FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- After claiming their first series win in conference play last weekend, the Wichita State softball team takes on no. 18 Arkansas in a doubleheader on Wednesday. 

SCOUTING ARKANSAS
Arkansas is one of the scariest teams for an offense to face, with its pitching staff only having a 2.35 earned run average. The Razorbacks have won all 26 of their games utilizing its pitchers, leading them to a top 20 ranking throughout the season. Autumn Storms has a 129 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.70, with Mary Haff leading the Razorbacks in the circle with 133 strikeouts. Offensively, Arkansas has already made history. On Feb. 24, Danielle Gibson hit a home run cycle in just four innings. That feat is something no one in Major League Baseball history has ever accomplished. Gibson also helps Arkansas offensively with a .348 batting average and leads the Razorbacks with nine home runs. Hannah McEwen also provides a spark with a .354 batting average and has collected eight doubles, while Katie Warrick has also contributed with nine doubles and 25 RBIs in addition to hitting over .330.

LAST MEETING
In their first NCAA Regional Final in school history, the Shockers fell short to Arkansas in Fayetteville. Asea Webber hit a two-run double that cut the deficit to one heading into the fourth inning, but Arkansas scored three unanswered runs to end the historic season for Wichita State.

BACK TO MEMORY LANE
Even though the Shockers were knocked out of the 2018 NCAA Tournament by Arkansas, Bogle Park still holds terrific memories for Wichita State Softball. The Shockers managed to collect two wins over Oklahoma State. Madison Perrigan hit a historic two, two-run home runs to lift the Shockers to the program's first ever Regional Final.

DON'T COUNT US OUT
When the Shockers have been down to their last out, the party has just gotten started for them at the plate. Wichita State has scored 55 runs with two outs, hitting 10 out of 28 of its home runs during that stretch.

GETTING 'EM AROUND
Senior Laurie Derrico needs two home runs to move into first place in the Shocker record books. Currently in second with 38, if Derrico reaches 40 she will overtake Cacy Williams who played at Wichita State from 2014-16. Derrico has reached double figures in home runs in the previous two seasons.

FRIENDLY COMPETITION
As leaders of Wichita State's all-time slugging percentage list, Madison Perrigan and Laurie Derrico have been competing for the top spot. Perrigan recently passed Derrico for the third-highest slugging percentage in program history this week, now having a mark of .575. Cacy Williams (2014-16) leads the pack with a .637 career slugging percentage.

FREE SOFTBALL
Wichita State has played in three extra innings games this season, all turning into victories. When the Shockers have to go past the seventh inning, they turn the heat up offensively. They have outscored their opponents 7-1 in extra innings, including a three-run outing in the top of the 10th in a win at UCF last weekend.

GETTING THE BASES
Madison Perrigan has made it her mission to get on base under any circumstance. She currently leads the American Athletic Conference in total bases with 75, most walks drawn with 31 and most home runs with eight. Having a slugging percentage of .641 this season, Perrigan is also fourth in the conference in that category.

TAKE YOUR BASE
Freshman Lauren Mills has helped the Shockers offensively from the jump as a freshman, utilizing her at-bats to get on base. Mills currently leads the American Athletic Conference in on-base percentage, dominating the way with a .540 mark.

EXECUTING WHEN IT COUNTS   
When the Shockers have runners in scoring position, they make sure to send drive in the runs. Wichita State has six players hitting .300 or better when runners are in scoring position, with Ryleigh Buck leading the way with a .441 batting average. Lauren Mills and Neleigh Herring have provided power in those situations, both hitting above .400.