Pitchers James Guyette and Tazwell Butler head to the Padres and Astros, while catcher Bear Madliak joins the Athletics to cap a successful 2026 draft class.
Kansas State shortstop Dee Kennedy has officially taken the next step in his baseball career. The Fort Worth, Texas native was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round with the 114th overall pick of the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft.
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.
Tanner Duke got the evening started for Kansas State on the mound, but that didn’t faze Omaha. The Mavericks built momentum early, as they started the top of the first with two runs and a home run to deep center field from designated hitter Nick Riggs. The Wildcats stayed quiet during the bottom of the first, responding with zero runs.
