Friday, April 20
Morgantown, W.Va.
5:30 p.m.
Kansas State University
at
West Virginia
Wildcats, Mountaineers Meet in Morgantown
Apr 19, 2018 | Baseball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – K-State baseball continues its eight-game road swing with a three-game weekend series against the West Virginia Mountaineers beginning Friday at Monongalia County Ballpark.
K-State (16-21, 2-10 Big 12) enters the second half of its Big 12 schedule with the second leg of consecutive weekend road league series. West Virginia (17-17, 2-7 Big 12) will play its second straight home Big 12 series after dropping two of three to Oklahoma State.
The Wildcats are 7-8 all-time against the Mountaineers, dating back to 2012 when they joined the Big 12, and 2-4 on the road in the series. The Cats have outscored WVU 83-81 in the 15 meetings between the clubs.
The entire three-game series will be streamed free online on MountaineerTV at wvusports.com/watch. Fans can also listen live on KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with free, live audio available at k-statesports.com.
GAME #38
K-STATE (16-21, 2-10 BIG 12) at WEST VIRGINIA (17-17, 2-7 BIG 12)
Friday, April 20, 2018 // 6:30 p.m. CT // Monongalia County Ballpark (3,500) // Morgantown, W.Va.
Projected Starters: RHP Justin Heskett (2-5, 6.38 ERA) vs. RHP BJ Myers (0-1, 5.08 ERA)
Watch: MountaineerTV
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Christopher Brown (analyst)
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #39
K-STATE (16-21, 2-10 BIG 12) at WEST VIRGINIA (17-17, 2-7 BIG 12)
Saturday, April 21, 2018 // 3 p.m. CT // Monongalia County Ballpark (3,500) // Morgantown, W.Va.
Projected Starters: RHP Caleb Littlejim (2-1, 6.55 ERA) vs. RHP Kade Strowd (3-3, 4.83 ERA)
Watch: MountaineerTV
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Christopher Brown (analyst)
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #40
K-STATE (16-21, 2-10 BIG 12) at WEST VIRGINIA (17-17, 2-7 BIG 12)
Sunday, April 22, 2018 // 12 p.m. CT // Monongalia County Ballpark (3,500) // Morgantown, W.Va.
Projected Starters: TBA vs. TBA
Watch: MountaineerTV
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Christopher Brown (analyst)
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
A LOOK AT K-STATE
Kansas State (16-21, 2-10 Big 12) enters the second half of its Big 12 schedule with a trip to Morgantown, West Virginia, to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers ... The trip is the second leg of back-to-back road conference series after K-State was swept in Lubbock, Texas, at the hands of Texas Tech ... The Wildcats are in the middle of an eight-game road swing after its 4-3 victory at Nebraska Tuesday ... The one-run victory over the Cornhuskers snapped a season-long nine-game losing streak, equaling the longest such streak under 15th-year head coach Brad Hill ... K-State has been swept in its last two Big 12 series (Oklahoma State) and in three of its first four league sets after opening Big 12 play 0-3 at TCU ... Last weekend, the Red Raiders scored 56 runs, including over 20 in back-to-back games, in the sweep ... TTU hit nine home runs, including two grand slams, in the record-setting series ... The Wildcats have lost their last 10 games overall at Texas Tech, dating back to 2012 ... Drew Mount led the Cats offense as he hit .455 (5-for-11) with a home run and six runs batted in ... In the series finale Sunday, Mount was 3-for-3 with four RBI ... Mount leads the team with nine home runs and 19 stolen bases ... At Nebraska, Will Brennan made his first career start on the mound and picked up the victory as he retired all six batters he faced ... The Wildcats' 4-3 win over Nebraska snapped a four-game skid against the Huskers and improved their record in one-run games to 5-1.
A LOOK AT WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia (17-17, 2-7 Big 12) comes into the weekend off a 9-2 victory over Canisius Wednesday ... WVU dropped two of three games last weekend to the Oklahoma State Cowboys at home ... The Mountaineers, who are 7-3 in their last 10 games overall, are led by Kyle Gray and his team-best .336 average, .602 slugging percentage and six home runs ... Marques Inman is the only other Mountaineer hitting over .300 at .310 ... Inman leads the squad with 28 runs batted in ... On the mound, Kade Strowd ranks in the Big 12's top 10 in terms of opponent's batting average at .245 ... Strowd owns a 3-3 record and a 4.83 ERA ... WVU has a 4.68 team ERA and record 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
K-State trails the all-time series with West Virginia, 7-8, dating back to 2012 when WVU joined the Big 12 ... The Wildcats are 2-4 in Morgantown after taking two of three games in their last trip in 2016 ... K-State won the final two games against WVU last season in Manhattan as its won the last two weekend series ... This will mark the sixth weekend series between the clubs and third in Morgantown ... The Cats have three series, including the last two ... The teams have split the last 10 meetings (5-5) overall and the Cats have outscored the Mountaineers by just two runs, 83-81, over the course of their 15 meetings.
MAKING HISTORY
K-State's 8-4 victory over WVU at Tointon Family Stadium on April 22, 2017 earned head coach Brad Hill his 436th career victory, making him the program's all-time winningest head coach ... Hill, currently in his 15th season at the helm of the Wildcats, passed longtime skipper Mike Clark for the distinction ... Hill has now authored 461 victories at K-State and 962 in his head coaching career.
CT3
After a slow start to his sophomore season, freshman all-American Cameron Thompson has been K-State's best hitter in Big 12 play ... Thompson has a team-high 16 hits and eight RBI in conference play, going 16-for-48 (.333) with two doubles, a triple and home run ... His first homer of the season, a three-run shot, came in the seventh inning Monday when the Wildcats trailed by two runs ... The shortstop from Pasadena, Texas, registered a career-high five hits and delivered the walk-off hit against Texas to claim the series on March 30 ... Thompson produced a season-high four RBI last Tuesday against Nebraska.
CALL THE COPS
K-State's 69 stolen bases lead the Big 12 and rank 12th in the country, nine more than West Virginia's 60 swiped bags who ranks second in the league ... Three of the top six base stealers in the conference are Wildcats, led by Drew Mount and his 20 steals (2nd) ... Will Brennan is fourth with 17 and Cameron Thompson ranks sixth with 15 ... Mount's 20 rank 16th in the nation.
SEEING 20/10
K-State's Drew Mount is one home run away from becoming just the second Wildcat to have 20 stolen bases and 10 home runs in a season, joining Todd Fereday who stole 21 bases and hit 11 home runs in 1997 ... With his next homer, Mount will be just the sixth player in NCAA Division I to have 10 or more home runs and 10 or more steals this season: Bren Spillane, Illinois (14 HR, 12 SB), Seth Lancaster, Coastal Carolina (11 HR, 12 SB), Tanner Murphy, North Florida (10 HR, 12 SB), Jacob Rhinesmith, Western Kentucky (10 HR, 10 SB) and Trey Truitt, Mercer (10 HR, 10 SB).
APRIL SHOWERS
K-State won its first game in the month of April with a 4-3 victory at Nebraska, snapping a season-long nine-game skid ... The nine-game losing streak equaled the longest such streak under 15th-year head coach Brad Hill and was the longest since 2012 ... Over the last 10 games, the Wildcats are 1-9 and hitting .249 with 4.9 runs per game on 8.4 hits per game while slugging .318 ... The pitching staff owns an ERA of 8.79 and have allowed 17 home runs in the stretch.
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.
K-State (16-21, 2-10 Big 12) enters the second half of its Big 12 schedule with the second leg of consecutive weekend road league series. West Virginia (17-17, 2-7 Big 12) will play its second straight home Big 12 series after dropping two of three to Oklahoma State.
The Wildcats are 7-8 all-time against the Mountaineers, dating back to 2012 when they joined the Big 12, and 2-4 on the road in the series. The Cats have outscored WVU 83-81 in the 15 meetings between the clubs.
The entire three-game series will be streamed free online on MountaineerTV at wvusports.com/watch. Fans can also listen live on KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with free, live audio available at k-statesports.com.
GAME #38
K-STATE (16-21, 2-10 BIG 12) at WEST VIRGINIA (17-17, 2-7 BIG 12)
Friday, April 20, 2018 // 6:30 p.m. CT // Monongalia County Ballpark (3,500) // Morgantown, W.Va.
Projected Starters: RHP Justin Heskett (2-5, 6.38 ERA) vs. RHP BJ Myers (0-1, 5.08 ERA)
Watch: MountaineerTV
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Christopher Brown (analyst)
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #39
K-STATE (16-21, 2-10 BIG 12) at WEST VIRGINIA (17-17, 2-7 BIG 12)
Saturday, April 21, 2018 // 3 p.m. CT // Monongalia County Ballpark (3,500) // Morgantown, W.Va.
Projected Starters: RHP Caleb Littlejim (2-1, 6.55 ERA) vs. RHP Kade Strowd (3-3, 4.83 ERA)
Watch: MountaineerTV
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Christopher Brown (analyst)
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #40
K-STATE (16-21, 2-10 BIG 12) at WEST VIRGINIA (17-17, 2-7 BIG 12)
Sunday, April 22, 2018 // 12 p.m. CT // Monongalia County Ballpark (3,500) // Morgantown, W.Va.
Projected Starters: TBA vs. TBA
Watch: MountaineerTV
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Christopher Brown (analyst)
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
A LOOK AT K-STATE
Kansas State (16-21, 2-10 Big 12) enters the second half of its Big 12 schedule with a trip to Morgantown, West Virginia, to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers ... The trip is the second leg of back-to-back road conference series after K-State was swept in Lubbock, Texas, at the hands of Texas Tech ... The Wildcats are in the middle of an eight-game road swing after its 4-3 victory at Nebraska Tuesday ... The one-run victory over the Cornhuskers snapped a season-long nine-game losing streak, equaling the longest such streak under 15th-year head coach Brad Hill ... K-State has been swept in its last two Big 12 series (Oklahoma State) and in three of its first four league sets after opening Big 12 play 0-3 at TCU ... Last weekend, the Red Raiders scored 56 runs, including over 20 in back-to-back games, in the sweep ... TTU hit nine home runs, including two grand slams, in the record-setting series ... The Wildcats have lost their last 10 games overall at Texas Tech, dating back to 2012 ... Drew Mount led the Cats offense as he hit .455 (5-for-11) with a home run and six runs batted in ... In the series finale Sunday, Mount was 3-for-3 with four RBI ... Mount leads the team with nine home runs and 19 stolen bases ... At Nebraska, Will Brennan made his first career start on the mound and picked up the victory as he retired all six batters he faced ... The Wildcats' 4-3 win over Nebraska snapped a four-game skid against the Huskers and improved their record in one-run games to 5-1.
A LOOK AT WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia (17-17, 2-7 Big 12) comes into the weekend off a 9-2 victory over Canisius Wednesday ... WVU dropped two of three games last weekend to the Oklahoma State Cowboys at home ... The Mountaineers, who are 7-3 in their last 10 games overall, are led by Kyle Gray and his team-best .336 average, .602 slugging percentage and six home runs ... Marques Inman is the only other Mountaineer hitting over .300 at .310 ... Inman leads the squad with 28 runs batted in ... On the mound, Kade Strowd ranks in the Big 12's top 10 in terms of opponent's batting average at .245 ... Strowd owns a 3-3 record and a 4.83 ERA ... WVU has a 4.68 team ERA and record 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
K-State trails the all-time series with West Virginia, 7-8, dating back to 2012 when WVU joined the Big 12 ... The Wildcats are 2-4 in Morgantown after taking two of three games in their last trip in 2016 ... K-State won the final two games against WVU last season in Manhattan as its won the last two weekend series ... This will mark the sixth weekend series between the clubs and third in Morgantown ... The Cats have three series, including the last two ... The teams have split the last 10 meetings (5-5) overall and the Cats have outscored the Mountaineers by just two runs, 83-81, over the course of their 15 meetings.
MAKING HISTORY
K-State's 8-4 victory over WVU at Tointon Family Stadium on April 22, 2017 earned head coach Brad Hill his 436th career victory, making him the program's all-time winningest head coach ... Hill, currently in his 15th season at the helm of the Wildcats, passed longtime skipper Mike Clark for the distinction ... Hill has now authored 461 victories at K-State and 962 in his head coaching career.
CT3
After a slow start to his sophomore season, freshman all-American Cameron Thompson has been K-State's best hitter in Big 12 play ... Thompson has a team-high 16 hits and eight RBI in conference play, going 16-for-48 (.333) with two doubles, a triple and home run ... His first homer of the season, a three-run shot, came in the seventh inning Monday when the Wildcats trailed by two runs ... The shortstop from Pasadena, Texas, registered a career-high five hits and delivered the walk-off hit against Texas to claim the series on March 30 ... Thompson produced a season-high four RBI last Tuesday against Nebraska.
CALL THE COPS
K-State's 69 stolen bases lead the Big 12 and rank 12th in the country, nine more than West Virginia's 60 swiped bags who ranks second in the league ... Three of the top six base stealers in the conference are Wildcats, led by Drew Mount and his 20 steals (2nd) ... Will Brennan is fourth with 17 and Cameron Thompson ranks sixth with 15 ... Mount's 20 rank 16th in the nation.
SEEING 20/10
K-State's Drew Mount is one home run away from becoming just the second Wildcat to have 20 stolen bases and 10 home runs in a season, joining Todd Fereday who stole 21 bases and hit 11 home runs in 1997 ... With his next homer, Mount will be just the sixth player in NCAA Division I to have 10 or more home runs and 10 or more steals this season: Bren Spillane, Illinois (14 HR, 12 SB), Seth Lancaster, Coastal Carolina (11 HR, 12 SB), Tanner Murphy, North Florida (10 HR, 12 SB), Jacob Rhinesmith, Western Kentucky (10 HR, 10 SB) and Trey Truitt, Mercer (10 HR, 10 SB).
APRIL SHOWERS
K-State won its first game in the month of April with a 4-3 victory at Nebraska, snapping a season-long nine-game skid ... The nine-game losing streak equaled the longest such streak under 15th-year head coach Brad Hill and was the longest since 2012 ... Over the last 10 games, the Wildcats are 1-9 and hitting .249 with 4.9 runs per game on 8.4 hits per game while slugging .318 ... The pitching staff owns an ERA of 8.79 and have allowed 17 home runs in the stretch.
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.
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