2016 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team

2016 Kansas State Wildcats baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	14–19 (1–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Brad Hill (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Andy Sawyers (2nd season) Tyler Kincaid (1st season) Blake Kangas (4th season)
Home stadium	Tointon Family Stadium
Seasons ←  2015 2017 →

2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 5 Texas Tech  ‍†‍‍y	19	–	5	–	0		.792			47	–	20	–	0		.701
No. 4 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y	16	–	8	–	0		.667			43	–	22	–	0		.662
No. 3 TCU  ‍‍‡‍y	15	–	9	–	0		.625			49	–	18	–	0		.731
West Virginia  ‍‍‍	12	–	11	–	0		.522			36	–	22	–	0		.621
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			30	–	27	–	1		.526
Baylor  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			24	–	29	–	0		.453
Texas  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			25	–	32	–	0		.439
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0		.333			26	–	31	–	0		.456
Kansas  ‍‍‍	6	–	17	–	0		.261			20	–	35	–	1		.366
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

The 2016 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team represented Kansas State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Tointon Family Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Brad Hill, in his 13th season at Kansas State.

Previous season

The 2015 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team notched a 27–30 (10–14) record and finished sixth in the Big 12 Conference standings. ^[2] The Wildcats reached the 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament championship game, where they were eliminated in the second round. ^[3] Kansas State did not receive an at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. ^[2]

Personnel

Roster

2016 Kansas State Wildcats Roster [4]
	Pitchers 10 – Nick Jones (RHP) – Junior 14 – Colton Kalmus (RHP) – Junior 16 – Parker Rigler (LHP) – Junior 20 – Lucas Benenati (RHP) – Senior 21 – Bryce Ward (RHP) – Sophomore 22 – Garrett Spencer (LHP) – Freshman 28 – Cory Wright (LHP) – Freshman 29 – Levi MaVorhis (RHP) – Senior 30 – Jordan Floyd (LHP) – Junior 32 – Brogan Heinen (RHP) – Freshman 34 – Jacob Ruder (RHP) – Freshman 35 – Logan Riley (RHP) – Freshman 37 – Corey Fischer (RHP) – Senior 38 – Brandon Erickson (RHP) – Senior 40 – Davis Schwab (LHP) – Freshman 44 – Mitch Zubradt (RHP) – Freshman 45 – John Boushelle (RHP) – Freshman		Catchers 17 – Tyler Moore – Senior 24 – Josh Rolette – Freshman 39 – Matt Nerz – Freshman Infielders 1 – Jake Wodtke – Junior 6 – Josh Ethier – Junior 7 – Tyler Wolfe – Senior 8 – Steve Serratore – Junior 23- Jake Scudder – Junior		Outfielders 2 – Sam Chadick – Sophomore 5 – Clayton Dalrymple – Senior 9 – Danny Krause – Senior 12 – Cade Bunnell – Freshman 19 – Michael Smith – Freshman 25 – Quintin Crandall – Junior 26 – Brooks Zimmerman – Freshman

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Kansas State	Alma Mater
Brad Hill	Head coach	13	Emporia State University (1985)
Andy Sawyers	Associate head coach/offensive coordinator	2	University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1998)
Tyler Kincaid	Assistant coach/Pitching	1	San Francisco State University
Blake Kangas	Volunteer Assistant Coach	4	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (2007)

Schedule and results

2016 Kansas State Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
February Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 February 19 8:0 pm at UC Riverside* Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA W 1–0 Fischer (1–0) Sodders (0–1) Kalmus (1) 423 1–0 – February 20 3:00 pm at UC Riverside* Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA L 3–6 Landazuri (1–0) Rigler (0–1) Morton (1) 275 1–1 – February 21 3:00 pm at UC Riverside* Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA W 8–1 MaVorhis (1–0) Delgado (0–1) – 284 2–1 – February 22 8:00 pm at UC Riverside* Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA L 3–6 Musgraves (1–0) Kalmus (0–1) – 227 2–2 – February 25 2:00 pm #8 Oregon State* Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge) L 5–7 Fehmel (2–0) Floyd (0–1) Engelbrekt (3) 2,309 2–3 – February 26 2:00 pm #8 Oregon State* Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge) L 0–14 Thompson (1–1) Rigler (0–2) – 2,643 2–4 – February 27 6:00 pm Utah* Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge) W 9–2 McVorhis (2–0) Carroll (1–1) – 3,133 3–4 – February 28 2:30 pm Utah* Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge) W 20–4 Kalmus (1–1) Ottesen (0–2) – 1,736 4–4 –
March Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 March 4 3:00 pm Arkansas–Pine Bluff* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 18–8 Floyd (1–1) Holdridge (0–2) – 2,233 5–4 – March 5 2:00 pm Arkansas–Pine Bluff* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 15–9 Rigler (1–2) Medina (0–2) – 2,066 6–4 – March 6 1:00 pm Arkansas–Pine Bluff* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 13–8 Kalmus (2–1) Lewington (0–2) – 2,078 7–4 – March 9 3:00 pm COX KS Creighton* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 8–2 Heinen (1–0) Elman (0–1) – 1,920 8–4 – March 11 3:00 pm Milwaukee* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 1–14 Keller (1–3) Fischer (1–1) – 2,005 8–5 – March 12 2:00 pm Milwaukee* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 3–1 Rigler (2–2) Peters (1–2) Benenati (1) 2,095 9–5 – March 13 1:00 pm FCS Milwaukee* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 7–0 MaVorhis (3–0) Reuss (1–2) – 2,014 10–5 – March 15 6:30 pm FCS Stephen F. Austin* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 5–6 Polivka (1–1) Ruder (0–1) Starks (1) 2,042 10–6 – March 16 3:00 pm Stephen F. Austin* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 11–5 Wiley (1–0) Adams (1–1) – 1,991 11–6 – March 18 6:30 pm Western Carolina* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 5–7 Davis (2–0) Floyd (1–2) – 1,912 11–7 – March 19 2:00 pm Western Carolina* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 2–6 Sammons (3–1) Rigler (2–3) Nobles (2) 1,794 11–8 – March 20 1:00 pm Western Carolina* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 2–10 Baker (1–2) Ruder (0–2) – 1,890 11–9 – March 22 6:30 pm COX KS at Creighton* TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 4–5 Decaster (1–0) Wiley (1–1) Gerber (5) 2,324 11–10 – March 24 6:00 pm FS1 Oklahoma State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 1–2 Hatch (2–0) MaVorhis (3–1) Buffett (2) 1,884 11–11 0–1 March 25 6:30 pm FCS Oklahoma State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 4–5 Williams (1–0) Rigler (2–4) Buffett (3) 2,337 11–12 0–2 March 26 2:00 pm Oklahoma State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 4–510 Buffett (4–1) Benenati (0–1) – 2,006 11–13 0–3 March 29 6:30 pm FCS Omaha* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 11–3 Wiley (2–1) Sasse (1–3) – 1,916 12–13 – March 30 4:00 pm Oral Roberts* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 10–1411 Womack (2–1) Fischer (1–2) – 1,865 12–14 –
April Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 April 2 1:00 pm at #29 Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L 3–10 Martin (4–0) MaVorhis (3–2) Shetter (1) 4,145 12–15 0–4 April 2 4:15 pm at #29 Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L 4–10 Gingery (3–1) Rigler (2–5) Howard (2) 4,145 12–16 0–5 April 3 12:00 pm at #29 Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L 5–6 Dugger (1–0) Fischer (1–3) Moseley (2) 3,655 12–17 0–6 April 5 6:30 pm at Nebraska* Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE W 4–2 Erickson (1–0) Meyers (1–1) Floyd (1) 2,926 13–17 – April 8 6:30 pm COX KS Texas Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 3–6 Cooper (2–1) Rigler (2–6) Shugart (2) 2,331 13–18 0–7 April 9 2:00 pm Texas Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 5–12 Culbreth (6–2) MaVorhis (3–3) – 2,331 13–19 0–8 April 10 1:00 pm Texas Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 3–2 Benenati (1–1) Shugart (1–1) – 2,331 14–19 1–8 April 15 5:30 pm at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV W 8–6 15–19 2–8 April 16 3:00 pm at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV April 17 12:00 pm at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV April 19 6:30 pm FCS Nebraska* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS April 20 6:30 pm COX KS at Omaha* Werner Park • Papillion, NE April 22 6:30 pm FCS Baylor Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS April 23 4:00 pm Baylor Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS April 24 1:00 pm Baylor Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS April 26 6:30 pm COX KS at Wichita State* Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS April 27 6:30 pm FCS Grand Canyon* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS April 29 6:00 pm at Iowa* Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IA April 30 2:00 pm at Iowa* Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IA
May Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 May 1 1:00 pm at Iowa* Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IA May 3 6:30 pm FCS Wichita State* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS May 6 6:00 pm FSOK at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK May 7 2:00 pm FSOK at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK May 8 1:00 pm FSOK at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK May 13 6:30 pm COX KS Kansas Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS May 14 3:30 pm COX KS Kansas Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS May 15 1:00 pm COX KS Kansas Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS May 19 6:30 pm at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX May 20 6:30 pm FSSW+ at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX May 21 4:00 pm FSSW at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
Post-season
Big 12 Tournament Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 Tourn. May 25 TBD TBD Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK May 26 TBD TBD Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
Legend:       = Win       = Loss      Bold = Kansas State team member
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References

1. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
2. "2015 Big 12 Conference Final Weekly Release" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
3. "K-State Eliminated from Big 12 Championship, Loses to OU". Kansas State University Department of Athletics. May 22, 2015. Archived from the original on November 13, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
4. "Official Baseball Roster". Kansas State Wildcats. Retrieved February 14, 2016.