WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State is set to match up with Oklahoma State for the second time in just over a week when the Shockers travel to Stillwater Tuesday night for a 6 p.m. start.
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Quick Hits• The game will be broadcast on KNSS 1330 AM and on goshockers.com with Mike Kennedy and Shane Dennis calling the action and will be televised on Fox College Sports with Dave Hunziker and Tom Holliday.Â
• Oklahoma State leads the overall series with Wichita State 58-36. The Cowboys also lead the series in Stillwater 31-19.
• The Shockers are ranked No. 20 in the D1Baseball poll, No. 30 in the Collegiate Baseball poll, No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches poll and No. 22 in the NCBWA poll.
• WSU is 15th in the April 9 NCAA RPI, while Oklahoma State is 40th and UConn is 19th. The Shockers are 4-4 against the top-50 and 7-4 against the top-100.
• Alec Bohm is a member of The American Honor Roll this week.
• The Shockers are 16-0 this season when they score first and 19-2 when they hit a home run in a game.
• WSU's 22-7 start is the best start through 29 games since the 2008 team started 25-4.
• The Shocker pitching staff already has 10 quality starts this season.
• The pitching staff is eighth in the nation in hits allowed per nine innings at 7.24.
• WSU's 8-0 start was the best since the 2005 team started 11-0.
• 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 10-30 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 6-5 on the road this season.
• In 11 road games, WSU is hitting .267 with a 4.98 ERA and .964 fielding percentage.
• Gunnar Troutwine is hitting .419 on the road this season, while Alec Bohm is hitting .350.
• WSU is 7-3 in the last 10 games.
• In the last 10 games, WSU is hitting .322 with a 4.29 ERA and a .955 fielding percentage.
• Trey Vickers is hitting .447 in the last 10 games, while Gunnar Troutwine is hitting .433, Paxton Wallace is hitting .375, Alec Bohm is hitting .368, Dayton Dugas is hitting .333 and Luke Ritter is hitting .326.
• Head Coach Todd Butler collected his 200th career victory on Feb. 24 against Omaha.
• 11 of 12 Shockers, who have a home run in their career, have homered in their last 63 at bats.
• Five Shockers have double-digit errorless streaks including Jacob Katzfey at 37, Dayton Dugas at 42, Travis Young at 19, Greyson Jenista at 16 and Alex Jackson at 11.
• Junior Alec Bohm has made 109 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 12 multiple-hit games and Mason O'Brien leads with eight multiple-RBI games.
• Jordan Boyer leads the Shockers with seven two-out RBI, while Mason O'Brien leads with five go ahead RBI.
• Shocker pinch hitters are 13-for-34 (.382) this season.
• 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 22-6 on April 10.
• WSU is 664-281 all-time in the month of April.
Scouting Oklahoma State
The Cowboys are 18-11-1 overall and 7-2 in the Big 12 with wins over Texas State twice, Marist twice, Little Rock, Arizona State, Missouri State twice, Eastern Michigan, Central Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, TCU three times and Kansas State twice. Losses have come against Texas State, Little Rock, Arizona State twice, Eastern Michigan twice, Dallas Baptist, Seton Hall, Texas twice and Wichita State, while the tie was with Seton Hall. Leading the way offensively is Colin Simpson who is hitting .308 with eight home runs and 30 RBI. The team is hitting .257 with a 4.93 ERA and .968 fielding percentage. The Cowboys are led by head coach Josh Holliday.
Series History vs. the Cowboys
Oklahoma State leads the overall series with Wichita State 58-36. The Cowboys also lead the series in Stillwater 31-19.
Last Meeting vs. OSU
The last meeting between the two teams was April 4, 2018 in Wichita. The Shockers won the game 7-5. Luke Ritter went 3-for-5, while Dayton Dugas went 2-for-4 with three RBI and the game winning two-run home run in the seventh inning. Reliever Cody Tyler earned the win, while Chandler Sanburn got the save.
Shockers Ranked as High as 20th
The Wichita State baseball team is ranked No. 30 in the April 9 Collegiate Baseball Poll, No. 20 in the D1Baseball poll, No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches poll and No. 22 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.
Dugas Gets 100th Hit
Junior outfielder Dayton Dugas recorded his 100th career hit in the win over Oklahoma State on April 4. His 100th hit was a game-winning two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning.
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.
Bohm Named to American Honor Roll
Wichita State baseball student-athlete Alec Bohm has been named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll for the week of April 2-8. Bohm, a junior third baseman from Omaha, Neb., led the Shockers to a 3-1 week including a non-conference win over Oklahoma State and a series win over Tulane. He went 7-for-17 (.412) with seven runs, one double, one home run, four RBI, two walks and a stolen base. Against OSU, he went 2-for-5 with a run and in game one against the Green Wave he went 1-for-4 with a run, two RBI and a double. In game one against Tulane, he collected his 100th career RBI. In game two against Tulane, he went 2-for-4 with two runs, a RBI, a walk and a stolen base and in the finale he went 2-for-4 with three runs, a RBI, a walk and a home run.
Eddy Dominant at Eck
Freshman pitcher Liam Eddy improved to 6-1 overall with a 1.94 ERA in eight starts this season with a win over Tulane on Saturday. In five home starts, he is now 5-0 with a 0.54 ERA. He has pitched 33.1 innings at Eck Stadium and allowed just two earned runs on 19 hits with five walks and 24 strikeouts.
Killgore Out of the Pen
Sophomore left-hander Keylan Killgore has been impressive out of the bullpen this season. In 10 relief appearances, he is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA. He has not allowed a run in 9.1 innings pitched out of the bullpen and has struck out 11.
Ritter Stays Hot
Junior utility player Luke Ritter is hitting .368 over his last 13 games. In those games, he is 21-for-57 with 14 runs, four doubles, two home runs, seven RBI and two sacrifice flies.
Troutwine Delivers
Senior catcher Gunnar Troutwine is hitting .440 over his last seven games. In those games, he is 11-for-25 with five runs, one double, two home runs, 11 RBI and three walks.
Power Surge
Wichita State already has 34 home runs this season in 29 games. The Shockers haven't hit more than 40 home runs in a season since 2010 when they hit 64.
Eight-Straight
Wichita State hit a home run in eight-straight games from March 18-30. The last time they homered in eight-straight was April 5-18, 2015. During the streak, the Shockers hit 12 total home runs by eight different players including two by Luke Ritter, one by Trey Vickers, one by Jordan Boyer, one by Paxton Wallace, three by Gunnar Troutwine, one by Greyson Jenista, two by Alec Bohm and one from Dayton Dugas.
20 Hits
Wichita State collected 20 hits in the 14-3 win at ECU. The last time the Shockers had 20 or more hits in a game was Feb. 16, 2014 against SIUE when they had 24 hits.
Career-High Night for Bohm
Shocker third baseman Alec Bohm had a career-high six RBI in the Thursday win over ECU. He is the first Shocker to have six RBI in a game since Erik Harbutz had six against Bradley on April 14, 2013.
Double Digit Total Bases
Shocker third baseman Alec Bohm had 11 total bases in the Thursday win over ECU including two home runs, a double and a single. He is the first Shocker to have 10 or more total bases in a game since Casey Gillaspie had 11 at Evansville on April 15, 2012.
Boyer for Two
Junior infielder Jordan Boyer had two extra base hits in the seventh inning of Wichita State's Friday night game with Furman. He led off with a home run and then had a two-run double later in the inning. He is the first Shocker to have two extra base hits in an inning since Keenan Eaton had two doubles in an inning against Northern Colorado in 2016.
Quality Starts
The Wichita State pitching staff already has 10 quality starts this season through 29 games after only having 12 last season in 58 games. Liam Eddy has five quality starts, while Codi Heuer has four and Connor Lungwitz has one. Last season, Zach Lewis led the Shockers with eight quality starts.
