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MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State go back to Big 12 play this weekend when the Wildcats host Oklahoma on March 24-26 at Tointon Family Stadium.
The three-game series opens on Friday night with very first pitch slated at 6 p.m. followed by video game 2 at 4 p.m. on Saturday and the series ending on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
The Wildcats (14-8) will send out senior left-hander Owen Boerema to the mound on Friday while German Fajardo will get the start on Saturday. Sunday’s start will be revealed at a later date. OU’s weekend rotation has actually not been validated at this time.
The weekend series will be streamed on the Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and the ESPN app with radio protection available on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Live streaming audio is available for the three-game series at K-StateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.
With building and construction continuous on the brand-new Morgan Family Arena, parking for baseball video games at Tointon Family Stadium will be affected throughout the 2023 season.
Fans are recommended to park in the west parking area of Bill Snyder Stadium and do so by getting in through Gate 3 through College Avenue throughout from Ascension Via Christi Hospital. Gate 1 and Gate 2 will be closed throughout of the 2023 baseball season.
When continuing to the arena on foot, fans are recommended to leave the west parking area along the pedestrian course in between Gate 1 and Gate 2 and after that continue to the arena through the walkway along College Avenue.
Tickets are on sale for the whole 2023 season, beginning at simply $5 when bought beforehand at K-StateSports.com/Tickets, by calling 800-221-CATS or checking out the K-State Athletics Ticket Office.
VIDEO GAME #23
K-STATE (14-8, 1-2 Big 12) vs. OKLAHOMA (13-8, 2-1 Big 12)
Friday, March 24 | 6 p.m. | Tointon Family Stadium (2,331)
Projected Starters: LHP Owen Boerema vs. TBD
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 1350AM/93.3/93.7FM
Listen Online: kstatesports.com/watch
Live Stats| Tickets
VIDEO GAME #24
K-STATE (14-8, 1-2 Big 12) at OKLAHOMA (13-8, 2-1 Big 12)
Saturday, March 25 | 4 p.m. | Tointon Family Stadium (2,331)
Projected Starters: RHP German Fajardo vs. TBD
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 1350AM/93.3/93.7FM
Listen Online: kstatesports.com/watch
Live Stats| Tickets
VIDEO GAME #25
K-STATE (14-8, 1-2 Big 12) at OKLAHOMA (13-8, 2-1 Big 12)
Sunday, March 26 | 1 p.m. | Tointon Family Stadium (2,331)
Projected Starters: TBD vs. TBD
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 1350AM/93.3/93.7FM
Listen Online: kstatesports.com/watch
Live Stats| Tickets
A TAKE A LOOK AT K-STATE
The Wildcats go back to Tointon Family Stadium on Friday night to start of a three-game conference series with Oklahoma … Cats go into the week 14-8 with an 8-1 record at Tointon Family Stadium… The Cats are coming off a two-game series split with St. Thomas where they won 11-3 prior to falling in video game 2, 2-1 … K-State is slashing .269/.413/.453 as a group consisting of 36 doubles, 5 triples and 29 home keeps up 2 beginners batting over .300 … Nick Goodwin is striking .320 to lead the Cats with 24 hits – 9 extra-base hits – consisting of 5 home runs … Senior Cash Rugely is striking .317 and matches Goodwin with a team-leading 5 homers … Goodwin and Brendan Jones have actually begun in 22 video games for K-State at shortstop and center field… Jones ranks 2nd in the league with 19 taken bases which ranks 4th in the country … Goodwin ranks 3rd in the Big 12 with 28 RBI … As a group, the Wildcats threaten on the base course with 68 overall taken bases which is the 6th greatest amongst Division I programs and leads the Big 12 … K-State has actually rolled 17 double plays this season which ranks 2nd in the Big 12 … The Wildcats have a 4.05 group age with 206 strikeouts compared to 73 … K-State leads the league and ranks 30th in DI with a 2.82 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Fifteen pitchers have actually emerged on the mound with 4 making 9 trips this year while German Fajardo has a team-high 6 starts… Owen Boerema is among 8 pitchers from the Big 12 this season to tape 3 success and is among 5 with 30+ set out … The Litchfield, Minn., item has a 2.88 age and has actually enabled simply 10 runs (8 made) through 25.0 innings … Fajardo has a 5.96 age through 22.2 innings with 20 strikeouts …
HUNTING OKLAHOMA
The Sooners go into week 2 of conference play 13-8 total and 2-1 in Big 12 after taking the series versus TCU, 2-1 … OU is coming off a 8-6 deficit to Dallas Baptist on Tuesday night where the Sooners outhit the Patriots 11-5 while leaving 12 on base … OU was picked to complete 5th in the preseason survey after making their method to the program’s 11th College World Series look and initially considering that 2010 … The Sooners fell 4-2 in the national championship as Ole Miss declared the last season series 2-0 … Skip Johnson leads the Sooners’ baseball program assembling a 170-112 (.603) total record throughout his 6 seasons … The 2022 ABCA Central Region Coach of the Year led the Sooners to the Big 12 Championship title while going 3-0 to reach the CWS finals … The Sooners have a slash line of .291/.418/.436 with 58 extra-base hits over 21 video games … OU averages 6.9 work on 9.6 hits with a +31 run differential … Five gamers are batting over .300 throughout 17 or more video games … East Carmichael leads OU and ranks 6th in the Big 12 with a .388 batting average … The freshman catcher has actually drove in a team-high 26 RBI and rating 17 runs and ranks 5th in DI with 4 triples … OU’s pitching staff has a 4.78 age enabling simply 5.4 runs per video game on 8.3 hits with challengers striking .244 … Junior left-hander Carter Campbell has actually made 12 looks on the season with a 4.95 age thru 20 total innings … The Sooners have actually begun 8 various pitchers this season led by Braxton Douthit and Kale Davis with 5 each … Douthit is 3-0 on the season with a 2.39 age enabling simply 10 runs (7 made) with 18 strikeouts and 14 strolls through 26.1 innings … A beginning rotation has actually not been validated at this time …
INSIDE THE SERIES
Friday’s video game marks the 290th conference in between the 2 schools and 76th in Big 12 play. Oklahoma leads the all-time series 205-83-1 while likewise leading 88-52 in Manhattan. The Cats last home series win was available in 2021 where they declared the series opener in a 3-2 10-inning thriller prior to clinching the series in the series ending, 8-3. K-State is 4-6 in the last 10 video games versus the Sooners and 4-6 under Pete Hughes.
W, 8-3 – April 18, 2021 (Manhattan)
L, 2-14 – April 29, 2022 (Norman)
L, 10-22 – April 30 (Norman)
W, 8-7 – May 1, 2022 (Norman)
L 3-4 – May 28 (Arlington)
AROUND THE LEAGUE
Six programs opened Big 12 play in general the weekend with 3 groups lead off conference play 2-1 with Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Baylor … TTU leads the league with a total 18-4 record after winning the Top 25 series versus Oklahoma State … Oklahoma follows in 2nd at 13-8 with Baylor in 3rd at 9-12 … Oklahoma State beings in 4th at 17-5 (1-2 Big 12) followed by Kansas State (14-8, 1-2 Big 12) completing the leading 5 … TCU dropped the Big 12 opening weekend, 1-2, versus Oklahoma …
THE VIEWS FROM UP TOP
Plate discipline has actually been among the leading concerns of the K-State offense with the Cats walking 163 times to lead the country … K-State has 2 gamers ranked in the Top 20 in season strolls … Brendan Jones leads the offense with 25 season strolls which stands seventh in DI followed by Nick Goodwin with 22 in 17th … The Cats had 16 strolls versus Youngstown State (March 10) which was 9 except matching the Division I all-time record … K-State is on speed to break the single-season Top 10 leaderboard with simply 113 delegated match the 10th leading efficiency of 276 embeded in 1982 … The Wildcats all-time single-season strolls record was embeded in 1995 with 382 …
GOTTA BE QUICKER THAN THAT
K-State has actually triggered difficulties on the base course for challengers, taking a league-high 68 bases which ranks 6th in all Division I while sitting seventh with 3.09 per video game … The Cats almost matched the program record with 11 taken bases versus Youngstown State (March 10) and were simply one base shy of matching the record … Brendan Jones has actually been the speedster for the Cats lineup with 19 taken bases which is 2nd in the Big 12 and 4th amongst all Division I gamers … The Cats 68 taken bases exceeds the 2022 season overall by 26 … The K-State single-season record is 149 embeded in 2009 thru 62 video games …
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Raphael Pelletier continues to be a danger behind the plate as the redshirt-sophomore catcher from Mascouche, Quebec, Canada has actually thrown away a league-high 8 runners this season along with KU’s Cole Elvis … Pelletier matched his career-high in the series opener versus Baylor (March 17) …
THE LONG BALL
K-State has actually produced 29 home runs this season which ranks 3rd in the Big 12 and 38th amongst Division I … Senior Cash Rugely and junior Nick Goodwin lead the pack with 5 home runs each while Goodwin leads the existing profession leaderboard with 26 … The Cats have actually produced 80+ home runs the previous 2 seasons … Three Wildcats have actually struck 3 grand slams this season with the last coming versus Stonehill (March 4) by Cash Rugely … Cole Johnson and Roberto Pena each released a grand slam versus SFA (Feb. 20) to mark the very first time considering that 2010 where 2 Wildcats published grand slams in the very same video game … Eight gamers are publishing a multi-home run season … Twenty-3 homers protested right-handed pitchers, 11 were solo shots while 12 featured one-out … The Wildcats were the only group to produce double digit bombs in the opening weekend (10) … The Wildcats sent 5 deep and out in the series ending versus Stephen F. Austin marking the 3rd time in the Hughes age … The 5 home runs were simply brief 2 of matching a program record 7 …
LAST TIME OUT
The Wildcats are coming off a series split with St. Thomas where K-State outscored the Tommies 12-5 … K-State struck .277 in the midweek series with 3 doubles and one homer from Nick Goodwin … The Cats strolled 16 times versus UST and went 11-for-11 on the base course … The Wildcats pitching staff tossed season series-low 1.50 age with freshman Cole Wisenbaker earning Tuesday’s triumph … K-State set out 15 batters compared to simply 3 strolls while restricting the Tommies to 3 made runs … The Cats had a real all freshman pitching staff take the field in the series opener that tape-recorded 7 strikeouts with simply an only walk in the ninth …
A TAKE A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS
K-State has a season +84 run differential through 22 video games balancing 8.6 work on 8.9 hits … The Wildcats outscored challengers 30-7 in the 4th inning alone and 66-27 from the seventh and on … Cats are 11-2 when leading after the 6th and 2-0 when connected after 6 … K-State is 5-4 when dedicating no mistakes in a video game … Conversely, K-State has actually won 9 video games when several mistakes are devoted, 9-4 total … The Wildcats are 10-4 when scoring very first and 7-3 when scoring in the very first inning … K-State has actually outhit challengers on 10 events this season and is 4-8 when being outhit … The Cats are 10-2 when restricting challengers to 5 or less runs and are 2-4 in one-run video games… K-State is just 3-3 when playing in night video games … The Cats have actually won 11 video games versus right-handed beginners while going 3-3 versus lefties …
FROM THE ‘PEN
Under the assistance pitching coach Rudy Darrow, the Cats pitching staff has actually produced a 4.05 age which ranks 4th in the Big 12 with trips from 15 various gamers this season … K-States 4.05 age is a huge enhancement from last season where the Wildcats had a 5.28 age through 22 video games … Four gamers have actually made 2 success on the mound lead by newbie Owen Boerema with 3 … The D3 left-handed transfer made his 3rd straight triumph in the Big 12 opener versus Baylor … Right-hander German Fajardo has actually made a team-high 6 starts on the mound this season … Boerema is simply among 5 pitchers from the Big 12 to tape 30+ set out this season and ranks 3rd total with 32 … Four various gamers have actually made a save this year led by sophomore Tyson Neighbors with 2 … The Wildcats have actually set out 206 batters this season compared to 73 strolls, balancing 9.7 strikeouts per 9 innings which ranks 6th in the Big 12 … K-States pitching staff leads the league with a 2.82 strikeout-to-walk ratio which is 30th in Division I … The Cats have actually reduced their strolls enabled portion by 27.7% from last season through 22 video games …
TOINTON FAMILY ARENA
The home of K-State baseball was rededicated in 2001 prior to its remodelling and growth launching in 2020 … The arena is called in honor of Bob and Betty Tointon … K-State baseball is 381-205 (.651) when dipping into home … The Wildcats are 71-28 (.721) at home under Hughes and 53-15 (.788) considering that 2021 … The Cats had 5,355 fans in participation throughout opening weekend with a season-high 2,247 versus Army (March 5) … Tointon’s biggest crowd was on March 30, 2010 versus Wichita State with 4,745 in participation …
HOME. SUGARY FOOD. HOME.
K-State is 8-1 when playing at Tointon this season … Over the last 3 seasons, K-State has actually put together a total home record of 53-15 (.788) … At home, the Wildcat offense is striking .304 while punching .520 with 13 home runs … K-State averages 11.8 fleeces 10.0 hits when dipping into Tointon Family Stadium … The Wildcat bullpen boasted a 3.19 age at home, dropping 0.50 from the St. Thomas series … The Cats have actually set out 87 compared to 27 strolls … K-State has actually homered in 7 of the 9 video games at home with 13 of the 29 overall home runs coming at Tointon …
COACH HUGHES FILE
Pete Hughes got his 100th triumph with K-State on Feb. 18 versus in video game 2 versus Stephen F. Austin … Hughes remains in 26th season and 5th at the helm of K-State baseball … Hughes has actually put together a profession record of 764-592-3 (.563) as a head coach … His 750 profession success ranks initially amongst active Big 12 head coaches … In 5 seasons as the head coach of the Wildcats, Hughes has actually assembled a 112-100 (.528) record … He’s led the Cats to 2 straight runs in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship semifinals … In 2021, K-State kipped down a 34-23 mark, its greatest win overall considering that publishing 45 in 2013 … Three gamers were picked in the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft increasing Hughes’ profession draft overall to 82, consisting of 8 while at K-State.
UP NEXT
The Cats will strike the roadway on March 28-29 and head to Colorado Springs, Colo., to go head-to-head with Air Force at Falcon Field. A live stream will be offered on the Mountain West Broadcast. Live streaming audio is available for all video games at K-StateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.
How to follow the ‘Cats: Stay as much as date on K-State baseball online at www.kstatesports.com and on the group’s social networks channels on Twitter and Instagram.
— www.k-statesports.com —
Kansas State University, the country’s very first functional land-grant organization and a Carnegie Foundation Tier One university, is acknowledged as one of the country’s finest colleges with first-rate research study and scholastic quality situated in America’s No. 1 College Town (Manhattan, KS).
The three-game series opens on Friday night with very first pitch slated at 6 p.m. followed by video game 2 at 4 p.m. on Saturday and the series ending on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
The Wildcats (14-8) will send out senior left-hander Owen Boerema to the mound on Friday while German Fajardo will get the start on Saturday. Sunday’s start will be revealed at a later date. OU’s weekend rotation has actually not been validated at this time.
The weekend series will be streamed on the Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and the ESPN app with radio protection available on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Live streaming audio is available for the three-game series at K-StateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.
With building and construction continuous on the brand-new Morgan Family Arena, parking for baseball video games at Tointon Family Stadium will be affected throughout the 2023 season.
Fans are recommended to park in the west parking area of Bill Snyder Stadium and do so by getting in through Gate 3 through College Avenue throughout from Ascension Via Christi Hospital. Gate 1 and Gate 2 will be closed throughout of the 2023 baseball season.
When continuing to the arena on foot, fans are recommended to leave the west parking area along the pedestrian course in between Gate 1 and Gate 2 and after that continue to the arena through the walkway along College Avenue.
Tickets are on sale for the whole 2023 season, beginning at simply $5 when bought beforehand at K-StateSports.com/Tickets, by calling 800-221-CATS or checking out the K-State Athletics Ticket Office.
VIDEO GAME #23
K-STATE (14-8, 1-2 Big 12) vs. OKLAHOMA (13-8, 2-1 Big 12)
Friday, March 24 | 6 p.m. | Tointon Family Stadium (2,331)
Projected Starters: LHP Owen Boerema vs. TBD
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 1350AM/93.3/93.7FM
Listen Online: kstatesports.com/watch
Live Stats| Tickets
VIDEO GAME #24
K-STATE (14-8, 1-2 Big 12) at OKLAHOMA (13-8, 2-1 Big 12)
Saturday, March 25 | 4 p.m. | Tointon Family Stadium (2,331)
Projected Starters: RHP German Fajardo vs. TBD
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 1350AM/93.3/93.7FM
Listen Online: kstatesports.com/watch
Live Stats| Tickets
VIDEO GAME #25
K-STATE (14-8, 1-2 Big 12) at OKLAHOMA (13-8, 2-1 Big 12)
Sunday, March 26 | 1 p.m. | Tointon Family Stadium (2,331)
Projected Starters: TBD vs. TBD
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 1350AM/93.3/93.7FM
Listen Online: kstatesports.com/watch
Live Stats| Tickets
A TAKE A LOOK AT K-STATE
The Wildcats go back to Tointon Family Stadium on Friday night to start of a three-game conference series with Oklahoma … Cats go into the week 14-8 with an 8-1 record at Tointon Family Stadium… The Cats are coming off a two-game series split with St. Thomas where they won 11-3 prior to falling in video game 2, 2-1 … K-State is slashing .269/.413/.453 as a group consisting of 36 doubles, 5 triples and 29 home keeps up 2 beginners batting over .300 … Nick Goodwin is striking .320 to lead the Cats with 24 hits – 9 extra-base hits – consisting of 5 home runs … Senior Cash Rugely is striking .317 and matches Goodwin with a team-leading 5 homers … Goodwin and Brendan Jones have actually begun in 22 video games for K-State at shortstop and center field… Jones ranks 2nd in the league with 19 taken bases which ranks 4th in the country … Goodwin ranks 3rd in the Big 12 with 28 RBI … As a group, the Wildcats threaten on the base course with 68 overall taken bases which is the 6th greatest amongst Division I programs and leads the Big 12 … K-State has actually rolled 17 double plays this season which ranks 2nd in the Big 12 … The Wildcats have a 4.05 group age with 206 strikeouts compared to 73 … K-State leads the league and ranks 30th in DI with a 2.82 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Fifteen pitchers have actually emerged on the mound with 4 making 9 trips this year while German Fajardo has a team-high 6 starts… Owen Boerema is among 8 pitchers from the Big 12 this season to tape 3 success and is among 5 with 30+ set out … The Litchfield, Minn., item has a 2.88 age and has actually enabled simply 10 runs (8 made) through 25.0 innings … Fajardo has a 5.96 age through 22.2 innings with 20 strikeouts …
HUNTING OKLAHOMA
The Sooners go into week 2 of conference play 13-8 total and 2-1 in Big 12 after taking the series versus TCU, 2-1 … OU is coming off a 8-6 deficit to Dallas Baptist on Tuesday night where the Sooners outhit the Patriots 11-5 while leaving 12 on base … OU was picked to complete 5th in the preseason survey after making their method to the program’s 11th College World Series look and initially considering that 2010 … The Sooners fell 4-2 in the national championship as Ole Miss declared the last season series 2-0 … Skip Johnson leads the Sooners’ baseball program assembling a 170-112 (.603) total record throughout his 6 seasons … The 2022 ABCA Central Region Coach of the Year led the Sooners to the Big 12 Championship title while going 3-0 to reach the CWS finals … The Sooners have a slash line of .291/.418/.436 with 58 extra-base hits over 21 video games … OU averages 6.9 work on 9.6 hits with a +31 run differential … Five gamers are batting over .300 throughout 17 or more video games … East Carmichael leads OU and ranks 6th in the Big 12 with a .388 batting average … The freshman catcher has actually drove in a team-high 26 RBI and rating 17 runs and ranks 5th in DI with 4 triples … OU’s pitching staff has a 4.78 age enabling simply 5.4 runs per video game on 8.3 hits with challengers striking .244 … Junior left-hander Carter Campbell has actually made 12 looks on the season with a 4.95 age thru 20 total innings … The Sooners have actually begun 8 various pitchers this season led by Braxton Douthit and Kale Davis with 5 each … Douthit is 3-0 on the season with a 2.39 age enabling simply 10 runs (7 made) with 18 strikeouts and 14 strolls through 26.1 innings … A beginning rotation has actually not been validated at this time …
INSIDE THE SERIES
Friday’s video game marks the 290th conference in between the 2 schools and 76th in Big 12 play. Oklahoma leads the all-time series 205-83-1 while likewise leading 88-52 in Manhattan. The Cats last home series win was available in 2021 where they declared the series opener in a 3-2 10-inning thriller prior to clinching the series in the series ending, 8-3. K-State is 4-6 in the last 10 video games versus the Sooners and 4-6 under Pete Hughes.
W, 8-3 – April 18, 2021 (Manhattan)
L, 2-14 – April 29, 2022 (Norman)
L, 10-22 – April 30 (Norman)
W, 8-7 – May 1, 2022 (Norman)
L 3-4 – May 28 (Arlington)
AROUND THE LEAGUE
Six programs opened Big 12 play in general the weekend with 3 groups lead off conference play 2-1 with Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Baylor … TTU leads the league with a total 18-4 record after winning the Top 25 series versus Oklahoma State … Oklahoma follows in 2nd at 13-8 with Baylor in 3rd at 9-12 … Oklahoma State beings in 4th at 17-5 (1-2 Big 12) followed by Kansas State (14-8, 1-2 Big 12) completing the leading 5 … TCU dropped the Big 12 opening weekend, 1-2, versus Oklahoma …
THE VIEWS FROM UP TOP
Plate discipline has actually been among the leading concerns of the K-State offense with the Cats walking 163 times to lead the country … K-State has 2 gamers ranked in the Top 20 in season strolls … Brendan Jones leads the offense with 25 season strolls which stands seventh in DI followed by Nick Goodwin with 22 in 17th … The Cats had 16 strolls versus Youngstown State (March 10) which was 9 except matching the Division I all-time record … K-State is on speed to break the single-season Top 10 leaderboard with simply 113 delegated match the 10th leading efficiency of 276 embeded in 1982 … The Wildcats all-time single-season strolls record was embeded in 1995 with 382 …
GOTTA BE QUICKER THAN THAT
K-State has actually triggered difficulties on the base course for challengers, taking a league-high 68 bases which ranks 6th in all Division I while sitting seventh with 3.09 per video game … The Cats almost matched the program record with 11 taken bases versus Youngstown State (March 10) and were simply one base shy of matching the record … Brendan Jones has actually been the speedster for the Cats lineup with 19 taken bases which is 2nd in the Big 12 and 4th amongst all Division I gamers … The Cats 68 taken bases exceeds the 2022 season overall by 26 … The K-State single-season record is 149 embeded in 2009 thru 62 video games …
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Raphael Pelletier continues to be a danger behind the plate as the redshirt-sophomore catcher from Mascouche, Quebec, Canada has actually thrown away a league-high 8 runners this season along with KU’s Cole Elvis … Pelletier matched his career-high in the series opener versus Baylor (March 17) …
THE LONG BALL
K-State has actually produced 29 home runs this season which ranks 3rd in the Big 12 and 38th amongst Division I … Senior Cash Rugely and junior Nick Goodwin lead the pack with 5 home runs each while Goodwin leads the existing profession leaderboard with 26 … The Cats have actually produced 80+ home runs the previous 2 seasons … Three Wildcats have actually struck 3 grand slams this season with the last coming versus Stonehill (March 4) by Cash Rugely … Cole Johnson and Roberto Pena each released a grand slam versus SFA (Feb. 20) to mark the very first time considering that 2010 where 2 Wildcats published grand slams in the very same video game … Eight gamers are publishing a multi-home run season … Twenty-3 homers protested right-handed pitchers, 11 were solo shots while 12 featured one-out … The Wildcats were the only group to produce double digit bombs in the opening weekend (10) … The Wildcats sent 5 deep and out in the series ending versus Stephen F. Austin marking the 3rd time in the Hughes age … The 5 home runs were simply brief 2 of matching a program record 7 …
LAST TIME OUT
The Wildcats are coming off a series split with St. Thomas where K-State outscored the Tommies 12-5 … K-State struck .277 in the midweek series with 3 doubles and one homer from Nick Goodwin … The Cats strolled 16 times versus UST and went 11-for-11 on the base course … The Wildcats pitching staff tossed season series-low 1.50 age with freshman Cole Wisenbaker earning Tuesday’s triumph … K-State set out 15 batters compared to simply 3 strolls while restricting the Tommies to 3 made runs … The Cats had a real all freshman pitching staff take the field in the series opener that tape-recorded 7 strikeouts with simply an only walk in the ninth …
A TAKE A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS
K-State has a season +84 run differential through 22 video games balancing 8.6 work on 8.9 hits … The Wildcats outscored challengers 30-7 in the 4th inning alone and 66-27 from the seventh and on … Cats are 11-2 when leading after the 6th and 2-0 when connected after 6 … K-State is 5-4 when dedicating no mistakes in a video game … Conversely, K-State has actually won 9 video games when several mistakes are devoted, 9-4 total … The Wildcats are 10-4 when scoring very first and 7-3 when scoring in the very first inning … K-State has actually outhit challengers on 10 events this season and is 4-8 when being outhit … The Cats are 10-2 when restricting challengers to 5 or less runs and are 2-4 in one-run video games… K-State is just 3-3 when playing in night video games … The Cats have actually won 11 video games versus right-handed beginners while going 3-3 versus lefties …
FROM THE ‘PEN
Under the assistance pitching coach Rudy Darrow, the Cats pitching staff has actually produced a 4.05 age which ranks 4th in the Big 12 with trips from 15 various gamers this season … K-States 4.05 age is a huge enhancement from last season where the Wildcats had a 5.28 age through 22 video games … Four gamers have actually made 2 success on the mound lead by newbie Owen Boerema with 3 … The D3 left-handed transfer made his 3rd straight triumph in the Big 12 opener versus Baylor … Right-hander German Fajardo has actually made a team-high 6 starts on the mound this season … Boerema is simply among 5 pitchers from the Big 12 to tape 30+ set out this season and ranks 3rd total with 32 … Four various gamers have actually made a save this year led by sophomore Tyson Neighbors with 2 … The Wildcats have actually set out 206 batters this season compared to 73 strolls, balancing 9.7 strikeouts per 9 innings which ranks 6th in the Big 12 … K-States pitching staff leads the league with a 2.82 strikeout-to-walk ratio which is 30th in Division I … The Cats have actually reduced their strolls enabled portion by 27.7% from last season through 22 video games …
TOINTON FAMILY ARENA
The home of K-State baseball was rededicated in 2001 prior to its remodelling and growth launching in 2020 … The arena is called in honor of Bob and Betty Tointon … K-State baseball is 381-205 (.651) when dipping into home … The Wildcats are 71-28 (.721) at home under Hughes and 53-15 (.788) considering that 2021 … The Cats had 5,355 fans in participation throughout opening weekend with a season-high 2,247 versus Army (March 5) … Tointon’s biggest crowd was on March 30, 2010 versus Wichita State with 4,745 in participation …
HOME. SUGARY FOOD. HOME.
K-State is 8-1 when playing at Tointon this season … Over the last 3 seasons, K-State has actually put together a total home record of 53-15 (.788) … At home, the Wildcat offense is striking .304 while punching .520 with 13 home runs … K-State averages 11.8 fleeces 10.0 hits when dipping into Tointon Family Stadium … The Wildcat bullpen boasted a 3.19 age at home, dropping 0.50 from the St. Thomas series … The Cats have actually set out 87 compared to 27 strolls … K-State has actually homered in 7 of the 9 video games at home with 13 of the 29 overall home runs coming at Tointon …
COACH HUGHES FILE
Pete Hughes got his 100th triumph with K-State on Feb. 18 versus in video game 2 versus Stephen F. Austin … Hughes remains in 26th season and 5th at the helm of K-State baseball … Hughes has actually put together a profession record of 764-592-3 (.563) as a head coach … His 750 profession success ranks initially amongst active Big 12 head coaches … In 5 seasons as the head coach of the Wildcats, Hughes has actually assembled a 112-100 (.528) record … He’s led the Cats to 2 straight runs in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship semifinals … In 2021, K-State kipped down a 34-23 mark, its greatest win overall considering that publishing 45 in 2013 … Three gamers were picked in the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft increasing Hughes’ profession draft overall to 82, consisting of 8 while at K-State.
UP NEXT
The Cats will strike the roadway on March 28-29 and head to Colorado Springs, Colo., to go head-to-head with Air Force at Falcon Field. A live stream will be offered on the Mountain West Broadcast. Live streaming audio is available for all video games at K-StateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.
How to follow the ‘Cats: Stay as much as date on K-State baseball online at www.kstatesports.com and on the group’s social networks channels on Twitter and Instagram.
— www.k-statesports.com —
Kansas State University, the country’s very first functional land-grant organization and a Carnegie Foundation Tier One university, is acknowledged as one of the country’s finest colleges with first-rate research study and scholastic quality situated in America’s No. 1 College Town (Manhattan, KS).
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