Shocker softball starts on Feb. 7, so we grabbed assistant coach Easton Herring and third baseman Krystin Nelson for updates. Nelson reveals the team’s best pickleball player and other team-building activities used by coaches. She details why she loves playing defense and how a conversation with coach Kristi Bredbenner early last season in Arkansas helped her hitting. Herring updates us on the recruiting class, construction on the workout facility next to Wilkins Stadium and an early look at possible lineups. WSU opens the season on Feb. 7 vs. Northern Illinois in Phoenix. It also plays Grand Canyon, Colgate and Montana over that weekend.
Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. The Shocker men play North Texas at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Koch Arena. On Saturday, former Royals star Mike Sweeney is the keynote speaker at baseball’s First Pitch Banquet. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
Wichita State senior women’s basketball player Ella Anciaux talks about sticking with it despite rough moments earlier in her career, how coach Terry Nooner’s communication helps, and post drills with assistant coach Patrick Harrison. We discuss her role as the team’s big sister, family road trips in the “Vanciaux,” and teasing Fr. Drew Hoffman of the St. Paul Catholic Student Center about the Kapaun-Carroll rivalry. It’s two Crusaders chopping it up about sports! The Shockers return to action with the Play4Kay Pink Game against UAB at 2 p.m. Saturday at Koch Arena.
Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. The Shockers women return to action on Saturday with the Play4Kay Pink Game against UAB at 2 p.m. at Koch Arena. Fans are encouraged to wear pink and get in on the fight vs. cancer by donating to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. The WSU men play at No. 24 Memphis on Thursday on ESPN2. You can catch WSU men’s tennis on Saturday and Sunday at Genesis on Rock Road vs. Omaha and Drake. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. The Shockers play the Bulls of USF this week – men on Monday and the women on Wednesday. On Saturday, both teams travel to San Antonio for a doubleheader against the Roadrunners. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. The Shocker women play at Memphis and UAB this week. The Wichita State men open AAC play at Temple on Friday (6 p.m.) on ESPN2. Both teams are home next week to play the USF Bulls – men on Jan. 6 and women on Jan. 8. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. American Athletic Conference play is here for the Shocker women, who open Sunday (1 p.m.) against North Texas, which shared last season’s conference title and is picked in a tie for second this season. The WSU men play Friends on Sunday (5 p.m.), a series that renewed last season after a long break. In the pre-World War II days, this crosstown game was a big rivalry. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
Wichita State junior Corey Washington joins the podcast to talk about the team’s 8-1 record entering Saturday’s game at DePaul. We discuss his approach to rebounding and why his outside shooting has improved. He tells us which teammate deserves a bit more credit for the team’s strong start to the season and which teammate dresses almost as well as he does.
Wichita State defensive specialists Reagan Anderson and Grace Hett stop by to relive the AAC Championship and entry into the NCAA Tournament. We talk about how the Shockers revived their season after a tough finish to the regular season, an unsung star from the weekend and all the confetti. We also discuss how scouting reports flipped the script on several of the AAC’s top attackers and the best basketball players on the volleyball roster. The NCAA selection show is Sunday at 5 p.m. (ESPN).
Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. The Shocker basketball teams are in Florida this week. Shocker volleyball learns its NCAA destination on Dec. 1 after its AAC Championship on Sunday. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
