Photo by: Kevin McCarty
Photo by: Kevin McCarty
Photo by: Kevin McCarty
Photo by: Kevin McCarty
Photo by: Kevin McCarty
Photo by: Kevin McCarty
Photo by: Kevin McCarty
Photo by: Kevin McCarty
Photo by: Kevin McCarty
Photo by: Kevin McCarty
Photo by: Kevin McCarty
Photo by: Kevin McCarty
Photo by: Kevin McCarty
Photo by: Kevin McCarty
K-State Hits Eight Homers in First Fall Exhibition
Oct 17, 2019 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State's offense homered eight times Thursday afternoon, including a pair from Austin Garrett and a grand slam from Terrence Spurlin, in outscoring Johnson County Community College 18-3 in a 12-inning fall exhibition game at Tointon Family Stadium.
"Eight home runs by seven different guys," said head coach Pete Hughes. "That kind of describes our team this year: our depth. If you want to be good at this level you've got to be deep and I think we showed our depth today. I ran a bunch of lineups out there today and we really didn't lose anything with each lineup."
Garrett, a junior transfer from Murray State College, homered in his first two at-bats as the Wildcats tallied six homers in the first five innings. Garrett's second home run was one of three K-State homers in the fourth inning, as he went back-to-back with newcomer Kamron Willman.
Willman had a team-high three base hits, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Redshirt sophomore Carson Seymour got the start on the mound for the Cats, throwing two innings and picking up five strikeouts. Sophomore lefty Eric Torres and senior Luke Bay each struck out the side in their respective innings of work.
"I know we hit eight home runs, but I was more impressed by the way we pitched it," Hughes added. "We threw a lot of strikes, that's a huge improvement from last year and an area that we focused on. I don't think we made an error in 12 innings of baseball. That's a good place to start right there, then you can talk about the offense. You've got to throw strikes and play catch and we did those things."
K-State ended the day with 12 extra-base hits and scored in nine of the 12 innings played. The Cats brought home multiple runs in six different frames, as 13 different Wildcats registered a base hit.
Chris Ceballos and Dylan Phillips each homered along with newcomers Daniel Carinci and Zach Hogueisson. Phillips finished with two hits, as did junior Zach Kokoska and freshman Dom Hughes.
The Cats' next exhibition game is Sunday, October 27 at 4 p.m. against Oral Roberts.
K-State's annual three-game intrasquad Fall World Series will take place November 8-10. Following the final game of the Fall World Series, players and staff will participate in their annual "Shave for the Brave" event, where they will cut their hair in support of children's cancer research and raise funds to benefit the organization Vs. Cancer.
Last season, the Wildcats raised over $26,000 for Vs. Cancer – the highest total of any Division I program in the country.
On Saturday, October 26, K-State will put on a Halloween ALS Awareness Game to help raise money and awareness for ALS research in finding a cure. Coaches and players will dress in costume for an entertaining and fun baseball game for the whole family.
The Halloween ALS Awareness Game began in 2012 while Pete Hughes was the head coach at Virginia Tech, when Hughes' former player Pete Frates was diagnosed with ALS. Frates, who played for Hughes at Boston College, and his family spearheaded the Ice Bucket Challenge which has helped raise over $115 million towards finding a cure. Click here for highlights of last year's event.
The Halloween ALS Awareness Game and "Shave for the Brave" are both staples of Hughes' 19 Ways campaign designed to impact the community in a positive way on 19 different occasions.
With the ongoing improvements being made to Tointon Family Stadium, fans are asked to enter the stadium near Brandeberry Indoor Complex and follow marked signs to the seating area down the first base line.
K-State Baseball Fall Schedule (free admission to all)
October 26 – Halloween ALS Awareness Game (Following OU football game)
October 27 – Exhibition vs. Oral Roberts (4 p.m.)
November 8-10 – Fall World Series (TBD)
November 10 – "Shave for the Brave" following final FWS game
"Eight home runs by seven different guys," said head coach Pete Hughes. "That kind of describes our team this year: our depth. If you want to be good at this level you've got to be deep and I think we showed our depth today. I ran a bunch of lineups out there today and we really didn't lose anything with each lineup."
Garrett, a junior transfer from Murray State College, homered in his first two at-bats as the Wildcats tallied six homers in the first five innings. Garrett's second home run was one of three K-State homers in the fourth inning, as he went back-to-back with newcomer Kamron Willman.
Willman had a team-high three base hits, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Redshirt sophomore Carson Seymour got the start on the mound for the Cats, throwing two innings and picking up five strikeouts. Sophomore lefty Eric Torres and senior Luke Bay each struck out the side in their respective innings of work.
"I know we hit eight home runs, but I was more impressed by the way we pitched it," Hughes added. "We threw a lot of strikes, that's a huge improvement from last year and an area that we focused on. I don't think we made an error in 12 innings of baseball. That's a good place to start right there, then you can talk about the offense. You've got to throw strikes and play catch and we did those things."
K-State ended the day with 12 extra-base hits and scored in nine of the 12 innings played. The Cats brought home multiple runs in six different frames, as 13 different Wildcats registered a base hit.
Chris Ceballos and Dylan Phillips each homered along with newcomers Daniel Carinci and Zach Hogueisson. Phillips finished with two hits, as did junior Zach Kokoska and freshman Dom Hughes.
The Cats' next exhibition game is Sunday, October 27 at 4 p.m. against Oral Roberts.
K-State's annual three-game intrasquad Fall World Series will take place November 8-10. Following the final game of the Fall World Series, players and staff will participate in their annual "Shave for the Brave" event, where they will cut their hair in support of children's cancer research and raise funds to benefit the organization Vs. Cancer.
Last season, the Wildcats raised over $26,000 for Vs. Cancer – the highest total of any Division I program in the country.
On Saturday, October 26, K-State will put on a Halloween ALS Awareness Game to help raise money and awareness for ALS research in finding a cure. Coaches and players will dress in costume for an entertaining and fun baseball game for the whole family.
The Halloween ALS Awareness Game began in 2012 while Pete Hughes was the head coach at Virginia Tech, when Hughes' former player Pete Frates was diagnosed with ALS. Frates, who played for Hughes at Boston College, and his family spearheaded the Ice Bucket Challenge which has helped raise over $115 million towards finding a cure. Click here for highlights of last year's event.
The Halloween ALS Awareness Game and "Shave for the Brave" are both staples of Hughes' 19 Ways campaign designed to impact the community in a positive way on 19 different occasions.
With the ongoing improvements being made to Tointon Family Stadium, fans are asked to enter the stadium near Brandeberry Indoor Complex and follow marked signs to the seating area down the first base line.
K-State Baseball Fall Schedule (free admission to all)
October 26 – Halloween ALS Awareness Game (Following OU football game)
October 27 – Exhibition vs. Oral Roberts (4 p.m.)
November 8-10 – Fall World Series (TBD)
November 10 – "Shave for the Brave" following final FWS game
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