Date: April 29-May 1, 2016
First Pitch: 2, 5, 4 p.m.
Location: Carbondale, Ill.
Stadium: Itchy Jones Stadium
Free Audio: www.goshockers.com/watch
Talent: Mike Kennedy & Shane Dennis
Free Video: www.siusalukis.com
Series: Wichita State leads 98-35
Quick Hits
• All three 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.
• WSU leads the overall series with Southern Illinois 98-35. WSU leads the series in Carbondale 39-14.
• WSU has played 29 games against teams in the top-107 of the RPI.
• The Shockers have a strength of schedule of 33 according to Boyd's World.
• Mikel Mucha's little brother Dyllin is an outfielder for Southern Illinois.
• WSU is 2-13 in road games.
• In 15 road games, WSU is hitting .234 with a 7.38 ERA and .963 fielding percentage.
• In 15 road games, Chase Rader is hitting .304, Greyson Jenista is hitting .294 and Travis Young is hitting .286.
• In the last 10 games, WSU is 4-6 and hitting .296 with a 6.48 ERA and .970 fielding percentage.
• In the last 10 games, Greyson Jenista is hitting .419, while Dayton Dugas is hitting .394, Trey Vickers is hitting .379, Luke Ritter is hitting .375 and Alec Bohm is hitting .333.
• The Shockers rank 65th nationally in doubles, 79th in doubles per game, 24th in walks, 71st in on base percentage and 74th in shutouts.
• Ryan Tinkham ranks 75th nationally in sacrifice flies and John Hayes is 28th in appearances.
• Mikel Mucha is on a seven-game hitting streak, while Greyson Jenista is on a six-game streakk, Alec Bohm is on a five-game streak and Trey Vickers and Dayton Dugas are on four-game streaks.
• Mikel Mucha leads the Shockers with 13 multi-hit games, while Gunnar Troutwine and Greyson Jenista lead with seven multi-RBI games.
• WSU is 21-9 on April 29 since 1978. The Shockers are 22-9 on April 30 and 20-7 on May 1.
• WSU is 651-270 all-time overall in the month of April.
• WSU is 439-181-1 all-time overall in the month of May.
• The Shockers hit four home runs on April 5 against ORU. It was the most HR's in a game since 2011.
• Head Coach Todd Butler recorded his 150th career win on March 1 against Omaha.
• 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 Southern Illinois
The Salukis are 23-17-1 overall and 4-5 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Wins this season have come against McNeese State, Western Illinois three times, SEMO, Iowa twice, Belmont twice, St. John's, Illinois twice, Northern Illinois, Memphis twice, Murray State, Jacksonville State twice, Indiana State, Eastern Illinois, Dallas Baptist and Illinois State twice. Losses have come against  McNeese State twice, Austin Peay twice, Iowa, St. John's, Northern Illinois, Memphis, Jacksonville State, Murray State, Indiana State twice, Dallas Baptist twice, Arkansas State twice and Illinois State. The tie was to St. John's. As a team, the Salukis are hitting .264 with a team ERA of 3.42 and a .973 fielding percentage. They are led offensively by Greg Lambert who is hitting .342 with 11 doubles, two home runs and 21 RBI. SIU is led by head coach Ken Henderson.

Series History vs. the Salukis
Wichita State leads the overall series with Southern Illinois 98-35. The Shockers also lead the series in Carbondale, Ill., 39-14. WSU is 9-1 against SIU in the last 10 meetings. Head Coach Todd Butler is 8-0 in his career against the Salukis.

Last Meeting vs. SIU
The last meeting between the two teams was May 22, 2015, in Wichita in the MVC Tournament. The Shockers won the game 15-1. Bob Arens went 4-for-5 with two RBI, while Ryan Tinkham went 2-for-4 with four RBI and Mikel Mucha went 3-for-5 with three RBI. Chase Williams pitched a complete game and earned the win.

Jenista Coming on Strong
Freshman Greyson Jenista has continued to improve this season. Over the last 26 games, he is 31-for-86 (.360) with 19 runs, four doubles, one triple, four home runs, 22 RBI and 20 walks. He is also 12-for-25 (.480) 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 34 games. During that span, he is 41-for-116 (.353) with 21 runs, six doubles, one triple, 18 RBI, 20 walks and six stolen bases.

Dugas Taking Off
Freshman outfielder Dayton Dugas is leading the Shockers in MVC play with a .429 batting average. Over the last 16 games overall, he is 19-for-50 (.380) with 10 runs, four doubles, one triple, two home runs, 12 RBI and two stolen bases.
 
Vickers Streaking
Sophomore shortstop Trey Vickers has been on fire over the past four games for the Shockers. He is 9-for-14 (.643) with two runs, two RBI and a sacrifice hit over his last four games. He had a career-high four hits on Tuesday at Kansas as he went 4-for-4 and he had hits in all three games of the Bradley series. He has raised his overall batting average to .292.
 
Walk-Off for Bohm
Wichita State collected its first walk-off win of the season on Sunday against Bradley. Freshman Alec Bohm singled to centerfield in the bottom of the 10th to give the Shockers a 10-9 win over Bradley. The last time the Shockers had a walk-off hit was May 12, 2015 when Chase Rader had a walk-off single against Oral Roberts. The last time the Shockers had an extra innings walk-off hit was May 2, 2014 when Tanner Dearman had a walk-off single in the 10th inning against Bradley.
 
Freshmen in Valley Play
Four Shocker freshmen lead the Shockers in Missouri Valley Conference play. Dayton Dugas leads Wichita State in MVC play hitting .429 with nine RBI. Greyson Jenista is hitting .400 with seven RBI, while Alec Bohm is hitting .400 with three RBI and Luke Ritter is hitting .385 with one RBI.