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K-State Faces #8 Tennessee, #10 Clemson in Midweek Action
Mar 04, 2024 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – In the final tune-up before conference play, K-State hits the road to take on #8 Tennessee at Lindsey Nelson Stadium at 5 p.m. CT Tuesday before facing #10 Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium Wednesday at 3 p.m. CT.
Tuesday's contest against Tennessee marks the first series meeting between the Vols and Wildcats while Wednesday's matchup against Clemson is the first since Feb. 14, 1999. Clemson leads the all-time series 3-1, including three wins in South Carolina, as the Tigers claimed a 11-3 victory in the final meeting.
Redshirt-junior Brady Day was rewarded Monday with Big 12 Player of the Week honors, the Conference office announced. Day, who received the weekly award for the first time in his respective career, slashed .667/.750/1.333 to lead a Wildcats offense that outscored UMass Lowell 37-5 in the series sweep.
Left-hander Owen Boerema (1-0) will get the start against Tennessee while Wednesday's starter will be announced at a later date.
The game against Tennessee can be seen on SEC Network with the Clemson game available on ESPN+. Fans can tune in News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) and 1350KMAN.com while a free live stream audio is available for the three-game series at K-StateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.
Season and single-game tickets for the Cats 2024 home schedule are now available. To purchase season tickets, fans can visit K-StateSports.com/Tickets, call 1-800-221-CATS (2287), or stop by the K-State Athletics Ticket Office in Bramlage Coliseum.
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, Twitter and Instagram.
GAME #11
K-STATE (7-3, 0-0 Big 12) vs. #8 Tennessee (11-1, 0-0 SEC)
Tuesday, March 5 | 5 p.m. CT | Lindsey Nelson Park (5,548)
Projected Starters: LHP Owen Boerema (1-0) vs. TBA
Watch: SEC Network
Radio: 1350AM/93.3/93.7FM
Listen Online: kstatesports.com/watch
GAME #12
K-STATE (7-3, 0-0 Big 12) at #10 Clemson (9-1, 0-0 ACC)
Wednesday, March 6 | 3 p.m. CT | Doug Kingsmore Stadium (6.272)
Projected Starters: TBA v. TBA
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 1350AM/93.3/93.7FM
Listen Online: kstatesports.com/watch
A LOOK AT K-STATE
Coming off a series sweep of UMass Lowell, K-State enters the week with a 7-3 overall record as they set out to face nationally-ranked opponents in Tennessee and Clemson … The Wildcats currently standing fourth overall in the league … Brady Day was named the Big 12 Player of the Week, the first of his career and first Wildcat to earn the honor this season … Lefty Owen Boerema (1-0), who leads the league with 28 total strikeouts, will get the start against Tennessee … K-State's offense is hitting .306 entering midweek action with six starters hitting above .300 … Eight players have produced home runs this season, including seven with multiple led by Kaelen Culpepper (4) … Nick English's .391 average leads the pack as the freshman has produced nine hits including a grand slam, totaling nine RBI on the season … Four starters have reached base in each game this season … Three Wildcats extended their on-base streaks to 10-plus, dating back to 2023 (Culpepper – 17), Jones – 14), (Pelletier – 13).
SCOUTING #8 TENNESSEE
Tennessee, who ranks as high as No. 8 by D1Baseball, is off a to a 11-1 start that includes a 10-game winning streak and 9-0 record at home … Third baseman Billy Amick was tabbed the SEC Player of the Week Monday … Amick leads the Vols squad with seven homers this season … In 2023, Tennessee made its way all the way to Omaha and faced National Champion LSU in the elimination game … The Vols are slashing .324/.440/.608 as a team with 58 extra-base hits, including 26 home runs … Three players are hitting over .400 led by junior Robin Villeneuve … The pitching staff has a 3.15 (35 ER, 100 IP), holding opponents to a .207 average … Tuesday's contest marks the first meeting between K-State and Tennessee.
SCOUTING #10 CLEMSON
Clemson, who ranks No. 10 by D1Baseball, is coming off a 5-4 Top 25 win over then-No. 12 South Carolina to move to 9-1 on the season with an 8-1 record at home … Clemson made it to the NCAA Tournament last season, hosting a regional where they went 1-2 with losses against Tennessee and Charlotte … Clemson has put together a slash line of .308/.414/.547 with 22 home runs and seven players hitting over .300 … Cam Cannarella leads the offense with a .517 average and team-high 15 hits … The Tigers' pitching staff boasts a 4.36 ERA (45 ER, 93 IP) with opponents hitting .226 against them … Tristan Smith and Aidan Knaak have each struck out 11 batters this season … Wednesday marks the fifth meeting between K-State and Clemson, with the Tigers leading the series 3-1.
LAST TIME OUT
K-State recorded its second series win of the season with a three-game sweep of UMass Lowell … K-State outscored UML 37-5 with scores of 10-1, 17-3, and 10-1 … K-State hit .364 with 39 hits that included nine doubles, one triple and seven home runs … Brady Day led the Wildcat offense, slashing .667/.750/.1.333 with two doubles, two homers and a team-high eight RBI … The pitching staff boasted a 1.33 ERA (4 ER, 27 IP) with 29 strikeouts, while issuing just seven walks … Josh Wintroub recorded a weekend-high seven strikeouts, as the junior righty allowed just one run in his 6 1/3 outing in his first quality start.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Day led the Wildcats offense that extended their win streak out to four with a home sweep over UMass Lowell … The Hampstead, N.H., product generated a team-high eight hits that included four extra-base hits with two doubles and a pair of homers for an incredible 1.333 slugging percentage ... The redshirt junior went 4-for-4 in the series opener, launching a go-ahead two-run homer in the third to lead to the Cats 10-1 win ... He went on to send out his third homer of the season later in the game to post his first multi-homer game of his career.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
K-State started off the season 2-2 on the road, dropping a 9-6 decision in as a true away team against Arizona State ... On the road, the Wildcat offense is slashing ..262/.390/.492 including six doubles, three triples and six home runs ... K-State has averaged 5.5 runs a game on 8.5 hits ... Three Wildcats are hitting over .300 on the road with Jayden Lobliner (.357), Kaelen Culpepper (.313) and Chuck Ingram (.313) … Brendan Jones has generated a team-high four extra-base hits on the road that include two homers … The Wildcat bullpen has boasted a 6.35 ERA on the road, striking out 46 compared to 16 walks.
A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS
K-State has a season +47 run differential through 10 games averaging 9.1 runs on 10.5 hits ... The Wildcats outscored opponents 33-21 (+11) from the seventh and on … Cats were 6-0 when leading after the sixth and 1-0 when tied after six ... K-State is 7-2 when committing less than one error in a game ... The Wildcats were 3-1 when scoring first and 2-1 when scoring in the first inning … K-State has outhit opponents in six contests … The Cats were 5-0 when limiting opponents to five or less runs … Four of the Cats seven wins have come against right-handed starters.
POWER CATS
K-State produced 20 home runs this season, which ranks just second to Texas (22) in the Big 12 standings and 28th nationally… The Wildcats have homered 18 times in the last eight games, averaging two a game overall … Eight players have recorded a home run this season, with seven generating multiple … Culpepper leads the squad with four, and has 19 total in his career … Day earned the first multi-home run game in the series opener against UMass Lowell (March 1) … True freshman Nick English sent out his first collegiate homer against UMass Lowell for the first grand slam of the season.
AROUND THE LEAGUE
TCU remains the last undefeated team in the Big 12 with a perfect 12-0 record … UCF is second in the league standings at 8-1 followed by Texas Tech (9-2) and K-State (7-3) while four programs tie fifth with a 7-4 record … Kansas State's Brady Day (player), TCU's Braeden Sloan (pitcher), Cincinnati's Josh Kross (co-newcomer) and Kansas' Lenny Ashby (co-newcomer) were chosen as Big 12 baseball weekly award winners for the third week of the season… It is the first weekly award for all four players.
UP NEXT
The Wildcats return to Tointon Family Stadium to kick off a seven-game home stand, starting with Friday's Big 12 opener with Cincinnati (0-0). The series opener is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Manhattan.
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.
Tuesday's contest against Tennessee marks the first series meeting between the Vols and Wildcats while Wednesday's matchup against Clemson is the first since Feb. 14, 1999. Clemson leads the all-time series 3-1, including three wins in South Carolina, as the Tigers claimed a 11-3 victory in the final meeting.
Redshirt-junior Brady Day was rewarded Monday with Big 12 Player of the Week honors, the Conference office announced. Day, who received the weekly award for the first time in his respective career, slashed .667/.750/1.333 to lead a Wildcats offense that outscored UMass Lowell 37-5 in the series sweep.
Left-hander Owen Boerema (1-0) will get the start against Tennessee while Wednesday's starter will be announced at a later date.
The game against Tennessee can be seen on SEC Network with the Clemson game available on ESPN+. Fans can tune in News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) and 1350KMAN.com while a free live stream audio is available for the three-game series at K-StateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.
Season and single-game tickets for the Cats 2024 home schedule are now available. To purchase season tickets, fans can visit K-StateSports.com/Tickets, call 1-800-221-CATS (2287), or stop by the K-State Athletics Ticket Office in Bramlage Coliseum.
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, Twitter and Instagram.
GAME #11
K-STATE (7-3, 0-0 Big 12) vs. #8 Tennessee (11-1, 0-0 SEC)
Tuesday, March 5 | 5 p.m. CT | Lindsey Nelson Park (5,548)
Projected Starters: LHP Owen Boerema (1-0) vs. TBA
Watch: SEC Network
Radio: 1350AM/93.3/93.7FM
Listen Online: kstatesports.com/watch
GAME #12
K-STATE (7-3, 0-0 Big 12) at #10 Clemson (9-1, 0-0 ACC)
Wednesday, March 6 | 3 p.m. CT | Doug Kingsmore Stadium (6.272)
Projected Starters: TBA v. TBA
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 1350AM/93.3/93.7FM
Listen Online: kstatesports.com/watch
A LOOK AT K-STATE
Coming off a series sweep of UMass Lowell, K-State enters the week with a 7-3 overall record as they set out to face nationally-ranked opponents in Tennessee and Clemson … The Wildcats currently standing fourth overall in the league … Brady Day was named the Big 12 Player of the Week, the first of his career and first Wildcat to earn the honor this season … Lefty Owen Boerema (1-0), who leads the league with 28 total strikeouts, will get the start against Tennessee … K-State's offense is hitting .306 entering midweek action with six starters hitting above .300 … Eight players have produced home runs this season, including seven with multiple led by Kaelen Culpepper (4) … Nick English's .391 average leads the pack as the freshman has produced nine hits including a grand slam, totaling nine RBI on the season … Four starters have reached base in each game this season … Three Wildcats extended their on-base streaks to 10-plus, dating back to 2023 (Culpepper – 17), Jones – 14), (Pelletier – 13).
SCOUTING #8 TENNESSEE
Tennessee, who ranks as high as No. 8 by D1Baseball, is off a to a 11-1 start that includes a 10-game winning streak and 9-0 record at home … Third baseman Billy Amick was tabbed the SEC Player of the Week Monday … Amick leads the Vols squad with seven homers this season … In 2023, Tennessee made its way all the way to Omaha and faced National Champion LSU in the elimination game … The Vols are slashing .324/.440/.608 as a team with 58 extra-base hits, including 26 home runs … Three players are hitting over .400 led by junior Robin Villeneuve … The pitching staff has a 3.15 (35 ER, 100 IP), holding opponents to a .207 average … Tuesday's contest marks the first meeting between K-State and Tennessee.
SCOUTING #10 CLEMSON
Clemson, who ranks No. 10 by D1Baseball, is coming off a 5-4 Top 25 win over then-No. 12 South Carolina to move to 9-1 on the season with an 8-1 record at home … Clemson made it to the NCAA Tournament last season, hosting a regional where they went 1-2 with losses against Tennessee and Charlotte … Clemson has put together a slash line of .308/.414/.547 with 22 home runs and seven players hitting over .300 … Cam Cannarella leads the offense with a .517 average and team-high 15 hits … The Tigers' pitching staff boasts a 4.36 ERA (45 ER, 93 IP) with opponents hitting .226 against them … Tristan Smith and Aidan Knaak have each struck out 11 batters this season … Wednesday marks the fifth meeting between K-State and Clemson, with the Tigers leading the series 3-1.
LAST TIME OUT
K-State recorded its second series win of the season with a three-game sweep of UMass Lowell … K-State outscored UML 37-5 with scores of 10-1, 17-3, and 10-1 … K-State hit .364 with 39 hits that included nine doubles, one triple and seven home runs … Brady Day led the Wildcat offense, slashing .667/.750/.1.333 with two doubles, two homers and a team-high eight RBI … The pitching staff boasted a 1.33 ERA (4 ER, 27 IP) with 29 strikeouts, while issuing just seven walks … Josh Wintroub recorded a weekend-high seven strikeouts, as the junior righty allowed just one run in his 6 1/3 outing in his first quality start.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Day led the Wildcats offense that extended their win streak out to four with a home sweep over UMass Lowell … The Hampstead, N.H., product generated a team-high eight hits that included four extra-base hits with two doubles and a pair of homers for an incredible 1.333 slugging percentage ... The redshirt junior went 4-for-4 in the series opener, launching a go-ahead two-run homer in the third to lead to the Cats 10-1 win ... He went on to send out his third homer of the season later in the game to post his first multi-homer game of his career.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
K-State started off the season 2-2 on the road, dropping a 9-6 decision in as a true away team against Arizona State ... On the road, the Wildcat offense is slashing ..262/.390/.492 including six doubles, three triples and six home runs ... K-State has averaged 5.5 runs a game on 8.5 hits ... Three Wildcats are hitting over .300 on the road with Jayden Lobliner (.357), Kaelen Culpepper (.313) and Chuck Ingram (.313) … Brendan Jones has generated a team-high four extra-base hits on the road that include two homers … The Wildcat bullpen has boasted a 6.35 ERA on the road, striking out 46 compared to 16 walks.
A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS
K-State has a season +47 run differential through 10 games averaging 9.1 runs on 10.5 hits ... The Wildcats outscored opponents 33-21 (+11) from the seventh and on … Cats were 6-0 when leading after the sixth and 1-0 when tied after six ... K-State is 7-2 when committing less than one error in a game ... The Wildcats were 3-1 when scoring first and 2-1 when scoring in the first inning … K-State has outhit opponents in six contests … The Cats were 5-0 when limiting opponents to five or less runs … Four of the Cats seven wins have come against right-handed starters.
POWER CATS
K-State produced 20 home runs this season, which ranks just second to Texas (22) in the Big 12 standings and 28th nationally… The Wildcats have homered 18 times in the last eight games, averaging two a game overall … Eight players have recorded a home run this season, with seven generating multiple … Culpepper leads the squad with four, and has 19 total in his career … Day earned the first multi-home run game in the series opener against UMass Lowell (March 1) … True freshman Nick English sent out his first collegiate homer against UMass Lowell for the first grand slam of the season.
AROUND THE LEAGUE
TCU remains the last undefeated team in the Big 12 with a perfect 12-0 record … UCF is second in the league standings at 8-1 followed by Texas Tech (9-2) and K-State (7-3) while four programs tie fifth with a 7-4 record … Kansas State's Brady Day (player), TCU's Braeden Sloan (pitcher), Cincinnati's Josh Kross (co-newcomer) and Kansas' Lenny Ashby (co-newcomer) were chosen as Big 12 baseball weekly award winners for the third week of the season… It is the first weekly award for all four players.
UP NEXT
The Wildcats return to Tointon Family Stadium to kick off a seven-game home stand, starting with Friday's Big 12 opener with Cincinnati (0-0). The series opener is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Manhattan.
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.
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