2016 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team

The 2016 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team represented Kansas State University during the 2016 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 Brad Hill, in his 13th season at Kansas State.

2016 Kansas State Wildcats baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record14–19 (1–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andy Sawyers (2nd season)
  • Tyler Kincaid (1st season)
  • Blake Kangas (4th season)
Home stadiumTointon Family Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 5 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 19 5 0   .792 47 20 0   .701
No. 4 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 16 8 0   .667 43 22 0   .662
No. 3 TCU ‍‍y 15 9 0   .625 49 18 0   .731
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 12 11 0   .522 36 22 0   .621
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 30 27 1   .526
Baylor ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 24 29 0   .453
Texas ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 25 32 0   .439
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 26 31 0   .456
Kansas ‍‍‍ 6 17 0   .261 20 35 1   .366
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

Previous season

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The 2015 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team notched a 27–30 (10–14) record and finished sixth in the Big 12 Conference standings.[2] The Wildcats reached the 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament championship game, where they were eliminated in the second round.[3] Kansas State did not receive an at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Personnel

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Roster

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2016 Kansas State Wildcats Roster[4]
 

Pitchers

  • 10 – Nick Jones (RHP) – Junior
  • 14 – Colton Kalmus (RHP) –   Junior
  • 16 – Parker Rigler (LHP) – Junior
  • 20 – Lucas Benenati (RHP) –   Senior
  • 21 – Bryce Ward (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 22 – Garrett Spencer (LHP) – Freshman
  • 28 – Cory Wright (LHP) – Freshman
  • 29 – Levi MaVorhis (RHP) – Senior
  • 30 – Jordan Floyd (LHP) – Junior
  • 32 – Brogan Heinen (RHP) – Freshman
  • 34 – Jacob Ruder (RHP) – Freshman
  • 35 – Logan Riley (RHP) – Freshman
  • 37 – Corey Fischer (RHP) – Senior
  • 38 – Brandon Erickson (RHP) – Senior
  • 40 – Davis Schwab (LHP) – Freshman
  • 44 – Mitch Zubradt (RHP) – Freshman
  • 45 – John Boushelle (RHP) – Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 17 – Tyler Moore – Senior
  • 24 – Josh Rolette – Freshman
  • 39 – Matt Nerz –   Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 – Jake Wodtke –   Junior
  • 6 – Josh Ethier – Junior
  • 7 – Tyler Wolfe – Senior
  • 8 – Steve Serratore –   Junior
  • 23- Jake Scudder – Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 2 – Sam Chadick – Sophomore
  • 5 – Clayton Dalrymple – Senior
  • 9 – Danny Krause – Senior
  • 12 – Cade Bunnell – Freshman
  • 19 – Michael Smith – Freshman
  • 25 – Quintin Crandall –   Junior
  • 26 – Brooks Zimmerman – Freshman
 

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Kansas State
Alma Mater
Brad Hill Head coach 13 Emporia State University (1985)
Andy Sawyers Associate head coach/offensive coordinator 2 University of Nebraska (1998)
Tyler Kincaid Assistant coach/Pitching 1 San Francisco State University
Blake Kangas Volunteer Assistant Coach 4 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (2007)

Schedule and results

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2016 Kansas State Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
February
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
February 19 8:0 pm at UC Riverside* Riverside Sports ComplexRiverside, CA W
1–0
Fischer
(1–0)
Sodders
(0–1)
Kalmus
(1)
423 1–0
February 20 3:00 pm at UC Riverside* Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA L
3–6
Landazuri
(1–0)
Rigler
(0–1)
Morton
(1)
275 1–1
February 21 3:00 pm at UC Riverside* Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA W
8–1
MaVorhis
(1–0)
Delgado
(0–1)
284 2–1
February 22 8:00 pm at UC Riverside* Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA L
3–6
Musgraves
(1–0)
Kalmus
(0–1)
227 2–2
February 25 2:00 pm #8 Oregon State* Surprise StadiumSurprise, AZ (Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge) L
5–7
Fehmel
(2–0)
Floyd
(0–1)
Engelbrekt
(3)
2,309 2–3
February 26 2:00 pm #8 Oregon State* Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge) L
0–14
Thompson
(1–1)
Rigler
(0–2)
2,643 2–4
February 27 6:00 pm Utah* Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge) W
9–2
McVorhis
(2–0)
Carroll
(1–1)
3,133 3–4
February 28 2:30 pm Utah* Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge) W
20–4
Kalmus
(1–1)
Ottesen
(0–2)
1,736 4–4
March
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
March 4 3:00 pm Arkansas–Pine Bluff* Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS W
18–8
Floyd
(1–1)
Holdridge
(0–2)
2,233 5–4
March 5 2:00 pm Arkansas–Pine Bluff* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W
15–9
Rigler
(1–2)
Medina
(0–2)
2,066 6–4
March 6 1:00 pm Arkansas–Pine Bluff* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W
13–8
Kalmus
(2–1)
Lewington
(0–2)
2,078 7–4
March 9 3:00 pm COX KS Creighton* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W
8–2
Heinen
(1–0)
Elman
(0–1)
1,920 8–4
March 11 3:00 pm Milwaukee* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L
1–14
Keller
(1–3)
Fischer
(1–1)
2,005 8–5
March 12 2:00 pm Milwaukee* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W
3–1
Rigler
(2–2)
Peters
(1–2)
Benenati
(1)
2,095 9–5
March 13 1:00 pm FCS Milwaukee* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W
7–0
MaVorhis
(3–0)
Reuss
(1–2)
2,014 10–5
March 15 6:30 pm FCS Stephen F. Austin* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L
5–6
Polivka
(1–1)
Ruder
(0–1)
Starks
(1)
2,042 10–6
March 16 3:00 pm Stephen F. Austin* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W
11–5
Wiley
(1–0)
Adams
(1–1)
1,991 11–6
March 18 6:30 pm Western Carolina* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L
5–7
Davis
(2–0)
Floyd
(1–2)
1,912 11–7
March 19 2:00 pm Western Carolina* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L
2–6
Sammons
(3–1)
Rigler
(2–3)
Nobles
(2)
1,794 11–8
March 20 1:00 pm Western Carolina* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L
2–10
Baker
(1–2)
Ruder
(0–2)
1,890 11–9
March 22 6:30 pm COX KS at Creighton* TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE L
4–5
Decaster
(1–0)
Wiley
(1–1)
Gerber
(5)
2,324 11–10
March 24 6:00 pm FS1 Oklahoma State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L
1–2
Hatch
(2–0)
MaVorhis
(3–1)
Buffett
(2)
1,884 11–11 0–1
March 25 6:30 pm FCS Oklahoma State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L
4–5
Williams
(1–0)
Rigler
(2–4)
Buffett
(3)
2,337 11–12 0–2
March 26 2:00 pm Oklahoma State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L
4–510
Buffett
(4–1)
Benenati
(0–1)
2,006 11–13 0–3
March 29 6:30 pm FCS Omaha* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W
11–3
Wiley
(2–1)
Sasse
(1–3)
1,916 12–13
March 30 4:00 pm Oral Roberts* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L
10–1411
Womack
(2–1)
Fischer
(1–2)
1,865 12–14
April
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
April 2 1:00 pm at #29 Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX L
3–10
Martin
(4–0)
MaVorhis
(3–2)
Shetter
(1)
4,145 12–15 0–4
April 2 4:15 pm at #29 Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L
4–10
Gingery
(3–1)
Rigler
(2–5)
Howard
(2)
4,145 12–16 0–5
April 3 12:00 pm at #29 Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L
5–6
Dugger
(1–0)
Fischer
(1–3)
Moseley
(2)
3,655 12–17 0–6
April 5 6:30 pm at Nebraska* Haymarket ParkLincoln, NE W
4–2
Erickson
(1–0)
Meyers
(1–1)
Floyd
(1)
2,926 13–17
April 8 6:30 pm COX KS Texas Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L
3–6
Cooper
(2–1)
Rigler
(2–6)
Shugart
(2)
2,331 13–18 0–7
April 9 2:00 pm Texas Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L
5–12
Culbreth
(6–2)
MaVorhis
(3–3)
2,331 13–19 0–8
April 10 1:00 pm Texas Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W
3–2
Benenati
(1–1)
Shugart
(1–1)
2,331 14–19 1–8
April 15 5:30 pm at West Virginia Monongalia County BallparkGranville, WV W
8–6
15–19 2–8
April 16 3:00 pm at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 17 12:00 pm at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 19 6:30 pm FCS Nebraska* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 20 6:30 pm COX KS at Omaha* Werner ParkPapillion, NE
April 22 6:30 pm FCS Baylor Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 23 4:00 pm Baylor Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 24 1:00 pm Baylor Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 26 6:30 pm COX KS at Wichita State* Eck StadiumWichita, KS
April 27 6:30 pm FCS Grand Canyon* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 29 6:00 pm at Iowa* Duane Banks FieldIowa City, IA
April 30 2:00 pm at Iowa* Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IA
May
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
May 1 1:00 pm at Iowa* Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IA
May 3 6:30 pm FCS Wichita State* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
May 6 6:00 pm FSOK at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball ParkNorman, OK
May 7 2:00 pm FSOK at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
May 8 1:00 pm FSOK at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
May 13 6:30 pm COX KS Kansas Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
May 14 3:30 pm COX KS Kansas Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
May 15 1:00 pm COX KS Kansas Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
May 19 6:30 pm at TCU Lupton StadiumFort Worth, TX
May 20 6:30 pm FSSW+ at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
May 21 4:00 pm FSSW at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
Post-season
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 Tourn.
May 25 TBD TBD Chickasaw Bricktown BallparkOklahoma City, OK
May 26 TBD TBD Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
Legend:        = Win        = Loss      Bold = Kansas State team member
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2015 Big 12 Conference Final Weekly Release" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "K-State Eliminated from Big 12 Championship, Loses to OU". Kansas State University Department of Athletics. May 22, 2015. Archived from the original on November 13, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Official Baseball Roster". Kansas State Wildcats. Retrieved February 14, 2016.