KSU—We Won the Series at #23 KSU

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This one is Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Easter Weekend).

KSU has a good record built mostly on beating crummy teams.

They have one stud pitcher -- Wentworth. He is being used as a reliever. Jacob Frost is a serviceable starter/reliever. Frost and Wentworth combined for a no hitter vs Cincinnati. Neighbors is another good reliever. After Wentworth, Frost and Neighbors, the Cats' starting pitching drops off. Perhaps this is a bullpen looking for some quality starters. Boerema has had his moments, but overall, KSU's staff has put up some lousy numbers against some mediocre and worse competition.

But they do score runs...

 

[Chop]

They have 5 guys in their starting lineup batting over 0.300, so they will usually put some runs on the board.

2024 Baseball Cumulative Statistics

 

[giveemhell]

Pierce has yet to win a series in Manhattan, losing there in both 2018 and 2022 (no conference games in 2020, remember that?). Hopefully his fortunes change there this weekend.

 

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PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
THURSDAY–Texas RHP Lebarron Johnson Jr. (1-1. 3.24) vs. K-State RHP Josh Wintroub (1-1, 7.15)
FRIDAY–Texas LHP Ace Whitehead (2-0, 2.05) vs. K-State LHP Jacob Frost (2-0, 5.67)
SATURDAY–Texas RHP Max Grubbs (3-0, 2.28) vs. K-State LHP Owen Boerma (2-1, 6.12)

See what I mean? KSU's pitchers' numbers suck.
But they do score runs.

Baseball preview: at No. 23 Kansas State - University of Texas Athletics

 

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Manhattan Wind Forecast: wind speed & gusts — Windy.app

Wind tonight (Thursday) at 6pm blowing towards the North (the outfield) at 17 mph. Wind to die down to 8 mph by late in the game.

 

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Top of the first

Thomas

K

 

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Powell

K

 

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Flores

Solo HOMERUN!!!!!!!!!! To LF

See ya! The wind is a big factor tonight.

1-0 Horns

 

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Belyeu

Base hit up the gut.

 

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Galvan

grounds out to secon

To the bottom of the first

1-0 UT

 

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Bottom of the first

Lead off base hit up the middle.

 

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Powell fields the grounder and gets the runner at 2N. Kennedy can’t turn the double play

One down. Runner on first.

 

[Chop]

Ha! Picked off the runner! Good move by LBJ. Got him too far off the bag and in a rundown.

2 away

 

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LBJ

K

After 1

1-0 Texas.

 

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Brown!!!

lead off double

 

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Gasparino

K

one away

 

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Captain Jack

Ground out to 2nd. Brown advances to third.

 

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D Kennedy

2 run HOMERUN!!!!!!!!!

3-0 us

 

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Thomas

Grounded out to end the side

it’s 3-0 Horns. To the bottom of the second.

 

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Bottom of the Second

Tight zone tonight.

Walk

 

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Double down the LF line

Runners on 2 and 3

no outs.

 

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Base hit. RBI

3-1 us.

BELYEU’s arm keeps a second run from scoring.

 

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Double steal. 3-2 us. Still no outs.

 

[Phil Elliott]

Why is it when u give a starting pitcher an early lead, they proceed to suck?

 

[Chop]

RBI double. Tie game 3-3.

 

[Phil Elliott]

LBJ getting yanked after only 1 inning. He cant throw a strike they dont tag for extra bases. Def not helping him any either.

 

[Chop]

LBJ picked a fine day to crap all over the mound.

4-3 them

 

[Phil Elliott]

Howard not getting tagged cuz he cant throw strikes. Harumph.

 

[Chop]

LBJ getting yanked after only 1 inning. He cant throw a strike they dont tag for extra bases. Def not helping him any either.

Kennedy didn’t help him much in the field. Flores also made an overthrow. We’re jus OFF. Fortunately, it looks like we can hit them well……