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Cats Rally, Score Four Unanswered to Clinch Big 12 Series
Mar 24, 2024 | Baseball
HOUSTON, Texas – Four unanswered runs gave K-State its first Big 12 road series win of the season and extended its winning streak to eight, as the Wildcats upended Houston, 6-5, at Schroeder Park Saturday.
"Our team is tough and they're resilient," said head coach Pete Hughes, who earned his 800th career win the night prior. "They never give up and they seem to do it every game with winning results lately."
K-State (16-6, 4-1 Big 12) battled back in its eighth come-from-behind win of the season, as the Wildcats wiped away a three-run deficit with four unanswered runs in the eighth and handed Big 12 newcomer Houston (14-8, 4-4 Big 12) its second conference series loss.
"Tonight was a great example of playing the next play and never looking at the score board. We caught some breaks for sure but had some guys have some big moments. Big hits from Chuck Ingram and Kyan Lodice helped us close the gap and take the lead, and freshman Blake Dean got the last seven outs in a high-leverage game. This is what winning baseball looks like to me," Hughes said.
Sophomore Blake Dean picked up his first collegiate victory after retiring seven of nine batters he faced in the final 2 1/3 innings (1-2). The freshman right-hander surrendered just one hit with a walk and struck out two.
Seven different Wildcats produced a hit in the win, while four drove in a run. Ingram and Brendan Jones each turned in two-hit days, with Ingram drove in the game-winning run.
Justin Murray (0-2) was credited with the loss, after allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits in his 1 2/3 innings of work.
THE RUNDOWN
K-State sent six to the plate in the opening frame and scored two, led by an RBI double down the right field line by Kaelen Culpepper.
The Cougars snapped Jacob Frost's no-hit bid in the fifth with a two-run single to even the score at 2-all.
Mason Buss relieved Frost and inherited a first and third situation before the Cougars used a two-run single to take the lead.
Trailing 5-2, Danniel Rivera drove in Brady Day from second until K-State took advantage of a costly error made by the first baseman that plated the tying run.
Pinch hitter Kyan Lodice kept the Cats alive with a single into right field to bring back the top of the order where Ingram laced his second hit of the night into center to drive in the go-ahead run.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
K-State will look to complete the sweep Sunday with the series finale scheduled for 1 p.m. at Schroeder Park. Left-hander Owen Boerema (2-1) will get the start and face righty Jaxon Jelkin (0-0). Sunday's game 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.
"Our team is tough and they're resilient," said head coach Pete Hughes, who earned his 800th career win the night prior. "They never give up and they seem to do it every game with winning results lately."
K-State (16-6, 4-1 Big 12) battled back in its eighth come-from-behind win of the season, as the Wildcats wiped away a three-run deficit with four unanswered runs in the eighth and handed Big 12 newcomer Houston (14-8, 4-4 Big 12) its second conference series loss.
"Tonight was a great example of playing the next play and never looking at the score board. We caught some breaks for sure but had some guys have some big moments. Big hits from Chuck Ingram and Kyan Lodice helped us close the gap and take the lead, and freshman Blake Dean got the last seven outs in a high-leverage game. This is what winning baseball looks like to me," Hughes said.
Sophomore Blake Dean picked up his first collegiate victory after retiring seven of nine batters he faced in the final 2 1/3 innings (1-2). The freshman right-hander surrendered just one hit with a walk and struck out two.
Make that 8️⃣ straight#KStateBSB pic.twitter.com/hqwbQ54rEt
— K-State Baseball (@KStateBSB) March 24, 2024
Seven different Wildcats produced a hit in the win, while four drove in a run. Ingram and Brendan Jones each turned in two-hit days, with Ingram drove in the game-winning run.
Justin Murray (0-2) was credited with the loss, after allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits in his 1 2/3 innings of work.
THE RUNDOWN
K-State sent six to the plate in the opening frame and scored two, led by an RBI double down the right field line by Kaelen Culpepper.
The Cougars snapped Jacob Frost's no-hit bid in the fifth with a two-run single to even the score at 2-all.
Mason Buss relieved Frost and inherited a first and third situation before the Cougars used a two-run single to take the lead.
Trailing 5-2, Danniel Rivera drove in Brady Day from second until K-State took advantage of a costly error made by the first baseman that plated the tying run.
Pinch hitter Kyan Lodice kept the Cats alive with a single into right field to bring back the top of the order where Ingram laced his second hit of the night into center to drive in the go-ahead run.
CHUCK INGRAM‼️#KStateBSB x @ChuckIngram6 pic.twitter.com/NOCK63V4sH
— K-State Baseball (@KStateBSB) March 24, 2024
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- K-State scored six runs on nine hits, committed no errors, and left nine runners on base.
- Houston scored five runs on five hits, committed two errors, and stranded seven on base.
- K-State plated four runs in the eighth.
- Ingram drove in the game-winning run with an RBI single in the eighth.
- Dean (1-2) picked up his first collegiate win, retiring seven of nine batters faced in the final 2 1/3 innings.
- Seven different Wildcats generated a hit in the victory, with four driving in an RBI.
- Ingram and Jones each turned in two-hit days.
- K-State utilized four pitchers in the victory.
- Murray (0-2) received the loss, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits in his 1 2/3 innings.
- K-State went 3-for-16 (.188) with runners in scoring position while Houston went 3-for-7 (.429).
- The Wildcats have won all five series this season.
- K-State leads the all-time series 4-2 against Houston.
- The win extends K-State's win streak to eight, matching the second longest streak in the Hughes era.
- K-State improved to 4-1 in Big 12 action – ranks second in the Big 12 standings.
- The Wildcats are 5-4 on the road, and 3-3 in true road games.
- By reaching safely in the nightcap, Jones stretched his on-base streak to a career-high 26 game followed by Pelletier with 24 games. Both streaks date back to last season.
- K-State has now turned in eight come-from-behind wins this season.
- Day became the first player since 2022 to generate a 15-game hitting streak (Dominic Johnson).
K-State will look to complete the sweep Sunday with the series finale scheduled for 1 p.m. at Schroeder Park. Left-hander Owen Boerema (2-1) will get the start and face righty Jaxon Jelkin (0-0). Sunday's game 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: Dean, Blake (1-2)
L: Murray, Justin (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Jones, Brendan 1 ; Culpepper, Kaelen 1
RBI: Ingram, Chuck 1 ; Culpepper, Kaelen 1 ; English, Nick 1 ; Rivera, Danniel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ingram, Chuck 1 ; Jones, Brendan 1 ; Day, Brady 1 ; English, Nick 1 ; Rivera, Danniel 1 ; Lobliner, Jayden 1
SB: Culpepper, Kaelen 1 ; Rivera, Danniel 1
CS: Lobliner, Jayden 1
HBP: English, Nick 1
Batting:
RBI: Murray, Justin 3 ; Coll, Harold 2
SH: Murray, Justin 1 ; Lyssy, Thomas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Murray, Justin 1 ; Reese, Ace 1 ; DeJesus, Coby 1 ; Nickens, Cameron 1 ; Lyssy, Thomas 1
SB: Reese, Ace 1
CS: Coll, Harold 1
HBP: DeJesus, Coby 1
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