UTSA (20-22, 8-7) at Wichita State (21-15, 9-6)
Wichita, Kan. | Wilkins Stadium
Friday, April 10 (DH) | 10:00 AM & 12:30 PM
Saturday, April 11 | 10:00 AM
TV: ESPN+
Stats: Statbroadcast.com
 

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Friday - $5 Friyay Drink Special and $1 Hot Dog Special
Saturday - All for Alex
Wichita State and UTSA join programs across the country in supporting the "All for Alex" campaign. In honor of former Mississippi State student-athlete Alex Wilcox, both teams will wear teal to raise awareness for ovarian cancer and celebrate her lasting impact on the softball community. Fans are encouraged to wear teal and help us honor Alex's legacy while supporting an important cause. QUICK HITS
• Wichita State wraps up its homestand with a weekend series vs. UTSA at Wilkins Stadium.
• Wichita State's midweek at Oklahoma State on March 10 was suspended with the game in the bottom of the 7th with 1 out and the Shockers leading 8-3. The two teams were scheduled to finish that game on April 8 when OSU came to Wichita, but the April 8 game was also postponed.
• Wichita State is 5-5 over its last 10 games.
• Trinity Allen is hitting .533 (8-for-15) during her current 5-game hitting streak with 4 home runs and 8 RBIs.
• Kammie Smith is also on a season-long 5-game hit streak. She is 9-for-17 over her last 5 games with a home run, 2 doubles and 7 RBIs.
• Freshman Kinzey Woody has 7 home runs this season. Her first 4 career home runs completed the home run cycle, hitting a solo HR, 2-R HR, 3-R HR and a grand slam. Her first career HR was a walk-off grand slam.
• Jade Sanders threw the program's 22nd no-hitter in the 8-0 run-rule win over Creighton on Feb. 21. It was the first no-hitter since Chloe Barber's 5-inning no-no on May 5, 2024.
• Ausha Moore ranks 1st in the American in on base percentage at .540.
• Moore is a two-time American Player of the Week, earning the weekly honor on March 2 and March 23.
• Wichita State ranks 25th nationally in home runs per game (1.50) and 29th in total home runs (54). Defensively, the Shockers rank 30th in double plays (17).
• Wichita State is scheduled to face eight NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago (Mississippi State, Arkansas, Clemson, Miami (OH), Oklahoma State, Florida Atlantic, South Florida, Oklahoma).
• Wichita State was picked to finish 3rd by the league's coaches in the 2026 American Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. Florida Atlantic received 8 first place votes and was picked to win the league. USF came in 2nd.
• Seven Shockers return in 2026, led by 2025 American Conference Co-Freshman of the Year, Ryley Nihart.
• Wichita State welcomes 14 newcomers into the fold in the way of seven transfers, two junior college transfers and five freshmen.

SCOUTING UTSA
UTSA is 20-22 overall and 8-7 in the American after starting 7-0 in league play for the first time. Since that 7-0 start, the Roadrunners are just 1-7 over their last eight games. Freshman Arlette Hernandez has played a major role in the circle, ranking 13th nationally with 21 games started and 15th in complete games with 12. She's tossed 123.2 innings for the squad, representing the 21st most in the NCAA, and is 29th with 115 strikeouts. The next closest Roadrunner in innings is Reagan Stoudt with 54.2. Sophomore Sabrina Wick paces the offense with a .358 batting average, while freshman Brookelynn Meador has hit a team-best seven home runs on the season. Four Roadrunners have topped the 20-RBI mark, led by Taryn Madlock with 25.

SERIES HISTORY
A series that started back in 2000 has largely been dominated by Wichita State. In 15 all-time meetings, Wichita State is 13-2 vs. the Roadrunners. After the Shockers won the first five matchups, UTSA picked up its first win in the series on Feb. 15, 2020 in San Marcos, Texas at the Bobcat Classic. The two teams met one year later in Stillwater at the Mizuno Classic and the Shockers won both times in low scoring games. Each of Wichita State's last six wins in the series have come in run-rule fashion. The Roadrunners snapped a seven-game losing streak last year in San Antonio.

LAST MEETING VS. THE ROADRUNNERS
Wichita State won 2-of-3 against UTSA in 2025. Wichita State run-ruled the Roadrunners in both wins, but coughed up a three-run lead in the Game 2 loss. In the opener Wichita State scored seven runs in the top of the 6th to turn a 5-2 game into a 12-2 win in 6 innings. Camryn Compton homered and drove in four runs to kickstart her red-hot weekend. Sami Hood was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. In Game 2, UTSA jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but the Shockers came back to take a 7-4 lead after the top of the 4th. The Roadrunners would score a run in the fourth, fifth and two in the sixth to complete the comeback, 8-7. In the finale, Wichita State scored five in the top of the first thanks to Compton's first of two three-run home runs on the day. Taylor Sedlacek added a two-run homer in the fifth to give the Shockers a 13-5 win in 5 innings. Compton finished the series with three home runs and 11 RBIs. She had a career-high two home runs and seven RBIs in the finale.

LAST TIME OUT
Wichita State is coming off a series win over Tulsa. After dropping the series opener, 11-10, Wichita State bounced back to win the final two games, 7-1 and 9-3. In Game 1, Wichita State trailed 8-2 in the fourth inning but mounted a comeback before ultimately falling by a run. Trinity Allen homered twice, while driving in five of the team's 10 runs. In Game 2, Wichita State jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first two innings and Ava Sliger had a shutout all the way until the top of the seventh. Five Shockers had multiple hits and at least one RBI. Kammie Smith was the only Shocker to drive in multiple runs to go with a pair of singles. Allen and Ausha Moore combined for six walks between the two of them. In Saturday's finale, Moore doubled twice and drove in three runs. Smith was 3-for-3 with two RBIs and Kinzey Woody hit a two-run home run to power the Shockers to a 9-3 victory. Ryley Nihart threw a complete game, allowing only one earned run on just four hits, two walks and striking out four.

PUT IT ON A TRINI-TEE
During Trinity Allen's current 5-game hit streak, Allen has multiple hits in three of the five games and is 8-for-15 (.533) with 4 home runs, 5 walks, 8 runs and 8 RBIs.

BRINGING THE WOOD(Y)
Freshman Kinzey Woody is coming off a scorching weekend series vs. Florida Atlantic. Woody was 8-for-10 with two home runs and three RBIs. She had a hit in eight straight at bats over the three games, going 3-for-3 in Game 1 and 4-for-4 in Game 2. After her stellar week, D1 Softball named Woody the Mid-Major Freshman of the Week. Through the first 15 conference games, Woody is hitting a team-high .490 (24-for-49) with 4 doubles, 6 home runs and 16 RBIs.

HOME RUN CYCLE
Kinzey Woody has 7 home runs so far in her freshman season. The first 4 home runs of her career completed the home run cycle - hitting a walk-off grand slam for her first career home run on Feb. 21 vs. Creighton, a 3-run home run on March 13 vs. UAB, a 2-run home run on March 14 vs. UAB and finally a solo home run vs. FAU on March 20. Not a bad way to start your collegiate career.

RPI - WEEK FIVE
Wichita State checked in at No. 65 in the fifth week of RPI rankings on April 6. The Shockers have already faced 12 teams in the Top 65, including No. 3 Arkansas, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 14 Mississippi State, No. 21Clemson, No. 24 Oklahoma State, No. 31 Baylor, No. 38 South Florida (three times), No. 41 Texas State, No. 44 Missouri, No. 48 Kansas, No. 51 Florida Atlantic (three times) and No. 65 Miami (OH). The Shockers still have games against No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 24 Oklahoma State, No. 48 Kansas and No. 53 Charlotte (three times).