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K-State Baseball Pays Visit To Old Big 12 Foe For Regionals

The Wildcats' road to the Men's College World Series starts in Austin, Texas.
Seth Kunz|
Kansas State players Dee Kennedy (1), Seth Dardar (24) and David Bishop (44) gather around home plate in Manhattan, Kan., at Tointon Family Stadium. Mandatory Credit: K-State Athletics
Kansas State players Dee Kennedy (1), Seth Dardar (24) and David Bishop (44) gather around home plate in Manhattan, Kan., at Tointon Family Stadium. Mandatory Credit: K-State Athletics | K-State Athletics

The stage is set for Kansas State's baseball team in the Austin Regional.

The Wildcats start their NCAA baseball championship journey Friday with the Texas Longhorns, the Houston Christian Huskies, and the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Kansas State squares off against the No. 2-seeded Roadrunners at 6 p.m. CST.

Kansas State posted a 31-24 record this season. They went 17-13 in the Big 12, setting the record for Big 12 wins in a season in program history. The Wildcats received an at-large bid and were part of the last four in, joining Arizona State, Oklahoma State, and Southern California.

This is the first time since 2011 they have received consecutive Tournament bids.

Kansas State will look to knock off a top SEC team again in the Texas Longhorns. The No. 2 overall seed went 42-12 this season and posted a 22-8 record in the SEC. The Longhorns are looking to right the ship after losing their first SEC Tournament game to the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers.

The winner of the Austin Regional will take on the winner of the Los Angeles Regional, made up of the No. 15-seeded University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), Fresno State, the University of California-Irvine (UC Irvine) and Arizona State.

Arizona, Cincinnati, Kansas, TCU, and West Virginia also received bids to the postseason, helping the Big 12 tie its record for teams in the Tournament with eight.

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Seth Kunz
SETH KUNZ

Seth is a journalism student at the University of Missouri. He is a big follower of Big 12 athletics, especially football and basketball. He is also part of the student-run radio station, KCOU 88.1 FM. He is a native of Williamsville, Ill.

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