Kansas State baseball shortstop Max Martin was officially voted the Big 12 Player of the Week after the Georgia State transfer put on an impressive weekend.
Martin carded a team-best five runs and a total of five RBI at the Frisco Classic, leading the Wildcats back over .500 with a 2-1 weekend. The shortstop earned All-Tournament honors with a 1.404 OPS. The Wildcat offense which Martin led outscored opponents 28-17.
Martin ranks second overall in the Big 12 with a season average of .467 and was slugging .800, which ranks third best in the league.
A product of Edgewater Park, New Jersey, he stepped up big for the Wildcats in filling the shoes of MLB first-round shortstop Kaelen Culpepper.
Martin is the second Wildcat to take home Big 12 honors, as pitcher Lincoln Sheffield took home the Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week award last week.
Sheffield was awarded the accolade for his dominant performance in K-State’s defeat over No. 22 TCU at the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series, a 3-0 weekend against Top 25 foes that catapulted the Wildcats’ early season momentum.
Sheffield was named the FloSports Player of the Game, tossing seven complete innings and allowing just one run.
The left-hander, who carried a two-hitter into the seventh, ended his second outing of the season with a season-high eight strikeouts. He allowed just five hits in seven innings of work with one walk.
Sheffield struck out the side to set the tone early in the first inning. He allowed a leadoff double in the second but quickly settled in and retired nine consecutive batters, helping the Wildcats build a lead and capture their eventual 10-2 victory over the Horned Frogs.
More recently, Sheffield turned in his second consecutive quality start in a Wildcat uniform, holding Nebraska to two runs in his 6 1/3 inning start on Sunday. The 2-1 lefty earned the win with seven strikeouts and six hits.
Due to weather conditions, K-State’s 2025 season opener against Creighton on Wednesday was canceled. On Friday, the Wildcats (6-5) will take on William & Mary (4-8) in a three-game series at Tointon Family Stadium.
