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Tuesday, April 26
Lincoln, Neb.
6:30 p.m.
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Cats Trek to Nebraska Tuesday Night
Apr 25, 2022 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State makes the return trip to Lincoln, Nebraska, Tuesday night to complete a home-and-home midweek series with former conference rival Nebraska at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park, with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m.
K-State, winners of four of its last five games, claimed a 6-4 win over the Cornhuskers back on March 8. The Cats will send lefty Wesley Moore to the hill Tuesday while NU will counter with southpaw Jackson Brockett.
Over the weekend, the Wildcats took two of three games from UC Irvine, winning the series' rubber game 5-3 on Sunday behind home runs from Brady Day, Nick Goodwin and Cole Johnson to go with a quality start from Griffin Hassall.
Tuesday's game can be seen on BTN+ with radio coverage on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Free, live audio is also available at K-StateSports.com/watch.
GAME #40
K-STATE (21-18, 3-9 BIG 12) at NEBRASKA (15-23, 5-7 BIG TEN)
Tuesday, April 26 // 6:30 p.m. // Haymarket Park (8,486) // Lincoln, Neb.
Projected Starters: LHP Wesley Moore (0-0, 7.84 ERA) vs. LHP Jackson Brockett (0-0, 5.19 ERA)
Watch: BTN+
Radio: News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Brian Smoller, Christopher Brown
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/Watch // 1350KMAN.com
Live Stats
A LOOK AT K-STATE
K-State makes its return trip to Lincoln, Nebraska, to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers Tuesday night at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park ... Nebraska and K-State met on March 8 in the Wildcats' home opener, coming away with a 6-4 victory over their former conference rivals ... Last weekend, the Cats played their final non-conference weekend series, as they claimed two of three games against UC Irvine at home ... The Wildcats used an 11-run seventh inning Friday night in the opener, an inning that included two three-run home runs from Dominic Johnson, to overcome a 5-2 deficit and go on to pull out a 13-8 win ... K-State bounced back after a 16-7 setback in game two to take the series' rubber game by a score of 5-3 ... Nick Goodwin hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning, as all five of K-State's runs came via the long ball ... Brady Day, who hit his first career home run, and Cole Johnson each added homers in the finale ... In total, the Wildcat offense registered 10 home runs in the three-game series - hit by seven different players ... Griffin Hassall carded his first quality start of the season on Sunday, going a season-best six innings while allowing one earned run on four hits ... Blake Corsentino closed out the series-deciding contest, logging three innings and scattering three hits with three strikeouts and one run allowed ... German Fajardo earned the win Friday after tossing three relief innings of Blake Adams ... Fajardo struck out three and yielded just two hits ... The Wildcat offense hit .550 with runners in scoring position and .361 with two outs in the series - with 13 two-out RBI ... K-State outscored UC Irvine 14-4 from the seventh inning on in the three games ... The Wildcats have won four of their last five games and six of their last eight.
SCOUTING NEBRASKA
Nebraska (15-23, 5-7 Big Ten) is coming off a road series loss at Indiana over the weekend, as the Cornhuskers were able to salvage the finale with a 19-7 win on Sunday ... The Huskers have dropped five of their last seven games overall and played six straight one-run decisions from April 14-22 ... NU is 7-10 at home this season ... The Cornhuskers are led offensively by Griffin Everitt, who has a .310 average to go with 11 doubles, seven home runs and 34 RBI - all team highs ... Cam Chick is tied with Everitt with seven bombs ... The Nebraska offense has a team batting average of .244 and averages 5.5 runs a game on 8.0 hits/game ... On the mound, the Cornhuskers boast a 4.94 team ERA, striking out 310 while walking 145 ... Lefty Jackson Brockett will toe the rubber Tuesday night, making his second start of the season ... Brockett is 0-0 with a 5.19 ERA (10ER, 17.1 IP) and 17 strikeouts against eight walks.
INSIDE THE SERIES
K-State and Nebraska, former conference rivals, will meet for the 290th time ... The Cornhuskers own a 173-116 edge in the all-time series, dating back to 1898 ... Earlier this season, the Wildcats claimed a 6-4 victory in their home opener back on March 8 ... Griffin Hassall went four innings in the start, allowing one run on one hit while striking out five ... Five of K-State's six runs came in the fourth inning, punctuated by a home run by Nick Goodwin ... The Cats are 43-90 all-time in Lincoln and have won the last two road matchups in the series, including a 5-0 win in their last trip in 2019 ... K-State has won three of the last four meetings while head coach Pete Hughes is 2-1 against NU ... The Wildcats are 4-6 in the last 10 matchups in the series.
BOMBS ARE BACK
K-State ranks third in the Big 12 and 26th nationally with 59 home runs this season, with 44 coming over its last 23 games ... K-State has hit multiple homers in each of their last four games - the second such streak of the season ... The Wildcat offense managed just one homer over the season's first five games and turned in seven over their first 10 games ... Eighteen times the Cats have hit multiple home runs, including 10 of their last 15 contests ... K-State has 12 home runs over its last 12 games and 31 over its last 15 games ... In total, 14 different players have hit at least one home runs this season after Brady Day hit his first career long ball Sunday against UC Irvine ... A season ago, K-State launched a single-season program record 89 bombs while its 59 home runs this season are already fourth-most in a season.
HOME COOKIN'
K-State has won 16 of 21 home games this season, including winning its first seven home tilts - the team's longest winning streak to begin its home slate since 2014 ... The Wildcats began their home slate 9-1 for the second straight season ... At home, the Wildcat offense is hitting .311 and slugging .587 with 47 home runs ... K-State averages 7.6 runs a game on 10.6 hits at Tointon Family Stadium ... Conversely, the Cats are hitting .269 and slugging .408 in games away from home, averaging 5.3 runs per game and 9.4 hits a game ... The Wildcat bullpen boasts a 4.48 ERA at home, striking out 109 compared to 53 walks ... In road and neutral contest, K-State relievers have a combined ERA of 8.41 with 87 strikeouts and 62 walks ... K-State has homered in 18 of 21 home games while 47 of its 59 home runs have come at Tointon Family Stadium ... The Cats have outscored teams 160-106 in 21 home games with a +47 run differential (68-21) from the seventh inning on ... Additionally, K-State has outscored its opponents 34-2 in the seventh and eighth innings over its last seven home games ... Dominic Johnson leads the Wildcats in hitting at .390 at home while Cole Johnson is next at .367.
NUMBER NUGGETS
K-State has a +22 run differential through 39 games this season ... The Wildcats have outscored opponents 36-19 in the eighth inning alone and 90-63 from the seventh inning on ... K-State scored 11 runs in the seventh inning Friday night - its largest run total in a single inning this season ... The Cats are 18-8 when hitting a home run and 13-5 when hitting multiple homers ... K-State has won eight of nine games in which it has not committed an error while going 5-11 when committing multiple errors ... When holding opponents to five or fewer runs, the Wildcats are 17-4 ... Conversely, K-State has a record of 3-12 when scoring five or fewer runs in a game and is 18-6 when scoring at least six runs ... The Cats are winless (0-4) in one-run games and 5-9 in games decided by two runs or less ... Twenty of K-State's 59 home runs have been game-tying or go-ahead home runs ... Home runs account for 97 of the 236 runs batted in on the season (41 percent), including 17 of 25 RBI over three games against UCI ... K-State is hitting .305 on the season with runners in scoring position and .273 with two outs, driving in 80 with two away ... All eight saves the Cats have recorded this season have come at Tointon Family Stadium.
FROM THE 'PEN
On the season, the K-State bullpen is 10-9 with eight saves, posting a 6.24 earned run average with 196 strikeouts against 115 walks (1.7 strikeout-to-walk ratio) ... The team's ERA drops to 4.48 while at home, as all eight saves have come at Tointon Family Stadium ... Additionally, Wildcat relievers are 9-2 and have 109 strikeouts with 53 walks (2.1 strikeout-to-walk ratio) at home ... Six different Cats have earned a save this season, with Blake Corsentino and Dylan Phillips being the only two players with multiple saves (2) ... K-State relievers own an ERA of 3.07 in victories, with 106 strikeouts to 44 walks ... In defeats, the Wildcat bullpen has a 10.12 earned run average with 90 strikeouts and 71 walks ... Opponents are hitting .218 against relievers in wins while posting a .314 average in losses ... Ty Ruhl leads the team in relief outings with 14 while Blake Corsentino has logged a team-high 30 2/3 relief innings and 32 strikeouts.
K-State, winners of four of its last five games, claimed a 6-4 win over the Cornhuskers back on March 8. The Cats will send lefty Wesley Moore to the hill Tuesday while NU will counter with southpaw Jackson Brockett.
Over the weekend, the Wildcats took two of three games from UC Irvine, winning the series' rubber game 5-3 on Sunday behind home runs from Brady Day, Nick Goodwin and Cole Johnson to go with a quality start from Griffin Hassall.
Tuesday's game can be seen on BTN+ with radio coverage on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Free, live audio is also available at K-StateSports.com/watch.
GAME #40
K-STATE (21-18, 3-9 BIG 12) at NEBRASKA (15-23, 5-7 BIG TEN)
Tuesday, April 26 // 6:30 p.m. // Haymarket Park (8,486) // Lincoln, Neb.
Projected Starters: LHP Wesley Moore (0-0, 7.84 ERA) vs. LHP Jackson Brockett (0-0, 5.19 ERA)
Watch: BTN+
Radio: News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) // Brian Smoller, Christopher Brown
Listen Online: K-StateSports.com/Watch // 1350KMAN.com
Live Stats
A LOOK AT K-STATE
K-State makes its return trip to Lincoln, Nebraska, to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers Tuesday night at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park ... Nebraska and K-State met on March 8 in the Wildcats' home opener, coming away with a 6-4 victory over their former conference rivals ... Last weekend, the Cats played their final non-conference weekend series, as they claimed two of three games against UC Irvine at home ... The Wildcats used an 11-run seventh inning Friday night in the opener, an inning that included two three-run home runs from Dominic Johnson, to overcome a 5-2 deficit and go on to pull out a 13-8 win ... K-State bounced back after a 16-7 setback in game two to take the series' rubber game by a score of 5-3 ... Nick Goodwin hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning, as all five of K-State's runs came via the long ball ... Brady Day, who hit his first career home run, and Cole Johnson each added homers in the finale ... In total, the Wildcat offense registered 10 home runs in the three-game series - hit by seven different players ... Griffin Hassall carded his first quality start of the season on Sunday, going a season-best six innings while allowing one earned run on four hits ... Blake Corsentino closed out the series-deciding contest, logging three innings and scattering three hits with three strikeouts and one run allowed ... German Fajardo earned the win Friday after tossing three relief innings of Blake Adams ... Fajardo struck out three and yielded just two hits ... The Wildcat offense hit .550 with runners in scoring position and .361 with two outs in the series - with 13 two-out RBI ... K-State outscored UC Irvine 14-4 from the seventh inning on in the three games ... The Wildcats have won four of their last five games and six of their last eight.
SCOUTING NEBRASKA
Nebraska (15-23, 5-7 Big Ten) is coming off a road series loss at Indiana over the weekend, as the Cornhuskers were able to salvage the finale with a 19-7 win on Sunday ... The Huskers have dropped five of their last seven games overall and played six straight one-run decisions from April 14-22 ... NU is 7-10 at home this season ... The Cornhuskers are led offensively by Griffin Everitt, who has a .310 average to go with 11 doubles, seven home runs and 34 RBI - all team highs ... Cam Chick is tied with Everitt with seven bombs ... The Nebraska offense has a team batting average of .244 and averages 5.5 runs a game on 8.0 hits/game ... On the mound, the Cornhuskers boast a 4.94 team ERA, striking out 310 while walking 145 ... Lefty Jackson Brockett will toe the rubber Tuesday night, making his second start of the season ... Brockett is 0-0 with a 5.19 ERA (10ER, 17.1 IP) and 17 strikeouts against eight walks.
INSIDE THE SERIES
K-State and Nebraska, former conference rivals, will meet for the 290th time ... The Cornhuskers own a 173-116 edge in the all-time series, dating back to 1898 ... Earlier this season, the Wildcats claimed a 6-4 victory in their home opener back on March 8 ... Griffin Hassall went four innings in the start, allowing one run on one hit while striking out five ... Five of K-State's six runs came in the fourth inning, punctuated by a home run by Nick Goodwin ... The Cats are 43-90 all-time in Lincoln and have won the last two road matchups in the series, including a 5-0 win in their last trip in 2019 ... K-State has won three of the last four meetings while head coach Pete Hughes is 2-1 against NU ... The Wildcats are 4-6 in the last 10 matchups in the series.
BOMBS ARE BACK
K-State ranks third in the Big 12 and 26th nationally with 59 home runs this season, with 44 coming over its last 23 games ... K-State has hit multiple homers in each of their last four games - the second such streak of the season ... The Wildcat offense managed just one homer over the season's first five games and turned in seven over their first 10 games ... Eighteen times the Cats have hit multiple home runs, including 10 of their last 15 contests ... K-State has 12 home runs over its last 12 games and 31 over its last 15 games ... In total, 14 different players have hit at least one home runs this season after Brady Day hit his first career long ball Sunday against UC Irvine ... A season ago, K-State launched a single-season program record 89 bombs while its 59 home runs this season are already fourth-most in a season.
HOME COOKIN'
K-State has won 16 of 21 home games this season, including winning its first seven home tilts - the team's longest winning streak to begin its home slate since 2014 ... The Wildcats began their home slate 9-1 for the second straight season ... At home, the Wildcat offense is hitting .311 and slugging .587 with 47 home runs ... K-State averages 7.6 runs a game on 10.6 hits at Tointon Family Stadium ... Conversely, the Cats are hitting .269 and slugging .408 in games away from home, averaging 5.3 runs per game and 9.4 hits a game ... The Wildcat bullpen boasts a 4.48 ERA at home, striking out 109 compared to 53 walks ... In road and neutral contest, K-State relievers have a combined ERA of 8.41 with 87 strikeouts and 62 walks ... K-State has homered in 18 of 21 home games while 47 of its 59 home runs have come at Tointon Family Stadium ... The Cats have outscored teams 160-106 in 21 home games with a +47 run differential (68-21) from the seventh inning on ... Additionally, K-State has outscored its opponents 34-2 in the seventh and eighth innings over its last seven home games ... Dominic Johnson leads the Wildcats in hitting at .390 at home while Cole Johnson is next at .367.
NUMBER NUGGETS
K-State has a +22 run differential through 39 games this season ... The Wildcats have outscored opponents 36-19 in the eighth inning alone and 90-63 from the seventh inning on ... K-State scored 11 runs in the seventh inning Friday night - its largest run total in a single inning this season ... The Cats are 18-8 when hitting a home run and 13-5 when hitting multiple homers ... K-State has won eight of nine games in which it has not committed an error while going 5-11 when committing multiple errors ... When holding opponents to five or fewer runs, the Wildcats are 17-4 ... Conversely, K-State has a record of 3-12 when scoring five or fewer runs in a game and is 18-6 when scoring at least six runs ... The Cats are winless (0-4) in one-run games and 5-9 in games decided by two runs or less ... Twenty of K-State's 59 home runs have been game-tying or go-ahead home runs ... Home runs account for 97 of the 236 runs batted in on the season (41 percent), including 17 of 25 RBI over three games against UCI ... K-State is hitting .305 on the season with runners in scoring position and .273 with two outs, driving in 80 with two away ... All eight saves the Cats have recorded this season have come at Tointon Family Stadium.
FROM THE 'PEN
On the season, the K-State bullpen is 10-9 with eight saves, posting a 6.24 earned run average with 196 strikeouts against 115 walks (1.7 strikeout-to-walk ratio) ... The team's ERA drops to 4.48 while at home, as all eight saves have come at Tointon Family Stadium ... Additionally, Wildcat relievers are 9-2 and have 109 strikeouts with 53 walks (2.1 strikeout-to-walk ratio) at home ... Six different Cats have earned a save this season, with Blake Corsentino and Dylan Phillips being the only two players with multiple saves (2) ... K-State relievers own an ERA of 3.07 in victories, with 106 strikeouts to 44 walks ... In defeats, the Wildcat bullpen has a 10.12 earned run average with 90 strikeouts and 71 walks ... Opponents are hitting .218 against relievers in wins while posting a .314 average in losses ... Ty Ruhl leads the team in relief outings with 14 while Blake Corsentino has logged a team-high 30 2/3 relief innings and 32 strikeouts.
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