Kansas State University Athletics

Saturday, February 25
Round Rock, TX
4 p.m.

Kansas State University

4-3

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Sam Houston

5-2

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BSB Nick Goodwin SHSU 2023

Goodwin Hits 23rd Career Home Run, Cats Fall to Sam Houston

Feb 25, 2023 | Baseball

ROUND ROCK, Texas – Nick Goodwin blasted his 23rd career home run on Saturday night as K-State fell 8-3 in the program's first meeting against Sam Houston in game two of the Round Rock Classic at Dell Diamond.
 
"Sam Houston played really well, I thought they controlled the energy and it started with a really strong pitching performance by Steven Beard," said Pete Hughes. "They just got us, one run at a time."
 
K-State moves to 4-3 overall while Sam Houston improves to 5-2.
 
The junior shortstop snapped the Bearkats shutout in the seventh to ignite a fire in the Wildcats offense, bringing the score within one until SHSU strung together four late runs to take the night cap.
 
"[Nick] is one of those kids that's not the flashiest guy on the field but he's usually the best player on the field, everything's fundamentally sound."
 
"He's one of our toughest guys and one of our best teammates."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Sam Houston opened scoring in the first after Lane Brewster singled through the left side before coming around with an RBI grounder to short.
 
With a runner on one, Nick Goodwin placed a ball in left center to make it a first and second situation but two straight outs for the Bearkats ended the threat.
 
The Bearkats added three unanswered runs over the next five innings to lead 4-0.
 
Goodwin, a product of Overland Park, Kansas, ended Steven Beard's shutout with his second home run of the season in the seventh. The junior connected on a 2-0 pitch that brought fans to their feet as the ball went over the left field wall.
 
After holding the Bearkats in the top half of the eighth, the Wildcats tagged two runs to the board to make it a one run game, 4-3. Cash Rugely walked before advancing to third on a double by Brendan Jones to bring Brady Day to the plate. The Hampstead, N.H., drilled the even 2-2 count into center field for the two-run RBI double.
 
Momentum shifted in the final inning as SHSU capitalized on a pair of errors, plating four runs on three hits.
 
Steven Beard (1-1) earned the victory on the mound allowing one earned run on four hits with six strikeouts and one walk. Jackson Wentworth was credited the loss allowing four runs (three earned) on 10 hits with five strikeouts through 3 2/3 innings.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
  • K-State scored three runs on six hits with three errors while the Bearkats had 16 hits and committed no errors
  • Goodwin went 2-for-3 at the plate with one RBI and a walk
  • Five different Wildcats recorded hits on Saturday
NOTES
  • Goodwin extends his on-base streak out to 11 going back to last year while the junior has recorded a hit in each game this season
  • Sam Houston took the first victory in the all-time series between the two programs
  • Sam Houston's 16 hits marks the highest hits allowed by K-State's pitching staff
UP NEXT
The Wildcats will take on Iowa (4-1) on Sunday afternoon inside Dell Diamond with game time slated for noon.  The Hawkeyes upset No. 1 LSU (5-1) on Saturday, 12-4, to hand the Tigers their first loss of the season. The weekend finale will be streamed exclusively on D1Baseball.com (paid) while fans can tune-in to a free live audio at kstatesports.com/watch.
 

Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Beard, S. (1-1)

L: Wentworth, Jackson (0-1)

Batting:

2B: Wishkoski, J 2 ; Janek, W. 1 ; Jefferson, M 1

HR: Loyd, E. 1

RBI: Janek, W. 3 ; Loyd, E. 3 ; Jefferson, M 2

Base Running:

RUNS: Brewster, L. 1 ; Wishkoski, J 1 ; Contreras, C 1 ; Janek, W. 1 ; Chadwick, C. 1 ; Loyd, E. 1 ; Davis, T. 1 ; Redfield, J. 1

SB: Brewster, L. 1 ; Wishkoski, J 1

CS: Brewster, L. 1 ; Loyd, E. 1

HBP: Chadwick, C. 1

PO: Brewster, L. 1

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Batting:

2B: Jones, Brendan 1 ; Day, Brady 1 ; Johnson, Cole 1

HR: Goodwin, Nick 1

RBI: Day, Brady 2 ; Goodwin, Nick 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Jones, Brendan 1 ; Goodwin, Nick 1 ; Rugely, Cash 1

PO: Salinas, Jr., Orlando 1

Game Leaders

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