Arizona Takes Series Finale Sunday

Sunday, April 19

Tucson, Ariz.

2 p.m.

Kansas State University

25-14-5, 25-14-5

Arizona

15-22, 6-12

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Kansas State	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	9	3
Arizona	1	1	0	1	2	1	3	2	X	11	13	0

Apr 19, 2026 | Baseball

Box Score

TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona took advantage of three errors to claim an 11-7 victory over K-State Sunday afternoon at Hi Corbett Field.

"We had our opportunities to win that game," eighth-year head coach Pete Hughes said. "I thought we did enough offensively, and we came on strong late, but wasn't enough. We had enough defensive miscues to create some opportunities for Arizona, and that turned out to be the difference of the game."

After falling behind 4-2 following K-State's (25-15, 9-9 Big 12) four-run third inning, highlighted by a two-run blast from Nick English, Arizona (15-24, 6-12 Big 12) answered and scored in each of the final five innings to prevent the series sweep.

THE RUNDOWN
Arizona scored a pair of runs over the first two innings, highlighted by a solo blast from TJ Adams.

Chandler Murray singled through the left side to lead off the third before advancing to third on a double from Grant Gallagher. Murray came across the plate on a chopper to short by Shea McGahan, trimming the deficit to one.

K-State took capitalized on a balk call that plated the tying run. With two outs, Nick English launched his fifth home run of the season 417-feet to center field, handing the Wildcats a 4-2 lead.

Maddox Mihalakis pulled the game within one with a solo homer to center in the fourth.

Tazwell Butler relieved starter Robert Fortenberry in the fifth and inherited runners on first and second with no outs. Arizona took advantage of a fielding error to take back the lead, 5-4. Butler struck the final batter to leave runners stranded on first and second and keep the game within one.

Arizona expanded its lead, scoring four runs over a two-inning span.

Trailing 9-4, back-to-back hits from Dee Kennedy and English forced Arizona to make its second call to the pen, replacing Collin McKinney, who tossed four innings of two-hit ball in relief of starter Luc Fladda.

Catcher Bear Madliak welcomed reliever Maclain Roberts to the game with a three-run blast to opposite field to trim the gap to two. After allowing a single down the left field line from Shintaro Inoue, Arizona brought in closer Garrett Hicks.

The right-hander retired five of the seven batters he faced to finish off his sixth save of the season.

INSIDE THE BOX

Arizona scored 11 runs on 13 hits with no errors committed and stranding eight men on base.
K-State scored seven runs on nine hits, committed three errors and left six runners on base.
Eight players recorded a hit for each team.
Arizona had four players with two hits, while English was the only Wildcat to hit multiple (2-for-5).
Madliak had a game-high three RBI followed by English with two.
Fortenberry (1-1) suffered the loss, allowing five runs (three earned) on six hits with four strikeouts and one walk.
McKinney (3-5) was credited the win in relief of starter Luc Fladda, allowing two earned runs on two hits over four innings with a pair of walks and six strikeouts.
Hicks earned his sixth save of the season.

TEAM NOTES

Arizona leads the all-time series 3-2, while K-State holds a 2-1 edge in Big 12 games.
With 65 home runs, the 2026 roster stands alone with the seventh-most homers in school history. Six of the top seven seasons in terms of home run production have been within the Hughes era.
The Wildcats have hit two or more home runs in 18 of 40 games this season, posting a 13-5 record when hitting multiple.

PLAYER NOTES

English belted his fifth home run of the season and second of the series – both go-ahead homers. In his last six games, he has recorded four home runs.
Madliak, who registered his seventh home run of the season, stole his fifth base of the season, going a perfect 5-for-5 on the bases.

ON DECK
The Wildcats face Grand Canyon (14-25, 6-9 Mountain West) Tuesday at 3 p.m. CT at Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark. Tuesday's contest can be seen on the Mountain West Network.

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