Year: | 2021 |
Team: | Kansas State Wildcats |
Sport: | baseball |
Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
Short Conf: | Big 12 |
Record: | 15–11 |
Conf Record: | 2–4 |
Head Coach: | Pete Hughes |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach1: | Buck Taylor |
Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach2: | Austin Wates |
Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach3: | Thomas Hughes |
Ac3 Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Tointon Family Stadium |
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.
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.[1]
Name | Position | Seasons at K-State | Alma Mater | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Head coach | 3 | Davidson (1990) | ||
Buck Taylor | Pitching Coach | 3 | San Francisco State (1995) | |
Austin Wates | Assistant coach | 3 | Virginia Tech (2017) | |
Thomas Hughes | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 1 | Kansas State (2019) |
! colspan=2 style="; color:white;" | Regular Season (15–11)|- valign="top"|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| February 20 || 6:00 pm || FloSports || vs. * || || Surprise Stadium
Surprise, AZ || L
5–17 || Jacob
(1–0) || Flack
(0–1) || - || 845 || 1–1 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| February 21 || 6:00 pm || FloSports || vs. * || || Surprise Stadium
Surprise, AZ || L
3–4 || Meza
(1–0) || Eckberg
(0–1) || - || 368 || 1–2 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 26 || 3:00 pm || ESPN+ || * || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || W
9–8 || Passino
(1–0) || Armbrust...
(0–1) || Eckberg
(2) || 458 || 3–2 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 5 || 3:00 pm || ESPN+ || * || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || W
6–3 || Wicks
(2–0) || Hampton
(2–1) || Eckberg
(3) || 402 || 6–2 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 9 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || * || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || W
15–4 || Herbers
(1–0) || McSherry
(1–1) || - || 378 || 7–4 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 12 || 12:00 pm || || vs. * || || Reckling Park
Houston, TX || W
4–3 || Eckberg
(1–2) || Seebach
(0–1) || - || 300 || 9–4 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 19 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || * || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || W
7–1 || Wicks
(4–0) || Garley
(0–1) || - || 587 || 12–5 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 23 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || at * || || Eck Stadium
Wichita, KS || L
1–5 || Kaminska
(1–0) || Herbers
(1–1) || Haase
(5) || 1,818 || 13–7 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|-|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 6 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || * || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || - || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 7 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || UAPB* || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || - || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 9 || TBD || LHN || at #4 Texas || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Austin, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 10 || TBD || LHN || at #4 Texas || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Austin, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 11 || TBD || LHN || at #4 Texas || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Austin, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 13 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || * || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || - || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 14 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || Northern Colorado* || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || - || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 16 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 17 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || Oklahoma || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 18 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || Oklahoma || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 23 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 24 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || West Virginia || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 25 || 11:00 am || ESPN+ || West Virginia || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 27 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || Missouri* || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || - || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| April 30 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || * || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || - || |-|- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 1 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || Texas Southern* || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || - || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 2 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || Texas Southern* || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || - || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 7 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 8 || 3:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 9 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 14 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || at || || Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 15 || 2:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Kansas || || Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 16 || 2:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Kansas || || Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 20 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || TCU || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 21 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || TCU || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 22 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || TCU || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |-| style="font-size:88%" | Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Kansas State team member|-| style="font-size:88%" | "*" 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.
See also: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.
See main article: 2021 MLB Draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
LHP | 1 | 21 | Chicago Cubs | |
Carson Seymour | RHP | 6 | 172 | New York Mets |
Zach Kokoska | OF | 10 | 290 | Colorado Rockies |
Eric Torres | LHP | 12 | 411 | Los Angeles Angels |