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Wildcat Arms Shutdown Michigan Saturday
Feb 22, 2025 | Baseball
ARLINGTON, Texas – K-State's pitching staff silenced Michigan's offense and surrendered just one run Saturday, as the Wildcats rolled to a 5-1 victory at the College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field.
The Wolverines (4-2), who ranked No. 25 by Baseball America, jumped out to an early lead and scored their lone run in the first inning off starter Michael Quevedo. The senior left-hander shut the door on Michigan's offense for the next three innings – striking out five – before handing the ball over to freshman Donte Lewis, who pitched four scoreless innings.
"That was a great team win," head coach Pete Hughes said on the Wildcats' second consecutive win over a nationally ranked team. "Keeping a good Michigan scoreless was the key, allowing us to steadily build a lead."
Leading 2-1, K-State seized momentum in the fifth with a three-run burst, sparked by back-to-back home runs from Dee Kennedy and Seth Dardar. Kennedy delivered a two-run shot to left field, followed by Dardar launching one over right-center to extend the Wildcats' lead.
The duo turned in K-State's first back-to-back home run performance since last season by Kaelen Culpepper and Kyan Lodice against BYU.
"We got big hits from Dee and Seth mid-game to help us win those crucial middle innings. However, Donte Lewis was the difference-maker. His stuff was electric, but his composure as a freshman was the real story of the game. He thrives in big moments."
A native from Pearland, Texas, Lewis was tabbed the Player of the Game by FloSports after retiring 12 consecutive batters in his exceptional relief outing and picking up his first collegiate win.
Sophomore James Guyette took over for Lewis and pitched a scoreless ninth inning, highlighted by a three-pitch strikeout.
Dardar, who has reached base safely in every contest this season, finished the game 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored while Kennedy was 1-for-4 with a game-high two runs batted in. With his two-run homer in the fifth, Kennedy has registered a hit four straight games.
Four of the top five hitters in K-State's lineup combined to go 5-for-14 (.357) and scored all five runs.
Michigan's starter Kurt Barr (0-1) took the loss, surrendering two unearned runs on three hits with three walks and four strikeouts. Jeter Ybarra went 2-for-4, while driving in the Wolverines' lone run.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles by Michigan's leadoff and three-hole hitters put the Wolverines on the board in the opening frame, but was quickly answered in the home half of the inning when K-State capitalized on a pair of errors to take the 2-1 lead.
Quevedo continued to settle into a groove, scattering just two hits over a three-inning span.
Bear Madliak and Maximus Martin were both issued four-pitch walks to start off the bottom of the fourth and force Michigan to make its first call to the bullpen. With just one pitch, reliever Josh Kasner recorded a pair of outs with a routine 6-4-3 double play before forcing a fly out to get out of the inning.
Lewis relieved Quevedo in the fifth, inheriting runners on the corner bases. The freshman right-hander struck out the first batter he faced before retiring the next 11 consecutive batters.
The Wildcats erupted for three runs in the fifth that started off with Kyan Lodice's double into deep left field.
After falling behind in the count, 0-2, Kennedy blasted a 3-2 pitch into left center to add the first runs to the board since the first inning. Dardar added to the long ball game, launching his second homer of the season to stretch the Cats' lead to four, 5-1.
Michigan threatened in the final frame after drawing two consecutive walks. A batter later, Guyette forced a deep fly ball to left field that Micah Dean caught on the warning track to secure the victory.
INSIDE THE BOX
The Wildcats will round out the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series on Sunday at 3 p.m. and face Big 12 foe No. 22 TCU. Sunday's game will feature left-hander Lincoln Sheffield (0-1) facing righty Trevor Baumler (1-0). The non-conference contest can be seen on FloSports.com while a free live streaming audio will be available at KStateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app with Brian Smoller calling all the action.
The Wolverines (4-2), who ranked No. 25 by Baseball America, jumped out to an early lead and scored their lone run in the first inning off starter Michael Quevedo. The senior left-hander shut the door on Michigan's offense for the next three innings – striking out five – before handing the ball over to freshman Donte Lewis, who pitched four scoreless innings.
"That was a great team win," head coach Pete Hughes said on the Wildcats' second consecutive win over a nationally ranked team. "Keeping a good Michigan scoreless was the key, allowing us to steadily build a lead."
Leading 2-1, K-State seized momentum in the fifth with a three-run burst, sparked by back-to-back home runs from Dee Kennedy and Seth Dardar. Kennedy delivered a two-run shot to left field, followed by Dardar launching one over right-center to extend the Wildcats' lead.
The duo turned in K-State's first back-to-back home run performance since last season by Kaelen Culpepper and Kyan Lodice against BYU.
"We got big hits from Dee and Seth mid-game to help us win those crucial middle innings. However, Donte Lewis was the difference-maker. His stuff was electric, but his composure as a freshman was the real story of the game. He thrives in big moments."
A native from Pearland, Texas, Lewis was tabbed the Player of the Game by FloSports after retiring 12 consecutive batters in his exceptional relief outing and picking up his first collegiate win.
Sophomore James Guyette took over for Lewis and pitched a scoreless ninth inning, highlighted by a three-pitch strikeout.
Dardar, who has reached base safely in every contest this season, finished the game 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored while Kennedy was 1-for-4 with a game-high two runs batted in. With his two-run homer in the fifth, Kennedy has registered a hit four straight games.
Four of the top five hitters in K-State's lineup combined to go 5-for-14 (.357) and scored all five runs.
Michigan's starter Kurt Barr (0-1) took the loss, surrendering two unearned runs on three hits with three walks and four strikeouts. Jeter Ybarra went 2-for-4, while driving in the Wolverines' lone run.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles by Michigan's leadoff and three-hole hitters put the Wolverines on the board in the opening frame, but was quickly answered in the home half of the inning when K-State capitalized on a pair of errors to take the 2-1 lead.
Quevedo continued to settle into a groove, scattering just two hits over a three-inning span.
Bear Madliak and Maximus Martin were both issued four-pitch walks to start off the bottom of the fourth and force Michigan to make its first call to the bullpen. With just one pitch, reliever Josh Kasner recorded a pair of outs with a routine 6-4-3 double play before forcing a fly out to get out of the inning.
Lewis relieved Quevedo in the fifth, inheriting runners on the corner bases. The freshman right-hander struck out the first batter he faced before retiring the next 11 consecutive batters.
The Wildcats erupted for three runs in the fifth that started off with Kyan Lodice's double into deep left field.
After falling behind in the count, 0-2, Kennedy blasted a 3-2 pitch into left center to add the first runs to the board since the first inning. Dardar added to the long ball game, launching his second homer of the season to stretch the Cats' lead to four, 5-1.
Michigan threatened in the final frame after drawing two consecutive walks. A batter later, Guyette forced a deep fly ball to left field that Micah Dean caught on the warning track to secure the victory.
INSIDE THE BOX
- K-State scored five runs on six hits, committed no errors, and stranded seven men on base.
- Michigan pushed one run across the plate on five hits with two errors and left 10 on base.
- Both errors by Michigan were made in the first.
- Wolverines scored their lone run in the first off an RBI double.
- Lewis (0-1) picked up the win in relief, retiring 12 consecutive batters over four scoreless innings and striking out three.
- Quevedo struck out five and held Michigan to one run on five hits in his four-inning start.
- Guyette pitched a scoreless ninth with one strikeout.
- Kennedy and Dardar belted back-to-back homers in the Wildcats three-run third.
- Dardar went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI, while Kennedy hit a two-run homer and finished the game 1-for-4.
- Four of the top five hitters in K-State's lineup combined to go 5-for-14 (.357) and scored all five runs.
- Michigan's Barr (0-1) took the loss, surrendering two unearned runs on three hits with three walks and four strikeouts.
- Ybarra went 2-for-4, while driving in the Wolverines' lone run.
- K-State's last back-to-back home run performance was Kaelen Culpepper and Kyan Lodice, vs. BYU (May 18, 2024).
- The Wildcats take a 2-1 lead in the all-time series, dating back to 1997.
- Dardar has reached safely in all seven games this season, while Kennedy leads the team with a four-game hitting streak.
- K-State recorded their second consecutive Top 25 win over programs ranked by D1Baseball or Baseball America.
The Wildcats will round out the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series on Sunday at 3 p.m. and face Big 12 foe No. 22 TCU. Sunday's game will feature left-hander Lincoln Sheffield (0-1) facing righty Trevor Baumler (1-0). The non-conference contest can be seen on FloSports.com while a free live streaming audio will be available at KStateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app with Brian Smoller calling all the action.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lewis, Donte (1-0)
L: Kurt Barr (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Jonathan Kim 1 ; Jeter Ybarra 1
RBI: Jeter Ybarra 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jonathan Kim 1
SB: Mitch Voit 2 ; Benjamin Casillas 1
Batting:
2B: Lodice, Kyan 1
HR: Kennedy, Dee 1 ; Dardar, Seth 1
RBI: Kennedy, Dee 2 ; Dardar, Seth 1 ; English, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lodice, Kyan 2 ; Kennedy, Dee 1 ; Dardar, Seth 2
SB: Lodice, Kyan 1 ; Inoue, Shintaro 1
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