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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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Nine Wildcats Earn All-Big 12 Baseball Honors

MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State’s Brady Day was voted to the All-Big 12 First Team while Kaelen Culpepper and Tyson Neighbors received Second Team honors to highlight the Wildcats’ nine total selections, as the Big 12 Conference revealed its 2024 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Monday. Additionally, Owen Boerema, Nick English, Brendan Jones, Raphael Pelletier, and Jackson […]

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Early Deficit Proves Too Much in Loss at West Virginia

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (K-State) – An eight-run deficit proved to be too much for K-State to overcome, as West Virginia claimed a 12-5 victory Sunday afternoon and picked up the series win at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark. K-State (29-21, 13-14 Big 12) posted a four-run sixth that trimmed its deficit to four runs after […]

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Four Unanswered Runs Sparks Comeback Win over KU

(K-State Athletics) – K-State scored four unanswered runs to take the Dillons Sunflower Showdown Sunday, including a go-ahead two-run single by Nick English in the seventh, as the Wildcats took the rubber game from Kansas, 4-2, at Tointon Family Stadium. “Three really good ball games, I think it’s great for college baseball in this region […]

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Late Rally Lifts K-State to Sunflower Showdown Opening Win

(K-State Athletics) – Seven solid innings from Owen Boerema and a go-ahead RBI single by Nick English led K-State to a 3-2 triumph over rival Kansas in game one of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown Friday night at Tointon Family Stadium. “That was your classic Friday night Big 12 contest,” said K-State head coach Pete Hughes. […]

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