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2021 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team

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2021 Kansas State Wildcats baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record15–11 (2–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Buck Taylor (3rd season)
  • Austin Wates (3rd season)
  • Thomas Hughes (1st season)
Home stadiumTointon Family Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 3 Texas ‍‍‍y 17 7 0   .708 50 17 0   .746
No. 8 TCU ‍y 17 7 0   .708 41 19 0   .683
No. 9 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 14 10 0   .583 39 17 0   .696
No. 23 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 12 12 0   .500 36 19 1   .652
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 27 28 0   .491
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 31 20 0   .608
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 34 23 0   .596
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 25 27 0   .481
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 30 27 0   .526
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1baseball

The 2021 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team represented Kansas State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Tointon Family Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Pete Hughes, in his 3rd season at Kansas State.

Previous season

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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.[2]

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at K-State Alma mater
Pete Hughes 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)

Roster

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2021 Kansas State Wildcats roster
 

Pitchers

  • 5 – Connor McCullough (RHP) – Redshirt Freshman
  • 7 – Luke Hauswirth (RHP) – Senior
  • 8 – Andrew Stratman (RHP) – Junior
  • 11 – Nico Rodriguez (RHP) – Freshman
  • 12 – Tyler Eckberg (RHP) – Redshirt Junior
  • 13 – Caleb Littlejim (RHP) – Senior
  • 22 – Zak Herbers (RHP) – Junior
  • 27 – Gavin Hinchliffe (RHP) – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 32 – Wesley Moore (LHP) – Junior
  • 33 – Jordan Wicks (LHP) – Sophomore
  • 34 – Tyler Ruhl (RHP) – Freshman
  • 35 – Carson Seymour (RHP) – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 37 – Eric Torres (LHP) – Sophomore
  • 40 – Griffin Hassall (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 41 – Grant Nicholson (LHP) – Freshman
  • 45 – Josh Flack (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 47 – Brett Wozniak (LHP) – Freshman
  • 55 – Casey Ford (RHP) – Senior
 

Catchers

  • 30 – Chris Ceballos – Senior
  • 36 – Mason Crews – Sophomore
  • 38 – Austin Garrett – Junior
  • 39 – Raphael Pelletier – Freshman
  • 44 – Dylan Caplinger – Junior

Infielders

  • 2 – Jaxon Passino – Junior
  • 3 – Cameron Thompson – Senior
  • 6 – Terrence Spurlin – Junior
  • 10 – Kamron William – Redshirt Junior
  • 15 – Luke Beckstein – Freshman
  • 16 – Elijah Dale – Freshman
  • 17 – Cole Johnson – Sophomore
  • 18 – Brady Day – Freshman
  • 20 – Daniel Carinci – Sophomore
  • 25 – Nick Goodwin – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 – Dom Hughes – Freshman
  • 4 – Blake Burrows – Sophomore
  • 23 – Jordan Maxson – Junior
  • 24 – Dylan Phillips – Sophomore
  • 26 – Chris Herb – Junior
  • 28 – Zach Kokoska – Junior
  • 29 – Chad Shade – Senior
  • 31 – Kaden Fowler – Redshirt Junior
  • 43 – Cameron Uselton – Freshman

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Schedule and results

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2021 Kansas State Wildcats Baseball Game Log[4]
Regular Season (15–11)
February (5–2)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
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
February 20 6:00 pm FloSports vs. Gonzaga* Surprise Stadium
Surprise, AZ
L
5–17
Jacob
(1–0)
Flack
(0–1)
845 1–1 Stats
Story
February 21 6:00 pm FloSports vs. New Mexico* Surprise Stadium
Surprise, AZ
L
3–4
Meza
(1–0)
Eckberg
(0–1)
368 1–2 Stats
Story
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
February 26 3:00 pm ESPN+ Western Michigan* Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
W
9–8
Passino
(1–0)
Armbrust...
(0–1)
Eckberg
(2)
458 3–2 Stats
Story
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
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
March (8–8)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
March 5 3:00 pm ESPN+ Eastern Illinois* Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
W
6–3
Wicks
(2–0)
Hampton
(2–1)
Eckberg
(3)
402 6–2 Stats
Story
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
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
March 9 6:00 pm ESPN+ South Dakota State* Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
W
15–4
Herbers
(1–0)
McSherry
(1–1)
378 7–4 Stats
Story
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
March 12 12:00 pm vs. Northern Illinois* Reckling Park
Houston, TX
W
4–3
Eckberg
(1–2)
Seebach
(0–1)
300 9–4 Stats
Story
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
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
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
March 19 6:00 pm ESPN+ New Mexico* Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
W
7–1
Wicks
(4–0)
Garley
(0–1)
587 12–5 Stats
Story
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
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
March 23 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Wichita State* Eck Stadium
Wichita, KS
L
1–5
Kaminska
(1–0)
Herbers
(1–1)
Haase
(5)
1,818 13–7 Stats
Story
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
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
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
April (2–1)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
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
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
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
April 6 6:00 pm ESPN+ UAPB* Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 7 6:00 pm ESPN+ UAPB* Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 9 TBD LHN at #4 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Austin, TX
April 10 TBD LHN at #4 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Austin, TX
April 11 TBD LHN at #4 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Austin, TX
April 13 6:00 pm ESPN+ Northern Colorado* Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 14 6:00 pm ESPN+ Northern Colorado* Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 16 6:00 pm ESPN+ Oklahoma Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 17 4:00 pm ESPN+ Oklahoma Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 18 1:00 pm ESPN+ Oklahoma Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 23 6:00 pm ESPN+ West Virginia Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 24 4:00 pm ESPN+ West Virginia Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 25 11:00 am ESPN+ West Virginia Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 27 6:00 pm ESPN+ Missouri* Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
April 30 6:00 pm ESPN+ Texas Southern* Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
May (0–0)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
May 1 4:00 pm ESPN+ Texas Southern* Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
May 2 1:00 pm ESPN+ Texas Southern* Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
May 7 6:30 pm ESPN+ at Baylor Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
May 8 3:00 pm ESPN+ at Baylor Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
May 9 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Baylor Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
May 14 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS
May 15 2:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS
May 16 2:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS
May 20 6:00 pm ESPN+ TCU Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
May 21 6:00 pm ESPN+ TCU Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
May 22 4:00 pm ESPN+ TCU Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Kansas State team member
"*" 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.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[5]RVRV*
Baseball America[6]
Collegiate Baseball^[7]RV
NCBWA[8]RVRVRVRVRVRV
D1Baseball[9]

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2021 MLB draft

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Jordan Wicks 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

References

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  1. ^ "2020–21 Baseball Standings". big12sports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 Season Cancellation". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Baseball Roster". Kansas State Wildcats. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Baseball Schedule". Kansas State Wildcats. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  7. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  8. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  9. ^ D1Baseball poll