Good morning! Shocker baseball head coach Brian Green is all about perspective. Check out just how far the program has come from one year ago when Green was announced as the leader of the team.

What else are we mixing into today’s Brew?

👟 Day two of the NCAA Outdoor Championships
🏀 Coach Nooner finalizes 2024-25 roster
🌾 ​ And much, much more!

🌾 ONE BIG THING

Shocker track and field’s trio has stepped onto the sports’ biggest stage in Eugene, Oregon to compete in the NCAA Outdoor Championships. On Thursday, Lucy Ndungu earned an Honorable Mention All-American in the 10K after finishing in 17th with a time of 34:18.02.

Brady Palen and Destiny Masters will start their competition today with the high jump and heptathlon, respectively.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 And That’s Final. Wichita State head women's basketball coach Terry Nooner finalized the 2024-25 roster with the additions of Fiona Diomande and Aicha Ndour.

🏀 Diomande, a native of Paris, France, will join the team as one of only two true freshmen. The guard played in the Ligue Feminine 2 for the Chartres Basket Freminin who were crowned 2023-24 national champions.

🏀 Ndour is joining the Shockers after spending two seasons with Illinois. The 6-foor-6 center represented the Senegal National Team during its silver medal run in the 2023 FIBA AfroBasket.

🗣️ "Our staff made a concerted effort to improve our overall athleticism, toughness, scrappiness, and tenacity at every position. We believe we have a deep roster and are excited to play a faster, more aggressive style of offense and defense." - Terry Nooner

🔼 Off The Field. Following a runner-up finish in the AAC Championship, five Shocker baseball players were named to the CSC Academic All-District Team. Among the five were Nate Adler, Caden Favors, Mauricio Millan, Jordan Rogers and Derek Williams, who were selected to the team. Adler graduated this spring with a 3.62 GPA in aerospace engineering. Favors (3.75 GPA), Millan (3.96 GPA), Rogers (3.68 GPA) and Williams (3.76 GPA) are all sports management majors.

🔼 Mark Your Calendars. The Shockers will face off against one of the SEC’s newest additions, the Oklahoma Sooners, early in the 2024-25 season inside Charles Koch Arena. The Shockers will square off against the Sooners on November 19. The team will seek revenge after a loss in Norman a season ago when the Shockers took a first-half lead over then No. 23 Sooners, but Oklahoma's second-half effort gave them the win.

The Shockers also announced Kansas as an opponent for the 2024-25 season. Wichita State will travel to Lawrence to face off against the Jayhawks on December 5 for the in-state showdown.

🤔 SHOCKER TRIVIA

Smash Hit. Shocker baseball saw five of its players earn academic honors for their efforts off the field, but all of them shined on the field during the season in their respective concentrations.

Our question today: do you know which of the five finished the season with the most hits?

Think you got it? Scroll down to see if you know your stuff!

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times Central

Friday, June 7

👟 Track and Field @ NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, OR

Saturday, June 8

👟 Track and Field @ NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, OR

Sunday, June 9

No scheduled events

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Jordan Rogers!

Although Rogers finished with the fifth-best batting average on the team, he recorded the most hits (67) of the five Academic All-District selections.

🌾 Have a great weekend, y’all!