Wichita State Shockers

Wichita State baseball faces Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, LSU

Wichita State sophomore Greyson Jenista earned MVC Freshman of the Year honors in 2016.
Wichita State sophomore Greyson Jenista earned MVC Freshman of the Year honors in 2016. The Wichita Eagle

Wichita State opens the baseball season with a seven-game homestand.

WSU announced its schedule on Tuesday. It includes visits to Eck Stadium by 2016 College World Series teams Oklahoma State and Texas Tech.

The season begins against Utah Valley on Feb. 17.

On March 3, WSU starts a seven-game road trip that includes games at Louisiana Tech, Oklahoma and LSU. It is WSU’s first games against LSU since the 1996 College World Series.

The Shockers open Missouri Valley Conference play on April 7 against Southern Illinois at Eck Stadium. WSU also plays home MVC series against Illinois State and Evansville. It travels to Bradley, Missouri State, Dallas Baptist and Indiana State.

The MVC Tournament begins May 24 at Hammons Field in Springfield, Mo.

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Wichita State baseball schedule

February

17 — Utah Valley, 3 p.m.

18 — Utah Valley, 2 p.m.

19 — Utah Valley, 1 p.m.

24 — Grand Canyon, 3 p.m.

25 — Grand Canyon, 2 p.m.

26 — Grand Canyon, 1 p.m.

March

1 — Omaha, 3 p.m.

3 — at Louisiana Tech, 6 p.m.

4 — at Louisiana Tech, 2 p.m.

5 — at Louisiana Tech, 1 p.m.

7 — at Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m.

10 — at LSU, 7 p.m.

11 — at LSU, 6:30 p.m.

12 — at LSU, 2 p.m.

14 — Northern Colorado, 3 p.m.

15 — Northern Colorado, 3 p.m.

17 — at Cal Poly, 8 p.m.

18 — at Cal Poly, 8 p.m..

19 — at Cal Poly, 3 p.m.

21 — at Oral Roberts, 6:30 p.m.

22 — Sacramento State, 6 p.m.

24 — Texas Tech, 6 p.m.

25 — Texas Tech, 2 p.m.

26 — Texas Tech, 1 p.m.

28 — at Oklahoma State, 6 p.m.

31 — Valparaiso, 6 p.m.

April

1 — Valparaiso, 2 p.m.

2 — Valparaiso, 1 p.m.

4 — Oklahoma State, 6 p.m.

7 — Southern Illinois, 6 p.m.

8 — Southern Illinois, 2 p.m.

9 — Southern Illinois, 1 p.m.

11 — at Kansas, 6 p.m.

14 —at Bradley, TBA

15 — at Bradley, TBA

16 — at Bradley, TBA

18 — Kansas, 6 p.m.

21 — at Missouri State, 6:35 p.m.

22 — at Missouri State, 2:05 p.m.

23 — at Missouri State, 1:05 p.m.

25 — at Creighton, 6:30 p.m.

28 — Illinois State, 6 p.m.

29 — Illinois State, 2 p.m.

30 — Illinois State, 1 p.m.

May

2 — at Kansas State, 6:30 p.m.

5 — at Dallas Baptist, 6:30 p.m.

6 — at Dallas Baptist, 2 p.m.

7 — at Dallas Baptist, 1 p.m.

9 — Oral Roberts, 6 p.m.

12 — Evansville, 6 p.m.

13 — Evansville, 2 p.m.

14 — Evansville, 1 p.m.

16 — Kansas State, 6 p.m.

18 — at Indiana State, 5:30 p.m.

19 — at Indiana State, 5:30 p.m.

20 — at Indiana State, 1 p.m.

24-28 — Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, at Springfield, Mo.

This story was originally published October 4, 2016 at 2:25 PM with the headline "Wichita State baseball faces Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, LSU."

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