| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Kansas State Wildcats |
| Sport: | baseball |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Record: | 14–19 |
| Conf Record: | 1–8 |
| Head Coach: | Brad Hill |
| Hc Year: | 13th |
| Asst Coach1: | Andy Sawyers |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Tyler Kincaid |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach3: | Blake Kangas |
| Ac3 Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Tointon Family Stadium |
The 2016 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team represents Kansas State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats will their home games at Tointon Family Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Brad Hill, in his 13th season at Kansas State.
The 2015 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team notched a 27–30 (10–14) record and finished sixth in the Big 12 Conference standings.[1] The Wildcats reached the 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament championship game, where they were eliminated in the second round.[2] Kansas State did not receive an at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]
| Name | Position | Seasons at Kansas State | Alma Mater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | 13 | Emporia State University (1985) | ||
| Andy Sawyers | Associate head coach/offensive coordinator | 2 | University of Nebraska (1998) | |
| Tyler Kincaid | Assistant coach/Pitching | 1 | San Francisco State University | |
| Blake Kangas | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 4 | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (2007) |
! style="background:#512888;color:white;"| Regular season|- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 19 || 8:0 pm || || at * || || Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA || W
1–0 || Fischer
(1–0) || Sodders
(0–1) || Kalmus
(1) || 423 || 1–0 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 27 || 6:00 pm || || * || || Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge) || W
9–2 || McVorhis
(2–0) || Carroll
(1–1) || – || 3,133 || 3–4 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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 || –|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 4 || 3:00 pm || || * || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W
18–8 || Floyd
(1–1) || Holdridge
(0–2) || – || 2,233 || 5–4 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 9 || 3:00 pm || COX KS || * || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W
8–2 || Heinen
(1–0) || Elman
(0–1) || – || 1,920 || 8–4 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 11 || 3:00 pm || || * || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || L
1–14 || Keller
(1–3) || Fischer
(1–1) || – || 2,005 || 8–5 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 15 || 6:30 pm || FCS || * || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || L
5–6 || Polivka
(1–1) || Ruder
(0–1) || Starks
(1) || 2,042 || 10–6 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 18 || 6:30 pm || || * || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || L
5–7 || Davis
(2–0) || Floyd
(1–2) || – || 1,912 || 11–7 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 29 || 6:30 pm || FCS || * || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W
11–3 || Wiley
(2–1) || Sasse
(1–3) || – || 1,916 || 12–13 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 30 || 4:00 pm || || * || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || L
10–1411 || Womack
(2–1) || Fischer
(1–2) || – || 1,865 || 12–14 || –|-|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 5 || 6:30 pm || || at * || || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE || W
4–2 || Erickson
(1–0) || Meyers
(1–1) || Floyd
(1) || 2,926 || 13–17 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 15 || 5:30 pm || || at West Virginia || || Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV || W
8–6 || || || || || 15–19 || 2–8|- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 16 || 3:00 pm || || at West Virginia || || Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 17 || 12:00 pm || || at West Virginia || || Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 19 || 6:30 pm || FCS || Nebraska* || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 20 || 6:30 pm || COX KS || at Omaha* || || Werner Park • Papillion, NE || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 22 || 6:30 pm || FCS || Baylor || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 23 || 4:00 pm || || Baylor || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 24 || 1:00 pm || || Baylor || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 26 || 6:30 pm || COX KS || at * || || Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 27 || 6:30 pm || FCS || * || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 29 || 6:00 pm || || at * || || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 30 || 2:00 pm || || at Iowa* || || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IA || || || || || || || |-|- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 1 || 1:00 pm || || at Iowa* || || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 3 || 6:30 pm || FCS || Wichita State* || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 6 || 6:00 pm || FSOK || at Oklahoma || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 7 || 2:00 pm || FSOK || at Oklahoma || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 8 || 1:00 pm || FSOK || at Oklahoma || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 13 || 6:30 pm || COX KS || Kansas || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 14 || 3:30 pm || COX KS || Kansas || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 15 || 1:00 pm || COX KS || Kansas || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 19 || 6:30 pm || || at TCU || || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 20 || 6:30 pm || FSSW+ || at TCU || || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 21 || 4:00 pm || FSSW || at TCU || || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || |-|- ! style="background:#512888;color:white;"| Post-season|-|- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 25 || TBD || || TBD || || Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 26 || TBD || || TBD || || Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || || || || || || || |-| style="font-size:88%" | Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Kansas State team member|-| style="font-size:88%" | All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.