Kansas State University Athletics
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No. 12 West Virginia Evens Series Saturday
May 10, 2025 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – West Virginia rattled off eight unanswered runs to even the series, highlighted by a grand slam from Kyle West, as the No. 12 Mountaineers earned a 10-3 victory over K-State Saturday afternoon at Tointon Family Stadium.
Through three innings, K-State (29-21, 15-11 Big 12) held a 3-2 lead, only to see the Mountaineers score the next eight runs over a three-inning span, including a six-run fourth inning.
"Baseball games can be determined during any inning of the nine being played, it can be late like last night or it can be in the early stages," head coach Pete Hughes said. "Today we lost the game early. WVU proved to be more efficient with the bases loaded. That decided the game."
"Looking forward to honoring our mothers and seniors tomorrow and playing great in front of the best fans in college sports," added Hughes.
K-State will honor eight players as part of its Senior Day ceremony prior to the rubber match on Sunday.
In its six-run inning, West launched a grand slam after a pair of WVU (40-9, 19-5 Big 12) singles and hit by pitch loaded the bases with two outs. West ended up leading the game with four RBI, while Jace Rinehart went 3-for-4 with two RBI and scored two runs.
The Mountaineers pitching staff of Chase Meyer and Ben McDougal left the Wildcats scoreless after the first two innings. The duo scattered just four hits in the win, with McDougal earning his first victory in relief of Meyer.
Keegan O'Connor led K-State, going 2-for-4 with an RBI. Maximus Martin and David Bishop also contributed a hit while Dee Kennedy and Bishop each drove in a run.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Behind a 1-2-3 inning by K-State starter Michael Quevedo, O'Connor lined a base hit up the middle that scored Kennedy from second.
Both squads exchanged a pair of runs in the second, led by Bishop driving in the tying-run with his first hit of the series.
Down 3-2, WVU took control of the game in the fourth, as the Mountaineers sent 11 batters to the plate in the and spotted the K-State pitching staff for six runs with the help of West's grand slam.
INSIDE THE BOX
The rubber match is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT on Sunday at Tointon Family Stadium. The 2025 home finale will feature a Senior Day ceremony prior to first pitch where the Wildcats will honor eight players and three staff members.
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Through three innings, K-State (29-21, 15-11 Big 12) held a 3-2 lead, only to see the Mountaineers score the next eight runs over a three-inning span, including a six-run fourth inning.
"Baseball games can be determined during any inning of the nine being played, it can be late like last night or it can be in the early stages," head coach Pete Hughes said. "Today we lost the game early. WVU proved to be more efficient with the bases loaded. That decided the game."
"Looking forward to honoring our mothers and seniors tomorrow and playing great in front of the best fans in college sports," added Hughes.
K-State will honor eight players as part of its Senior Day ceremony prior to the rubber match on Sunday.
In its six-run inning, West launched a grand slam after a pair of WVU (40-9, 19-5 Big 12) singles and hit by pitch loaded the bases with two outs. West ended up leading the game with four RBI, while Jace Rinehart went 3-for-4 with two RBI and scored two runs.
The Mountaineers pitching staff of Chase Meyer and Ben McDougal left the Wildcats scoreless after the first two innings. The duo scattered just four hits in the win, with McDougal earning his first victory in relief of Meyer.
Keegan O'Connor led K-State, going 2-for-4 with an RBI. Maximus Martin and David Bishop also contributed a hit while Dee Kennedy and Bishop each drove in a run.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Behind a 1-2-3 inning by K-State starter Michael Quevedo, O'Connor lined a base hit up the middle that scored Kennedy from second.
Both squads exchanged a pair of runs in the second, led by Bishop driving in the tying-run with his first hit of the series.
Down 3-2, WVU took control of the game in the fourth, as the Mountaineers sent 11 batters to the plate in the and spotted the K-State pitching staff for six runs with the help of West's grand slam.
INSIDE THE BOX
- K-State scored three runs on four hits, committed no errors and left seven runners on base.
- West Virginia scored 10 runs on 10 hits with one error committed and stranding six on base.
- The Mountaineers spotted K-State for six runs in the fourth.
- K-State scored its three runs over the first two innings.
- McDougal (1-0) threw 4 2/3 scoreless innings and allowed one hit to earn the victory in relief.
- Meyer walked six batters in his 4 1/3-inning start.
- Quevedo suffered the loss, after giving up four runs (three earned) on three hits in 3 2/3 innings.
- WVU's Rinehart went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored while West had a game-high four RBI with his grand slam in the fourth.
- Four relievers made an appearance for K-State, with Butler logging a season-high 3 2/3 innings with three strikeouts.
- O'Connor, Martin and Bishop each tallied a hit, with O'Connor recording two of the Cats' four.
- Bishop, Kennedy, and O'Connor each drove in a run.
- Madliak was issued three walks.
- WVU went 6-for-17 (.353) with runners on and 4-for-9 (.444) with men in scoring position.
- Eight of the Mountaineers' 10 runs came with two outs, going 6-for-15 with two outs.
- WVU leads the all-time series 21-16, that includes a 21-14 advantage in Big 12 games.
- With the win, the Mountaineers tie the series 10-10 in games played in Manhattan.
- This season, K-State is 4-3 against nationally ranked opponents, including a 3-3 mark vs. teams ranked by D1Baseball.
- O'Connor turned in his 17th game with two or more hits – extending his hitting streak to 11.
- Inoue has successfully reached base in 14 consecutive games, followed by Kennedy (12) and O'Connor (11).
The rubber match is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT on Sunday at Tointon Family Stadium. The 2025 home finale will feature a Senior Day ceremony prior to first pitch where the Wildcats will honor eight players and three staff members.
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How to follow the Cats: For complete information on K-State Baseball, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McDougal, Ben (1-0)
L: Quevedo, Michael (6-2)
Batting:
2B: Rinehart, Jace 2
HR: West, Kyle 1
RBI: West, Kyle 4 ; Rinehart, Jace 2 ; Hussey, Grant 1 ; Kelly, Gavin 1 ; Kresser, Brodie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: King, Skylar 1 ; West, Kyle 1 ; Sauve, Logan 1 ; White, Sam 1 ; Rinehart, Jace 2 ; Swain, Chase 1 ; Hussey, Grant 1 ; Kelly, Gavin 1 ; Kresser, Brodie 1
CS: King, Skylar 1
HBP: King, Skylar 1 ; Hussey, Grant 1
Batting:
2B: Martin, Maximus 1
RBI: Kennedy, Dee 1 ; O'Connor, Keegan 1 ; Bishop, David 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kennedy, Dee 1 ; Martin, Maximus 1 ; Madliak, Bear 1
CS: O'Connor, Keegan 1
HBP: Inoue, Shintaro 1
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