As the No. 4 seed in the American Athletic Conference Championship, Wichita State will look to claim its first conference tournament championship since 2016. The Shockers open with quarterfinal action against No. 5 UCF at 11:30 a.m. or 37 minutes after game one on Thursday.
SCOUTING UCF
UCF is coming into the American Athletic Conference tournament having swept its last conference series at Memphis to cap off the regular season. The Knights have only allowed four runs in the last three games, with pitching being the story to the success of winning 34 games this season.