Tuesday, April 28
Lincoln, Neb.
6:05 p.m.
Kansas State University
at
Nebraska
Wildcats Face No. 16 Cornhuskers in Midweek Tilt
Apr 27, 2026 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State will travel to Lincoln Tuesday night to complete the home-and-home season series with No. 16 Nebraska at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. First pitch is slated for 6:05 p.m.
Tuesday's game will broadcast on the Big Ten Network, while radio coverage is available on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). A free live stream audio is available for K-State baseball games at kstatesports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.
Single-game tickets are available for all Wildcat home games at Tointon Family Stadium, fans can visit kstatesports.com/tickets call 1-800-221-CATS (2287), or stop by the K-State Athletics Ticket Office in Bramlage Coliseum.
How to follow the Cats: For complete information on K-State Baseball, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
GAME 45
K-State (26-18, 9-12 Big 12) at #16 Nebraska (33-11, 17-4 Big Ten)
Tuesday, April 28 // 6 PM CT // Hawks Field at Haymarket Park // Lincoln, Neb.
Projected Starters: RHP James Guyette (5-2, 5.72 ERA) vs. RHP Tucker Timmerman (3-1, 3.94 ERA)
Watch: Big Ten Network
Radio: KMAN // Brian Smoller, Mike Clark
Listen: kstatesports.com/watch
Live Stats: kstate.statbroadcast.com
THE MATCHUP
K-State will travel to Lincoln Tuesday night to take on No. 16 Nebraska at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park, with first pitch slated for 6:05 p.m.
FOLLOW THE CATS
Tuesday's game will broadcast on the Big Ten Network, while radio coverage is available on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) ... A free live stream audio is available for K-State baseball games at kstatesports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app ... Fans can also follow along opening weekend action through live stats by visiting the team's schedule page or on the Cats social media platforms (@KStateBSB).
A LOOK AT K-STATE
K-State continues a challenging stretch to end the regular season, as it will face its second straight nationally ranked opponent … The Wildcats fell to 26-18 overall with a 9-12 mark in Big 12 play after dropping three straight in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown against then-ranked No. 16 Kansas … In the weekend series, Dee Kennedy became the all-time single season home run leader, belting his record-breaking 18th homer in game two before extending his record to 19 for his fourth multi-home run game … Ty Smolinski recorded his first collegiate grand slam in the series finale – an eight-hour, 17 minute game Sunday afternoon … With Smolinski's grand slam, K-State has 72 home runs in 2026, and is one of only two programs in the nation to have 70 or more home runs and 70-plus stolen bases (77) … Tuesday will mark right-hander James Guyette's (5-2, 5.72 ERA) first midweek start of the year and first since his freshman season on March 13, 2024, vs. South Dakota State … Guyette enters Tuesday's contest ranked fourth in the Big 12 in strikeouts (75) and strikeouts per nine innings (11.91).
SCOUTING #16 NEBRASKA
Nebraska (33-11, 17-4 Big Ten) checked in at No. 16 in the D1Baseball Top 25 and USA Today/Coaches Poll while also appearing 14th in Perfect Game's Top 25 and No. 17 in the NCBWA rankings after going 2-2 last week at No. 16 Kansas and Illinois … Nebraska is one of four Big Ten teams to appear in the rankings this week, with UCLA (No. 1), Oregon (No. 13) and USC (No. 21) also landing spots in D1Baseball's Top 25 ... Cornhuskers are off to their best home start with a 19-1 record … Mac Moyer and Dylan Carey lead the Huskers with 70 and 68 hits, respectively, making Nebraska the only team in the country with two players with at least 68 hits on the season ... Nebraska enters Tuesday's tilt vs. Kansas State with an 8-2 record in midweek games this season … In the 10 midweek contests, the Husker offense is batting .304 at the plate with 18 doubles, two triples and five home runs while scoring 7.7 runs per game … The NU pitching staff has recorded a 4.14 ERA and a 2.85 strikeout-to-walk ratio while limiting opponents to a .230 batting average in the midweek games … Nebraska's Tucker Timmerman will get the nod in the midweek against Guyette … Timmerman is 3-1 on the season with a 3.94 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 29.2 innings across 17 appearances on the mound.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Tuesday's midweek marks the 298th meeting between the two schools, with Nebraska leading the all-time series 178-119, dating back to 1898 … Nebraska leads the series 93-43 in games played in Lincoln … K-State is 5-6 against the Cornhuskers under Hughes, after taking two from Nebraska in 2025 … The Cats won the 2025 season-series against the Huskers, outscoring Nebraska 27-21 … K-State is 5-5 in the last 10 contests … In the last meeting in Lincoln last season, Nebraska hit a three-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Cornhuskers a 7-6 walk-off victory over K-State.
LAST 5 MEETINGS
W, 9-6 – March 2, 2025 (Frisco, Texas)
W, 12-8 – March 25, 2025 (Manhattan)
L, 6-7 – April 29, 2025 (Lincoln)
W, 5-3 – February 21, 2026 (Arlington)
L, 9-14 – March 24, 2026 (Manhattan)
THE STRENGTH OF 2026
Fourteen of K-State's 27 opponents this season currently hold an RPI of 60 or higher, including seven foes with an RPI higher than 40 … With 15 scheduled games left of the regular season, all but one will be against Quad-1 opponents … In Big 12 play, 24 of the team's 30 conference games are against teams with an RPI of 60 or better … K-State has won 15 victories (away + neutral) on the road, which is the second-most by any Big 12 team this season and second-best winning percentage on the road (.682) … Of K-State's 15 losses, 12 were against Quad-1 or Quad 2 opponents … K-State is 15-3 against Quad-3/4 teams.
HOME RUN KING
Junior Dee Kennedy became the program's single-season home run leader Saturday. Kennedy, who entered the day with a record-tying 17 home runs, broke the mark in his first at-bat to further cement his place in K-State history ... The Fort Worth, Texas product added to his total in his next trip to the plate, recording his fourth multi-home run game of the season ... He capped the week hitting .474 (9-for-19) with two doubles and three home runs, including a team-high seven RBI ... With 65 RBI's this season, which is ranks third overall nationally, Kennedy ties fourth all-time in the single-season records ... He is the first K-State player since 2010 to record 65+ RBI in a season ... He stole his 20th base of the season and is a home run away from becoming the fifth player in Big 12 history to ever produce a 20-home run/20-stolen base season.
NON-CON NUMBERS
K-State has a 17-6 record in non-conference action ... The Cats have a +95-run differential and out-hit opponents .303-.257 ... Kennedy has a team-best .407 batting average in non-conference games followed by five other Wildcats over the .300 mark ... The Fort Worth product is slugging a team-leading .919 against non-con opponents and with six doubles, one triple, 12 home runs and a team-leading 40 RBI … As a team, K-State is slugging .538 in non-con games, that includes 38 home runs, as eleven players have registered a home run in non-con games ... The pitching staff boasts a 4.58 ERA with seven saves, while striking out 198 and walking 70 … Tazwell Butler has earned three saves in non-con games, followed by Cohen Feser with two.
Tuesday's game will broadcast on the Big Ten Network, while radio coverage is available on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). A free live stream audio is available for K-State baseball games at kstatesports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.
Single-game tickets are available for all Wildcat home games at Tointon Family Stadium, fans can visit kstatesports.com/tickets call 1-800-221-CATS (2287), or stop by the K-State Athletics Ticket Office in Bramlage Coliseum.
How to follow the Cats: For complete information on K-State Baseball, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
GAME 45
K-State (26-18, 9-12 Big 12) at #16 Nebraska (33-11, 17-4 Big Ten)
Tuesday, April 28 // 6 PM CT // Hawks Field at Haymarket Park // Lincoln, Neb.
Projected Starters: RHP James Guyette (5-2, 5.72 ERA) vs. RHP Tucker Timmerman (3-1, 3.94 ERA)
Watch: Big Ten Network
Radio: KMAN // Brian Smoller, Mike Clark
Listen: kstatesports.com/watch
Live Stats: kstate.statbroadcast.com
THE MATCHUP
K-State will travel to Lincoln Tuesday night to take on No. 16 Nebraska at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park, with first pitch slated for 6:05 p.m.
FOLLOW THE CATS
Tuesday's game will broadcast on the Big Ten Network, while radio coverage is available on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) ... A free live stream audio is available for K-State baseball games at kstatesports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app ... Fans can also follow along opening weekend action through live stats by visiting the team's schedule page or on the Cats social media platforms (@KStateBSB).
A LOOK AT K-STATE
K-State continues a challenging stretch to end the regular season, as it will face its second straight nationally ranked opponent … The Wildcats fell to 26-18 overall with a 9-12 mark in Big 12 play after dropping three straight in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown against then-ranked No. 16 Kansas … In the weekend series, Dee Kennedy became the all-time single season home run leader, belting his record-breaking 18th homer in game two before extending his record to 19 for his fourth multi-home run game … Ty Smolinski recorded his first collegiate grand slam in the series finale – an eight-hour, 17 minute game Sunday afternoon … With Smolinski's grand slam, K-State has 72 home runs in 2026, and is one of only two programs in the nation to have 70 or more home runs and 70-plus stolen bases (77) … Tuesday will mark right-hander James Guyette's (5-2, 5.72 ERA) first midweek start of the year and first since his freshman season on March 13, 2024, vs. South Dakota State … Guyette enters Tuesday's contest ranked fourth in the Big 12 in strikeouts (75) and strikeouts per nine innings (11.91).
SCOUTING #16 NEBRASKA
Nebraska (33-11, 17-4 Big Ten) checked in at No. 16 in the D1Baseball Top 25 and USA Today/Coaches Poll while also appearing 14th in Perfect Game's Top 25 and No. 17 in the NCBWA rankings after going 2-2 last week at No. 16 Kansas and Illinois … Nebraska is one of four Big Ten teams to appear in the rankings this week, with UCLA (No. 1), Oregon (No. 13) and USC (No. 21) also landing spots in D1Baseball's Top 25 ... Cornhuskers are off to their best home start with a 19-1 record … Mac Moyer and Dylan Carey lead the Huskers with 70 and 68 hits, respectively, making Nebraska the only team in the country with two players with at least 68 hits on the season ... Nebraska enters Tuesday's tilt vs. Kansas State with an 8-2 record in midweek games this season … In the 10 midweek contests, the Husker offense is batting .304 at the plate with 18 doubles, two triples and five home runs while scoring 7.7 runs per game … The NU pitching staff has recorded a 4.14 ERA and a 2.85 strikeout-to-walk ratio while limiting opponents to a .230 batting average in the midweek games … Nebraska's Tucker Timmerman will get the nod in the midweek against Guyette … Timmerman is 3-1 on the season with a 3.94 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 29.2 innings across 17 appearances on the mound.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Tuesday's midweek marks the 298th meeting between the two schools, with Nebraska leading the all-time series 178-119, dating back to 1898 … Nebraska leads the series 93-43 in games played in Lincoln … K-State is 5-6 against the Cornhuskers under Hughes, after taking two from Nebraska in 2025 … The Cats won the 2025 season-series against the Huskers, outscoring Nebraska 27-21 … K-State is 5-5 in the last 10 contests … In the last meeting in Lincoln last season, Nebraska hit a three-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Cornhuskers a 7-6 walk-off victory over K-State.
LAST 5 MEETINGS
W, 9-6 – March 2, 2025 (Frisco, Texas)
W, 12-8 – March 25, 2025 (Manhattan)
L, 6-7 – April 29, 2025 (Lincoln)
W, 5-3 – February 21, 2026 (Arlington)
L, 9-14 – March 24, 2026 (Manhattan)
THE STRENGTH OF 2026
Fourteen of K-State's 27 opponents this season currently hold an RPI of 60 or higher, including seven foes with an RPI higher than 40 … With 15 scheduled games left of the regular season, all but one will be against Quad-1 opponents … In Big 12 play, 24 of the team's 30 conference games are against teams with an RPI of 60 or better … K-State has won 15 victories (away + neutral) on the road, which is the second-most by any Big 12 team this season and second-best winning percentage on the road (.682) … Of K-State's 15 losses, 12 were against Quad-1 or Quad 2 opponents … K-State is 15-3 against Quad-3/4 teams.
HOME RUN KING
Junior Dee Kennedy became the program's single-season home run leader Saturday. Kennedy, who entered the day with a record-tying 17 home runs, broke the mark in his first at-bat to further cement his place in K-State history ... The Fort Worth, Texas product added to his total in his next trip to the plate, recording his fourth multi-home run game of the season ... He capped the week hitting .474 (9-for-19) with two doubles and three home runs, including a team-high seven RBI ... With 65 RBI's this season, which is ranks third overall nationally, Kennedy ties fourth all-time in the single-season records ... He is the first K-State player since 2010 to record 65+ RBI in a season ... He stole his 20th base of the season and is a home run away from becoming the fifth player in Big 12 history to ever produce a 20-home run/20-stolen base season.
NON-CON NUMBERS
K-State has a 17-6 record in non-conference action ... The Cats have a +95-run differential and out-hit opponents .303-.257 ... Kennedy has a team-best .407 batting average in non-conference games followed by five other Wildcats over the .300 mark ... The Fort Worth product is slugging a team-leading .919 against non-con opponents and with six doubles, one triple, 12 home runs and a team-leading 40 RBI … As a team, K-State is slugging .538 in non-con games, that includes 38 home runs, as eleven players have registered a home run in non-con games ... The pitching staff boasts a 4.58 ERA with seven saves, while striking out 198 and walking 70 … Tazwell Butler has earned three saves in non-con games, followed by Cohen Feser with two.
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