Wichita State (5-5) at Oklahoma State (6-4)
Wednesday, March 6 | 4:05 p.m. | Stillwater, Okla. (Allie P. Reynolds Stadium)
TV: COX YurView Oklahoma (COX Ch. 3)
Radio: KNSS 98.7 FM/1330 AM (Shane Dennis, pxp)
Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats

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Game 1: Wichita State at No. 10 Texas Tech
Friday, March 8 | 6:30 p.m. | Lubbock, Texas (Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park)
TV: Fox Sports Southwest Plus
Radio: KNSS 98.7 FM/1330 AM (Shane Dennis, pxp)
Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats

Game 2: Wichita State at No. 10 Texas Tech
Saturday, March 9 | 2 p.m. | Lubbock, Texas (Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park)
Radio: KNSS 98.7 FM/1330 AM (Shane Dennis, pxp)
Live Video (PPV) | Live Audio | Live Stats

Game 3: Wichita State at No. 10 Texas Tech
Sunday, March 10 | 1 p.m. | Lubbock, Texas (Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park)
TV: Fox Sports Southwest
Radio: KNSS 98.7 FM/1330 AM (Shane Dennis, pxp)
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Game Notes | 2019 Fact Book | @GoShockersBSB

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            SCENE SETTER: After opening their 2019 home schedule with a doubleheader sweep of Creighton March 1 at Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field, the Wichita State University baseball team (5-5) will head back out on the road for four games. WSU will travel to Stillwater, Okla., for a 4 p.m. midweek tilt at Oklahoma State (6-4) Wednesday, March 6, before heading to West Texas for a three-game series against 10th-ranked Texas Tech (6-3) March 8-10 in Lubbock.   
 
            MEDIA COVERAGE: Television - Wednesday's game at Oklahoma State will NOT be televised in the Wichita area, but will be available in Oklahoma on COX YurView (Ch. 3). Game one at Texas Tech Friday will air live on Fox Sports Southwest Plus, while Saturday's contest will air on Texas Tech TV (online). Sunday's series finale will be televised live on Fox Sports Southwest ... Live video - A free webcast of Wednesday's game at Oklahoma State may be accessed at OkState.com/live. Friday and Sunday's games will be available to subscribers on FoxSportsGO.com and the Fox Sports GO app. A pay-per-view webcast of Saturday's contest will air on TexasTech.com/watch ... Radio - All four games this week will air live on KNSS 98.7 FM/1330 AM with Pizza Hut Shockers Sports Hall of Famer and former Wichita State standout pitcher Shane Dennis on the call ... Live Audio - Free, live audio for all games is available at GoShockers.com/listen ... Additional coverage options - All games will feature live stats, which can be accessed at GoShockers.com.

            COACHING LEGENDS TO PRESENT LINEUPS AT OKLAHOMA STATE GAME: Hall of Fame coaches Gary Ward and Gene Stephenson will present the starting lineups prior to Wednesday's game at Oklahoma State as part of the celebration of the final season of Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. Both Ward and Stephenson are members of the College Baseball Hall of Fame and left their marks as the winningest coaches in Oklahoma State and Wichita State history, with each taking over head coaching duties at the respective programs in 1978.
 
            SERIES RECORDS: Oklahoma State - Wednesday's showdown at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater will mark the 96th meeting in the all-time series that dates all the way back to 1914. Oklahoma State leads the series, 58-37. Last season, the Shockers swept a pair of games against the Cowboys, winning in Wichita, 7-5, before claiming victory in Stillwater, 10-7 ... Texas Tech - The three-game series at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park will be meetings 31-33 in the all-time series that goes back to 1978. The Shockers lead the series, 17-13. The Shockers and Red Raiders last met in 2017, with Texas Tech sweeping a three-game series in Wichita (10-5, 4-1, 3-1).  
 
            WICHITA STATE NOTES: Wichita State enters the week with an overall record of 5-5 after sweeping BIG EAST preseason No. 2 Creighton in a doubleheader at Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field, 7-5 and 4-3 Friday, March 1 ... The Shockers have won their last four games ... Through 10 contests, WSU is led at the plate by senior infielders Luke Ritter (.444 avg., 13 R, 16 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .722 SLG%, 8 BB, .592 OB%, 3 SB), Jordan Boyer (.382 avg., 10 R, 13 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 5 RBI, 5 BB, .533 OB%, 1 SB) and Mason O'Brien (.344 avg., 11 H, 4 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 6 BB), and sophomore outfielder Hunter Gibson (.310 avg., 9 H, 1 2B, 9 RBI, 4 BB, 1 SB) ... Ritter ranks second (.444) and Boyer is ninth (.382) in hitting in The American through 10 games ... On the mound, Wichita State is paced by sophomore right-handed starter Liam Eddy (1.65 ERA, 2-1, 16.1 IP, 13 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 3 SO) and senior right-handed starter Preston Snavely (5.09 ERA, 1-1, 17.2 IP, 18 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 6 BB, 16 SO), and freshman left-handed reliever Cal Carver (1.00 ERA, 2-0, 9.0 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 SO) ... Eddy ranks eighth in the American Athletic Conference in pitching (1.65 ERA) in three appearances and one start ... As a team, WSU is hitting .271 with a 4.55 team ERA and .947 team fielding percentage.
 
            SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: Oklahoma State - The Cowboys enter Wednesday's midweek showdown at 6-4 overall after splitting a doubleheader against the Iowa Hawkeyes March 1 in Stillwater ... The Cowboys were picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 preseason poll ... Through 10 games, OSU is led offensively by junior outfielder Carson McCusker (.361 avg., 9 R, 13 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .750 SLG%, 6 BB), senior catcher Bryce Carter (.364 avg., 7 R, 12 H, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 9 BB, .523 OB%) and senior first base/third baseman Christian Funk (.242 avg., 7 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, .545 SLG%, 8 BB) ... On the mound, Oklahoma State is paced by redshirt freshman left-handed starter Mitchell Stone (1.10 ERA, 1-0, 16.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 13 SO) and redshirt freshman right-handed reliever Brett Standlee (3.24 ERA, 0-0, 1 SV, 8.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 10 SO) ... As a team, OSU is hitting .279 (sixth in Big 12) with a 3.13 ERA (fifth in Big 12) and .961 fielding percentage (eighth in Big 12) ... The Cowboys are under the direction of seventh season head coach Josh Holliday ... No. 10 Texas Tech - Preseason Big 12 Conference favorite and 10th-ranked Texas Tech is 6-3 on the season after dropping two games in the Frisco College Baseball Classic March 1-2 in Frisco, Texas ... The Red Raiders fell to Nebraska March 1, 2-1, and No. 9 Mississippi State, 4-2, March 2 ...  Texas Tech is scheduled to play two games at San Diego State March 5-6 before hosting the Shockers this weekend ... The Red Raiders advanced to the College World Series last season, posting an overall record of 45-20 ... Through nine games, Texas Tech is led in the batter's box by sophomore infielder/outfielder Dylan Neuse (.364 avg., 9 R, 12 H, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, .727 SLG%, 6 BB, 1 SB), junior infielder Brian Klein (.361 avg., 6 R, 13 H, 2 2B, 10 RBI), sophomore infielder/outfielder and reigning Big 12 Freshman of the Year Gabe Holt (.348 avg., 8 H, 9 BB, 9 SB) and junior preseason All-American infielder Josh Jung (.314 avg., 8 R, 11 H, 4 2B, 7 RBI, 8 BB) ... On the mound, the Red Raiders are paced by redshirt junior left-handed starter Erickson Lanning (1.54 ERA, 0-0, 11.2 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 13 SO) and junior right-handed reliever Taylor Floyd (2.57 ERA, 1-1, 1 SV, 7.0 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 12 SO) ... As a team, Texas Tech is hitting .281 (fifth in Big 12) with a 3.94 ERA (seventh in Big 12) and .977 fielding percentage (fourth in Big 12) ... The Red Raiders are under the leadership of seventh season head coach Tim Tadlock, who was the 2018 D1 Baseball National Coach of the Year.    
 
            WEEKLY HONORS:  Senior infielder Luke Ritter was named to the American Athletic Conference's Weekly Honor Roll for the week of Feb. 18-24. It's his fourth career honor roll appearance.
 
            SIXTH INNING SUCCESS: The Wichita State baseball and softball teams really enjoyed the sixth inning last weekend, plating a combined 22 runs in the frame in five combined games. Shocker baseball plated four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning in both games against Creighton March 1, while Shocker softball scored 14 runs in the sixth at the Red and White Showcase in Houston, Texas March 2-3. Wichita State baseball has scored nine runs in the sixth inning in its last three games.
 
            RITTER ROLLING: Luke Ritter has continued his hot start at the plate through 10 games. The Overland Park, Kan., native is hitting a team-best .444 with 16 hits in 36 at bats and has two doubles, a triple, and two homers, going along with nine RBI, a .722 slugging percentage and .592 on-base percentage. He has reached base safely in 22 consecutive contests dating back to last season. Entering the week, Ritter ranks second in The American in hitting.
 
            HOT START: Senior infielder Jordan Boyer is off to the best start of his career at the plate. The Oklahoma City native is hitting .382 with 13 hits, including a pair of doubles and a triple, in 10 games and 34 at bats, going along with five RBI and five walks.
 
            CAREER GAME: Sophomore outfielder Hunter Gibson went a career-best 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBI, a double and run scored in Wichita State's 7-5 win over Creighton in game one of a doubleheader March 1.
           
            O'BRIEN ON FIRE: Senior first baseman Mason O'Brien is hitting .344 with 11 hits in 32 at bats, including a team-high four doubles and a homer. The Owasso, Okla., native has driven in six runs in 10 games.
 
            MILESTONE WATCH: Senior right-hander Clayton McGinness is just eight strikeouts away from 100 career Ks ... Luke Ritter is 15 RBI shy of 100 for his career ... Jordan Boyer recently eclipsed 100 career hits. He sits at 109 going into Wednesday.
 
            CARVER CARVING UP OPPONENTS: Freshman left-hander Cal Carver has given up just one earned run in four appearances out of the bullpen. The San Antonio, Texas, native has only given up eight hits in nine innings of work, and is 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA.
 
            EDDY STIFLING OPPOSING BATS: Right-hander Liam Eddy only has three strikeouts in three appearances and one start on the mound this season, but has a starter-best 1.65 ERA and 2-1 record, and has only allowed three earned runs on 13 hits so far in 2019.
 
            NEW FACES: The Shockers have 21 newcomers to the program in 2019, including 19 freshmen and two junior college transfers. The freshmen on the active roster include Aaron Haase (RHP/UT), Calvin Marley (RHP/OF), Miller Pleimann (RHP), Connery Peters (RHP), Adam Stephenson (OF/LHP), Carson Cox (OF), David VanVooren (OF), Seth Morrow (OF), Ryan Koval (OF), Cal Carver (LHP), Brady Slavens (INF), Cooper Elliot (INF), Jack Sigrist (INF), Josh Killeen (C) and Jake Plastiak (3B). WSU's two junior college transfers are sophomore Tristan McCraw (RHP) and junior Mitchell Walters (RHP). Freshmen Jack Brimacombe (RHP), Reece Koon (LHP), Quinten Albrecht (C) and Mason Miller (C) are redshirting in 2019.
 
            PRESEASON HONORS: Senior infielder Luke Ritter was voted to the American Athletic Conference's preseason all-conference team. He is also ranked 31st on the D1 Baseball's list of 2019 Top Senior Prospects and 15th on the organization's preseason second base power rankings list. Fellow senior, right-hander Clayton McGinness, is ranked 65th on the D1 Baseball Top Senior Prospects list.  
 
           NOTABLE STREAKS: Luke Ritter is riding a 22-game on-base streak dating back to last season (has reached base safely in all 10 games in 2019) ... Jacob Katzfey is on a team-best seven game hitting streak, while Paxton Wallace and Ross Cadena have both had at least one hit in their last three contests ... Jordan Boyer has reached base successfully in all 10 games in 2019. Wallace and Katzfey have reached base safely in their last seven contests, and Mason O'Brien has reached in his last five games.   
 
            UP NEXT: The Shockers begin a 14-game homestand with a midweek game against Oral Roberts Tuesday, March 12, at 6 p.m. at Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field, before hosting Rhode Island in a four-game series March 15-17.
 
            THE COACH: Todd Butler is in his sixth season as the head coach of the Wichita State University baseball team. He came to WSU in June 2013 after spending the previous eight seasons as the hitting instructor, outfield coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Arkansas. During Butler's 26-year tenure as a NCAA Division I assistant or head coach, he has guided his teams to five College World Series appearances and four NCAA super regionals. In addition, his teams have been ranked No. 1 five times in his career. He has coached a combined 35 All-Americans and Freshman All-Americans, 167 players drafted in the MLB Draft and 45 Major League players. In his tenure at WSU, Butler has coached 26 student-athletes who were drafted, and five players who combined for 10 All-American and Freshman All-American honors. He played his college ball at McNeese State (1985-86) and Oklahoma (1987-88). A team captain for the Sooners in 1988, Butler still holds the OU single-season record for stolen bases with 46 steals in 1988, including 26 consecutive successful stolen base attempts. Butler was a third-team All-American in 1988 and also earned All-Big Eight Conference honors and all-region honors. He played on two NCAA Tournament teams for the Sooners for legendary coach Enos Semore. Butler's coaching career began as a student-assistant coach at McNeese State, where he earned his bachelor's degree in liberal studies in 1991. He was born in Alexandria, La., and is married to the former Melissa Borrel. The couple has two daughters, Caitlyn and Kendyll.