WICHITA, Kan. - Winners of three in a row, No. 24 Wichita State looks to carry that momentum into a weekend series at Houston. Game one is Friday night at Schroeder Park with first pitch slated for 6:30 p.m.
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WICHITA STATE BASEBALL
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| Â GAME 36 |
  #24 Wichita State (26-9, 4-5)
 at Houston (22-15, 7-5) |
      Friday, April 20 |
      6:30 P.M. CDT |
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| Â GAME 37 |
  #24 Wichita State (26-9, 4-5)
 at Houston (22-15, 7-5) |
| Â Â Â Â Â Saturday, April 21 |
| Â Â Â Â Â 6:30 P.M. CDT |
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| Â GAME 38 |
  #24 Wichita State (26-9, 4-5)
 at Houston (22-15, 7-5) |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Sunday, April 22 |
| Â Â Â Â Â 1:00 P.M. CDT |
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Quick Hits
• All three games will be broadcast on KNSS 1330 AM and on goshockers.com with Mike Kennedy and Shane Dennis calling the action.Â
• Houston leads the overall series with Wichita State 25-12. The Cougars also lead the series in Houston 13-4. The two teams last met in 2006.
• The Shockers are ranked No. 24 in the April 16 USA Today Coaches poll and No. 24 in the NCBWA poll.
• WSU is 13th in the April 18 NCAA RPI, while Houston is 117th. The Shockers are 6-6 against the top-50 and 10-6 against the top-100.
• The Shockers are 18-0 this season when they score first and 21-3 when they hit a home run in a game.
• Luke Ritter and Alec Bohm are currently on 10- game hitting streaks, while Gunnar Troutwine is on an eight-game streak and Jordan Boyer is on a five-game streak.
• The Shocker pitching staff already has 10 quality starts this season.
• Shocker pinch hitters are 18-for-52 (.346) this season.
• WSU has 12 come from behind wins this season.
• Alec Bohm already has three grand slams this season and is tied for the national lead.
• The Shockers lead the nation in grand slams with five.
• Liam Eddy is just the second freshman pitcher in school history to win his first four starts. The other was David Haas in 1985.
• Senior Trey Vickers is one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award.
• The Shockers are 14-for-36 with the bases loaded this season with five grand slams. Alec Bohm is 3-for-6 with three grand slams with the bases loaded.
• The Shockers are 7-5 on the road this season.
• In 12 road games, WSU is hitting .269 with a 4.89 ERA and .962 fielding percentage.
• Gunnar Troutwine is hitting .429 on the road this season, while Alce Bohm is hitting .333 and Trey Vickers is hitting .310.
• WSU is 7-3 in the last 10 games.
• In the last 10 games, WSU is hitting .331 with a 4.60 ERA and a .951 fielding percentage.
• Luke Ritter is hitting .462 in the last 10 games, while Alec Bohm is hitting .372 and Greyson Jenista is hitting .361.
• Head Coach Todd Butler collected his 200th career victory on Feb. 24 against Omaha.
• WSU's 8-0 start was the best since the 2005 team started 11-0.
• 11 of 12 Shockers, who have a home run in their career, have homered in their last 68 at bats.
• Three Shockers have double-digit errorless streaks including Jacob Katzfey at 38, Travis Young at 23, and Alex Jackson at 13.
• Junior Alec Bohm has made 115 straight-starts, while junior Jordan Boyer has made 72-straight starts. Senior Trey Vickers had his streak of 89 straight starts broken opening weekend and junior Greyson Jenista had his 117-game streak broken on March 25.
• Alec Bohm leads the Shockers with 15 multiple-hit games and Gunnar Troutwine leads with 11 multiple-RBI games.
• Gunnar Troutwine leads the Shockers with 12 two-out RBI, while Troutwine also leads with six go ahead RBI.
• Freshman Hunter Gibson homered in his first collegiate plate appearance on Feb. 25 against Omaha. He is just the second Shocker to do that joining teammate Alec Bohm who did it in 2016.
• Greyson Jenista and Alec Bohm have both been named preseason All-Americans and to the watch list for the Golden Spikes Award.
• The Shockers are 25-8 on April 20, 23-9 on April 21 and 20-10 on April 22.
• WSU is 668-283 all-time in the month of April.
Scouting Houston
The Cougars are 22-15 overall and 7-5 in the American with wins over Holy Cross twice, Cal State Fullerton twice, Texas Southern, San Diego twice, New Mexico, Columbia twice, Lamar, Prairie View A&M, Memphis three times, Cincinnati, USF twice, Tulane and Sam Houston State. Losses have come against Holy Cross, Cal State Fullerton, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Houston Baptist, San Diego, McNeese, Rice, Cincinnati twice, USF, Tulane twice and Sam Houston State. Leading the way offensively is Jared Triolo who is hitting .367 with 10 doubles and 18 RBI. The Cougars are hitting .253 as a team with a 3.30 ERA and .976n fielding percentage. UH is led by head coach Todd Whitting.
Series History vs. the Cougars
Houston leads the overall series with Wichita State 25-12. The Cougars also lead the series in Houston 13-4. The two teams last met in Houston in 1997.
Last Meeting vs. UH
The last meeting between the two teams was June 2, 2006, in Norman, Okla., in the NCAA Tournament. The Shockers used a RBI double from Conor Gillaspie in the seventh inning to win the game 2-1. Starter Aaron Shafer threw seven strong innings to get the win, while Noah Booth earned the save.
Shockers Ranked 24th
The Wichita State baseball team is ranked No. 24 in the April 16 USA Today Coaches poll and No. 24 in the NCBWA poll. The Shockers were ranked No. 22 in the March 5 poll. It was the first time the Shockers had been ranked in the top-25 since March 27, 2011 when they were No. 24.
National Leaders
Wichita State already has five grand slams this season, which leads the NCAA. Austin Peay, Coastal Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee Tech are in second with four grand slams. Individually, Alec Bohm is tied for the national lead with three grand slams. Matt Wallner of Southern Miss also has three.
11 Different Shockers
Eleven different Shockers have hit a home run this season. Tennessee Tech leads the nation with 15 different players.
Ritter Named to American Honor Roll
Wichita State baseball student-athlete Luke Ritter has been named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll for the week of April 9-15. Ritter, a junior outfielder from Overland Park, Kan., led the Shockers to a road win at Oklahoma State and a win over UConn. He went 7-for-14 (.500) with six runs, one double, one home run, four RBI, a walk and two hit by pitch. On Tuesday at Oklahoma State, he went 2-for-4 with two runs and a walk. In game one against UConn, he went 1-for-3 with a run, a RBI and a home run and in game two he went 1-for-2 with a run. In the finale against the Huskies, he went 3-for-5 with two runs, three RBI and a double. He is currently on a career best eight-game hitting streak.
Four in a Row
Wichita State collected four extra base hits in a row in the fifth inning against Kansas on April 18. The Shockers had four-straight doubles. It was the first time WSU had four extra base hits in a row since March 5, 2004 when they had a double and three home runs against Louisiana- Lafayette in the eighth inning.
Four in an Inning
WSU had four doubles in the fifth inning against Kansas on April 18. The last time the Shockers had four doubles in an inning was April 15, 2007 against Southern Illinois when they had four in the sixth inning.
Killgore Out of the Pen
Sophomore left-hander Keylan Killgore has been impressive out of the bullpen this season. In 14 relief appearances, he is 3-0 with a 0.57 ERA. He has allowed one earned run in 15.2 innings pitched out of the bullpen and has struck out 17.
