Friday, April 27
Manhattan, Kan.
6:30 p.m.
Kansas State University
vs
Baylor
Wildcats Return Home, Host Baylor
Apr 26, 2018 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State returns to Tointon Family Stadium following an eight-game road swing, as it will host the Baylor Bears in a three-game Big 12 series beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m.
K-State (18-23, 3-12 Big 12) has won its last two games after a 6-5, 11-inning win at Omaha Wednesday. The Wildcats dropped two of three games in West Virginia over the weekend.
Baylor (23-17, 6-9 Big 12) comes to Manhattan having won its last seven ballgames and nine of 10 overall. The Cats have won each of the last two season series between the squads.
Game 2 is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. with the series finale schedule for 1 p.m. on Sunday.
The entire three-game series will be streamed live on ESPN3 and the ESPN app. Fans can also listen live on KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with Saturday's game available on the K-State Sports Radio Network. Free, live audio is also available at k-statesports.com.
GAME #42
K-STATE (18-23, 3-12 BIG 12) vs. BAYLOR (23-17, 6-9 BIG 12)
Friday, April 27, 2018 // 6:30 p.m. CT // Tointon Family Stadium (2,331) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: RHP Justin Heskett (2-5, 6.38 ERA) vs. LHP Cody Bradford (4-4, 2.98 ERA)
Watch: ESPN3 // ESPN app // Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Craig Wilson (analyst)
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters and John Kurtz
Promotion: Dollar Dog Friday/Ahearn Fund Appreciation Day | Tickets
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GAME #43
K-STATE (18-23, 3-12 BIG 12) vs. BAYLOR (23-17, 6-9 BIG 12)
Saturday, April 28, 2018 // 2 p.m. CT // Tointon Family Stadium (2,331) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: TBA vs. RHP Hayden Kettler (5-3, 3.03 ERA)
Watch: ESPN3 // ESPN app // Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Craig Wilson (analyst)
Radio: K-State Sports Network // Matt Walters and John Kurtz
Promotion: Poster Giveaway (First 500 Fans) | Tickets
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GAME #44
K-STATE (18-23, 3-12 BIG 12) vs. BAYLOR (23-17, 6-9 BIG 12)
Sunday, April 29, 2018 // 1 p.m. CT // Tointon Family Stadium (2,331) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: LHP Will Brennan (2-0, 3.72 ERA) vs. LHP Tyler Thomas (1-2, 2.91 ERA)
TV: ESPN3 // ESPN app // Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Craig Wilson (analyst)
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters and John Kurtz
Promotion: $20 All-You-Can Eat Seats | Tickets
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
A LOOK AT K-STATE
Kansas State (18-23, 3-12 Big 12) defeated Omaha 6-5 in 11 innings Wednesday night at Werner Park in Omaha, home of the Omaha Storm Chasers (Kansas City Royals Triple-A affiliate) ... K-State completed a home-and-home season series sweep of the Mavericks after defeating UNO 3-0 at home on March 27 ... K-State won back-to-back games for the first time in the month of April and first consecutive road games since February at Old Dominion ... The Wildcats lost two of three games at West Virginia over the weekend, claiming the series finale Sunday, 7-4 ... The Mountaineers took Game 1, 8-5, after the Cats held a 4-0 lead after the top of the third and a 5-3 lead going to the bottom of the seventh ... WVU scored five unanswered runs in its final two at-bats off reliever Alex Belch ... Three West Virginia pitchers combined for a four-hit shutout Saturday, 6-0, to earn the series victory ... Sophomore two-way player Will Brennan got his first Big 12 start on the mound Sunday, going a career-long five innings and allowing just one earned run for his second straight win on the hill ... Sunday's win snapped the Cats' nine-game skid in Big 12 play and was their first road conference win of the season (1-8) ... Freshman Jordan Maxson had his first four-game Sunday ... Brennan also led the team at the plate in the series, going 4-for-10 with a double, RBI and three runs scored.
A LOOK AT BAYLOR
Baylor (23-17, 6-9 Summit League), winners of its last seven games, comes to Manhattan with a 9-1 record in its last 10 games ... The Bears swept a home three-game series with TCU last weekend and defeated Texas State, 17-5, on Tuesday ... BU owns the league's best team ERA at 3.47, allowing just 18 runs in its seven-game winning streak, including two shutouts ... Cody Bradford is the reigning Big 12 Pitcher of the Week after tossing a complete-game shutout vs. TCU in the series opener ... Bradford (4th) and teammate Kyle Hill (2.70, 2nd) rank in the top four of the league rankings ... Sophomore Andy Thomas leads the Bears with a .338 batting average and .460 on-base percentage ... Thomas' average ranks eighth in the conference ... Catcher Shea Langeliers is tied for fifth with nine homers ... BU's .268 team average ranks in the bottom three of the Big 12
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
Baylor leads the all-time series with K-State, 45-27 (41-22 Big 12) ... K-State has won the last two series between the teams, including taking two of three games in Waco at Baylor Ballpark to end the regular season in 2017 ... The Wildcats are 15-15 at home in the series' history ... Head coach Brad Hill is 22-26 vs. Baylor in his career ... K-State is 6-4 in the last 10 overall in the series and have won four of the last five games overall ... The series is split, 5-5, in the last 10 played at Tointon Family Stadium ... K-State last swept a home series against Baylor in 2010 while the Bears swept the three-game set in Manhattan in 2012.
THE NEXT OHTANI
K-State sophomore Will Brennan is already known as one of the nation's best hitters, but last week he earned his first two victories on the mound ... In his first career start at Nebraska on April 17, Brennan retired all six batters he faced over two innings on just 21 pitches ... The Stilwell, Kansas, product earned his first Big 12 start in Sunday's series finale at West Virginia, as he went a career-long five innings while giving up just one earned run and scattering six base hits ... He owns a team-best 1.69 ERA in Big 12 play and in the month of April, his ERA is 2.08 (8.2 IP, 2 ER) ... Brennan's season WHIP is just 1.24 and has a 5.0 strikeout-to-walk ratio to go with a 9.3 K/9 rate ... He continues to be among the Big 12 leaders in hits and average, leading the Wildcats with a .369 average and 59 base hits ... His average and hit total are both fourth-highest in the conference while he is third with a .474 on-base percentage ... Batting leadoff, Brennan is the second-toughest player in the Big 12 to strikeout, going 17.8 at-bats per strikeout (160 AB, 9 K).
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).
CALL THE COPS
K-State's 71 stolen bases lead the Big 12 and rank 17th in the country, four more than West Virginia's 67 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 16 ... Mount's 20 rank 24th in the nation.
FROM THE PEN
Following Wednesday's victory at Omaha, K-State's bullpen has now thrown 1.1 more innings than its starters (181.0-179.2) ... The bullpen has 30 more strikeouts than its starting rotation (146-116), for a 7.3 K/9 rate ... Conversely, the pen also has a higher walk rate, averaging 5.6 walks per nine innings while starters have a rate of 4.0 ... Opponents are hitting .287 against Wildcat relievers while hitting .316 against starters ... Sophomore Jared Marolf and junior Brogan Heinen lead the team in relief outings with 14 ... Marolf has a team-high 26.1 IP in relief while Tyler Eckberg is second at 22.1 IP ... Eckberg earned the win at Omaha Wednesday, the first road win from the bullpen this season.
APRIL SHOWERS
For the first time in April, K-State won back-to-back games with a 6-5 victory at Omaha ... It is just the second time this season the Cats have won consecutive road games (at ODU) ... K-State is 3-10 in the month of April, hitting .247 while opponents own a .318 average ... The Cats have been outscored 126-61 in the last 13 games ... K-State is averaging 4.7 runs per game on 8.1 hits ... Brennan leads the Cats with a .362 average in April while Cameron Thompson is hitting .306 ... Mount and Thompson each have four extra-base hits ... Mount, Thompson and Trent McMaster each have a homer in the month of April.
K-State (18-23, 3-12 Big 12) has won its last two games after a 6-5, 11-inning win at Omaha Wednesday. The Wildcats dropped two of three games in West Virginia over the weekend.
Baylor (23-17, 6-9 Big 12) comes to Manhattan having won its last seven ballgames and nine of 10 overall. The Cats have won each of the last two season series between the squads.
Game 2 is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. with the series finale schedule for 1 p.m. on Sunday.
The entire three-game series will be streamed live on ESPN3 and the ESPN app. Fans can also listen live on KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with Saturday's game available on the K-State Sports Radio Network. Free, live audio is also available at k-statesports.com.
GAME #42
K-STATE (18-23, 3-12 BIG 12) vs. BAYLOR (23-17, 6-9 BIG 12)
Friday, April 27, 2018 // 6:30 p.m. CT // Tointon Family Stadium (2,331) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: RHP Justin Heskett (2-5, 6.38 ERA) vs. LHP Cody Bradford (4-4, 2.98 ERA)
Watch: ESPN3 // ESPN app // Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Craig Wilson (analyst)
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters and John Kurtz
Promotion: Dollar Dog Friday/Ahearn Fund Appreciation Day | Tickets
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #43
K-STATE (18-23, 3-12 BIG 12) vs. BAYLOR (23-17, 6-9 BIG 12)
Saturday, April 28, 2018 // 2 p.m. CT // Tointon Family Stadium (2,331) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: TBA vs. RHP Hayden Kettler (5-3, 3.03 ERA)
Watch: ESPN3 // ESPN app // Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Craig Wilson (analyst)
Radio: K-State Sports Network // Matt Walters and John Kurtz
Promotion: Poster Giveaway (First 500 Fans) | Tickets
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #44
K-STATE (18-23, 3-12 BIG 12) vs. BAYLOR (23-17, 6-9 BIG 12)
Sunday, April 29, 2018 // 1 p.m. CT // Tointon Family Stadium (2,331) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: LHP Will Brennan (2-0, 3.72 ERA) vs. LHP Tyler Thomas (1-2, 2.91 ERA)
TV: ESPN3 // ESPN app // Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Craig Wilson (analyst)
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters and John Kurtz
Promotion: $20 All-You-Can Eat Seats | Tickets
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
A LOOK AT K-STATE
Kansas State (18-23, 3-12 Big 12) defeated Omaha 6-5 in 11 innings Wednesday night at Werner Park in Omaha, home of the Omaha Storm Chasers (Kansas City Royals Triple-A affiliate) ... K-State completed a home-and-home season series sweep of the Mavericks after defeating UNO 3-0 at home on March 27 ... K-State won back-to-back games for the first time in the month of April and first consecutive road games since February at Old Dominion ... The Wildcats lost two of three games at West Virginia over the weekend, claiming the series finale Sunday, 7-4 ... The Mountaineers took Game 1, 8-5, after the Cats held a 4-0 lead after the top of the third and a 5-3 lead going to the bottom of the seventh ... WVU scored five unanswered runs in its final two at-bats off reliever Alex Belch ... Three West Virginia pitchers combined for a four-hit shutout Saturday, 6-0, to earn the series victory ... Sophomore two-way player Will Brennan got his first Big 12 start on the mound Sunday, going a career-long five innings and allowing just one earned run for his second straight win on the hill ... Sunday's win snapped the Cats' nine-game skid in Big 12 play and was their first road conference win of the season (1-8) ... Freshman Jordan Maxson had his first four-game Sunday ... Brennan also led the team at the plate in the series, going 4-for-10 with a double, RBI and three runs scored.
A LOOK AT BAYLOR
Baylor (23-17, 6-9 Summit League), winners of its last seven games, comes to Manhattan with a 9-1 record in its last 10 games ... The Bears swept a home three-game series with TCU last weekend and defeated Texas State, 17-5, on Tuesday ... BU owns the league's best team ERA at 3.47, allowing just 18 runs in its seven-game winning streak, including two shutouts ... Cody Bradford is the reigning Big 12 Pitcher of the Week after tossing a complete-game shutout vs. TCU in the series opener ... Bradford (4th) and teammate Kyle Hill (2.70, 2nd) rank in the top four of the league rankings ... Sophomore Andy Thomas leads the Bears with a .338 batting average and .460 on-base percentage ... Thomas' average ranks eighth in the conference ... Catcher Shea Langeliers is tied for fifth with nine homers ... BU's .268 team average ranks in the bottom three of the Big 12
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
Baylor leads the all-time series with K-State, 45-27 (41-22 Big 12) ... K-State has won the last two series between the teams, including taking two of three games in Waco at Baylor Ballpark to end the regular season in 2017 ... The Wildcats are 15-15 at home in the series' history ... Head coach Brad Hill is 22-26 vs. Baylor in his career ... K-State is 6-4 in the last 10 overall in the series and have won four of the last five games overall ... The series is split, 5-5, in the last 10 played at Tointon Family Stadium ... K-State last swept a home series against Baylor in 2010 while the Bears swept the three-game set in Manhattan in 2012.
THE NEXT OHTANI
K-State sophomore Will Brennan is already known as one of the nation's best hitters, but last week he earned his first two victories on the mound ... In his first career start at Nebraska on April 17, Brennan retired all six batters he faced over two innings on just 21 pitches ... The Stilwell, Kansas, product earned his first Big 12 start in Sunday's series finale at West Virginia, as he went a career-long five innings while giving up just one earned run and scattering six base hits ... He owns a team-best 1.69 ERA in Big 12 play and in the month of April, his ERA is 2.08 (8.2 IP, 2 ER) ... Brennan's season WHIP is just 1.24 and has a 5.0 strikeout-to-walk ratio to go with a 9.3 K/9 rate ... He continues to be among the Big 12 leaders in hits and average, leading the Wildcats with a .369 average and 59 base hits ... His average and hit total are both fourth-highest in the conference while he is third with a .474 on-base percentage ... Batting leadoff, Brennan is the second-toughest player in the Big 12 to strikeout, going 17.8 at-bats per strikeout (160 AB, 9 K).
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).
CALL THE COPS
K-State's 71 stolen bases lead the Big 12 and rank 17th in the country, four more than West Virginia's 67 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 16 ... Mount's 20 rank 24th in the nation.
FROM THE PEN
Following Wednesday's victory at Omaha, K-State's bullpen has now thrown 1.1 more innings than its starters (181.0-179.2) ... The bullpen has 30 more strikeouts than its starting rotation (146-116), for a 7.3 K/9 rate ... Conversely, the pen also has a higher walk rate, averaging 5.6 walks per nine innings while starters have a rate of 4.0 ... Opponents are hitting .287 against Wildcat relievers while hitting .316 against starters ... Sophomore Jared Marolf and junior Brogan Heinen lead the team in relief outings with 14 ... Marolf has a team-high 26.1 IP in relief while Tyler Eckberg is second at 22.1 IP ... Eckberg earned the win at Omaha Wednesday, the first road win from the bullpen this season.
APRIL SHOWERS
For the first time in April, K-State won back-to-back games with a 6-5 victory at Omaha ... It is just the second time this season the Cats have won consecutive road games (at ODU) ... K-State is 3-10 in the month of April, hitting .247 while opponents own a .318 average ... The Cats have been outscored 126-61 in the last 13 games ... K-State is averaging 4.7 runs per game on 8.1 hits ... Brennan leads the Cats with a .362 average in April while Cameron Thompson is hitting .306 ... Mount and Thompson each have four extra-base hits ... Mount, Thompson and Trent McMaster each have a homer in the month of April.
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