Kansas State University Athletics
Tuesday, April 2
Manhattan, Kan.
6 p.m.
Kansas State University
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Nebraska
K-State to Take on Cornhuskers, Tigers
Apr 01, 2019 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State will meet a pair of former conference foes this week, as the Wildcats host Nebraska on Tuesday at Tointon Family Stadium before heading to Missouri for a Wednesday matchup in Columbia, Missouri.
The Wildcats (12-16) take on the Cornhuskers (13-9) at 6 p.m. at Tointon Family Stadium, with the game broadcast on ESPN3 and the ESPN app. The game marks another Two-for-Tuesday promotion and fans can purchase buy-one, get-one general admission tickets.
K-State will then take on the Missouri Tigers (18-10-1) at 3 p.m. at Taylor Stadium on Wednesday. The Cats and Tigers will meet for the first time since 2012, with the game scheduled to air on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app.
Both games can be heard on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with streaming audio at K-StateSports.com/watch.
GAME #29
K-STATE (12-16, 1-5 BIG 12) vs. NEBRASKA (13-9, 4-2 BIG TEN)
Tuesday, April 2 // 6 p.m. // Tointon Family Stadium (2,334) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: LHP Joey Martin (2-0, 4.41 ERA) vs. LHP 12-0, 4.82 ERA)
Watch: ESPN3 // ESPN app // Brian Smoller (pxp), Mike Clark (analyst), Anna Christianson (sideline)
Radio: News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters and Mitch Fortner
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch
Promotion: Two-for-Tuesday | Buy Tickets
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #30
K-STATE (12-16, 1-5 BIG 12) at MISSOURI (18-10-1, 3-5-1 SEC)
Wednesday, April 3 // 3 p.m. // Taylor Stadium (3,031) // Columbia, Mo.
Projected Starters: RHP Kasey Ford (0-1, 12.50 ERA) vs. TBA
Watch: SEC Network+ // ESPN app
Radio: News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Brian Smoller and Christopher Brown
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350kman.com
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
A LOOK AT K-STATE
K-State (12-16) will meet a pair of familiar foes Tuesday and Wednesday in former conference rivals Nebraska and Missouri ... The Wildcats will host the Cornhuskers at Tointon Family Stadium on Tuesday before traveling to Missouri to take on the Tigers on Wednesday ... The Cats completed their first home series of Big 12 play, taking the series finale from No. 10 Texas Tech after dropping a Saturday doubleheader ... Sunday, K-State used a three-run seventh inning to overcome a 4-2 deficit to win its first Big 12 game of the season 5-4 ... In the seventh, K-State got a two-run single from Dylan Phillips before Thomas Hughes delivered the go-ahead single with two outs to cap the comeback victory ... TTU won Game 1 of the series 11-4 before a 4-3 win in the nightcap of the doubleheader ... Zach Kokoska paced the Wildcats in the series, hitting .556 (5-for-9) with an RBI and three runs scored ... Rainer Ausmus posted two doubles and a triple in the series while Spurlin turned in a double and triple on Sunday ... Will Brennan came on to toss the final four innings to preserve the win for the Cats on Sunday, striking out four and allowing just one hit ... K-State snapped its season-long six game losing skid and picked up its first win over a ranked opponent since 2017 - snapping a string of 11 consecutive losses.
A LOOK AT NEBRASKA
Nebraska visits Manhattan with a 13-9 record (4-2 Big Ten) after dropping two of three games to Minnesota on the road over the weekend ... The Cornhuskers had won six straight entering their series with the Golden Gophers ... Earlier this season, NU took a weekend series from then-21st ranked Baylor in Waco ... The Huskers are 7-4 in true road games this season and 8-9 in games away from Lincoln ... Offensively, Nebraska is led by Joe Acker who has a .365 average and .476 slugging percentage ... Aaron Palensky has nine extra-base hits and owns a team-best .433 on-base percentage ... Lefty Kyle Perry will get the start on the hill for the Cornhuskers ... In three starts, Perry has a 1-0 record with a 4.82 ERA (9.1 IP, 5 ER) to go with 16 strikeouts and six walks.
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
Nebraska leads the all-time series 172-114, dating back to 1898 ... K-State is 71-78 at home all-time against the Huskers ... NU has won four of the last five meetings overall, as K-State snapped a four-game skid last season with a 4-3 win in the last meeting (April 17 in Lincoln) ... The Wildcats have dropped the last four home games in the series ... In the last 10 meetings, Nebraska has won seven ... The teams are 5-5 in the last 10 games at Tointon Family Stadium ... K-State and Nebraska have met every year since 1978.
A LOOK AT MISSOURI
K-State heads to Missouri to take on the Tigers (18-10-1), who went 1-1-1 in a three-game series at No. 11 Texas A&M over the weekend ... Two of the three games went to extra innings, including a 2-2 tie (10 innings) on Sunday ... Prior to MU's series with the Aggies, the Tigers had won six of their last seven ... Chris Cornelius paces the Tiger offense with his slash line of .345/.419/.522 along with five homers and 29 runs batted in ... The MU pitching staff boasts a team ERA of 2.87 along with 283 strikeouts while opponents are hitting .222 against them.
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
Missouri leads the all-time series 168-101-1, going back to 1907 ... K-State and MU will meet for the first time since Missouri left the Big 12 for the SEC in 2012 ... In the last series, the Wildcats were swept in a three-game series in Columbia ... Missouri has taken the last four meetings overall and seven of the last eight matchups ... The Cats are 44-80-1 on the road in the series history, lasting winning at Taylor Stadium in 2008 ... K-State is 2-8 in the last 10 vs. Missouri.
WINNING TIME
In K-State's 12 wins this season, the Wildcats are hitting .376 (41-for-109) with runners in scoring position and .357 (50-for-140) with two outs ... Conversely, the Cats have a .208 average (33-for-159) with runners in scoring position while hitting .157 (26-for-166) with two outs over 16 losses ... K-State has produced 30 two-out RBI in victories with just 14 in 16 losses ... Overall, K-State hits .315 in victories against just .239 in defeats.
KOKO GOIN' LOCO
K-State sophomore Zach Kokoska has catapulted to the top of K-State's leaderboard in average, on-base percentage and slugging ... Kokoska has four multi-hit efforts over his last seven games and led K-State in the TTU series, going 5-for-9 with three runs scored ... The Latrobe, Pa., product is tied for second on the team with nine multi-hit games and boasts a .364 average in Big 12 games ... Kokoska, in his first season at K-State after transferring from Virginia Tech, has hit safely in 12 of his last 15 games, raising his average from .262 to .348 (ninth-highest in the conference).
NO K FOR YOU
Junior Will Brennan owns the title of toughest to strike out in the Big 12, going 17.5 at-bats per strikeout this season (105 AB, 6 K) ... Brennan's rate is currently the seventh-best in the nation ... The Stilwell product has finished each of the last two seasons as the toughest hitter in the conference to punch out ... In 2017, Brennan had 12 strikeouts in 183 at-bats and only went down on strikes 11 times in 220 at-bats last season.
Z-U-B-R-A-D-T SPELLS RELIEF
Senior Mitch Zubradt has now thrown the final out in seven of K-State's 12 wins, including the Wildcats' first four wins of the year ... In 15 2/3 total innings thrown, Zubradt has given up just two hits without a run allowed while picking up 20 strikeouts ... He is 4-for-4 in save opportunities - the first saves of his career - with a victory ... Opponents are hitting .042 against him in 2019 ... Zubradt has now surrendered a base hit over his last 7 2/3 innings.
FUN WITH NUMBERS
K-State has held a lead in 22 of 28 games this season, including all three games against No. 10 Texas Tech last weekend, and are 10-2 when leading after six innings ... When leading after eight innings, K-State is a perfect 10-0 ... The Cats have a record of 11-5 when limiting their opponent to five or fewer runs ... K-State is 0-10 when its opponent plates seven or more runs (1-11 when scoring six or more) ... Opponents have outscored the Wildcats 23-11 in the first inning of games while K-State has outscored its opponents 13-6 in the ninth inning ... In one-run games, K-State is 3-4.
The Wildcats (12-16) take on the Cornhuskers (13-9) at 6 p.m. at Tointon Family Stadium, with the game broadcast on ESPN3 and the ESPN app. The game marks another Two-for-Tuesday promotion and fans can purchase buy-one, get-one general admission tickets.
K-State will then take on the Missouri Tigers (18-10-1) at 3 p.m. at Taylor Stadium on Wednesday. The Cats and Tigers will meet for the first time since 2012, with the game scheduled to air on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app.
Both games can be heard on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with streaming audio at K-StateSports.com/watch.
GAME #29
K-STATE (12-16, 1-5 BIG 12) vs. NEBRASKA (13-9, 4-2 BIG TEN)
Tuesday, April 2 // 6 p.m. // Tointon Family Stadium (2,334) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: LHP Joey Martin (2-0, 4.41 ERA) vs. LHP 12-0, 4.82 ERA)
Watch: ESPN3 // ESPN app // Brian Smoller (pxp), Mike Clark (analyst), Anna Christianson (sideline)
Radio: News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters and Mitch Fortner
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch
Promotion: Two-for-Tuesday | Buy Tickets
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #30
K-STATE (12-16, 1-5 BIG 12) at MISSOURI (18-10-1, 3-5-1 SEC)
Wednesday, April 3 // 3 p.m. // Taylor Stadium (3,031) // Columbia, Mo.
Projected Starters: RHP Kasey Ford (0-1, 12.50 ERA) vs. TBA
Watch: SEC Network+ // ESPN app
Radio: News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Brian Smoller and Christopher Brown
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350kman.com
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
A LOOK AT K-STATE
K-State (12-16) will meet a pair of familiar foes Tuesday and Wednesday in former conference rivals Nebraska and Missouri ... The Wildcats will host the Cornhuskers at Tointon Family Stadium on Tuesday before traveling to Missouri to take on the Tigers on Wednesday ... The Cats completed their first home series of Big 12 play, taking the series finale from No. 10 Texas Tech after dropping a Saturday doubleheader ... Sunday, K-State used a three-run seventh inning to overcome a 4-2 deficit to win its first Big 12 game of the season 5-4 ... In the seventh, K-State got a two-run single from Dylan Phillips before Thomas Hughes delivered the go-ahead single with two outs to cap the comeback victory ... TTU won Game 1 of the series 11-4 before a 4-3 win in the nightcap of the doubleheader ... Zach Kokoska paced the Wildcats in the series, hitting .556 (5-for-9) with an RBI and three runs scored ... Rainer Ausmus posted two doubles and a triple in the series while Spurlin turned in a double and triple on Sunday ... Will Brennan came on to toss the final four innings to preserve the win for the Cats on Sunday, striking out four and allowing just one hit ... K-State snapped its season-long six game losing skid and picked up its first win over a ranked opponent since 2017 - snapping a string of 11 consecutive losses.
A LOOK AT NEBRASKA
Nebraska visits Manhattan with a 13-9 record (4-2 Big Ten) after dropping two of three games to Minnesota on the road over the weekend ... The Cornhuskers had won six straight entering their series with the Golden Gophers ... Earlier this season, NU took a weekend series from then-21st ranked Baylor in Waco ... The Huskers are 7-4 in true road games this season and 8-9 in games away from Lincoln ... Offensively, Nebraska is led by Joe Acker who has a .365 average and .476 slugging percentage ... Aaron Palensky has nine extra-base hits and owns a team-best .433 on-base percentage ... Lefty Kyle Perry will get the start on the hill for the Cornhuskers ... In three starts, Perry has a 1-0 record with a 4.82 ERA (9.1 IP, 5 ER) to go with 16 strikeouts and six walks.
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
Nebraska leads the all-time series 172-114, dating back to 1898 ... K-State is 71-78 at home all-time against the Huskers ... NU has won four of the last five meetings overall, as K-State snapped a four-game skid last season with a 4-3 win in the last meeting (April 17 in Lincoln) ... The Wildcats have dropped the last four home games in the series ... In the last 10 meetings, Nebraska has won seven ... The teams are 5-5 in the last 10 games at Tointon Family Stadium ... K-State and Nebraska have met every year since 1978.
A LOOK AT MISSOURI
K-State heads to Missouri to take on the Tigers (18-10-1), who went 1-1-1 in a three-game series at No. 11 Texas A&M over the weekend ... Two of the three games went to extra innings, including a 2-2 tie (10 innings) on Sunday ... Prior to MU's series with the Aggies, the Tigers had won six of their last seven ... Chris Cornelius paces the Tiger offense with his slash line of .345/.419/.522 along with five homers and 29 runs batted in ... The MU pitching staff boasts a team ERA of 2.87 along with 283 strikeouts while opponents are hitting .222 against them.
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
Missouri leads the all-time series 168-101-1, going back to 1907 ... K-State and MU will meet for the first time since Missouri left the Big 12 for the SEC in 2012 ... In the last series, the Wildcats were swept in a three-game series in Columbia ... Missouri has taken the last four meetings overall and seven of the last eight matchups ... The Cats are 44-80-1 on the road in the series history, lasting winning at Taylor Stadium in 2008 ... K-State is 2-8 in the last 10 vs. Missouri.
WINNING TIME
In K-State's 12 wins this season, the Wildcats are hitting .376 (41-for-109) with runners in scoring position and .357 (50-for-140) with two outs ... Conversely, the Cats have a .208 average (33-for-159) with runners in scoring position while hitting .157 (26-for-166) with two outs over 16 losses ... K-State has produced 30 two-out RBI in victories with just 14 in 16 losses ... Overall, K-State hits .315 in victories against just .239 in defeats.
KOKO GOIN' LOCO
K-State sophomore Zach Kokoska has catapulted to the top of K-State's leaderboard in average, on-base percentage and slugging ... Kokoska has four multi-hit efforts over his last seven games and led K-State in the TTU series, going 5-for-9 with three runs scored ... The Latrobe, Pa., product is tied for second on the team with nine multi-hit games and boasts a .364 average in Big 12 games ... Kokoska, in his first season at K-State after transferring from Virginia Tech, has hit safely in 12 of his last 15 games, raising his average from .262 to .348 (ninth-highest in the conference).
NO K FOR YOU
Junior Will Brennan owns the title of toughest to strike out in the Big 12, going 17.5 at-bats per strikeout this season (105 AB, 6 K) ... Brennan's rate is currently the seventh-best in the nation ... The Stilwell product has finished each of the last two seasons as the toughest hitter in the conference to punch out ... In 2017, Brennan had 12 strikeouts in 183 at-bats and only went down on strikes 11 times in 220 at-bats last season.
Z-U-B-R-A-D-T SPELLS RELIEF
Senior Mitch Zubradt has now thrown the final out in seven of K-State's 12 wins, including the Wildcats' first four wins of the year ... In 15 2/3 total innings thrown, Zubradt has given up just two hits without a run allowed while picking up 20 strikeouts ... He is 4-for-4 in save opportunities - the first saves of his career - with a victory ... Opponents are hitting .042 against him in 2019 ... Zubradt has now surrendered a base hit over his last 7 2/3 innings.
FUN WITH NUMBERS
K-State has held a lead in 22 of 28 games this season, including all three games against No. 10 Texas Tech last weekend, and are 10-2 when leading after six innings ... When leading after eight innings, K-State is a perfect 10-0 ... The Cats have a record of 11-5 when limiting their opponent to five or fewer runs ... K-State is 0-10 when its opponent plates seven or more runs (1-11 when scoring six or more) ... Opponents have outscored the Wildcats 23-11 in the first inning of games while K-State has outscored its opponents 13-6 in the ninth inning ... In one-run games, K-State is 3-4.
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