Reaction to K-State’s NCAA Tournament first round loss to UC Irvine. Cats fall in San Jose 70-64. 0:00 – What went wrong for K-State 12:40 – Cats lost to a really good team 28:23 – Future of KSU basketball 33:42 – Other tourney scores 36:55 – John from San Jose
Author: Mitch Fortner
From K-State Athletics Terrence Spurlin homered, Cameron Thompson tallied a pair of RBI and Andrew Stratman recorded his first career save as K-State defeated Canisius 6-5 on Wednesday to split a two-game series at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State (11-10) jumped out to a four-run lead after three innings and held a 6-3 going into the ninth inning. Canisius (5-15) scored two in the top of the ninth before Stratman induced a game-ending 6-4-3 double play. “That’s why (baseball) is the best game in the world,” head coach Pete Hughes said after the game. “You can play like that (yesterday), and…
Mason and Mitch take care of hour one. John and Kellis Robinett have hour two. Reaction to K-State’s bid in the NCAA tournament. Coach Klieman had his second Spring press conference today. Plus, Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – KSU seed and opponent 14:02 – Positives from Big 12 tourney 25:50 – Nine Big 12 teams still playing 33:54 – Snip snap snip snap 37:06 – John will Kellis Robinett
From K-State Athletics Canisius catcher William Krull recorded three hits and drove in five runs in the Golden Griffins’ 15-3 victory over K-State Tuesday night in the series opener at Tointon Family Stadium. Krull went 3-for-5 to go with his five runs batted in for Canisius (5-14). Starting pitcher Andrew Fron struck out seven and allowed one earned run (three runs) on three hits, as he pitched into the sixth inning in earning the win. K-State’s Zach Kokoska drove in two of the Wildcats’ (10-10) three runs and Jeffrey Boggess had a team-high two hits, including a double. Kokoska, who…
From K-State Athletics For the third time in the last four seasons, Kansas State women’s basketball was rewarded with an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Tournament during Monday night’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Show on ESPN. This is the program’s 16th NCAA Tournament appearance in school history and the third under head coach Jeff Mittie. K-State (21-11, 11-7 Big 12) was chosen as a No. 9 seed in the Albany, New York, regional and will be opposed by No. 8 seed Michigan (21-11, 11-7 Big Ten) on Friday, March 22 at 1 p.m., (CDT) in Louisville, Kentucky, at the…
From K-State Athletics Kansas State was rewarded for a successful season on Sunday, as the Wildcats earned their 31st overall bid to the NCAA Tournament, including the fifth in seven seasons under head coach Bruce Weber. The Big 12 co-champion, K-State (25-8, 14-4 Big 12) was selected as a No. 4 seed in the South Regional and will travel to San Jose, Calif., to play No. 13 seed and Big West Conference regular-season and tournament champion UC Irvine (30-5, 15-1 Big West) in the first round on Friday, March 22 at SAP Center. The winner will advance to play the…
From K-State Athletics Led by four players in double figures, including a game-high 19 points from junior forward Xavier Sneed, No. 15/14 Kansas State took down TCU, 70-61, in the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in front 18,930 fans at the Sprint Center. K-State (25-7, 15-4 Big 12) reaches 25 wins for the seventh-time in program history, including the first time in consecutive seasons. The victory advances the Wildcats to the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship for the third-straight year to take on Iowa State (21-11) on Friday at 6 p.m., CT. With four players in…
Today’s show with John, Mason, Mitch and Matt Hall from K-State Online was live from the Sprint Center in Kansas City. Following K-State’s 70-61 win over TCU in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. 0:00 – Recap of win over TCU 9:41 – Cats can’t allow ISU a big lead 19:33 – Thoughts from John and Matt 36:10 – Why today’s game was so awesome
(AP) All-Big 12 forward Dean Wade is expected to miss the entire Big 12 tournament for No. 15 Kansas State because of a foot injury that has lingered for much of the season. Wildcats coach Bruce Weber said after Wednesday’s practice at Sprint Center that the 6-foot-10 Wade would spend most of his time this week getting treatment. The hope is that Wade will be ready for next week’s NCAA tournament, though Weber said he could not promise anything. Wade is averaging 12.9 points and 6.2 rebounds for the Wildcats, who are the No. 1 seed in Kansas City after…
From K-State Athletics K-State matched a season high with 15 base hits, including five for extra bases, as the Wildcats completed a two-game sweep of Northern Illinois with an 8-3 victory Wednesday at Tointon Family Stadium. Zach Kokoska and Caleb Littlejim each homered while Littlejim, Jordan Maxson and Cameron Thompson each tripled in the game, helping K-State (8-8) bring across eight unanswered runs. Kokoska had a game-high three hits while Littlejim hit his second home run of the season. “You believe in your offense, you believe in your approach,” said head coach Pete Hughes. “And you believe your pitching staff…