The Roundhouse previews the American Athletic Conference outdoor championship with assistant director of track and field John Wise, who discusses how the new conference might change recruiting, where the Shockers expect to finish and their strongest events. We venture into movies (A Quiet Place), Cincinnati chili and how the coaches will deploy decathlete Hunter Veith this weekend. Who would win a sprint relay between Shocker coaches and Houston coaches (Hint: probably the team with Carl Lewis)?
Voice of Wichita State softball Steve Strain joins the podcast to talk about the American Athletic Conference race and the next two weeks for the Shockers. What sparked Wichita State’s four-game win streak that moved it into contention? How did a tough non-conference schedule help the Shockers? He puts senior Mackenzie Wright’s career into perspective and talks about the offensive improvement throughout the order.
Wichita State senior Gunnar Troutwine discusses his love for playing catcher, why it’s important to chat up the umpire, how the Shockers bounce back from a tough day and what it felt like to get his Clint McKeever on at Oklahoma State. Also, which Game of Thrones character does he evoke?
Grant Cohen of the Collegiate Baseball Scouting Network and American Campus Connect and Dennig Gerig of Cox Yurview Kansas joined Paul Suellentrop to talk Wichita State baseball. Who is the biggest surprise on the roster? Can the Shockers host an NCAA regional? Where did this pitching improvement come from? In the second half of the podcast, Cohen and Gerig talk about their paths through Wichita State to a career in sports journalism.
Is it possible to get good sound quality in a round building with 10,506 screaming fans? Why is the under-4-minute media timeout crucial? Wichita State director of fan engagement Reggie McIntyre discusses how his staff works to balance game atmosphere with obligations to sponsors, how he and his staff review video to judge their performances, his career path to Wichita State and the best way to promote a rifle team.
Wichita State director of athletics Darron Boatright debuts on the podcast to discuss the school’s nine months in the American Athletic Conference, the possibility of scheduling Kansas State in men’s basketball, dealing with new road trips and baseball’s clean look. He reveals that track and field coach Steve Rainbolt tried to teach him how to track a meet on his form chart at the American indoor championships. We wrap up by talking about Loyola’s Final Four run.
Shane Dennis of KFH and Wichita State baseball TV/radio joins Paul Suellentrop to discuss the Shockers 17-4 record and road trip to East Carolina. They discuss the pitching staff and how the decision for many of them to skip summer baseball worked. Who is the better Liam Eddy comp – Tim Kelley or A.J. Ladwig? Who are the young position players most likely to grow into bigger roles? Where do third baseman Alec Bohm and centerfielder Greyson Jenista fit in recent Shocker history?
Paul Suellentrop and King of All Media Bob Lutz talk Wichita State basketball and the American Athletic Conference. Where does Shaq Morris fit among the top Shocker centers? How did the NCAA bracket break for the Shockers? Has the move to the American Athletic Conference worked as well as hoped? Will Bob greet the University of Kansas basketball bus at the city limits and escort it to the NCAA games at Intrust Bank Arena?
Dave Dahl, color voice for Wichita State basketball and former Shocker, talks about Saturday’s American semifinal vs. Houston and how the Cougars handled the Shockers in the Jan. 20 meeting. We also discuss fan turnout in Orlando and Dave’s memories of playing Cincinnati, Memphis and Tulsa during his days in the Missouri Valley Conference.
