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K-State Baseball Records:
MILESTONE VICTORIES
| # | Opponent | Score | Date | Coach |
| 1 | at Fort Riley | 4-3 | 4/10/1897 | H.W. Wagner |
| 100 | Bethany | 8-0 | 3/30/1909 | Mike Ahearn |
| 200 | Baker | 8-4 | 5/18/1922 | E.C. Curtiss |
| 300 | Missouri | 6-1 | 4/21/1936 | Wes Fry |
| 400 | Hutchinson Air Naval | 12-4 | 4/19/1953 | Ray Wauthier |
| 500 | Kansas | 7-5 | 4/30/1967 | Bob Brashier |
| 600 | Tulsa | 8-5 | 5/4/1973 | Phil Wilson |
| 700 | Wayne State | 3-1 | 3/15/1977 | Phil Wilson |
| 800 | South Dakota State | 11-1 | 4/4/1981 | Dave Baker |
| 900 | at Missouri | 5-4 | 4/28/1985 | Gary Vaught |
| 1000 | at Creighton | 10-4 | 4/7/1989 | Mike Clark |
| 1100 | at Kansas | 7-1 | 3/21/1992 | Mike Clark |
| 1200 | Air Force | 6-5 | 3/22/1999 | Mike Clark |
| 1300 | Centenary | 6-2 | 3/20/2001 | Mike Clark |
| 1400 | North Dakota State | 11-5 | 3/15/2005 | Brad Hill |
| 1500 | Texas Tech | 12-4 | 4/18/2008 | Brad Hill |
| 1600 | at Pacific | 7-6 | 2/20/2011 | Brad Hill |
| 1700 | vs. Texas Tech (Big 12 Championship) | 4-3 | 5/23/2013 | Brad Hill |
| 1800 | vs. Texas Tech | 5-3 | 4/13/2017 | Brad Hill |
| 1900Â Â | TCU | 4-2 | 5/20/2021 | Pete Hughes |
| 2000 | vs. West Virginia (Big 12 Championship)Â | 8-4 | 5/22/2024 | Pete Hughes |
April 10, 1897: Kansas Agricultural College played and won its first game in Fort Riley, Kan. Head coach H.W. Wagner led the Aggies to a 4-3 win over Fort Riley. The following is an account of the first game as told by the April 14, 1897 edition of the K.A.C. Students' Herald.
The baseball team crossed bats with the Fort Riley team at Fort Riley, April 10, in the first game of the season. The game resulted in a victory for the college team, the score standing at the close of the ninth innning 4 to 3 in favor of the K.A.C. The game in detail was as follows: first inning, first half, Crooch in the box, Davis catching for Fort Riley. Noble at the bat sent a fly to third and was put out on first. Second half Hank Wagner in the box, Doc Wagner catching for the college. Consiudine at the bat sent a ball to the pitcher who makes a wild throw to first and Consiudine scores a run. Fann sent a fly to center field and was caught out. Mearns made first on an error by third. Hayward was put out on first and Mearns on third. In the second and third innings neither side scored. In the second half of the fourth inning Mearns scored an earned run, the score then standing Fort Riley 2, K.A.C. 0. In the fifth inning Menke and Poston each scored a run for the college team and Davis scored for the Fort Riley team. In the sixth innning Ashbrook went out on first; Cheadle scored on an error by first. Green made first; Poston made first and Green made second on an error by left field. Menke sent a fly to third and was caught out. H. Wagner struck out leaving Green and Poston on bases. Farm and Mearns both went out on fouls which Doc Wagner nailed hansomely, the inning closed with the score standing Fort Riley 3, K.A.C. 0. In the seventh inning, Doc Wagner was put out on first. Noble went out on a foul; Dial made a base hit and scored a run, Cheadle sent a fly to the pitcher and was caught out leaving Ashbrook on base. Fort Riley made no score. In the eighth and ninth innings neither side scored, the result was K.A.C. 4, Riley 3. Both teams played well, both have had the same difficulties in regard to practice, Saturday's game was the first time that either nine had played together. The college team had by far the best battery. The college team was rather weak at the bat but this will soon be remedied by practice.
May 1, 1897: In the ninth inning of the game against Chapman High School, K.A.C. second basemen Whitelock stepped to the plate. According to the K.A.C. Students' Herald, "When Whitelock stepped to the plate in the ninth inning there was a look of determination on his face and when the ball crossed the plate he met it squarely sending it into the deep right field for a home run." This was the first home run in the school's short four-game history.
April 6, 1905: The Chicago Cubs made a stop in Manhattan to face Kansas State. The team, which included the Cubs' most famous double play combination of all-time, Tinker, Evans and Chance, was on their way back to Chicago after completing spring training in Arizona and stopped off to play the Aggies. No box score remains, but the Cubs did win, 13-0.
May 2, 1905: Kansas State played its first extra-inning affair in school history, as the Aggies won it, 6-5, over Friends University of Wichita, Kan.
April 17, 1906: Arthur Furey pitched the first no-hitter in Kansas State baseball history in a 13-0 win over the College of Emporia. Three days later, Carl Mallon matched Furey's feat in the team's next outing with a no-hitter against Ottawa University. Accounts in newpapers reported: "The game was played on a muddy field and there was a rabbit chase across the diamond."
1907: Legendary coach Mike Ahearn, who coached nearly every sporting team at Kansas State during his tenure and later served as the school's first athletics director, led the Wildcats to a 19-4 overall record en route to the Topeka Conference title. This baseball championship is believed to be the first by a varsity sport in K-State history.
June 6, 1908: Kansas State played its first-ever doubleheader on this date and sweeps archrival Kansas, 2-1 and 1-0. H.S. Baird pitched both games of the doubleheader.
1911: Legendary coach Mike Ahearn retires as Kansas State's most successful baseball coach in history with a .734 winning percentage. In eight seasons as the head coach, he led the Wildcats to victory 93 times and suffered only 33 defeats.
1928: Kansas State concluded the season with a 10-2 Missouri Valley Conference record to finish atop the standings. Led by Captain Guy Huey, the Wildcats finished the season with an 11-3 overall record and won their first baseball title in 20 years.
1930: Kansas State finished 9-3 in the Big Six Conference and tied for first place.
1933: Kansas State and Oklahoma ended the season as co-champions of the Big Six Conference. KSU finished the season with a 9-3 overall record and 3-2 in Big Six play.
1933: Elden Auker becomes Kansas State's first major leaguer when he broke in with the Detroit Tigers. Auker would spent the next 10 years in the big leagues with the Tigers, the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Browns. He would post a career 4.42 ERA and 130-101 record with 126 complete games and 14 shutouts. He would post his best season in 1935, as he finished with an 18-7 record.
1940: The namesake of Kansas State's baseball stadium, Frank Myers spent just one season as a baseball coach, guiding the Wildcats to an 11-5 overall mark with co-head coach Dougal Russell. In 1967, the field was dedicated in his name. In 2002, the field was re-named Frank Myers Field at Tointon Family Stadium.
May 6, 1941: Kansas State played its first home night game. Oklahoma beat the Wildcats, 3-2, at Griffith Park in Manhattan.
1952: Earl Woods became the first African- American baseball player in Big Seven Conference history. The father of professional golfer Tiger Woods, Earl was forced to stay in all-black hotels and away from his teammates on road trips.
1958: Kansas State outfielder Paul Bader became the first player in history to be selected to the All-Big Eight team.
1961: After playing for years at Griffith Park in Downtown Manhattan, Kansas State finally got its own ballpark, as the university opened Frank Myers Field in 1961. The Wildcats celebrated the opening with an 11-0 shutout of Iowa State.
1968: Under head coach Bob Brasher, the Wildcats finished second in the Big Eight (13-7) - their best finish, to date, in the Big Eight era. The team was led by All-American outfielder Jack Woolsey and the Big Eight's leading hitter Tom Wheeler along with All-Big Eight pitcher Nick Horner.
April 22, 1969: Freshman pitcher Mark Arnold hurled the only perfect game in Kansas State history. He retired 27 straight Ottawa batters to earn the 3-0 victory.
1973: Although there seems to have been All-Americans before the 1973 season, freshman pitcher Andy Replogle was the first Kansas State player in recorded history to be selected to an All-American team. Replogle would later play two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1978-79.
1974: Kansas State set a school record by winning 14 Big Eight games against only seven losses. The Wildcats finished second in the league race.
1976: Former Wildcat Bobby Randall, who coached at both Iowa State and Kansas in the Big 12 , began his six-year major league career with the Minnesota Twins. He would post a career .257 average with 154 runs scored and 91 RBIs in his days as a Twin.
March 18, 1976: Ted Power set a single-game record with 19 strikeouts against Wayne State. Power, who still holds the single-season mark with 99 strikeouts, spent 13 years in the Major Leagues, playing for the Dodgers, Reds, Royals, Cardinals, Pirates and Indians.
1978: Twenty years after Earl Woods broke the color barrier as a player in the Big Eight Conference, Dave Baker becomes the first African American baseball coach at a Big Eight institution. Baker would guide the Wildcats to 137 wins from 1978 to 1983.
May 7, 1983: By posting a 3-2 victory over Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, Kansas State qualified for the Big Eight Postseason Tournament for the first time since 1977. The trip to Oklahoma City would be a quick one for Kansas State, as the Wildcats dropped games to Oklahoma and Kansas.
April 26, 1990: A record-crowd of 6,155 packed Frank Myers Field to watch defending national champion Wichita State defeat the homestanding Wildcats, 8-5.
May, 1990: Kansas State's head coach Mike Clark is named the Big Eight Coach of the Year after leading the Wildcats to a second-place finish in the league race. He is the first and only coach to earn such an honor.
March 21, 1991: Mike Clark won his 139th game as Kansas State's head coach with an 18-7 victory over his alma mater, Missouri Western, at Frank Myers Field, surpassing Phil Wilson (138) for K-State's career lead in coaching victories.
May 18, 1992: Shortstop Craig Wilson became the first-ever Wildcat to be named Big Eight Player of the Year. The holder of numerous school records, Wilson was named a first team All-American in 1992 by Baseball America after leading the team with a .416 batting average, 54 runs scored, 62 RBIs and eight home runs. Wilson was later named to the 1992 Olympic Team which captured the bronze medal.
April 30, 1997: Designated hitter Scott Poepard hits two home runs in Kansas State's 11-1 victory over Bethany and became K-State's career home run leader with 31.
1998: After the final game of the season a ground breaking ceremony was held to begin the renovation of Frank Myers Field. The press box and grand stands were torn down and a new playing surface was installed. Every facet of the stadium would be improved by the 2002 season in the $3.1 million dollar renovation, including a new press box with luxury suites, a 3,150-square-foot lockerroom complete with team and training rooms.
1999: After delays, renovation was slowed and the playing surface of Frank Myers Field was not complete. The 1999 Wildcats would play a 55-game schedule without a home field, thus meaning 44 games were played outside the city limits of Manhattan, Kan. On the year, the team travelled 17,500 miles and played at 19 different sites.
1999: Sophomore Kasey Weishaar finished with a single-season record .429 batting average. Over the 55-game season, Weishaat never went more than seven at-bats without a hit. For his outstanding season, Weishaar was selected to the All-Big 12 first team.
2000: Kansas State celebrated the 100th year of Wildcat baseball during the 2000 season. In celebration of the centennial of the sport, university officials had an All-Century Celebration Weekend on May 5-7 during the three-game series with Kansas. The celebration weekend included a golf outing for former lettermen at Colbert Hills Golf Course in Manhattan and a cookout for friends and family prior to Friday's game. The university also named 21 players to the All-Century team and introduced them individually prior to Saturday's game. The players were formally honored at the All-Century Dinner that evening.
March 18, 2002: Head coach Mike Clark became the first K-State coach in any team sport to post 400 wins, earning his 400th win in the Wildcats' 8-7 win over UW-Milwaukee. He would earn career win No. 700 against at Texas Tech on April 7. He is the fourth-longest tenured coach in school history.
May 12, 2002: After winning the first two games against Missouri, a rainout on Sunday gave the Wildcats their first trip to the Big 12 Tournament after three years of heartbreaking close calls. In its first postseason trip since the 1996 season, Kansas State proved its medal against the best, overcoming a 12-inning loss to nationally-ranked Texas Tech in the opening game to post back-to-back upsets of nationally-ranked Baylor and the Red Raiders before losing to eventual tournament runner-up Nebraska in the semfinals. With the win over Texas Tech, K-State achieved a 30-win season for the ninth time in school history and for the first time since 1997.
June 3, 2003: After an ultra-successful nine-year stint as the head coach at Central Missouri State in Warrensburg, Mo., Brad Hill was named the 20th head baseball coach at Kansas State. The winningest Division II coach in the nation, Hill guided the Mules to an impressive 418-91 (.821) overall record during his nine-year tenure. The seven-time Central Region Coach of the Year, Hill led the school to the NCAA Tournament each of his nine seasons, including seven trips to the College World Series and a national title.
April 3, 2005: Kansas State rallied for two runs in the seventh and one more in the ninth and withstood a Texas rally in the ninth as the Wildcats knocked off the top-ranked and eventual national champion-Longhorns, 5-3, in the final game of a three-game series before 5,150 fans at Disch-Falk Field. The win was the first-ever for the Wildcats over a top-ranked team and the first over Texas in 17 tries.
May 21-25, 2008: Kansas State, playing in just its second-ever Big 12 Championship, traveled to Bricktown Ballpark winners of its last three games. The Wildcats kept the momentum going as they defeated No. 6 Oklahoma State, 3-2, to open the tournament, but then lost to No. 7 Nebraska, 5-2. On Saturday, Nebraska dropped its game to Oklahoma State, which meant K-State needed to defeat Baylor to advance. The Cats, down 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth, scored a pair of runs and held on down the stretch to move on to the program's first title game appearance.
May 29-June 1, 2009: Kansas State recorded its most successful season in school history by winning a program-record 43 games and earned a spot in its first ever NCAA Regional. K-State also set a school-record with 14 Big 12 victories and finished fourth in the conference, its highest league finish since 1995. With the ultra-successful season, the Wildcats were ticketed to Reckling Park on the campus of Rice University for its first ever regional. The Wildcats won its first regional game, a 16-8 victory over Xavier. Kansas State then faced host school and No. 6 ranked Rice in what could be labeled the biggest win in program history when the Wildcats topped the Owls, 7-6, to advance to the regional final. And although the Cats dropped the next to games to end the season, the Wildcats can look back at the 2009 campaign as the one that reset the bar in terms on success in baseball at Kansas State.
2009: Head coach Brad Hill earned Big 12 Coach of the Year honors, becoming the first Kansas State coach since Mike Clark in 1990 to be named conference coach of the year. Hill guided Kansas State to a 43-win season, including 14 conference victories to finish fourth in the league, all school bests at the time. The Wildcats also earned their highest ranking in school history as they were No. 10 in the Baseball America Top 25 earlier in the season. Junior right-handed pitcher A.J. Morris was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and was the school's first ever consensus All-American after setting the school record with 14 victories and the seventh-lowest ERA at 2.09.
2010: Kansas State followed its best season in program history with another NCAA?Tournament berth as the Wildcats finished with the second-most wins in school history with 36. K-State also recorded its highest ever finish in Big 12 play as it finished third and tied the school record with 14 conference victories. Leading the way for K-State was sophomore Nick Martini, who was named the Big 12 Player of the Year. The outfielder also earned second team All-America honors as he led the Big 12 with a .416 batting average - which was tied for fifth in school history - and he also led the league in conference-only games with a .433 mark - the eighth-highest mark in Big 12 history.
2011: The Wildcats advanced to their third straight and third-ever NCAA?Regional when they were an at-large selection yet again. Kansas State finished with the third-most wins in school history with 35, thanks to a late-season run. K-State was just 20-15 overall and 5-10 in conference play before finishing the regular season with a 16-8 overall record and a 7-4 mark against Big 12 foes. The streak included a three-game sweep of Kansas as the Wildcats improved their record against the Jayhawks to 15-3 over the previous 18 meetings.
2013: Kansas State put together its best season in school history by winning a school-record 45 games, including 16 in Big 12 play en route to the program's first conference championship since 1933. K-State also registered the first NCAA Regional host selection in school history as the Wildcats swept games against in-state rival Wichita State, Bryant and Arkansas to capture the program's first NCAA Super Regional berth. The Wildcats set a school record by placing seven players on the All-Big 12 First Team, including Big 12 Player of the Year Ross Kivett, Freshman of the Year Jake Matthys and Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year Jared King. In addition, head coach Brad Hill earned his second Big 12 Coach of the Year designation.
2017:Â On April 22, 2017, K-State head coach Brad Hill surpassed longtime skipper Mike Clark as the winningest coach in program history. The 8-4 victory over the No. 21 Mountaineers earned Hill his 436th career win in his 14th season at the helm of the Wildcats.
2019: Pete Hughes was named the program’s 21st head coach in program history on June 8, 2018. In his first season at the helm, Hughes led K-State to a berth in the Big 12 Championship for the first time since 2016 with a 25-33 record (8-16 Big 12).
2020: After just 17 games, the Wildcats’ 2020 campaign was cut short due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. K-State had a record of 10-7, including road series victory over Stanford, before all Division I spring sports were cancelled due to public health concerns.
2021: In Coach Hughes’ third season, the Wildcats made a run to the semifinal round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship - their longest run since reaching the title game in 2008. K-State finished the season with a 34-23 record for its highest win total since 2013 (45). Additionally, the Cats launched a program-record 89 home runs, led by Dylan Phillips’ 16, while the pitching staff shattered the single-season record with 541 strikeouts. Jordan Wicks set both the single season and career strikeout records on his way to becoming K-State’s highest MLB Draft selection by the Chicago Cubs (Round 1, Pick 21).
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2022: The Wildcats made their second straight run in the semifinal round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, finishing the season 29-29. In Coach Hughes’ fourth season at the helm, K-State launched the program’s second most home runs with 84 which ranked ranked third in the league. Dylan Phillips, Blake Adams and Dominic Johnson were selected in the MLB’s First-Year Player Draft, bringing the Wildcats draft total to 125. Phillips hit 13 home runs in his senior campaign to become the all-time career home run leader with 44.
2023: K-State turned in a 35-24 mark, its highest win total since posting 45 in 2013, including a program record 14 road victories. Hughes guided the Wildcats to their first Big 12 series sweep since 2013 with the program’s first home sweep over Oklahoma since 1990. The 2023 team was one of just three teams in the country that walked over 300 times, hit over 75 home runs, and stole over 100 bases. Tyson Neighbors became the just Wildcat in school history to earn consensus All-American status, while Neighbors and Kaelen Culpepper represented K-State as members of Team USA on the Collegiate National Team. Seven players collected All-Big 12 accolades. K-State was just the second team out from being selected to the NCAA Tournament, finishing with an RPI of 54.Â
2024: With its sixth straight winning season at a 35-26 overall mark and the program’s first berth to the NCAA Tournament since 2013. The Cats punched their ticket to the 2024 NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional after their sweep of the Fayetteville Regional. The 2024 squad also appeared in the all four final NCAA Division I baseball rankings: D1Baseball (14th), National College Baseball Writers’ Association (NCBWA) (16th), USA Today (21st), and Baseball America (22nd). The K-State pitching staff, ended the season 19th in the nation with a record-breaking 590 total strikeouts while turning in the first no-hitter since 1991 in the Big 12 opener. The Wildcats offense finished in the Top 25 nationally in five categories. K-State’s 137 stolen bases finished ninth in the nation, while it was second in the single-season school records. The 2024 Wildcats featured All-American shortstop Kaelen Culpepper, who went on to become the second first-rounder in school history after he was selected 21st overall by the Minnesota Twins in the 2024 MLB Draft.  In the regional opener, Culpepper became just the fourth player in K-State history to hit for the cycle and first since 2014. A total of five K-State players were chosen in the 2024 MLB Draft, including four taken in the first 10 rounds. In addition to Culpepper, the Cats draft picks included right-hander Tyson Neighbors (fourth-round, No. 118 overall), right-hander Jackson Wentworth (fifth-round), second baseman Brady Day (10th-round), and outfielder Brendan Jones (12th-round). The Wildcats’ nine All-Big 12 selections matched the program record that was set in 2013, while K-State was one of five schools from the Big 12 to have nine or more players receive All-Big 12 honors.
| ALL-CENTURY TEAMÂ |
Steve Anson (1973-76; Mishawaka, Ind.): Four-year starter as a first baseman and outfielder for the Wildcats from 1973-76... Named first team All-Big Eight Conference as an outfielder in 1974... Ranks among Kansas State's Top 10 in six career categories, including at-bats (579), batting average (.349), hits (202), RBI (124), triples (19) and total bases (325)... Owns the career mark for triples with 19 in his four-year career... Led the team in hits and batting average each of his four seasons as a Wildcat... Posted an impressive senior year in 1976, hitting a team-high .356 in 54 games with team-bests in runs (45), hits (62), 2B (11), 3B (six) and RBI (48).
Elden Auker (1930-32; Norcatur, Kan.): One of the greatest athletes in Kansas State history... Played football, basketball and baseball at KSU in the late 1920s and early 1930s and was selected as an All-American in all three sports... Upon graduation, he had offers to play both professional football and baseball, but chose baseball where he embarked on a 10-year major league career... Played with three different teams in his major league career, including the Detroit Tigers (1933-38), Boston Red Sox (1939) and St. Louis Cardinals (1940-42)... Saw action in 333 games in his major league career with 261 starts... Compiled a 130-101 career pitching record and 4.42 ERA with 126 complete games and 594 strikeouts in 1,963.1 innings pitched... Struck out the legendary Babe Ruth on four pitches in his first visit to venerable Yankee Stadium in New York... Elected to numerous Halls of Fame, including the state of Kansas and the inaugural Kansas State Sports Hall of Fame class in 1990... Named to Sports Illustrated's Top 50 greatest sports figures of the century in the state of KS... Auker passed away in Vero Beach, Fla., in 2006.
David Chadd (1987-88; Wichita, Kan.): Two-year starter at first base for the Wildcats from 1987-88... Named second team All-America by both the American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America in 1988... First All-American at Kansas State for current head coach Mike Clark...Earned first team All-Big Eight Conference honors in 1988... Owns the Kansas State career record for batting average with a .388 mark... Ranks among the school's Top 10 in four single-season records, including batting average (.418), hits (84), runs (66) and home runs (11)... Led the team his senior season in hits (84), runs (66), average (.418), while ranking second in doubles (18) and home runs (11)... Transferred from Barton County (Kan.) Community College in 1987... Currently a scout for the Boston Red Sox.
Cary Colbert (1982-84; Manhattan, Kan.): Two-year starting catcher, outfielder, first baseman and designated hitter for the Wildcats from 1982-84... Became K-State's first All-Big Eight Conference selection in more than six years when he was named to the league's first team in 1984... Ranks among KSU's Top 10 in career batting average (.371), home runs (24) and RBI (130)... Also places among the school's Top 10 in single-season batting average (.403), RBI (62), home runs (11) and total bases (120)... Led the team each of his three seasons in home runs and RBI... Turned in a nice senior season primarily as a designated hitter, leading the team in runs (27), hits (37), average (.346), RBI (41) and HR (nine).
Sean Collins (1988-89; Venice, Calif.): Two-year starter as a second baseman and outfielder for the Wildcats from 1988-89...Named honorable mention All-America in 1989... Earned first team All-Big Eight Conference honors as an outfielder in 1989... Selected honorable mention All-Big Eight Conference in 1988 as a second baseman... Ranks third in career stolen bases in K-State history with 54 successful attempts, while he places seventh in career batting average with a .356 mark... Ranks third in school history in single-season runs with 64 and stolen bases with 33... His best season as a Wildcats came in 1989 when he posted a .361 batting average with a team-high 52 runs on 53 hits... Also tallied 33 RBI and a team-best seven home runs in 1989... Transferred from El Camino (Calif.) Community College in 1988... Drafted in the 13th round by the Kansas City Royals in 1989.
Bill Droege (1969-72; St. Louis, Mo.): Three-year starter as an outfielder for the Wildcats from 1969-72... Earned first team All-Big Eight Conference honors as a junior and senior at Kansas State in 1971 and 1972... Posted his finest season as a junior, leading the team with a .373 batting average as well as 30 RBI, six doubles and four triples in 1971... Ranked second on the 1971 team in hits (41), runs (24) and home runs (three)... Led the team as a senior in RBI (28) and triples (four), while he ranked second in hits (36) and runs (20)... Drafted in the eighth round by the Chicago Cubs in 1972.
David Hierholzer (1988-90; Overland Park, Kan.): Three-year starting pitcher for the Wildcats from 1988-90... Earned first team All-Big Eight Conference honors as a starting pitcher in 1989 and 1990... Ranks fourth in school history in career strikeouts (192), sixth in wins (15) and seventh in innings pitched (217.1)... Appeared in 43 games for KSU in his career with 28 starts,13 complete games and two saves... Had an impressive senior campaign for the Wildcats in 1990, posting a 3.13 ERA and 7-5 record in 15 games with eight complete games... Led the 1990 team in game starts (14), wins (seven), ERA (3.13), complete games (eight), innings pitched (97.1) and strikeouts (90)... Transferred from Johnson County (Kan.) Community College in 1988... Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 38th round of the 1990 MLB Draft.
Bill Huisman (1969-70; Goldfield, Iowa): Two-year starter at second base for the Wildcats from 1969-70... Named first team All-Big Eight Conference in both 1969 and 1970... Led the 1969 team in four categories, including hits (44), runs (32), doubles (nine) and triples (four), while he ranked second in average (.386) and home runs (four)... Dropped off offensively as a senior, but still produced a .278 batting average with 18 runs on 37 hits and 12 RBI and six doubles... Signed as a free agent by the Chicago Cubs in 1974.
Wade Johnson (1965-67; Salina, Kan.): Two-year starting pitcher for the Wildcats from 1965-67... Ranks second in school history in career ERA with a 2.25 average... Owns the school's single-season record for ERA with a 1.09 average in 1966... Saw action in 27 games on the mound in his K-State career with an 11-10 record and 111 strikeouts... Had a remarkable junior season in 1966, posting a 6-2 record and 1.09 ERA with 55 K in 10 games... Allowed just eight earned runs (21 total runs) and issued just 18 BB in 66.1 IP.
Matt Koeman (1995-96; Grand Junction, Colo.): Two-year starting pitcher for the Wildcats from 1995-96... Earned first All-Big Eight Conference honors as a starting pitcher in 1995 and 1996... Tied for eighth in school history in career wins (13) and ninth in strikeouts (155)... Named to the 1995 Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team after tossing a one-run, three-hit complete game victory over nationally-ranked and No. 2-seeded Oklahoma State in an 8-1 Kansas State win... He struck out six Cowboy batters... Appeared in 28 games for KSU in his career with 25 starts and three complete games... Posted a strong senior campaign, compiling a 7-5 record and 4.90 ERA in 104.2 innings pitched with 84 strikeouts... Earned Big Eight Conference Pitcher of the Week honors after he tossed a two-hit complete game in a 7-1 win over defending NCAA champion Oklahoma on April 4, 1995... Led the Big Eight Conference in 1995 in strikeouts per nine innings at 10.51... Transferred from Barton County (Kan.) Community College after a one-year stint... Drafted in the 30th round by Cleveland in 1996.
Greg Korbe (1975-78; Hays, Kan.): Three-year starter as an outfielder for the Wildcats from 1975-78... Twice selected as a first team All-Big Eight Conference honoree in 1977 and 1978... Ranks among the school's Top 10 in seven career categories, including at-bats (633), hits (218), runs (150), RBI (135), doubles (39), home runs (23) and total bases (338)... Places seventh on K-State's single-season list for batting average with a .406 mark in 1977... Led the team in runs, hits and doubles in his junior and senior seasons... Posted an impressive junior campaign, leading the team in hits (67), runs (39), average (.406), RBI (36), doubles (16) and home runs (nine)... Drafted in the 18th round by the Cincinnati Reds in 1977 before opting to return to K-State for his senior season... Put up good numbers as a senior, leading the team in hits (57), runs (44), and doubles (eight), while ranking second in average (.348), RBI (32) and home runs (five)... Drafted in the 26th round by the New York Mets in 1978.
Scott Poepard (1994-97; Forest Lake, Minn.): Four-year starter at second base and designated hitter for the Wildcats from 1994-97... Selected three times to the all-conference team... Earned first team All-Big Eight honors in 1995 and honorable all-conference accolades in 1996 as a second baseman... Selected second team All-Big 12 by the conference coaches and Dallas Morning News in 1997... Owns the Kansas State career records for at-bats (855), hits (284), RBI (204), doubles (61), home runs (37) and total bases (468)... Also owns season records for doubles (23) and home runs (16)... Named to the 1995 Big Eight Conference All-Tournament team... Finished among the team leaders in several offensive categories his senior season as his 16 home runs tied him for the team lead with teammate Heath Schesser, while his at-bat (230), hit (90), RBI (70), and total base (161) numbers were second-best single totals ever by a Kansas State slugger... Named the first Big 12 Player of the Week on Feb. 17 for his accomplishments at the Arlington Morning News Invitational... Also earned Big 12 Conference Player of the Week honors on May 5, 1997... Signed as a free agent by Minnesota in 1997.
Ted Power (1974-76; Abilene, Kan.): Two-year starting pitcher for the Wildcats from 1974-76... Holds the Kansas State single-season record for strikeouts with 99... Saw action in 21 games in his K-State career with 19 starts and 12 complete games... Posted a 10-8 career pitching record in 117.1 innings pitched with 148 strikeouts... Rebounded from an injury-plagued junior season for a solid senior campaign in 1976... Compiled a 6-5 pitching record and 2.34 ERA in 73.0 innings pitched his senior year in 11 starts with eight complete games... Played for eight different teams in his 13-year major league career, including Los Angeles (1981-82), Cincinnati (1983-87; 1991), Kansas City (1988), Detroit (1988), St. Louis (1989), Pittsburgh (1990), Cleveland (1992-93) and Cleveland (1993)... Led the National League with 78 appearances in 1984... Spent the 1990 season helping Pittsburgh to the National League Championship Series in 1990 and starting the sixth game.
Bobby Randall (1968-69; Gove, Kan.): Two-year starter at shortstop for the Wildcats from 1968-69... Ranks second in school history in career batting average with a .371 average... Selected in the fourth round of the secondary phase of the 1968 drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers after a stellar sophomore season at Kansas State when he hit .310.... However, he opted to continue his collegiate career... As a junior in 1969, he led the Wildcats with a .394 batting average and earned first team All-Big Eight honors... Following his junior campaign, he was once again drafted by the Dodgers this time in the second round of the draft's secondary phase... Randall played in the Dodgers' organization for six seasons before being traded to the Minnesota Twins following the 1975 season... Posted his finest season in 1976 as he played in 153 games, hit .267, scored 55 runs and hit his only major league home run... In 1978, he hit a career-best .278... Posted a 424-458-1 record in 16 seasons as a head baseball coach at Iowa State University (1985-95) and at the University of Kansas (1996-2002)... Inducted into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame in Wichita, Kan. on Jan. 17, 1998.
Ernie Recob (1963-66; Wichita, Kan.): Three-year starter as an outfielder for the Wildcats from 1963-66... Became K-State's first-ever two-time first team all-conference selection when he was named to the All-Big Eight Conference first team in 1963 and 1966... Ranks eighth in Kansas State history in career batting average with a .353 mark... Led the team in stolen bases in his junior and senior campaigns with 12 and 11 successful attempts in 1965 and 1966... Paced the team his senior season in at-bats (116), hits (45) and runs (21)... Drafted by the NY Yankees in the 56th round in 1966.
Clarence "Perk" Reitemeier (1951-52, 1954; Lafayette, Ind.): Three-year starter as an outfielder and pitcher for the Wildcats in 1950, 1951 and 1954... Led team at the plate as well as from the mound... Paced the 1951 team in batting average (.383) and home runs (four), while he was tied for the team-lead in runs (10), hits (18), singles (12), and RBI (eight)... Posted a 4-4 record from the mound in a team-high 55.2 innings pitched with 16 walks and 35 strikeouts... Returned to finish his degree in 1954 after serving two years in the Army... Hit .356 to rank sixth in the conference... One of his pitching victories was aided by his own two-run homer.
Andy Replogle (1973-75; Fort Wayne, Ind.): Three-year starting pitcher for the Wildcats from 1973-75... Named second team All-America in 1973... Selected to the first team All-Big Eight Conference team in both 1973 and 1974 as a starting pitcher... Holds Kansas State career records for pitching wins (25) and strikeouts (223)... Ranks sixth in school history with 234.1 innings pitched... Set and then tied the KSU single-season mark for pitching wins with nine in both 1974 and 1975... Compiled a 25-10 career pitching mark and 3.14 ERA in 40 games as a Wildcat with 35 starts and 25 complete games... Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1975, he made his major league debut with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1978... In his rookie season, he posted a 9-5 record and a 3.75 ERA... He earned his first major league victory on April 16, 1978 versus Baltimore as he allowed two runs in 5.2 innings pitched.
Heath Schesser (1995-97; Manhattan, Kan.): Three-year starter at shortstop for the Wildcats from 1995-97... Named third team All-America by the American Baseball Coaches Association and by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers in 1997... Became K-State's first All-Big 12 Conference selection when he was named to the first team in 1997... Selected honorable mention All-Big Eight Conference in 1996... Ranks among K-State's Top 10 in seven career categories, including hits (215), runs (163), RBI (170), doubles (45), triples (12), home runs (22) and total bases (350)... Owns the school single-season marks for at-bats (237), hits (97), runs (70), RBI (85), home runs (16) and total bases (181) - all accomplished during a remarkable 1997 senior season... Also paced the 1997 team in games played (56), batting average (.409), doubles (20), triples (nine), on-base percentage (.486), slugging percentage (.764)... Ranked among the Top 10 players in the NCAA in RBI/game (1.52) and triples/game (0.14) during the 1997 season... Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the fifth round in 1997.
Keith "Kite" Thomas (1947; Kansas City, Kan.): One-year starter as an outfielder for the Wildcats in 1947... Very little is known of Thomas' career at Kansas State due to limited record keeping at the time... Played major league ball for the Philadelphia Athletics (1952-53) and Washington Senators (1953)... Posted a .250 batting average in 75 games in 1952 with 24 runs on 29 hits and 18 RBI... Passed away on Jan. 7, 1995 in Rocky Mount, N.C.
Craig Wilson (1989-92; Franklin Park, Ill.): Regarded as one of the best players to ever wear the uniform at Kansas State... Four-year starter at second base and shortstop for the Wildcats from 1989-92... Became K-State's first consensus All-American when he was named to the Baseball America first team in 1992... Also named to Baseball America's third team in 1991... Honored as an All-American by Collegiate Baseball (second team) in 1992... Became the first and only Kansas State player to be named conference Player of the Year when he was named the Big Eight Player of the Year in 1992... Member of the 1992 U.S Olympic Baseball Team... Member of the 1991 U.S. Pan American Baseball Team... One of only three players in school history to be named to the all-conference team three times... Honored as a first team All-Big Eight selection in 1991 and 1992 after earning second team all-league honors in 1990... Ranks among KSU's Top 5 in six career categories, including placing second in hits (282), runs scored (181), doubles (58), triples (15) and third in at-bats (809) and RBI (176).
Jack Woolsey (1967-69; Kansas City, Kan.): Three-year starter as a center fielder for the Wildcats from 1967-69... Became K-State's second two-time first team All-Big Eight Conference selection with back-to-back honors in 1967 and 1968... Tied for third on the school's career list for triples with 14... Led the team in hits, RBI, triples and home runs in his sophomore and junior seasons... His best season as a Wildcat came in 1968 when he led the team in hits (37), RBI (33), triples (seven) and home runs (eight), while tallying a .339 average... Still the highest drafted player in K-State history when he was taken in the second round of the 1969 draft by the San Francisco Giants.