Kansas State University Athletics
Tuesday, March 9
Manhattan, KS
6 p.m.
Kansas State University
vs
South Dakota State
Wildcats Wrap Up Homestand vs. Jackrabbits
Mar 08, 2021 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State concludes an eight-game homestand with a two-game midweek set against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits starting Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Tointon Family Stadium.
K-State (6-4) looks to end a two-game skid after dropping the final two games against Eastern Illinois. SDSU (5-5) enters the series on a three-game losing streak after being swept by SIU-Edwardsville over the weekend.
A pair of righties will take the hill for the Wildcats, as Zak Herbers will get the ball Tuesday night and senior Caleb Littlejim gets the call Wednesday. Both games are slated for 6 p.m. starts.
Both games will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Radio coverage will be available Tuesday on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with live streaming audio available for both games at K-StateSports.com/watch.
Single-game tickets for the series are now available through the K-State Ticket Office at K-StateSports.com/tickets or by calling (800) 221-CATS.
All fans in attendance will be required to wear a face covering and maintain social distance from other pods of fans. Due to health and safety guidelines, players will not be available for autographs before or after each game.
GAME #11
K-STATE (6-4) vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (5-5)
Tuesday, March 9 // 6 p.m. // Tointon Family Stadium (2,344) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: RHP Zak Herbers (0-0, 9.00 ERA) vs. RHP Logan Smith (0-0, 27.00 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
Buy Tickets | Live Stats
GAME #12
K-STATE (6-4) vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (5-5)
Wednesday, March 10 // 6 p.m. // Tointon Family Stadium (2,344) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: RHP Caleb Littlejim (0-0, 9.00 ERA) vs. RHP Owen Bishop (0-0, 8.33 ERA)
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ // Brian Smoller, Craig Wilson
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com // Matt Walters, Mitch Fortner
Buy Tickets | Live Stats
A LOOK AT K-STATE
K-State concludes an eight-game homestand with a pair of midweek games against South Dakota State ... The Wildcats are looking to rebound from a home series loss to Eastern Illinois after the Panthers claimed the final two games of the three-game set ... Jordan Wicks tossed six scoreless innings in the series opener, striking out eight without issuing a walk in a 6-3 win ... In the victory, Zach Kokoska homered and drove in two and Tyler Eckberg collected his third save of the year ... K-State scored five unanswered runs Saturday to trim a six-run deficit to one, but the Cats left the game-tying run on the base paths in the ninth inning ... Kasey Ford logged four scoreless innings of one-hit ball in relief of Carson Seymour ... The Wildcats held a 7-2 lead on Sunday, only to see EIU score 12 unanswered runs - 10 of which were unearned courtesy of five K-State errors - and take the rubber game, 14-7 ... Nick Goodwin, Kokoska and Cameron Thompson each homered in the loss ... Kamron Willman led the Cats offensively over the weekend, hitting .556 (5-for-9) with two triples, a home run and four runs batted in ... In total, K-State committed eight errors over the three games which led to 13 unearned runs ... The K-State offense launched five home runs and 14 extra-base hits while hitting .300 against Eastern Illinois.
SCOUTING SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
South Dakota State (5-5) travels to Manhattan after being swept in a three-game series at SIU-Edwardsville ... The Jackrabbits' three-game skid comes on the heels of a four-game winning streak after SDSU swept Northern Colorado in a four-game set in Greeley, Colorado ... SDSU has played all 10 games away from home and will not play its home opener until April 9 against Omaha - a stretch of 24 games away from home to begin the year ... Jess Bellows leads the Jacks with his .346 average to go with three doubles, a home run and seven driven in ... Luke Ira and Landon Badger each have a team-best 10 base hits while Ira leads his team with eight RBI ... South Dakota State will send Logan Smith (0-0, 27.00 ERA) to the mound Tuesday and Owen Bishop (0-0, 8.53 ERA) on Wednesday,
INSIDE THE SERIES
K-State leads the all-time series with South Dakota state, 10-1, dating back to 1981 ... The teams split a two-game midweek set a season ago at Tointon Family Stadium, which would become the teams' final games played of 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic ended spring sports ... The Wildcats won the first nine games in the series before SDSU's 4-0 win last season ... The Cats are 8-1 at home against the Jackrabbits after winning the series finale last season, 10-0.
THE COMPASS TOUR CONTINUES
K-State is in the midst of 10 consecutive games against teams with a direction in its name: Western Michigan, Eastern Illinois, South Dakota State, Northern Illinois ... So far on the tour, the Wildcats are 4-2 with three wins over WMU and one over EIU ... During the six-game stretch, the Cats offense is hitting .305 with 24 extra-base hits, including 10 home runs ... Willman has a team-high .450 average with two triples, a homer and five RBI ... Goodwin and Kokoska have each homered three times over the last six games while Thompson has gone yard twice ... Eckberg has appeared four times in that span and has earned two saves ... Wicks has 18 strikeouts against one walk over 12 innings.
POWER SURGE
After going without a home run in the season's opening weekend, the Wildcats erupted for 10 home runs over the last six games ... Freshman Nick Goodwin and junior Zach Kokoska have each launched three home runs to pace the Wildcats while Cameron Thompson has two ... K-State has hit five home runs in each of its last two series ... Kokoska and Thompson went back to back in the third inning Sunday, marking the first time the Cats have gone back to back since April 19, 2019 ... In total, K-State has five players with 10 or more career homers, led by Dylan Phillips' 15.
WHAMMER HAMMER
Going back to last season, Dylan Phillips has reached base safely in 21 consecutive games - a career-best streak ... Phillips has recorded a base hit in 19 of his last 21 games, including six multi-hit efforts ... With 10 runs batted in this season, Phillips has driven in 22 runs over his last 18 games while recording an RBI in 14 of his last 18 contests ... The two-way star has registered an RBI in five straight contests and is the team leader in career home runs with 15.
IT'S NOT HOW YOU START
Wildcat starting pitchers this season have posted a 2.26 earned run average, allowing 14 earned runs over 55 2/3 innings with 59 strikeouts against 21 walks ... The K-State bullpen owns an ERA of 7.22 with 27 earned runs in 33 2/3 frames, with 21 strikeouts against 20 walks ... In three games against Eastern Illinois, Wicks, Seymour and McCullough combined for a 1.62 ERA while striking out 16 and walking four ... Six Wildcat relievers allowed a 6.10 ERA with 13 runs given up (7 earned) in 10 1.3 innings ... Starters this season have a record of 5-1 while the pen is 1-3 with five saves ... The K-State bullpen entered the 2021 season on a scoreless streak of 22 innings.
GOODWIN? MORE LIKE REALLY GOODWIN
K-State true freshman Nick Goodwin has done it all for the Wildcats through the season's first three weeks, leading the team in hits (13), home runs (3), RBI (11), extra-base hits (7) and stolen bases (4) ... The Overland Park product strung together three straight multi-hit games against Western Michigan and has six extra-base hits in his last six ballgames ... Goodwin has reached base in nine of 10 games this season and has a hit in eight contests ... He currently ranks in the Big 12's top 10 in hits, home runs, RBI, total bases and steals.
K-State (6-4) looks to end a two-game skid after dropping the final two games against Eastern Illinois. SDSU (5-5) enters the series on a three-game losing streak after being swept by SIU-Edwardsville over the weekend.
A pair of righties will take the hill for the Wildcats, as Zak Herbers will get the ball Tuesday night and senior Caleb Littlejim gets the call Wednesday. Both games are slated for 6 p.m. starts.
Both games will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Radio coverage will be available Tuesday on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with live streaming audio available for both games at K-StateSports.com/watch.
Single-game tickets for the series are now available through the K-State Ticket Office at K-StateSports.com/tickets or by calling (800) 221-CATS.
All fans in attendance will be required to wear a face covering and maintain social distance from other pods of fans. Due to health and safety guidelines, players will not be available for autographs before or after each game.
GAME #11
K-STATE (6-4) vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (5-5)
Tuesday, March 9 // 6 p.m. // Tointon Family Stadium (2,344) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: RHP Zak Herbers (0-0, 9.00 ERA) vs. RHP Logan Smith (0-0, 27.00 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
Buy Tickets | Live Stats
GAME #12
K-STATE (6-4) vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (5-5)
Wednesday, March 10 // 6 p.m. // Tointon Family Stadium (2,344) // Manhattan, Kan.
Projected Starters: RHP Caleb Littlejim (0-0, 9.00 ERA) vs. RHP Owen Bishop (0-0, 8.33 ERA)
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ // Brian Smoller, Craig Wilson
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/watch // 1350KMAN.com // Matt Walters, Mitch Fortner
Buy Tickets | Live Stats
A LOOK AT K-STATE
K-State concludes an eight-game homestand with a pair of midweek games against South Dakota State ... The Wildcats are looking to rebound from a home series loss to Eastern Illinois after the Panthers claimed the final two games of the three-game set ... Jordan Wicks tossed six scoreless innings in the series opener, striking out eight without issuing a walk in a 6-3 win ... In the victory, Zach Kokoska homered and drove in two and Tyler Eckberg collected his third save of the year ... K-State scored five unanswered runs Saturday to trim a six-run deficit to one, but the Cats left the game-tying run on the base paths in the ninth inning ... Kasey Ford logged four scoreless innings of one-hit ball in relief of Carson Seymour ... The Wildcats held a 7-2 lead on Sunday, only to see EIU score 12 unanswered runs - 10 of which were unearned courtesy of five K-State errors - and take the rubber game, 14-7 ... Nick Goodwin, Kokoska and Cameron Thompson each homered in the loss ... Kamron Willman led the Cats offensively over the weekend, hitting .556 (5-for-9) with two triples, a home run and four runs batted in ... In total, K-State committed eight errors over the three games which led to 13 unearned runs ... The K-State offense launched five home runs and 14 extra-base hits while hitting .300 against Eastern Illinois.
SCOUTING SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
South Dakota State (5-5) travels to Manhattan after being swept in a three-game series at SIU-Edwardsville ... The Jackrabbits' three-game skid comes on the heels of a four-game winning streak after SDSU swept Northern Colorado in a four-game set in Greeley, Colorado ... SDSU has played all 10 games away from home and will not play its home opener until April 9 against Omaha - a stretch of 24 games away from home to begin the year ... Jess Bellows leads the Jacks with his .346 average to go with three doubles, a home run and seven driven in ... Luke Ira and Landon Badger each have a team-best 10 base hits while Ira leads his team with eight RBI ... South Dakota State will send Logan Smith (0-0, 27.00 ERA) to the mound Tuesday and Owen Bishop (0-0, 8.53 ERA) on Wednesday,
INSIDE THE SERIES
K-State leads the all-time series with South Dakota state, 10-1, dating back to 1981 ... The teams split a two-game midweek set a season ago at Tointon Family Stadium, which would become the teams' final games played of 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic ended spring sports ... The Wildcats won the first nine games in the series before SDSU's 4-0 win last season ... The Cats are 8-1 at home against the Jackrabbits after winning the series finale last season, 10-0.
THE COMPASS TOUR CONTINUES
K-State is in the midst of 10 consecutive games against teams with a direction in its name: Western Michigan, Eastern Illinois, South Dakota State, Northern Illinois ... So far on the tour, the Wildcats are 4-2 with three wins over WMU and one over EIU ... During the six-game stretch, the Cats offense is hitting .305 with 24 extra-base hits, including 10 home runs ... Willman has a team-high .450 average with two triples, a homer and five RBI ... Goodwin and Kokoska have each homered three times over the last six games while Thompson has gone yard twice ... Eckberg has appeared four times in that span and has earned two saves ... Wicks has 18 strikeouts against one walk over 12 innings.
POWER SURGE
After going without a home run in the season's opening weekend, the Wildcats erupted for 10 home runs over the last six games ... Freshman Nick Goodwin and junior Zach Kokoska have each launched three home runs to pace the Wildcats while Cameron Thompson has two ... K-State has hit five home runs in each of its last two series ... Kokoska and Thompson went back to back in the third inning Sunday, marking the first time the Cats have gone back to back since April 19, 2019 ... In total, K-State has five players with 10 or more career homers, led by Dylan Phillips' 15.
WHAMMER HAMMER
Going back to last season, Dylan Phillips has reached base safely in 21 consecutive games - a career-best streak ... Phillips has recorded a base hit in 19 of his last 21 games, including six multi-hit efforts ... With 10 runs batted in this season, Phillips has driven in 22 runs over his last 18 games while recording an RBI in 14 of his last 18 contests ... The two-way star has registered an RBI in five straight contests and is the team leader in career home runs with 15.
IT'S NOT HOW YOU START
Wildcat starting pitchers this season have posted a 2.26 earned run average, allowing 14 earned runs over 55 2/3 innings with 59 strikeouts against 21 walks ... The K-State bullpen owns an ERA of 7.22 with 27 earned runs in 33 2/3 frames, with 21 strikeouts against 20 walks ... In three games against Eastern Illinois, Wicks, Seymour and McCullough combined for a 1.62 ERA while striking out 16 and walking four ... Six Wildcat relievers allowed a 6.10 ERA with 13 runs given up (7 earned) in 10 1.3 innings ... Starters this season have a record of 5-1 while the pen is 1-3 with five saves ... The K-State bullpen entered the 2021 season on a scoreless streak of 22 innings.
GOODWIN? MORE LIKE REALLY GOODWIN
K-State true freshman Nick Goodwin has done it all for the Wildcats through the season's first three weeks, leading the team in hits (13), home runs (3), RBI (11), extra-base hits (7) and stolen bases (4) ... The Overland Park product strung together three straight multi-hit games against Western Michigan and has six extra-base hits in his last six ballgames ... Goodwin has reached base in nine of 10 games this season and has a hit in eight contests ... He currently ranks in the Big 12's top 10 in hits, home runs, RBI, total bases and steals.
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