Tuesday, April 14
Manhattan, Kan.
6 p.m.
Kansas State University
vs
Omaha
K-State Faces Omaha in Midweek Matchup
Apr 13, 2026 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State concludes its four-game homestand Tuesday at Tointon Family Stadium against Omaha, with first pitch slated for 6:05 p.m.
Tuesday's contest will broadcast 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.
Single-game tickets are available for all Wildcat home games at Tointon Family Stadium, fans can visit kstatesports.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: 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.
GAME 37
K-State (23-13, 7-8 Big 12) vs. Omaha (11-17, 7-5 Summit)
Tuesday, April 14 // 6 PM CT // Tointon Family Stadium
Projected Starters: RHP Tanner Duke (3-1, 6.12 ERA) vs. RHP Michael Sall (0-0, 7.27 ERA)
Watch: ESPN+ // Matt Walters, Jared Goedert, Hannah Whetstone
Radio: KMAN // Brian Smoller, Justin Tadtman
Listen: kstatesports.com/watch
Live Stats: kstate.statbroadcast.com
THE MATCHUP
K-State (23-13, 7-8 Big 12) concludes its four-game homestand Tuesday at Tointon Family Stadium against Omaha (11-17, 7-5 Summit), with first pitch slated for 6:05 p.m.
FOLLOW THE CATS
Tuesday's contest is available on ESPN+ and the ESPN app … A free live streaming audio is available for all games at KStateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app ... Fans can also follow along opening weekend action through live stats by visiting the team's schedule page or on the Cats social media platforms (@KStateBSB).
A LOOK AT K-STATE
K-State (23-13, 7-8 Big 12) is coming off a successful 3-1 week, that included a series victory over Oklahoma State – the program's second under head coach Pete Hughes … Right-hander James Guyette became the first player since 2023 to strikeout 12 in a single game, leading the Wildcats to an 11-3 series-opening victory … Guyette's 12 strikeouts were the most by any Big 12 player last week … Despite dropping the 13-inning series finale, the Wildcats' pitching staff struck out a program record 23, total a nation-leading 64 overall on the week … K-State outscored OSU 34-24 with 15 extra-base hits … AJ Evasco led the offense with 8 hits, hitting .500 on the week while Bear Madliak led all players with eight RBI and Shintaro Inoue had a team-high two home runs … Dee Kennedy was 3-for-3 on the bases, bringing his season total to 19 – the second-best mark in the Big 12 … Junior Tanner Duke will get his eighth start of the season Tuesday … The junior has a record of 3-1 and boasts a 6.12 ERA to go along with 36 strikeouts over 32 1/3 innings.
SCOUTING OMAHA
Omaha travels to Manhattan with an 11-17 overall record with a 7-5 in The Summit League ... The Mavericks have won four of their last 10 contests … Omaha is coming off an 8-7 12-inning victory over Oral Roberts ... UNO possesses a .267 average as a team, led by Jackson Trout … He paces the Mavericks and the Summit League, hitting .377 with a team-best 43 hits and 12 doubles, while leading the league in batting average and slugging percentage (.553) ... On the mound, four pitchers have recorded two victories, while Nate Moquin leads with four saves ... The Mavs have 210 strikeouts as a team against 112 walks with opponents hitting .293 … Right-hander Michael Sall (0-0, 7.64 ERA) will make his second start of the season Tuesday.
INSIDE THE SERIES
K-State leads the all-time series, 17-4 ... K-State is 13-1 all-time in Manhattan ... The Wildcats have taken eight of the last 10 meetings overall between the teams, along with Omaha claiming the final meeting 6-5 last season ... the last three contests have been decided by two or fewer runs … Eighth-year head coach Pete Hughes is 4-2 against the Mavs.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS
W, 8-4 – March 15, 2022 (Omaha)
W, 11-3 – April 19, 2022 (Manhattan)
L, 5-6 – Feb. 28, 2023 (Omaha)
W, 6-4 – April 23, 2024 (Manhattan)
L, 1-3 – March 12, 2025 (Omaha)
NON-CON SUCCESS
K-State has a 16-5 record in non-conference action ... The Cats have a +97-run differential and out-hit opponents .310-.250 ... Kennedy has a team-best .403 batting average in non-conference games followed by six other Wildcats over the .300 mark ... The Fort Worth product is slugging a team-leading .896 against non-con opponents and with a team-best 37 RBI … Ten of Kennedy's 14 home runs have come against non-Big 12 opponents … As a team, K-State is slugging .552 in non-con games, that includes 35 home runs … Eleven players have registered a home run in non-con games ... The pitching staff boasts a 4.34 ERA with seven saves, while striking out 185 and walking 64 … Tazwell Butler has earned three saves in non-con games, followed by Cohen Feser with two.
A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS
K-State has a season +118 run differential through 36 games averaging 9.7 runs on 11.1 hits ... The Wildcats have outscored opponents 59-15 in the fifth inning alone … Cats are 18-4 when leading after six innings 1-3 when tied after six ... K-State is 9-5 when committing no errors in a game … Conversely, K-State has won 14 games when one or more errors are committed, 14-8 overall ... The Wildcats are 15-5 when scoring first and 10-4 when scoring in the first inning … K-State has outhit opponents in 17 contests this season and is 5-10 when being outhit, and 2-2 when hits are tied … The Cats are 15-5 when limiting opponents to five or less runs and are 4-7 in games decided by two or fewer runs … K-State is 10-8 when playing afternoon games and 13-5 when playing under the lights … The Cats have won 19 games against right-handed starters while going 4-4 against lefties.
WINNING TIME
In K-State's 23 wins this season, the Wildcats are hitting .412 with runners in scoring position and .340 with two outs ... Conversely, the Cats have a .297 average with runners in scoring position while hitting .238 with two outs over 13 losses ... K-State has produced 100 two-out RBI in victories with 22 coming in losses... Overall, K-State hits .359 in victories against just .268 in defeats ... In 13 losses, K-State pitchers have struck out 110 and issued 53 walks, while striking out 214 and walking 70 in wins.
HEAVY HITTERS
K-State has proven to be one of the nation's top offenses, ranking within the nation's top 10 in several categories … K-State is second in the country in doubles (100), seventh in slugging percentage (.567), fifth in total runs scored (349), ninth in scoring (9.7 runs per game) and posts the fifth-best batting average at .325 … The team's 60 home runs rank 16th overall among all Division I programs, while also ranking 12th with a .434 on-base percentage … Eight starters are hitting over .300 (min. 20 games).
AROUND THE LEAGUE
KU jumped out front in the league standings after sweeping past UCF last weekend … KU is 12-3 in league action followed by West Virginia and UCF tied second at 10-5 white Arizona State is in sole position of fourth-place … Three teams are in a three-way tie for fifth while K-State is tied eighth with Oklahoma State … Arizona State's Landon Hairston (player), Kansas' Boede Rahe (pitcher and co-newcomer) and West Virginia's Sean Smith (co-newcomer) were named the Big 12 Baseball Players of the Week for the ninth week of the 2026 season.
INNING SURGES
K-State scored 14 runs in the top of the seventh vs. Penn State at the MLB Desert Invitational – its largest single-inning run production in K-State recorded history ... The Wildcats have scored four or more runs in 31 innings this season … The Wildcats have hit through the order 27 times this season, sending a season-high 18 to the plate in the team's 14-run seventh against Penn State (February 15).
CATS SCRATCH FIRST
The Wildcats are 144-63 when scoring first against opponents under head coach Pete Hughes … In 2026, the Wildcats are 15-5 when scoring first, including a 10-4 record when scoring in the first innings … Last season, K-State was 20-10 when scoring first, while compiling a 14-9 record when scoring in the first inning.
POWER SUPPLY
K-State has recorded 60 home runs this season led by 14 from Kennedy, who is the fastest player to reach double-digit home runs under Hughes … Kennedy is fourth in the Big 12 in home runs, ranking 15th nationally … 13 of 17 hitters have registered a home run this season, including 10 with two or more this season … The Wildcats recorded a school record of eight home runs in a 20-7 victory against SIUE (March 8) … Home runs account for 114 of 319 RBI (36%) on the season … The team's 60 homers rank third in the Big 12 and 16th nationally, while the Cats post the country's seventh-best slugging percentage at .567 … Kennedy leads with two grand slams followed by Evasco and Vasquez with one … K-State has recorded two back-to-back home run performances in 2026, while five different players have multi-home run efforts: Kennedy, Smolinski, Madliak, Vasquez, Kendrick.
WELCOME TO TOINTON
K-State baseball is 441-229 when playing at Tointon Family Stadium since its rededication in 2002 … In the Hughes era, K-State is 131-52 when playing at Tointon, posting a .716 winning percentage … Since 2021, the Cats are 113-39 (.745) when playing at home ... The Wildcats turned in the best home record of any Big 12 team in 2025, finishing with a record of 18-3 (.857) – the program's second-best home winning percentage … K-State posted a school record .870 winning percentage 20-3 in 1987.
CAN'T TOUCH THIS
K-State has recorded the second-most stolen bases in the Big 12 with 68, ranking 48th nationally … The Cats are 68-87 on the bases with a 78.2% success rate … Dee Kennedy is second in the league with 19 stolen bases and sits 46th among all Division I players … He surpassed his career mark against Baylor, registering his second consecutive season with 10+ stolen bases.
Tuesday's contest will broadcast 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.
Single-game tickets are available for all Wildcat home games at Tointon Family Stadium, fans can visit kstatesports.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: 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.
GAME 37
K-State (23-13, 7-8 Big 12) vs. Omaha (11-17, 7-5 Summit)
Tuesday, April 14 // 6 PM CT // Tointon Family Stadium
Projected Starters: RHP Tanner Duke (3-1, 6.12 ERA) vs. RHP Michael Sall (0-0, 7.27 ERA)
Watch: ESPN+ // Matt Walters, Jared Goedert, Hannah Whetstone
Radio: KMAN // Brian Smoller, Justin Tadtman
Listen: kstatesports.com/watch
Live Stats: kstate.statbroadcast.com
THE MATCHUP
K-State (23-13, 7-8 Big 12) concludes its four-game homestand Tuesday at Tointon Family Stadium against Omaha (11-17, 7-5 Summit), with first pitch slated for 6:05 p.m.
FOLLOW THE CATS
Tuesday's contest is available on ESPN+ and the ESPN app … A free live streaming audio is available for all games at KStateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app ... Fans can also follow along opening weekend action through live stats by visiting the team's schedule page or on the Cats social media platforms (@KStateBSB).
A LOOK AT K-STATE
K-State (23-13, 7-8 Big 12) is coming off a successful 3-1 week, that included a series victory over Oklahoma State – the program's second under head coach Pete Hughes … Right-hander James Guyette became the first player since 2023 to strikeout 12 in a single game, leading the Wildcats to an 11-3 series-opening victory … Guyette's 12 strikeouts were the most by any Big 12 player last week … Despite dropping the 13-inning series finale, the Wildcats' pitching staff struck out a program record 23, total a nation-leading 64 overall on the week … K-State outscored OSU 34-24 with 15 extra-base hits … AJ Evasco led the offense with 8 hits, hitting .500 on the week while Bear Madliak led all players with eight RBI and Shintaro Inoue had a team-high two home runs … Dee Kennedy was 3-for-3 on the bases, bringing his season total to 19 – the second-best mark in the Big 12 … Junior Tanner Duke will get his eighth start of the season Tuesday … The junior has a record of 3-1 and boasts a 6.12 ERA to go along with 36 strikeouts over 32 1/3 innings.
SCOUTING OMAHA
Omaha travels to Manhattan with an 11-17 overall record with a 7-5 in The Summit League ... The Mavericks have won four of their last 10 contests … Omaha is coming off an 8-7 12-inning victory over Oral Roberts ... UNO possesses a .267 average as a team, led by Jackson Trout … He paces the Mavericks and the Summit League, hitting .377 with a team-best 43 hits and 12 doubles, while leading the league in batting average and slugging percentage (.553) ... On the mound, four pitchers have recorded two victories, while Nate Moquin leads with four saves ... The Mavs have 210 strikeouts as a team against 112 walks with opponents hitting .293 … Right-hander Michael Sall (0-0, 7.64 ERA) will make his second start of the season Tuesday.
INSIDE THE SERIES
K-State leads the all-time series, 17-4 ... K-State is 13-1 all-time in Manhattan ... The Wildcats have taken eight of the last 10 meetings overall between the teams, along with Omaha claiming the final meeting 6-5 last season ... the last three contests have been decided by two or fewer runs … Eighth-year head coach Pete Hughes is 4-2 against the Mavs.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS
W, 8-4 – March 15, 2022 (Omaha)
W, 11-3 – April 19, 2022 (Manhattan)
L, 5-6 – Feb. 28, 2023 (Omaha)
W, 6-4 – April 23, 2024 (Manhattan)
L, 1-3 – March 12, 2025 (Omaha)
NON-CON SUCCESS
K-State has a 16-5 record in non-conference action ... The Cats have a +97-run differential and out-hit opponents .310-.250 ... Kennedy has a team-best .403 batting average in non-conference games followed by six other Wildcats over the .300 mark ... The Fort Worth product is slugging a team-leading .896 against non-con opponents and with a team-best 37 RBI … Ten of Kennedy's 14 home runs have come against non-Big 12 opponents … As a team, K-State is slugging .552 in non-con games, that includes 35 home runs … Eleven players have registered a home run in non-con games ... The pitching staff boasts a 4.34 ERA with seven saves, while striking out 185 and walking 64 … Tazwell Butler has earned three saves in non-con games, followed by Cohen Feser with two.
A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS
K-State has a season +118 run differential through 36 games averaging 9.7 runs on 11.1 hits ... The Wildcats have outscored opponents 59-15 in the fifth inning alone … Cats are 18-4 when leading after six innings 1-3 when tied after six ... K-State is 9-5 when committing no errors in a game … Conversely, K-State has won 14 games when one or more errors are committed, 14-8 overall ... The Wildcats are 15-5 when scoring first and 10-4 when scoring in the first inning … K-State has outhit opponents in 17 contests this season and is 5-10 when being outhit, and 2-2 when hits are tied … The Cats are 15-5 when limiting opponents to five or less runs and are 4-7 in games decided by two or fewer runs … K-State is 10-8 when playing afternoon games and 13-5 when playing under the lights … The Cats have won 19 games against right-handed starters while going 4-4 against lefties.
WINNING TIME
In K-State's 23 wins this season, the Wildcats are hitting .412 with runners in scoring position and .340 with two outs ... Conversely, the Cats have a .297 average with runners in scoring position while hitting .238 with two outs over 13 losses ... K-State has produced 100 two-out RBI in victories with 22 coming in losses... Overall, K-State hits .359 in victories against just .268 in defeats ... In 13 losses, K-State pitchers have struck out 110 and issued 53 walks, while striking out 214 and walking 70 in wins.
HEAVY HITTERS
K-State has proven to be one of the nation's top offenses, ranking within the nation's top 10 in several categories … K-State is second in the country in doubles (100), seventh in slugging percentage (.567), fifth in total runs scored (349), ninth in scoring (9.7 runs per game) and posts the fifth-best batting average at .325 … The team's 60 home runs rank 16th overall among all Division I programs, while also ranking 12th with a .434 on-base percentage … Eight starters are hitting over .300 (min. 20 games).
AROUND THE LEAGUE
KU jumped out front in the league standings after sweeping past UCF last weekend … KU is 12-3 in league action followed by West Virginia and UCF tied second at 10-5 white Arizona State is in sole position of fourth-place … Three teams are in a three-way tie for fifth while K-State is tied eighth with Oklahoma State … Arizona State's Landon Hairston (player), Kansas' Boede Rahe (pitcher and co-newcomer) and West Virginia's Sean Smith (co-newcomer) were named the Big 12 Baseball Players of the Week for the ninth week of the 2026 season.
INNING SURGES
K-State scored 14 runs in the top of the seventh vs. Penn State at the MLB Desert Invitational – its largest single-inning run production in K-State recorded history ... The Wildcats have scored four or more runs in 31 innings this season … The Wildcats have hit through the order 27 times this season, sending a season-high 18 to the plate in the team's 14-run seventh against Penn State (February 15).
CATS SCRATCH FIRST
The Wildcats are 144-63 when scoring first against opponents under head coach Pete Hughes … In 2026, the Wildcats are 15-5 when scoring first, including a 10-4 record when scoring in the first innings … Last season, K-State was 20-10 when scoring first, while compiling a 14-9 record when scoring in the first inning.
POWER SUPPLY
K-State has recorded 60 home runs this season led by 14 from Kennedy, who is the fastest player to reach double-digit home runs under Hughes … Kennedy is fourth in the Big 12 in home runs, ranking 15th nationally … 13 of 17 hitters have registered a home run this season, including 10 with two or more this season … The Wildcats recorded a school record of eight home runs in a 20-7 victory against SIUE (March 8) … Home runs account for 114 of 319 RBI (36%) on the season … The team's 60 homers rank third in the Big 12 and 16th nationally, while the Cats post the country's seventh-best slugging percentage at .567 … Kennedy leads with two grand slams followed by Evasco and Vasquez with one … K-State has recorded two back-to-back home run performances in 2026, while five different players have multi-home run efforts: Kennedy, Smolinski, Madliak, Vasquez, Kendrick.
WELCOME TO TOINTON
K-State baseball is 441-229 when playing at Tointon Family Stadium since its rededication in 2002 … In the Hughes era, K-State is 131-52 when playing at Tointon, posting a .716 winning percentage … Since 2021, the Cats are 113-39 (.745) when playing at home ... The Wildcats turned in the best home record of any Big 12 team in 2025, finishing with a record of 18-3 (.857) – the program's second-best home winning percentage … K-State posted a school record .870 winning percentage 20-3 in 1987.
CAN'T TOUCH THIS
K-State has recorded the second-most stolen bases in the Big 12 with 68, ranking 48th nationally … The Cats are 68-87 on the bases with a 78.2% success rate … Dee Kennedy is second in the league with 19 stolen bases and sits 46th among all Division I players … He surpassed his career mark against Baylor, registering his second consecutive season with 10+ stolen bases.
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