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Friday, March 6
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Cats Head West for Battle with Stanford
Mar 04, 2020 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Following a three-game series sweep in its home-opening weekend, K-State travels west for a four-game series with the Stanford Cardinal, beginning Friday at 8 p.m. CT at Sunken Diamond in Stanford, California.
K-State (6-5) completed its series sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson with a 20-1 victory Saturday. In total, the Wildcats outscored FDU 40-3 while registering 17 extra-base hits in the debut weekend of the newly renovated Tointon Family Stadium.
The Cardinal (4-8) has won three straight home games following a 5-4 victory over 16th-ranked Michigan Tuesday night. Stanford, who entered the 2020 season ranked as high as No. 17, reached the Starkville Super Regional last season.
The Cats and Cardinal will play a Saturday doubleheader before wrapping up the first weekend series between the teams on Sunday. K-State and Stanford last met at the Fullerton Regional in 2011, with the Cardinal claiming a 10-3 victory.
The entire series will be broadcast on Stanford's live stream with radio coverage available on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Live, free audio will stream at K-StateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.
GAME #12
K-STATE (6-5) at STANFORD (4-8)
Friday, March 6 // 8 p.m. CT // Sunken Diamond (4,000) // Stanford, Calif.
Projected Starters: RHP Carson Seymour (1-2, 5.52 ERA) vs. RHP Nathan Fleischli (0-0, 1.86 ERA)
Watch: Stanford Live Stream
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Mitch Fortner, Christopher Brown
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #13
K-STATE (6-5) at STANFORD (4-8)
Saturday, March 7 // 3 p.m. CT // Sunken Diamond (4,000) // Stanford, Calif.
Projected Starters: RHP Connor McCullough (2-0, 0.95 ERA) vs. LHP Quinn Mathews (0-2, 4.50 ERA)
Watch: Stanford Live Stream
Radio: N/A
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #14
K-STATE (6-5) at STANFORD (4-8)
Saturday, March 7 // 7 p.m. CT // Sunken Diamond (4,000) // Stanford, Calif.
Projected Starters: TBA vs. RHP Brandon Dieter (0-0, 3.52 ERA)
Watch: Stanford Live Stream
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Mitch Fortner, Christopher Brown
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #15
K-STATE (6-5) at STANFORD (4-8)
Sunday, March 8 // 3 p.m. CT // Sunken Diamond (4,000) // Stanford, Calif.
Projected Starters: LHP Jordan Wicks (2-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Max Meier (1-1, 1.86 ERA)
Watch: Stanford Live Stream
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Mitch Fortner, Christopher Brown
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
A LOOK AT K-STATE
K-State opened the newly renovated Tointon Family Stadium with a three-game sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson, outscoring the Knights 40-3 over the weekend ... As a team, the Wildcat offense hit at a .402 clip to go with 17 extra-base hits, including four home runs ... Terrence Spurlin spearheaded the effort with a 6-for-9 weekend that included four doubles, a home run and six RBI ... Cameron Thompson and Kamron Willman matched Spurlin's hit total with six, while each lifted their first home runs of the season ... K-State completed the series sweep with a 20-1 victory on Saturday, marking the first time since 2016 (Feb. 28 vs. Utah) that the Cats reached the 20-run plateau ... On the mound, the Cats yielded just one earned run in 27 innings (0.33 ERA) ... The starting trio of Connor McCullough, Carson Seymour and Jordan Wicks combined to go 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 21 strikeouts over 18 total innings ... The Knights hit just .156 over the three games and were out-hit by K-State, 45-14.
A LOOK AT STANFORD
Stanford (4-8) snapped a six-game losing streak after it won back-to-back games to claim a series victory over Grand Canyon at Sunken Diamond over the weekend ... The Cardinal, who began the season ranked as high as No. 17 in the nation, have won three straight games and is in the midst of an 11-game homestand after a 5-4 win over No. 16 Michigan Tuesday ... The Cardinal is the first K-State opponent this season that qualified for the 2019 postseason, as Stanford reached the Starkville Super Regional last season ... The Stanford offense is led by Austin Kretzschmar (.357), who has two doubles and a home run ... The Cardinal pitching staff boasts an ERA of 3.03 with 103 strikeouts against 54 walks ... Alex Williams leads the staff with a 0.51 ERA and 18 strikeouts in three starts.
INSIDE THE SERIES
K-State and Stanford have met just twice, with the Cardinal taking both matchups ... In the last meeting, Stanford defeated the Wildcats, 10-3, at the Fullerton Regional in 2011 ... The first meeting in the series came in 1971, with Stanford winning 8-7 in Riverside, California ... K-State is 51-91 all-time against current members of the Pac-12 and are 4-10 in road games against Pac-12 teams that currently sponsor baseball ... K-State last won a true road game against a Pac-12 team in 2013, defeating Oregon State 6-2 in 10 innings as part of the Corvallis Super Regional.
GET-RIGHT WEEKEND
Entering K-State's home opening series against Fairleigh Dickinson, the Wildcats were 3-5 and had scored 25 runs on 49 hits, an average of 3.1 runs per game on 6.1 hits per game ... During its three-game sweep of FDU, K-State totaled 40 runs and 45 hits, an average of 15 hits a game and 13 runs per game ... The Cats doubled their season's home run total (four to eight) and registered a dozen doubles after having just five entering the weekend ... As a team, the Wildcats hit .402 over the three games after just a .194 team average through the season's first eight games ... The 40 runs scored marked K-State's highest scoring three-game series since tallying 41 runs vs. Eastern Illinois in 2017 ... The Cats' 20-1 victory Saturday was the team's largest margin of victory since defeating Northern Colorado 24-3 in 2014.
BOSS HOGS
The Cats' three starting pitchers from the state of Arkansas - Kasey Ford, Connor McCullough and Jordan Wicks - have combined to pitch five quality outings in eight starts over the first 11 games ... The trio has combined to go 5-1 with a 0.94 ERA (5 ER, 48.0 IP) with 56 strikeouts ... Each of McCullough's first three starts have produced quality outings while Wicks has yet to allow an earned run in 19 innings ... Wicks, a sophomore, held Utah hitless over seven frames with a career-high 10 strikeouts on February 23 at the Kleberg Bank College Classic.
IRON MAN, CAM
Cameron Thompson has started every game during his Wildcat career and is on the verge of breaking into the program's top-10 list in the category at 178 career starts ... Thompson eclipsed the 200-hit mark Friday against Fairleigh Dickinson and is 14 hits away from the cracking the top 10 in program history ... Thompson, a four-year senior and team captain, has started games in center field, third base, second base and shortstop ... Now slotted as the everyday third baseman, Thompson has led the Cats in hits in two of the last three seasons ... If the Pasadena, Texas, product starts all 56 scheduled regular-season games in 2020, he would move into second in program history with 223 career starts ... Thompson is also on the brink of K-State's career top-10 list in career at-bats, singles and games played.
BY THE NUMBERS
K-State has a plus-40 run differential after out-scoring FDU 40-3 in a three-game sweep ... The Cats have held a lead in three of their five losses ... K-State is 6-0 when scoring at least four runs but 1-5 when allowing at least two runs ... In losses, K-State's offense has gone 9 for 53 (.170) with two outs and 5 for 26 (.192) with runners in scoring position ... Conversely, the Cats are hitting .390 (32 for 82) with runners in scoring position in victories and .351 (27 for 77) with two outs ... K-State recorded 22 two-out RBI in the FDU series after having just six two-out RBI entering the series.
K-State (6-5) completed its series sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson with a 20-1 victory Saturday. In total, the Wildcats outscored FDU 40-3 while registering 17 extra-base hits in the debut weekend of the newly renovated Tointon Family Stadium.
The Cardinal (4-8) has won three straight home games following a 5-4 victory over 16th-ranked Michigan Tuesday night. Stanford, who entered the 2020 season ranked as high as No. 17, reached the Starkville Super Regional last season.
The Cats and Cardinal will play a Saturday doubleheader before wrapping up the first weekend series between the teams on Sunday. K-State and Stanford last met at the Fullerton Regional in 2011, with the Cardinal claiming a 10-3 victory.
The entire series will be broadcast on Stanford's live stream with radio coverage available on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Live, free audio will stream at K-StateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.
GAME #12
K-STATE (6-5) at STANFORD (4-8)
Friday, March 6 // 8 p.m. CT // Sunken Diamond (4,000) // Stanford, Calif.
Projected Starters: RHP Carson Seymour (1-2, 5.52 ERA) vs. RHP Nathan Fleischli (0-0, 1.86 ERA)
Watch: Stanford Live Stream
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Mitch Fortner, Christopher Brown
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #13
K-STATE (6-5) at STANFORD (4-8)
Saturday, March 7 // 3 p.m. CT // Sunken Diamond (4,000) // Stanford, Calif.
Projected Starters: RHP Connor McCullough (2-0, 0.95 ERA) vs. LHP Quinn Mathews (0-2, 4.50 ERA)
Watch: Stanford Live Stream
Radio: N/A
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #14
K-STATE (6-5) at STANFORD (4-8)
Saturday, March 7 // 7 p.m. CT // Sunken Diamond (4,000) // Stanford, Calif.
Projected Starters: TBA vs. RHP Brandon Dieter (0-0, 3.52 ERA)
Watch: Stanford Live Stream
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Mitch Fortner, Christopher Brown
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #15
K-STATE (6-5) at STANFORD (4-8)
Sunday, March 8 // 3 p.m. CT // Sunken Diamond (4,000) // Stanford, Calif.
Projected Starters: LHP Jordan Wicks (2-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Max Meier (1-1, 1.86 ERA)
Watch: Stanford Live Stream
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Mitch Fortner, Christopher Brown
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
A LOOK AT K-STATE
K-State opened the newly renovated Tointon Family Stadium with a three-game sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson, outscoring the Knights 40-3 over the weekend ... As a team, the Wildcat offense hit at a .402 clip to go with 17 extra-base hits, including four home runs ... Terrence Spurlin spearheaded the effort with a 6-for-9 weekend that included four doubles, a home run and six RBI ... Cameron Thompson and Kamron Willman matched Spurlin's hit total with six, while each lifted their first home runs of the season ... K-State completed the series sweep with a 20-1 victory on Saturday, marking the first time since 2016 (Feb. 28 vs. Utah) that the Cats reached the 20-run plateau ... On the mound, the Cats yielded just one earned run in 27 innings (0.33 ERA) ... The starting trio of Connor McCullough, Carson Seymour and Jordan Wicks combined to go 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 21 strikeouts over 18 total innings ... The Knights hit just .156 over the three games and were out-hit by K-State, 45-14.
A LOOK AT STANFORD
Stanford (4-8) snapped a six-game losing streak after it won back-to-back games to claim a series victory over Grand Canyon at Sunken Diamond over the weekend ... The Cardinal, who began the season ranked as high as No. 17 in the nation, have won three straight games and is in the midst of an 11-game homestand after a 5-4 win over No. 16 Michigan Tuesday ... The Cardinal is the first K-State opponent this season that qualified for the 2019 postseason, as Stanford reached the Starkville Super Regional last season ... The Stanford offense is led by Austin Kretzschmar (.357), who has two doubles and a home run ... The Cardinal pitching staff boasts an ERA of 3.03 with 103 strikeouts against 54 walks ... Alex Williams leads the staff with a 0.51 ERA and 18 strikeouts in three starts.
INSIDE THE SERIES
K-State and Stanford have met just twice, with the Cardinal taking both matchups ... In the last meeting, Stanford defeated the Wildcats, 10-3, at the Fullerton Regional in 2011 ... The first meeting in the series came in 1971, with Stanford winning 8-7 in Riverside, California ... K-State is 51-91 all-time against current members of the Pac-12 and are 4-10 in road games against Pac-12 teams that currently sponsor baseball ... K-State last won a true road game against a Pac-12 team in 2013, defeating Oregon State 6-2 in 10 innings as part of the Corvallis Super Regional.
GET-RIGHT WEEKEND
Entering K-State's home opening series against Fairleigh Dickinson, the Wildcats were 3-5 and had scored 25 runs on 49 hits, an average of 3.1 runs per game on 6.1 hits per game ... During its three-game sweep of FDU, K-State totaled 40 runs and 45 hits, an average of 15 hits a game and 13 runs per game ... The Cats doubled their season's home run total (four to eight) and registered a dozen doubles after having just five entering the weekend ... As a team, the Wildcats hit .402 over the three games after just a .194 team average through the season's first eight games ... The 40 runs scored marked K-State's highest scoring three-game series since tallying 41 runs vs. Eastern Illinois in 2017 ... The Cats' 20-1 victory Saturday was the team's largest margin of victory since defeating Northern Colorado 24-3 in 2014.
BOSS HOGS
The Cats' three starting pitchers from the state of Arkansas - Kasey Ford, Connor McCullough and Jordan Wicks - have combined to pitch five quality outings in eight starts over the first 11 games ... The trio has combined to go 5-1 with a 0.94 ERA (5 ER, 48.0 IP) with 56 strikeouts ... Each of McCullough's first three starts have produced quality outings while Wicks has yet to allow an earned run in 19 innings ... Wicks, a sophomore, held Utah hitless over seven frames with a career-high 10 strikeouts on February 23 at the Kleberg Bank College Classic.
IRON MAN, CAM
Cameron Thompson has started every game during his Wildcat career and is on the verge of breaking into the program's top-10 list in the category at 178 career starts ... Thompson eclipsed the 200-hit mark Friday against Fairleigh Dickinson and is 14 hits away from the cracking the top 10 in program history ... Thompson, a four-year senior and team captain, has started games in center field, third base, second base and shortstop ... Now slotted as the everyday third baseman, Thompson has led the Cats in hits in two of the last three seasons ... If the Pasadena, Texas, product starts all 56 scheduled regular-season games in 2020, he would move into second in program history with 223 career starts ... Thompson is also on the brink of K-State's career top-10 list in career at-bats, singles and games played.
BY THE NUMBERS
K-State has a plus-40 run differential after out-scoring FDU 40-3 in a three-game sweep ... The Cats have held a lead in three of their five losses ... K-State is 6-0 when scoring at least four runs but 1-5 when allowing at least two runs ... In losses, K-State's offense has gone 9 for 53 (.170) with two outs and 5 for 26 (.192) with runners in scoring position ... Conversely, the Cats are hitting .390 (32 for 82) with runners in scoring position in victories and .351 (27 for 77) with two outs ... K-State recorded 22 two-out RBI in the FDU series after having just six two-out RBI entering the series.
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