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Shocker Sports Roundup: Softball sweeps UTSA, men’s tennis falls to Rice and UAB

Melanie Rivera-Cortez, Sports Editor March 27, 2024

Softball  Wichita State’s softball team swept its three-game game series against the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) in a doubleheader, 10-2 and 8-0, on Friday and a 12-0 win in five innings...

CC Wong screams and runs to home plate after hitting a home run against UTSA on March 23.

PHOTOS: Softball vs. UTSA

Bryan Chavez, Photographer March 27, 2024

Caleb Anderson throws the first pitch in the top of the seventh inning on March 26th against Oklahoma State. Anderson had two strikeouts and zero errors.

Oklahoma State shuts out Wichita State baseball

Owen Prothro, Reporter March 27, 2024

After a deadlock at zero through six innings on Tuesday, Wichita State’s baseball team gave up runs in the seventh and ninth innings to lose at home against its rival Oklahoma State University (OSU),...

Kenny Pohto prepares to take a shot at the basket during the Dec. 10 game against South Dakota State at Intrust Bank Arena.

Kenny Pohto becomes fifth men’s basketball player to enter transfer portal

Jacob Unruh, Assistant Sports Editor March 26, 2024

For the second consecutive year, Wichita State men’s basketball junior forward Kenny Pohto has entered the NCAA transfer portal.  Pohto becomes the fifth Shocker player to explore other schools,...

Senior Seth Stroh finishes his swing against Kansas State on March 19. Stroh had one hit in the game.

Baseball wins first conference series on the road against UAB

Owen Prothro, Reporter March 25, 2024

In its first series of conference play from Friday to Sunday, Wichita State’s baseball team went 2-1 on the road against the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).  After the series win over...

Junior Colby Rogers runs down the court in the AAC tournament game against the Memphis Tigers.

Men’s basketball’s top scorer, Colby Rogers, enters NCAA transfer portal

Jacob Unruh, Assistant Sports Editor March 22, 2024

Wichita State men’s basketball’s leading scorer last season, junior guard Colby Rogers, is entering the NCAA transfer portal. The portal allows Rogers to explore opportunities from other schools or...

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Men’s golf takes home silver in Twin Oaks Intercollegiate

Owen Prothro, Reporter March 22, 2024

From Monday, March 18 to Tuesday, March 19, Wichita State’s men’s golf team competed in the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate hosted by Missouri State University. The Shockers finished in second place out...

Redshirt sophomore forward Isaac Abidde looks to pass the ball against the Southern Illinois on Dec. 16.

Men’s basketball player Isaac Abidde enters NCAA transfer portal

Melanie Rivera-Cortez, Sports Editor March 22, 2024

Wichita State basketball redshirt sophomore Isaac Abidde became the first Shocker player this offseason to enter the NCAA transfer portal on Monday.  The news was first reported by Verbal Commits,...

Senior Dayvin Johnson runs to home plate, scoring the first run against Kansas State on March 19. Johnson scored two runs and smacked three hits.

Baseball comes up short vs. Kansas State due to sixth-inning errors

Jacob Unruh, Assistant Sports Editor March 20, 2024

Tuesday night’s Eck Stadium crowd was evenly divided between Wichita State black and gold and Kansas State University purple. While the Shocker fans were the loudest throughout the game, the Wildcats...

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Shocker Sports Roundup: What you missed over the weekend

Jacob Unruh, Assistant Sports Editor March 19, 2024

Softball Softball swept conference opponent East Carolina on the road, bringing the team’s record to 13-10 and 4-2 in the American Athletic Conference. Sophomore Taylor Sedlacek set the tone in...

Wichita State womens golf practice on Oct. 11, 2018.

Women’s golf places 14th at Red Rocks Invitational

Owen Prothro, Reporter March 18, 2024

Wichita State’s women’s golf team competed in the Red Rocks Invitational held in Sedona, Arizona, playing 54 holes on Saturday and Sunday. The Shockers finished in 14th place out of 20 teams, shooting...

Destiny Masters does a practice jump at Wilson Invitational on Jan. 25.

Masters earns first and second-team All-American recognition in NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship

Jacinda Hall, Podcast Editor March 18, 2024

Wichita State Track and Field junior Destiny Masters earned two medals in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship in Boston, Massachusetts. Masters placed sixth in the pentathlon and 12th in the...

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