The 2021 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team represented Kansas State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Tointon Family Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Pete Hughes, in his 3rd season at Kansas State.

Previous season The 2020 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team notched a 10–7 record in February and early March; however, the remainder of the season was abruptly halted on March 13, 2020, when the Big 12 Conference canceled the remainder of the athletics season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Personnel

Coaching staff Name Position Seasons at K-State Alma mater Pete Hughes Head coach 3 Davidson (1990) Buck Taylor Pitching Coach 3 San Francisco State (1995) Austin Wates Assistant coach 3 Virginia Tech (2017) Thomas Hughes Volunteer Assistant Coach 1 Kansas State (2019)

Roster 2021 Kansas State Wildcats roster Pitchers 5 – Connor McCullough (RHP) –  Freshman 7 – Luke Hauswirth (RHP) – Senior 8 – Andrew Stratman (RHP) – Junior 11 – Nico Rodriguez (RHP) – Freshman 12 – Tyler Eckberg (RHP) –  Junior 13 – Caleb Littlejim (RHP) – Senior 22 – Zak Herbers (RHP) – Junior 27 – Gavin Hinchliffe (RHP) – Sophomore 32 – Wesley Moore (LHP) – Junior 33 – Jordan Wicks (LHP) – Sophomore 34 – Tyler Ruhl (RHP) – Freshman 35 – Carson Seymour (RHP) –  Sophomore 37 – Eric Torres (LHP) – Sophomore 40 – Griffin Hassall (RHP) – Sophomore 41 – Grant Nicholson (LHP) – Freshman 45 – Josh Flack (RHP) – Sophomore 47 – Brett Wozniak (LHP) – Freshman 55 – Casey Ford (RHP) – Senior Catchers 30 – Chris Ceballos – Senior 36 – Mason Crews – Sophomore 38 – Austin Garrett – Junior 39 – Raphael Pelletier – Freshman 44 – Dylan Caplinger – Junior

Infielders 2 – Jaxon Passino – Junior 3 – Cameron Thompson – Senior 6 – Terrence Spurlin – Junior 10 – Kamron William –  Junior 15 – Luke Beckstein – Freshman 16 – Elijah Dale – Freshman 17 – Cole Johnson – Sophomore 18 – Brady Day – Freshman 20 – Daniel Carinci – Sophomore 25 – Nick Goodwin – Freshman Outfielders 1 – Dom Hughes – Freshman 4 – Blake Burrows – Sophomore 23 – Jordan Maxson – Junior 24 – Dylan Phillips – Sophomore 26 – Chris Herb – Junior 28 – Zach Kokoska – Junior 29 – Chad Shade – Senior 31 – Kaden Fowler – Junior 43 – Cameron Uselton – Freshman 

Schedule and results

! colspan=2 style="; color:white;" | Regular season (15–11) |- valign="top"

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 19 || 1:00 pm || FloSports || vs. Oregon State* || || Surprise StadiumSurprise, AZ || W3–2 || Wicks(1–0) || Abel(0–1) || Eckberg(1) || 1,352 || 1–0 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 20 || 6:00 pm || FloSports || vs. * || || Surprise StadiumSurprise, AZ || L5–17 || Jacob(1–0) || Flack(0–1) || — || 845 || 1–1 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 21 || 6:00 pm || FloSports || vs. * || || Surprise StadiumSurprise, AZ || L3–4 || Meza(1–0) || Eckberg(0–1) || — || 368 || 1–2 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 22 || 11:00 am || FloSports || vs. Gonzaga* || || Surprise StadiumSurprise, AZ || W6–1 || Ford(1–0) || Spellacy(0–1) || Rodriguez(1) || 316 || 2–2 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 26 || 3:00 pm || ESPN+ || * || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || W9–8 || Passino(1–0) || Armbrust...(0–1) || Eckberg(2) || 458 || 3–2 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 27 || 2:00 pm || ESPN+ || Western Michigan* || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || W11–3 || Seymour(1–0) || Miller(0–1) || — || 587 || 4–2 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 28 || 12:00 pm || ESPN+ || Western Michigan* || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || W2–1 || McCullough(1–0) || Huisman(0–1) || Littlejim(1) || 398 || 5–2 || — || StatsStory

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 5 || 3:00 pm || ESPN+ || * || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || W6–3 || Wicks(2–0) || Hampton(2–1) || Eckberg(3) || 402 || 6–2 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 6 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || Eastern Illinois* || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || L5–6 || Nicholson(2–0) || Seymour(1–1) || Stevenson(2) || 587 || 6–3 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 7 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || Eastern Illinois* || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || L7–14 || Doherty(1–0) || Eckberg(0–2) || — || 587 || 6–4 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 9 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || * || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || W15–4 || Herbers(1–0) || McSherry(1–1) || — || 378 || 7–4 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 10 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || South Dakota State* || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || W10–0 || Littlejim(1–0) || Bishop(0–1) || — || 297 || 8–4 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 12 || 12:00 pm || || vs. * || || Reckling ParkHouston, TX || W4–3 || Eckberg(1–2) || Seebach(0–1) || — || 300 || 9–4 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 13 || 10:00 am || || vs. Northern Illinois* || || Reckling ParkHouston, TX || W3–1(10) || Torres(1–0) || Michaels(0–1) || — || 330 || 10–4 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 13 || 2:00 pm || || at Rice* || || Reckling ParkHouston, TX || W8–3 || Wicks(3–0) || Garcia(1–1) || — || 1,238 || 11–4 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 14 || 6:00 pm || || at Rice* || || Reckling ParkHouston, TX || L0–1 || Wood(1–0) || Littlejim(1–1) || — || 1,041 || 11–5 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 19 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || * || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || W7–1 || Wicks(4–0) || Garley(0–1) || — || 587 || 12–5 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 20 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || New Mexico* || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || L4–6 || Arbruester(3–1) || Seymour(1–2) || Meza(3) || 587 || 12–6 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 21 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || New Mexico* || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || W17–8 || Torres(2–0) || Campa(1–2) || — || 587 || 13–6 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 23 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || at * || || Eck StadiumWichita, KS || L1–5 || Kaminska(1–0) || Herbers(1–1) || Haase(5) || 1,818 || 13–7 || — || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 26 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || at #20 Oklahoma State || || O'Brate StadiumStillwater, OK || L5–14 || Scott(5–1) || Wicks(4–1) || — || 3,383 || 13–8 || 0–1 || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 27 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || at #20 Oklahoma State || || O'Brate StadiumStillwater, OK || L2–4 || Standlee(2–0) || Littlejim(1–2) || — || 3,846 || 13–9 || 0–2 || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 28 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || at #20 Oklahoma State || || O'Brate StadiumStillwater, OK || L2–8 || Wrobleski(2–2) || McCullough(1–1) || — || 3,203 || 13–10 || 0–3 || StatsStory

|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 1 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || #4 Texas Tech || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || L1–17 || Birdsell(4–1) || Wicks(4–2) || — || 404 || 13–11 || 0–4 || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 2 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || #4 Texas Tech || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || W7–2 || Seymour(2–2) || Monteverde(5–1) || Eckberg(4) || 587 || 14–11 || 1–4 || StatsStory |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 3 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || #4 Texas Tech || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || W10–4 || McCullough(2–1) || Montgomery(1–1) || — || 587 || 15–11 || 2–4 || StatsStory |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 6 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || * || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || — || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 7 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || UAPB* || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || — || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 9 || TBD || LHN || at #4 Texas || || UFCU Disch–Falk FieldAustin, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 10 || TBD || LHN || at #4 Texas || || UFCU Disch–Falk FieldAustin, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 11 || TBD || LHN || at #4 Texas || || UFCU Disch–Falk FieldAustin, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 13 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || * || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || — || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 14 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || Northern Colorado* || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || — || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 16 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 17 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || Oklahoma || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 18 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || Oklahoma || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 23 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 24 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || West Virginia || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 25 || 11:00 am || ESPN+ || West Virginia || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 27 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || Missouri* || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || — || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 30 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || * || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || — ||

|- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 1 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || Texas Southern* || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || — || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 2 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || Texas Southern* || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || — || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 7 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || at Baylor || || Baylor BallparkWaco, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 8 || 3:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Baylor || || Baylor BallparkWaco, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 9 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Baylor || || Baylor BallparkWaco, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 14 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || at || || Hoglund BallparkLawrence, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 15 || 2:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Kansas || || Hoglund BallparkLawrence, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 16 || 2:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Kansas || || Hoglund BallparkLawrence, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 20 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || TCU || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 21 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || TCU || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 22 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || TCU || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || || || || || || || ||

| style="font-size:88%" | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled      Bold = Kansas State team member |- | style="font-size:88%" | "*" indicates a non-conference game."#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest."()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

Rankings

2021 MLB draft

Player Position Round Overall MLB team Jordan Wicks LHP 1 21 Chicago Cubs Carson Seymour RHP 6 172 New York Mets Zach Kokoska OF 10 290 Colorado Rockies Eric Torres LHP 12 411 Los Angeles Angels

References