Game 1: Wichita State (20-24, 5-10 American) at UConn (27-18, 7-8 American)
Friday, May 3 | 5 p.m. CT (6 p.m. ET) | Hartford, Conn. (Dunkin' Donuts Park)
TV: American Digital Network
Radio: KNSS 98.7 FM/1330 AM (Mike Kennedy, pxp)
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Game 2: Wichita State at UConn
Saturday, May 4 | 11:30 a.m. CT (12:30 p.m. ET) | Hartford, Conn. (Dunkin' Donuts Park)
Radio: KNSS 98.7 FM/1330 AM (Mike Kennedy, pxp)
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Game 3: Wichita State at UConn
Saturday, May 4 | 2:30 p.m. CT (3:30 p.m. ET)  | Hartford, Conn. (Dunkin' Donuts Park)
Radio: KNSS 98.7 FM/1330 AM (Mike Kennedy, pxp)
Live Audio | Live Stats

NOTE: Updated schedule for Saturday due to forecasted rain Sunday in Storrs, Conn.

Game Notes | 2019 Fact Book | @GoShockersBSB

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            SCENE SETTER: Wichita State University baseball (20-24, 5-10 American) will look to end a five-game skid when it heads to the Northeast to take on the UConn Huskies (27-18, 7-8 American) in a three-game American Athletic Conference series May 3-4. The series opener is scheduled for a 5 p.m. CT (6 p.m. ET) first pitch Friday, May 3, at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford, Conn., before the two teams play a doubleheader beginning at 11:30 a.m. CT (12:30 p.m. ET) Saturday, May 4, in Hartford to wrap up the series.
 
            MEDIA COVERAGE: TV - Friday's series opener with the Huskies will air live on the American Digital Network ... Radio - KNSS 98.7 FM/1330 AM will carry the series live, with Pizza Hut Shockers Sports Hall of Famer and "The Voice of the Shockers" Mike Kennedy on the call ... Live video - Links for live video will be available at GoShockers.com ... Live audio - Complimentary live audio for the series will be available at GoShockers.com/listen ... Live stats - Live stats may be accessed at GoShockers.com.
 
            SERIES RECORDS: The three-game series at UConn will mark meetings 6-8 in the all-time series that started in 2014. The Huskies lead the series, 4-1. Last season, UConn won three of four meetings with the Shockers, taking two of three in Wichita, before defeating WSU in the American Athletic Conference tournament in Clearwater, Fla.
 
            WICHITA STATE UPDATE: The Shockers enter the weekend with an overall record of 20-24 and an American Athletic Conference tally of 5-10 after losing a midweek contest Wednesday at Kansas State, 7-2 ... Wichita State has lost its last five games ... Through 44 contests, WSU is led offensively by redshirt senior infielder Jordan Boyer (.348 avg., 30 R, 54 H, 12 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 35 RBI, .561 SLG%, 14 BB, 12 HP, .423 OB%, 3 SB) and senior infielder Luke Ritter (.341 avg., 38 R, 57 H, 13 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 30 RBI, .587 SLG%, 25 BB, 13 HP, .461 OB%, 10 SB) ... Boyer and Ritter rank eighth and ninth in The American in hitting going into the series at UConn ... The Shockers are slated to throw sophomore right-hander Liam Eddy (4.94 ERA, 4-5, 58.1 IP, 58 H, 35 R, 32 ER, 21 BB, 30 SO) in the series opener, with senior right-hander Clayton McGinness (5.24 ERA, 4-3, 44.2 IP, 57 H, 28 R, 26 ER, 19 BB, 40 SO) scheduled to start game two ... The series finale starter is to be determined ... As a team, Wichita State is hitting .275 with a 5.85 ERA and .965 fielding percentage.
 
            ANALYZING THE HUSKIES: The UConn Huskies enter the weekend with an overall record of 27-18 and an American Athletic Conference mark of 7-8 after defeating Central Connecticut State in a midweek game Tuesday in Storrs, 9-1 ... Through 45 contests, the Huskies are paced at the plate by senior infielder/outfielder Michael Woodworth (.360 avg., 45 R, 62 H, 7 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 32 RBI, .512 SLG%, 22 BB, .446 OB%, 11 SB), senior outfielder John Toppa (.329 avg., 34 R, 54 H, 12 2B, 4 HR, 25 RBI, .476 SLG%, 25 BB, .426 OB%, 11 SB) and junior infielder Anthony Prato (.319 avg., 36 R, 52 H, 14 2B, 1 HR, 23 RBI, .423 SLG%, 32 BB, 11 HP, .457 OB%, 13 SB) ... Woodworth ranks fourth in The American in overall hitting going into the weekend ... UConn is slated to throw junior left-handed pitcher Mason Feole (3.94 ERA, 1-3, 48.0 IP, 46 H, 22 R, 21 ER, 32 BB, 45 SO) in the series opener, senior right-hander Jeff Kersten (4.87 ERA, 4-3, 57.1 IP, 71 H, 35 R, 31 ER, 23 BB, 42 SO) in game two, and sophomore right-hander Colby Dunlop (5.02 ERA, 4-3, 37.2 IP, 45 H, 25 R, 21 ER, 10 BB, 25 SO) in the series finale ... Feole was an All-American last season, and was voted The American Preseason Pitcher of the Year prior to the start of the 2019 campaign ... As a team, the Huskies are hitting .267 (6th in American) with a 3.99 ERA (3rd in American) and .968 fielding percentage (6th in American) ... UConn is under the leadership of 16th season head coach Jim Penders.
 
            BOYER GOES YARD TWICE: Redshirt senior Jordan Boyer homered twice in the Shockers' second game at Cincinnati Saturday, April 27, hitting a three-run bomb to left-center in the top of the second inning before belting a solo shot down the left field line in the top of the sixth. He's the first Shocker to go deep twice in a game since Alec Bohm had two round-trippers against USF on May 11, 2018.
 
            GOING DEEP: Four Shockers combined to hit five home runs in Wichita State's series at Cincinnati April 26-28. Jordan Boyer went deep twice, while Paxton Wallace, Luke Ritter and Hunter Gibson each homered once.
 
            RITTER NAMED FINALIST FOR SENIOR CLASS AWARD: Luke Ritter was named as one of 10 finalists for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award which honors student-athletes who excel both on and off the field. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: character, classroom, community and competition. A native of Overland Park, Kan., Ritter was a first team all-conference honoree in The American last season, and has been named to the conference's weekly honor roll three times so far this season. Ritter has a 3.24 cumulative grade-point average as a finance major. For more information and to vote, please visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
 
            NOTABLE STREAKS: Junior Jacob Katzfey has successfully reached base in a team-best 12 consecutive games, while sophomore Garrett Kocis has reached safely in 10 straight contests ... Katzfey is on a team-high nine-game hitting streak going into the UConn series.
 
            NOTABLE CAREER RANKINGS: Luke Ritter ranks third in hit by pitch (33), while Jordan Boyer is tied for 10th in hit by pitch (22) ... Clayton McGinness is tied for eighth in pitching appearances (91).
 
            NOTABLE CONFERENCE RANKINGS: Luke Ritter - 8th in batting average (.341), 1st in hit by pitch (13), tied for 8th in doubles (13), tied for 9th in hits (57), 7th in slugging percentage (.587) and on-base (.461) percentage, tied for 6th in homers (8); Jordan Boyer - 2nd in hit by pitch (12), 1st in sac flies (8), tied for 3rd in triples (3), 8th in batting average (.348), 9th in slugging percentage (.561); Jacob Katzfey - tied for 3rd in triples (3); Mitchell Walters - tied for 4th in saves (7); Alex Segal - tied for 5th in appearances (23); Preston Snavely - 9th in innings pitched (58.2); Liam Eddy - 10th in innings pitched (58.1).
 
            TURNING TWO: Through 44 games, the Shockers are tied for second in The American and rank 37th in the country in double plays turned with 37. Wichita State turned four double plays against Oklahoma State April 10 -- tying for third-most in program single-game history. Cincinnati leads the conference with 46 double plays.
 
            REACHING BASE...THE PAINFUL WAY: The Shockers lead The American and rank 39th nationally with 64 hit by pitches entering the weekend.
 
            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.
 
            UP NEXT: Wichita State travels to Springfield, Mo., for a midweek contest at Missouri State Tuesday, May 7, at 6:30 p.m. at Hammons Field.
 
            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.