May 10 — Wichita State (17-31) vs. No. 25 Creighton (32-10), 6:30 p.m. (Cox Kansas/ESPN3)
 

 
 Listen |  Live Stats | Game Notes | Promotions |  Tickets
 

Wichita Eagle Family Night - 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 bags of popcorn & 4 drinks for only $32
 

Quick Hits
• Tuesday's game will be broadcast on KNSS 1330 AM with Mike Kennedy calling the action. There will also be an audio stream available at goshockers.com. The game will be televised on Cox Channel Kansas with Chris Solwecki and Shane Dennis calling the action.
• WSU leads the overall series with Creighton 112-47-1. WSU leads the series in Wichita 67-24-1.
• The two teams have not met since 2013 when CU was a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
• Only two current Shockers have played against Creighton: Mikel Mucha and Tanner Kirk.
• Mikel Mucha is hitting .474 in seven career games against the Bluejays.
• WSU Volunteer Assistant Coach Mike Sirianni played for Creighton from 2002-03.
• Codi Heuer will be making his first career start.
• WSU has played 29 games against teams in the top-114 of the RPI.
• The Shockers have a strength of schedule of 47 according to Boyd's World.
• In the last 10 games, WSU is 3-7 and hitting .311 with a 6.83 ERA and .974 fielding percentage.
• In the last 10 games, Trey Vickers is hitting .429, while Dayton Dugas is hitting .333, Alec Bohm is hitting .326, and Luke Ritter is hitting .317.
• In his last five appearances, Codi Heuer is 1-0 with a 2.61 ERA in 10.1 innings pitched.
• WSU is 14-15 at home.
• In 29 home games, WSU is hitting .313 with a 5.82 ERA and a .969 fielding percentage.
• In 29 home games, Mikel Mucha is hitting .375, while Gunnar Troutwine is hitting .353, Alec Bohm is hitting .349, Greyson Jenista is hitting .348, Trey Vickers is hitting .342 and Dayton Dugas is hitting .338.
• On May 7 against INS, Zach Reding became the first Shocker to pinch-hit a grand slam since Phil Napolitan in 2004.
• The Shockers rank 58th nationally in doubles, 71st in doubles per game, 37th in walks, 79th in on base percentage and 48th in shutouts.
• John Hayes ranks 45th nationally in appearances and Cody Tyler 59th in complete games.
• Mikel Mucha, Josh DeBacker, Luke Ritter and Greyson Jenista are currently on five-game hitting streaks.
• Mikel Mucha leads the Shockers with 15 multi-hit games, while Greyson Jenista leads with eight multi-RBI games.
• WSU is 16-8 on May 10 since 1978.
• WSU is 440-186-1 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 Creighton
The Bluejays are 32-10 overall and 10-2 in the Big East. Wins this season have come against Stetson three times, Murray State three times, UAB three times, North Dakota three times, Kansas State, Stony Brook three times, Jacksonville twice, Seton Hall twice, Nebraska, South Dakota State, Butler three times, BYU twice, Villanova three times and Georgetown twice. Losses have come against Fresno State three times, Kansas State, Nebraska, Jacksonville, Seton Hall, Arkansas, BYU and Georgetown. As a team, they are hitting .262 with a team ERA of 2.64 and a .981 fielding percentage. They are led offensively by Daniel Woodrow who is hitting .356 with five doubles, four triples, 18 RBI and 28 stolen bases. CU is led by head coach Ed Servais.

Series History vs. the Bluejays
Wichita State leads the overall series with Creighton 112-47-1.  The Shockers also lead the series in Wichita, 67-24-1.  The two teams have split the last 10 meetings overall. It will be the first meeting between the two teams since 2013.

Last Meeting vs. CU
The last meeting between the two teams was May 22, 2013, in Normal, Ill., in the MVC Tournament. The Shockers won the game 11-4. Casey Gillaspie went 2-for-2 with three RBI and a home run, while Johnny Coy went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a home run. A.J. Ladwig pitched a complete game for the win.

DH Homers
Redshirt senior Zach Reding hit a home run in each game of Saturday's doubleheader against Indiana State. He is the first Shocker to homer in both games of a doubleheader since Phil Napolitan did it against Missouri State on May 15, 2004.

Pinch-Hit Grand Slam
In the fifth inning of the second game of Saturday's doubleheader, Zach Reding pinch-hit and hit a grand slam for the Shockers. It was his second home run of the day. It was the first time that the Shockers had a pinch-hit grand slam since Phil Napolitan did it against Arizona State on April 27, 2004.

Clearing the Bases
The Shockers have now hit three grand slams in 2016. Ryan Tinkham hit one against Sam Houston State, Chase Rader against Oral Roberts and Zach Reding against Indiana State. It is the first time Wichita State has hit three or more grand slams in a season since 2010 when the Shockers hit five.

Bohm's Streak Snapped
Freshman Alec Bohm had his career-best 12-game hitting streak snapped in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader. During the streak, he went 20-for-51 (.392) with eight runs, seven doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI.

Vickers Streaking
Sophomore shortstop Trey Vickers has been on fire over the past 12 games for the Shockers. He is 20-for-42 (.476) with six runs, a double, a home run, seven RBI and two sacrifice hits over his last 12 games. He had a career-high four hits on April 19 at Kansas as he went 4-for-4. He has raised his overall batting average to .315.

Freshmen in Valley Play
Four Shocker freshmen lead the Shockers in Missouri Valley Conference play. Dayton Dugas leads Wichita State in MVC play hitting .385 with 12 RBI. Alec Bohm is hitting .378 with 10 RBI, while Greyson Jenista is hitting .351 with 11 RBI and Luke Ritter is hitting .320 with four RBI.