2021 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team

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2021 Kansas State Wildcats baseball
Kansas State Wildcats baseball logo.svg
Conference Big 12 Conference
Record15–11 (2–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Buck Taylor (3rd season)
  • Austin Wates (3rd season)
  • Thomas Hughes (1st season)
Home stadium Tointon Family Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Texas  ‍†‍‍y17–7–0 .70850–17–0 .746
No. 8 TCU  ‍†‍‡‍y17–7–0 .70841–19–0 .683
No. 9 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y14–10–0 .58339–17–0 .696
No. 23 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y12–12–0 .50036–19–1 .652
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍11–13–0 .45827–28–0 .491
Baylor  ‍‍‍11–13–0 .45831–20–0 .608
Kansas State  ‍‍‍10–14–0 .41734–23–0 .596
West Virginia  ‍‍‍8–16–0 .33325–27–0 .481
Kansas  ‍‍‍8–16–0 .33330–27–0 .526
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2021 [1]
Rankings from D1baseball

The 2021 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team represented Kansas State University during the 2021 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 Pete Hughes, in his 3rd season at Kansas State.

Contents

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

NamePositionSeasons at K-StateAlma mater
Pete Hughes Head coach3 Davidson (1990)
Buck TaylorPitching Coach3 San Francisco State (1995)
Austin WatesAssistant coach3 Virginia Tech (2017)
Thomas HughesVolunteer Assistant Coach1 Kansas State (2019)

Roster

2021 Kansas State Wildcats roster
 

Pitchers

  • 5 – Connor McCullough (RHP) –  Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 7 – Luke Hauswirth (RHP) – Senior
  • 8 – Andrew Stratman (RHP) – Junior
  • 11 – Nico Rodriguez (RHP) – Freshman
  • 12 – Tyler Eckberg (RHP) –  Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 13 – Caleb Littlejim (RHP) – Senior
  • 22 – Zak Herbers (RHP) – Junior
  • 27 – Gavin Hinchliffe (RHP) – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 32 – Wesley Moore (LHP) – Junior
  • 33 – Jordan Wicks (LHP) – Sophomore
  • 34 – Tyler Ruhl (RHP) – Freshman
  • 35 – Carson Seymour (RHP) –  Redshirt.svg 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 –  Redshirt.svg 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 – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 43 – Cameron Uselton – Freshman

[3]

 

Schedule and results

2021 Kansas State Wildcats Baseball Game Log [4]
Regular Season (15–11)
February (5–2)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
February 191:00 pm FloSports vs. Oregon State* Surprise Stadium
Surprise, AZ 		W
3–2		Wicks
(1–0)		Abel
(0–1)		Eckberg
(1)		1,3521–0— Stats
Story
February 206:00 pmFloSportsvs. Gonzaga*Surprise Stadium
Surprise, AZ		L
5–17		Jacob
(1–0)		Flack
(0–1)		—8451–1— Stats
Story
February 216:00 pmFloSportsvs. New Mexico*Surprise Stadium
Surprise, AZ		L
3–4		Meza
(1–0)		Eckberg
(0–1)		—3681–2— Stats
Story
February 2211:00 amFloSportsvs. Gonzaga*Surprise Stadium
Surprise, AZ		W
6–1		Ford
(1–0)		Spellacy
(0–1)		Rodriguez
(1)		3162–2— Stats
Story
February 263:00 pm ESPN+ Western Michigan* Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS 		W
9–8		Passino
(1–0)		Armbrust...
(0–1)		Eckberg
(2)		4583–2— Stats
Story
February 272:00 pmESPN+Western Michigan*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		W
11–3		Seymour
(1–0)		Miller
(0–1)		—5874–2— Stats
Story
February 2812:00 pmESPN+Western Michigan*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		W
2–1		McCullough
(1–0)		Huisman
(0–1)		Littlejim
(1)		3985–2— Stats
Story
March (8–8)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
March 53:00 pmESPN+ Eastern Illinois*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		W
6–3		Wicks
(2–0)		Hampton
(2–1)		Eckberg
(3)		4026–2— Stats
Story
March 61:00 pmESPN+Eastern Illinois*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		L
5–6		Nicholson
(2–0)		Seymour
(1–1)		Stevenson
(2)		5876–3— Stats
Story
March 71:00 pmESPN+Eastern Illinois*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		L
7–14		Doherty
(1–0)		Eckberg
(0–2)		—5876–4— Stats
Story
March 96:00 pmESPN+ South Dakota State*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		W
15–4		Herbers
(1–0)		McSherry
(1–1)		—3787–4— Stats
Story
March 106:00 pmESPN+South Dakota State*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		W
10–0		Littlejim
(1–0)		Bishop
(0–1)		—2978–4— Stats
Story
March 1212:00 pmvs. Northern Illinois* Reckling Park
Houston, TX 		W
4–3		Eckberg
(1–2)		Seebach
(0–1)		—3009–4— Stats
Story
March 1310:00 amvs. Northern Illinois*Reckling Park
Houston, TX		W
3–1(10)		Torres
(1–0)		Michaels
(0–1)		—33010–4— Stats
Story
March 132:00 pmat Rice*Reckling Park
Houston, TX		W
8–3		Wicks
(3–0)		Garcia
(1–1)		—1,23811–4— Stats
Story
March 146:00 pmat Rice*Reckling Park
Houston, TX		L
0–1		Wood
(1–0)		Littlejim
(1–1)		—1,04111–5— Stats
Story
March 196:00 pmESPN+ New Mexico*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		W
7–1		Wicks
(4–0)		Garley
(0–1)		—58712–5— Stats
Story
March 204:00 pmESPN+New Mexico*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		L
4–6		Arbruester
(3–1)		Seymour
(1–2)		Meza
(3)		58712–6— Stats
Story
March 211:00 pmESPN+New Mexico*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		W
17–8		Torres
(2–0)		Campa
(1–2)		—58713–6— Stats
Story
March 236:00 pmESPN+at Wichita State* Eck Stadium
Wichita, KS 		L
1–5		Kaminska
(1–0)		Herbers
(1–1)		Haase
(5)		1,81813–7— Stats
Story
March 266:00 pmESPN+at #20 Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK 		L
5–14		Scott
(5–1)		Wicks
(4–1)		—3,38313–80–1 Stats
Story
March 276:00 pmESPN+at #20 Oklahoma StateO'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		L
2–4		Standlee
(2–0)		Littlejim
(1–2)		—3,84613–90–2 Stats
Story
March 281:00 pmESPN+at #20 Oklahoma StateO'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		L
2–8		Wrobleski
(2–2)		McCullough
(1–1)		—3,20313–100–3 Stats
Story
April (2–1)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
April 16:00 pmESPN+#4 Texas Tech Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		L
1–17		Birdsell
(4–1)		Wicks
(4–2)		—40413–110–4 Stats
Story
April 26:00 pmESPN+#4 Texas TechTointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		W
7–2		Seymour
(2–2)		Monteverde
(5–1)		Eckberg
(4)		58714–111–4 Stats
Story
April 34:00 pmESPN+#4 Texas TechTointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		W
10–4		McCullough
(2–1)		Montgomery
(1–1)		—58715–112–4 Stats
Story
April 66:00 pmESPN+ UAPB*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		—
April 76:00 pmESPN+UAPB*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		—
April 9TBD LHN at #4 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Austin, TX
April 10TBDLHNat #4 TexasUFCU Disch–Falk Field
Austin, TX
April 11TBDLHNat #4 TexasUFCU Disch–Falk Field
Austin, TX
April 136:00 pmESPN+ Northern Colorado*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		—
April 146:00 pmESPN+Northern Colorado*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		—
April 166:00 pmESPN+ Oklahoma Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 174:00 pmESPN+OklahomaTointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 181:00 pmESPN+OklahomaTointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 236:00 pmESPN+ West Virginia Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 244:00 pmESPN+West VirginiaTointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 2511:00 amESPN+West VirginiaTointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 276:00 pmESPN+ Missouri*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		—
April 306:00 pmESPN+ Texas Southern*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		—
May (0–0)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
May 14:00 pmESPN+Texas Southern*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		—
May 21:00 pmESPN+Texas Southern*Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS		—
May 76:30 pmESPN+at Baylor Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
May 83:00 pmESPN+at BaylorBaylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
May 91:00 pmESPN+at BaylorBaylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
May 146:00 pmESPN+at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS
May 152:00 pmESPN+at KansasHoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS
May 162:00 pmESPN+at KansasHoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS
May 206:00 pmESPN+ TCU Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
May 216:00 pmESPN+TCUTointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
May 224:00 pmESPN+TCUTointon 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

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [5] RVRV*——————
Baseball America [6] ————————
Collegiate Baseball^ [7] RV———————
NCBWA† [8] RVRVRV—RVRV—RV
D1Baseball [9] ————————

^ 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

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Jordan Wicks LHP121 Chicago Cubs
Carson SeymourRHP6172 New York Mets
Zach KokoskaOF10290 Colorado Rockies
Eric TorresLHP12411 Los Angeles Angels

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  2. ↑ "2020 Season Cancellation". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2021 Baseball Roster". Kansas State Wildcats. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
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