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Shocker Brew: 4/23: Eck-static Over Softball Dub!

Shocker Brew: 4/23: Eck-static Over Softball Dub!

Ellee Eck tied a single game school record with three home runs in a 15-2 run-rule win over Kansas City Tuesday afternoon at Wilkins Stadium.

Zach Garrett
April 23, 2025

Good morning, Shocker Nation! Ellee Eck tied a single game school record with three home runs in a 15-2 run-rule win over Kansas City Tuesday afternoon at Wilkins Stadium.

Wichita State (24-21-1) won its 10th straight over the Roos, improving to 42-9 all-time against Kansas City.

Eck became just the third Shocker, joining Lauren Mills and Addison Barnard, as the only Shockers to hit three home runs in a single game in program history. She now has three multi-home run games this season, all within the last month. Eck was a perfect 3-for-3 with three home runs and a career-high six RBIs.

🥎 : READ “RH: THREE HARD BARRELS”

What else are we mixing into today’s edition of the Shocker Brew? Find out below!

⛳️ Kate Tilma named to AAC All-Conference Team
⚾️ Reminder for Eck Stadium dedication ceremony
🌾 And much, much more!

Tomorrow is WSU Night at the Wichita Wind Surge game! Show off your Shocker Pride by wearing your black and yellow out to the game. The first 2,000 fans will receive a Wind Surge x Wichita State co-branded hat.

🎟 $5 Student & Staff Tickets: https://bit.ly/4jA6Rwd}
🎟 General Admission: https://bit.ly/4jfF2tw

🌾 ONE BIG THING

Kate the Great! After putting together the second-best finish by any Shocker at the AAC Championship, Wichita State women's golfer Kate Tilma was named to the 2025 AAC Women's Golf All-Conference team.

Tilma's All-Conference honor was earned by finishing in the top seven on the individual leaderboard last week at Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville, Florida. Her round two 18-hole score of 67 was the best of any competitor in any of the tournament's three rounds.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 We Meet Again … And Again. Wichita State track and field is set to host a small heptathlon competition at Cessna Stadium before hitting the road for the John McDonnell Invitational at Arkansas and the Rock Chalk Classic at Kansas.

On Friday, the majority of the team will travel to Fayetteville, Ark. for the John McDonnell Invitational. The Shockers begin competition at 3 p.m., and the last event starts at 8:15 p.m. Wichita State will compete against athletes from 26 other collegiate programs, including AAC rivals North Texas and Tulsa.

The throws group will not compete at Arkansas but instead will head to Kansas on Saturday to compete in the Rock Chalk Classic where the first throwing event begins at 9:30 a.m.

Final
Kansas State 14, Wichita State 8
— Wichita State Baseball (@GoShockersBSB)
2:17 AM • Apr 23, 2025

🔼 Baseball Blip. It wasn’t the outcome we wanted after a hard-fought battle on the field, but the Shockers will be back at ‘em Friday night at home against South Florida at 6 p.m. CT.

🔼 Honoring a Shocker Great. On November 20, the Kansas Board of Regents approved a request from Wichita State to enhance the name of the on-campus baseball stadium to Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field at Gene Stephenson Park.

There will be an official dedication ceremony on Saturday, May 3 to unveil the signage on the stadium.

The stadium name was enhanced to honor Hall of Fame coach Gene Stephenson who was the head coach at Wichita State from 1978-2013. Learn more about Coach Stephenson here.

🔼 Steady As She Goes. The Wichita State women's tennis team was ranked No. 63 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Computer Rankings on Tuesday afternoon. The ranking extended the weekly ranking streak for the Shockers to 11 and the Shockers have been ranked in each of the ITA top 75 polls so far this season.

In singles, Xin Tong Wang maintained her ranking of No. 104. The sophomore has been ranked in all nine of the in-season top 125 singles rankings this season, peaking at No. 62 back on December 3.

🐐🐐
Yared Kidane now owns both the indoor and outdoor @American_Conf 800m records as he moves up to No. 13 in the national rankings! ✍️
— Wichita State T&F/XC (@GoShockersTFXC)
3:58 PM • Apr 22, 2025

🔼 Lucky No. 13. Yared Kidane has cornered the market!

🔼 Forward Thinking. Wichita State head WBB coach Terry Nooner announced the addition of forward Sophie Benharouga to the 2025-26 roster Tuesday afternoon.

The graduate transfer from Grenoble, France joins the Shockers after stops at Hartford, Morehead State, North Texas, and most recently Seattle U. Benharouga appeared in 10 games last season for the Redhawks, averaging 8.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game with a season-high 17 points in their win over Evergreen State and a season-high 10 boards in their win over CSU Bakersfield.

🔼 Squadding Up. The Wichita State cheer team has announced tryout dates for the 2025-26 season. In order to try out for the WSU cheer team, prospective attendees must complete the required reference questionnaire, interview with the current Wichita State coaching staff, and have proof of application to Wichita State University.

📣 : SKILLS THE TEAM IS SEEKING

🌾 SHOCKER TRIVIA

Kate ‘N’ Company. How many other Shockers besides Kate Tilma have earned all-conference honors in women’s golf since Wichita State joined the American for the 2017-18 season?

Have a guess? Scroll to the bottom to find out!

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times CST

Wednesday, April 23
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ American Athletic Conference Championship in Sarasota, Florida | Live Results

Thursday, April 24
(No Events Scheduled)

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🤓 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Zero!

Wichita native and Shockers women’s golfer Kate Tilma is only the second Shocker to earn all-conference honors since Wichita State joined the American for the 2017-18 season.

Tilma led the Shockers to an eighth-place finish at the AAC Championship, the second-best finish in team history.

🌾 Have an amazing week, Shocker Nation!