Wednesday, March 11
Manhattan, Kan.
6 p.m.
Kansas State University
10-7
10
vs
0
South Dakota State
5-12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| K-State | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 10 | 16 | 0 |
Phillips Homers Twice in Catsβ Rout of Jackrabbits
Mar 11, 2020 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. β K-State's offense erupted for three home runs and 16 hits, including four hits and two homers from Dylan Phillips, while the pitching staff combined for a two-hit shutout in a 10-0 win over South Dakota State on Wednesday night at Tointon Family Stadium.
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Phillips, who got his first career start on the mound, set a career high with his four hits while equaling his career-best efforts with his two long balls and five runs batted in. Zach Kokoska homered in the third inning, as K-State (10-7) plated all 10 runs over a four-inning stretch.
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"He's swinging the bat as good as I've seen him," head coach Pete Hughes said of Phillips. "Hopefully we get guys going, Chris Ceballos got a couple hits and Kokoska looked good. Hopefully we get our big guys going for the weekend."
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Five different Wildcats registered multi-hit games, including Ceballos and Kokoska. Kokoska launched his first home run of the season and the ninth of his career.
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Dom Hughes gave the Cats a 2-0 advantage in the second. His single with two outs drove in Ceballos and Phillips, who both singled to open the inning.
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"Great start, getting a two-out hit by a freshman [Dom Hughes] took the pressure off," added Hughes. "Trying to get two-out hits was the story of Tuesday night's game."
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After struggling Tuesday night to come up with clutch hits, K-State went 9 for 21 (.429) with runners on base, 5 for 11 (.455) with runners in scoring position and 10 for 17 (.588) with two outs on Wednesday. Eight of the Wildcats' 10 runs came with two outs.
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The K-State pitching staff did not allow a hit until the fifth inning, but escaped bases-loaded jams in both the second and third innings. Zak Herbers entered in relief and got a strikeout to leave the bases loaded in the second, and a lineout to center left the bases loaded again in the top of the third.
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The Jackrabbits (5-12) left nine on base on the night while going 0 for 12 with runners on base.
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Seven pitchers saw action for K-State in the win, walking six and striking out 13. Herbers got the win to improve to 2-0 on the season.
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Sophomore lefty Eric Torres punched out five in two innings of relief, one strikeout shy of his career high.
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"Allowing two hits gives you a lot of room to work," Hughes finished. "Good team effort by our staff and good for the depth of our program."
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The Cats put up four runs in the fourth, their third straight inning scoring multiple runs. Cameron Thompson followed Daniel Carinci's double with one of his own for K-State's sixth run of the contest. Phillips followed with his second bomb of the game, a three-run shot for his fifth of the season, to make it a 9-0 Wildcat advantage.
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A Carinci RBI sacrifice fly in the fifth completed the K-State scoring. Β Β Β
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Kokoska, Thompson, Phillips, Ceballos and Kamron Willman all had multi-hit games. Phillips extended his career-best hitting streak to 11 games while Kokoska reached base safely for the 15th consecutive contest.
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Phillips logged 1 2/3 innings with a strikeout in his start on the mound.
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K-State continues a nine-game homestand Friday against Eastern Michigan at 6 p.m. The entire three-game series will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with radio coverage on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Free, live audio is also available at K-StateSports.com/watch.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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Phillips, who got his first career start on the mound, set a career high with his four hits while equaling his career-best efforts with his two long balls and five runs batted in. Zach Kokoska homered in the third inning, as K-State (10-7) plated all 10 runs over a four-inning stretch.
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"He's swinging the bat as good as I've seen him," head coach Pete Hughes said of Phillips. "Hopefully we get guys going, Chris Ceballos got a couple hits and Kokoska looked good. Hopefully we get our big guys going for the weekend."
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Five different Wildcats registered multi-hit games, including Ceballos and Kokoska. Kokoska launched his first home run of the season and the ninth of his career.
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Dom Hughes gave the Cats a 2-0 advantage in the second. His single with two outs drove in Ceballos and Phillips, who both singled to open the inning.
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"Great start, getting a two-out hit by a freshman [Dom Hughes] took the pressure off," added Hughes. "Trying to get two-out hits was the story of Tuesday night's game."
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After struggling Tuesday night to come up with clutch hits, K-State went 9 for 21 (.429) with runners on base, 5 for 11 (.455) with runners in scoring position and 10 for 17 (.588) with two outs on Wednesday. Eight of the Wildcats' 10 runs came with two outs.
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The K-State pitching staff did not allow a hit until the fifth inning, but escaped bases-loaded jams in both the second and third innings. Zak Herbers entered in relief and got a strikeout to leave the bases loaded in the second, and a lineout to center left the bases loaded again in the top of the third.
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The Jackrabbits (5-12) left nine on base on the night while going 0 for 12 with runners on base.
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Seven pitchers saw action for K-State in the win, walking six and striking out 13. Herbers got the win to improve to 2-0 on the season.
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Sophomore lefty Eric Torres punched out five in two innings of relief, one strikeout shy of his career high.
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"Allowing two hits gives you a lot of room to work," Hughes finished. "Good team effort by our staff and good for the depth of our program."
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The Cats put up four runs in the fourth, their third straight inning scoring multiple runs. Cameron Thompson followed Daniel Carinci's double with one of his own for K-State's sixth run of the contest. Phillips followed with his second bomb of the game, a three-run shot for his fifth of the season, to make it a 9-0 Wildcat advantage.
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A Carinci RBI sacrifice fly in the fifth completed the K-State scoring. Β Β Β
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Kokoska, Thompson, Phillips, Ceballos and Kamron Willman all had multi-hit games. Phillips extended his career-best hitting streak to 11 games while Kokoska reached base safely for the 15th consecutive contest.
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Phillips logged 1 2/3 innings with a strikeout in his start on the mound.
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K-State continues a nine-game homestand Friday against Eastern Michigan at 6 p.m. The entire three-game series will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with radio coverage on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Free, live audio is also available at K-StateSports.com/watch.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- K-State scored 10 runs on 16 hits without an error and left nine on base.
- SDSU scored no runs on two hits and committed no errors with nine left on base.
- Phillips set a career high with his four hits and turned in his second career multi-homer game.
- Phillips equaled his career high with five RBI.
- Five Wildcats registered multiple hits in the game.
- Kokoska hit his first home run of the season and ninth of his career.
- Seven K-State pitchers combined for the two-hit shutout.
- The Cats produced eight two-out RBI while hitting .429 (9 for 21) with two outs.
- South Dakota State went hitless (0 for 12) with runners on base.
- K-State leads the all-time series with South Dakota State 10-1.
- The Wildcats are 8-1 at home against the Jackrabbits
- The Wildcats have won seven of their last nine games.
- K-State was shut out its opponent for the second time this season.
- Phillips extended his career-long hitting streak to 11 games.
- Kokoska reached base for the 16th straight game.
- Thompson made his 184th consecutive start for the Wildcats.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Herbers, Zak (2-0)
L: Riley McSherry (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Landon Badger 1
Base Running:
HBP: Josh Falk 1
Batting:
2B: Kokoska, Zach 1 ; Carinci, Daniel 1 ; Thompson, Cameron 1 ; Phillips, Dylan 1
HR: Kokoska, Zach 1 ; Phillips, Dylan 2
RBI: Kokoska, Zach 1 ; Carinci, Daniel 1 ; Thompson, Cameron 1 ; Phillips, Dylan 5 ; Hughes, Dom 2
SH: Willman, Kamron 1
SF: Carinci, Daniel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kokoska, Zach 2 ; Carinci, Daniel 1 ; Thompson, Cameron 2 ; Spurlin, Terrence 1 ; Phillips, Dylan 3 ; Ceballos, Chris 1
SB: Thompson, Cameron 1
CS: Hughes, Dom 1
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