Baseball Preps for Three-Game Set With Houston

SCENE SETTER: Wichita State opens the final homestand of the season on Friday night, kicking off a stretch of seven straight games at Eck Stadium with a three-game American Athletic Conference set against Houston. The Shockers are coming off a 3-1 defeat on Tuesday night at Kansas State. Wildcats starter German Fajardo struck out ten while carrying a no-hitter into the sixth inning, but the Shockers ultimately put the tying runs in scoring position in each of the final two innings before settling for a single tally in the eighth. WSU finished the game 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position (.182). Last Saturday's victory over Memphis snapped a school-record 11-game losing streak dating back to April 12. The Shockers are coming off a 31-23 season a year ago, including an 18-13 mark in the American Athletic Conference that produced a third-place finish, WSU's best since joining the AAC in 2017. Wichita State is seeking their first appearance in the NCAA tournament since the 2013 season, a regional bid that was later vacated by the NCAA.

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