Author: Mitch Fortner

Manhattan, KS – Jerome Tang and K-State men’s basketball found out Sunday that they are not going to the NCAA Tournament. After just missing out on the Big Dance, the ‘Cats have decided to accept a bid to be one of 32 teams in the 2024 National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Two days after getting the NIT news, K-State will play in the first round Tuesday night at Iowa. Tip-time has been set for 8:00 p.m. The Hawkeyes will enter the game with a record of 18-14. After receiving a bye in the Big Ten tournament, Iowa lost to 10-seed Ohio…

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MANHATTAN, KS (K-State) – Following one of the best seasons in program history, Kansas State women’s basketball was rewarded with an at-large bid and to host the first and second rounds in Manhattan at Bramlage Coliseum for the 2024 NCAA Tournament during Sunday night’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Show on ESPN. This is the program’s 18th NCAA Tournament appearance in school history and the fifth under the direction of head coach Jeff Mittie. STAYING HOME 🏠#KStateWBB x @MarchMadnessWBB pic.twitter.com/dyr0Zzv0En— K-State Women's Basketball (@KStateWBB) March 18, 2024 Tickets for K-State’s first round matchup with Portland are available now at kstatesports.com/tickets. The…

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MANHATTAN, KS. (K-State) – K-State starting pitcher Owen Boerema turned in eight shutout innings to help the Wildcats complete a three-game sweep of Missouri State on a chilly, windy Sunday afternoon at Tointon Family Stadium, 11-3. “Everything begins and ends with a good start, and we got a great start today from Owen,” head coach Pete Hughes said on his team’s fifth straight victory. “I thought he was awesome. It was a tough day offensively, but he was so good he bought us time to create a big inning.” Boerema (2-1) used a season-high 112 pitches to get through his…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (K-State) – Kansas State used a big second-half performance to erase a 10-point halftime deficit to 7-seed Texas, as the Wildcats snapped a 3-game losing streak at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship with a 78-74 win over the Longhorns on Wednesday night before a sold-out crowd of 18,261 fans at the T-Mobile Center. With the win, K-State (19-13) advances to the quarterfinal round on Thursday night when the Wildcats will take on 2-seed and No. 7/8 Iowa State (24-7) at 6 p.m., CT on ESPN2. The Wildcats are now 38-44 all-time at the Big Eight/12 Championship…

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Kansas City, MO – K-State chances of sneaking into the NCAA Tournament become greater after the Wildcats beat Texas Big 12 tournament 78-74. Watch K-State’s postgame press conference featuring head coach Jerome Tang, Tylor Perry and Arthur Kaluma. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPZY1y-hbw0 In Thursday’s quarterfinal in the T-Mobile Center, the Wildcats will face Iowa State at 6 p.m. Pregame at 5:00 on KMAN and newsradiokman.com

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MANHATTAN, KS. (K-State) – An explosive 11-run second inning and multi-RBI efforts from three different players helped K-State overcome an early deficit, as the Wildcats cruised to a 16-5 victory over South Dakota State Wednesday at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State (10-6) rallied behind a lead-off home run by Chuck Ingram, as the Wildcats sent 16 players to the plate and scored 11 runs in the second to take control of the game after SDSU (7-10) scored four in the top of the first. “A really good team win and great approach on a midweek contest, especially coming off an emotional…

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Hour One: Seg. 1 – KSU WBB with chance to host, MBB slim chance to dance Seg. 2 – WR Jadon Jackson with media Seg. 3 – Jabroni of the Week Hour Two: Seg. 1 – MitchPom vs. Texas Seg. 2 – K-State Baseball Coach Pete Hughes Seg. 3 – Houston or the Field? / Ask Us Anything

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KANSAS CITY, Missouri (K-State) – After trailing for the first three and a half quarters, (16/16) K-State charged into the lead over (5/6) Texas in the fourth, but the Longhorns scratched out a 71-64 win over the Wildcats in the semifinals of the 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship at T-Mobile Center on Monday evening. K-State (25-7) was led by senior center and All-America candidate Ayoka Lee with a game-high 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting and a game-high 10 rebounds. With her 25 points, Lee passed Brittany Chambers (2009-13; 2,156) for third on the K-State career scoring list.…

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State) – K-State left-handed pitcher Jacob Frost, who combined with teammate Jackson Wentworth for the program’s ninth no-hitter, was tabbed as the Big 12’s Co-Newcomer of the Week, the Conference office announced Monday. Frost, a junior transfer from St. Louis, Mo., is the second Wildcat this season to earn a weekly Big 12 award, joining Brady Day, who garnered Player of the Week honors last week. Frost and Wentworth paired for the program’s second combined no-hitter in its 124-year history and first combined no-hitter since 1991, as the Wildcats shutout Cincinnati 4-0 in Friday’s Big 12 opener. The…

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From K-State Athletics MANHATTAN, Kan. – For the first time since 2013, K-State baseball led off Big 12 play with a series victory, as true freshman Nick English delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 12th inning to clinch the series win over Cincinnati, 14-13, at Tointon Family Stadium Sunday afternoon. “That was a heck of a team win, and a heck of a character win to close out a series,” head coach Pete Hughes said following the Cats walk-off win. “It shows a lot about what our program and our guys are all about. They don’t give…

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