2016 K-State Baseball Media Almanac by K-State Athletics

Table of Contents/Credits........................1 K-State Athletics Communications.........2 K-State Athletics Directory.......................3 Visiting Manhattan...................................4 PRESEASON INFORMATION Quick Facts...............................................6 Schedule...................................................7 2016 Outlook...........................................8 Preseason Notes......................................9 TV/Radio Roster.................................... 10 Roster..................................................... 12 COACHES Head Coach Brad Hill............................ 14 Associate Head Coach Andy Sawyers...17 Assistant Coach Tyler Kincaid.............. 18 Other Assistants/Support Staff............ 19 University President Dr. Kirk Schulz..... 22 Director of Athletics John Currie........... 23 K-State Head Coaches.......................... 24 PLAYERS Benenati/Chadick/Dalrymple.............. 26 Dalrymple/Erickson.............................. 27 Fischer/Floyd......................................... 28 Kalmus/Krause..................................... 29 MaVorhis/Moore................................... 30 Serratore/Ward..................................... 31 Wodtke/Wolfe........................................ 32 Career Pitching Lines............................ 33 Boushelle/Bunnell/Crandall/Ethier..... 35 Heinen/Jones/Nerz/Rigler................... 36 Rolette/Ruder/Schwab/Scudder......... 37 Smith/Spencer/Wiley/Wright............... 38 Zimmerman/Zubradt............................. 39

2015 REVIEW Recap Notes...........................................41 Results................................................... 42 Overall Statistics................................... 43 Conference Statistics............................ 44 Hitting Summary................................... 45 Pitching Summary................................. 46 Miscellaneous Statistics........................47 Superlatives........................................... 49 Big 12 Recap......................................... 50 Mark Biesma......................................... 51 Max Brown............................................. 52 Shane Conlon........................................ 53 Nate Griep............................................. 54 Carter Yagi............................................. 55 2016 OPPONENTS Opponents Outlook............................... 57 Nonconference Opponents.................. 58 Big 12 Opponents................................. 61 Big 12 Conference................................ 65 Big 12 Championship........................... 66 Series Records...................................... 67 Big 12 Series Results........................... 69 Nonconference Series Results..............74

Pitching Records................................. 101 Fielding Records.................................. 103 Team Records...................................... 104 The Last Time/Class Records............ 105 Honor Roll............................................ 106 All-Americans....................................... 108 Elden Auker......................................... 112 Wildcats in the MLB Draft.................. 113 2015 Wildcat Pro Recap..................... 115 Wildcats in MLB.................................. 116 All-Time Letterwinners........................ 117 All-Time Career Statistics....................120 Offensive Yearly Leaders.................... 140 Pitching Yearly Leaders....................... 142 Yearly Summary.................................. 144 Yearly Results...................................... 145

PROGRAM HISTORY Wildcat Timeline.................................... 82 No-Hitters and Cycles............................ 85 Conference Championship History...... 86 NCAA Regional History.......................... 88 NCAA Super Regional History............... 90 NCAA Regional Teams........................... 91 NCAA 2013 Super Regional Team....... 95 All-Century Team................................... 96 Offensive Records................................. 98

STAY CONNECTED TO K-STATE ATHLETICS

CREDITS The 2016 K-State Baseball Media Almanac is a production of the K-State Athletics Communications Office, published by the K-State Athletics Department. WRITTEN AND DESIGNED BY: Chris Kutz, Assistant Director/Athletics Communications Ι COVER ASSISTANCE: Ron Cook, Graphic Designer Ι EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE: Assistant Athletics Communications Director: Ryan Lackey; Head Coach: Brad Hill; Director of Baseball Operations: Justin Tadtman; Opponent SIDs Ι PHOTOGRAPHY: Scott Weaver (including cover photos) Ι PRINTED BY: Sun Graphics, special thanks to John Hohenshell.

K-STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

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2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC

WELCOME TO K-STATE ATHLETICS

The K-State Athletics Communications staff welcomes your interest in K-State baseball and will make every effort to make your coverage of the Wildcats an enjoyable experience. The office maintains information on all current studentathletes, as well as historical information on previous student-athletes and the program in general. For information, interviews, photo shoots and/or file photos, please call, stop by our office, or e-mail a request. Office Phone: (785) 532-6735 Office Fax: (785) 532-6093 Mailing Address: West Stadium Center, 1800 College Ave. Manhattan, KS 66502 Website: www.k-statesports.com Associate Athletics Director/Communications: Kenny Lannou Office Phone: (785) 532-7977 Cell Phone: (785) 587-7867 Email: klannou@kstatesports.com Associate Director: Tom Gilbert Office Phone: (785) 532-7979 Cell Phone: (785) 587-7868 Email: tgilbert@kstatesports.com Assistant Director: Randy Peterson Office Phone: (785) 532-7975 Cell Phone: (785) 587-7769 Email: rpeterson@kstatesports.com Assistant Director: Ryan Lackey Office Phone: (785) 532-7708 Cell Phone: (785) 587-7865 Email: rlackey@kstatesports.com Assistant Director: Chris Kutz (Baseball Contact) Office Phone: (785) 532-7976 Cell Phone: (785) 307-5931 Email: ckutz@kstatesports.com Director of Internet Services: Dave Smoller Publications Coordinator: Ella Henton Office Manager: Mary Gorman Graduate Assistant: Josh Brunner Student Interns: McKenzie Benoit, Emily McMillan, Josh Martin, Trenton Miller

WILDCATS ON THE WEB

K-State Athletics and SportsLabs - one of the nation’s leading sports technology providers - have partnered on a new k-statesports.com, mobile/tablet applications and full digital platform. Providing Wildcat fans with industry-leading features and enhanced mobile and video experiences, the new platform launched July 1, 2015. The revamped site at k-statesports.com will continue to provide unsurpassed content for fans, while utilizing the latest internet technology to provide a seamless, robust experience for fans that is unique to K-State.

K-STATEHD.TV

Kansas State launched an exclusive digital, high-definition network on August 30, 2011, known as K-StateHD.TV that provides a world-wide connection to Kansas State University and K-State Athletics and establishes the university as an international leader in programming, accessibility and exposure. This milestone joint project between K-State Athletics and the university maximizes the national exposure for both the university and athletics program, and is valuable to K-State baseball as 24 games this season, home and away, will streamed on K-StateHD.TV.

K-STATE IN SOCIAL MEDIA

Fans and members of the media can stay in touch with K-State Athletics through various social media platforms. Twitter: @kstatesports and @kstate_gameday Facebook: facebook.com/kstatesports

KENNY LANNOU Associate Athletics Director/ Communications

TOM GILBERT Associate Director

RYAN LACKEY Assistant Director

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

The K-State Athletics Communications Office is located in the West Stadium Center at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Members of the staff include Associate Athletics Director/Communications Kenny Lannou (administration/football); Associate Director Tom Gilbert (men’s basketball/ football game program); Assistant Directors Randy Peterson (women’s basketball/ equestrian/women’s soccer), Ryan Lackey (secondary football/men’s and women’s golf) and Chris Kutz (volleyball/baseball/tennis); graduate assistant Josh Brunner (rowing/ track & field/cross country); and Office Manager Mary Gorman.

PRESS BOX SERVICES

A complete NCAA box score, play-by-play and pertinent game facts will be distributed to members of the working media after each game. • Press packets are provided 60 minutes prior to first pitch, or earlier upon request. Press packets include a scorecard and team rosters, updated statistics for each team, conference statistics and game-day notes. • A meal is usually provided to each media member for home games. However, at other times, a meal ticket, redeemable for refreshments from the concessions stand, will be issued to each member.

RANDY PETERSON Assistant Director

CHRIS KUTZ Assistant Director

MEDIA CREDENTIALS

All media attending K-State baseball home games must present a media pass for admission to Tointon Family Stadium. Credentials for home games are issued for working media only and should be requested as early as possible to the athletics communications office. • Requests for credentials should be made at least 24 hours in advance by email, fax or mail, and directed to Athletics Communications Assistant Director Chris Kutz.

INTERVIEW POLICIES

All interviews with K-State players and coaches must be arranged through the athletics communications office. Please contact Athletics Communications Assistant Director Chris Kutz to set up an interview. Home and cell phone numbers for student-athletes will not be given to the media. HEAD COACH BRAD HILL Coach Hill is usually available for phone interviews on weekday mornings (10 a.m. noon) during the season. Please coordinate all requests for personal interviews with Coach Hill through Chris Kutz. Hill will talk to reporters approximately 15 minutes after the end of each game. PLAYERS Media members are invited to attend K-State baseball practice sessions. Players are available for interviews after each practice at approximately 5:30 p.m. at Tointon Family Stadium. For an exact time each day, please contact Chris Kutz. Select players are also available after each game, following Coach Hill’s addressing of the media.

K-STATE ATHLETICS DIRECTORY

AHEARN FUND Vanier Complex, Rms 324-330 Phone: (785) 532-7715 Fax: (785) 532-2340 Laird Veatch............................................................................................................................... (785) 532-7954 Deputy Athletics Director......................................................................................lveach@kstatesports.com Andrew Hamor........................................................................................................................... (785) 532-6901 Associate Athletic Direcotr of Development......................................................ahamor@kstatesports.com Josh McCowan........................................................................................................................... (785) 532-7881 Associate Director of Development...............................................................jmccowan@kstatesports.com Austin Schilling.......................................................................................................................... (785) 532-7677 Associate Director of Development................................................................aschilling@kstatesports.com Mike Clark...................................................................................................................................(785) 532-7716 Senior Director of Development......................................................................... mclark@kstatesports.com Susan Shipman......................................................................................................................... (785) 532-7763 Senior Director of Hospitality & Special Events............................................ sshipman@kstatesports.com Eric Buda....................................................................................................................................(785) 532-7715 Director, Annual Giving......................................................................................... ebuda@kstatesports.com Chelsey Frihart.......................................................................................................................... (785) 532-7952 Assistant Director, Hospitality & Special Events.............................................. cbarnes@kstatesports.com Matt Giller.................................................................................................................................. (785) 532-7984 Assistant Director, Development........................................................................ mgiller@kstatesports.com Katie Larson.............................................................................................................................. (785) 532-7882 Gift Processing Assistant................................................................................... klarson@kstatesports.com BUSINESS OPERATIONS 319 Vanier Complex Phone: (785) 532-6252 Fax: (785) 532-5630 Bruce Shubert........................................................................................................................... (785) 532-6020 Associate Athletic Director for Business Administration............................... bshubert@kstatesports.com Andrew Shimon..........................................................................................................................(785) 532-7712 Director of Information Technology................................................................. ashimon@kstatesports.com Jason Toews.............................................................................................................................. (785) 532-6587 Senior Accountant................................................................................................ jtoews@kstatesports.com April Stoddard............................................................................................................................ (785) 532-7199 Accountant......................................................................................................astoddard@kstatesports.com Cindy Williams........................................................................................................................... (785) 532-6586 Human Resource Manager............................................................................. cwilliams@kstatesports.com Karen Biehler............................................................................................................................ (785) 532-6252 Human Resource Specialist II........................................................................... kbiehler@kstatesports.com Aaron Lane................................................................................................................................ (785) 532-7158 Computer Information Specialist.......................................................................... alane@kstatesports.com COMPLIANCE 248 Vanier Complex Phone: (785) 532-3990 Fax: (785) 532-2296 Lindsey Babcock....................................................................................................................... (785) 532-7969 Senior Associate Athletics Director for Compliance.......................................lbabcock@kstatesports.com Daren Koudele.......................................................................................................................... (785) 532-7678 Senior Director of Compliance........................................................................ dkoudele@kstatesports.com Brady Fritz.................................................................................................................................. (785) 532-6089 Assistant Director of Compliance.......................................................................... bfritz@kstatesports.com Paul Pierce................................................................................................................................. (785) 532-5937 Coordinator of Compliance................................................................................ ppierce@kstatesports.com Vera White................................................................................................................................. (785) 532-3990 Administrative Assistant/Compliance Services..................................................vwhite@kstatesports.com ATHLETIC OPERATIONS, FACILITIES, & EVENTS Bramlage Coliseum, Suite 37 Phone: (785) 532-7276 Fax: (785) 532-2761 Casey Scott................................................................................................................................ (785) 532-5263 Sr. Associate AD for Operations and Event Management.................................. cscott@kstatesports.com Jim Muller.................................................................................................................................. (785) 532-7602 Director of Facilities Maintenance..................................................................... jmuller@kstatesports.com R.J. Bokelman.............................................................................................................................(785) 532-7601 Director of Facility Operations.......................................................................rbokelman@kstatesports.com Brian Cordill................................................................................................................................(785) 532-7713 Director of Event Management......................................................................... bcordill@kstatesports.com Mary Lough.................................................................................................................................(785) 532-7276 Facility Operations Accountant.......................................................................... mlough@kstatesports.com Tim Norris...................................................................................................................................(785) 532-7495 Events Coordinator...............................................................................................tnorris@kstatesports.com Michael Barton.......................................................................................................................... (785) 587-7725 Facilities Maintenance Supervisor.................................................................. mbarton@kstatesports.com FAN EXPERIENCE AND SALES Bramlage Coliseum, Suite 138 Phone 785) 532-6911 Fax: (785) 532-7289 Joni Smoller................................................................................................................................(785) 532-5769 Senior Director of Fan Experience and Sales.................................................. jsmoller@kstatesports.com Ron Cook................................................................................................................................... (785) 532-5272 Director of Graphic Design.................................................................................... rcook@kstatesports.com Austin Anderson........................................................................................................................ (785) 532-5379 Coordinator, Fan Experience and Sales.......................................................aanderson@kstatesports.com

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ATHLETICS DIRECTOR’S OFFICE Vanier Complex, Rms 311-317 Phone: (785) 532-6910 Fax: (785) 532-2340 John Currie................................................................................................................................ (785) 532-6912 Director of Athletics..........................................................................................kstatead@kstatesports.com Charlie Thomas......................................................................................................................... (785) 532-7608 Sr. Associate AD/Capital Project Development.............................................. cthomas@kstatesports.com Clint Dowdle............................................................................................................................... (785) 532-7056 Associate AD/Chief of Staff..............................................................................cdowdle@kstatesports.com Vicki Jones................................................................................................................................. (785) 532-6912 Executive Assistant to Director of Athletics.........................................................vjones@kstatesports.com Linda Grubbs............................................................................................................................. (785) 532-6910 Athletics Department Receptionist.................................................................... lgrubbs@kstatesports.com Mike Schmidt............................................................................................................................ (785) 532-6910 Courier............................................................................................................. mschmidt@kstatesports.com

2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC LICENSING 138 Bramlage Tami Breymeyer......................................................................................................................... (785) 532-6269 Director of Licensing..................................................................................... tbreymeyer@kstatesports.com K-STATEHD.TV West Stadium Center Phone: (785) 532-7982 Fax: (785) 532-7738 Brian Smoller............................................................................................................................. (785) 532-5180 Sportscasting/Director of Video Services....................................................... bsmoller@kstatesports.com Wyatt Thompson....................................................................................................................... (785) 532-7982 Director of Sportscasting/Voice of the Wildcats........................................ wthompson@kstatesports.com Norm Burge............................................................................................................................... (785) 532-2701 Senior Video Engineer.........................................................................................nburge@kstatesports.com Andy Liebsch............................................................................................................................. (785) 532-2703 Assistant Director of Video Services.................................................................aliebsch@kstatesports.com Preston Koerner........................................................................................................................ (785) 532-2703 Video Producer..................................................................................................pkoerner@kstatesports.com Jay Moline.................................................................................................................................. (785) 532-2722 Assistant Video Producer................................................................................... jmoline@kstatesports.com SPORTS MEDICINE Vanier Football Complex/Basketball Training Facility/Ahearn Field House Phone: (785) 532-6384 Fax: (785) 532-2864 Matt Thomason......................................................................................................................... (785) 532-6384 Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer.................................. mthomason@kstatesports.com Mindy Hoffman.......................................................................................................................... (785) 532-5880 Associate Athletic Trainer.............................................................................. mhoffman@kstatesports.com Blaine Burris.............................................................................................................................. (785) 532-6988 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Baseball)...................................................................bburris@kstatesports.com Tom Hammett............................................................................................................................ (785) 532-1156 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Track)................................................................... thammett@kstatesports.com Alex Moran................................................................................................................................. (785) 532-7055 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Women’s Basketball)..............................................amoran@kstatesports.com Luke Sauber.............................................................................................................................. (785) 587-6929 BTF Sports Medicine Coord./Assistant Athletic Trainer................................... lsauber@kstatesports.com Emily Schueth............................................................................................................................ (785) 532-1156 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Volleyball).............................................................. eschueth@kstatesports.com Simeon Seiler............................................................................................................................ (785) 532-5792 Assistant Athletic Trainer......................................................................................sseiler@kstatesports.com Scott Trausch............................................................................................................................. (785) 532-6836 Sport Dietitian/Nutritionist.............................................................................. strausch@kstatesports.com Ian Connole............................................................................................................................... (785) 532-3568 Director of Sport Psychology............................................................................ iconnole@kstatesports.com STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Phone: (785) 532-5880 Fax: (785) 532-3888 Chris Dawson............................................................................................................................. (785) 532-6835 Director of Strength and Conditioning.............................................................cdawson@kstatesports.com Danny Cavender........................................................................................................................ (785) 532-7156 Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for Olympic Sports........................... dcavender@kstatesports.com Evan Coachman........................................................................................................................ (785) 532-2809 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach.............................................. ccoachman@kstatesports.com Darren Honeycutt...................................................................................................................... (785) 395-2670 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach............................................... dhoneycutt@kstatesports.com Corey Meredith.......................................................................................................................... (785) 532-1463 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach.................................................cmeredith@kstatesports.com Jimmy Price................................................................................................................................ (785) 532-2733 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach........................................................ jprice@kstatesports.com Kevin Schadt............................................................................................................................. (785) 532-1464 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach.................................................... kschadt@kstatesports.com STUDENT-ATHLETE SERVICES OFFICE SA Enhancement Center - 201 Vanier Phone: (785) 532-5190 Fax: (785) 532-5191 Jill Shields.................................................................................................................................. (785) 532-6620 Executive Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator....................................jshields@kstatesports.com Kristin Waller............................................................................................................................. (785) 532-5409 Associate Director of Student-Athlete Enhancement........................................kwaller@kstatesports.com Liane Fowler.............................................................................................................................. (785) 532-5196 Assistant Director/Student Academic Services..................................................lfowler@kstatesports.com Bill Banks................................................................................................................................... (785) 532-5319 Program Director for Football............................................................................. bbanks@kstatesports.com Cori Pinkett................................................................................................................................ (785) 532-5192 Director of Student-Athlete Development........................................................ cpinkett@kstatesports.com Marissa Edwards....................................................................................................................... (785) 532-6987 Academic Counselor...................................................................................... medwards@kstatesports.com Jamie Hamor............................................................................................................................. (785) 532-5097 Academic Counselor............................................................................................jhamor@kstatesports.com Jana Buehler............................................................................................................................. (785) 410-9334 Director of Specialized Learning.......................................................................jbuehler@kstatesports.com Maryclare Wheeler.................................................................................................................... (785) 532-5190 Academic Services Coordinator..................................................................... mwheeler@kstatesports.com TICKET OPERATIONS Bramlage Coliseum, Suite 146 Phone: (800) 221-CATS Fax: (785) 532-7689 Scott Garrett.............................................................................................................................. (785) 532-2880 Senior Associate AD for External Operations....................................................sgarrett@kstatesports.com Leon Jackson............................................................................................................................. (785) 532-5582 Director of Ticket Services................................................................................ljackson@kstatesports.com Chelsi Medved............................................................................................................................(785) 532-7681 Assistant Director of Ticket Operations.......................................................... cmedved@kstatesports.com Adam Prough............................................................................................................................. (785) 532-6650 Assistant Director of Fan Strategies.................................................................aprough@kstatesports.com

VISITING MANHATTAN

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2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC LODGING Candlewood Suites 210 Blue Earth Plaza................................... 320-7995 Comfort Suites 1020 Hostetler Dr........................................ 539-9449 Fairfield Inn by Marriott 300 Colorado Street.................................... 539-2400 Four Points by Sheraton 530 Richards Drive...................................... 539-5311 Guest Haus Bed & Breakfast 1724 Sheffield Circle................................... 776-6543 Hampton Inn 501 E. Poyntz................................................ 539-5000 Hilton Garden Inn 410 S. 3rd St................................................ 532-9116 Holiday Inn at the Campus 17th & Anderson.......................................... 539-7531 Motel 6 510 Tuttle Creek Blvd................................... 537-1022 Parkwood Inn and Suites 505 S 17th St............................................... 320-5440 Quality Inn and Suites 150 E. Poyntz Ave......................................... 770-8000 Regency Inn 419 Holiday Drive......................................... 537-8468 Super 8 200 Tuttle Creek Blvd.................................. 537-8468 TRANSPORTATION Manhattan Regional Airport 5500 Fort Riley Blvd.................................... 587-4567 Enterprise Rent-A-Car 5500 Fort Riley Blvd.................................... 537-0557 Hertz Rent-A-Car 5500 Fort Riley Blvd.................................... 539-0261 RESTAURANTS Aggie Station 1119 Moro St................................................537-7444 A.J.’s Pizzeria 301 Poyntz Ave............................................. 537-0700 Applebee’s Bar & Grill Manhattan Town Center.............................. 537-0408 Bourbon and Baker 312 Poyntz Ave............................................. 320-4959 Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar 1231 Moro.................................................... 323-9464 Carlos O’Kelly’s Mexican Cafe Manhattan Town Center.............................. 537-4688 Chili’s Grill & Bar 213 Fort Riley Blvd....................................... 537-1250 Chipotle Mexican Grill 606 N. Manhattan....................................... 587-8052 CoCo BoLo’s 1227 Bluemont Ave......................................537-4700 Cox Bros. BBQ 223 McCall Rd.............................................. 539-0770 Early Edition (Breakfast) 3210 Kimball Ave......................................... 539-3255 Famous Dave’s BBQ 910 Commons Place.....................................537-2401 Harry’s Uptown 418 Poyntz Ave............................................. 537-1300 Jimmy John’s 1212 Moro St............................................... 539-7454 Little Apple Brewing Company Westloop Shopping Ctr................................ 539-5500 Longhorn Steakhouse 505 Tuttle Creek Blvd.................................. 732-9061 McAlister’s Deli 421 Tuttle Creek Blvd.................................. 539-0610 Old Chicago 2001 Clock Tower Place.............................. 537-3322 Olive Garden 715 Tuttle Creek Blvd................................... 537-2445 Powercat Sports Grill 3011 Anderson Ave...................................... 320-4662 Rambler’s Steakhouse 8711 E Highway 24...................................... 539-4989 Rock-A-Belly Bar & Deli 718 N. Manhattan Ave................................. 539-8033 Smashburger 501 3rd Place .............................................. 587-8485 So Long Saloon 1130 Moro.................................................... 537-9292 Texas Roadhouse 200 Manhattan Town Center.......................537-7427 The Chef (Breakfast) 111 S 4th St..................................................537-4100 *All phone numbers are area code 785

FINDING TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM 1700 College Ave, Manhattan, KS 66502

From the West (Manhattan Regional Airport) Take Kansas Highway 18 east into Manhattan. Exit at Kansas 113 (Seth Childs Road) heading North. Stay on Seth Childs Road until reaching the Kimball Ave. exit. Turn right onto Kimball and follow it one mile to College Ave. and turn right. Go one block and turn left into the Bramlage Coliseum parking lot. The stadium is located at the intersection of Kimball and College next to Bill Snyder Family Stadium and Bramlage Coliseum. From the East (Kansas City) Exit I-70 at Highway 177 (exit 313) and head north on 177 until reaching Manhattan. Exit and proceed to the first light, turning left on Tuttle Creek Blvd. Head north on Tuttle Creek until reaching Kimball Ave. Turn left on Kimball and go two miles to the Bill Snyder Family Stadium/Bramlage Coliseum parking lot. The stadium is located in the southwest corner.

PRESEASON INFORMATION

QUICK FACTS

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2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC

GENERAL INFORMATION/UNIVERSITY Location (Zip Code).................................................. Manhattan, Kan. (66502) Founded...................................................................................................... 1863 Enrollment............................................................................................... 24,766 Nickname.............................................................................................. Wildcats School Colors.............................................................................. Purple & White Affiliation............................................................................................... Division I Conference................................................................................................Big 12 President..................................................................................... Dr. Kirk Schulz Alma Mater (Year).........................................................Virginia Tech (1986) Director of Athletics...........................................................................John Currie Alma Mater (Year)......................................................... Wake Forest (1993) Faculty Representative................................................................. Dr. Be Stoney Athletic Department Phone..................................................... (785) 532-6910 Ticket Office..............................................................................1-800-221-CATS STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium.........................................................................Tointon Family Stadium Year Opened/Re-Dedicated.............................................................1961/2002 Capacity......................................................................................................2,331 Playing Surface.............................................. AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D60 All-Time Record........................................................................819-470-1 (.635) Dimensions.......................................................... LF - 340’; CF - 400’; RF - 325 Press Box Phone...................................................................... (785) 532-5801 HISTORY Seasons of Baseball...................................................................Entering 116th First Season of Baseball.............................................................................1897 All-Time Record............................................................... 1,757-1,746-10 (.502) All-Time Conference Record............................................... 575-1,022-3 (.360) Big 12 Conference Record.................................................... 182-319-3 (.364) Conference Championships (Last)....................................................... 3 (2013) All-Time Conference Tournament..............................................................18-30 Big Eight Conference Tournament.............................................................. 4-14 Big 12 Conference Tournament................................................................14-16 NCAA Appearances/Last........................................................................4/2013 Last Postseason................................... 2013 NCAA Super Regional (Corvallis) NCAA Tournament Record............................................................................. 7-8

ASSISTANT COACHES/STAFF Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator............................Andy Sawyers Pitching Coach................................................................................ Tyler Kincaid Volunteer Assistant Coach........................................................... Blake Kangas Strength Coach......................................................................... Evan Coachman Athletic Trainer...............................................................................Blaine Burris Director of Baseball Operations................................................ Justin Tadtman Graduate Manager......................................................... Kayvon Bahramzadeh Graduate Manager........................................................................... Jake Brown TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Overall Record....................................................................... 27-30 (.474) 2015 Big 12 Record........................................................................ 10-14 (.417) 2015 Postseason Play.................................................................................. N/A 2015 Final Ranking...................................................................................... N/A Conference Finish.......................................................................................... 6th Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................................................................. 14/15 Position Starters Returning/Lost.......................................................... 5+DH/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost................................................................................8/7 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost..................................................................4/4 Newcomers.............................................................................17 (12 Freshmen) POSITION STARTERS RETURNING Player CL POS AVG OBP SLG HR RBI Tyler Moore Sr. C .302 .371 .465 4 31 Tyler Wolfe Sr. SS/RHP .287 .397 .364 0 30 Clayton Dalrymple Sr. OF .270 .369 .293 0 23 Steve Serratore Jr. INF .265 .367 .364 1 26 Sam Chadick So. OF .246 .297 .281 0 8 Jake Wodtke Jr. INF .241 .325 .241 0 11 TOP RETURNING PITCHERS Pitcher CL G/GS W-L Lucas Benenati Sr. 21/0 2-0 Bryce Ward So. 18/1 1-1 Jordan Floyd Jr. 22/1 3-2 Colton Kalmus Jr. 16/14 2-4 Corey Fischer Sr. 19/7 4-6

ERA IP 2.27 31.2 2.56 31.2 3.47 46.2 4.13 61.0 4.37 55.2

K BB 26 8 14 9 20 18 37 20 29 17

HEAD COACH Head Coach............................................................................................Brad Hill Alma Mater (Year)............................................................Emporia State (1985) Record at K-State............................................................ 390-303-3 (12 Years) Record Overall (Division I & II).........................................808-394-3 (21 Years) NCAA Appearances at K-State (Last)................................................... 4 (2013) Baseball Office Phone.............................................................. (785) 532-3926 Best Time to Contact Hill................................................................. Contact SID

K-STATE BASEBALL IS ON THE AIR

Brian Smoller

Matt Walters

Longtime associates of the baseball program, Matt Walters (22nd year) and Brian Smoller (19th year) will return in 2016 as the primary voices of the K-State baseball team. Walters is a veteran of the airwaves, working for KMAN for 20 years and serving as host of the daily talk show, “The Game,” and “Powercat Gameday,” a pre-game show for K-State football, before joining Commerce Bank as the Business Development Consultant/Vice President in July 2014. Walters has also served as the play-by-play voice of the Manhattan High School football team and still works select K-State women’s basketball games. He also serves as the sideline reporter for K-State football broadcasts and the color analyst for a portion of the K-State basketball broadcasts on the K-State Sports Network. In 2012, he was named the Kansas Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA). Smoller not only handles duties for baseball, but he has also been the play-by-play voice for K-State women’s basketball for the past 11 years. A long-time voice at KMAN along with Walters, Smoller is in his 10th year at K-State as the Director of Powercat Vision/K-StateHD.TV. A 1999 K-State graduate, Smoller has won 16 Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards, including six first-place awards for play-by-play. In 2003, Smoller was named the Oscar Stauffer Sportscaster of the Year. Catch all the excitement of K-State baseball on News Radio KMAN all season long. KMAN broadcasts can be heard on 1350 AM and 93.3 FM in Manhattan and the internet at both the KMAN website (www.1350kman.com) and the official site of K-State Athletics (www.k-statesports.com) using the K-StateHD.TV feature. Walters and Smoller broadcast all Big 12 games, and all non-conference baseball games are scheduled to be broadcast either on KMAN or online at www.k-statesports.com for the fifth straight year. Mike Hammett and John Kurtz will also call select games in 2016. The Brad Hill Radio Show, hosted by Walters and Smoller, will air bi-weekly on KMAN from 6-7 pm. The Brad Hill TV Show airs five times this spring on K-StateHD.TV/FCS and is hosted by Smoller.

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DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (LOCAL) Friday at UC Riverside Riverside, Calif. 6 PM Saturday at UC Riverside Riverside, Calif. 1 PM Sunday at UC Riverside Riverside, Calif. 1 PM Monday at UC Riverside Riverside, Calif. 6 PM Thursday vs. Oregon State^ Surprise, Ariz. 1 PM Friday vs. Oregon State^ Surprise, Ariz. 1 PM Saturday vs. Utah^ Surprise, Ariz. 5 PM Sunday vs. Utah^ Surprise, Ariz. 1:30 PM Friday ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF MANHATTAN 3:05 PM Saturday ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF MANHATTAN 2:05 PM Sunday ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF MANHATTAN 1:05 PM Wednesday CREIGHTON MANHATTAN 3:05 PM Friday MILWAUKEE MANHATTAN 3:05 PM Saturday MILWAUKEE MANHATTAN 2:05 PM Sunday MILWAUKEE MANHATTAN 1:05 PM Tuesday STEPHEN F. AUSTIN MANHATTAN 6:35 PM Wednesday STEPHEN F. AUSTIN MANHATTAN 3:05 PM Friday WESTERN CAROLINA MANHATTAN 6:35 PM Saturday WESTERN CAROLINA MANHATTAN 2:05 PM Sunday WESTERN CAROLINA MANHATTAN 1:05 PM Tuesday at Creighton Omaha, Neb. 6:30 PM Thursday OKLAHOMA STATE* MANHATTAN 6 PM Friday OKLAHOMA STATE* MANHATTAN 6:35 PM Saturday OKLAHOMA STATE* MANHATTAN 2:05 PM Tuesday OMAHA MANHATTAN 6:35 PM Wednesday ORAL ROBERTS MANHATTAN 4:05 PM Friday at Texas Tech* Lubbock, Texas 6:30 PM Saturday at Texas Tech* Lubbock, Texas 2 PM Sunday at Texas Tech* Lubbock, Texas 12 PM Tuesday at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 6:35 PM Friday TEXAS* MANHATTAN 6:35 PM Saturday TEXAS* MANHATTAN 2:05 PM Sunday TEXAS* MANHATTAN 1:05 PM Friday at West Virginia* Morgantown, W. Va. 6:30 PM Saturday at West Virginia* Morgantown, W. Va. 4 PM Sunday at West Virginia* Morgantown, W. Va. 1 PM Tuesday NEBRASKA MANHATTAN 6:35 PM Wednesday at Omaha Papillion, Neb. (Werner Park) 6:35 PM Friday BAYLOR* MANHATTAN 6:35 PM Saturday BAYLOR* MANHATTAN 4:05 PM Sunday BAYLOR* MANHATTAN 1:05 PM Tuesday at Wichita State Wichita, Kan. 6:35 PM Wednesday GRAND CANYON MANHATTAN 6:35 PM Friday at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 6:05 PM Saturday at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 2:05 PM Sunday at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 1:05 PM Tuesday WICHITA STATE MANHATTAN 6:35 PM Friday at Oklahoma* Norman, Okla. 6 PM Saturday at Oklahoma* Norman, Okla. 2 PM Sunday at Oklahoma* Norman, Okla. 1 PM Friday KANSAS* MANHATTAN 6:35 PM Saturday KANSAS* MANHATTAN 6:35 PM Sunday KANSAS* MANHATTAN 1:05 PM Thursday at TCU* Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 PM Friday at TCU* Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 PM Saturday at TCU* Fort Worth, Texas 4 PM Big 12 Baseball Championship (Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark - Oklahoma City, Okla.) NCAA Regionals Various Sites NCAA Super Regionals Various Sites College World Series TD Ameritrade Park - Omaha, Neb.

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SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN February.............................................. 8 March................................................18 April...................................................19 May....................................................11 Home.................................................29 Road..................................................23 Neutral................................................ 4 Day.................................................... 31 Night (After 5 pm)............................25 Monday............................................... 1 Tuesday............................................... 7 Wednesday......................................... 5 Thursday............................................. 3 Friday................................................. 14 Saturday............................................ 14 Sunday..............................................12 Conference....................................... 24 Non-Conference...............................32 vs. Big East..................................... 2 vs. Big Ten...................................... 5 vs. Big West.................................... 4 vs. Horizon...................................... 3 vs. Missouri Valley......................... 2 vs. Pac-12...................................... 4 vs. SoCon....................................... 3 vs. Southland................................. 2 vs. Summit..................................... 3 vs. SWAC......................................... 3 vs. WAC........................................... 1 Games vs. 2015 Regional...............15 Games vs. 2015 CWS........................ 6 In Kansas..........................................30 In Texas............................................... 6 In Arizona............................................ 4 In California........................................ 4 In Iowa................................................. 3 In Nebraska........................................ 3 In Oklahoma....................................... 3 In West Virginia................................... 3 In Central Time Zone........................44 In Eastern Time Zone......................... 4 In Mountain Time Zone...................... 4 In Pacific Time Zone........................... 4 Farthest Trip Riverside, Calif................. 1,478 miles Shortest Trip Wichita, Kan.........................131 miles Total Expected Miles Traveled....8,714 Longest Homestand 12 G (March 4-20)

^Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge *Big 12 Conference Game Bold indicates home All home games played at Tointon Family Stadium Dates and times subject to change

Longest Road Trip 8 G (February 19-28)

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2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC After reaching the Big 12 Baseball Championship following a one-year absence, K-State returns plenty of upperclassmen to go with a potential-laden freshman class in 2016. The Wildcats return veterans up the middle (catcher, second base, shortstop and center field), its top hitters in overall and Big 12 play from last season, and key arms that threw more than half of last year’s innings. With little expectations once again - relative to 2014 when it was coming off a Big 12 title - the Wildcats are poised to potentially rise once again in the conference standings and move deeper into postseason play. STARTING PITCHING Despite losing its top pitcher to the MLB Draft (Nate Griep, 8th round), K-State’s starting rotation does feature plenty of experience to complement its newcomers. Of its 11 pitchers that made at least one start in 2015, K-State returns 5 of those hurlers. Following fall camp, the Wildcat starting rotation projects to be senior Corey Fischer, junior Jordan Floyd, sophomore Bryce Ward and junior-college transfer Parker Rigler. Of those four, only Fischer made multiple starts for K-State last season, and the right-hander bounced back-and-forth between the bullpen and starting role. Nevertheless, Fischer earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors in his first year at the Division I level, making him just the second Wildcat newcomer to earn all-conference accolades over the last 12 campaigns. The Denmark, Wisconsin native had a 4.54 ERA in his 7 starts as a junior, but he was at his best in his final outing (and start of the year), throwing a season-high 8+ innings and giving up 2 runs in the season-ending loss to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Baseball Championship. A southpaw out of Topeka, Floyd has steadily progressed since being drafted by the New York Yankees coming out of high school. He made 18 appearances as a true freshman (7.65 ERA) and a team-high 22 as a sophomore (3.47 ERA). Floyd has proven to be a horse on the mound, throwing more than one inning in 15 of his games last season and more than 2 innings in 3 of his last 5. He only made one start last year, though, a May 16 outing at KU in which he allowed 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in 2 innings. Of course, in his next outing on May 20 vs. Oklahoma, Floyd limited the Sooners to one run in 3 2/3 frames to help lead the Wildcats to 7-3 win to open the Big 12 tournament. Ward enjoyed a strong freshman season with the Wildcats, posting a 2.56 ERA over 31 2/3 innings and earning All-Big 12 Freshman Team honors. The right-hander had a 1.91 ERA as a reliever (1.38 in Big 12 games), a role that culminated with a season-high 6 1/3-inning relief appearance at Baylor on April 26 in which he allowed just one run. The performance earned him a weekend starting role against Arkansas State in early May, but an injury cut the outing short after 3 1/3 frames. Rigler is possibly the arm to watch in K-State’s starting staff. The transfer from Cowley College (KS) is coming off an All-America Honorable Mention campaign with the Tigers in which he went 12-0 with a 2.76 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 16 starts. In fact, the Edmond, Oklahoma native never lost a start in junior college, compiling a perfect

20-0 record in his 26 career starts (28 total appearances). The dozen wins last year led all of the NJCAA while he was also first in complete games and shutouts and 13th in strikeouts. Other candidates for the starting rotation include seniors Levi MaVorhis (23 career starts) and Brandon Erickson (2 starts among his 21 appearances last year), junior Colton Kalmus (14 starts in 2015), and freshmen John Boushelle and Jacob Ruder. BULLPEN A bright spot for K-State in 2015, the bullpen will be relied upon once again to calm the waters. Last year’s bullpen had a 3.84 ERA, with this season’s returners contributing to that mark by combining for a 3.31 ERA. Of course, some of those returners who were relievers last year (Floyd, Fischer, MaVorhis) are expected to contend for a starting spot at some point this year. Nevertheless, those arms have proven a reliever role is suitable for them and the team. The bullpen also helped K-State go 23-0 last year when leading after eight innings - and 21-1 when leading after seven. Build a lead, and the bullpen, with pitchers such as Lucas Benenati, Brandon Erickson and Tyler Wolfe at the back end, will hold it. Benenati was the last K-State hurler to throw a pitch in 2015 as he was on the wrong end of the decisive ninth inning against Oklahoma in the Big 12 Baseball Championship. Despite the tough ending, the right-hander out of California was reliable for K-State in his first season with the program. He had a 2.27 ERA - tops among K-State pitchers with 20.0 or more innings thrown - while he led all Wildcat relievers with 26 strikeouts. As the season wore on, he got even better as he had a 1.66 ERA with 18 strikeouts and 6 walks in his final dozen appearances. This year, he could become the Wildcats’ top option out of the ‘pen at the end of games. Wolfe, after making only three appearances last year, could become more of a presence on the mound in 2016. The everyday shortstop is a lategame option for the Wildcats, and with more depth in the K-State infield, he is expected to be used more often. Wolfe was stingy in limited action last year, allowing just one hit in his 4 scoreless innings pitched. Erickson was one of the most-used relievers in 2015, tossing 37 2/3 innings over his 20 relief outings. The right-hander showed flashes of dependability, from striking 4 of the 5 batters he faced in his K-State debut vs. Pitt on February 15 to throwing a season-high 5 innings against KU on May 16 and allowing just one run in a 6-4 Wildcat win. The senior will be called upon in a similar role as last season, a multiple-inning option that can keep a game close through the middle frames. While also contenders for the starting rotation, veteran arms Kalmus and MaVorhis will be more than likely be used as bullpen options at some point during the season. MaVorhis is working his way back from an injury, so he will build strength in the early part of the season and determine whether he is fully recovered. Meanwhile, Kalmus did not allow a run in his 7.0 relief innings in 2015 and threw his

best when he pitched mostly out of the stretch in a start in the Big 12 Baseball Championship against Oklahoma. The performance of the upperclassmen in the bullpen will be important for K-State in the early parts of the overall and conference seasons because after the 5 aforementioned veterans, the rest of the ‘pen consists of 9 newcomers - including 8 freshmen. The lone non-freshmen of that group is Nick Jones, a junior college transfer Coffeyville Community College. The 5-9 right-hander was the Ravens’ most-used reliever over the last 2 seasons, throwing 132 innings over 71 appearances. Last year, he was named first team all-conference after leading the country in appearances while going 7-5 with a 3.86 ERA, 9 saves, 45 strikeouts and 13 walks. He threw 2 or more innings in half of his appearances, demonstrating he could be a long-relief option for the Wildcats if he transitions well to the Division I level. After Jones, the bevy of freshmen will be led by Boushelle and Ruder. Both pitchers stand over 6-foot-5 (Ruder is 6-6) and figure to be starters one day. However, to start their college careers, the tall right-handers - who were both drafted coming out of high school but elected to attend K-State - will look to build upon strong high school careers. Boushelle had a 0.93 ERA as a senior at Fayetteville (AR) High School, and Ruder was an all-state second team selection as a junior before missing all but one game his senior season due to surgery on his non-throwing arm. Another star freshman is Brogan Heinen, a 6-4 right-hander from Topeka. The Hayden Catholic High School product accumulated numerous accolades over the last few years, including 2015 Division 4A-1 Pitcher of the Year, 2014 Division 4A-1 Player of the Year, two-time all-state first team, two-time all-league player and pitcher of the year, and Medium Schools All-America status from MaxPreps in 2015. He was also named the Topeka Capital-Journal Player of the Year last year, the same award earned by current teammate Floyd in 2013. Two freshmen, Mitch Zubradt of Shawnee, Kansas and Logan Wiley of Springfield, Missouri, are coming off strong senior campaigns in high school. Zubradt turned in a 1.66 ERA and .402 batting average last year to earn all-state first team honors a while Wiley was named all-state first team as voted on by the Missouri coaches association. Similar to Zubradt, Davis Schwab is a product of the Kansas City area as the southpaw played high school baseball Blue Valley West. Schwab committed to K-State after a stellar junior campaign in which he was named all-state first team and posted a 1.05 ERA with 33 strikeouts in 26 2/3 innings. Adding to the stable of K-State left-handed pitchers are Cory Wright and Garett Spencer. Wright, a two-way player who can also play first base, was a high school All-American at St. Charles North (IL). He hit .463 at the plate and posted a 9-0 record with a 0.50 ERA on the mound. Spencer, meanwhile, also played first base and pitcher in high school. The Concordia Lutheran product was a

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CATCHERS The catcher position will be made up of a senior who happened to lead the team in hitting last year - and a pair of freshmen. The dichotomy between classes will force the senior (Tyler Moore) to lead the team and show the younger players (Josh Rolette, Matt Nerz) the way for the coming years. Moore, the first Wildcat catcher to lead the team in hitting since 2001 (Josh Cavender), was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention in his first season at K-State last year. The Shawnee, Kansas native hit .302 while also pacing the team in home runs and throwing out 36% of attempted base stealers. The all-around backstop will fulfill the starting job for the Wildcats throughout 2016. Rolette, a candidate to DH as he learns to play catcher at the Division I level, has shown throughout the fall his bat will be tough to leave out of the lineup. The product of Shawnee HS (OK) had a monster senior season last year, hitting .495 with 9 home runs, 16 doubles and 54 RBI. His production helped Shawnee capture win its first ever state title and also get him drafted in the 18th round of the MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was drawn more to the opportunity to play collegiately, though, and will contribute early at K-State. Nerz, a redshirt freshman from a year ago, will add depth to the Wildcats’ rotation of catchers. INFIELD Despite missing a constant piece at first base (Shane Conlon - graduated/drafted), the Wildcat infield returns three starters at the other positions, led by All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Tyler Wolfe. A senior out of Minnesota, Wolfe will man the shortstop position for the Wildcats once again in 2016 - a year after playing every game at that position. In overall games, Wolfe hit .287 with a .397 OBP as a junior, a figure boosted by a .366 clip and .448 OBP in Big 12-only contests (both team-highs). Wolfe was the first K-State newcomer to lead the team in conference hitting since 2012. Also returning up the middle will be redshirt junior Jake Wodtke. The second baseman turned in a strong fall camp, earning the team’s MVP honor, and will look to build upon last year’s strong finish. Wodtke hit .324 with 9 walks in the final month of the season. Defensively, Wodtke is an asset for the Wildcats as he committed just two errors all of last season. He enters 2016 having not registered an error in his last 41 contests. At third base, Steve Serratore - a former junior college teammate of Wolfe’s - will return for K-State. The Minnesota native hit .265 with 12 extra-base hits and 26 RBI in 44 games last year. He was third on the team in doubles and tied for fourth in RBI, showing his importance to the K-State lineup. He also proved important at the corner, committing just two errors on the season (.979 fielding percentage). Entering the year, Jake Scudder, a junior college transfer from Iowa Western CC, will fill the role of Conlon at first. Scudder hit .367 over his two-year junior college career, including a sophomore

2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC campaign in which he .384 with 10 doubles, 4 triples, 5 home runs and 54 RBI in 59 games. Just as impressive, he walked 28 times and struck out just 17 times in 226 plate appearances. His power should fill in well for Conlon and he did enough defensively - one of Conlon’s most valuable tools in the fall to earn the starting job.

SEASON NO. 116 K-State is set for its 116th season of baseball ... The program, which started in 1897, has an all-time record of 1,757-1,746-10 (.502) ... Over the last 7 seasons, the Wildcats are 240-175-1 (.578) ... Since 2005, K-State has compiled 8 seasons of .500 or better.

One of the more important newcomers to the K-State infield will be junior college transfer Josh Ethier. The Arizona native, who played his freshman season at Grand Canyon, will spell Wolfe and Wodtke up the middle while providing an important bat off the bench in times of need.

RETURN AISLE The 2016 K-State roster features 14 returning letterwinners after 15 departures from last year ... Of the 14 returners, half are hitters, including last year’s overall and conference-only batting average leaders, WHAT’S RETURNING Tyler Moore and Tyler Wolfe ... Moore Hitting led the team with a At-bats..................... 55% .302 clip in overall Runs.........................57% games while Wolfe Hits...........................57% hit .366 in Big 12 Doubles................... 58% play (no other WildTriples...................... 33% cat batted above Home Runs............. 63% .300 in conference RBI........................... 54% games) ... On the Walks...................... 53% pitching staff, the Hit-by-pitch.............. 56% Wildcats return 7 Steals.......................57% pitchers, including starters from a year Pitching ago Colton Kalmus Wins........................ 63% and Corey Fischer ... Saves........................71% Kalmus and Fischer Starts.......................51% combined to make Innings.................... 59% 21 starts, with KalStrikeouts............... 53% mus leading the way with 14 ... Nearly 60% of last year’s innings pitched return this season, a group that includes experienced relievers Lucas Benenati, Brandon Erickson, Jordan Floyd and Bryce Ward ... The other potential key returning pitcher is senior Levi MaVorhis, who is coming off an injury that shortened his 2015 campaign.

Other infield options include Cade Bunnell, Quintin Crandall and Brooks Zimmerman - all three of which can play the outfield as well. Pitcher/first baseman Cory Wright will look to establish himself in the K-State lineup as well. OUTFIELD Minus senior outfielder Clayton Dalrymple, the outfield is the most inexperienced of any K-State position group entering the spring. However, with plenty of opportunities to gain experience before the start of Big 12 play, the Wildcat outfielders figure to be ready once the conference season is underway. Dalrymple, penciled in as the team’s leadoff hitter following fall camp, could play any one of three outfield positions for the Wildcats this season. While center field could be where Dalrymple spends most of his time in 2016, the Coppell, Texas native played in 46 games last season in right field as well as four games in left. Dalrymple had career-highs in hits, RBI, stolen bases, runs and games played as a junior and parlayed that campaign into the summer when he won the Jayhawk League batting title while playing for the El Dorado Broncos. Another Texas native that figures to be in the running for a starting outfield role is freshman Michael Smith. The Magnolia native was first team all-state and district player of the year as a senior, using his speed to swipe 28 stolen bases while hitting .450 with four home runs (he even pitched, going 7-2 with a 1.70 ERA). If Smith takes the outfield as a starter on Opening Day, he would become the first K-State freshman to do since Jared King in 2011. Another pair of freshmen that could also factor into the outfield are Cade Bunnell and Brooks Zimmerman. While both are capable of playing in the infield as well, the Wildcats will rely on them to provide stability in the corners of the outfield. Zimmerman, out of Stillwater, Oklahoma, is coming off a high school senior season in which he hit .460 with 11 home runs and 60 RBI as a third baseman. Bunnell, from Stoughton, Wisconsin, was a shortstop in high school and batted .350 with nine extra-base hits and 22 RBI for the Rossville Rattlers this past summer. Returners Sam Chadick and Danny Krause, along with junior college transfer Quintin Crandall, will no doubt vie for playing time. The sophomore Chadick started in 16 of K-State’s final 19 games last season while Krause played in 44 games, batting .236 with 12 RBI and 10 stolen bases before an injury slowed down his season. Crandall transfers to K-State after two years at Hutchinson CC (KS), where he hit .331 with 20 stolen bases in 2015.

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two-time all-district selection (2014-15) one of the top programs in the state of Texas.

EL JEFE Head coach Brad Hill will enter his 13th season leading K-State with a record of 390-303-3 ... His overall coaching record at four-year schools (808-394-3) is 10th-best among active Division I coaches ... Hill is closing in on K-State’s all-time wins record as he needs 45 victories to match his predecessor, Mike Clark (1987-2003) ... Hill’s 13year tenure is the third-longest in school history, trailing Clark (17 years) and Ray Wauthier (14 years, 1951-64; 77-191 record). BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL The Wildcats were picked to finish tied for seventh in the Big 12 Coaches Preseason Poll, receiving 18 points ... Last BIG 12 COACHES year, the Wildcats PRESEASON POLL were picked to finish (First Place Votes) Points last, but ended the 1. TCU (3) 57 campaign sixth in 2. Oklahoma St. (3) 55 the Big 12 standings 3. Texas (3) 53 (10-14) ... This year 4. Oklahoma 45 marks the fourth 5. Texas Tech 38 time in the last five- 6. West Virginia 26 years that the Wild- 7. Kansas 18 cats were picked K-State 18 to finish seventh or 9. Baylor 14 worse in the coaches preseason poll ... In the last five times K-State has been picked 7th or worse in the preseason poll, it has finished the year with an average placing of 4th, jumping at least three spots four times.

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SAN FRANCISCO STATE, ‘01

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Volunteer Assistant Coach

#18 YR

4th season

UW-MILWAUKEE, ‘07

ROSTER

INTRO

2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC # 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 32 34 35 37 38 39 40 44 45

NAME Jake Wodtke Sam Chadick Clayton Dalrymple Josh Ethier Tyler Wolfe Steve Serratore Danny Krause Nick Jones Cade Bunnell Colton Kalmus Parker Rigler Tyler Moore Michael Smith Lucas Benenati Bryce Ward Garett Spencer Jake Scudder Josh Rolette Quintin Crandall Brooks Zimmerman Cory Wright Levi MaVorhis Jordan Floyd Brogan Heinen Jacob Ruder Logan Wiley Corey Fischer Brandon Erickson Matt Nerz Davis Schwab Mitch Zubradt John Boushelle

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HT 5-9 6-0 6-1 5-7 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-6 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-4 6-4 6-5

WT 165 185 190 165 190 200 190 160 190 195 175 190 160 215 190 165 205 200 185 200 190 205 250 185 225 160 190 220 175 220 205 200

HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) Shawnee, Kan. (St. James Academy) Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest HS) Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS)

Jake Brown Blake McFadden Justin Tadtman

Graduate Manager (2nd season) Student Assistant Coach (2nd season) Director of Baseball Operations (9th season)

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

20 45 Maple Plain, Minn. (Des Moines Area CC) 12 Austin, Minn. (Des Moines Area CC) 22 Germantown, Wis. (Madison College) Kansas City, Mo. (Univ. of Missouri HS/Coffeyville CC) 25 Stoughton, Wis. (Stoughton HS) 5 Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett HS) 38 Edmond, Okla. (Edmond Memorial HS/Cowley College) 6 Shawnee, Kan. (Coffeyville CC) Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia HS) 37 Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara City College) 30 Jenks, Okla. (Jenks HS) 32 Tomball, Texas (Concordia Lutheran HS) 10 Rock Island, Ill. (Rock Island HS/Iowa Western CC) Shawnee, Okla. (Shawnee HS) 14 Nickerson, Kan. (Nickerson HS/Hutchinson CC) 9 Stillwater, Okla. (Stillwater HS) 29 South Elgin, Ill. (St. Charles North HS) 17 Freeland, Wash. (Archbishop Murphy HS) Topeka, Kan. (Shawnee Heights HS) 39 Topeka, Kan. (Hayden HS) 16 Nixa, Mo. (Nixa HS) 24 Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo HS) 34 Denmark, Wis. (Madison College) Anderson, Calif. (Feather River College) 40 Houston, Texas (Lamar HS) 23 Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley West HS) 8 Shawnee, Kan. (St. James Academy) 19 Fayetteville, Ark. (Fayetteville HS) 22 21 STAFF 35 11 Brad Hill Head Coach (13th season) 3 Andy Sawyers Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator (2nd season/4th overall) – Third Base Coach 1 27 Tyler Kincaid Pitching Coach (1st season) 7 18 Blake Kangas Volunteer Assistant Coach (4th season) – First Base Coach 28 Blaine Burris Athletic Trainer (2nd season) 26 Evan Coachman Strength and Conditioning Coach (1st season) 44 Kayvon Bahramzadeh Graduate Manager (2nd season)

BY CLASS

Freshmen...............................................................13 Sophomores............................................................ 2 Juniors..................................................................... 9 Seniors..................................................................... 8

BY POSITION

Right-Handed Pitchers..........................................13 Left-Handed Pitchers.............................................. 5 Catchers................................................................... 3 Infielders.................................................................. 6 Outfielders............................................................... 7

BY LETTERS WON

0.............................................................................18 1............................................................................... 9 2............................................................................... 3 3............................................................................... 2

BY STATE

Tempe, Ariz. (Corona del Sol HS/Central Arizona College)

Arizona..................................................................... 1 Arkansas.................................................................. 1 California.................................................................. 2 Illinois....................................................................... 2 Kansas..................................................................... 8 Minnesota................................................................ 2 Missouri................................................................... 3 Oklahoma................................................................ 4 Texas........................................................................ 5 Washington.............................................................. 1 Wisconsin................................................................ 3

PRONUNCIATION

Benenati, Lucas Boushelle, John Bunnell, Cade Chadick, Sam Crandall, Quintin Dalrymple, Clayton Erickson, Brandon Ethier, Josh Fischer, Corey Floyd, Jordan Heinen, Brogan Jones, Nick Kalmus, Colton Krause, Danny MaVorhis, Levi Moore, Tyler Nerz, Matt Rigler, Parker Rolette, Josh Ruder, Jacob Schwab, Davis Scudder, Jake Serratore, Steve Smith, Michael Spencer, Garett Ward, Bryce Wiley, Logan Wodtke, Jake Wolfe, Tyler Wright, Cory Zimmerman, Brooks Zubradt, Mitch

Lucas BENENATI................................ BEN-in-NOT-ee John BOUSHELLE...................................... BOO-shell Cade BUNNELL............................................ BUH-nell Quintin CRANDALL....................................CRAN-dull Clayton DALRYMPLE..............................DAL-rim-pull Josh ETHIER............................................... EE-thee-rr Brogan HEINEN............................................. HINE-in Colton KALMUS......................................... CAL-muss Danny KRAUSE......................................... KROW-zee Levi MAVORHIS..................................... muh-VOR-iss Josh ROLETTE............................................... ROW-let Jacob RUDER................................................ RUE-der Jake SCUDDER.......................................... SCUH-der Steve SERRATORE........................ SARE-uh-TORE-ee Logan WILEY.................................................WHY-lee Jake WODTKE........................................... Wood-KEY Mitch ZUBRADT.................................... ZOO-brought

COACHES AND STAFF

HEAD COACH BRAD HILL

COAHCES

2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC

THE BRAD HILL FILE

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Head Coach EMPORIA STATE, ‘85

13th season

Hard work and determination have fueled Kansas State baseball since Brad Hill was introduced as the 20th head coach in program history during the summer of 2003. And, in just 11 years, Hill has taken a program that was coming off sixstraight seasons of bottom-half Big 12 finishes and turned it into a national power. During his time as the K-State skipper, Hill has guided the Wildcats from the depths of the league to four NCAA Regional appearances, a Super Regional berth and the first conference championship since 1933. The success, which reached an all-time high in 2013, is a continuation of a stellar career in which Hill has amassed a winning percentage of .682 (781-364-3) at four-year schools - the eighth-highest among active Division I coaches entering the 2015 season. Hill has also had a keen eye on evaluating talent and then developing those players as 43 Wildcats since 2005 have been selected in the MLB Draft, including 37 in the past seven years and 29 that went undrafted out of high school. Since 2008, three or more Wildcats have been taken in the MLB Draft, with five or more being selected in six of the last seven drafts. Also over the last seven drafts, 11 Wildcats have been selected in the top 10 rounds, including Ross Kivett (sixth) and Mitch Meyer (seventh) in 2014. In total, over the last 10 years, K-State has produced 49 selections in the MLB Draft. K-State baseball players have also gained numerous national accolades under Hill’s guidance. In the first 106 years of the program, the Wildcats accumulated 14 All-American designations, while K-State has produced 15 All-America honors in the last eight seasons alone, including first team honors by A.J. Morris (2009) and James Allen (2011) and the most recent selections, Jared King and Ross Kivett, in 2013. Not only has K-State baseball excelled on the field, but Hill has put an emphasis on his players’ performance in the classroom. Under Hill, the Cats have had 64 Academic All-Big 12 selections as well as eight Academic All-District honors and two Academic All-Americans (Brett Scott in 2007 and 2008; Jason King in 2011). In addition, K-State’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) has steadily improved, now reflecting an outstanding four-year average of 954. Coming off an unprecedented run in 2013 that carried with it preseason expectations never seen at K-State, the Wildcats finished 2014 with a 25-30 record and saw their seven-year run of reaching the Big 12 Championship Tournament come to an end. K-State did have several highlights during the 2014 campaign, however, including a 12-game winning streak in late February through mid-March, a streak that was the second-longest in program history. The Wildcats were also 16-9 at home, including 13-1 against nonconference opponents, and a pair of seniors, Kivett and RJ Santigate, were named to the ABCA Midwest All-Region Team. Both Kivett and Santigate (undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Angels) were among four Wildcats who went on to play professionally after the end of the season. While the 2014 season fell short of expectations, the 2013 season proved to be the most storied in program history. Hill’s players formed a unity unlike any other team early in fall camp and used that resilient togetherness to produce the school record for wins, the program’s first Big 12 Championship and a NCAA Regional host site selection. The year culminated with the Wildcats finishing just one win shy of reaching the College World Series. K-State, which was predicted to finish seventh in the 2013 Big 12 Preseason Coaches’ Poll, made the biggest jump by a regular-season champion in league history as the Wildcats broke the school record for conference victories with 16. Teamed with the football and men’s basketball titles in 2012-13, the baseball team completed a feat of conference championships in one academic year that had only been accomplished one other time in Big 12 history and just three other times nationally during the BCS era. K-State, which set a school record for final ranking at 13th, used the Big 12 Championship and momentum in the conference tournament to secure a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats, who were making just their fourth ever NCAA Regional appearance, swept the NCAA Manhattan Regional with wins over in-state rival Wichita State, Bryant and 13th-ranked Arkansas. Hill, who was named the 2013 Big 12 Coach of the Year and ABCA Midwest Region

Full Name Brad L. Hill Birthdate May 2, 1962 in Wichita, Kan. Education Emporia State University, B.S. in Physical Education, 1985 Playing Experience Lettered four seasons at Emporia State (1981-84) Played four seasons in the Texas Rangers’ organization (1984-87) Coaching Experience Hutchinson Community College, Head Coach (1988-90) Kansas, Assistant Coach (1991-94) Central Missouri State, Head Coach (1995-2003) Kansas State, Head Coach (2004-Present)

Coach of the Year, saw a school-record seven players earn All-Big 12 First Team honors, including Player of the Year Ross Kivett, Freshman of the Year Jake Matthys and Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year Jared King. Both Kivett and King went on to earn All-America accolades as well. Hill got the most out of his team when it counted the most in 2012 as he led the Wildcats to the postseason for the sixth-straight season. K-State won its way to the Big 12 Championship as it took two-of-three from Kansas in the home finale before winning the first two games in the regular-season series finale at Texas Tech - just the third series win in Lubbock in school history. Additionally, Hill tutored at least three players to All-Big 12 honors for a third-consecutive season, while K-State placed seven on the Academic All-Big 12 squad, which tied the then-school record. Although K-State reached another NCAA Regional in 2011, the beginning of the season did not go as planned for Hill and K-State as they were on the outside looking in when it came to qualifying for even the conference championship. After sitting at 20-15 overall and 5-10 in conference play, the Wildcats needed a strong finish just to make the conference tournament. That is exactly what happened as Hill led the Wildcats to a 16-8 finish in their final 22 games, including a 7-4 mark against league foes to place sixth in the Big 12 and qualify for their fifth-straight conference championship. Hill’s coaching and motivation did not stop there as, at the Big 12 Championship, K-State defeated No. 12 Oklahoma twice to compile 36 wins and earn the program’s third-straight NCAA tournament berth. While many preseason prognosticators doubted the 2010 Wildcats, Hill raised the bar of success at K-State. The Cats continued their trend of improvement in 2010 as he guided his team to a third-place finish in the Big 12 standings - their highest since the league’s inception in 1997, after K-State was predicted to finish as low as ninth in some Big 12 preseason polls. K-State also registered the third most wins in school history with 37, behind the 2009 (43) and 2013 (45), thanks in part to six players that earned All-Big 12 honors under Hill, including the 2010 Big 12 Player of the Year Nick Martini. Hill also tutored Martini to second team All-American honors. The 2009 season proved to be the most storied of its time. Predicted to finish ninth in the Big 12 coaches poll, Hill guided K-State to a then-school record 43-win season - including 14 conference victories to finish fourth in the Big 12 regular season standings, the school’s best finish since placing second in the Big Eight in 1990. The Cats earned their first Top 10 ranking during the season and finished the 2009 campaign in the national polls for the first time in school history when Baseball America ranked K-State No. 19 in its final poll. Hill, who garnered 2009 Big 12 Coach of the Year and ABCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year honors for the first time in his career, directed K-State to its first ever NCAA Regional appearance when the Cats earned an at-large berth as the No. 2 seed in the Houston (Rice) Regional. The Cats went on to tally a pair of victories in the regional, including one against No. 1 seed and home team Rice, to advance to the regional final. Along the way, the 2009 Wildcats set numerous school marks, including season wins (43), Big 12 victories (14), Big 12 finish (fourth), hits (675), stolen bases (149) and strikeouts (453). Hill also tutored consensus All-American and Big 12 Pitcher of the Year A.J. Morris, two freshman All-Americans in James Allen and Nick Martini, and a total of seven All-Big 12 performers. Four Wildcats also earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors, while Jason King and Thomas Rooke were named Academic All-District. Following the conclusion of the 2009 season, five Wildcats were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, including fourth-round draftee, A.J. Morris. Reaching four NCAA Regionals took years of hard work by the Wildcats, but the

HEAD COACH BRAD HILL

early signs of K-State potentially reaching national prominence under Hill’s direction surfaced within his first year on the job. In 2004, Hill jumped out of the gate and led the Wildcats to a 19-6 record in his first 25 games, including wins over perennial national powers Ohio State and Alabama and 2003 College World Series participant Missouri State. K-State also garnered its first-ever national ranking at No. 30 during that span, which included an 11-game winning streak. Then, in 2005, the Wildcats took the next step as they won 30 games in a season for just the 10th time ever, doubled their conference wins from the previous season, swept a season series from in-state rival Wichita State for the first time in 50 years and knocked off a No. 1-ranked team for the first time in school history, eventual national champion Texas. In 2006, the Wildcats won a school-record 16 straight games and also ended the season on a five-game winning streak, wrapping up the season with a sweep of No. 22 Baylor at Tointon Stadium. Statistically, K-State finished the season in the top half of the league in both hitting (.314) and ERA (3.94). The 3.94 team ERA was the lowest since the 1975 season and the best since the addition of aluminum bats in college baseball. The 2007 campaign saw K-State finish with a 34-24 overall record, one win shy of tying the single-season mark, while the Wildcats advanced to postseason play for the first time since 2002. The Cats won 30 games for the third-straight season and also collected 10 wins in league play, the most since winning 13 in 2002. Hill also guided Wildcat closer Daniel Edwards to third-team all-American honors, just the ninth Wildcat to earn All-American honors of any kind and the first since Kasey Weisaar in 1999. The 2008 Wildcats, fielding a roster of 16 juniors and seniors, entered the season looking to become the first team in school history to reach the NCAA Tournament. K-State dropped early season contests, but started to catch a groove in the second half of the season as they won two-of-three against No. 22 Oklahoma State, topped No. 11 UC-Irvine in a dramatic 11-inning affair, defeated No. 25 Texas, won at No. 8 Wichita State, and edged one of the top teams in 2008, No. 3 Arizona State, in its final non-conference game of the season. In conference play, the Wildcats finished the 2008 season with 11 wins to tie for sixth, the most wins and the best finish at that point since 2002. Down the stretch, K-State won four of its final six conference games, including a sweep of in-state rival Kansas. The end of the season is all K-State needed for a boost in the conference tournament. Under the tutelage of Hill, the Cats defeated No. 6 Oklahoma State and Baylor to advance to the school’s first Big 12 Title Game. Although K-State was defeated by No. 24 Texas, everyone involved with the program could see just how far the Wildcat baseball program had come in such a short time. Hill came to Kansas State, which just had one winning season from 1998-2003, after guiding Division II Central Missouri State (now the University of Central Missouri) to an impressive 418-91 (.821) overall record during his tenure. A seventime Central Region Coach of the Year, he led UCM to the NCAA Tournament in each of his nine seasons, including seven trips to the College World Series. Hill capped his career at Central Missouri by helping the Mules win its second national championship in baseball and first since 1994. For his efforts, he was

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K-STATE UNDER BRAD HILL 69,998 - Total Home Attendance in 2014, a program record 65,766 - Total Home Attendance in 2015, the second-highest in program history 4,745 - Attendance for the 2010 Wichita State Game, a Tointon Family Stadium Record 3,081 - Highest single-game attendance in 2015, a mark reached 3 times (Last: 4/14) 954 - Current Four-Year APR Average 390 - Wins at K-State, second most by any coach in school history 71 - Academic All-Big 12 selections 52 - MLB Draft Picks 49 - All-Big 12 selections 45 - Wins in 2013, a school record 43 - Wins in 2009, the second-most in school history 40 - Conference Players of the Week 37 - Wins in 2010, the third-most in school history 22 - Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selections 16 - Conference victories in 2013, a school record 15 - All-American selections 13 - Top-10 round MLB draft picks 12 - ABCA All-Midwest Region honors 8 - Academic All-District honors 6 - Freshman All-Americans 4 - NCAA Regional appearances 4 - Coach of the Year honors (2009 & 2013 Big 12 and ABCA Midwest Region) 3 - Academic All-American selections 3 - Conference Player or Pitcher of the Year honors 1 - Big 12 Championship (2013) 1 - Consensus First Team All-American (A.J. Morris, 2009)

2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC named the 2003 NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year and College Coach of the Year by the Midwest Professional Baseball Scouts Association. It marked the second time in three seasons that Hill coached the Mules to the championship game. The national championship in 2003 came on the heels of back-to-back recordbreaking years by Central Missouri in 2001 and 2002. The Mules posted a then school-record 53 wins in 2001 en route to advancing to their first championship game under Hill where they lost to St. Mary’s of Texas by a score of 11-3. A year later in 2002, he broke the school record for wins yet again by posting 54 en route to a third place finish at the College World Series. The Mules’ winning percentage of .838 (290-56) over six seasons (1998-2003) ranked among the best in the nation. Hill’s .821 winning percentage ranks second in CMSU baseball history, a mere two points behind current Arkansas head coach Dave Van Horn, who went 51-11 in his one season as coach in 1994. With 481 wins, Hill is the all-time winningest coach in school history with 170 more victories than the coach in second place, his former assistant Tom Myers (311, 2008-14). Hill has a career head coaching record of 781-364-3 in 20 years at four-year schools, which includes 11 seasons in Manhattan and nine years at Central Missouri State. His teams have won 40 or more games 11 times and 50-plus games on four occasions. Under Hill’s guidance, a number of Central Missouri players earned national acclaim. He has seen 22 of his players earn All-America distinction as a first,

HILL’S DRAFTED PLAYERS Name Jeff Berblinger* Jeff Niemeier* Darryl Monroe* Issac Byrd* Chad King* Brad Crede* Rich Clover* Josh Reynolds* Nathan Lipowicz* P.J. McGinnis* Craig Ringe* Phil Sobkow Carlos Torres* Jared Brite* Steve Murphy* Eric Eymann* Jared Goedert Adam Cowart* Daniel Edwards*@ Eli Rumler* Nate Tenbrink* Byron Wiley* Trevor Hurley* Daniel Edwards* Justin Murray* Ben Hornbeck A.J. Morris* Justin Bloxom* Drew Biery* Rob Vaughn* Lance Hoge* Carter Jurica* Adam Muenster* Kyle Hunter@ Evan Marshall* Jason King Nick Martini* James Allen* Kyle Hunter Kayvon Bahramzadeh Wade Hinkle* Dan Klein* Jake Brown* Jared King* Ross Kivett*@ Shane Conlon*@ Ross Kivett* Mitch Meyer* Austin Fisher* Nate Griep* Shane Conlon* Max Brown*

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* Undrafted out of high school

Year 1993 1993 1994 1994 1994 1996 1997 2000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015 2015

Pos. Team Round IF St. Louis 7th OF Cincinnati 18th OF Detroit 9th OF San Diego 24th IF Cincinnati 47th IF Philadelphia 19th P Chicago (AL) 42nd P New York (NL) 3rd OF Los Angeles 25th P San Francisco 50th IF Texas 23rd P Los Angeles 10th P Chicago (AL) 15th P Houston 26th OF Texas 14th IF Cincinnati 19th IF Cleveland 9th P San Francisco 35th P Cleveland 27th IF Arizona 39th IF Seattle 7th OF Cincinnati 22nd P Texas 22nd P Philadelphia 25th P Oakland 29th P Oakland 32nd P Washington 4th OF Washington 11th IF San Francisco 22nd C Chicago (AL) 30th P New York (NL) 36th IF San Francisco 3rd IF Cincinnati 29th P New York (AL) 43rd P Arizona 4th IF Detroit 4th OF St. Louis 7th P Cincinnati 7th P Seattle 31st P Oakland 24th IF Los Angeles (AL) 27th C Toronto 28th IF Chicago (AL) 30th OF New York (NL) 5th 2B Cleveland 10th 1B Kansas City 21st CF Detroit 6th OF Milwaukee 7th SS Cleveland 13th P Milwaukee 8th 1B Oakland 34th OF Arizona 37th

@ - Drafted but returned to K-State/did not sign

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COAHCES

2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC second or third team selection, including 10 first-team honorees. Hill coached at least two All-Americans in eight of his nine seasons at Central, including four each in 2001 and 2002. He coached one National Player of the Year in 2001 recipient, Chris Umphres, and back-toback national defensive players of the year (Chris Curry in 2000 and Umphres in 2001). Hill also helped five individuals earn Central Region Player and Pitcher of the Year accolades, including three Players of the Year. His influence extends off the field as well, as four players earned Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. The Mules dominated the Mid-American Athletic Association (MIAA) during Hill’s tenure, winning eight conference titles and posting a 198-17 (.921) league mark. The seven-time conference coach of the year coached six league most valuable players, two freshman of the year and one pitcher of the year. In all, 43 players have earned First Team All-MIAA honors under Hill. In each of Hill’s last six seasons leading the Mules, Central Missouri led the MIAA in batting average, ERA and fielding percentage. In 2003, the Mules not only led the league in all three categories, but also ranked in the top 10 nationally in the NCAA. CMSU ranked second in Division II in batting average (.363), fourth in scoring (9.7 runs/game), seventh in ERA (3.14) and 10th in fielding percentage (.968). Before heading to Central Missouri in 1995, Hill was an assistant coach at the University of Kansas for four seasons under his college coach, Dave Bingham. As the Jayhawks’ hitting coach and recruiting coordinator from 1991-94, he helped Kansas to a 144-92 overall record and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances, including the school’s first and only trip to the College World Series in 1993. The 1993 team broke school records for most hits, doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases in a single-season. Of note, the Jayhawks posted a 10-7 record against the Wildcats during Hill’s tenure in Lawrence. Prior to joining the Kansas coaching staff, Hill was the head coach at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas, for three seasons from 1988-90, compiling an 83-50 overall record. His 1989 squad posted a school-record 34 wins, while in 1990 the Dragons registered the highest winning percentage in school history with a 32-9 mark (.781). Hill graduated from Emporia State in 1985 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in health and physical education. He was a four-time NAIA All-America selection for Bingham and the Hornets from 1981-84. Hill capped off his stellar four-year career by helping ESU to the 1984 NAIA College World Series. For his efforts, he was named a second team All-American and the ESU Student-Athlete of the Year. A 1993 inductee into the ESU Athletic Hall of Honor, Hill still owns a majority of the Hornets’ career offensive marks, including games played (244), at-bats (809), hits (302), runs scored (241), RBIs (264), doubles (71) and home runs (47). Following his collegiate playing career, Hill spent four seasons in the Texas Rangers’ minor league system before entering the coaching profession. Hill has been inducted into several Hall of Fames throughout his career, including the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA), Emporia State, Central Missouri State, and Kansas Babe Ruth Leagues. A native of Galva, Kansas, Hill is a 1980 graduate of Canton-Galva High School where he was a three-sport athlete. Hill and his wife, Crystal, have three children: sons Skylar Southards and Harrison, and daughter Shelby.

HILL YEAR BY YEAR Year School Position 1988 Hutchinson CC Head Coach 1989 Hutchinson CC Head Coach 1990 Hutchinson CC Head Coach 1991 Kansas Assistant Coach 1992 Kansas Assistant Coach 1993 Kansas Assistant Coach 1994 Kansas Assistant Coach 1995 Central Missouri State Head Coach 1996 Central Missouri State Head Coach 1997 Central Missouri State Head Coach 1998 Central Missouri State Head Coach 1999 Central Missouri State Head Coach 2000 Central Missouri State Head Coach 2001 Central Missouri State Head Coach 2002 Central Missouri State Head Coach 2003 Central Missouri State Head Coach 2004 Kansas State Head Coach 2005 Kansas State Head Coach 2006 Kansas State Head Coach 2007 Kansas State Head Coach 2008 Kansas State Head Coach 2009 Kansas State Head Coach 2010 Kansas State Head Coach 2011 Kansas State Head Coach 2012 Kansas State Head Coach 2013 Kansas State Head Coach 2014 Kansas State Head Coach 2015 Kansas State Head Coach

Rec. 17-23 34-18 32-9 31-28 25-28 45-18 40-18 49-10 40-12 39-13 39-8 43-10 50-13 53-10 54-8 51-7 26-30 30-25 31-20-2 34-24 29-29 43-18-1 37-22 36-25 27-31 45-19 25-30 27-30

League Finish

5th (11-13)/Big 8 T6th (8-16)/Big 8 2nd (17-9)/Big 8 3rd (17-9)/Big 8 1st (15-1)/MIAA 1st (16-2)/MIAA 1st (17-2)/MIAA 1st (20-2)/MIAA 2nd (20-1)/MIAA 1st (29-1)/MIAA 1st (26-3)/MIAA 1st (28-3)/MIAA 1st (27-2)/MIAA 10th (4-23)/Big 12 10th (8-19)/Big 12 9th (8-17-2)/Big 12 8th (10-16)/Big 12 t6th (11-16)/Big 12 4th (14-11-1)/Big 12 3rd (14-12)/Big 12 6th (12-14)/Big 12 t8th(7-17)/Big 12 1st (16-8)/Big 12 9th (5-19)/Big 12 6th (10-15)/Big 12

Postseason

Mideast Regional Champion, CWS (8th) Atlantic II Regional Central Region Champions, CWS (3rd) Central Region Participant Central Region Champions, CWS (T5th) Central Region Champions, CWS (T7th) Central Region Participant Central Region Champions, CWS (T5th) Central Region Champions, CWS (2nd) Central Region Champions, CWS (3rd) Central Region Champions, Nat. Champs

Big 12 Championship Big 12 Championship Title Game NCAA Regional (Rice Regional Finalist) NCAA Regional (Fayetteville Regional) NCAA Regional (Fullerton Regional) Big 12 Championship NCAA Super Regional (Corvallis) Big 12 Championship

Overall Coaching Record: 1,035-536-3/28 years Overall Head Coaching Record: 808-394-3/21 years (NCAA Division I and II) Record at Hutchinson Community College: 83-50/3 years Record as assistant at Kansas: 144-92/4 years Record at Central Missouri State: 418-91/9 years Record at Kansas State: 390-303-3/12 years

HILL’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS • 10th among active coaches with a .672 winning percentage at four-year colleges • Led K-State to school record 45 wins in 2013 and the program’s first NCAA Super Regional • Led K-State to its first Big 12 championship in 2013 • Led K-state to a then-school record 43 wins in 2009 and the program’s first NCAA Regional • Led K-State to three straight NCAA Regionals from 2009-11 • Coached relief pitcher Daniel Edwards to third-team All-American honors, the school’s first All-American since 1999 • Tutored RHP A.J. Morris to consensus All-American honors in 2009 and OF Nick Martini to second team honors in ‘10 • Coached Jared King and Ross Kivett to All-American honors in 2013 • Six Freshman All-Americans (Last: Jake Matthys, 2013) • 2003 NCAA Division II National Championship • Two trips to the NCAA Division II National Championship Game • Seven trips to the NCAA Division II College World Series • Seven NCAA Central Region Championships • Nine consecutive trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament • Eight Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Championships • One NCAA Division II Player of the Year (Chris Umphres, First Base, 2001) • Two NCAA Division II Defensive Players of the Year (Chris Curry, 2B, 2000; Chris Umphres, 1B, 2001) • 36 All-America selections (17 first team, 10 second team and 9 third team) between Central Missouri St. and K-State • Six CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (2 at K-State: Brett Scott, 2007, 2008; Jason King, 2011) • Five NCAA Central Region Players of the Year (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003) • Five NCAA Central Region Pitchers of the Year (1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002) • 43 First Team All-MIAA Conference selections, 24 All-Big 12 selections and 18 All-Big 12 Honorable Mentions • Six MIAA Most Valuable Players (1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003) • Two MIAA Freshman of the Year (1998, 2001)

HILL’S COACHING HONORS

• Two-time Big 12 Coach of the Year (2009, 2013) • Two-time American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Midwest Region Coach of the Year (2009, 2013) • Winningest Head Coach in Central Missouri State history (418) • Second-winningest Head Coach in K-State history (390) • 2003 NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year • Seven-time Central Region Coach of the Year (1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) • Seven-time Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Coach of the Year (‘96, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘02, ‘03) • Two-time Missouri/Illinois Area College Coach of the Year by the Greater St. Louis Area Baseball Scouts Association • 2003 College Coach of the Year by the Greater Midwest Professional Baseball Scouts Association • Inducted into the Central Missouri State Hall of Fame in 2009 • Inducted into the MIAA Hall of Fame in 2014

HILL’S PLAYING HONORS

• Guided Emporia State to a 155-91 (.630) record from 1981-84, capped by an appearance in the 1984 NAIA CWS • Inducted into the Emporia State Athletic Hall of Honor in 1993 • Four-time All-American (first team in 1981, honorable mention in 1982 and 1983 and second team in 1984)

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH ANDY SAWYERS

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NEBRASKA, ‘98 A proven winner with an aggressive offensive approach and 17 years of college coaching experience, Sawyers returned to K-State in July 2014 when he was hired as the Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator. Sawyers, in his second consecutive season with the Wildcats and fourth overall, oversees the hitters and catchers defensively as well as help coordinates recruiting. Manhattan is a familiar setting for Sawyers. Prior to coaching at Texas A&M from 201114, he spent two years on Brad Hill’s coaching staff in 2009 and 2010, helping the program make its first ever trips to an NCAA Regional. The two regional appearances represent 12 NCAA postseason trips Sawyers has helped direct his teams to since 2000. He has also assisted in leading teams to four Super Regional berths and two trips to the College World Series, with the last being in 2011 with Texas A&M. Sawyers has guided individual hitters gain national recognition and graduate to the professional level at every one of his stops. In 17 years, Sawyers has helped six different players earn conference player of the year honors, seven gain 20 All-American selections and 38 be selected in the MLB Draft, including eight in the top 10 rounds. Two of those 38 players, Shane Conlon and Max Brown, were taken in the 2015 MLB Draft, capping Sawyers’ return season to K-State. While Conlon and Brown were the most veteran hitters in the offense, Sawyers helped eight hitters that entered the season with no Division I experience transition to the Big 12. A pair of those newcomers, junior college transfers Tyler Moore and Tyler Wolfe, were the Wildcats’ top hitters in overall and conference-only games, respectively. Both picked up All-Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades to help guide the Wildcats to the Big 12 Baseball Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The last four seasons at Texas A&M represented the conclusion of Sawyers’ five total campaigns with the Aggies after he spent 2008 as a volunteer assistant coach. In each of those five seasons, Sawyers helped Texas A&M reach an NCAA Regional while also winning two Big 12 championships. In addition, he tutored standouts Tyler Naquin - 2011 Big 12 Player of the Year, All-American and a first round pick by the Cleveland Indians in 2012 - and Krey Bratson, a 2011 Freshman All-American.

SAWYERS’ DRAFTED PLAYERS Name Tom Batson Jamal Strong Adam Shabala Kaulana Kuhaulua Justin Cowan Truan Mehl Matt Hopper Jeff Leise Drew Anderson Jacob Mullinax Alex Gordon Joe Simokaitis Curtis Ledbetter Jeff Christy Luke Gorsett Brandon Buckman Andrew Brown Ryan Wehrle Jose Duran Blake Stouffer Luke Anders Bryan Carter Brian Ruggiano Justin Bloxom Drew Biery Rob Vaughn Carter Jurica Adam Muenster Kenny Jackson Kevin Gonzalez Tyler Naquin Jacob House Matt Juengel Mikey Reynolds Troy Stein Cole Lankford Shane Conlon Max Brown

School Northwestern St. Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Hutchinson CC Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Kansas State Kansas State

Year 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 2002 2003 2003 2003 2004 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015

Pos. Team Round 3B Philadelphia 28th OF Seattle 6th OF San Francisco 10th SS St. Louis 17th C Kansas City 20th OF Cleveland 45th 1B Philadelphia 10th OF San Diego 12th OF Milwaukee 24th 2B St. Louis 14th 3B Kansas City 1st SS Chicago (NL) 10th 1B Seattle 18th C Minnesota 6th OF St. Louis 7th 1B St. Louis 19th OF St. Louis 18th SS New York (AL) 20th SS Milwaukee 6th 2B Washington 13th 1B New York (AL) 16th 3B Atlanta 22nd 2B Los Angeles (NL) 23rd OF Washington 11th IF San Francisco 22nd C Chicago (AL) 30th IF San Francisco 3rd IF Cincinnati 29th 3B Miami 31st C Houston 36th OF Cleveland 1st 1B Arizona 20th 3B Miami 24th SS Atlanta 5th C Colorado 10th C St. Louis 27th 1B Oakland 34th OF Arizona 37th

Full Name Andrew R. Sawyers Birthdate May 24, 1975 in Willits, Calif. Education Point Loma Nazarene College, San Diego, Calif., 1994 Mendocino College, Ukiah, Calif., 1996 University of Nebraska, B.A. in History, 1998 University of Nebraska, M.S. in Education, 2000 Playing Experience Lettered two seasons at Nebraska (1997-98) Coaching Experience Northwestern State, Volunteer Assistant Coach (1999) Kearney River Bandits (MINK League), Head Coach (1999) Nebraska, Volunteer Assistant Coach (2000) Hutchinson Community College, Head Coach (2001-02) Nebraska, Assistant Coach (2003-07) Texas A&M, Volunteer Assistant Coach (2008) K-State, Assistant Coach (2009-10) Texas A&M, Associate Head Coach (2011-14) K-State, Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator (2015-Present) The successful stints at Texas A&M sandwich stellar campaigns at K-State, which were unprecedented at the time for the Wildcats. From the program-record stolen bases in his first season in 2009 to .323 team batting average in his second year, he made his mark on K-State for years to come. The 2009 campaign was a year of power for the Wildcats under Sawyers. The team hit 22 triples and 58 home runs, the most in both categories since 1997. The ‘Cats offense shined brightest when it came to stolen bases as the 149 steals were the second-most in the nation and two shy of breaking the Big 12 record. Overall, the team finished among the Big 12 leaders in OBP (second, .399), runs scored (second, 458), hits (second, 675), RBI (second, 420), doubles (third, 123), and fewest strikeouts (fourth, 393). Six Wildcats earned All-Big 12 honors in 2009, including outfielder Nick Martini, who also garnered Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American honors, and Justin Bloxom (.361) and Carter Jurica (.353), who finished fourth and eighth, respectively, in the Big 12 in batting average. The 2010 squad matched the success 2009 by also reaching the NCAA postseason, but the offense topped the previous season’s totals in batting average (.323 in 2010; .317 in 2009), runs per game (7.6 vs. 7.4) and OBP (.426 vs. .399). The offense was paced by Martini, who went on to be named Big 12 Player of the Year in 2010 and highlight a list of three K-State hitters who earned all-conference honors. Although Martini was eventually selected during the 2011 Draft as a junior, two other Wildcat hitters, Jurica and Adam Muenster, were selected in the 2010 MLB Draft. Jurica’s selection in the third round by the San Francisco Giants was the highest a Wildcat had been picked since 1969. Prior to his appointment at Texas A&M in 2008, Sawyers worked with current Aggie head coach Rob Childress as an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator at Nebraska from 2003-07. While in Lincoln, he helped the Huskers earn four trips to the NCAA Tournament, including a showing at the 2005 College World Series. Sawyers, who lettered two years at Nebraska, worked with 12 Huskers who were selected in the MLB Draft, including Alex Gordon, a two-time Big 12 Player of the Year. In 2005, Gordon won five national player of the year awards before being taken as the second overall pick by the Kansas City Royals. Sawyers took on all hitting coach responsibilities at Nebraska beginning with the 2006 season, when the team batted .310 - its best mark in four years - and ranked in the top three of the Big 12 in home runs, stolen bases, OBP and slugging. Also during his time in Lincoln, Sawyers served as the academic coordinator and worked with the catchers. Additionally, Sawyers helped the Huskers recruit their then-highestrated class in school history, as the 2004 recruiting class was ranked 16th nationally by Collegiate Baseball. After serving as the volunteer assistant at Nebraska in 2000, Sawyers spent the 2001 and 2002 seasons as the head coach at Hutchinson Community College, compiling an 87-30 record and two postseason berths. In 2001, the Dragons went 40-16 and won the Jayhawk West Sub-Regional, while the 2002 squad set a school record with 47 wins and was ranked as high as seventh by the NJCAA. Sawyers’ coaching career began at Northwestern (La.) State in 1999 as a volunteer assistant coach, helping the Demons finish second in the Southland Conference. Sawyers first played collegiately at Point Loma (Calif.) Nazarene College in 1994. Following a year off, he played at Mendocino (Calif.) Junior College in 1996 before finishing up his playing career at Nebraska. A native of Willits, California, Sawyers received his bachelor’s (1998) and master’s (2000) degrees from Nebraska. He is married to the former Dena Lindeblad and the couple have one child, Andrew James (A.J.).

PITCHING COACH TYLER KINCAID

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1st season Pitching Coach SAN FRANCISCO STATE, ‘01 An experienced coach with a proven track record of developing pitchers, Kincaid was hired by K-State in September 2015 after 16 years of coaching in California, including 14 at the collegiate level. Kincaid established an impressive resume in the Golden State, rising from the high school to the Division I level. For six seasons prior to joining K-State, the California native was the pitching coach at the University of San Diego, helping the program win two West Coast Conference (WCC) regular season titles, capture one WCC Tournament championship and make three NCAA Regional appearances. Kincaid gained a reputation as a strong recruiter and fine developer of pitchers. At USD, he helped 21 pitchers get selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft, including 12 that were undrafted out of high school and/or junior college and seven taken in the top-10 rounds. From 2012-15, at least three pitchers from the San Diego pitching staff were drafted, with eight total over the last two seasons and six undrafted out of high school.

Full Name Tyler S. Kincaid Birthdate March 20, 1978 Education Antelope Valley College, Associate Degree, 1998 San Francisco State, B.A. in Kinesiology, 2001 San Francisco State, M.A. in Secondary Education, 2005 Playing Experience Lettered two seasons at San Francisco State Pitched one season for the Rockford Riverhawks (Frontier League - Independent) Coaching Experience St. Ignatius College Prepatory, Pitching Coach (2000-02) San Francisco State, Pitching Coach (2002-05) Palomar College, Pitching Coach (2005-09) University of San Diego, Pitching Coach (2010-15) K-State, Pitching Coach (2015-Present) Summer Baseball Coaching Experience Wenatchee Applesox (Pacific International League), Pitching Coach (2004) Chatham A’s (Cape Cod League), Pitching Coach (2005-09)

the second conference championship in Kincaid’s tenure and led the entire state of California with a team ERA of 2.60. Over the five seasons at Palomar, Kincaid helped many pitchers move on to four-year schools, including 12 to Division I programs. Three pitchers – Clint Preisendorfer (2005), Joseph Cates (2006) and Bobby Shore (2009) – were selected in the MLB Draft out of Palomar.

From a recruiting standpoint, Kincaid helped bring in two top-five nationally-ranked recruiting classes, including the second-ranked crop of incoming players in 2011. The 2014 recruiting class, meanwhile, was slotted as the fourth-best by Collegiate Baseball.

Kincaid also spent four seasons as the pitching coach at San Francisco State from 2002-05. The most outstanding year for Kincaid and the Gator pitching staff was in 2004 when they posted their first 30-win season since 1995, lowest team ERA since 1991 (4.99) and first back-to-back winning campaigns since 1990-91.

In Kincaid’s final season with the Toreros in 2015, San Diego won its sixth WCC regular season championship in program history behind a pitching staff that posted a 3.29 ERA in conference play. Kincaid helped groom David Hill into the WCC Pitcher of the Year and an All-American as the right-hander finished 14th in the country in strikeouts. As a team, the Toreros were 27th in the nation in strikeouts per nine innings.

Kincaid holds a bachelor’s (Kinesiology) and master’s (Secondary Education) degree from San Francisco State. In addition to his time at three different colleges, he coached for five seasons with the Chatham A’s of the Cape Cod Baseball League, working with pitcher of the year award winners Andrew Miller (2005) and Tommy Milone (2007).

Hill was one of two WCC Pitcher of the Year award winners and four All-Americans Kincaid helped develop at San Diego. In 2010, Kyle Blair became the first Torero hurler under Kincaid’s watch to earn the top pitching honor in the conference. Michael Wagner (2013) and two-way player Louie Lechich (2014) join Blair and Hill as the quartet of All-Americans. Also, Kincaid’s San Diego pitching staffs earned 15 All-WCC honors and two Freshman All-WCC selections in the half-dozen seasons. While the entire weekend rotation – Blair, A.J. Griffin and Sammy Solis – picked up first team honors in 2010, a pair of twirlers, Hill and P.J. Conlon, were all-conference first team selections in 2015. The 2010 San Diego pitching staff was stellar, providing Kincaid a group to remember in his first season on Alcala Park. Solis, who reached the Majors with the Washington Nationals, and Blair were drafted in the second and fourth rounds, respectively, after helping the Toreros finish 38th in the country in team ERA. Fellow weekend stalwart, Griffin, went on to be drafted in the 13th round and has pitched in the Majors for the Oakland A’s. The 2012 season saw Kincaid return the Toreros to the top-50 in the country in team ERA as San Diego, led by All-WCC performers Paul Sewald, James Pazos and Wagner, was 41st in the country with a 3.35 mark. That year, the Toreros advanced to the first of back-to-back NCAA Regionals. In 2013, San Diego advanced to the Los Angeles Regional Championship before losing to eventual national champion, UCLA. Despite falling narrowly short of the program’s first NCAA Super Regional, Kincaid helped Conlon earn freshman AllAmerica status and All-WCC First Team accolades. In addition, four pitchers were selected in the MLB Draft. The 2014 Torero pitching staff posted its second-lowest team ERA (3.41) in Kincaid’s tenure, helping lead the team to 36 wins. Of the four San Diego hurlers selected in that season’s MLB Draft, none were drafted out of high school. Prior to San Diego, Kincaid was the pitching coach at Palomar College, a junior college located in the North County region of San Diego County, from 2005-09. With the Comets, Kincaid oversaw a pitching staff that ranked first in its conference in ERA three times, including in 2009 when Palomar set a school record for wins, won

KINCAID’S DRAFTED PLAYERS Name Clint Preisendorfer Joseph Cates* Bobby Shore* Sammy Solis Kyle Blair Matt Hauser* Matthew Thomson*# A.J. Griffin*# Chris Jensen* Calvin Drummond% Paul Sewald* James Pazos Calvin Drummond Dylan Covey Michael Wagner Trevor Bayless* Max Homick* Max MacNabb* Lucas Long* Josh Goossen-Brown* Brandon Show* David Hill P.J. Conlon* Anthony McIver* Jacob Hill*#

School Palomar College Palomar College Palomar College San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego

Year 2005 2006 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015 2015 2015

Pos. Team Round LH New York (AL) 31st RH San Diego 30th RH Baltimore 40th LH Washington 2nd RH Cleveland 4th RH Minnesota 7th RH Oakland 12th RH Oakland 13th RH Colorado 6th RH Washington 34th RH New York (NL) 10th LH New York (AL) 13th RH Oakland 38th RH Oakland 4th RH Chicago (NL) 15th RH Oakland 22nd LH Baltimore 32nd LH San Diego 18th RH Baltimore 24th RH Chicago (AL) 31st RH Boston 38th RH Colorado 4th LH New York (NL) 13th LH Minnesota 15th LH Cleveland 32nd

* Undrafted out of high school # - Previously drafted out of JC or USD % - Returned to school/elected not to sign

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Volunteer Assistant Coach UW-MILWAUKEE, ‘07

EVAN COACHMAN YR

4th season

A veteran coach at both the Division I and community-college ranks, Kangas is in his fourth season as a K-State volunteer assistant coach after joining the program in August 2012. Kangas works with the team’s outfielders while assisting Andy Sawyers with the hitters. Kangas was a part of the 2013 K-State team that not only won its first conference title in 80 years and advanced to the program’s first Super Regional, but the Wildcat offense was among the best in the nation. The Wildcats were ranked in the top 10 nationally in seven offensive categories. Kangas also helped All-American outfielder Jared King go on to be selected in the fifth round of the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the New York Mets. In 2014, Kangas helped Ross Kivett, who was an All-American second baseman the season before, transition to a full-time role in center field. Kivett had six outfield assists and committed just one error in 38 games as a center fielder, helping him earn All-Big 12 Second Team honors as a utility player and be selected by the Detroit Tigers in the sixth round of the MLB Draft. Kivett was one of two K-State outfielders to be drafted that year as right fielder Mitch Meyer was selected in the seventh round by the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Strength & Conditioning Coach AUSTIN COLLEGE, ‘10

1st season

Hired in August 2015, Coachman is in his first season as the strength and conditioning coach with K-State baseball. Coachman, who will also oversee the strength and conditioning for the Wildcat men’s and women’s golf programs, arrived at K-State after three years at Northwestern State. With the Demons, he served as the head strength and conditioning coach, working primarily with the football, baseball (alongside former K-State assistant coach and now Demon head coach, Lane Burroughs), volleyball and tennis programs. Prior to Northwestern State, Coachman was a football and strength and conditioning coach for 17 months at his alma mater of Austin College, where he developed all-conference players at tight end and wide receiver as well as developed and managed the in-season workouts for the entire football team. From 2009-12, he was also an assistant strength and conditioning coordinator for Athlete’s Performance Course in Allen, Texas, where he developed workout routines for baseball, softball, football and volleyball competitors ages 10-18, and ran workouts for up to 50 athletes simultaneously.

Last year, with two of its starting outfielders from the previous season gone via the MLB Draft, Kangas helped a batch of newcomers transition to the Division I level. He tutored All-Big 12 hitters Shane Conlon, Tyler Wolfe, and Tyler Moore while also helping Max Brown, an all-conference selection as well, get drafted in the 37th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks. While Brown may have been a returning senior, the K-State outfield saw four junior college transfers or freshmen man the three spots over the course of the season.

Coachman is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and by USA Weightlifting.

Kangas came to Manhattan after serving as the hitting coach and recruiting coordinator at Feather River College in Quincy, Calif., for four seasons, directing the Golden Eagle offense to top offensive rankings in the state of California each year. A former player at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Kangas helped Feather River achieve a 136-27 record and coached eight First Team All-America selections, while he coached or recruited 10 conference pitcher, player or defensive players of the year.

Coachman earned both a bachelor’s (history) and master’s (education) degree from Austin College as well as served as secretary and vice president of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity.

As a student-athlete at Austin College, Coachman played receiver and free safety, earning all-conference honors at receiver as a sophomore and then at free safety as a junior and senior. He was also elected to the team’s Leadership Council by his peers.

Kangas guided Feather River to the top batting average in the state of California in three seasons, including a high mark of .389 in 2010, while his offense led the state in both hits and runs scored each season. Additionally, he tutored six players that were drafted during his four-year tenure, including four in 2011. Prior to his stint at Feather River, Kangas was on the staff at his alma mater, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, for three seasons. During the 2008 season, he helped the Panthers finish fourth in the country in doubles, while two players placed in the top 10 nationally in that department. Milwaukee also finished 16th nationally in hits and led the Horizon Conference in runs, hits, doubles, RBI and walks. Kangas also has experience coaching collegiate summer baseball as he was an assistant coach for the Herndon Braves in the Cal Ripken Senior Collegiate Baseball League in 2008. The next summer, Kangas helped guide the Bourne Braves to a championship season in the prestigious Cape Cod League. An all-conference player at Madison (Wis.) Area Technical College, Kangas hit .313 with 10 home runs and 70 RBI over two seasons before transferring to Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He was a two-year letterwinner for the Panthers, hitting .304 during his senior season with two homers and 14 RBI while also seeing time on the mound. A native of Rochester, Minnesota, Kangas comes from a baseball background as his father, Keith, was a pitcher at Iowa State from 1975-78, while he was the National High School Coach of the Year in 2003 and has won multiple American Legion World Series and Minnesota High School State Championship titles. Also, his brother, Alex, was a standout hockey player at the University of Minnesota and was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the fifth round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Kangas completed his bachelor’s degree in middle childhood through early adolescence education in 2007 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and has also earned his master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia Irvine in 2013.

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Graduate Manager KANSAS STATE, ‘13

2nd season

JAKE BROWN POS

Graduate Manager KANSAS STATE, ‘14

2nd season

A former Wildcat starting pitcher, Bahramzadeh enters his second season as a graduate manager with the K-State program after he spent the previous two-and-ahalf years pitching professionally in the Oakland A’s farm system.

A former K-State infielder from 2009 to 2012, Brown will enter his second season as a graduate manager with the Wildcats. He returns to Manhattan after a pro career within the Chicago White Sox organization.

A four-year letterwinner for the Wildcats, Bahramzadeh ranks tied for fourth on K-State’s career starts list and sixth in strikeouts after he helped the program reach an NCAA Regional for three straight seasons. The right-hander excelled in his senior season with the Wildcats, posting career-highs in wins (7), starts (14) and strikeouts (79). The performance helped him get drafted by Oakland in the 24th round of the 2012 MLB Draft.

A four-year letterwinner for the Wildcats, Brown played in nearly every game for K-State at second base or shortstop over his junior and senior seasons. The Russell, Kansas native hit .261 in his senior campaign, driving in 33 runs and swiping 16 bases to help him get named to the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List, the nation’s top honor for a shortstop. For his K-State career, Brown batted .254 with 81 RBIs and 43 stolen bases in 188 games.

Bahramzadeh pitched for Oakland’s Arizona Rookie League team as well as the Vermont Lake Monsters of the New York Penn League. In 24 professional appearances, the Tucson, Arizona native was 2-3 with a 5.37 ERA and 62 strikeouts.

In the 2012 MLB Draft, Brown was selected by Chicago in the 30th round. He went on to play in 101 games in his professional career, batting .235 (81-for-345) with 15 doubles, 31 RBIs and 22 stolen bases. Brown played for three different teams in the White Sox organization, topping out with the Winston-Salem Dash of the Class A Carolina League.

Bahramzadeh, who graduated from Kansas State with a bachelor’s degree in management information systems in 2013, is currently pursuing his master’s in business administration.

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Director of Baseball Operations KANSAS STATE, ‘05

9th season

A 2005 Kansas State graduate, Tadtman is in his ninth season as the Director of Baseball Operations. In his role, Tadtman is responsible for all areas of operations for the program, including recruiting, travel and budgetary issues, while he is also heavily involved with baseball alumni relations. In addition, he is in charge of the maintenance of all equipment, uniforms and practice gear, as well as the Wildcats’ home, Tointon Family Stadium. Prior to his appointment with K-State baseball, Tadtman worked for five years in athletic operations, serving as a graduate assistant and event manager. He collaborated with athletic staff members in preparation for events at Kansas State. Born in Wichita, Kansas but raised in Manhattan, Tadtman earned his Bachelor’s degree in social sciences with an emphasis in economics from Kansas State in 2005. Tadtman and his wife, Katie, reside in Manhattan and have one son, Colten, and two daughters, Aubrey and Claire.

After finishing his bachelor’s degree at Kansas State last summer, Brown is now working towards his master’s degree in counseling and student development.

BLAINE BURRIS POS

Athletic Trainer 2nd season OKLAHOMA STATE, ‘08 Burris is entering his second season with the K-State baseball program as Assistant Athletic Trainer. He oversees injury prevention, treatment and rehabilitation for the Wildcats. Prior to joining K-State, Burris spent nearly a year as the Athletic Trainer Program Manager at the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron in Hurlburt Field, Florida. With the Special Tactics Squadron, the seven-year non-commissioned officer with the United States Air Force and Oklahoma Air National Guard worked directly with special operations forces, instructing personnel on injury prevention strategies, injury evaluation, and initial and long term management. He also developed concussion protocol for Special Tactics Units across the Air Force. Burris’ last stint in the collegiate ranks was as the athletic trainer for the Charleston Southern baseball program, a role he served for two seasons. He was also the Head Athletic Trainer at Southern Wesleyan University from July 2010 to January 2012, acting as the sole athletic trainer for 10 varsity programs. Also at Southern Wesleyan, he directed the women’s basketball strength and conditioning program. Burris earned his bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Oklahoma State in 2008 before moving on to Clemson to earn his Master of Human Resource Development in 2010. He served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Clemson while pursuing his master’s degree, working mainly with men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’s cross country, and men’s tennis.

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Sports Nutrition, and also served as a strength and conditioning intern and a sports nutrition intern for the Huskers from 2008 to 2012. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist, and a member of the Collegiate & Professional Sports Dietitians Association.

JAMIE HAMOR POS

Academic Counselor 8th season KANSAS STATE, ‘08 Jamie Hamor is in her eighth year as an academic counselor for K-State Student-Athlete Enhancement. She is the primary academic counselor for the baseball, tennis, equestrian, and men’s and women’s golf teams. Hamor assists with coordinating support services, continuing eligibility and academic degree progress. Hamor received both her bachelor and master’s degrees from Kansas State, earning her MS in Counseling and Student Development in 2008. Prior to becoming an academic counselor, Hamor was a graduate assistant with Kansas State Career and Employment Services where she advised students on resume writing, interviewing and job searches. Hamor is a native of Coldwater, Kansas, She has four siblings, all of whom graduated from K-State.

IAN CONNOLE POS

Director of Sport Psychology 3rd year WEST VIRGINIA, ‘13 Ian Connole, Ph.D., began working for K-State in January of 2014 and coordinates all sport psychology services for K-State Athletics. In his role, Connole helps student-athletes develop the skills to reach their goals and continue their pursuit of excellence with commitment, optimism, flexibility, and an all-around positive mindset. Ian attended California State University-Fullerton (CSUF) for his Master’s degree in Sporty Psychology/Performance Enhancement. At CSUF, he learned the art of sport psychology consulting from Dr. Ken Ravizza and Dr. Traci Statler, expert consultants to hundreds of collegiate, Olympic and professional teams. He then completed degrees in Counseling (M.A.) and Sport Exercise Psychology (Ph.D.) at West Virginia University under a faculty composed of leaders in the field of psychology. Ian taught several undergraduate courses in topics such as sport and exercise psychology, sport sociology, professional development, and physical activity and wellness.

CASEY SCOTT POS

Sr. Associate Athletics Director KANSAS STATE, ‘77

15th year

Now in his 31st season in collegiate athletics administration, Casey Scott has been a member of the K-State staff since 2002. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Scott directs the Athletics Operations unit overseeing the facilities maintenance, game management and special event operations and supervises the departments of communications, sports medicine and strength and conditioning. He also serves as the primary sports administrator for men’s basketball, baseball, and men’s and women’s golf. He was promoted to Senior Associate Athletics Director for Operations and Event Management in 2012. During his tenure, Scott has helped successfully direct two NCAA women’s basketball tournaments, three NCAA volleyball tournaments, two National Invitation Tournaments, the pre- and postseason WNIT, three football games at Arrowhead Stadium, two Big 12 Conference outdoor track and field championships, cross country championships, equestrian championship and men’s golf championship. He also has been instrumental in the negotiation and staging of what has become an annual men’s basketball game in the Sprint Center in Kansas City or in INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita. Prior to his time at K-State, he served as Associate Athletics Director for External Operations at Colorado State, where he oversaw the marketing, development, ticketing and special event operations. Scott began his athletics administration career in 1985 as Sports Information Director at Wichita State. During his more than 12 years on the WSU staff, he served in roles as Assistant Athletics Director for External Operations, Facilities and Events, and Associate Athletics Director until leaving for CSU in 1998. Scott earned a B.S. in journalism and mass communication from Kansas State in 1977. He and his wife, Christy, have a son, Brett, and a daughter, Shannon.

CHRIS KUTZ

SCOTT TRAUSCH POS

A Nebraska alumnus, Trausch earned degrees in dietetics and nutrition and exercise health science in 2011. Trausch is currently working towards his Registered Dietitian Certification while completing his Master’s Degree through Eastern Michigan University.

Sport Dietitian/Nutritionist 3rd year NEBRASKA, ‘11 Scott Trausch joined K-State Athletics in 2013 as the department’s first fulltime sports nutritionist. In his role, Trausch oversees the development of all nutritional protocols for all 16 varsity teams, including performance-fueling strategies, team and individual nutrition education, hydration and body composition testing. Trausch coordinates and plans all meals served to student-athletes in the new Ahearn Fund Student-Athlete Performance Table. From 2012-13, Trausch was the Coordinator of Football Sports Nutrition at the University of Nebraska, where he worked primarily with the football and baseball teams. Previously, Trausch served as the Interim Head of Football

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Asst. Director, Athletics Communications UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, ‘11

3rd year

Chris Kutz is in his third year as Assistant Director of Athletics Communications at K-State. In addition to serving as the communications contact for baseball, he serves in the same role for the K-State volleyball and women’s tennis. Before joining K-State Athletics, Kutz served as the Media Relations Coordinator for the Fresno Grizzlies, Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, from 2012-13. He has also worked for the Pacific Coast League and the University of San Diego athletic department. Kutz was raised in Madera, California, and went on to earn his Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree from the University of San Diego in January 2011.

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University President VIRGINIA TECH, ‘86

7th year

Kirk H. Schulz was selected as the 13th president of Kansas State University in February 2009 by the Kansas Board of Regents. Schulz has spearheaded visionary campuswide goal-setting to move K-State forward - to be recognized as a Top 50 research university by 2025. At the end of the K-State 2025 planning process the goal is to have a visionary plan that is inclusive of the K-State family, is exciting and innovative, and most importantly, is a plan that has enjoyed campuswide involvement and participation. For more on K-State 2025, please visit www.k-state.edu/2025. Other recent highlights include: • Fundraising and Development This past year, fundraising by the Kansas State University Foundation hit a record $211 million. • Reseach and Scholarship Faculty researchers brought in nearly $151.3 million in extramural funding, a university record. • Athletics Athletics completed more than $192 million in facility improvements, which includes the Vanier Football Complex, West Stadium Center, Basketball Training Facility, Intercollegiate Rowing Center, Mike Goss Tennis Stadium and soccer competition/football practice fields. • Alumni With more than 40,000 members, K-State continues to be ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 for the 19th consecutive year for percentage of graduates who are also members. • Awards Schulz received the 2012 Chief Executive Leadership Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. • Government Relations Worked with the Kansas Congressional Delegation, the Office of the Governor, and the Kansas Legislature to secure funding for the construction of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, or NBAF. • Communications and Marketing Combined web, video, publications, design, news services, photography and marketing into a one-stop shop to provide free services to campus; and launched a new university website. • Student Life Enrollment set a record in fall 2014 with 24,766 students. Maintained K-State’s longtime status as the top choice among Kansas high school graduating seniors for fall 2014.

Date Hired February 11, 2009 Birthdate May 11, 1963 Education Virginia Tech, B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1986 Virginia Tech, Ph.D., in Chemical Engineering, 1991 Family Wife - Dr. Noel Nunnally Schulz Children - Tim and Andrew Interact Read the latest blog at blogs.k-state.edu/president @kstate_pres on Twitter Kirk Schulz on Facebook

In addition, he is the chair of the NCAA board of governors, the association’s highest-ranking committee. As chair, he helps oversee issues across the association. His term runs to January 2017. Under Schulz’s leadership, Kansas State was selected a Friend of the Flint Hills by the Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation in spring 2014. The award recognizes the university’s contributions to the Konza Prairie, one of the last remaining tallgrass prairies in North America. In 2015, he was recognized for his service and patriotism by the Topeka Military Order of World Wars. Before his appointment as president, Schulz served as vice president for research and economic development at Mississippi State University. He has also served on the faculty at Michigan Technologicial University and the University of North Dakota. Schulz is active in several professional societies including the American Institute for Chemical Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education. In recognition of achievements in the field of Chemical Engineering, he was selected as a fellow in both the American Society of Engineering Education and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is active in the Boy Scouts of America and served as president of the Coronado Council. In 2013, he was recognized with the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the National Eagle Scout Association. Kirk also serves various roles on the boards of Cereal Food Processors, the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, the Kansas Bioscience Authority, and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. He is married to Dr. Noel Nunnally Schulz, who serves as the associate dean for research and graduate programs in the College of Engineering and Paslay Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kansas State. They have two sons, Tim and Andrew. President Schulz’s parents are Carl and Judy Schulz, Norfolk, Virginia.

PRESIDENT’S CABINET

April Mason Provost & Senior Vice President

Cheryl Johnson VP for Human Capital Services

Cindy Bontrager VP for Admin. and Finance

Pat Bosco VP for Student Life & Dean of Students

Jeffrey Morris VP for Communications and Marketing

John Currie Director of Athletics

Jackie Hartman Chief of Staff/Dir. of Community Relations

Sue Peterson Dir. of Governmental Relations

Greg Willems President/CEO of KSU Foundation

Amy Button Renz President & CEO, Alumni Association

THE SCHULZ FAMILY

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS JOHN CURRIE

2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC COACHES

THE JOHN CURRIE FILE

JOHN CURRIE POS

Director of Athletics WAKE FOREST, ‘93

6th year

Since John Currie’s introduction as Director of Athletics in May 2009, Kansas State has experienced a tremendous turnaround and unprecedented athletic and academic accomplishments. Driving toward the vision of a Model Intercollegiate Athletics Program, Currie’s senior leadership team turned an inherited deficit in 2009 into national acclaim as one of the NCAA’s most financially solvent programs, while initiating $192 million in comprehensive facility improvements - $185 million of which have been completed in the last 36 months including the Vanier Football Complex, West Stadium Center, Basketball Training Facility, Intercollegiate Rowing Facility, Mike Goss Tennis Stadium and soccer competition/football practice fields.

A MODEL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS PROGRAM

• A world-class student-athlete experience • Value to our University, community and state • Integrity and transparency in matters of ethics, finance and NCAA compliance • Championship athletic performances • The best fan experience in the Big 12 Conference

Athletically, Currie’s tenure has been marked by across the board success, including a 2014-15 year that saw K-State win nine football games and participate in its fifth straight bowl game en route to a No. 18 final national ranking and advance to the NCAA Tournament in volleyball for the third time in four years. Highlighted by Akela Jones’ national title run in the heptathlon, the women’s track and field team went on to finish tied for ninth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, its highest team finish since 2002, while also earning Big 12 runner-up finishes in both indoor and outdoor seasons. Also, a total of eight track and field student-athletes claimed individual Big 12 Championships in 2014-15 while Jeff Mittie’s first year at the helm of the women’s basketball program saw an eight-win improvement from the 2013-14 season en route to the WNIT. The 2012-13 campaign was also one for the ages as K-State became just the fourth BCS school since 1998 to win league titles in football, men’s basketball and baseball in the same year.

Date Hired May 18, 2009 Birthdate April 1, 1971 Education Wake Forest, B.A. in History, 1993 Tennessee, M.A. in Sports Administration, 2003 Family Wife - Mary Lawrence Children - Jack, Virginia, Mary-Dell Interact kstatead@kstatesports.com @john_currie on Twitter Read the latest letters from John at www.k-statesports.com/feature/letters-from-the-ad

With the tag line of “Welcome to K-State” symbolizing the goal of providing The Best Fan Experience in the Big 12, K-State’s marketing and fundraising efforts have been completely overhauled in Currie’s tenure. Responding to a new emphasis on personal interaction and communication, K-State supporters have pushed attendance to new heights, while more than $195 million in total gifts have been raised for K-State Athletics in Currie’s six years, including FY14’s cash total exceeding $46 million - almost quadrupling the annual amount prior to his arrival. Meanwhile, history was made as Currie and his staff worked hand in hand with President Kirk Schulz and the KSU Foundation to secure the largest individual donation in university history, a $60 million gift benefitting various academic and athletic initiatives, while the department reached its $50 million private gifts goal for the new Vanier Football Complex in just 13 months. Currie’s award-winning Fan Experience staff, which was named the national 2014 NACMA Marketing Team of the Year, has created new ticket initiatives that have led to 36 sellout crowds at Bill Snyder Family Stadium since 2009, including a current streak of 27 straight, while the last two football seasons have seen K-State set new school records for total (2013) and average (2014) attendance. K-State also navigated its way through the tumultuous waters of conference realignment and capitalized on the Big 12’s unique retained rights opportunities when it launched K-StateHD.TV, which has remained the nation’s most-watched institutional premium digital network for the past four years and provides all student-athletes unprecedented live coverage. The recipient of the 2013 Bobby Dodd AD Award and a 2013 Under Armour AD of the Year, Currie served as chair of the Big 12 ADs in 2013-14 and is a member of the NCAA Division I Administrative Cabinet. He was one of only two intercollegiate ADs named to SportsBusiness Journal’s 2011 prestigious Forty Under 40 list of national sports leaders. He and his wife, Mary Lawrence, have three children: Jack, Virginia and Mary-Dell.

Academically, all Wildcat programs boast multi-year APR marks of at least .948, with the football, men’s golf, men’s cross country, women’s cross country and volleyball teams sporting Big 12-leading scores. Approximately one-half of all student-athletes (260) achieved a 3.0 GPA or higher this past academic year, while a total of 125 earned Academic All-Big 12 recognition in 2014-15.

THE CURRIE FAMILY

K-STATE’S HIGHLIGHTS UNDER CURRIE • All Wildcat programs have remained well above the NCAA .930 APR standard, with five teams currently leading the Big 12. • In the past six years, 121 student-athletes have earned All-American distinction, while Wildcats have won six NCAA individual titles and 38 Big 12 titles. • Brand new facilities include the Vanier Football Complex and West Stadium Center, Basketball Training Facility, Intercollegiate Rowing Center, Mike Goss Tennis Stadium and the soccer competition/football practice facility. • Fundraising has been completely overhauled with more than $195 million in cash contributions raised for athletics in six years as the department has raised more money over that period than it had in the previous 48 years combined. • FY14’s cash total of $46 million almost quadrupled the annual total prior to Currie’s arrival and was the third highest nationally behind Texas A&M and Michigan. • Operated with a budget surplus in each of the last six years, allowing for annual investments and budget growth from $44 million to $70 million. • K-State donors have stepped up with 22 private gifts in excess of $1 million since fall 2009, while grassroots Ahearn Fund membership has reached all 50 states and soared past the 10,000 member mark for the first time in history. • Implemented a complete phase-out of direct university funding as a source of revenue, enabling K-State to redirect those funds to critical academic needs. • New ticket initiatives have led to 36 football sellouts since 2009, including a streak of 27 straight heading into 2016. • Also set new season total and average attendance records in baseball while selling a record number of season tickets for volleyball and baseball. • Hired 300-game winner Bruce Weber as the head MBB coach, who captured Big 12 Coach of the Year honors in his first season while leading the Cats to their first conference title in 20 years, while recent hires of veteran head coaches Jeff Mittie (WBB), Grant Robbins (MGolf), Ryun Godfrey (CC) and Danielle Steinberg (WTEN) have brought instant credibility and national recognition.

K-STATE HEAD COACHES

COAHCES

2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC

MIKE DIBBINI

Women’s Soccer Ι 2nd year

CASIE MAXWELL

Equestrian Ι 9th year

SUZIE FRITZ

Volleyball Ι 15th year

RYUN GODFREY

M/W Cross Country Ι 2nd year

JEFF MITTIE

W. Basketball Ι 2nd year

GRANT ROBBINS

Men’s Golf Ι 2nd year

BRAD HILL

Baseball Ι 13th year

KRISTI KNIGHT

Women’s Golf Ι 21st year

CLIFF ROVELTO

BILL SNYDER

Track & Field Ι 24th year

Football Ι 25th year

DANIELLE STEINBERG

PATRICK SWEENEY

2015 K-STATE YEAR IN REVIEW Overall Big 12 Big 12 Big 12 Team W-L W-L Finish Postseason Baseball 27-30 10-14 6th 1-2 [M] Basketball 15-17 8-10 t-6th First Round [0-1] [W] Basketball 19-14 7-11 t-7th Quarterfinals [1-1] [M] Cross Country -- -- -- 6th [W] Cross Country -- -- -- 7th [W] Equestrian 9-9 3-3 3rd 2nd Football 6-7 3-6 8th -- [M] Golf -- -- -- 9th [W] Golf -- -- -- 9th [M] Indoor Track -- -- -- 9th [W] Indoor Track -- -- -- 2nd [M] Outdoor Track -- -- -- 8th [W] Outdoor Track -- -- -- 2nd [W] Rowing -- -- -- 3rd/4th [W] Tennis 9-17 1-8 9th Semifinals [1-1] [W] Volleyball 17-12 9-7 t-4th --

NCAA Postseason --WNIT [1-1] Midwest Regional [21st] Midwest Regional [16th] NCEA Championships [1-1] Liberty Bowl [L, 45-23] --- NCAA Championships NCAA Championships [t-18th] NCAA Championships NCAA Championships [t-9th] --NCAA First Round

Women’s Tennis Ι 2nd year

Rowing Ι 13th year

All-Americans (19): Henley Adkins (Equestrian on the Flat), Katie Brand (Volleyball), Christoff Bryan (Indoor/Outdoor High Jump), Morgan Burns (Football), Tia Gamble (Indoor/Outdoor 4x400-meter/Outdoor 400 meter hurdles), Sonia Gaskin (Indoor/Outdoor 4x400 meter), Nate Gipson (Indoor/Outdoor High Jump), Akela Jones (Indoor/Outdoor High Jump/Indoor Long Jump/Indoor 60-meter hurldes/Heptathlon), Alyssa Kelly (Outdoor Triple Jump), Danielle Kemper (Horsemanship), Sarah Kolmer (Outdoor 4x400-meter), A’Keyla Mitchell (Indoor 200 meters/Indoor/Outdoor 4x400-meter/Outdoor 200 meters), Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye (Outdoor Long Jump), Sara Savatovic (Outdoor Hammer Throw), Terrell Smith (Outdoor 200-meter), Alyx Treasure (Indoor/Outdoor High Jump), Erica Twiss (Indoor Pentathlon/ Indoor 4x400-meter), Kim Williamson (Indoor/Outdoor High Jump), Dani Winters (Indoor/Outdoor Shot Put). Capital One Academic All-District VII (4): Katie Brand (Volleyball), Jack Cantele (Football), Glenn Gronkowski (Football), Kersten Kober (Volleyball).

BRUCE WEBER

M. Basketball Ι 4th year

All-Big 12 selections (37): 7 - Baseball, 4 - Equestrian, 3 - Men’s Basketball, 2 - Women’s Basketball, 14 - Football, 2 - Rowing, 5 - Volleyball. Big 12 Individual Champions (8): Akela Jones (Indoor Long Jump), Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye (Outdoor Long Jump), Sara Savatovic (Indoor Weight Throw & Outdoor Hammer Throw), Kim Williamson (Indoor & Outdoor High Jump), Dani Winters (Indoor & Outdoor Shot Put). 500 members of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (255 Fall, 245 Spring), including a combined 96 with a cumulative 4.0 GPA Dr. Gerald Lage Award (the Big 12’s highest academic honor): Sarah Kolmer (Track & Field), Brittany Long (Rowing), Kara Omo (Rowing), Erika Schiller (Cross Country & Track & Field), Stanton Weber (Football) Dr. Prentice Gautt Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship: Megan Murray (Rowing), Zach Nemechek (Football) Academic All-Big 12 selections (126): 7 - Baseball, 12 - Women’s Equestrian, 2 - Men’s Basketball, 4 - Women’s Basketball, 10 - Cross Country, 25 - Football, 32 - Women’s Rowing, 3 - Men’s Golf, 4 - Women’s Golf, 5 - Women’s Tennis, 15 - Track & Field, 7 - Volleyball. Speciality Awards: Henley Adkins - Big 12 Equestrian Rider of the Year; Christoff Bryan - USTFCCCA Men’s Midwest Field Athlete of the Year, Big 12 Men’s Outdoor Outstanding Freshman of the Year; Morgan Burns - Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year; Nate Gipson - Big 12 Men’s Indoor Outstanding Freshman of the Year; Akela Jones - NCAA Outdoor Heptathlon Champion, USTFCCCA National Field Athlete of the Year, Big 12 Indoor & Outdoor High Point Award, Women’s Indoor Performer of the Year; Kersten Kober - Big 12 Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year; Tyler Lockett - Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year; Casie Maxwell - Big 12 Equestrian Coach of the Year; A’Keyla Mitchell - USTFCCCA Women’s Midwest Field Athlete of the Year, Big 12 Women’s Indoor Outstanding Freshman of the Year, Big 12 Women’s Outdoor Outstanding Freshman of the Year; Megan Murray - Big 12 Rowing Scholar-Athlete of the Year; Cliff Rovelto - USTFCCCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year, Big 12 Women’s Indoor Coach of the Year.

K-State baseball head coach Brad Hill is just 46 wins away from becoming the program’s all-time winningest coach. Hill, in his 13th year at the helm of the Wildcats, needs 45 victories to tie his predecessor, Mike Clark, for the school record (435). K-State has averaged 34 wins over the last 7 seasons.

PLAYERS

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS

PLAYERS

2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC

LUCAS BENENATI POS

SAM CHADICK

#20 B-T

POS

RHP 6-3 215 R-R SR (RS) SANTA BARBARA, CALIF./SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE CAREER-HIGHS Category Highs Opponent (last time) Date IP 3.0 at Minnesota 4/28/15 H 4 3x (OKLAHOMA) 5/9/15 R 2 2x (at Minnesota) 4/28/15 ER 2 2x (at Minnesota) 4/28/15 BB 2 vs. Washington 2/21/15 K 4 2x (OKLAHOMA) 5/9/15 JUNIOR (2015) One of K-State’s top relievers, he was 2-0 with a 2.27 ERA (8er, 31.2ip), 26 strikeouts, and 8 walks in 21 appearances during his first season donning a Wildcat uniform ... His 21 appearances were the third-most on the team ... Led all K-State relievers with 26 strikeouts ... Had 12 strikeouts over his final 6 games (12.0 IP) ... Allowed just 1 run in his first 7 appearances of the season ... Threw 9 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings from April 2-21, his longest such stretch of the season ... Struck out a season-high 4 on two occasions: April 28 at Minnesota and May 9 vs. Oklahoma ... Tossed 2 or more innings in 7 of his 21 games ... Posted a 1.66 ERA (4er, 22.2ip) with 18 strikeouts and 6 walks in his last 12 appearances of the season … Also allowed just 3 extra-base hits amongst 19 safeties in his final 22 2/3 frames. JUNIOR COLLEGE Attended Santa Barbara City College, pitching for the Vaqueros for 2 seasons between 2012 and 2014 ... Played under head coach Jeff Walker ... Named All-WSC North in 2012 after going 3-1 with 5 saves and 53 strikeouts in 58 IP ... Named a preseason All-American in 2013 by the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association (CCCBCA), but missed the season due to arm surgery ... Bounced back in 2014, throwing 13.1 innings over 8 appearances and striking out 16 ... Helped Santa Barbara advance to the sectionals for the first time in school history in 2014 ... Over his final 3 appearances of 2014, he had 10 strikeouts and 2 walks while posting a 2.25 ERA (2er, 8ip). HIGH SCHOOL Attended Santa Barbara (CA) High School ... Played for head coach Fred Warrecker ... As a senior in 2011, he played shortstop and pitcher and helped the team go 26-7, win the Channel League and reach the CIF semifinals ... Named all-conference honorable mention as a shortstop in 2011. PERSONAL Born on May 27, 1993 in Santa Barbara, California ... Father is Kim Benenati and mother is Vicky Alice ... Majoring in social sciences ... Aspires to be a history teacher and baseball coach ... Biggest influence is Tim Lincecum because he is “undersized but works hard and is a competitor.”

OVERALL STATS

#2 B-T

OF 6-0 185 R-R SO OVERLAND PARK, KAN./BLUE VALLEY NORTHWEST HS CAREER-HIGHS Category Highs Opponent (last time) Date Hits 3 2x (NORTHERN COLORADO) 3/15/14 RBI 3 NORTHERN COLORADO 3/12/13 Runs 3 2x (NORTHERN COLORADO) 3/15/14 Home Runs -- -- -Stolen Bases 2 3x (at Texas Tech) 4/11/14 Walks 2 2x (NORTHERN COLORADO) 3/15/14 Strikeouts 2 5x (BAYLOR) 4/17/14 HONORS Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week (3/27/15) FRESHMAN (2015) Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week on April 27 ... Batted .246 (14-for-57) with a triple, 8 RBI, 4 stolen bases, and 11 runs scored in 32 games (16 starts) ... All 16 of his starts were over K-State’s final 19 games … Hit .226 (12-for-53) with 8 RBI over his last 16 contests ... Went 1-for-4 with 2 RBI in his first career start on April 21 at Nebraska ... Had 3 consecutive 2-hit games in K-State’s first ever series win at Baylor from April 24-26 ... Had just 4 at-bats in K-State’s first 38 games (2-for-4) ... Scored 5 of his 11 runs as a pinch runner ... Went 1-for-3 with a walk and HBP as a pinch hitter ... Batted .304 (7-for-23) with 2 outs. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Blue Valley Northwest in Overland Park, Kan. ... Three-year letterwinner in baseball, playing under Corby Lange ... Named Kansas 6A All-State Second Team and All-Eastern Kansas League (EKL) First Team in 2014 ... Hit .333 with 15 stolen bases as a senior ... Also lettered three times in football and once in wrestling. PERSONAL Born on June 19, 1996 in Cincinnati, Ohio ... Parents are Kit Chadick and Deanna Chadick ... Has three older siblings, Koby, Ellie and Hannah ... Twin sisters Ellie and Hannah played volleyball at UMKC and Ball State ... Credits his brother Koby as having a big influence on his work ethic ... Honor roll student for four years in high school ... Majoring in nutritional sciences.

OVERALL STATS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB-ATT E FLD% 2015 .246 32-16 57 11 14 0 1 0 8 16 .281 4 1 10 .297 2 2 4-6 0 1.000 TOTAL .246 32-16 57 11 14 0 1 0 8 16 .281 4 1 10 .297 2 2 4-6 0 1.000

BIG 12 STATS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB-ATT E FLD% 2015 .250 13-8 28 5 7 0 0 0 3 7 .250 4 0 6 .333 1 2 2-2 0 1.000 TOTAL .250 13-8 28 5 7 0 0 0 3 7 .250 4 0 6 .333 1 2 2-2 0 1.000

Year ERA W-L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 2015 2.27 2-0 21 0 0 0 0 0 31.2 32 9 8 8 26 6 0 1 .264 2 3 TOTAL 2.27 2-0 21 0 0 0 0 0 31.2 32 9 8 8 26 6 0 1 .264 2 3

BIG 12 STATS Year ERA W-L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 2015 2.92 1-0 8 0 0 0 0 0 12.1 18 5 4 2 9 3 0 0 .353 0 1 TOTAL 2.92 1-0 8 0 0 0 0 0 12.1 18 5 4 2 9 3 0 0 .353 0 1

CLAYTON DALRYMPLE #5 POS OF

B-T

6-1 190 R-R COPPELL, TEXAS/COPPELL HS

CAREER-HIGHS Category Highs Opponent (last time) Date Hits 3 5x (at KU) 5/16/15 RBI 3 2x (ARKANSAS ST.) 5/2/15 Runs 3 2x (NORTHERN COLORADO) 3/15/14 Home Runs -- -- -Stolen Bases 2 5x (at KU) 5/16/15 Walks 2 3x (ARKANSAS ST.) 5/2/15 Strikeouts 2 9x (vs. Oklahoma St.) 5/21/15 HONORS Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2014-15) Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team (2012-13) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2013)

CL SR

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS

2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC PLAYERS

JUNIOR (2015) Played in all but one K-State game, collecting personal-bests in hits, RBI, stolen bases, runs and games played ... Hit .270 (47-for-174) with 4 doubles, 23 RBI and 13 stolen bases in 56 games (51 starts) ... Led the team in stolen bases (13) and hit by pitches (13) ... His 15 walks and 13 hit by pitches helped him post a .369 OBP ... Also dropped down a team-high 10 sacrifice bunts ... Recorded 13 multi-hit games, including 5 in Big 12 contests ... Tied for third on the team with 6 multi-RBI efforts, 5 of which were in non-conference action ... Reached base 50% of the time (26-for-52) when leading off an inning, which was the best mark on the team ... Had a 2- and 3-hit game during the series at Cal from February 28-March 2 ... Posted a season-high 10-game hitting streak from February 28-March 17, batting .436 (17-for-39) over the stretch ... Totaled 6 RBI over a 4-game span between May 2-8 ... Was 3-for-3 with a hit by pitch and 2 stolen bases on May 16 at KU. 2015 SUMMER LEAGUE Played for the El Dorado Broncos of the Jayhawk League ... First-Team All-Jayhawk League selection after winning the league batting title (.406) while also tallying 7 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs, 29 RBI and 17 stolen bases ... First in the league in OBP (.511), second in hits (58) and stolen bases (17), and third in RBI (29). SOPHOMORE (2014) Batted .241 (26-for-108) with 4 doubles, 13 RBI, 21 walks, and 10 stolen bases in 46 games ... Finished third on the team with 10 stolen bases ... Was 10-for-11 in stolen base attempts ... His career-high 21 walks and 6 hit by pitches helped him post a career-high .390 OBP ... Had a .333 OBP in 18 Big 12 games despite hitting .184 ... Started 34 games, with the majority in left field (31) ... Had a season-high 3 hits on 2 occasions, with the last being on March 15 vs. Northern Colorado, going 3-for-5 with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored ... Had 2 hits, 2 stolen bases, and a walk on April 11 at Texas Tech ... Started 5 of K-State’s final 6 games, going 3-for-16 (.188) with 4 walks and an RBI over the stretch. 2014 SUMMER LEAGUE Played for the El Dorado Broncos of the Jayhawk League ... Hit .429 (15-for-35) with a .535 OBP in 10 games ... Finished in a tie for sixth in the league with 8 stolen bases despite missing a month of action. FRESHMAN (2013) Played in 34 games (9 starts) ... Led team with a .500 batting average as a pinch-hitter ... Had a season-high 3 RBI on March 12 vs. Northern Colorado, all on a double in his only at-bat ... Had at least one hit in 6 of his 9 starts ... Batted .320 (8-for-25) in his 9 starts. 2013 SUMMER LEAGUE Played for the North Central Kansas Knights ... Batted .300 (18-for-60) with 3 doubles, 4 RBI and 12 runs in 21 games. HIGH SCHOOL Played 4 years for Coppell High ... Held a career batting average of .333 with 4 triples, while he was 14-for-14 in stolen bases ... Was the Cowboys’ leader in hits and triples as a senior, helping Coppell earn a berth into the state playoffs ... Also lettered in basketball. PERSONAL Clayton James Dalrymple was born November 12, 1993, in Grapevine, Texas ... Son of Rich and Ros Dalrymple ... Has three siblings, Kimberley, Ty and Jack... Father, Rich, is the Vice President for Public Relations/Communications for the Dallas Cowboys and played football at Westminster College ... Mother, Ros, was a three-time All-American as a tennis player at the University of Miami and was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 2011 ... Majoring in management.

BRANDON ERICKSON #38 POS

B-T

RHP 5-11 220 R-R SR ANDERSON, CALIF./FEATHER RIVER COLLEGE

CAREER-HIGHS Category Highs Opponent (last time) Date IP 5.0 at KU 5/16/15 H 6 TCU 4/11/15 R 6 TCU 4/11/15 ER 6 TCU 4/11/15 BB 3 MISSOURI ST. 3/15/15 K 4 vs. Pitt 2/14/15 JUNIOR (2015) Throwing some of the most innings on the Wildcat pitching staff, the right-hander appeared in 22 games in his first season at K-State, going 3-2 with a 5.23 ERA (24er, 41.1ip), 27 strikeouts, and 15 walks ... Matched Jordan Floyd for the most appearances by a K-State pitcher ... Second among K-State relievers with his 25 strikeouts in 20 relief appearances ... Was primarily a reliever but also made 2 starts late in the year ... Among his 20 relief outings, he threw 2 or more innings in 9 games ... Struck out 4 of the 5 batters he faced in his K-State debut on February 14 vs. Pitt in Port Charlotte, Florida ... Had at least 1 strikeout in his first 6 appearances of the season, a stretch that included 13 punchouts over 9.0 innings ... Worked 2.0 innings in his Big 12 debut on March 22 at Texas, allowing a run on 1 hit ... Bounced back from allowing 2 runs in 1/3 of an inning in his first career start on April 26 at Baylor by holding Minnesota to no runs in 3 1/3 innings in a start on April 29 … Earned the winning decision against the Golden Gophers as K-State shut out the home team, 9-0 ... Turned in his longest relief outing of the season in his final appearance, holding KU to a run over 5.0 innings on May 16. JUNIOR COLLEGE Attended Feather River College (CA), playing for two years under head coach Terry Baumgartner ... Helped the team win back-to-back Golden Valley Conference championships ... In 2014, posted a 2-0 record with a 0.63 ERA (3er, 43.0ip), 39 strikeouts and 7 walks in 8 appearances (7 starts) ... His ERA was the third-best in the state ... Registered a .145 batting average against, the fourth-best mark in the state ... Surrendered just 21 hits over his 43.0 innings pitched ... Threw the third-most innings on the team ... Did not allow an earned run in 6 of his 8 appearances ... Struck out a season-high 10, while not walking any, over 6.2 shutout innings in an April 9 start at Redwoods ... Struck out 5 or more in 4 outings, including 6 on 2 occasions (Feb. 21 at Ohlone, 0 BB; April 19 at Butte, 1 BB) ... Allowed 3 hits and 1 unearned run in 7.0 innings on May 3 vs. Mission, his longest start of the season ... Also logged time at first base, including 6 starts, and hit .130 (3-for-23) with a double and an RBI ... In 2013, he was 1-2 with a 3.86 ERA (7er, 16.1ip), 13 strikeouts and 5 walks in 7 games (3 starts) ... Earned his first and only win of the season on April 17 vs. Butte, scattering 10 hits and allowing 2 unearned runs in 6.0 innings while striking out a season-high 4 and not walking any ... Struck out 3 in a perfect inning of relief work on March 2 at Shasta ... Hit .217 (10-for-46) with 4 RBI.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Foothill (CA) High School ... Four-time letterwinner in baseball, playing for head coach Todd Buck ... 2012 Northern Section Player of the Year and all-section first team ... Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB-ATT E FLD% All-Eastern Athletic League North team ... Redding Record Searchlight co-MVP ... MaxPreps 2013 .343 34-9 35 6 12 2 0 0 6 14 .400 0 0 5 .343 0 0 2-3 0 1.000 Medium Schools All-State Team ... Career record of 27-4 with a 1.95 ERA and 250 strikeouts 2014 .241 46-34 108 21 26 4 0 0 13 30 .278 21 6 19 .390 1 3 10-11 2 .980 2015 .270 56-51 174 30 47 4 0 0 23 51 .293 15 13 28 .369 1 10 13-19 5 .961 ... As a senior, went 10-0 with a 1.06 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 59.2 innings ... Also hit over TOTAL .268 136-94 317 57 85 10 0 0 42 95 .300 36 19 52 .374 2 13 25-33 7 .971 .400 and had 30 RBI ... Helped the team win the 2012 Northern Section CIF championship ... In his junior year, posted a 9-2 record with a 2.48 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 53.2 innings ... BIG 12 STATS Had a 1.06 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 53 innings to go with his 6-1 record as a sophomore ... Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB-ATT E FLD% Was 2-1 with a 1.53 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 18 innings as a freshman ... Called up to varsity 2013 .267 13-4 15 1 4 0 0 0 2 4 .267 0 0 3 .267 0 0 1-1 0 1.000 midway through his freshman campaign.

OVERALL STATS

2014 .184 18-16 49 5 9 1 0 0 2 10 .204 9 2 8 .333 0 1 3-4 1 .977 2015 .215 24-23 79 8 17 0 0 0 6 17 .215 4 5 13 .292 1 4 7-10 1 .983 PERSONAL TOTAL .210 55-43 143 14 30 1 0 0 10 31 .217 13 7 24 .305 1 5 11-15 2 .982

Born on September 22, 1993 ... Majoring in social sciences.

OVERALL STATS Year ERA W-L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 2015 5.23 3-2 22 2 0 0 2 2 41.1 55 29 24 15 27 15 0 2 .329 4 3 TOTAL 5.23 3-2 22 2 0 0 2 2 41.1 55 29 24 15 27 15 0 2 .329 4 3

BIG 12 STATS Year ERA W-L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 2015 7.56 1-1 9 1 0 0 0 0 16.2 27 14 14 5 2 8 0 1 .391 2 0 TOTAL 7.56 1-1 9 1 0 0 0 0 16.2 27 14 14 5 2 8 0 1 .391 2 0

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PLAYERS

2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC

COREY FISCHER POS RHP

JORDAN FLOYD

#37 B-T

6-0 190 L-R DENMARK, WIS./MADISON COLLEGE

POS

LHP

#30 B-T

6-2 240 L-L TOPEKA, KAN./SHAWNEE HEIGHTS HS

CL JR

CAREER-HIGHS Category Highs Opponent (last time) Date IP 8.0 vs. Oklahoma 5/22/15 H 8 MISSOURI ST. 3/15/15 R 5 2x (at KU) 5/17/15 ER 4 4x (at KU) 5/17/15 BB 4 at Cal 3/2/15 K 6 vs. Saint Louis 2/15/15

CAREER-HIGHS Category Highs Opponent (last time) Date IP 4.1 OKLAHOMA 5/10/15 H 5 2x (at Wichita St.) 5/6/14 R 4 OKLAHOMA ST. 5/11/14 ER 4 OKLAHOMA ST. 5/11/14 BB 3 2x (OKLAHOMA ST.) 5/11/14 K 3 2x (ARKANSAS ST.) 5/1/15

HONORS All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2015) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2015)

SOPHOMORE (2015) The most-used K-State reliever in 2015, he nearly cut his career ERA in half by recording a 3.47 mark (18er, 46.2ip) in 22 outings (one start) ... His 44 2/3 innings pitched in relief were the most by a Wildcat while his 46 2/3 overall innings were the third most on the team ... In his 21 relief appearances, the southpaw was 3-2 with a 3.02 ERA (15er, 44.2ip), 19 strikeouts and 16 walks ... As a reliever in Big 12 play, he posted a 2.70 ERA (5er, 16.2ip) and .233 batting average against ... He was one of 4 Big 12 pitchers who threw at least 40 innings and did not surrender a home run ... Of his 47 hits allowed, just 6 were for extra bases (5 doubles, 1 triple) ... Opponents hit .270 against (.261 against as a reliever) ... Tossed 2 or more innings in 11 of his 21 relief appearances … Threw 2 or more innings in his final 5 outings of the season, a stretch that included 1 start in which he threw 2.0 innings at KU on May 16 ... Retired 86% (18-for-21) of the first batters he faced as a reliever ... Only allowed 35% of inherited runners to score (20 IR, 7 IRS) ... Over his last 8 relief appearances of the year, he posted a 1.40 ERA (3er, 19.1ip) ... Surrendered just 1 extra-base hit in his first 17.0 innings pitched of the season (9 games) ... Longest outing of the season was on May 10 vs. Oklahoma when he held the Sooners to 1 run over 4 1/3 innings ... Also threw 4.0 innings on March 7 vs. Santa Clara … Shut out the Broncos in the outing while also allowing just a hit and walk while striking out 2 ... Notched his first career save on May 20 vs. Oklahoma in the 2015 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship … Held the Sooners to 1 run and 4 hits over 3 2/3 innings in a 7-3 tournament-opening win.

JUNIOR (2015) Weekend starter turned All-Big 12 reliever, he appeared in 19 games (7 starts) in his first season at K-State, logging a 4-6 record with a 4.37 ERA (27er, 55.2ip), 29 strikeouts, and 17 walks ... Named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention after allowing just 1 run in his first 9 Big 12 relief appearances ... Over his 10 conference relief outings, he finished with a 2.45 ERA (5er, 18.1ip) and .212 batting average against ... Surrendered just 14 hits over his 18 1/3 relief innings in conference-play, with just 4 of those hits being for extra bases (all doubles) ... As a reliever in the overall season, he was 3-3 with a 4.05 ERA (9er, 20.0ip) and .230 batting average against ... In his 7 starts, the right-hander was 1-3 with a 4.54 ERA (18er, 35.2ip), 21 strikeouts and 13 walks ... Of his 7 starts, only 1 was in Big 12 regular season action … Allowed 4 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks in 4 1/3 innings at Texas on March 22 ... His longest outing of the season was in the 2015 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship, when he threw 8+ innings in a start against Oklahoma in an elimination game … Suffered the loss against the Sooners despite allowing 2 runs on 7 hits while using a season-high 91 pitches ... His first 6 appearances of the season were as a starter, going 1-2 with a 5.20 ERA (16er, 27.2ip) ... After allowing an unearned run in 5 2/3 innings of his K-State debut vs. Saint Louis on February 15, he picked up his first career win in his second career start on February 22 vs. Washington State … Struck out 5 and allowed 2 runs against the Cougars in 6 innings ... Also struck out a season-high 6 in his K-State debut against the Billikens ... Did not get past the fifth inning in his next 4 starts before making his debut as a reliever on March 27 at Oklahoma State, where he threw 3 shutout innings in K-State’s series-opening 4-2 win ... Did not allow a run for 10 1/3 consecutive innings from April 2-25 … Over the 6-game stretch, he held opponents to a .065 batting average against (2 hits, none for extra bases) ... His final outing of the stretch was at Baylor, an appearance in which he held the Bears scoreless over 3 1/3 innings while also limiting them to 1 hit ... Also tossed 3 shutout relief innings on May 10 vs. Oklahoma, allowing just 1 hit while striking out 2.

FRESHMAN (2014) Was 0-1 with a 7.65 ERA (17er, 20.0ip), 5 strikeouts and 16 walks in 18 appearances ... Made 2 starts, allowing 5 runs in 3.1 combined innings ... In his 16 relief appearances, he had a 6.48 ERA (12er, 16.2ip), 5 strikeouts and 11 walks ... Had a 2.89 ERA through his first 8 appearances of the season ... Struck out one and walked one in 1.0 scoreless inning of work in his collegiate debut on Feb. 20 vs. Portland ... Did not allow a run over 3 appearances from April 9-13 ... Held Nebraska scoreless in 2.0 hitless innings on April 9 and threw back-to-back scoreless outings on April 12 and 13 at Texas Tech ... In his first start of the season, allowed 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks in 3.0 innings pitched against Baylor on April 18.

JUNIOR COLLEGE Attended Madison (WI) College, playing baseball for two years under Mike Davenport ... Helped the team finish third in the NJCAA Division II World Series in back-to-back years ... Named all-conference in both years ... In 2014, he was 9-2 with a 2.79 ERA (19er, 61.ip), 41 strikeouts and 18 walks in 11 starts ... In 2013, he was 2-2 with a 2.23 ERA (12er, 48.1ip), 53 strikeouts and 22 walks in 10 games (7 starts) ... Opponents hit .182 against in 2013.

2014 SUMMER LEAGUE Played for the Rossville Rattlers of the Mid-Plains League (MPL) ... Named MPL All-Star.

SUMMER BASEBALL (2014) Pitched for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League, going 2-3 with a 4.08 ERA (23er, 50.2ip) in 10 games (9 starts) ... Struck out 41 and walked 17.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Shawnee Heights in Tecumseh, Kansas ... Played baseball under head coach Ryan Schmidt ... Named the 2013 Class 5A Kansas co-Pitcher of the Year by the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches (KABC) ... Also selected to the KABC Class 5A All-State First Team in 2013 ... Named Topeka Capital-Journal All-City Player of the Year and All-Centennial League First Team in his senior year ... Selected to MaxPreps Medium Schools All-American Team in 2013 ... Helped the baseball team compile a perfect 25-0 record and win the state championship in 2011 ... In his senior year in 2013, the Thunderbirds were 20-5 and finished third in the state ... Was an offensive and defensive lineman in football from 2010-13, earning honorable mention honors for the All-Centennial League team in 2013 ... Also played basketball from 2010-12.

SUMMER BASEBALL (2013) Pitched in 8 games (one start) for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League ... Struck out 5 and walked 10 in 16.1 IP while posting a 2.20 ERA HIGH SCHOOL Attended Denmark (WI) High School ... Lettered four years in baseball, playing for head coach Bill Miller ... In his senior season, he was named all-conference, all-district and all-region ... Also lettered two years in basketball. PERSONAL Born on March 7, 1994 in Two Rivers, Wisconsin ... Parents are Rick and Doreen Fischer ... Has an older sister, Danielle ... Participated in more than 200 hours of community service in high school ... Majoring in social sciences.

OVERALL STATS Year ERA W-L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 2015 4.37 4-6 19 7 0 0 0 1 55.2 56 31 27 17 29 9 0 3 .265 2 4 TOTAL 4.37 4-6 19 7 0 0 0 1 55.2 56 31 27 17 29 9 0 3 .265 2 4

BIG 12 STATS Year ERA W-L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 2015 3.57 3-3 11 1 0 0 0 1 22.2 19 10 9 6 7 6 0 1 .229 1 2 TOTAL 3.57 3-3 11 1 0 0 0 1 22.2 19 10 9 6 7 6 0 1 .229 1 2

MLB DRAFT Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 25th round (764th overall) of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign.

PERSONAL Born on February 23, 1995 in Topeka, Kansas ... Parents are Tom and Diana Floyd ... Has one sister, Taylor, who he credits as being his biggest influence on his life ... Social sciences major.

OVERALL STATS Year ERA W-L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 2014 7.65 0-1 18 2 0 0 2 0 20.0 26 18 17 16 5 4 0 1 .329 0 3 2015 3.47 3-2 22 1 0 0 0 1 46.2 47 23 18 18 20 5 1 0 .270 9 1 TOTAL 4.73 3-3 40 3 0 0 2 1 66.2 73 41 35 34 25 9 1 1 .289 9 4

BIG 12 STATS Year ERA W-L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 2014 15.19 0-0 6 2 0 0 0 0 5.1 10 9 9 9 1 1 0 1 .476 0 1 2015 3.86 1-0 10 1 0 0 0 0 18.2 18 9 8 9 10 3 0 0 .261 3 0 TOTAL 6.38 1-0 16 3 0 0 0 0 24.0 28 18 17 18 11 4 0 1 .311 3 1

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2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC PLAYERS

COLTON KALMUS POS RHP

DANNY KRAUSE

#14 B-T

6-2 195 R-R ROWLETT, TEXAS/ROWLETT HS

POS

JR (RS)

CAREER-HIGHS Category Highs Opponent (last time) Date IP 6.2 TCU 4/10/15 H 7 NEBRASKA 3/26/14 R 6 at Cal Poly 2/16/14 ER 4 MISSOURI ST. 3/14/15 BB 3 3x (TEXAS TECH) 4/17/15 K 6 vs. Oklahoma 5/20/15 HONORS Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2014-15) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2014-15) REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2015) Finished the year 2-4 with a 4.13 ERA (28er, 61.0ip), 37 strikeouts, and 20 walks in 16 overall games (14 starts) ... Led the team in starts ... Career-highs in innings pitched, strikeouts, games and starts ... Made 6 “Friday Night” starts, including 5 series-opening starts in Big 12 play ... As a starter, he had a 4.67 ERA (28er, 54.0ip) with 31 strikeouts and 19 walks ... Only allowed more than 3 earned runs in just one of his 14 starts ... Pitched 5.0 or more innings in 4 of his 14 starts ... Tossed his only quality start of the season on April 10 vs. No. 3 TCU, holding the Horned Frogs to 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits over 6 2/3 innings to earn his first win of the season ... Also threw a season-high 101 pitches vs. TCU … It was only one of 2 times over his 14 starts that he threw more than 80 pitches ... Picked up his second win of the year on May 20 at the 2015 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship, allowing 2 runs, both via solo homers, over 5 1/3 innings against Oklahoma (83 pitches) ... Matched his season-high in strikeouts with 6 in the start against Oklahoma in Tulsa … Had 6 punchouts for the first time in his first outing of the year, a 5-inning relief outing on February 14 vs. George Mason ... In his 2 relief appearances, one on February 14 and the other on March 11 vs. Creighton, he held opponents scoreless over 7.0 combined innings ... Held No. 12 Oklahoma State to 2 runs on 3 hits in a 4-inning start on March 27, helping the Wildcats defeat the Cowboys, 4-2, in Stillwater ... Had a 3.66 ERA (8er, 19.2ip) in 4 starts against ranked opponents. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2014) Posted a 3-1 record with a 4.30 ERA (11er, 23.0ip), 14 strikeouts and 11 walks in 10 appearances (5 starts) ... Opened the season as a reliever before being moved into the midweek starter role ... Had a 9.95 ERA (7er, 6.1ip) in his first 5 appearances of the season, all as a reliever ... In his 5 starts, he was 3-0 with a 2.16 ERA (4er, 16.2ip), 11 strikeouts and 8 walks ... Opponents hit .226 against in his starts ... His 2.16 ERA as a starter was the best among all K-State starting pitchers ... Did not allow a hit or a run while he struck out 4 in his first career start on March 19 vs. Air Force ... Held Nebraska to 2 runs, one earned, in 5.0 innings on March 26 to help him pick up the winning decision ... Surrendered one hit and no runs in a scheduled short start at Omaha on April 1 ... Also struck out one and walked 2 in 2.0 innings pitched ... Struck out 3 and walked 3 in 5.0 innings on April 8 vs. Wichita State, picking up the win after also allowing 2 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) ... Threw 1.0+ inning in his final outing of the year on April 15 at Nebraska, allowing 4 hits and 2 runs, before being removed due to injury. FRESHMAN (2013) Did not play due to redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL Lettered two years for Rowlett High under head coach Paul Carmon ... Led team to a 52-18 record over his junior and senior seasons, sporting a 1.66 ERA with 63 strikeouts and 22 walks over 60 innings ... Named an all-district third baseman as a senior... Also lettered in golf and football where he passed for 1,823 yards and 15 touchdowns on 107-of-167 aim.

#9 B-T

6-0 190 R-R SR GERMANTOWN, WIS./MADISON COLLEGE

CAREER-HIGHS Category Highs Opponent (last time) Date Hits 3 at Cal 2/28/15 RBI 2 2x (SANTA CLARA) 3/7/15 Runs 3 2x (MISSOURI ST.) 3/14/15 Home Runs -- -- -Stolen Bases 1 10x Walks 3 2x (ARKANSAS ST.) 5/2/15 Strikeouts 2 3x (TEXAS TECH) 4/19/15 JUNIOR (2015) Started 42 of 44 games in his first season as a Wildcat, batting .236 (34-for-144) with 5 doubles, 12 RBI and 10 stolen bases ... Also drew 22 walks, the fourth-highest total on the team ... Was one of 3 Wildcats with 10 or more stolen bases … Was 10-for-11 in steal attempts ... Logged the longest hitting streak by a Wildcat in 2015, going 12 straight games with a hit from February 15-March 10 ... 7 multi-hit games ... Hit .353 in his first 14 games of the season ... Closed out the season 6-for-39 (.154) over his final 14 games ... Had a season-high 3 hits on February 28 at Cal ... Notched back-to-back multi-hit games on March 8 and 10 vs. Santa Clara and Creighton ... Had a pair of 3-walk games, first on April 14 vs. Wichita State and then on May 2 vs. Arkansas State … Reached base safely 5 times vs. the Red Wolves, going 2-for-2 along with the 3 walks. JUNIOR COLLEGE Played baseball at Madison College (WI) for two years under Mike Davenport ... Named an NJCAA First Team All-American in 2013 after hitting a team-best .433 (65-for-150) with 7 doubles, 2 triples, one home run, 34 RBI and 38 runs scored ... Helped the Wolfpack finish third in the NJCAA Division II World Series and go 45-17 on the season ... Also named first team all-region and first team all-conference as a freshman ... In 2014, he was named second team all-conference after batting .337 (59-for-175) with 7 doubles, one triple, one home run, 20 RBI and a .450 OBP ... As a sophomore, he served as Madison’s leadoff hitter and played catcher and second base. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Germantown (WI) High School ... Lettered two years in baseball, playing for coach Jeff Wolf ... Was a catcher in high school ... Helped the school win a league championship and finish second in the state as a senior in 2012 ... Also named all-conference and all-state as a senior ... Lettered four years in wrestling, compiling 102 career wins and qualified twice for state championships. PERSONAL Born on June 24, 1994 in Germantown, Wisconsin ... Father is Jim Krause ... Has two older brothers, Mike and Steve ... Majoring in social sciences ... Wants to work in physical therapy.

OVERALL STATS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB-ATT E FLD% 2015 .236 44-42 144 26 34 5 0 0 12 39 .271 22 2 26 .343 1 1 10-11 6 .922 TOTAL .236 44-42 144 26 34 5 0 0 12 39 .271 22 2 26 .343 1 1 10-11 6 .922

BIG 12 STATS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB-ATT E FLD% 2015 .125 17-16 56 6 7 1 0 0 2 8 .143 8 1 11 .246 0 0 4-5 1 .974 TOTAL .125 17-16 56 6 7 1 0 0 2 8 .143 8 1 11 .246 0 0 4-5 1 .974

PERSONAL Colton Michael Kalmus was born April 13, 1994, in Longview, Texas ... Son of Michael and Deanna Kalmus ... Has one sister, Gracyn ... Majoring in management.

OVERALL STATS

Year ERA W-L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 2014 4.30 3-1 10 5 0 0 1 0 23.0 24 17 11 11 14 2 2 2 .264 3 3 2015 4.13 2-4 16 14 0 0 0 0 61.0 57 33 28 20 37 18 4 5 .253 11 10 TOTAL 4.18 5-5 26 19 0 0 1 0 84.0 81 50 39 31 51 20 6 7 .256 14 13

BIG 12 STATS Year ERA W-L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 2014 DID NOT PLAY IN ANY BIG 12 GAMES 2015 4.26 1-3 8 8 0 0 0 0 31.2 29 18 15 12 20 12 3 2 .244 4 4 TOTAL 4.26 1-3 8 8 0 0 0 0 31.2 29 18 15 12 20 12 3 2 .244 4 4

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PLAYERS

2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC

PERSONAL Levi Calahan MaVorhis was born July 31, 1994, in Seattle, Wash. ... Son of Daniel Vorhis and Bernadine Mahar ... Majoring in secondary education and wants to become a baseball coach.

OVERALL STATS

LEVI MaVORHIS POS

#29 B-T

RHP 6-2 205 R-R SR FREELAND, WASH./ARCHBISHOP MURPHY HS

CAREER-HIGHS Category Highs Opponent (last time) Date IP 9.0 2x (KANSAS) 4/4/14 H 10 at Oklahoma 3/21/14 R 9 at West Virginia 4/25/14 ER 9 at West Virginia 4/25/14 BB 3 3x (at Nebraska) 4/21/15 K 8 2x (NORTHERN COLORADO) 3/14/14 HONORS All-Big 12 Freshman Team (2013) Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2014-15) Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team (2012-13) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2013-15) JUNIOR (2015) In an injury-shortened season, MaVorhis appeared in 10 games, including 4 starts, and went 2-1 with a 6.20 ERA (17er, 24.2ip), 8 strikeouts and 8 walks ... First 2 outings of the season were as a starter, including his season debut on February 14 vs. Pitt in which he threw 6.0 shutout innings and allowed 5 hits ... Allowed 6 runs, 5 earned, on 7 hits in 1 1/3 innings in a start vs. Oregon State on February 20 ... His following outing was in relief on March 8 vs. Santa Clara, allowing 2 hits and no runs in 2.0 innings ... Threw 3 1/3 shutout innings on April 3 vs. West Virginia, striking out 2 and walking 1 ... Tossed a season-high 7.0 innings on April 12 vs. No. 3 TCU, limiting the Horned Frogs to 2 runs on 7 hits in a win to clinch the series .. His final outing of the year was on April 21 at Nebraska … Allowed 3 runs on 1 hit and 3 walks in 1 1/3 innings as the starter against the Huskers. SOPHOMORE (2014) Served as K-State’s “Friday night” starter for all but one weekend and went 6-7 with a 3.95 ERA (37er, 84.1ip), 48 strikeouts and 14 walks in his 15 appearances ... In his 13 starts, he was 5-7 with a 4.09 ERA (37er, 81.1ip), 44 strikeouts and 13 walks ... Opponents hit .260 against as a starter ... His 2 relief appearances occurred in the final series of the season against Texas ... Threw on back-to-back days on May 17 and 18, allowing one unearned run in 3.0 combined innings .. His 84.1 innings pitched were the most by a K-State pitcher since 2011 ... Threw 7 quality starts ... Never walked more than 2 batters in a game, and had one walk or less in 12 of his 15 appearances ... Did not issue a walk in 4 appearances ... Tossed 2 shutouts, matching the K-State record for shutouts thrown in a single season ... Fanned a season-high 8 in a shutout on March 14 vs. Northern Colorado ... Carried a perfect game into the seventh inning, but he allowed a leadoff hit in the seventh ... Allowed 2 hits total in the game and faced just one over the minimum ... Held Kansas to 3 hits and no runs in a complete-game shutout on April 4 ... Had a perfect game going into the sixth inning against the Bears, but he surrendered a leadoff single in the sixth ... Did not allow a run in 5.0 innings pitched while striking out 4 and walking none in his season debut on Feb. 14 at Cal Poly ... Struck out 8 in his first win of the season on Feb. 28 vs. Grand Canyon ... Won 3 straight starts from Feb. 28-March 14 ... Limited Baylor to 2 runs while scattering 7 hits over 8.0 innings on April 17 ... Threw a season-high 120 pitches in the outing ... Struck out 4 in 2.0 shutout innings pitched on May 17 vs. No. 19 Texas. 2014 SUMMER LEAGUE Played for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League ... Went 0-2 with a 4.76 ERA (18er, 34.0ip), 28 strikeouts and 7 walks in 12 appearances (2 starts) ... Posted a 1.80 ERA (4er, 20.0ip) over his final 7 outings ... Did not allow a run in 3.0 innings pitched in a playoff game vs. Harwich ... Struck out 15 and did not walk any batters over his final 17 1/3 innings. FRESHMAN (2013) All-Big 12 Freshman Team selection ... Was 5-0 with a 4.77 ERA (29er, 54.2ip) in 23 games overall, including 6 starts ... Posted a 2.81 ERA (10er, 32.0ip) in 10 Big 12 games (4 starts), striking out 14 and walking 4 in 32.0 innings ... Struck out a career-high 4 in start on May 3 at Texas ... In first 16 relief appearances of the season, he had a 3.58 ERA with 17 strikeouts and 5 walks ... Allowed one unearned run in 4.0 innings - a career-high for a relief outing - on April 5 vs. Texas Tech. 2013 SUMMER LEAGUE Played for the Rossville Rattlers. HIGH SCHOOL Lettered three years for Archbishop Murphy under head coach Stan Taloff ... Led the Wildcats to a 28-2 record and its first ever state championship in 2012 as a senior when he went 11-0 with a 1.65 ERA and three shutouts in 68 innings, while he also hit .437 with 9 doubles, one home run, 31 RBI and a .538 on-base percentage ... Was named the conference’s player of the year and the Washington Class 2A Player of the Year ... Also earned MaxPreps All-America honors as a utility player ... Led squad to an 18-1 mark and a league championship as a junior in 2011, while the Wildcats were 27-3 and earned both league and district championships in 2010.

Year ERA W-L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 2013 4.77 5-0 23 6 0 0 0 0 54.2 76 35 29 13 30 13 4 1 .336 3 3 2014 3.95 6-7 15 13 2 2 0 0 84.1 86 44 37 14 48 16 1 4 .259 2 1 2015 6.20 2-1 10 4 0 0 1 0 24.2 33 18 17 8 8 2 4 1 .324 2 0 TOTAL 4.56 13-8 48 23 2 2 1 0 163.2 195 97 83 35 86 31 9 6 .295 7 4

BIG 12 STATS Year ERA W-L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 2013 2.81 3-0 10 4 0 0 0 0 32.0 39 11 10 4 14 6 1 1 .302 1 2 2014 4.93 3-5 9 7 1 1 0 0 45.2 55 29 25 9 17 14 1 1 .297 1 1 2015 3.65 1-0 4 1 0 0 0 0 12.1 12 5 5 4 3 0 0 0 .279 1 0 TOTAL 4.00 7-5 23 12 1 1 0 0 90.0 106 45 40 17 34 20 2 2 .297 3 3

TYLER MOORE POS C

#17 B-T

6-0 190 R-R SHAWNEE, KAN./COFFEYVILLE CC

CL SR

CAREER-HIGHS Category Highs Opponent (last time) Date Hits 4 2x (ARKANSAS ST.) 5/1/15 RBI 5 SANTA CLARA 3/7/15 Runs 3 ARKANSAS ST. 5/3/15 Home Runs 1 4x Stolen Bases 1 2x Walks 3 ARKANSAS ST. 5/2/15 Strikeouts 2 7x (vs. Oklahoma) 5/22/15 HONORS All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Big 12 Player of the Week (5/4/15) Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (3/9/15) JUNIOR (2015) All-Big 12 Honorable Mention ... Team’s top hitter with a .302 batting average (52-for-172) while also collecting 12 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs, 31 RBI and 25 runs scored in 49 games ... Also paced the Wildcats in home runs and extra-base hits ... First K-State catcher to lead the team in home runs since 1993 (Brian Culp, 12) ... He threw out 36% of attempted base stealers (16-for-46) ... Fourth on the team in multi-hit games (14) ... Reached base 45% of the time when leading off an inning (18-for-40) ... Batted .375 (36-for-96) with 6 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs and 25 RBI in 28 non-conference games ... Was 16-for-75 (.211) with 6 doubles and 6 RBI in 21 Big 12 games ... Earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors on March 9 ... Had 5 RBI on March 7 vs. Santa Clara, which were the most RBI by a K-State catcher in a single game since 2005 ... Garnered the Big 12 Co-Player of the Week award on May 4 ... Hit .529 (9-for-17) with 4 RBI in 5 games during the week of April 27-May 3 ... Had an RBI in 7 straight games from April 29-May 9 ... First career home run was on February 22 vs. Washington State ... Had 8 of his 18 extra-base hits over his final 14 games ... Hit .328 (20for-61) with 4 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs and 9 RBI over his final 14 games of the season … Slugged .557 while also posting a .382 OBP. 2015 SUMMER BASEBALL Played for the East Texas Pump Jacks of the Texas Collegiate League (TCL), hitting .258 (34for-132) with 7 doubles and 8 RBI ... Tied for second on the team in doubles ... Also walked 16 times, helping him post a .340 OBP ... Helped the Pump Jacks reach the TCL playoffs. JUNIOR COLLEGE Played baseball for two years at Coffeyville (KS) Community College, under head coach John Martin ... Was a catcher in both years ... Named second team all-conference in 2014 after playing in all 56 games and hitting .363 (73-for-201) with 15 doubles, 3 triples, 3 home runs and a team-best 55 RBI ... Also had 10 stolen bases, 30 walks and 51 runs scored as a sophomore ... Helped the team win the regional championship and set a school record for wins (38) ... As a freshman in 2013, he hit .308 with 7 stolen bases and 23 RBI ... Named all-conference honorable mention. SUMMER BASEBALL (2014) Played for the Baldwin City Blues of the Mid-Plains League (MPL) ... Selected to the MPL AllStar Team, hitting a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning to give the team a 5-4 win in the all-star game. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Mill Valley (KS) High School in Shawnee ... Lettered three years in baseball, playing for head coach Jeff Strickland ... Was a catcher in high school ... Hit over .400 in each of his three years on varsity, including a .471 batting average as a senior in 2012 ... Named first team all-conference, second team all-state, Lawrence Journal-World All-Area and team MVP in

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2012 ... Also bowled, helping the team win a league championship in 2012 ... Set the school record for highest game bowled. PERSONAL Born on December 25, 1993 in Shawnee, Kansas ... Parents are Michael and Linda Moore ... Mother went to Kansas State ... Has one older brother, Shawn ... Majoring in social sciences.

BRYCE WARD

OVERALL STATS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB-ATT E FLD% 2015 .302 49-43 172 25 52 12 2 4 31 80 .465 15 5 33 .371 2 4 2-3 3 .988 TOTAL .302 49-43 172 25 52 12 2 4 31 80 .465 15 5 33 .371 2 4 2-3 3 .988

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POS RHP

#21 B-T

6-0 190 R-R JENKS, OKLA./JENKS HS

CL SO

CAREER-HIGHS Highs Opponent (last time) Date 6.1 at Baylor 4/26/15 H 5 ARKANSAS ST. 5/3/15 R 3 ARKANSAS ST. 5/3/15 ER 3 ARKANSAS ST. 5/3/15 BB 3 at Baylor 4/26/15 K 3 2x (vs. Washington) 2/21/15

Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB-ATT E FLD% 2015 .211 21-20 76 5 16 6 0 0 6 22 .289 7 1 15 .282 1 0 1-1 1 .989 Category IP TOTAL .211 21-20 76 5 16 6 0 0 6 22 .289 7 1 15 .282 1 0 1-1 1 .989

STEVE SERRATORE POS INF

B-T

#8 CL

6-0 200 L-R JR (RS) AUSTIN, MINN./DES MOINES AREA CC

CAREER-HIGHS Category Highs Opponent (last time) Date Hits 3 at Omaha 4/8/15 RBI 3 at Minnesota 4/29/15 Runs 2 2x (at Minnesota) 4/29/15 Home Runs 1 at Minnesota 4/29/15 Stolen Bases 1 5x Walks 2 3x (WEST VIRGINIA) 4/2/15 Strikeouts 3 at Oklahoma St. 3/29/15

HONORS All-Big 12 Freshman Team (2015) FRESHMAN (2015) All-Big 12 Freshman Team ... One of the top relief options for the Wildcats in his first collegiate season, Ward finished the year 1-1 with a 2.56 ERA (9er, 31.2ip), 14 strikeouts, 9 walks and a .254 batting average against in 18 games (1 start) ... In his 17 relief appearances, he posted a 1.91 ERA (6er, 28.1ip) with a save and .234 batting average against ... Over his final 9 relief outings, he had a 1.20 ERA (2er, 15.0ip) and 10 hits allowed ... Allowed just 5 extra-base hits all season ... Of his 12 inherited runners, only 3 scored (25%) ... Did not allow a run for a season-high 10 2/3 innings from April 10-26 ... Struck out a season-high 3 in each of his first 2 appearances of the season (Feb. 14 vs. George Mason and Feb. 21 vs. Washington) ... Recorded his first career save on March 27 vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State ... Threw a career-high 6 1/3 innings in a relief appearance on April 26 at Baylor, allowing just 1 run and 3 hits to help K-State clinch its first ever series win in Waco … Used a season-high 78 pitches in the outing against the Bears ... His last appearance of the season was his first career start, a 3 1/3-inning outing in which he allowed 3 runs on 5 hits on May 3 vs. Arkansas State.

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2015) Playing third base for nearly half the season, Serratore hit .265 (40-for-151) with 10 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run and 26 RBI in 44 games ... Third on the team in doubles and tied for fourth in RBI ... Hit .333 (20-for-60) with runners in scoring position ... Started 26 games at third base, 13 as designated hitter and 4 at first base ... Made just 2 errors on 97 chances (.979 fielding percentage) ... 10 multi-hit games, including 6 over his final 15 contests … The Wildcats were 8-2 in games in which he had 2 or more hits ... Over his last 15 games, he hit .308 (16-for-52) with 12 RBI ... Started the season with a 15-game on-base streak, his longest stretch of his season ... Hit his first career home run on April 29 at Minnesota … Went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored in the 9-0 win over the Golden Gophers ... Season-high 3 hits on April 8 at Omaha, going 3-for-5 with an RBI.

SUMMER BASEBALL (2014) Pitched for the Rossville Rattlers of the Mid-Plains League (MPL) ... Recorded a 3.67 ERA (11er, 27.0ip) with 26 strikeouts and 4 walks in 5 games (4 starts) ... Opponents hit .240 against.

JUNIOR COLLEGE Played baseball at Des Moines Area (IA) Community College, under head coach Kyle Hanna ... Hit .338 (54-for-160) with 12 doubles, 2 triples, 5 home runs, 41 RBI and a .418 OBP in 51 games as a freshman in 2013 ... Also threw out 15 of 34 attempted base stealers (44%) ... Named second team all-conference as a freshman ... Second team academic all-region in 2013 ... Only played in 11 games in 2014, hitting .343 (12-for-35) with 5 doubles and 9 RBI ... Threw out 43% of base stealers (6 out of 14) ... Granted a medical redshirt in 2014.

PERSONAL Born on April 30, 1996 in Tulsa, Oklahoma ... Parents are Mark and Beth Ward ... Has an older sister, Rhianne ... Majoring in sociology-criminology ... Wants to be a detective ... Invited to USA Baseball 2014 18-and-under National Team Trials.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Mayo (MN) High School ... Lettered four years in baseball, playing for head coach Dan Hoefs ... 2012 Co-Big Nine Conference Player of the Year ... First team all-state as a senior and all-state honorable mention as a junior ... Three-time all-conference ... Top 10 finalist for Minnesota’s Mr. Baseball award in 2012 ... Hit .460 and led the state in home runs with 7 as a senior ... Hit over .400 and had 17 homers for his entire career ... Also a four-year letterwinner in hockey, where he was named all-conference and team captain in his junior and senior seasons.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Jenks (OK) High School ... Four-year letterwinner in baseball, playing under Danny Morgan ... Named to Tulsa World All-Metro Second Team and All-Region 7 Team in 2014 after compiling an 8-3 record and 1.86 ERA ... Also selected as a Tulsa Metro Baseball Coaches All-Star after his senior season ... As a junior, he went 7-2 with a 3.43 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 47 innings, helping the team reach the Class 6A state tournament.

OVERALL STATS Year ERA W-L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 2015 2.56 1-1 18 1 0 0 1 1 31.2 30 9 9 9 14 3 1 1 .254 2 5 TOTAL 2.56 1-1 18 1 0 0 1 1 31.2 30 9 9 9 14 3 1 1 .254 2 5

BIG 12 STATS Year ERA W-L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 2015 1.38 0-0 8 0 0 0 0 1 13.0 9 2 2 6 5 1 0 0 .191 0 1 TOTAL 1.38 0-0 8 0 0 0 0 1 13.0 9 2 2 6 5 1 0 0 .191 0 1

PERSONAL Born on June 10, 1993 in Austin, Minnesota ... Parents are Joe and Kathy Serratore ... Has one sibling, Samantha ... Majoring in history ... Both parents are teachers ... Wants to be a high school teacher and baseball and hockey coach ... Father played baseball at St. Cloud State ... Uncle, Frank, is the head hockey coach at the Air Force Academy ... Uncle, Tom, is the head hockey coach at Bemidji State ... Cousin, Tom, played hockey at Minnesota and in the Philadelphia Flyers organization.

OVERALL STATS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB-ATT E FLD% 2015 .265 44-43 151 19 40 10 1 1 26 55 .364 18 7 28 .367 1 2 5-8 2 .979 TOTAL .265 44-43 151 19 40 10 1 1 26 55 .364 18 7 28 .367 1 2 5-8 2 .979

BIG 12 STATS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB-ATT E FLD% 2015 .212 16-15 52 3 11 3 0 0 7 14 .269 4 3 11 .305 0 0 0-2 2 .943 TOTAL .212 16-15 52 3 11 3 0 0 7 14 .269 4 3 11 .305 0 0 0-2 2 .943

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JAKE WODTKE POS INF

#1 B-T

5-9 165 R-R JR (RS) SHAWNEE, KAN./ST. JAMES ACADEMY

TYLER WOLFE POS

#7 B-T

INF/RHP 6-0 190 R-R SR MAPLE PLAIN, MINN./DES MOINES AREA CC

CAREER-HIGHS Category Highs Opponent (last time) Date Hits 3 2x (vs. Oklahoma) 5/22/15 RBI 2 at KU 5/15/15 Runs 3 TCU 4/12/15 Home Runs -- -- -Stolen Bases 1 3x Walks 4 ARKANSAS ST. 5/1/15 Strikeouts 3 MISSOURI ST. 3/15/15

CAREER-HIGHS Category Highs Opponent (last time) Date Hits 4 2x (ARKANSAS ST.) 5/1/15 RBI 3 3x (ARKANSAS ST.) 5/1/15 Runs 3 TCU 4/10/15 Home Runs -- -- -Stolen Bases 1 3x Walks 3 3x (at Wichita St.) 5/5/15 Strikeouts 3 2x (vs. Washington St.) 2/22/15

HONORS Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2015) Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team (2012-13) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2013)

HONORS All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2015) Three-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2015)

2015 SUMMER BASEBALL Played for the El Dorado Broncos of the Jayhawk League ... Hit .198 (16-for-81) with 3 doubles, 7 RBI and 15 runs scored in 28 games.

JUNIOR (2015) All-Big 12 Honorable Mention ... Three-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week ... In his first season at the Division I level, Wolfe hit .287 (56-for-195) with 9 doubles, 3 triples, 30 RBI and a .397 OBP in 57 games ... Only Wildcat to start every game during the season ... Paced the Wildcats with 34 walks ... K-State’s top hitter in Big 12-only games, batting .366 (30-for-82) with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 13 RBI and 16 runs scored in all 24 contests ... First newcomer to lead K-State in hitting in Big 12 games since 2012 (Jon Davis) ... In addition to batting average, he led the Wildcats in hits, walks (13), OBP (.448), and SLG (.439) in conference-only games ... Finished third on the team in batting average in overall games ... Batted .356 (21-for-59) with runners in scoring position ... Hit .293 (17-for-48) with 2 outs ... Totaled 13 multi-hit games and 8 multi-RBI efforts ... Closed out the season with a 9-game hitting streak, batting .389 (14-for-36) with 7 RBI over the stretch ... Also ended the year with a 22-game onbase streak, tied for the longest by a Wildcat all season ... After hitting .143 through his first 11 games, he batted .316 over the final 46 contests ... Hit .394 (26-for-66) with 14 RBI, 12 runs and 12 walks over the final 17 games ... Batted .408 (20-for-49) with 13 RBI and a .508 OBP in the month of May (13 games) ... Had 3 straight multi-hit and multi-RBI games during the KU series from May 15-17 ... Also appeared in 3 games as a pitcher, not allowing a run and surrendering just 1 hit over 4.0 innings ... Made his pitching debut on April 18 vs. Texas Tech, tossing a perfect inning ... Tossed a season-high 2.0 innings on May 17 at KU, allowing a hit and issuing an intentional walk.

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2015) After redshirting in 2014, Wodtke played in 50 of K-State’s 57 games and batted .241 (33-for137) with 11 RBI, 14 walks and 24 runs scored ... He logged most of his time at second base while seeing some action at shortstop ... Started 40 of his 50 games played ... Committed just 2 errors in the field, helping him post a .990 fielding percentage … The 2 errors were the fewest among K-State infielders (min. 10 starts) ... Did not commit an error over his final 41 games (164 total chances) ... Hit .297 (19-for-64) with 10 walks and a .410 OBP over his final 21 games (18 starts) ... Had 8 multi-hit games, including 5 over the last 21 games ... Batted .324 (12-for-37) with 9 walks and a .468 OBP in May (12 games) ... Reached base 41% of the time when leading off an inning (13-for-32) ... Was 5-for-10 with the bases loaded ... Delivered a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning of K-State’s 5-4 comeback win over Wichita State on April 14 ... Had a pair of 3-hit games over the final 6 contests, going 3-for-4 with 2 RBI on May 15 at KU and then 3-for-3 with a stolen base in the season finale on May 22 vs. Oklahoma in the 2015 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship ... Walked 4 times on May 1 vs. Arkansas State ... Registered an 11-game on-base streak from April 26-May 17 ... Reached base safely in 12 of his last 14 games. SOPHOMORE (2014) Did not play (redshirt). 2014 SUMMER LEAGUE Played for the Topeka Golden Giants of the Mid-Plains League (MPL) ... Hit .322 (29-for-90) with 5 doubles, 3 triples, 16 RBI, 20 runs scored, 12 walks 16 strikeouts and a .421 OBP in 30 games ... His batting average was third-best on the Golden Giants while his .421 OBP was second-best among players who played at least 10 games. FRESHMAN (2013) Played in 10 games, going 0-for-7 with a walk and 3 strikeouts HIGH SCHOOL Lettered 4 years for St. James Academy under head coach Brian Bucklin ... Hit .328 with a .477 on-base percentage as a senior, leading his team to a state championship ... Was a second team all-state shortstop and was selected to play in the 2012 Kansas High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game ... Hit .467 with a .578 on-base percentage as a junior, leading his team to another state championship... Was named the 2011 Kansas 4A Player of the year and was a first team all-state shortstop. PERSONAL Jacob Joseph Wodtke was born July 31, 1993, in Kansas City, Kansas ... Son of John and Sheila Wodtke ... Has one sister, Alex ... A life sciences major who plans on going into pharmacy.

OVERALL STATS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB-ATT E FLD% 2013 .000 10-0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 3 .125 0 0 0-0 0 1.000 2014 REDSHIRT 2015 .241 50-40 137 24 33 0 0 0 11 33 .241 14 4 22 .325 2 6 3-5 2 .990 TOTAL .229 60-40 144 24 33 0 0 0 11 33 .229 15 4 25 .315 2 6 3-5 2 .990

BIG 12 STATS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB-ATT E FLD% 2013 .000 1-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0-0 0 .000 2014 REDSHIRT 2015 .244 20-13 45 10 11 0 0 0 2 11 .244 6 2 7 .358 0 1 1-1 0 1.000 TOTAL .234 21-13 47 10 11 0 0 0 2 11 .234 6 2 8 .345 0 1 1-1 0 1.000

2015 SUMMER LEAGUE Played for the Mat-Su Miners of the Alaska Baseball League (ABL) ... Hit .258 (42-for-163) with 6 doubles and 16 RBI in 46 games ... Ended the campaign with a hit in 10 straight games, batting .326 (14-for-43) over the stretch ... Hit .317 (26-for-82) with 5 walks over final 20 games of the summer ... Helped the Miners win the ABL National League and reach the Top of the World Series ... Was 4-for-13 (.308) in 3 games of the Top of World Series. JUNIOR COLLEGE Played baseball at Des Moines Area (IA) Community College for 2 seasons, under head coach Kyle Hanna ... Split his freshman season as the Bears’ closer and shortstop, but he was primarily a shortstop in 2014 ... NJCAA Region XI Second Team and all-conference as a shortstop in 2014 ... First team all-region, all-conference and North Plains All-District in 2013 ... Two-time First Team Academic All-Region ... 2014 NJCAA Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement ... As a freshman, he hit .287 (35-for-122) with 6 doubles, 2 home runs, 23 RBI and a .408 OBP in 46 games, while on the mound, he was 2-1 with a 4.05 ERA (9er, 20.0ip), 13 saves, 18 strikeouts and 7 walks in 18 appearances (one start) ... As a sophomore, he batted .307 (55-for-179) with 7 doubles, a triple, 2 home runs, 31 RBI and a .394 OBP in 58 games ... Started all 58 games for the Bears ... Hit .345 (30-for-87) with 6 extra-base hits and 18 RBIs in 28 conference games ... Pitched in only three games, posting an 11.25 ERA (5er, 4.0ip) ... Played in 110 of DMACC’s 113 games over his two-year career (63 straight starts to end his career). HIGH SCHOOL Attended Delano (MN) High School ... Four-year letterwinner in baseball, playing for coach Don Paulson ... Pitched and played shortstop ... Three-time all-conference ... All-state selection as a senior after posting a 0.98 ERA (6er, 43.0ip) with 59 strikeouts in 11 appearances and hitting .379 (33-for-87) with 9 doubles, one triple and 23 RBI ... Also lettered in football (one year) and basketball (two years). PERSONAL Born on Sept. 21, 1993 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota ... Parents are Jamie Wolfe and Betsy Wolfe ... Has a younger sister, Rachel ... Majoring in psychology.

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2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC LUCAS BENENATI’S CAREER PITCHING LINES

DATE OPPONENT GS IP H R ER BB K NP DEC SCORE 2/15/15 Saint Louis 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 29 -- 4-7 2/21/15 Washington 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 31 -- 5-6 2/28/15 at Cal 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 8 -- 2-4 BIG 12 STATS 3/8/15 SANTA CLARA 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12 -- 10-3 Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB-ATT E FLD% 3/11/15 CREIGHTON 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 22 -- 3-6 2015 .366 24-24 82 16 30 4 1 0 13 36 .439 13 0 7 .448 1 3 1-2 6 .947 3/14/15 MISSOURI ST. 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 9 -- 10-6 TOTAL .366 24-24 82 16 30 4 1 0 13 36 .439 13 0 7 .448 1 3 1-2 6 .947 3/17/15 at Stephen F. Austin 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 7 -- 3-2 3/22/15 at Texas 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 4 -- 1-6 3/28/15 at Oklahoma St. 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 38 -- 3-12 WOLFE’S OVERALL PITCHING STATS 4/2/15 WEST VIRGINIA 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 13 -- 8-2 Year ERA W-L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 4/8/15 at Omaha 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 25 W 10-2 2015 0.00 0-0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .083 0 0 4/10/15 TCU 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 16 -- 14-4 TOTAL 0.00 0-0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .083 0 0 4/14/15 WICHITA ST. 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 36 -- 5-4 4/19/15 TEXAS TECH 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 14 -- 1-4 BIG 12 STATS 4/21/15 at Nebraska 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 13 -- 4-10 Year ERA W-L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 4/24/15 at Baylor 2.0 4 1 1 1 2 37 -- 1-4 2015 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0 TOTAL 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0 4/28/15 at Minnesota 3.0 2 2 2 1 4 44 -- 0-5 5/1/15 ARKANSAS ST. 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 23 -- 6-11 5/9/15 OKLAHOMA 2.2 4 1 0 1 4 42 -- 3-5 5/16/15 at KU 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 22 W 6-4 5/22/15 Oklahoma 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 17 -- 1-3 TOTAL 21 appearances 31.2 32 9 8 8 26 462 2-0 Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB-ATT E FLD% 2015 .287 57-57 195 35 56 9 3 0 30 71 .364 34 3 25 .397 2 8 3-4 15 .947 TOTAL .287 57-57 195 35 56 9 3 0 30 71 .364 34 3 25 .397 2 8 3-4 15 .947

BRANDON ERICKSON’S CAREER PITCHING LINES DATE OPPONENT GS IP H R ER BB K NP DEC SCORE 2/14/15 Pitt 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 25 -- 7-0 2/15/15 Saint Louis 0.2 4 4 1 0 1 23 -- 4-7 2/20/15 Oregon St. 3.2 1 1 1 2 3 59 -- 9-10 3/2/15 at Cal 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 19 -- 1-9 3/6/15 SANTA CLARA 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 15 SV 4-1 3/11/15 CREIGHTON 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 23 -- 3-6 3/15/15 MISSOURI ST. 3.0 4 3 2 3 0 48 L 7-10 3/17/15 at Stephen F. Austin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 14 SV 3-2 3/22/15 at Texas 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 21 -- 1-6 3/29/15 at Oklahoma St. 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 24 -- 1-4 4/2/15 WEST VIRGINIA 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 16 -- 8-2 4/4/15 WEST VIRGINIA 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 27 L 2-3 4/8/15 at Omaha 1.1 1 0 0 2 3 38 -- 10-2 4/11/15 TCU 2.0 6 6 6 2 0 39 -- 0-9 4/14/15 WICHITA ST. 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 23 -- 5-4 4/17/15 TEXAS TECH 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 18 W 5-3 4/26/15 at Baylor * 0.1 4 2 2 0 0 14 -- 6-3 4/29/15 at Minnesota * 3.1 2 0 0 0 2 47 W 9-0 5/3/15 ARKANSAS ST. 2.2 4 2 2 0 2 43 W 12-6 5/5/15 at Wichita St. 3.0 5 3 2 2 3 51 -- 5-11 5/9/15 OKLAHOMA 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 37 -- 3-5 5/16/15 at KU 5.0 4 1 1 1 0 64 -- 6-4 TOTAL 22 appearances 2 41.1 55 29 24 15 27 688 3-2 2 SV

COREY FISCHER’S CAREER PITCHING LINES DATE 2/15/15 2/22/15 3/2/15 3/8/15 3/15/15 3/22/15 3/27/15 3/29/15 4/2/15 4/4/15 4/11/15 4/12/15 4/17/15 4/25/15 5/1/15 5/3/15 5/10/15 5/17/15 5/22/15 TOTAL

OPPONENT GS IP Saint Louis * 5.2 Washington St. * 6.0 at Cal * 4.0 SANTA CLARA * 4.0 MISSOURI ST. * 3.2 at Texas * 4.1 at Oklahoma St. 3.0 at Oklahoma St. 0.0 WEST VIRGINIA 2.1 WEST VIRGINIA 1.1 TCU 1.2 TCU 0.2 TEXAS TECH 1.0 at Baylor 3.1 ARKANSAS ST. 0.2 ARKANSAS ST. 1.0 OKLAHOMA 3.0 at KU 2.0 Oklahoma * 8.0 19 appearances 7 55.2

H 4 6 6 3 8 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 7 7 56

R 1 2 5 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 2 31

ER 0 2 3 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 2 27

BB 1 3 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17

K NP DEC SCORE 6 86 -- 4-7 5 89 W 12-3 2 86 L 1-9 3 72 -- 10-3 1 57 -- 7-10 1 71 L 1-6 1 49 W 4-2 0 9 L 1-4 0 21 W 8-2 0 16 -- 2-3 0 20 -- 0-9 0 5 -- 6-2 1 18 SV 5-3 2 40 W 5-3 2 21 L 6-11 0 13 -- 12-6 2 34 -- 3-4 0 39 L 6-9 3 91 L 1-3 29 837 4-6 1 SV

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2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC JORDAN FLOYD’S CAREER PITCHING LINES

LEVI MaVORHIS’ CAREER PITCHING LINES

DATE OPPONENT GS IP H R ER BB K NP DEC SCORE 2/20/14 Portland 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 24 -- 2-5 2/23/14 Saint Mary’s 2.1 2 3 3 1 0 38 L 3-7 3/7/14 IOWA 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 5 -- 3-2 3/12/14 OMAHA 0.2 2 1 0 1 0 23 -- 6-5 3/15/14 N. COLORADO-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 10 -- 11-0 3/18/14 AIR FORCE 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 18 -- 17-2 3/26/14 NEBRASKA 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 38 -- 12-6 3/30/14 at Creighton 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 15 -- 8-2 4/1/14 at Omaha 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 19 -- 5-6 4/9/14 at Nebraska 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 24 -- 10-6 4/12/14 at Texas Tech 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 13 -- 4-7 4/13/14 at Texas Tech 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 10 -- 7-11 4/18/14 BAYLOR * 3.0 5 3 3 2 0 47 -- 6-4 4/22/14 BAKERSFIELD 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 11 -- 13-0 4/26/14 at West Virginia * 0.1 0 2 2 3 0 18 -- 5-6 5/2/14 at TCU 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 5 -- 0-5 5/6/14 at Wichita St. 2.0 5 2 2 0 0 27 -- 10-4 5/11/14 OKLAHOMA ST. 0.1 2 4 4 3 0 33 -- 5-17 2/13/15 Iowa 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 28 W 5-4 2/15/15 Saint Louis 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 12 L 4-7 2/20/15 Oregon St. 2.2 4 2 2 0 1 51 L 9-10 2/28/15 at Cal 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 19 -- 2-4 3/7/15 SANTA CLARA 4.0 1 0 0 1 2 40 W 17-5 3/10/15 CREIGHTON 1.2 1 2 0 2 1 33 -- 10-5 3/15/15 MISSOURI ST. 1.1 3 2 2 1 0 28 -- 7-10 3/21/15 at Texas-2 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 30 -- 1-3 3/27/15 at Oklahoma St. 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 22 -- 4-2 3/29/15 at Oklahoma St. 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 25 -- 1-4 4/3/15 WEST VIRGINIA 2.1 3 1 1 1 3 38 -- 3-5 4/7/15 NEBRASKA 3.2 3 0 0 1 0 56 -- 4-5 4/11/15 TCU 1.1 2 2 2 2 1 29 -- 0-9 4/14/15 WICHITA ST. 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 25 -- 5-4 4/19/15 TEXAS TECH 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 12 -- 1-4 4/24/15 at Baylor 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 20 -- 1-4 4/26/15 at Baylor 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 22 W 6-3 5/1/15 ARKANSAS ST. 3.2 4 2 1 0 3 48 -- 6-11 5/3/15 ARKANSAS ST. 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 25 -- 12-6 5/10/15 OKLAHOMA 4.1 1 1 0 0 0 52 -- 3-4 5/16/15 at KU * 2.0 4 3 3 2 1 37 -- 6-4 5/20/15 Oklahoma 3.2 4 1 1 2 0 51 SV 7-3 TOTAL 40 appearances 3 66.2 73 41 35 34 25 1,081 3-3 1 SV

DATE OPPONENT GS IP H R ER BB K NP DEC SCORE 2/16/13 The Citadel 2.2 6 2 2 3 1 53 - 8-10 2/21/13 vs. Kentucky 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 30 W 7-5 3/3/13 OAKLAND-1 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 30 - 9-2 3/6/13 NIAGARA 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 9 - 10-1 3/13/13 N. COLORADO 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 13 - 0-3 3/15/13 WEST VIRGINIA-2 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 2 - 6-5 3/20/13 MINNESOTA 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 27 - 4-3 3/26/13 NEBRASKA 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 29 W 10-8 3/28/13 Baylor 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 40 W 3-2 3/30/13 Baylor 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 32 - 6-7 4/2/13 NEBRASKA 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 13 - 9-1 4/5/13 TEXAS TECH 4.0 3 1 0 1 2 44 - 6-5 4/7/13 TEXAS TECH 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 12-2 4/9/13 WICHITA STATE 1.0 2 3 2 1 0 28 - 7-6 4/12/13 Iowa 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 17 - 1-6 4/20/13 Oklahoma State 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 21 - 6-7 4/26/13 TCU * 5.1 8 0 0 1 1 76 W 6-1 5/3/13 Texas * 5.0 5 2 2 0 4 66 - 3-2 5/10/13 Kansas * 5.1 6 1 1 1 1 84 W 4-3 5/17/13 OKLAHOMA * 5.1 8 4 4 1 1 74 - 6-5 5/24/13 vs. Baylor * 2.2 4 5 2 2 2 66 - 13-9 5/31/13 WICHITA STATE * 2.0 4 4 4 3 1 51 - 20-11 6/9/13 Oregon State 1.1 7 5 5 0 1 40 - 4-12 2/14/14 at Cal Poly * 5.0 2 0 0 0 4 67 -- 0-3 2/20/14 vs. Portland * 6.0 6 5 5 1 3 76 L 2-5 2/28/14 vs. Grand Canyon * 7.1 7 4 3 2 8 107 W 9-4 3/7/14 IOWA * 6.0 7 2 2 1 5 81 W 3-2 3/14/14 N. COLORADO * 9.0 2 0 0 0 8 85 W 10-0 3/21/14 at Oklahoma * 4.2 10 4 4 0 0 82 L 4-11 3/28/14 at Creighton * 5.1 7 4 2 1 3 73 L 3-4 4/4/14 KANSAS * 9.0 3 0 0 2 4 96 W 10-0 4/11/14 at Texas Tech * 6.1 6 3 2 1 3 83 L 3-4 4/17/14 BAYLOR * 8.0 7 2 2 1 0 120 W 8-2 4/25/14 at West Virginia * 5.1 9 9 9 2 4 113 L 1-10 5/2/14 at TCU * 6.2 9 5 3 1 0 101 L 0-5 5/9/14 OKLAHOMA ST. * 2.2 8 5 5 1 2 57 L 0-8 5/17/14 TEXAS 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 27 W 5-4 5/18/14 TEXAS 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 13 -- 8-9 2/14/15 Pitt * 6.0 5 0 0 1 3 88 W 7-0 2/20/15 Oregon St. * 1.1 7 6 5 0 1 38 -- 9-10 3/8/15 SANTA CLARA 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 20 -- 10-3 3/11/15 CREIGHTON 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 14 -- 3-6 3/14/15 MISSOURI ST. 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 20 -- 10-6 3/28/15 at Oklahoma St. 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 23 -- 3-12 4/3/15 WEST VIRGINIA 3.1 1 0 0 1 2 46 -- 3-5 4/12/15 TCU * 7.0 7 2 2 2 0 89 W 6-2 4/19/15 TEXAS TECH 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 17 -- 1-4 4/21/15 at Nebraska * 1.1 1 3 3 3 1 32 L 4-10 TOTAL 48 appearances 23 163.2 195 97 83 35 86 2,417 13-8

COLTON KALMUS’ CAREER PITCHING LINES DATE 2/16/14 2/20/14 2/22/14 3/9/14 3/15/14 3/19/14 3/26/14 4/1/14 4/8/14 4/15/14 2/14/15 2/21/15 3/1/15 3/7/15 3/11/15 3/14/15 3/21/15 3/27/15 4/2/15 4/10/15 4/17/15 4/24/15 5/1/15 5/10/15 5/17/15 5/20/15 TOTAL

OPPONENT GS IP at Cal Poly 2.0 vs. Portland 1.0 vs. UC Davis 0.1 IOWA 2.0 N. COLORADO 1.0 AIR FORCE * 3.2 NEBRASKA * 5.0 at Omaha * 2.0 WICHITA ST. * 5.0 at Nebraska * 1.0 George Mason 5.0 Washington * 5.0 at Cal * 3.1 SANTA CLARA * 2.0 CREIGHTON 2.0 MISSOURI ST. * 4.1 TEXAS-2 * 5.0 at Oklahoma St. * 4.0 WEST VIRGINIA * 4.0 TCU * 6.2 TEXAS TECH * 4.0 at Baylor * 4.1 ARKANSAS ST. * 2.1 OKLAHOMA * 1.2 at KU * 2.0 Oklahoma * 5.1 26 appearances 19 84.0

H 4 1 3 2 0 0 7 1 2 4 2 4 4 2 2 4 5 3 3 5 3 5 4 5 0 6 81

R 6 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 4 2 0 4 3 2 1 3 3 3 1 3 0 2 50

ER 2 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 2 0 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 3 0 2 39

BB 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 31

K NP 0 40 0 8 0 16 1 38 2 14 4 51 3 71 1 32 3 66 0 32 6 64 2 72 1 60 1 27 0 21 0 58 4 72 2 58 3 67 3 101 2 73 2 74 1 41 3 40 1 31 6 83 51 1,310

DEC SCORE -- 1-10 -- 2-5 L 5-10 -- 12-8 -- 24-3 W 4-0 W 12-6 -- 5-6 W 3-2 -- 5-14 -- 0-5 -- 5-6 L 2-6 -- 17-5 -- 3-6 -- 10-6 L 1-3 -- 4-2 -- 8-2 W 14-4 -- 5-3 L 1-4 -- 6-11 L 3-4 -- 6-9 W 7-3 4-5

BRYCE WARD’S CAREER PITCHING LINES DATE OPPONENT GS IP H R ER BB K NP DEC SCORE 2/14/15 George Mason 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 44 -- 0-5 2/21/15 Washington 2.0 3 2 2 0 3 40 -- 5-6 3/2/15 at Cal 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 17 -- 1-9 3/6/15 SANTA CLARA 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 15 -- 4-1 3/10/15 CREIGHTON 2.0 4 1 1 0 2 32 -- 10-5 3/13/15 MISSOURI ST. 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 24 -- 4-0 3/17/15 at Stephen F. Austin 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 22 -- 3-2 3/21/15 at Texas-1 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 9 -- 3-5 3/27/15 at Oklahoma St. 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 10 SV 4-2 3/29/15 at Oklahoma St. 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 13 -- 1-4 4/4/15 WEST VIRGINIA 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 20 -- 2-3 4/7/15 NEBRASKA 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 39 L 4-5 4/10/15 TCU 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 13 -- 14-4 4/14/15 WICHITA ST. 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 9 W 5-4 4/17/15 TEXAS TECH 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 35 -- 5-3 4/19/15 TEXAS TECH 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 17 -- 1-4 4/26/15 at Baylor 6.1 3 1 1 3 1 78 -- 6-3 5/3/15 ARKANSAS ST. * 3.1 5 3 3 1 1 54 -- 12-6 TOTAL 18 appearances 1 31.2 30 9 9 9 14 491 1-1 1 SV

TYLER WOLFE’S CAREER PITCHING LINES DATE OPPONENT GS IP H R ER BB K NP DEC SCORE 4/18/15 TEXAS TECH 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 7 -- 1-7 4/29/15 at Minnesota 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 16 -- 9-0 5/17/15 at KU 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 23 -- 6-9 TOTAL 3 appearances 4.0 1 0 0 2 1 46 ---

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JOHN BOUSHELLE POS RHP

B-T

6-5 200 R-R FAYETTEVILLE, ARK./FAYETTEVILLE HS

#45 CL FR

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Fayetteville High School in Fayetteville, Arkansas … Lettered in two years, playing for head coach Vance Arnold … As a senior, he was 5-1 with a 0.93 ERA (5er, 37.2ip), 44 strikeouts and a .172 batting average against … For his entire career, he had a 1.56 ERA in 12 appearances … Also played first base … Helped Fayetteville win back-to-back conference championships in 2014-15 … State runner-up in 2014. MLB DRAFT Selected in the 20th round (612th overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft but elected not to sign. PERSONAL Born on April 29, 1997 in Little Rock, Arkansas … Parents are Chris and Mary Boushelle … Has three siblings, Jay, Katherine and Rebecca … Wants to be a baseball player and business owner … Majoring in business administration.

QUINTIN CRANDALL POS

OF/INF

B-T

#25 CL

5-10 185 R-R JR (RS) NICKERSON, KAN./HUTCHINSON CC

HUTCHINSON CC (2014-15) Played two seasons at Hutchinson CC (KS) … All-conference honorable mention in 2015 … Hit .331 (58-for-175) with 15 doubles, 9 triples, 6 home runs, 34 RBI and 20 stolen bases in 46 games as a redshirt sophomore … Also had a .438 OBP and .623 SLG … Scored a team-best 34 runs while he was third on the team in stolen bases and hits and tied for third in RBI … Batted .289 (22-for-76) with 5 doubles, 4 triples and 9 RBI in 20 conference games … Hit for the cycle on March 11 at Northern Oklahoma-Enid, going 5-for-6 with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored … Went home run, single, double, single, and triple – with the bases-loaded – in the mercy-rule-shortened eight-inning game to register the cycle … In 2014, he played in 3 games, going 2-for-14 with a double and an RBI before being granted a medical redshirt … In 2013, he hit .304 (45-for-148) with 8 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 29 RBI and 7 stolen bases in 48 games … Also had a .415 OBP, helped by 19 walks. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Nickerson High School in Nickerson, Kansas … Four-year letterwinner in baseball, playing for head coach Rich Krol … 2012 Class 4A First Team selection as a pitcher … All-Central Kansas League First Team as a pitcher and shortstop in his senior season … Also lettered in basketball (4 years) and football (3 years). PERSONAL Quintin Thomas Crandall was born on October 29, 1993 in McPherson, Kansas … Parents are Steve and Paula Crandall … Has two siblings: Clayton and Cameron … Majoring in sociology.

CADE BUNNELL POS

OF/INF

#12 B-T

5-11 190 L-R STOUGHTON, WIS./STOUGHTON HS

CL FR

2015 SUMMER LEAGUE Played for the Rossville Rattlers of the Mid-Plains League … Named a Mid-Plains League All-Star … Led the league-champion Rattlers with a .350 batting average (28-for-50) … In 24 games, he had 4 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs, 22 RBI and 17 walks … Threw one inning in the Cowdin Cup Final, registering 5 scoreless innings and surrendering just 2 baserunners (1 hit, 1 walk). HIGH SCHOOL Attended Stoughton High School in Stoughton, Wisconsin … Three-year letterwinner in baseball, playing for head coach Jeremy Dunnihoo … Played shortstop all three years, helping lead the Vikings to two conference titles and two regional championships … All-state second team and unanimous first team all-conference as a senior. PERSONAL Cade Andrew Bunnell was born on May 14, 1997 in Madison, Wisconsin … Parents are Rick and Tina Bunnell … Has one older sister, Jordayn ... Open option major.

JOSH ETHIER POS INF

#6 B-T

5-7 165 R-R NICKERSON, KAN./HUTCHINSON CC

CL JR

CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE (2015) In 2015, he hit .287 (43-for-150) with 7 doubles, 3 triples, 24 RBI and 17 stolen bases in 51 games for Central Arizona College … His 17 stolen bases, in 20 attempts, were the second-highest on the team … Drew 22 walks while striking out just 14 times in 180 plate appearances … Posted a .385 OBP and .373 SLG … Committed 10 errors for a .945 fielding percentage. FRESHMAN (2014) Attended Grand Canyon, playing one season for the Antelopes … Hit .184 (9-for-49) with a double and 6 RBI in 22 games … Was 4-for-5 in stolen base attempts … Walked 7 times and struck out 13 … Played in 2 games against K-State early in the season, going 1-for-7 and playing third base. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Corona Del Sol in Tempe, Arizona … Lettered in baseball for four years, playing under head coach Dave Webb … Junior Sunbelt Team and Tempe All-City member as a senior … Received Division I all-state honorable mention honors … Second team all-region in 2011 … Had a batting average of .385 with 18 doubles, 2 home runs and 29 stolen bases in his career … Also played one year of football in 2010. PERSONAL Born on August 29, 1994 in Mesa, Arizona … Parents are Mike and Angela Ethier … Has an older sister, Nicole … Majoring in communication studies.

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2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC

BROGAN HEINEN POS RHP

B-T

6-4 185 R-R TOPEKA, KAN./HAYDEN HS

RHP

#10 WT

B-T

5-9 160 R-R KANSAS CITY, MO./COFFEYVILLE CC

CL JR

2015 SUMMER LEAGUE Pitched for the Brazos Valley Bombers of the Texas Collegiate League (TCL), helping the team win the league championship … Posted a 1.42 ERA (4er, 25.1ip) and 4 saves in 20 appearances … Struck out 18 and walked 3 … Named a TCL All-Star. COFFEYVILLE CC (2014-15) Played 2 seasons at Coffeyville CC (KS) under head coach John Martin … Was the Ravens’ most-used reliever over the last 2 seasons, making 71 appearances and throwing 132.0 innings … First team all-conference as a sophomore after being named an all-conference honorable mention as a freshman … In 2015, he led the country in appearances, making 36, and going 7-5 with a 3.82 ERA (31er, 73.0ip), 9 saves, 45 strikeouts and 13 walks … Team leader in innings pitched and saves … He was fourth on the team in strikeouts … Threw 2 or more innings in half of his 36 games … Tossed a season-high 7 2/3 innings on May 8 vs. Seward County, allowing just 2 hits and no runs while striking out 4 and walking 1 … In 2014, he led the team in appearances (35) and innings pitched (59.0) while going 4-3 with a 3.36 ERA (22er, 59.0ip), 43 strikeouts, and 8 walks … Surrendered just 1 run over his final 6 appearances of the season (1.00 ERA - 1er, 9.0ip). 2014 SUMMER LEAGUE Pitched for the Liberal Bee Jays of the Jayhawk Baseball League … Went 1-3 with a 4.56 ERA (12er, 23.2ip) in 8 appearances (1 start) … Struck out 15 and walked 4 … Had a 1.69 ERA (2er, 10.2ip) over his last 5 games of the summer. HIGH SCHOOL Attended University of Missouri High School in Columbia, Missouri … Lettered in baseball for two years, playing for head coach Greg Reynolds. PERSONAL Nick Austin Jones was born on February 6, 1995 in Kansas City, Missouri … Parents are Warren and Barb Jones … Has two siblings: Matt and Cole … Both parents attended K-State … Majoring in sociology ... Wants to be a college athletic director.

PERSONAL Brogan Michael Heinen was born on September 18, 1996 in Topeka, Kansas … Parents are Michael Heinen and Jill Erickson … Has two siblings, Brady and Briana … Superior Honor Roll student in all four years of high school … Named the Kansas Youth Soccer TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year in January 2015 … Heinen volunteered for four years with TOPSoccer, which provides children with intellectual and physical disabilities an opportunity to play soccer ... Majoring in kinesiology.

NICK JONES

POS

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Hayden Catholic High School in Topeka, Kansas … Lettered for 4 years, playing for head coach Bill Arnold … 2015 Division 4A-1 Pitcher of the Year … 2014 Division 4A-I Player of the Year … Two-time Centennial League Player and Pitcher of the Year (2014, 2015) … Topeka Capital-Journal Player of the Year in 2015 … Two-time Division 4A-1 All-State First Team (2014, 2015) … Two-time All-Centennial First Team (2014, 2015) … CBS MaxPreps All-America Second Team for Medium Schools in 2015 … Was 8-0 with a 0.65 ERA as a senior … Pitched a perfect game in the 2013 state tournament, helping Hayden win a Division 4A championship as a sophomore … Was a three-sport athlete, playing soccer and basketball as well … Helped the basketball team reach the 4A-I championship game as a junior, averaging 9.0 points in 25 games and draining 36 three-pointers … Captain on the soccer team for two years.

POS

MATT NERZ

#32

#39 WT

B-T

5-10 175 R-R HOUSTON, TEXAS/LAMAR HS

FR (RS)

HONORS Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2015) 2015 SUMMER BASEBALL Played for the Rossville Rattlers of the Mid-Plains League ... Played in 20 games, hitting .192 (10-for-52) with a home run and 5 RBI. FRESHMAN (2015) Did not play (redshirt) HIGH SCHOOL Attended Lamar (TX) High School ... Lettered three years in baseball, playing the last two seasons under head coach David Munoz ... Was a catcher and outfielder ... Helped the school win a share of the district championship in 2013 and finish runner-up in 2014 ... Named first team all-district as a catcher in his senior season ... Hit .387 with 30 RBI in 2014. PERSONAL Born on December 7, 1995 in Houston, Texas ... Parents are Thomas and Kristen Nerz ... Has a sister, Jordan ... Majoring in economics ... Wants to be a lawyer.

PARKER RIGLER POS LHP

#16 B-T

6-0 175 L-L EDMOND, OKLA./COWLEY COLLEGE

CL JR

COWLEY COLLEGE (2014-15) Played at Cowley College (KS) for two years, under head coach Dave Burroughs … Made 28 career appearances, including 26 starts, and never lost a single game (20-0) … 2015 NJCAA All-America Honorable Mention … 2015 Jayhawk Conference East Most Valuable Pitcher … 2014 Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division Freshman of the Year … Two-time All-Jayhawk Conference First Team … 12-0 with a 2.76 ERA (26er, 84.2ip), 95 strikeouts and 24 walks in 16 appearances (all starts) as a sophomore … Led NJCAA in wins while he was also first in complete games and shutouts and 13th in strikeouts … Struck out 10 or more in four of his last five starts … Fanned a season-high 11 in his final outing of the year, a nine-inning complete game vs. Dodge City on May 11 … Allowed more than two runs in just five of his 16 outings … As a freshman in 2014, he was 8-0 with a 3.36 ERA (23er, 61.2ip), 53 strikeouts and 15 walks in 12 appearances (10 starts) … Second on the team in strikeouts and innings pitched. HIGH SCHOOL Lettered in four years at Edmond Memorial High School (OK), playing under head coach Kyle Roberts … Named an All-Star in his senior season by the Oklahoma City Area Baseball Coaches Association (OCABCA) … Also was an all-region selection and The Oklahoman Big All-City honorable mention in 2013 … Struck out 72 and walked 27 in his senior campaign … As a junior, he was 6-2 with a 1.99 ERA, 59 strikeouts and 25 walks. PERSONAL Born on February 16, 1995 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma … Parents are Darrin and Jaeqni Rigler … Has two younger siblings, Price and Payton … Aspires to own a construction company … Majoring in management.

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2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC PLAYERS

JOSH ROLETTE POS C

#24 B-T

6-1 200 L-R SHAWNEE, OKLA./SHAWNEE HS

CL FR

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Shawnee High School in Shawnee, Oklahoma … Hit .495 with 9 home runs, 16 doubles and 54 RBI as a senior … Helped Shawnee win its first ever state championship in 2015 … Named to The Oklahoman 2015 All-State Team. MLB DRAFT Selected in the 18th round (551st overall) by the St. Louis Cardinals of the 2015 MLB FirstYear Player Draft but elected not to sign. PERSONAL Josh David Michael Rolette was born on May 21, 1996 in Tulsa, Oklahoma … Parents are David and Mary Rolette, both of which are teachers and graduates of Oklahoma Baptist University … Has four older siblings ... Open option major.

JACOB RUDER POS RHP

HT 6-6

#34 B-T

225 R-R NIXA, MO./NIXA HS

CL FR

HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner at Nixa High School (MO), playing for head coach Howard Greenwood … Class 5 All-State Second Team in 2014 … Two-time all-district first team (2013-14) … Twotime all-conference (2013-14) … 2014 Central Ozark Conference Pitcher of the Year … Only pitched in one game as a senior … 4-2 with a 2.68 ERA, 24 strikeouts, and 16 walks in 31 innings pitched as a sophomore in 2013 … As a junior in 2014, he was 7-1 with a 0.89 ERA (8er, 47.0ip), 33 strikeouts and 15 walks … Struck out 13 in five innings pitched during his only appearance as a senior in 2015 … Also lettered four years in basketball … Three-time all-district in basketball as well as two-time all-conference and two-time all-state … Averaged 20.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as a senior … Set the Nixa HS record for most career three-pointers made (87). MLB DRAFT Selected in the 37th round (1,119th overall) by the Kansas City Royals in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft but elected not to sign. PERSONAL Jacob Dalton Ruder was born on October 24, 1996 in Springfield, Missouri … Parents are John and Stacey Ruder … Has an older brother, Austin, who is a junior guard for the Missouri State basketball team … Four-year academic letterwinner … Member of National Honor Society … Majoring in business administration.

DAVIS SCHWAB POS LHP

#40 B-T

6-4 220 L-L FR LEAWOOD, KAN./BLUE VALLEY WEST HS

HIGH SCHOOL Lettered in two years at Blue Valley West HS (KS), playing under head coach Bill McDonald … 2014 6A All-State First Team as a closer … Two-time all-conference (2014-15) … As a junior, he had a 1.05 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 26 2/3 innings … Also played basketball and soccer (freshman year). PERSONAL Davis Alexander Schwab was born on January 27, 1997 in Overland Park, Kansas … Parents are Jim Schwab and Sarah Madden … Has two siblings, Luke and Jack … Father, Jim, is the head women’s soccer coach at Johnson County Community College (KS) … Jim also played professional indoor soccer for the Kansas City Comets, Hershey Impact and Kansas City Attack of the Major Indoor Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League … Honor roll student … Volunteers with Special Olympics and baseball camps … Majoring in business administration.

JAKE SCUDDER POS INF

#23 B-T

6-0 205 L-R JR ROCK ISLAND, ILL./IOWA WESTERN CC

2015 SUMMER LEAGUE Played for the Kitsap BlueJackets of the West Coast League … Hit .287 (45-for-157) with 8 doubles, 22 RBI and 16 walks in 39 games … Finished tied for second on the team in RBI … Named All-Star Game MVP after tallying two of the South Team’s five hits while also drawing a walk. IOWA WESTERN CC (2014-15) Over his two-year career, he hit .367 (127-for-346) with 22 doubles, 6 triples, 7 home runs and 95 RBI in 113 games … Helped Iowa Western CC win the 2014 NJCAA national championship … Named first team All-ICCAC Division I as a catcher and utility player in his sophomore campaign … ICCAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 … As a sophomore, he batted .384 (71-for-185) with 10 doubles, 4 triples, 5 home runs and 54 RBI in 59 games … Walked 28 times while striking out 17 times in 226 plate appearances … .455 OBP and .562 slugging … In 2014, he hit .348 (56-for-161) with 12 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs and 41 RBI in 54 games … Also had a .392 OBP and .484 slugging percentage … NJCAA All-Tournament Team selection. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Rock Island High School in Rock Island, Illinois … Lettered for four years in baseball, playing his last two years under head coach Jay Wayland … Played catcher (sophomore and junior) and third base (senior) … Three-time all-conference selection and all-metro selection … Batted .348 with 111 hits in his career … Played basketball as a freshman, helping the team win a conference title. PERSONAL Jacob David Scudder was born on March 23, 1995 in Rock Island, Illinois … Parents are David and Susan Scudder … Honor roll student in high school … Majoring in kinesiology.

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2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC

MICHAEL SMITH POS OF

#19 B-T

5-10 160 L-L MAGNOLIA, TEXAS/MAGNOLIA HS

CL FR

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Magnolia High School in Magnolia, Texas … Lettered for four years, playing his last three years under head coach Dale Westmoreland … Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class 5A First Team as a senior … Unanimous selection as the 2015 District 19-5A Player of the Year … All-District 18-4A selection in 2014 … Served as Magnolia’s starting center fielder for most of his sophomore through senior seasons … Also pitched as a senior after one of Magnolia’s top pitchers went down with an arm injury … Hit .450 with 4 home runs and 28 stolen bases as a senior … Also went 7-2 with a 1.70 ERA.

LOGAN WILEY POS RHP

#35 B-T

5-11 160 R-R SPRINGFIELD, MO./KICKAPOO HS

CL FR

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Kickapoo (MO) High School ... 2015 Class 5 First Team All-State selection, as voted by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association (MHSBCA) … Perfect Game High School Senior Preseason All-America High Honorable Mention in 2015. PERSONAL Majoring in mechanical engineering.

PERSONAL Michael Craig Smith was born on May 30, 1997 in Houston, Texas … Parents are William Cooney and Britta Vanek … Has an older sister, Brittany, and younger brother, Jacob … Majoring in business administration.

CORY WRIGHT POS

GARETT SPENCER POS

B-T

#22 CL

LHP 6-0 165 L-L FR TOMBALL, TEXAS/CONCORDIA LUTHERAN HS

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Concordia Lutheran in Tomball, Texas … Lettered in four years, playing for head coach Rick Lynch … Primarily played first base as well as pitched … Two-time Class 5A All-District 3 Second Team selection (2014, 2015) … Academic all-state honoree in 2015 … Helped team win 5A state championship in 2015 after finishing runner-up in 2014 … Earned the win and struck out four as a reliever in the state semifinal game against Plano Prestonwood Christian in 2015. PERSONAL Born on October 29, 1996 in Tomball, Texas … Parents are the late Steve Spencer and Robyn Connally … Has two older siblings, Travis and Kylie … Travis played baseball at Abilene Christian … Kylie plays volleyball at Northwestern State … Robyn played volleyball at Southwestern University … Majoring in mechanical engineering.

#28 B-T

INF/LHP 6-0 190 L-L FR SOUTH ELGIN, ILL./ST. CHARLES NORTH HS

HIGH SCHOOL Attended St. Charles North High School in St. Charles, Illinois … Lettered for four years, playing under head coach Todd Genke … First baseman and pitcher … Set school record for career wins (22) … Enjoyed an award-laden senior campaign, picking up Louisville Slugger All-America; MaxPreps All-America; Upstate 8 Conference Player of the Year; Player of the Year by the Daily Herald, Kane County Chronicle, and Courier News; all-state first team; and all-conference … As a senior, he hit .463 with 17 doubles, 4 triples, 2 home runs, 26 RBI and 33 runs while also posting a 9-0 record with 0.50 ERA and 61 strikeouts over 56.0 innings … Threw a onehit shutout in Class 4A Regional Championship against Schaumburgh … Helped his team go 32-5 in 2015 as well as win the second of back-to-back regional championships. PERSONAL Cory Patrick Wright was born on September 20, 1996 in Tucson, Arizona … Parents are Phil and Debi Wright … Both parents attended Emporia State … Has one older brother, K.C. … Majoring in business administration.

NEWCOMERS

2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC PLAYERS

BROOKS ZIMMERMAN #26 POS

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B-T

6-2 200 R-R STILLWATER, OKLA./STILLWATER HS

CL FR

2015 SUMMER LEAGUE Played for the Rossville Rattlers of the Mid-Plains League … Hit .190 (8-for-42) with 4 RBI. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Oklahoma … Lettered in baseball for three years, playing his last two seasons for head coach Jimmy Harris … Stillwater News Press 2015 Baseball Player of the Year … First team all-state and all-area in 2015 as well … As a senior, hit .460 with 11 doubles, 11 home runs and 60 RBI … Helped Stillwater win the state championship as a junior … All-state honorable mention and Daily Oklahoman Second Team selection in 2014 … Hit .388 with 5 home runs and 40 RBI in 2014 … Also lettered in football for three years. PERSONAL Brooks Carter Zimmerman was born on November 5, 1996 in Stillwater, Oklahoma … Parents are Patrick and Susan Zimmerman … Brother, Parker, was a catcher at Wichita State from 2013-14 … Also has another older brother, Blake … Both parents attended Oklahoma State … Majoring in business administration.

MITCH ZUBRADT POS RHP

#44 B-T

6-4 205 R-R SHAWNEE, KAN./ST. JAMES ACADEMY

CL FR

HIGH SCHOOL Attended St. James Academy in Lenexa, Kansas … Lettered in baseball for two years, playing for head coach Brian Bucklin … Kansas 5A All-State First Team as a senior … Posted a 1.66 ERA in 18 innings pitched as a senior while also hitting .402 with 49 hits and 38 RBI … Also played four years of football and basketball. PERSONAL Mitchell William Zubradt was born on August 27, 1996 in Shawnee, Kansas … Parents are Doug and Susan Zubradt … Has one older sister, Madison … Honor roll student throughout high school … Credits his little league baseball coach, Chris Moore, as the biggest influence on his athletic career … Majoring in mechanical engineering.

2015 REVIEW

2015 RECAP NOTES

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE K-State faced one of the toughest schedules in the country as its opponents went a combined 1,687-1,360 (.5536) ... According to WarrenNolan.com, the Wildcats had the 44th-toughest schedule in Division I while D1Baseball.com ranked their schedule 42nd-toughest ... The Wildcats picked up 4 wins against Top-25 opponents, their most in a campaign since 2011 (7) ... Of K-State’s 26 opponents, 11 were ranked in the nation’s Top-25 polls at least once, including 5 non-conference foes. DEPARTING SENIORS K-State had 4 seniors exhaust their eligibility following the 2015 season: RHP Mark Biesma, OF Max Brown, 1B Shane Conlon and INF Carter Yagi ... Conlon, a fifth-year senior, finished his K-State career batting .300 (207-for-690) in 196 games ... His 212 overall games (16 as a pitcher) are the third-most in program history ... Brown played in 100 games over his 2 years at K-State, hitting .298 (89-for-299) with 49 RBIs ... Yagi also played in 100 games over 2 seasons, including 87 starts, and hit .252 while playing infield and outfield ... In his only season at K-State, Biesma was 0-3 with an 8.06 ERA in 12 games (6 starts). ALL-BIG 12 HONORS K-State had 7 players recognized for All-Big 12 or All-Big 12 Freshman honors this season, its most in a campaign since 2013 when it had a program-record 10 selections ... Redshirt senior Shane Conlon was named to the All-Big 12 First Team for the second time in his career (2013) ... The first baseman is the first Wildcat to be named to the first team twice in a career since Pat Maloney in 2001 and 2002 ... Redshirt sophomore Nate Griep was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team, his first career conference postseason honor ... Griep is the third K-State pitcher since 2011 to earn All-Big 12 honors ... The Wildcats had four selected as All-Big 12 Honorable Mention, including newcomers Corey Fischer, Tyler Moore, Tyler Wolfe along with senior Max Brown ... Pitcher Bryce Ward was named to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team, becoming the sixth Wildcat since 2011 to earn that distinction. MLB DRAFT K-State had 3 current Wildcats and 6 signees get selected in the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft ... Pitcher Nate Griep was selected in the 8th round by the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming the highest drafted K-State pitcher since 2011 ... Seniors Shane Conlon (Oakland Athletics) and Max Brown (Arizona Diamondbacks) were taken in the 34th and 37th round, respectively ... The 6 signees drafted were the most ever under head coach Brad Hill ... Second baseman Willie Calhoun (Yavapai College) was taken first, by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round - which is the highest a Wildcat signee has been drafted during Hill’s tenure ... Josh Rolette (Shawnee High [OK]) was taken in the 18th round by the St. Louis Cardinals and was followed by infielder Luke Doyle (Yavapai College) in the 20th round (Cardinals), John Boushelle (Fayetteville High [AR]) in the 20th (Dodgers), Ethan Skender (Metamora Township High [IL]) in the 31st (Cincinnati Reds), and Jacob Ruder (Nixa High [MO]) in the 37th (Kansas City Royals) ... One-third of K-State’s 18-man 2016 signing class was drafted ... Meanwhile, the 3 current Wildcats were all undrafted out of high school. GROUP OF HURLERS With a staff that featured just 5 hurlers with previous Division I experience, the K-State pitchers combined to post a 4.27 ERA over the season, which is fifthbest in program history during the aluminum bat era (since 1977) ... It marked the third time in the last 5 years that the Wildcats turned in a team ERA of 4.27 or better ... K-State limited baserunners by issuing just 3.1 walks/9 innings, tied for the sixth-best mark in program history and second-best among Big 12 teams in overall games.

REVIEW

SEASON AT A GLANCE K-State surpassed its previous season total in wins in both overall and conference games, going 27-30 and 10-14 in the Big 12 to help it finish sixth in the Big 12 standings ... The Wildcats were 14-11 at home and a combined 13-19 in road/neutral games ... K-State advanced to its eighth Big 12 Baseball Championship in the last 9 years, going 1-2 in the postseason tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma ... The Wildcats captured home series wins over Santa Clara, Missouri State, No. 3 TCU and Arkansas State as well as road series wins at Baylor and KU ... The series win in Waco was its first ever while the victory against TCU was the Wildcats’ first against a top-3 team since 2009 (No. 2 Texas) ... K-State was 8-4 in weekend series openers but 5-7 in the middle game of a three-game set ... In Big 12 play, the Wildcats were 6-2 in series openers but 2-6 in the middle game and 3-5 in series finales.

2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC NEW ERA The K-State pitching staff turned in its lowest ever team ERA (4.05) in Big 12-only games in program history, besting the previous low of 4.16 set in 2013 ... Eight different pitchers had ERAs below 4.00 in conference action, led by starter Nate Griep (1.96) and reliever Bryce Ward (1.38) ... Two others - Jackson Douglas (2.70), Lucas Benenati (2.92) - posted ERAs in the 2.00s while Tyler Wolfe, who only pitched in two games, did not allow any runs over 3.0 Big 12 innings. GRIM GRIEPER Nate Griep, after going 3-7 with a 4.66 ERA as a redshirt freshman in 2014, progressed to another level in 2015, leading the team in wins (6), innings pitched (78.2) and strikeouts (64) ... His punchouts were the most by a K-State pitcher since 2012 and 10th-best in the Big 12 ... In conference-only games, Griep was 2-1 with a 1.96 ERA in six starts ... Finished fourth in the Big 12 in ERA and eighth in batting average against (.237) in conference-only games ... His .218 batting average against in overall games was the lowest clip allowed by a Wildcat starting pitcher since 2000 (min. 10 starts). SILENCE THE HOME RUN CALL Jordan Floyd was one of four Big 12 pitchers in 2015 to throw at least 40 innings and not allow a home run. The left-hander, who surrendered just 3 extra-base hits in conference action, is the first K-State pitcher to not allow a home run since Evan Marshall (61.0 IP) and James Allen (40.0) in 2011 to not allow a roundtripper over at least 40 innings pitched. GETTING DEFENSIVE K-State made just 55 errors over the course of the 57-game season, which were the fewest ever in a season in program history ... The previous program-low was 56 set in 2012 over 58 games ... The Wildcats’ .975 fielding percentage is the second-best in program history, trailing the .976 clip set in 2012 ... K-State has registered a fielding percentage .970 or higher in 9 of the last 10 seasons ... K-State finished third among Big 12 teams in overall games in both errors and fielding percentage ... In conference-only games, the Wildcats had the best fielding percentage (.979) among the 9 Big 12 schools while their 19 errors were tied for the fewest. OFFENSIVE TALK While the offense hit .259, its lowest average since 2004, the Wildcats still managed to finish among the Big 12 leaders in runs scored (297, 4th) ... Helping power the runs were a Big 12-best 21 triples, which are tied for the ninth-most in a season in program history ... K-State also finished among the Big 12’s top-4 in overall games in fewest strikeouts (2nd, 329), stolen bases (3rd, 69), sacrifice hits (3rd, 49) and sacrifice flies (3rd, 25) ... The Wildcats scored 6 or more runs in 21 games, going 17-4 in such contests. MOORE IS BETTER Tyler Moore, in his first season with K-State after transferring from Coffeyville CC, ended the season as the team’s leader in batting average and home runs ... He became the first Wildcat catcher to lead the team in hitting since Jeff Turtle in 1987 (.397) ... He was also the first newcomer to be the team’s leading hitter since Barrett Rice (JC transfer; .348) in 2005 ... Moore also paced K-State in extra-base hits with 18. LEADING THE WOLFE PACK Tyler Wolfe led the team in hitting in Big 12-only games, becoming the first K-State newcomer to do so since Jon Davis in 2012 ... Wolfe hit .366 as no other Wildcat hit above .300 in conference action. END OF A CAREER Shane Conlon finished his K-State career among several leaderboards in Wildcat all-time history, including games played (T-3rd, 212), games started (9th, 189), hits (15th, 207), and hit by pitch (T-4th, 34) ... Defensively, the threeyear starting first baseman has the most total chances (1,814) and putouts (1,699) ... Conlon was named All-Big 12 First Team, as a unanimous selection, making him the second player in the Big 12 era to earn all-conference first team honors twice in a career (Pat Maloney, 2001-02). COME ONE, COME ALL K-State finished 28th in the nation in average attendance (2,630) and 30th in total attendance (65,766/25 openings) … K-State has finished in the nation’s Top-30 in both average and total attendance in each of the last two years, a program-first (21st in average, 29th in total in 2014) ... The total attendance in 2014 (69,998) and 2015 are the two highest figures in program history.

2015 RESULTS

REVIEW

2016 K-STATE BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC

OVERALL RECORD: 27-30 HOME: 14-11 Ι AWAY: 8-13 Ι NEUTRAL: 5-6 Ι BIG 12: 10-14 K-State

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Feb. 13

vs. Iowa