Kansas State University Athletics
Tuesday, March 10
Manhattan, Kan.
6 p.m.
Kansas State University
vs
South Dakota State
Wildcats Return Home to Take on Jackrabbits
Mar 09, 2020 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State returns to Tointon Family Stadium following a trip to the west coast that saw the Wildcats take three of four games from Stanford, as they host South Dakota State in a two-game series beginning Tuesday at 6 p.m.
K-State (9-6) has won six of its last seven games after picking up its first road series victory over a Pac-12 team in program history. The Wildcat pitching staff has allowed one run in all six victories while the offense has out-scored opponents 68-13 in that stretch.
South Dakota State (4-11) dropped two of three games at Air Force over the weekend and have lost five of seven overall. The Wildcats are 9-0 all-time against the Jackrabbits.
Tuesday's game marks the year's first Two-For-One Tuesday, with buy-one, get-one free general admission tickets.
Both games of the series will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ 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 #16
K-STATE (9-6) vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (4-11)
Tuesday, March 10 // 6 p.m. // Tointon Family Stadium (2,344) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: RHP Caleb Littlejim (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Eli Sundquist (2-1, 8.44 ERA)
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ // Brian Smoller, Craig Wilson
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters, John Kurtz
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Promotion: Two-For-One Tuesday | Buy Tickets
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #17
K-STATE (9-6) vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (4-11)
Wednesday, March 11 // 6 p.m. // Tointon Family Stadium (2,344) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: LHP Dylan Phillips (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Riley McSherry (0-2, 13.50 ERA)
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ // Brian Smoller, Craig Wilson
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters, John Kurtz
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats | Tickets
A LOOK AT K-STATE
In a four-game road series, K-State took three of four games from Stanford at Sunken Diamond over the weekend ... Behind a career-high nine strikeouts over six two-hit innings from Carson Seymour, K-State took the opener 6-1 ... Kamron Willman had a team-high three RBI ... The Wildcats and Cardinal split a Saturday doubleheader, as K-State rebounded from a 7-5 defeat in the day's first game with an 11-1 win in the nightcap ... Terrence Spurlin homered and registered a career-best five RBI as the Cats scored nine runs over a three-inning stretch ... Jordan Wicks produced his third quality start in four outings this season, going seven innings with one earned run allowed on five hits, propelling the Wildcats to a 6-1 victory Sunday ... Stanford's run came in the sixth inning and snapped a scoreless streak of 24 2/3 innings to begin the season ... Dylan Phillips launched a go-ahead home run in the fourth inning, a two-run shot for his lead-leading third of the season ... Spurlin drove in 10 runs in the four-game series while Zach Kokoska led the Cats with a .500 average ... Cameron Thompson tallied four doubles in the series ... The series win marked the first road series victory over a Pac-12 opponent in program history and the first series win since sweeping UCLA at home in 2001 ... K-State has now won six of its last seven games, allowing exactly one run in all six victories.
A LOOK AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
South Dakota State (4-11) is coming off a weekend series defeat in which it dropped two of three games at Air Force ... The Jackrabbits have lost five of their last seven games, however, did pick up a road victory over Minnesota on March 4 (10-8) ... SDSU is led offensively by Gus Steiger and his .340 average ... Steiger has recorded five doubles, two triples and six RBI ... The Jackrabbit pitching staff owns an ERA of 7.03 with 112 strikeouts against 83 walks ... Brett Mogen has a team-low 2.37 earned run average in seven appearances ... The Jacks were picked to finish third in The Summit League's preseason coaches' poll.
INSIDE THE SERIES
K-State and has claimed all nine meetings in its all-time series with South Dakota State ... The Wildcats and Jackrabbits last met in 2006, playing four times that season with each team playing host to two games ... K-State won all four games that season, including the final two by a combined score of 45-8 in South Dakota ... In seven of the nine matchups, the Cats have scored double-digit runs ... K-State is 7-0 at home all-time against SDSU as the teams first met in 1981 ... K-State is 64-41 against teams currently in The Summit League with a combined home record of 44-11.
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
Through 15 games in 2020, K-State's starting pitchers have turned in eight quality starts ... Carson Seymour and Jordan Wicks each turned in quality outings in picking up victories at Stanford last weekend ... Seymour struck out nine in six innings without allowing an earned run while Wicks allowed one earned run in seven innings ... Wicks and Connor McCullough each have a team-best three quality starts.
BOSS HOGS
The Cats' three starting pitchers from the state of Arkansas - Kasey Ford, Connor McCullough and Jordan Wicks - have combined to pitch six quality outings in 11 starts over the first 15 games ... The trio has combined to go 6-2 with a 1.57 ERA (11 ER, 63.2 IP) with 69 strikeouts ... Each of McCullough's first three starts have produced quality outings while Wicks has allowed one earned run in 26 innings ... McCullough (29) and Wicks (26) each rank in the Big 12's top 10 in strikeouts.
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 182 career starts ... Thompson eclipsed the 200-hit mark last Friday against Fairleigh Dickinson and is eight 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.
LUCKY SEVEN
K-State has won six of its last seven games, limiting opponents to a single run in all six wins ... During that seven-game stretch, the Wildcats have out-scored their opponents 68-13 for a +55 run differential ... Five Cats are hitting north of .333 during the hot streak, with Zach Kokoska hitting a team-high .440 ... Terrence Spurlin has driven in 16 over the last seven games, including a career-best five RBI Saturday at Stanford ... The K-State pitching staff boasts a 1.31 ERA (9 ER, 62.0 IP) over the last seven games.
BY THE NUMBERS
K-State has a +58 run differential after out-scoring Stanford 28-10 in winning the four-game series ... The Cats have held a lead in four of their six losses ... K-State is 9-1 when scoring at least four runs but 1-6 when allowing at least two runs ... In games decided by two runs or less, the Wildcats are 0-4 ... In losses, K-State's offense has gone 11 for 64 (.172) with two outs and 10 for 41 (.244) with runners in scoring position ... Conversely, the Cats are hitting .365 (42 for 115) with runners in scoring position in victories and .312 (34 for 105) with two outs ... K-State recorded 22 two-out RBI in the FDU series after having just six two-out RBI entering the series.
FROM THE PEN
Through 15 contests, the K-State bullpen owns a 2.18 ERA (11 ER, 45.1 IP) with 44 strikeouts ... Nine Wildcat relievers who have appeared boast an earned run average below 4.00, including six with a 0.00 ERA ... Zak Herbers has a bullpen-best 13 strikeouts in 12 2/3 innings ... In the four-game series at Stanford, the Wildcat pen yielded just two earned runs in 13 1/3 innings for a 1.35 ERA ... Five of the six relievers did not allow an earned run, with Herbers turning in 4 1/3 scoreless frames in a win Saturday.
K-State (9-6) has won six of its last seven games after picking up its first road series victory over a Pac-12 team in program history. The Wildcat pitching staff has allowed one run in all six victories while the offense has out-scored opponents 68-13 in that stretch.
South Dakota State (4-11) dropped two of three games at Air Force over the weekend and have lost five of seven overall. The Wildcats are 9-0 all-time against the Jackrabbits.
Tuesday's game marks the year's first Two-For-One Tuesday, with buy-one, get-one free general admission tickets.
Both games of the series will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ 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 #16
K-STATE (9-6) vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (4-11)
Tuesday, March 10 // 6 p.m. // Tointon Family Stadium (2,344) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: RHP Caleb Littlejim (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Eli Sundquist (2-1, 8.44 ERA)
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ // Brian Smoller, Craig Wilson
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters, John Kurtz
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Promotion: Two-For-One Tuesday | Buy Tickets
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats
GAME #17
K-STATE (9-6) vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (4-11)
Wednesday, March 11 // 6 p.m. // Tointon Family Stadium (2,344) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: LHP Dylan Phillips (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Riley McSherry (0-2, 13.50 ERA)
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ // Brian Smoller, Craig Wilson
Radio: KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Matt Walters, John Kurtz
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com
Watch | Listen Online | Live Stats | Tickets
A LOOK AT K-STATE
In a four-game road series, K-State took three of four games from Stanford at Sunken Diamond over the weekend ... Behind a career-high nine strikeouts over six two-hit innings from Carson Seymour, K-State took the opener 6-1 ... Kamron Willman had a team-high three RBI ... The Wildcats and Cardinal split a Saturday doubleheader, as K-State rebounded from a 7-5 defeat in the day's first game with an 11-1 win in the nightcap ... Terrence Spurlin homered and registered a career-best five RBI as the Cats scored nine runs over a three-inning stretch ... Jordan Wicks produced his third quality start in four outings this season, going seven innings with one earned run allowed on five hits, propelling the Wildcats to a 6-1 victory Sunday ... Stanford's run came in the sixth inning and snapped a scoreless streak of 24 2/3 innings to begin the season ... Dylan Phillips launched a go-ahead home run in the fourth inning, a two-run shot for his lead-leading third of the season ... Spurlin drove in 10 runs in the four-game series while Zach Kokoska led the Cats with a .500 average ... Cameron Thompson tallied four doubles in the series ... The series win marked the first road series victory over a Pac-12 opponent in program history and the first series win since sweeping UCLA at home in 2001 ... K-State has now won six of its last seven games, allowing exactly one run in all six victories.
A LOOK AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
South Dakota State (4-11) is coming off a weekend series defeat in which it dropped two of three games at Air Force ... The Jackrabbits have lost five of their last seven games, however, did pick up a road victory over Minnesota on March 4 (10-8) ... SDSU is led offensively by Gus Steiger and his .340 average ... Steiger has recorded five doubles, two triples and six RBI ... The Jackrabbit pitching staff owns an ERA of 7.03 with 112 strikeouts against 83 walks ... Brett Mogen has a team-low 2.37 earned run average in seven appearances ... The Jacks were picked to finish third in The Summit League's preseason coaches' poll.
INSIDE THE SERIES
K-State and has claimed all nine meetings in its all-time series with South Dakota State ... The Wildcats and Jackrabbits last met in 2006, playing four times that season with each team playing host to two games ... K-State won all four games that season, including the final two by a combined score of 45-8 in South Dakota ... In seven of the nine matchups, the Cats have scored double-digit runs ... K-State is 7-0 at home all-time against SDSU as the teams first met in 1981 ... K-State is 64-41 against teams currently in The Summit League with a combined home record of 44-11.
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
Through 15 games in 2020, K-State's starting pitchers have turned in eight quality starts ... Carson Seymour and Jordan Wicks each turned in quality outings in picking up victories at Stanford last weekend ... Seymour struck out nine in six innings without allowing an earned run while Wicks allowed one earned run in seven innings ... Wicks and Connor McCullough each have a team-best three quality starts.
BOSS HOGS
The Cats' three starting pitchers from the state of Arkansas - Kasey Ford, Connor McCullough and Jordan Wicks - have combined to pitch six quality outings in 11 starts over the first 15 games ... The trio has combined to go 6-2 with a 1.57 ERA (11 ER, 63.2 IP) with 69 strikeouts ... Each of McCullough's first three starts have produced quality outings while Wicks has allowed one earned run in 26 innings ... McCullough (29) and Wicks (26) each rank in the Big 12's top 10 in strikeouts.
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 182 career starts ... Thompson eclipsed the 200-hit mark last Friday against Fairleigh Dickinson and is eight 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.
LUCKY SEVEN
K-State has won six of its last seven games, limiting opponents to a single run in all six wins ... During that seven-game stretch, the Wildcats have out-scored their opponents 68-13 for a +55 run differential ... Five Cats are hitting north of .333 during the hot streak, with Zach Kokoska hitting a team-high .440 ... Terrence Spurlin has driven in 16 over the last seven games, including a career-best five RBI Saturday at Stanford ... The K-State pitching staff boasts a 1.31 ERA (9 ER, 62.0 IP) over the last seven games.
BY THE NUMBERS
K-State has a +58 run differential after out-scoring Stanford 28-10 in winning the four-game series ... The Cats have held a lead in four of their six losses ... K-State is 9-1 when scoring at least four runs but 1-6 when allowing at least two runs ... In games decided by two runs or less, the Wildcats are 0-4 ... In losses, K-State's offense has gone 11 for 64 (.172) with two outs and 10 for 41 (.244) with runners in scoring position ... Conversely, the Cats are hitting .365 (42 for 115) with runners in scoring position in victories and .312 (34 for 105) with two outs ... K-State recorded 22 two-out RBI in the FDU series after having just six two-out RBI entering the series.
FROM THE PEN
Through 15 contests, the K-State bullpen owns a 2.18 ERA (11 ER, 45.1 IP) with 44 strikeouts ... Nine Wildcat relievers who have appeared boast an earned run average below 4.00, including six with a 0.00 ERA ... Zak Herbers has a bullpen-best 13 strikeouts in 12 2/3 innings ... In the four-game series at Stanford, the Wildcat pen yielded just two earned runs in 13 1/3 innings for a 1.35 ERA ... Five of the six relievers did not allow an earned run, with Herbers turning in 4 1/3 scoreless frames in a win Saturday.
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