Kansas State University Athletics
Tuesday, March 20
Manhattan, Kan.
6:30 p.m.
Kansas State University
vs
Austin Peay
K-State Wraps Up Homestand with Midweek Set
Mar 19, 2018 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State concludes a 13-game homestand as Austin Peay travels to Tointon Family Stadium for a two-game set beginning Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Game 2 of the midweek set between K-State (11-8) and Austin Peay (13-7) is scheduled for Wednesday at noon. The two-game series marks the final games before the Wildcats begin their Big 12 schedule at TCU beginning Friday.
The midweek series will be streamed live on the ESPN app and WatchESPN with live audio also streaming at k-statesports.com. Fans in the Manhattan area can also listen to action on KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM).
GAME #20
K-STATE (11-8, 0-0 BIG 12) vs. AUSTIN PEAY (13-7, 0-0 OVC)
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 // 6:30 p.m. CT // Tointon Family Stadium (2,331) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: RHP Quinton Potter (0-1, 5.14 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Wilson (0-1, 11.05 ERA)
Watch: ESPN app // ESPN3 // Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Kenny Lannou (analyst)
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters (play-by-play) and Christopher Brown (analyst)
Promotion: Two-for-one Tuesday | Tickets
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #21
K-STATE (11-8, 0-0 BIG 12) vs. AUSTIN PEAY (13-7, 0-0 OVC)
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 // 12 p.m. CT // Tointon Family Stadium (2,331) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: RHP Caleb Littlejim (2-0, 7.43 ERA) vs. TBA
Watch: ESPN app // ESPN3 // Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Kenny Lannou (analyst)
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Mitch Fortner (play-by-play) and Christopher Brown (analyst)
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats | Tickets
A LOOK AT K-STATE
Kansas State dropped its first weekend series as the College of Charleston took the first two games of the three-game set at Tointon Family Stadium ... The Cougars' pitching staff shut out the Wildcat offense Friday and Saturday before K-State broke through with four runs in the first inning Sunday to salvage the series finale ... Justin Heskett added a quality start and TK McWhertor matched his season high with four RBI in the Cats' 7-3 victory in Game 3 ... The Sunday victory snapped K-State's three-game losing streak, who was 10-2 in its last 12 games entering the week ... Sophomore Will Brennan pushed his on-base streak to 42 games, going back to last season, and owns the nation's longest active streak.
A LOOK AT AUSTIN PEAY
Austin Peay (13.7, 5-1 OVC) is coming off a three-game sweep of conference foe Murray State at home over the weekend ... The Governors have won their first two conference series for a 5-1 mark in the Ohio Valley Conference ... APSU put up 37 total runs in the series, including a season-high 19 runs in the finale against the Racers ... Headed into the weekend, the Govs had been shut out in back-to-back games ... Redshirt junior infielder Garrett Kueber is the team leader in average (.356), hits (26), doubles (6) and RBI (22).
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
K-State and Austin Peay will meet for just the second time ever on Tuesday ... APSU claimed the only previous meeting, a 9-8 14-inning game in Jacksonville, Florida, back in 1999 ... In 2017, K-State swept a home weekend set against Eastern Illinois of the Ohio Valley Conference ... The Cats are 11-6 all-time against members of the OVC.
ROUGH PATCH
K-State, who had won 10 of 12 games entering last week, went 1-3 last week and suffered its first weekend series loss against Charleston ... In its 1-3 week, K-State scored 10 runs (2.5/game) on 30 hits (7.5/game) and were shut out in back-to-back games for the first time since last year vs. TCU ... In the previous dozen games, the Cats' offense averaged 9.3 runs a game and 11.9 hits and reached double-digit hits in 10 of those 12 games ... K-State has gone six games without hitting a home run after hitting 16 in that 12-game span ... The Cats swiped 32 bases in their 10-2 stretch but had just three steals in four attempts last week.
BETTER RECOGNIZE
K-State's Will Brennan and Drew Mount each took home weekly honors from the Big 12 on Monday, March 12, as Brennan was named the conference's Player of the Week while Mount was recognized as Newcomer of the Week ... Mount's became the first player in Big 12 history to be named Newcomer of the Week in three consecutive weeks since the award was introduced in 2011 ... The junior-college transfer matched the most weekly honors in a single season with three through the season's first four weeks ... Mount was also recognized by Collegiate Baseball by being named one of 10 National Players of the Week by the publication ... Brennan earns his first Player of the Week award from the league after earning Newcomer of the Week twice last season as part of his freshman all-America campaign.
FRIENDLY CONFINES OF TOINTON
K-State won its first four home games for the sixth straight season as the Cats have won six of their first seven games at home this season ... In K-State's 7-4 home start this season, it boasts a slash line of .317/.413/.483 with eight home runs and 40 extra-base hits ... K-State is averaging 7.1 runs per game and 10.8 hits per game at Tointon Family Stadium in 2018 ... In 2017, K-State posted a 15-5 (.750) home nonconference mark.
GOING STREAKING
Sophomore Will Brennan has reached base in 42 straight games, dating back to last season ... His career-long streak is the longest active streak in the country and goes back to April 13, 2017 against Texas Tech ... Brennan's .500 on-base percentage leads the team and is second-highest in the Big 12 ... Hitting leadoff in every game this year, he remains the toughest player in the conference to strike out, with four strikeouts in 84 at-bats (1 every 21 at-bats) ... As a freshman, Brennan led the league in the category going 15.3 at-bats for every strikeout.
BY THE NUMBERS
K-State owns a 10-0 record when leading after six innings this season and are 3-1 in one-run games ... When scoring at least six runs, the Cats are 10-1 but just 1-7 when scoring five runs or fewer ... K-State is 0-8 when trailing through six innings and have one win when trailing after seven innings this year ... The Cats boast a +13 run differential from the eighth inning on.
MOUNT CRUSHMORE
K-State junior-transfer Drew Mount was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week for three straight weeks from February 26-March 12 ... He is the first player in Big 12 history to earn the distinction in three consecutive weeks since the award's inception in 2011 ... March 9 against Mercer, Mount became the first Wildcat to hit two grand slams in one game since 1994 and he is just the third player in Big 12 history to accomplish the feat - and the first since 1998 ... He is the Big 12 leader in home runs (7) and RBI (30), ranking third in runs batted in ... He also leads the Big 12 in stolen bases (14) and slugging (.746). ... Mount ranks third in the nation with his 14 stolen bases.
MONEY MAROLF
K-State sophomore reliever Jared Marolf has been the Cats' most-reliable option out of the bullpen ... Marolf picked up his second save of the season Sunday, going 2 2/3 innings and allowing just one hit to preserve the 7-3 win ... This season, the righty reliever set a career high with seven strikeouts at Coastal Carolina and earned a win with 5 2/3 innings of relief against Mercer ... In six outings, he has kept the opponents scoreless four times and has collected 13 strikeouts and issued just two walks.
Game 2 of the midweek set between K-State (11-8) and Austin Peay (13-7) is scheduled for Wednesday at noon. The two-game series marks the final games before the Wildcats begin their Big 12 schedule at TCU beginning Friday.
The midweek series will be streamed live on the ESPN app and WatchESPN with live audio also streaming at k-statesports.com. Fans in the Manhattan area can also listen to action on KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM).
GAME #20
K-STATE (11-8, 0-0 BIG 12) vs. AUSTIN PEAY (13-7, 0-0 OVC)
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 // 6:30 p.m. CT // Tointon Family Stadium (2,331) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: RHP Quinton Potter (0-1, 5.14 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Wilson (0-1, 11.05 ERA)
Watch: ESPN app // ESPN3 // Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Kenny Lannou (analyst)
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters (play-by-play) and Christopher Brown (analyst)
Promotion: Two-for-one Tuesday | Tickets
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #21
K-STATE (11-8, 0-0 BIG 12) vs. AUSTIN PEAY (13-7, 0-0 OVC)
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 // 12 p.m. CT // Tointon Family Stadium (2,331) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: RHP Caleb Littlejim (2-0, 7.43 ERA) vs. TBA
Watch: ESPN app // ESPN3 // Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Kenny Lannou (analyst)
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Mitch Fortner (play-by-play) and Christopher Brown (analyst)
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats | Tickets
A LOOK AT K-STATE
Kansas State dropped its first weekend series as the College of Charleston took the first two games of the three-game set at Tointon Family Stadium ... The Cougars' pitching staff shut out the Wildcat offense Friday and Saturday before K-State broke through with four runs in the first inning Sunday to salvage the series finale ... Justin Heskett added a quality start and TK McWhertor matched his season high with four RBI in the Cats' 7-3 victory in Game 3 ... The Sunday victory snapped K-State's three-game losing streak, who was 10-2 in its last 12 games entering the week ... Sophomore Will Brennan pushed his on-base streak to 42 games, going back to last season, and owns the nation's longest active streak.
A LOOK AT AUSTIN PEAY
Austin Peay (13.7, 5-1 OVC) is coming off a three-game sweep of conference foe Murray State at home over the weekend ... The Governors have won their first two conference series for a 5-1 mark in the Ohio Valley Conference ... APSU put up 37 total runs in the series, including a season-high 19 runs in the finale against the Racers ... Headed into the weekend, the Govs had been shut out in back-to-back games ... Redshirt junior infielder Garrett Kueber is the team leader in average (.356), hits (26), doubles (6) and RBI (22).
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
K-State and Austin Peay will meet for just the second time ever on Tuesday ... APSU claimed the only previous meeting, a 9-8 14-inning game in Jacksonville, Florida, back in 1999 ... In 2017, K-State swept a home weekend set against Eastern Illinois of the Ohio Valley Conference ... The Cats are 11-6 all-time against members of the OVC.
ROUGH PATCH
K-State, who had won 10 of 12 games entering last week, went 1-3 last week and suffered its first weekend series loss against Charleston ... In its 1-3 week, K-State scored 10 runs (2.5/game) on 30 hits (7.5/game) and were shut out in back-to-back games for the first time since last year vs. TCU ... In the previous dozen games, the Cats' offense averaged 9.3 runs a game and 11.9 hits and reached double-digit hits in 10 of those 12 games ... K-State has gone six games without hitting a home run after hitting 16 in that 12-game span ... The Cats swiped 32 bases in their 10-2 stretch but had just three steals in four attempts last week.
BETTER RECOGNIZE
K-State's Will Brennan and Drew Mount each took home weekly honors from the Big 12 on Monday, March 12, as Brennan was named the conference's Player of the Week while Mount was recognized as Newcomer of the Week ... Mount's became the first player in Big 12 history to be named Newcomer of the Week in three consecutive weeks since the award was introduced in 2011 ... The junior-college transfer matched the most weekly honors in a single season with three through the season's first four weeks ... Mount was also recognized by Collegiate Baseball by being named one of 10 National Players of the Week by the publication ... Brennan earns his first Player of the Week award from the league after earning Newcomer of the Week twice last season as part of his freshman all-America campaign.
FRIENDLY CONFINES OF TOINTON
K-State won its first four home games for the sixth straight season as the Cats have won six of their first seven games at home this season ... In K-State's 7-4 home start this season, it boasts a slash line of .317/.413/.483 with eight home runs and 40 extra-base hits ... K-State is averaging 7.1 runs per game and 10.8 hits per game at Tointon Family Stadium in 2018 ... In 2017, K-State posted a 15-5 (.750) home nonconference mark.
GOING STREAKING
Sophomore Will Brennan has reached base in 42 straight games, dating back to last season ... His career-long streak is the longest active streak in the country and goes back to April 13, 2017 against Texas Tech ... Brennan's .500 on-base percentage leads the team and is second-highest in the Big 12 ... Hitting leadoff in every game this year, he remains the toughest player in the conference to strike out, with four strikeouts in 84 at-bats (1 every 21 at-bats) ... As a freshman, Brennan led the league in the category going 15.3 at-bats for every strikeout.
BY THE NUMBERS
K-State owns a 10-0 record when leading after six innings this season and are 3-1 in one-run games ... When scoring at least six runs, the Cats are 10-1 but just 1-7 when scoring five runs or fewer ... K-State is 0-8 when trailing through six innings and have one win when trailing after seven innings this year ... The Cats boast a +13 run differential from the eighth inning on.
MOUNT CRUSHMORE
K-State junior-transfer Drew Mount was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week for three straight weeks from February 26-March 12 ... He is the first player in Big 12 history to earn the distinction in three consecutive weeks since the award's inception in 2011 ... March 9 against Mercer, Mount became the first Wildcat to hit two grand slams in one game since 1994 and he is just the third player in Big 12 history to accomplish the feat - and the first since 1998 ... He is the Big 12 leader in home runs (7) and RBI (30), ranking third in runs batted in ... He also leads the Big 12 in stolen bases (14) and slugging (.746). ... Mount ranks third in the nation with his 14 stolen bases.
MONEY MAROLF
K-State sophomore reliever Jared Marolf has been the Cats' most-reliable option out of the bullpen ... Marolf picked up his second save of the season Sunday, going 2 2/3 innings and allowing just one hit to preserve the 7-3 win ... This season, the righty reliever set a career high with seven strikeouts at Coastal Carolina and earned a win with 5 2/3 innings of relief against Mercer ... In six outings, he has kept the opponents scoreless four times and has collected 13 strikeouts and issued just two walks.
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