Kansas State University Athletics
Friday, March 15
Manhattan, Kan.
6 p.m.
Kansas State University
vs
UTRGV
K-State Kicks Off Series with UTRGV Friday
Mar 14, 2019 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State continues its season-long 10-game homestand as UT Rio Grande Valley visits Tointon Family Stadium for a three-game series beginning Friday at 6 p.m.
Game 2 of the series is scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m. with the series finale set for Sunday at 1 p.m. As a reminder, fans will now enter through a gate near the left field bullpen with the regular entrance on College Avenue closed due to continued renovations of Tointon Family Stadium.
The Wildcats (8-8) are coming off a two-game sweep of Northern Illinois during the week in which the Cats recorded 13 extra-base hits in two comeback victories. UTRGV (12-5) has won 10 of its last 12 games and the Vaqueros will play their first games outside the state of Texas.
Friday's game marks another Dollar Dog Friday, with hot dogs available for only $1. Sunday features a Family 4-Pack where fans can get four tickets along with four $10 concessions vouchers for just $38.
The series opener will stream free on K-StateHD.TV (K-State Sports Roku app and Apple TV) along with bring broadcast on FOX College Sports Pacific. Games 2 and 3 can be seen on ESPN3 and the ESPN app. Coverage is also available on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with streaming audio at K-StateSports.com/watch.
GAME #17
K-STATE (8-8) vs. UTRGV (12-5)
Friday, March 15 // 6 p.m. // Tointon Family Stadium (2,334) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: RHP Griffin Hassall (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Trevelle Hill (4-0, 2.19 ERA)
Watch: K-StateHD.TV // FCS Pacific // Brian Smoller and Craig Wilson
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters and Mitch Fortner
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Promotion: Dollar Dog Friday | Buy Tickets
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GAME #18
K-STATE (8-8) vs. UTRGV (12-5)
Saturday, March 16 // 4 p.m. // Tointon Family Stadium (2,334) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: LHP Jordan Wicks (2-0, 1.17 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Hollas (0-1, 5.28 ERA)
Watch: ESPN3 // ESPN app // Brian Smoller and Craig Wilson
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters and Mitch Fortner
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats | Buy Tickets
GAME #19
K-STATE (8-8) vs. UTRGV (12-5)
Sunday, March 17 // 1 p.m. // Tointon Family Stadium (2,334) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: LHP Will Brennan (1-3, 5.70 ERA) vs. RHP Jerred Quartier (1-0, 1.17 ERA)
Watch: ESPN3 // ESPN app // Brian Smoller and Craig Wilson
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters and Mitch Fortner
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Promotion: Sunday Family 4-Pack/Kids Run the Bases | Buy Tickets
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
A LOOK AT K-STATE
K-State (8-8) continues a 10-game homestand with a three-game series against UT Rio Grande Valley (12-5) ... The Wildcats are coming off a two-game midweek sweep of Northern Illinois, where they overcame early deficits in both games to even their record ... In the two-game set with NIU, the Cats registered 13 extra-base hits, including five doubles, five triples and three home runs ... K-State erased a six-run deficit by scoring nine unanswered runs in a 9-6 win in Game 1 and eight straight runs helped the Wildcats bounce back from an early 3-0 hole in the series finale ... Zach Kokoska led the Cats by going 6-for-7 with a double, two triples and a home run against the Huskies ... Caleb Littlejim homered in each game, including a game-tying solo home run in the seventh inning on Tuesday ... Littlejim leads the Wildcats with four homers on the season ... The Wildcat bullpen held NIU without a run on two hits in the two games over 11 2/3 innings ... K-State won consecutive games for just the second time this season and are .500 for the first time since being 2-2.
A LOOK AT UTRGV
UT Rio Grande Valley visits Manhattan with a 12-5 record, having won 10 of its last 12 games after a home series win over UMass ... The Vaqueros are led offensively by Anthony Gomez, who has a team-best .379 average to go with 22 runs batted in ... Andy Atwood is hitting .353 with two home runs and 10 RBI ... On the mound, Trevelle Hill is 4-0 and leads UTRGV in innings pitched (24.2) and strikeouts (27) with a 2.19 ERA ... Six starters and 14 letterwinners return to a UTRGV squad that went 23-31 (8-16 WAC) a season ago ... The Vaqueros were voted in a fifth-place tie in the WAC preseason poll ... UTRGV plays 10 games against the Big 12 in 2019, already going 1-3 against Oklahoma State (1-2) and Texas (0-1).
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
K-State is 2-1 all-time against UTRGV, going back to 1985 ... The Wildcats won a road matchup in 1985 (3-2) before splitting two neutral site games in Hutchinson, Kansas, in 1999 ... K-State is 42-9 (.824) all-time against members of the Western Athletic Conference and 0-1 this season after a 7-6 loss at California Baptist on February 20 ... At home, the Wildcats are 29-3 (.906) against the WAC.
FINDING A RHYTHM
Over the last eight games, the K-State pitching staff has turned in a 3.25 earned run average (26 ER, 72.0 IP) ... In that span, Wildcat pitchers have struck out 64 hitters against 23 walks allowed ... Opponents are hitting .213 against the Cats pitching staff to go with a combined shutout against Old Dominion ... In the season's first eight game, Wildcat hurlers combined for a 6.75 ERA (51 ER, 68.0 IP) with 73 strikeouts and 42 walks ... Opponents hits .306 against K-State in the first eight games ... K-State's opponents have 56 base hits over the last eight games after allowing 85 hits in the season's first eight games.
FROM THE PEN
In two games against Northern Illinois, the Wildcat bullpen allowed just two hits over 11 2/3 innings while holding NIU scoreless ... The Huskies hit .059 against five K-State relievers, who combined to pick up both victories along with a save ... At home, the Cats' pen has a 1.96 ERA (4 ER, 18.1 IP) with an opponent batting average of .105 ... Over the last eight game, K-State relievers have a 1.91 ERA (6 ER, 28.1 IP) with a 3-0 record and a save ... Opponents are hitting just .149 with 14 hits over 28 1/3 innings at home with only two extra-base hits.
IF TWO IS GOOD, THREE IS BETTER
K-State turned in five triples over two games against Northern Illinois, including a two-triple game from Zach Kokoska on Tuesday ... As a team, K-State had three triples on the season entering the NIU series ... Kokoska, along with Jordan Maxson and Cameron Thompson, are all tied for second in the Big 12 with a pair of triples ... Kokoska registered consecutive three-hit games against the Huskies with four extra-base hits (double, home run and two triples).
IMPACT LEFTY
Freshman left-handed pitcher Jordan Wicks has made four straight Saturday starts to open the season, going 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA (3 ER, 23.0 IP) while picking up 25 strikeouts to pace the Wildcats ... In his last start against ODU, Wicks matched his season-long outing of seven innings pitched, he did not allow a run on two hits in the win ... Against San Francisco, Wicks struck out a career-high eight batters over four innings while holding the Dons scoreless ... Wicks has turned in two quality outings in his four starts while K-State is 4-0 in games he has started ... His 25 strikeouts are tied for fifth-most in the Big 12 and Wicks has issued only six walks over his 23 innings pitched.
BOMBS AWAY
K-State hit three home runs in its two-game series sweep of NIU, upping its season home run total to 14 ... With a roster that retained just six home runs from 2018, K-State has had eight different players hit a home run - each the first of their respective careers ... Caleb Littlejim homered in both victories over the Huskies, including a game-tying home run in the seventh inning on Tuesday ... Nine of K-State's 14 home runs have been hit by the Nos. 6-9 hitters in the lineup ... Eight have come in the seventh inning or later, with six go-ahead or game-tying home runs hit.
CLOZER
Senior Mitch Zubradt has thrown the final out in six of K-State's first eight wins, including the Wildcats' first four wins this season ... In eight total innings thrown, Zubradt has given up just one hit without a run allowed ... He is 3-for-3 in save opportunities - the first saves of his career - with a victory.
WHATS THE SITCH?
K-State hit .407 (11-for-27) with two outs in two wins against NIU, upping its season two-out average to .271 ... Over its last eight game, K-State is hitting .326 with two outs after going 18-for-85 (.212) in the season's first eight games ... With runners in scoring position, K-State is hitting .303 on the season, led by Will Brennan's .538 average (7-for-13) to go with Chris Ceballos going 9-for-17 (.529).
Game 2 of the series is scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m. with the series finale set for Sunday at 1 p.m. As a reminder, fans will now enter through a gate near the left field bullpen with the regular entrance on College Avenue closed due to continued renovations of Tointon Family Stadium.
The Wildcats (8-8) are coming off a two-game sweep of Northern Illinois during the week in which the Cats recorded 13 extra-base hits in two comeback victories. UTRGV (12-5) has won 10 of its last 12 games and the Vaqueros will play their first games outside the state of Texas.
Friday's game marks another Dollar Dog Friday, with hot dogs available for only $1. Sunday features a Family 4-Pack where fans can get four tickets along with four $10 concessions vouchers for just $38.
The series opener will stream free on K-StateHD.TV (K-State Sports Roku app and Apple TV) along with bring broadcast on FOX College Sports Pacific. Games 2 and 3 can be seen on ESPN3 and the ESPN app. Coverage is also available on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with streaming audio at K-StateSports.com/watch.
GAME #17
K-STATE (8-8) vs. UTRGV (12-5)
Friday, March 15 // 6 p.m. // Tointon Family Stadium (2,334) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: RHP Griffin Hassall (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Trevelle Hill (4-0, 2.19 ERA)
Watch: K-StateHD.TV // FCS Pacific // Brian Smoller and Craig Wilson
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters and Mitch Fortner
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Promotion: Dollar Dog Friday | Buy Tickets
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #18
K-STATE (8-8) vs. UTRGV (12-5)
Saturday, March 16 // 4 p.m. // Tointon Family Stadium (2,334) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: LHP Jordan Wicks (2-0, 1.17 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Hollas (0-1, 5.28 ERA)
Watch: ESPN3 // ESPN app // Brian Smoller and Craig Wilson
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters and Mitch Fortner
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats | Buy Tickets
GAME #19
K-STATE (8-8) vs. UTRGV (12-5)
Sunday, March 17 // 1 p.m. // Tointon Family Stadium (2,334) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: LHP Will Brennan (1-3, 5.70 ERA) vs. RHP Jerred Quartier (1-0, 1.17 ERA)
Watch: ESPN3 // ESPN app // Brian Smoller and Craig Wilson
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters and Mitch Fortner
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Promotion: Sunday Family 4-Pack/Kids Run the Bases | Buy Tickets
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
A LOOK AT K-STATE
K-State (8-8) continues a 10-game homestand with a three-game series against UT Rio Grande Valley (12-5) ... The Wildcats are coming off a two-game midweek sweep of Northern Illinois, where they overcame early deficits in both games to even their record ... In the two-game set with NIU, the Cats registered 13 extra-base hits, including five doubles, five triples and three home runs ... K-State erased a six-run deficit by scoring nine unanswered runs in a 9-6 win in Game 1 and eight straight runs helped the Wildcats bounce back from an early 3-0 hole in the series finale ... Zach Kokoska led the Cats by going 6-for-7 with a double, two triples and a home run against the Huskies ... Caleb Littlejim homered in each game, including a game-tying solo home run in the seventh inning on Tuesday ... Littlejim leads the Wildcats with four homers on the season ... The Wildcat bullpen held NIU without a run on two hits in the two games over 11 2/3 innings ... K-State won consecutive games for just the second time this season and are .500 for the first time since being 2-2.
A LOOK AT UTRGV
UT Rio Grande Valley visits Manhattan with a 12-5 record, having won 10 of its last 12 games after a home series win over UMass ... The Vaqueros are led offensively by Anthony Gomez, who has a team-best .379 average to go with 22 runs batted in ... Andy Atwood is hitting .353 with two home runs and 10 RBI ... On the mound, Trevelle Hill is 4-0 and leads UTRGV in innings pitched (24.2) and strikeouts (27) with a 2.19 ERA ... Six starters and 14 letterwinners return to a UTRGV squad that went 23-31 (8-16 WAC) a season ago ... The Vaqueros were voted in a fifth-place tie in the WAC preseason poll ... UTRGV plays 10 games against the Big 12 in 2019, already going 1-3 against Oklahoma State (1-2) and Texas (0-1).
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
K-State is 2-1 all-time against UTRGV, going back to 1985 ... The Wildcats won a road matchup in 1985 (3-2) before splitting two neutral site games in Hutchinson, Kansas, in 1999 ... K-State is 42-9 (.824) all-time against members of the Western Athletic Conference and 0-1 this season after a 7-6 loss at California Baptist on February 20 ... At home, the Wildcats are 29-3 (.906) against the WAC.
FINDING A RHYTHM
Over the last eight games, the K-State pitching staff has turned in a 3.25 earned run average (26 ER, 72.0 IP) ... In that span, Wildcat pitchers have struck out 64 hitters against 23 walks allowed ... Opponents are hitting .213 against the Cats pitching staff to go with a combined shutout against Old Dominion ... In the season's first eight game, Wildcat hurlers combined for a 6.75 ERA (51 ER, 68.0 IP) with 73 strikeouts and 42 walks ... Opponents hits .306 against K-State in the first eight games ... K-State's opponents have 56 base hits over the last eight games after allowing 85 hits in the season's first eight games.
FROM THE PEN
In two games against Northern Illinois, the Wildcat bullpen allowed just two hits over 11 2/3 innings while holding NIU scoreless ... The Huskies hit .059 against five K-State relievers, who combined to pick up both victories along with a save ... At home, the Cats' pen has a 1.96 ERA (4 ER, 18.1 IP) with an opponent batting average of .105 ... Over the last eight game, K-State relievers have a 1.91 ERA (6 ER, 28.1 IP) with a 3-0 record and a save ... Opponents are hitting just .149 with 14 hits over 28 1/3 innings at home with only two extra-base hits.
IF TWO IS GOOD, THREE IS BETTER
K-State turned in five triples over two games against Northern Illinois, including a two-triple game from Zach Kokoska on Tuesday ... As a team, K-State had three triples on the season entering the NIU series ... Kokoska, along with Jordan Maxson and Cameron Thompson, are all tied for second in the Big 12 with a pair of triples ... Kokoska registered consecutive three-hit games against the Huskies with four extra-base hits (double, home run and two triples).
IMPACT LEFTY
Freshman left-handed pitcher Jordan Wicks has made four straight Saturday starts to open the season, going 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA (3 ER, 23.0 IP) while picking up 25 strikeouts to pace the Wildcats ... In his last start against ODU, Wicks matched his season-long outing of seven innings pitched, he did not allow a run on two hits in the win ... Against San Francisco, Wicks struck out a career-high eight batters over four innings while holding the Dons scoreless ... Wicks has turned in two quality outings in his four starts while K-State is 4-0 in games he has started ... His 25 strikeouts are tied for fifth-most in the Big 12 and Wicks has issued only six walks over his 23 innings pitched.
BOMBS AWAY
K-State hit three home runs in its two-game series sweep of NIU, upping its season home run total to 14 ... With a roster that retained just six home runs from 2018, K-State has had eight different players hit a home run - each the first of their respective careers ... Caleb Littlejim homered in both victories over the Huskies, including a game-tying home run in the seventh inning on Tuesday ... Nine of K-State's 14 home runs have been hit by the Nos. 6-9 hitters in the lineup ... Eight have come in the seventh inning or later, with six go-ahead or game-tying home runs hit.
CLOZER
Senior Mitch Zubradt has thrown the final out in six of K-State's first eight wins, including the Wildcats' first four wins this season ... In eight total innings thrown, Zubradt has given up just one hit without a run allowed ... He is 3-for-3 in save opportunities - the first saves of his career - with a victory.
WHATS THE SITCH?
K-State hit .407 (11-for-27) with two outs in two wins against NIU, upping its season two-out average to .271 ... Over its last eight game, K-State is hitting .326 with two outs after going 18-for-85 (.212) in the season's first eight games ... With runners in scoring position, K-State is hitting .303 on the season, led by Will Brennan's .538 average (7-for-13) to go with Chris Ceballos going 9-for-17 (.529).
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