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Barber tosses complete game shutout to secure series win over UAB
WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State blanked UAB in the series finale, 5-0, behind Chloe Barber’s complete game shutout Sunday morning at Wilkins Stadium. Wichita State (21-19, 12-9) secured its third conference series win of the season after dropping its last three. The day belonged to the freshman in the...
Wichita to host 2025 U.S. Figure Skating championships
The U.S. Figure Skating championships will take place in Wichita, Kansas, next year in what should amount to a preview of the names to watch for the American team headed to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy.
AAC names Barber Pitcher of the Week
WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State freshman pitcher Chloe Barber has been named the American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week, it was announced Monday afternoon. Barber was stellar in Sunday's win over UAB. She tossed a complete game shutout, allowing only three hits and striking out 15. Her 15 strikeouts were one shy of tying the single game school record that she set earlier this season against Illinois State. Barber has three games of 15+ strikeouts this season and is up to 99 total strikeouts in only 62.1 innings. She ranks Top 5 nationally in strikeouts per 7.0 innings.
On This Day: Henry Aaron hits first of 755 home runs
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - On April 23, 1954, Henry Aaron hit his first career home run. Nobody could have known it at the time, but Aaron would go on to break the career home run record in Major League Baseball, with 755. He broke Babe Ruth’s record of 714 on April 8, 1974, just over 20 years after his first.
Baseball blows two leads in series, swept by No. 9 East Carolina
Wichita State baseball battled with its highest-ranked opponent of the season over the weekend. The Shockers gave up a seven-run lead in game two and a three-run lead in game three against the No. 9-ranked East Carolina University (ECU) en route to a sweep. With a 2-10 record in April,...
Softball Game Recap: Mulvane Wildcats vs. Circle Thunderbirds
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Mulvane ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Circle Thunderbirds and snuck past 5-4. This was a revenge game for Mulvane, as the team was forced to settle for a 15-2 loss when these two played on Monday.
⚾ Wichita Wind Surge shuts down Tulsa
WICHITA, Kan.—Jake Rucker extended his hit streak and delivered the go-ahead two-run base hit in the sixth inning to give the Wind Surge the lead. The Wind Surge held on to defeat Tulsa 7-3 in front of 4,080 fans at Riverfront Stadium. Tulsa scored a first-inning run to take...
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