The Kansas State Wildcats wrapped up another series, but the outcome was not what the purple and white had hoped for. On the road against No. 18 West Virginia, the Mountaineers added a third win against the Wildcats, 13-6, sweeping the series.
Despite a solo home run from Micah Kendrick, Kansas State baseball’s offensive struggles continued Saturday afternoon as No. 18 West Virginia secured the series win with a 9-1 victory at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ball Park.
With dominant pitching, No. 18 West Virginia made quick work of Kansas State with a 7-0 shutout victory on Friday night at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark.
A game that started at 11 a.m. and wrapped up just past 7:30 p.m. resulted in a Kansas victory as they swept Kansas State to remain in first place in the Big 12 conference.
The NFL draft has come to an end, and two players from Kansas State heard their names called, marking five straight years the Wildcats have had multiple players selected.
After a dissatisfying first matchup against in-state rivals Kansas, the Kansas State Wildcats came into game two with a wiped-clean mindset. But it wouldn’t be enough to overtake the No. 16 Kansas Jayhawks, who took the victory with a late comeback, 10-8.
Shortstop Dee Kennedy crushed his 17th home run of the season to break the junior single-season record and help lead Kansas State to a weekday victory over Grand Canyon in the desert.
The Wildcat battle began in Arizona’s favor. Third baseman Nate Novitske had the only run of the first inning, taking a 1-0 lead over the visiting Wildcats. Kansas State went scoreless in the top of the second as well, but things seemed better in the bottom half as the Wildcats’ starter Robert Fortenberry managed to get two outs fairly quickly.
Left-handed starter Lincoln Sheffield pitched a complete game, striking out 10 batters and allowing just one run as he anchored Kansas State to an 11-1 victory in eight innings.
The battle between the Wildcats was fierce, going inning for inning until both teams scored late into the game.
The first five and a half innings were silenced between starting pitchers, Owen Kramkowski for Arizona and James Guyette for K-State.
