K-State Breaks Strikeout Record, Falls Short in Extras

Sunday, April 12

Manhattan, Kan.

1 p.m.

Kansas State University

23-13, 0

Oklahoma State

22-13, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Oklahoma State	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	12	16	1
Kansas State	0	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	10	14	1

K-State Baseball vs Oklahoma State - Sunday, April 12, 2026 - Tointon Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS - Final Score: KSU 10, OSU 12 (13 Innings)

K-State Breaks Strikeout Record, Falls Short in Extras

Apr 12, 2026 | Baseball

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – The K-State pitching staff combined for a program record 23 strikeouts, however, Oklahoma State scored a pair of unanswered runs in the 13^th inning to runaway with a 12-10 victory at Tointon Family Stadium.

With the loss, K-State moves to 23-13 overall, while OSU improved 22-13. Both teams boast a 7-8 record in Big 12 play.

"Wasted opportunity for our club today," head coach Pete Hughes said. "Wasted a great bullpen effort. Tazwell Butler made one mistake in a dominating extended outing. We wouldn't be there in the ninth with a lead if it wasn't for Taz's outing."

"It was a good fight to answer back and force extra innings. We were given three innings to win the game in our last at bats and we just couldn't get it done."

Butler logged a game-high six innings and struck out a career-high 11 batters to become the second Wildcat to record 10 or more strikeouts in a single game this season. Butler took over for Robert Fortenberry, after the lefty struck out the side in the second and third.

THE RUNDOWN
Oklahoma State built an early lead and outlasted Kansas State in a back-and-forth, extra-inning battle.

The Cowboys scored four runs in the first inning and added another on Alex Conover's second home run of the game in the second to take a 5-0 lead.

Kansas State sent 12 batters to the plate and responded with a six-run second inning surge to pull ahead. AJ Evasco led off with a single before consecutive walks loaded the bases. Chandler Murray drove in two runs with a double to right field, and Dee Kennedy followed with an RBI single to cut the deficit to two. Nick English worked a bases-loaded walk to tie the game.

Tied 5-5, Bear Madliak's sacrifice fly drove in his eighth RBI of the series, before Evasco capped the inning with an RBI single to give K-State one-run lead.

Oklahoma State took back the lead in the sixth, but K-State answered in the next inning with an RBI single by Grant Gallagher and a sacrifice fly from Cadyn Karl to take an 8-7 lead.

English added a run in the eighth, driving a 373-foot solo home run to left field to extend the Wildcats' lead to 9-7.

The Cowboys responded in the ninth, as Garrett Shull delivered a go-ahead three-run home run to put OSU back in front. K-State forced extra innings when Ty Smolinski lifted a sacrifice fly to score Micah Kendrick, who doubled off the right field wall to lead off the bottom of the inning.

After three scoreless extra frames, Oklahoma State broke through in the 13^th on a solo home run by Brueggemann and an RBI single from TP Wentworth, before reliever Parker Jennings set down the Wildcats in order, securing the 12-10 win.

INSIDE THE BOX

OSU scored 12 runs on 16 hits, committed one error, and stranded 13 runners on base.
K-State scored 10 runs on 14 hits with one error committed and left 11 runners on base.
Eight Wildcats contributed hits, led by three-hit games from Evasco and Kendrick
English and Murray each drove in a team-high two RBI.
Brueggemann recorded the game-winning run with a solo shot in the 13^th inning.
Jennings (1-0) closed the game and earned the win in relief, allowing no runs over the final two innings.
Five K-State pitchers combined for 23 strikeouts.
Miles Smith (1-2) suffered the loss, surrendering the final two runs.
English homered for K-State while three Cowboys had a home run.
K-State was 5-for-16 (.313) with runners in scoring position, while OSU hit .211 (4-for-19) with runners in scoring position.
Eight of OSU's runs came with two outs.

TEAM NOTES

The pitching staff combined for a program record 23 strikeouts, surpassing the previous mark of 21 set on May 17, 2024, vs. BYU.
Sunday marked the longest game since March 29, 2013, at Baylor (BU 10, K-State 8, 13 innings).
K-State is 64-183 all-time vs. Oklahoma State, that includes a 24-59 mark in Big 12 play and 43-72 record at home.

PLAYER NOTES

Butler became the second Wildcat to strikeout 10 or more this season, recording a career-high 11 over a career-high six innings.
Fortenberry struck out a career-high six batters.
Kendrick recorded his first three-hit game of the season, bringing his total to eight games with two or more hits.

ON DECK
K-State will host Omaha (11-17, 7-5 Summit) Tuesday night at 6 p.m. at Tointon Family Stadium. Tuesday's game is available on ESPN+ and the ESPN app while fans can also tune in on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). A free live stream audio is available at kstatesports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.

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