Kansas State Wildcats baseball
Kansas State Wildcats | |
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2024 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team | |
Founded | 1897 |
Overall record | 1,933-1,926-10 |
University | Kansas State University |
Athletic director | Gene Taylor |
Head coach | Pete Hughes (6th season) |
Conference | Big 12 |
Location | Manhattan, Kansas |
Home stadium | Frank Myers Field at Tointon Family Stadium (Capacity: 2,331) |
Nickname | Wildcats |
Colors | Royal purple and white[1] |
NCAA regional champions | |
2013 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2013 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
1907 • 1908 • 1928 • 1930 • 1933 • 2013 |
The Kansas State Wildcats baseball team is a member of the NCAA and the Big 12 Conference. The program's first official game was in 1897.
Following the completion of the 2021 season, Kansas State's all-time record is 1,904–1,897–10 (.501).
Home field
Kansas State plays its home games at Frank Myers Field at Tointon Family Stadium. The stadium was built in 1961, and re-dedicated in 2002 with major improvements including a digital scoreboard, upgraded locker-room facilities, coaches' offices, and more.
The team's first official home field was an open public square in Manhattan located at Bluemont Avenue and 8th Street, which it began using in the 1898 season, called Athletic Field.
History
According to most sources, Kansas State began intercollegiate competition with a match against St. Mary's College on May 26, 1894.[2][3] (St. Mary's was a regional athletics powerhouse, whose recent graduates included baseball pioneers Charles Comiskey and Ted Sullivan.) However, the first game reflected in the school's official history is a 4–3 win over Fort Riley on April 10, 1897.[4] Playing in the old Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the baseball team earned its first varsity championship in 1907 under coach Mike Ahearn.[4]
After joining the
Transcending results on the field, the team established an important milestone when Kansas State catcher
Recent seasons
The Wildcats have established a number of firsts for the program in recent years. The team qualified for its first
In 2013, the Wildcats won the Big 12 Conference title and reestablished a new team record for wins. The school also was awarded the right to host the program's first NCAA regional. After winning the Manhattan Regional, Kansas State advanced to its first ever NCAA Super Regional. The team played at the Corvallis Super Regional, falling to the host and Pac-12 champion Oregon State Beavers. Kansas State finished ranked in the top 15 of all the major polls, the team's highest final rankings in history.
Year | Overall | Conference | Place | Postseason |
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2009 | 43–17–1 | 14–10–1 | 4th | Big 12 tournament
NCAA tournament |
2010 | 37–22 | 14–12 | 3rd | Big 12 tournament
NCAA tournament |
2011 | 36–23 | 12–14 | 6th | Big 12 tournament
NCAA tournament |
2012 | 27–31 | 7–17 | 8th | Big 12 tournament
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2013 | 45–19 | 16–8 | 1st | Big 12 tournament
NCAA tournament |
2014 | 25–30 | 5–19 | 9th | |
2015 | 27–30 | 10–14 | 6th | Big 12 tournament
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2016 | 26–31 | 8–16 | 8th | Big 12 tournament
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2017 | 29–26 | 8–16 | 9th | |
2018 | 23–31 | 5–19 | 9th | |
2019 | 25–33 | 8–16 | 8th | Big 12 tournament
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2020 | 10-7 | 0-0 | – | Season canceled due to COVID-19 |
2021 | 34–23 | 10–14 | 7th | Big 12 tournament
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2022 | 29-29 | 8-16 | 7th | Big 12 tournament |
2023 | 33-22 | 13-11 | 5th | Big 12 tournament |
Individual honors
- Craig Wilson played for the U.S. baseball team at the 1992 Olympics.
Conference honors
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- Newcomer of the Year
- Jake Scudder – 2016
Rivalry
Kansas State's main rival is the Kansas Jayhawks. The teams play every year in the Sunflower Showdown.
Former Wildcats in Major League Baseball
- As of the drafted every year under the tutelage of current coach Pete Hughes.[8]
- 12 former Wildcats have played at least one game in the Majors.[9][10]
Name | K-State | MLB | Team(s) |
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Josh Billings | 1910 | 1913–23 | Cleveland Naps, St. Louis Browns
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Elden Auker | 1929–32 | 1933–42 | Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns |
Butch Nieman | 1938–39 | 1943–45 | Boston Braves
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Kite Thomas | 1947 | 1952–53 | Philadelphia A's, Washington Senators
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Bob Randall | 1967–69 | 1976–80 | Minnesota Twins |
Andy Replogle | 1973–75 | 1978–79 | Milwaukee Brewers |
Ted Power | 1974–76 | 1981–93 | Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners
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Craig Wilson
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1989–92 | 1998–2000 | Chicago White Sox |
Carlos Torres | 2004 | 2009–10, 2012–2018 |
Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Washington Nationals, Detroit Tigers |
Evan Marshall | 2009–11 | 2014–present | Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox
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A. J. Morris | 2007–09 | 2016 | Cincinnati Reds |
Nick Martini | 2009–11 | 2018–present | Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, NC Dinos |
Will Brennan | 2017–19 | 2022-present | Cleveland Guardians |
Jordan Wicks | 2019-2021 | 2023-present | Chicago Cubs |
Conference membership history
- 1905–1912: Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association[11]
- 1913–1927: Missouri Valley Conference
- 1928–1995: Big Eight Conference (known as Big Six 1928–47 and Big Seven 1948–57)
- 1996–present: Big 12 Conference
See also
References
- ^ Kansas State University Athletics Public Branding Guide (PDF). May 18, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Willard, Julius (1940). History of Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. Kansas State College Press.
- ISBN 978-0-7006-1832-3.
- ^ a b c "Wildcat Baseball Through the Years". Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ISBN 978-0-06-270178-7.
- ^ "Tiger Woods' Father, Earl, Succumbs to Cancer". 3 May 2006. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ^ K-State Baseball Enters Top 25 Archived 2013-01-27 at archive.today
- ^ MLB Draft Tracker
- ^ Kansas State Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues
- ^ Wildcats in Major League Baseball
- ^ Willard, Julius (1940). History of Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. Kansas State College Press. pp. 499, 505–06.