Good morning, Shocker Nation. Wichita State Women’s Tennis' Xin Tong Wang and Giorgia Roselli are set to compete in the 2025 ITA All-American Championships, beginning on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Cary Tennis Park.

Wang and Roselli earned bids in both doubles and singles. The pair are in the qualifying draw in doubles together, and Roselli is in the pre-qualifying draw in singles, while Wang is in the main draw. The pair is ranked No. 31 in doubles, and Wang is ranked No. 73 in singles by the ITA.

On the men’s side, Alejandro Jacome is set to compete in the 2025 ITA All-American Singles Championship Sept. 20-28 at Tulsa's Michael D. Case Tennis Center. Jacome is making his second career appearance at ITA All-Americans, once again competing in the pre-qualifying draw. Draws with match times will be finalized soon and can be found linked here.

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

🏐 Volleyball Wins 35th Straight Vs. Drake!
⛳️ AD Kevin Saal Named to NCAA DI Softball Oversight Committee
🗣 Shocker Way Fund Announcement
🌾 And much, much more!

🌾 ONE BIG THING

He Set His Sights on Softball. Wichita State Director of Athletics Kevin Saal has been named to the NCAA Division I Softball Oversight Committee.

The committee is comprised of 10 athletics administrators tasked with oversight of the sport of softball (e.g., playing rules, legislation, playing/practice/recruiting seasons, etc.), including seeding, bracketing, and managing the Women's College World Series. Saal begins a four-year term from 2025 to 2028. Wichita State head softball coach Kristi Bredbenner recently concluded a four-year term on the previous softball championship committee (2022-2025).

Since Saal arrived in Wichita, the Shockers have won conference championships in softball, men's track and field, volleyball, and women's bowling.

And in more Shocker Softball news… 🗞️ 🥎 👇🏼

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Double-Doubles For Days. The Wichita State volleyball team (7-3) won its 35^th-straight match against Drake (3-6) with a 3-1 win at the South Dakota Classic. The Shockers won by scores of 25-14, 22-25, 25-23, and 25-21.

Three different Shockers collected double-doubles, with Maddie Wilson having 11 kills and a career-high 11 blocks. The 11 blocks are a school record for blocks in a four-set match in the rally scoring era.

Sydney Dunning finished with 13 kills and a career-high 17 digs, while Jordan Heatherly had 39 assists and 11 digs. Gabi Maas led the Shockers with 20 digs, while Grace Hett added a career-high 10. Brooklyn Leggett just missed a double-double with 11 kills and a career-high nine blocks.

🔼 Rolling With the Pitches. The kick changeup is the newest twist on baseball's toughest pitch to master. Changeups, most pitchers say, require endless repetition and experimentation to find the correct grip and arm motion. Fooling the hitter with an 82 mph pitch that looks every bit like the 92 mph pitch is a masterpiece of muscle memory.
 
Wichita State's Brady Hamilton went into the summer needing to add a changeup to his repertoire; he and pitching coach Anthony Claggett agreed. Hamilton finished last spring with a promising stretch. Backing that up with an improved changeup seemed like the next step.
 
The Shockers open full practices today, with a scrimmage open to the public at 5 p.m. CT.

⚾️ Read “RH: Strong Summer For Hamilton”

🔼  Mulligans Abound. Interested? Get more info HERE!

🔼 Hoops Gets a Leg Up. Dynamo Capital and Wichita State Athletics today announced a six-year partnership, focused on promoting the men's basketball program as the season presenting partner of Shocker Men's Basketball for each year of the partnership.
 
The partnership, brokered by Shocker Sports Properties, a division of Playfly Sports, the sports industry's leading revenue maximization company, covers multiple areas of promotion and exposure for Dynamo Capital, including high-profile signage, digital and social media branding, and enhanced fan engagement promotions. The deal developed out of Dynamo's partnership with TBT and the Aftershocks' spectacular tournament run this summer.

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🔼  It’s the Shocker Way. Academic success, community service, and competitive excellence. That's what the Shocker Way Fund is all about, and it's the perfect giving option for fans looking to support the mission of Shocker Athletics.

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🌾 SHOCKER TRIVIA

Tourney Trivia. How many times has the Wichita State softball team made NCAA Tournament appearances?

Think you know the answer? Scroll to the bottom to find out!

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📆 ON THE DOCKET

*All times CST

Friday, Sept. 19
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
🏐 Volleyball @ South Dakota Classic (Vermillion, South Dakota) @ 7 p.m. | Live Stats 

Saturday, Sept. 20
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
👟 X-Country @ Greeno/Dirksen Invitational - M 8K 10 a.m. / W 5K 10:50 a.m. (Lincoln, Nebraska) | Meet Info/Schedule
🏐 Volleyball vs. Villanova @ South Dakota Classic (Vermillion, South Dakota) @ 11 a.m.

Sunday, Sept. 21
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

🌾 Click here to see the full Wichita State Athletics Calendar

🤓 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Seven!

The Wichita State softball team has made NCAA Tournament appearances in 1989, 2005, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

🎥 2021 Tournament Appearance Recap 🥎 👇🏼

🌾 Have a great weekend, Shocker Nation!