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Bats Get Going as K-State Cruises Past South Dakota State, 16-5
Mar 13, 2024 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – An explosive 11-run second inning and multi-RBI efforts from three different players helped K-State overcome an early deficit, as the Wildcats cruised to a 16-5 victory over South Dakota State Wednesday at Tointon Family Stadium.
K-State (10-6) rallied behind a lead-off home run by Chuck Ingram, as the Wildcats sent 16 players to the plate and scored 11 runs in the second to take control of the game after SDSU (7-10) scored four in the top of the first.
"A really good team win and great approach on a midweek contest, especially coming off an emotional weekend," said head coach Pete Hughes. "Love the fact that we had so many contributors to today's win, and kids that don't have much opportunity to play came out and produced for us."
"It started at the top of our lineup. [Ingram] set the tone for the whole day and we bounced back after a slow start. Chuck got us going right away. We didn't skip a beat," Hughes said.
Batting in the leadoff spot for the eighth straight game, Ingram nearly hit for the cycle as he went 3-for-4 with three RBI. Kyan Lodice also turned in a three-hit day while Brady Day drove in a game-high four runs for his ninth RBI game, going 1-for-3 with two walks.
The Wildcats finished with 15 base hits, six of which came in the 11-run second inning.
"Great job by our offense, great job by our bullpen and should give us some good momentum going into a tough weekend series."
K-State used six pitchers in the victory, yielding just five hits while the bullpen combined for 11 strikeouts. Andrew Evans (3-1) logged 4 2/3 innings in relief, as the sophomore righty allowed just one earned run on two hits to earn his second consecutive win.
THE RUNDOWN
SDSU claimed an early four-run lead with Dawson Parry's grand slam before Ingram immediately responded with a leadoff solo shot to left to ignite the Cats rally.
Trailing 4-3 in the second, Raphael Pelletier walked and advanced to third on a costly error by the third baseman that positioned runners on first and second.
Brendan Jones doubled for the seventh time of the year to score Pelletier and tie the game at 4-all until SDSU walked in a run to hand K-State the go-ahead lead.
The Wildcats took control of the scoreboard, 7-4, with a two-RBI single by Lodice before Danniel Rivera and David Bishop each drove in a run to expand the Cats lead to five.
K-State was far from done as Ingram continued the scoring surge with his first triple of the season to add two to the board while a double by Day capped the 11-run inning.
INSIDE THE BOX
The Wildcats will close out their seven-game homestand this weekend with a three-game series against Missouri State, starting Friday at 6 p.m. at Tointon Family Stadium. The non-conference series can be seen on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and the ESPN app, while radio coverage is available on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). A free live streaming audio available for all games at KStateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.
How to follow the 'Cats: Stay up to date on K-State baseball online at www.kstatesports.com and on the team's social media channels on Facebook, X formally known as Twitter and Instagram.
K-State (10-6) rallied behind a lead-off home run by Chuck Ingram, as the Wildcats sent 16 players to the plate and scored 11 runs in the second to take control of the game after SDSU (7-10) scored four in the top of the first.
"A really good team win and great approach on a midweek contest, especially coming off an emotional weekend," said head coach Pete Hughes. "Love the fact that we had so many contributors to today's win, and kids that don't have much opportunity to play came out and produced for us."
"It started at the top of our lineup. [Ingram] set the tone for the whole day and we bounced back after a slow start. Chuck got us going right away. We didn't skip a beat," Hughes said.
Batting in the leadoff spot for the eighth straight game, Ingram nearly hit for the cycle as he went 3-for-4 with three RBI. Kyan Lodice also turned in a three-hit day while Brady Day drove in a game-high four runs for his ninth RBI game, going 1-for-3 with two walks.
The Wildcats finished with 15 base hits, six of which came in the 11-run second inning.
"Great job by our offense, great job by our bullpen and should give us some good momentum going into a tough weekend series."
K-State used six pitchers in the victory, yielding just five hits while the bullpen combined for 11 strikeouts. Andrew Evans (3-1) logged 4 2/3 innings in relief, as the sophomore righty allowed just one earned run on two hits to earn his second consecutive win.
THE RUNDOWN
SDSU claimed an early four-run lead with Dawson Parry's grand slam before Ingram immediately responded with a leadoff solo shot to left to ignite the Cats rally.
Trailing 4-3 in the second, Raphael Pelletier walked and advanced to third on a costly error by the third baseman that positioned runners on first and second.
Brendan Jones doubled for the seventh time of the year to score Pelletier and tie the game at 4-all until SDSU walked in a run to hand K-State the go-ahead lead.
The Wildcats took control of the scoreboard, 7-4, with a two-RBI single by Lodice before Danniel Rivera and David Bishop each drove in a run to expand the Cats lead to five.
K-State was far from done as Ingram continued the scoring surge with his first triple of the season to add two to the board while a double by Day capped the 11-run inning.
INSIDE THE BOX
- K-State scored 16 runs on 15 hits with no errors committed and 11 men left on base.
- SDSU scored five runs on five hits, committed two errors and left three men stranded.
- K-State scored a season-high 11 runs in the second inning.
- Eight Wildcats contributed a hit in the win with three turning in multi-hit efforts.
- Six pitchers were utilized in the win, combining for 11 strikeouts.
- Ingram connected on his fourth homer of the season in the first.
- Evans was awarded the victory in his one inning in relief, surrendering one earned run on two hits in 4 2/3 innings of work.
- Ingram and Lodice each had three-hit days.
- Day led with a game-high four RBI followed by Ingram with three.
- SDSU issued 13 walks.
- Parry opened scoring with a grand slam in the first.
- Kruger (0-1) suffered the loss allowing six runs (four earned) on three hits in 1 1/3 innings.
- K-State went 9-for-23 (.391) with men on base and 7-for-16 (.438) with runners in scoring position.
- SDSU hit .143 (1-for-7) with runners on and .200 (1-for-5) with runners in scoring position.
- K-State was 10-for-17 (.588) with two outs, including seven, two-out RBI while SDSU was 0-for-9 with two outs.
- K-State leads the all-time series 13-1 and 11-1 at home.
- Hughes is 4-1 against SDSU while at K-State
- Cats punched in their seventh 10-plus run game of the season.
- Culpepper became the first Wildcat to draw four walks since March 24, 2023 (Dom Hughes v. Oklahoma).
- Ingram's leadoff home run marked the first since March 31, 2023 (Brendan Jones, v. #24 West Virginia).
- Jones is on a 20-game on-base streak dating back to last season while Pelletier is on a 19-game on-base streak also from last season.
The Wildcats will close out their seven-game homestand this weekend with a three-game series against Missouri State, starting Friday at 6 p.m. at Tointon Family Stadium. The non-conference series can be seen on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and the ESPN app, while radio coverage is available on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). A free live streaming audio available for all games at KStateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.
How to follow the 'Cats: Stay up to date on K-State baseball online at www.kstatesports.com and on the team's social media channels on Facebook, X formally known as Twitter and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Evans, Andrew (3-1)
L: Jack Kruger (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Reece Anderson 1 ; Jess Bellows 1
HR: Cael Frost 1 ; Dawson Parry 1
RBI: Cael Frost 1 ; Dawson Parry 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Reece Anderson 1 ; Carter Sintek 1 ; Cael Frost 2 ; Dawson Parry 1
HBP: Cael Frost 1
Batting:
2B: Jones, Brendan 1 ; Day, Brady 1 ; Lodice, Kyan 1
3B: Ingram, Chuck 1 ; Bishop, David 1
HR: Ingram, Chuck 1
RBI: Ingram, Chuck 3 ; Jones, Brendan 1 ; Day, Brady 4 ; English, Nick 1 ; Lodice, Kyan 2 ; Rivera, Danniel 1 ; Bishop, David 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ingram, Chuck 3 ; Karl, Cadyn 1 ; Jones, Brendan 3 ; Culpepper, Kaelen 2 ; English, Nick 1 ; Lodice, Kyan 1 ; Rivera, Danniel 1 ; Pelletier, Raphael 2 ; Bishop, David 2
SB: Ingram, Chuck 1 ; Jones, Brendan 2 ; Culpepper, Kaelen 1
HBP: Jones, Brendan 1
PO: Day, Brady 1
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