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American college baseball season
The 2021 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team represents Kansas State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Wildcats play their home games at Tointon Family Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference . They are led by head coach Pete Hughes , in his 3rd season at Kansas State.
Previous season
The 2020 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team notched a 10–7 record in February and early March; however, the remainder of the season was abruptly halted on March 13, 2020, when the Big 12 Conference canceled the remainder of the athletics season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[ 2]
Personnel
Coaching staff
Roster
2021 Kansas State Wildcats roster
Pitchers
5 – Connor McCullough (RHP) – Freshman
7 – Luke Hauswirth (RHP) – Senior
8 – Andrew Stratman (RHP) – Junior
11 – Nico Rodriguez (RHP) – Freshman
12 – Tyler Eckberg (RHP) – Junior
13 – Caleb Littlejim (RHP) – Senior
22 – Zak Herbers (RHP) – Junior
27 – Gavin Hinchliffe (RHP) – Sophomore
32 – Wesley Moore (LHP) – Junior
33 – Jordan Wicks (LHP) – Sophomore
34 – Tyler Ruhl (RHP) – Freshman
35 – Carson Seymour (RHP) – Sophomore
37 – Eric Torres (LHP) – Sophomore
40 – Griffin Hassall (RHP) – Sophomore
41 – Grant Nicholson (LHP) – Freshman
45 – Josh Flack (RHP) – Sophomore
47 – Brett Wozniak (LHP) – Freshman
55 – Casey Ford (RHP) – Senior
Catchers
30 – Chris Ceballos – Senior
36 – Mason Crews – Sophomore
38 – Austin Garrett – Junior
39 – Raphael Pelletier – Freshman
44 – Dylan Caplinger – Junior
Infielders
2 – Jaxon Passino – Junior
3 – Cameron Thompson – Senior
6 – Terrence Spurlin – Junior
10 – Kamron William – Junior
15 – Luke Beckstein – Freshman
16 – Elijah Dale – Freshman
17 – Cole Johnson – Sophomore
18 – Brady Day – Freshman
20 – Daniel Carinci – Sophomore
25 – Nick Goodwin – Freshman
Outfielders
1 – Dom Hughes – Freshman
4 – Blake Burrows – Sophomore
23 – Jordan Maxson – Junior
24 – Dylan Phillips – Sophomore
26 – Chris Herb – Junior
28 – Zach Kokoska – Junior
29 – Chad Shade – Senior
31 – Kaden Fowler – Junior
43 – Cameron Uselton – Freshman
[ 3]
Schedule and results
2021 Kansas State Wildcats Baseball Game Log[ 4]
Regular Season (15–11)
Date
Time (CT)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Big 12
February 19
1:00 pm
FloSports
vs. Oregon State *
Surprise Stadium Surprise, AZ
W 3–2
Wicks (1–0)
Abel (0–1)
Eckberg (1)
1,352
1–0
—
Stats Story
February 20
6:00 pm
FloSports
vs. Gonzaga *
Surprise Stadium Surprise, AZ
L 5–17
Jacob (1–0)
Flack (0–1)
—
845
1–1
—
Stats Story
February 21
6:00 pm
FloSports
vs. New Mexico *
Surprise Stadium Surprise, AZ
L 3–4
Meza (1–0)
Eckberg (0–1)
—
368
1–2
—
Stats Story
February 22
11:00 am
FloSports
vs. Gonzaga*
Surprise Stadium Surprise, AZ
W 6–1
Ford (1–0)
Spellacy (0–1)
Rodriguez (1)
316
2–2
—
Stats Story
February 26
3:00 pm
ESPN+
Western Michigan *
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
W 9–8
Passino (1–0)
Armbrust... (0–1)
Eckberg (2)
458
3–2
—
Stats Story
February 27
2:00 pm
ESPN+
Western Michigan*
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
W 11–3
Seymour (1–0)
Miller (0–1)
—
587
4–2
—
Stats Story
February 28
12:00 pm
ESPN+
Western Michigan*
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
W 2–1
McCullough (1–0)
Huisman (0–1)
Littlejim (1)
398
5–2
—
Stats Story
Date
Time (CT)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Big 12
March 5
3:00 pm
ESPN+
Eastern Illinois *
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
W 6–3
Wicks (2–0)
Hampton (2–1)
Eckberg (3)
402
6–2
—
Stats Story
March 6
1:00 pm
ESPN+
Eastern Illinois*
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
L 5–6
Nicholson (2–0)
Seymour (1–1)
Stevenson (2)
587
6–3
—
Stats Story
March 7
1:00 pm
ESPN+
Eastern Illinois*
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
L 7–14
Doherty (1–0)
Eckberg (0–2)
—
587
6–4
—
Stats Story
March 9
6:00 pm
ESPN+
South Dakota State *
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
W 15–4
Herbers (1–0)
McSherry (1–1)
—
378
7–4
—
Stats Story
March 10
6:00 pm
ESPN+
South Dakota State*
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
W 10–0
Littlejim (1–0)
Bishop (0–1)
—
297
8–4
—
Stats Story
March 12
12:00 pm
vs. Northern Illinois *
Reckling Park Houston, TX
W 4–3
Eckberg (1–2)
Seebach (0–1)
—
300
9–4
—
Stats Story
March 13
10:00 am
vs. Northern Illinois*
Reckling Park Houston, TX
W 3–1(10)
Torres (1–0)
Michaels (0–1)
—
330
10–4
—
Stats Story
March 13
2:00 pm
at Rice *
Reckling Park Houston, TX
W 8–3
Wicks (3–0)
Garcia (1–1)
—
1,238
11–4
—
Stats Story
March 14
6:00 pm
at Rice*
Reckling Park Houston, TX
L 0–1
Wood (1–0)
Littlejim (1–1)
—
1,041
11–5
—
Stats Story
March 19
6:00 pm
ESPN+
New Mexico *
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
W 7–1
Wicks (4–0)
Garley (0–1)
—
587
12–5
—
Stats Story
March 20
4:00 pm
ESPN+
New Mexico*
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
L 4–6
Arbruester (3–1)
Seymour (1–2)
Meza (3)
587
12–6
—
Stats Story
March 21
1:00 pm
ESPN+
New Mexico*
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
W 17–8
Torres (2–0)
Campa (1–2)
—
587
13–6
—
Stats Story
March 23
6:00 pm
ESPN+
at Wichita State *
Eck Stadium Wichita, KS
L 1–5
Kaminska (1–0)
Herbers (1–1)
Haase (5)
1,818
13–7
—
Stats Story
March 26
6:00 pm
ESPN+
at #20 Oklahoma State
O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK
L 5–14
Scott (5–1)
Wicks (4–1)
—
3,383
13–8
0–1
Stats Story
March 27
6:00 pm
ESPN+
at #20 Oklahoma State
O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK
L 2–4
Standlee (2–0)
Littlejim (1–2)
—
3,846
13–9
0–2
Stats Story
March 28
1:00 pm
ESPN+
at #20 Oklahoma State
O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK
L 2–8
Wrobleski (2–2)
McCullough (1–1)
—
3,203
13–10
0–3
Stats Story
Date
Time (CT)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Big 12
April 1
6:00 pm
ESPN+
#4 Texas Tech
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
L 1–17
Birdsell (4–1)
Wicks (4–2)
—
404
13–11
0–4
Stats Story
April 2
6:00 pm
ESPN+
#4 Texas Tech
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
W 7–2
Seymour (2–2)
Monteverde (5–1)
Eckberg (4)
587
14–11
1–4
Stats Story
April 3
4:00 pm
ESPN+
#4 Texas Tech
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
W 10–4
McCullough (2–1)
Montgomery (1–1)
—
587
15–11
2–4
Stats Story
April 6
6:00 pm
ESPN+
UAPB *
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
—
April 7
6:00 pm
ESPN+
UAPB*
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
—
April 9
TBD
LHN
at #4 Texas
UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX
April 10
TBD
LHN
at #4 Texas
UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX
April 11
TBD
LHN
at #4 Texas
UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX
April 13
6:00 pm
ESPN+
Northern Colorado *
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
—
April 14
6:00 pm
ESPN+
Northern Colorado*
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
—
April 16
6:00 pm
ESPN+
Oklahoma
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
April 17
4:00 pm
ESPN+
Oklahoma
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
April 18
1:00 pm
ESPN+
Oklahoma
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
April 23
6:00 pm
ESPN+
West Virginia
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
April 24
4:00 pm
ESPN+
West Virginia
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
April 25
11:00 am
ESPN+
West Virginia
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
April 27
6:00 pm
ESPN+
Missouri *
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
—
April 30
6:00 pm
ESPN+
Texas Southern *
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
—
Date
Time (CT)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Big 12
May 1
4:00 pm
ESPN+
Texas Southern*
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
—
May 2
1:00 pm
ESPN+
Texas Southern*
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
—
May 7
6:30 pm
ESPN+
at Baylor
Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX
May 8
3:00 pm
ESPN+
at Baylor
Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX
May 9
1:00 pm
ESPN+
at Baylor
Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX
May 14
6:00 pm
ESPN+
at Kansas
Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS
May 15
2:00 pm
ESPN+
at Kansas
Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS
May 16
2:00 pm
ESPN+
at Kansas
Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS
May 20
6:00 pm
ESPN+
TCU
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
May 21
6:00 pm
ESPN+
TCU
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
May 22
4:00 pm
ESPN+
TCU
Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Kansas State team member
"*" indicates a non-conference game. "#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest. "()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
2021 MLB draft
References