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Valley Center High School’s baseball season suspended due to animal cruelty investigation
VALLEY CENTER, Kan. (KWCH) - The baseball season has come to a halt for Valley Center High School. On Monday, the USD 262 school district said the varsity baseball team and its coaching staff are under investigation for animal cruelty. “High school administrators were alerted to an incident of possible...
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...
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.
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,...
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.
Augusta native, OU gymnast named second-team All-American
NORMAN, Okla. (Catch it Kansas) - Augusta native and University of Oklahoma freshman Keira Wells capped her first season with the Sooners in grand fashion. The former Oriole was one of six Sooners to earn 10 All-American honors at the 2024 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships. She earned second-team honors in the vault based on her individual performance in Thursday’s semifinals.
OU baseball beats Wichita State 3-1, John Spikerman and Jackson Nicklaus return
No. 18 Oklahoma (25-14) defeated Wichita State (21-21) 3-1 at L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman on Tuesday. OU made its way back into the top 25 rankings after its fourth Big 12 series sweep against BYU last weekend. The Sooners headed into their midweek matchup on a seven-game win streak. Oklahoma continued to fire on all cylinders against the Shockers, highlighted by a defensive play from senior infielder Anthony Mackenzie.
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