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Late-Inning Surge Lifts Wildcats Over No. 12 West Virginia

Keegan O’Connor delivered a walk-off single to complete the Wildcats’ dramatic comeback victory Friday night, as K-State erased a five-run deficit in the ninth inning to edge 12th-ranked West Virginia, 8-7, at Tointon Family Stadium. The Mountaineers (39-9, 18-5 Big 12), ranked 12th by D1Baseball, jumped out to a 4-0 lead before stretching their lead […]

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K-State baseball wins series at BYU with blowout wins Friday and Saturday

Thursday: BYU 11 K-State 6 BYU raced out to a seven-run lead after the third inning on its way to taking the series opener from K-State, 10-6, Thursday night at Miller Park. The Cougars (22-21, 7-15 Big 12) brought nine hitters to the plate in the first and seven in the third, scoring three and […]

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Frost, O’Connor Fuel K-State’s Victory Over Houston

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Fueled by Jacob Frost’s seven innings and a go-ahead three-run homer from Keegan O’Connor, K-State opened the series with a 5-2 win over Houston on Friday at Tointon Family Stadium. “Friday night wins are like gold, and I thought we set the tone and set the energy level from the get-go, which is crucial in a […]

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K-State baseball snaps skid with 6 homers in Wichita State win

The Kansas State bats are back after a six-home run performance, including two each from Shintaro Inoue and Dee Kennedy, fueling a 14-8 victory over Wichita State Tuesday night at Tointon Family Stadium to complete the season series sweep. The win snaps a five-game losing streak for the Wildcats. Eight K-State batters contributed a hit […]

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Evasco Garners Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Honors

MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – For the fourth straight week, K-State baseball picked up a Big 12 Conference weekly award, as AJ Evasco was named the Newcomer of the Week on Monday afternoon. The true freshman from Lincoln, Nebraska, becomes the third Wildcat to earn the honor this season, joining left-handed pitcher Lincoln Sheffield and shortstop Maximus Martin. For the […]

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K-State releases 2025 baseball schedule

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Coming off a 2024 season in which it reached the NCAA Super Regionals for the second time in program history, the K-State baseball team has announced the entire 56-game schedule for the upcoming season. The 2025 campaign kicks off on February 14 while the home portion of the schedule starts on March […]

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BREAKING: Twins draft Kaelen Culpepper at No. 21 in MLB Draft

The Minnesota Twins have selected Kansas State shortstop Kaelen Culpepper with the 21st overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. The All-American shortstop who batted to a .328 AVG with .933 OPS and 11 homers to go along with 59 RBIs this past season becomes the second player ever in K-State baseball history to be […]

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Culpepper named to D1Baseball All-American 2nd Team

K-State shortstop Kaelan Culpepper has been named to the D1Baseball All-American Second Team. Culpepper becomes the first position player in school history to earn All-American status from the outlet, while he is the second Wildcat to be recognized in the Pete Hughes era. Culpepper finished fifth in the Big 12 during the regular season in […]

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Boerema’s Record-Breaking Day Advances K-State in Big 12 Tournament

ARLINGTON, Texas (K-State Athletics) – A record-breaking outing from left-hander Owen Boerema and an explosive seven-run fourth led No. 6 seed K-State to an 8-4 triumph over fourth-seeded West Virginia Wednesday in an elimination game at Globe Life Field. Boerema’s complete game set the record for the longest outing in the NCAA game held at […]

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Cats Fall in Opening Round Tuesday, 2-1

ARLINGTON, TX (K-State Athletics) – KU managed to outlast K-State in the opening round of the 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Tuesday, as the Jayhawks held on for a 2-1 victory at Globe Life Field. “It was a well-played game,” said head coach Pete Hughes. “Disappointing from our perspective, obviously, but when you play […]

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