hull has posted a record of 3-9 with an ERA of 4.72 while Kestas has a record of 4-10 and an ERA of 6.34.
 
Series: Wichita State leads the all-time series, 50-32 and also is 6-6 during the Bredbenner era. The last time these two teams faced was last season when the Shockers won two of the three games, winning the first two, 10-8 and 2-0 and losing the last game, 4-2.
 
 
Shockers News and Notes:
2016: Wichita State is coming off a tough stretch, losing four of their last five games. Two of those losses came against No. 18 Missouri on Wednesday. That was the Shockers 10^th game this season against a top-25 opponent.
 
So far this season, the Shockers have been led by Macklin Hitz who is hitting .375 with three doubles, seven home runs and 30 RBI. Hitz also has 17 walks on the season. Brittany Fortner has also contributed to the Shockers success, hitting .349 with 12 doubles, three home runs and 16 RBI.
 
Wichita State has two pitchers with over 85 innings pitched with Jenni Brooks with 85.1 and Katie Malone with 103.0. Brooks has an ERA of 3.12 and an overall record of 11-6. Brooks also holds an opponent batting average of .255. Malone has a record of 8-6 and an ERA of 4.83 and leads the pitching staff with 54 strikeouts.
 
 
But does she get on base?
Paige Luellen had reached base in the first 28 games for the Shockers this season, but ended her 33 game on-base streak at Kansas on March 29.
 
2015 In Review: Wichita State finished the 2015 season with an overall record of 34-23 and a 16-11 record in the Missouri Valley Conference giving the Shockers a fourth place finish.
 
Eight of Nine Starters Returning: Wichita State is returning every starter from the 2015 team except catcher Melanie Jaegers, who was a big contributor for the Shockers, hitting .282 and starting all 57 games. Among the position starters returning for Wichita State is Cacy Williams (first base/right field), Liz Broyles (second base), Kelli Spring (shortstop), Mackenzie Wright (third base), Brittany Fortner (left field), Ashley Johnson (center field) and Macklin Hitz (first base). Overall, these returners combined for a batting average of .328 while collecting 202 of the team's 272 RBIs and also hitting 35 of the team's 44 homeruns.
 
2015 All-MVC: The trio of returners, Fortner, Wright and Williams, along with Jaegers who graduated were all named 2015 First Team All-MVC, while Malone, Broyles and Spring were named Second Team All-MVC.
 
Fortner's Historic Season: Fortner finished her junior season with a .416 batting average (second in team history for a single season, tied for the Valley lead), 74 hits (tied the all-time hits record in a season in team history, led the Valley), 47 runs scored (led the Valley, third in team history for a single season), 45 RBIs (third in the Valley, third all-time in a single season in team history), 18 doubles (tied for second in the Valley, set the all-time team mark for doubles in a single season this season), 121 total bases (second in the Valley, second all-time in a single season in WSU SB history), a .502 OB% (second in the Valley) and 0.82 runs scored per game (led the Valley)
 
Climbing the ranks: After collecting one double against No. 18 Missouri, Brittany Fortner is currently tied for first all-time in the Shocker record book with 53 doubles, needing just one more to take over sole possession first place.
 
Williams is also tied for seventh in doubles (34).
 
Williams is in fourth place with 119 runs scored needing just six more to jump into the top three.
 
Fortner is also sixth in hits (206), eighth in homeruns (20), sixth in RBI (108), fourth in total bases (323) and eighth in walks (75).
 
Williams is also second in homeruns (33) and third in RBI (119).
 
Missouri Valley favorites: Wichita State was picked as the 2016 MVC preseason favorite, as voted on by the Valley coaches. The Shockers collected 84 points and three first-place votes to make this the second year in a row that the Shockers have been the Missouri Valley favorites.
 
2016 Preseason All-MVC: After being named to the All-MVC First Team a season ago, Fortner, Wright and Williams have all been selected for the preseason All-MVC First Team.