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Senior Mauricio Millan writes in the turf before the game on April 12. Millan has started 24 games this season.

Baseball swept by UTSA after pitching fails on Saturday, bats fall cold on Sunday

Evan Tong, Reporter April 13, 2025

Wichita State faced UTSA, the leader of the American Athletic Conference, over the weekend, falling to the Roadrunners in a sweep at Eck Stadium. After the series loss, the Shockers fell to 12-23...

Graduate student Lauren Lucas returns to hugs and congratulations after scoring the first home run of the game against East Carolina on April 11. The Shockers won, 11-2.

Softball offense leads to series win against East Carolina

Jayden Woods, Reporter April 13, 2025

Wichita State softball continued its dominance against East Carolina over the weekend, taking two of three games in a home series that had a little bit of everything — a run rule to begin the series,...

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Men’s basketball signs 3-point sniper Kenyon Giles in transfer portal

Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor April 12, 2025

Wichita State men’s basketball landed its second transfer of the offseason — and second from the Southern Conference — on Saturday. Kenyon Giles, a junior guard who played for UNC Greensboro last...

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Women’s bowling’s season ends at NCAA Final Four

Owen Prothro, Assistant Sports Editor April 11, 2025

Wichita State women’s bowling‘s first season of NCAA eligibility ended in the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. The Shockers came into the Final Four as the No. 4 seed. On Friday, they lost to...

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Women’s basketball lands Wichita native in transfer portal

Owen Prothro, Assistant Sports Editor April 11, 2025

For the second straight offseason, Wichita State women’s basketball landed a graduate student from Wichita in the transfer portal. Jaila Harding, a 5-foot-8 guard who went to Wichita Southeast High...

Senior center Matej Bošnjak high-fives graduate student forward Zane Meeks at the end of the game on Nov. 18. Bošnjak had one of the Shockers' two blocks in the game.

Zane Meeks becomes fourth men’s basketball player to enter transfer portal

Owen Prothro, Assistant Sports Editor April 9, 2025

Wichita State men’s basketball lost its fourth player to the transfer portal on Tuesday evening. Zane Meeks, a Kansas native, spent one season with the Shockers and is now entering the transfer portal...

The Shockers celebrate a Jordan Rogers home run. The Shockers beat the Newman Jets, 14-2, on April 8th.

In front of Wichita students, baseball run-rules Newman

Mack Smith, Reporter April 8, 2025

In front of a crowd made up of mostly USD 259 students on a field trip, Wichita State’s baseball team run-ruled cross-town Newman University in seven innings, 14-2, on Tuesday morning. “(This) was...

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Shocker Sports Roundup: What you missed over the weekend

Piper Pinnetti, Opinion Editor April 8, 2025

Women’s tennis As spring storms rolled into Wichita, so did a wave of fierce matchups for Wichita State. The scheduled first game against Creighton University was canceled Friday afternoon due to...

Sophomore Camden Johnson looks up after striking out on April 2. Johnson went 3-6 with an RBI in the loss.

Baseball gets outlasted by Charlotte in road series loss

Ananda Smith, Reporter April 6, 2025

In Wichita State baseball’s road series at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the Shockers found late-inning heroics to win Saturday’s thriller — but that magic ran out Sunday afternoon...

Senior Krystin Nelson quickly picks up the ball and throws it to first base in an attempt to get a South Florida player out on March 28.

Softball takes two of three from UAB in weather-affected series

Jacob Unruh, Sports Editor April 6, 2025

Weather posed challenges for Wichita State softball’s road series against the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The Shockers took two games out of three in a series that saw a Saturday doubleheader...

Photo courtesy of Bryan Chavez / Wichita State Athletics

Women’s bowling sweeps through NCAA Lansing Regional, advances to Final Four

Owen Prothro, Assistant Sports Editor April 5, 2025

Wichita State’s women’s bowling team advanced to its first NCAA Final Four in its first season of NCAA eligibility. The Shockers swept through the Lansing Regional in three, best-of-three Mega Matches...

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