Kansas State University Athletics
Saturday, April 13
Austin, Texas
1 p.m.
Kansas State University
15-21, 2-6
2
at
10
Texas
23-14, 5-5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
K-State
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
7
0
Texas
0
7
0
1
1
1
0
0
X
10
11
0
No. 14 Longhorns Even Series Saturday
Apr 13, 2019 | Baseball
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas designated hitter Zach Zubia drove in a career-high six runs with a grand slam to power the 14th-ranked Longhorns by K-State 10-2 Saturday to even the series at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
Zubia's grand slam came as part of a seven-run second inning that was keyed by five consecutive base hits off K-State starter Kasey Ford. The Longhorns brought 11 hitters to the plate in the inning and ended with seven hits off Ford.
Ford took the loss after throwing two innings and allowing seven earned on seven hits, all coming in the second inning. The junior right-hander struck out five.
Caleb Littlejim hit his team-best sixth home run of the season in the ninth inning. Zach Kokoska delivered a two-out RBI single in the sixth.
Freshman Dylan Phillips led the Wildcats (15-21, 2-6 Big 12) with two hits. Thomas Hughes doubled and scored in the sixth.
The Longhorns (23-14, 5-5 Big 12) added single runs in the fourth and fifth off reliever Luke Hauswirth. Zubia provided an RBI single before catcher Michael McCann's fielder's choice RBI put UT up 9-0.
K-State got on the board in the top of the sixth after Kokoska drove in Hughes with two outs. Hughes roped a double off the wall earlier in the frame.
Zubia's sixth RBI, a sacrifice fly in the sixth, pushed the Longhorn lead back to nine runs at 10-1.
Hauswirth tossed four innings in relief of Ford, allowing three earned runs on three hits with a pair of strikeouts. The four innings of work marked a career high for the junior righty.
Blair Henley earned the victory for Texas, allowing one run on six hits with seven strikeouts over seven innings. It marked Henley's sixth quality outing over his last seven starts as he improved his record to 6-1.
McCann collected two hits and drove in two for Texas. Austin Todd scored two runs with a triple while Sam Bertelson went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
The three-game series concludes Sunday at 1 p.m. and will be televised on the Longhorn Network and streaming on the ESPN app. Radio coverage is available on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with live audio streaming at K-StateSports.com/watch.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Zubia's grand slam came as part of a seven-run second inning that was keyed by five consecutive base hits off K-State starter Kasey Ford. The Longhorns brought 11 hitters to the plate in the inning and ended with seven hits off Ford.
Ford took the loss after throwing two innings and allowing seven earned on seven hits, all coming in the second inning. The junior right-hander struck out five.
Caleb Littlejim hit his team-best sixth home run of the season in the ninth inning. Zach Kokoska delivered a two-out RBI single in the sixth.
Freshman Dylan Phillips led the Wildcats (15-21, 2-6 Big 12) with two hits. Thomas Hughes doubled and scored in the sixth.
The Longhorns (23-14, 5-5 Big 12) added single runs in the fourth and fifth off reliever Luke Hauswirth. Zubia provided an RBI single before catcher Michael McCann's fielder's choice RBI put UT up 9-0.
K-State got on the board in the top of the sixth after Kokoska drove in Hughes with two outs. Hughes roped a double off the wall earlier in the frame.
Zubia's sixth RBI, a sacrifice fly in the sixth, pushed the Longhorn lead back to nine runs at 10-1.
Hauswirth tossed four innings in relief of Ford, allowing three earned runs on three hits with a pair of strikeouts. The four innings of work marked a career high for the junior righty.
Blair Henley earned the victory for Texas, allowing one run on six hits with seven strikeouts over seven innings. It marked Henley's sixth quality outing over his last seven starts as he improved his record to 6-1.
McCann collected two hits and drove in two for Texas. Austin Todd scored two runs with a triple while Sam Bertelson went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
The three-game series concludes Sunday at 1 p.m. and will be televised on the Longhorn Network and streaming on the ESPN app. Radio coverage is available on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with live audio streaming at K-StateSports.com/watch.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- K-State scored two runs on seven hits without an error and left eight on base.
- Texas scored 10 runs on 11 hits with no errors and stranded six baserunners.
- Littlejim hit his team-leading sixth home run of the season.
- Phillips produced K-State's only two-hit game, going 2-for-3.
- Hauswirth threw a career-long four innings of relief.
- Zubia hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six for Texas.
- Kokoska drove in a run in the sixth.
- K-State finished 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position while Texas went 6-for-11.
- Texas leads the all-time series 57-19-1.
- The Wildcats are now 10-31-1 on the road.
- K-State snapped a six-game road losing skid and won its first game in Austin since 2013.
- K-State is now 2-4 against ranked teams this season.
- The Cats have won three of the last five against the Longhorns.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Henley, Blair (6-1)
L: Ford, Kasey (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Hughes, Thomas 1
HR: Littlejim, Caleb 1
RBI: Kokoska, Zach 1 ; Littlejim, Caleb 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hughes, Thomas 1 ; Littlejim, Caleb 1
HBP: Kokoska, Zach 1
Batting:
2B: Bertelson, Sam 1
3B: Todd, Austin 1
HR: Zubia, Zach 1
RBI: Ellis, Duke 1 ; Zubia, Zach 6 ; Bertelson, Sam 1 ; McCann, Michael 2
SH: Ford, Lance 1 ; Reynolds, Ryan 1
SF: Zubia, Zach 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ellis, Duke 2 ; Todd, Austin 2 ; Zubia, Zach 1 ; Hibbeler, Masen 2 ; Reynolds, Ryan 1 ; Bertelson, Sam 1 ; McCann, Michael 1
SB: Shaw, Tate 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
RHP
/ Baseball
RHP
/ BaseballINF
/ BaseballOF/LHP
/ Baseball
RHP
/ BaseballOF/LHP
/ BaseballK-State BSB | Postgame Press Conference vs Texas
Sunday, June 01
K-State Baseball | Game Highlights vs Houston Christian (Austin Regional)
Sunday, June 01
K-State BSB | Game Highlights vs Houston Christian (Austin Regional)
Saturday, May 31
K-State BSB | Postgame Press Conference vs Houston Christian
Saturday, May 31