K-State Reveals 2021 Baseball Schedule

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Third-year head coach Pete Hughes announced K-State's 2021 baseball schedule, which begins Friday, February 19 and features 31 home games at the recently renovated Tointon Family Stadium.

The Wildcats officially begin the 2021 campaign at the Sanderson Ford College Classic in Surprise, Arizona. K-State will face off with Oregon State, Gonzaga and New Mexico over four days at Surprise Stadium, the Spring Training home of the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers.

K-State's home opener is set for Friday, February 26 against Western Michigan. The three-game series kicks off an eight-game home stand, as the Cats will also play Eastern Illinois (March 5-7) and South Dakota State (March 9-10).

The non-conference slate continues in Houston, Texas, with K-State taking on Northern Illinois (March 12-13) and Rice (March 13-14) at the Owls' home of Reckling Park.

Following a home weekend series against New Mexico from March 19-21, K-State travels to in-state rival Wichita State (March 23) before beginning Big 12 play at Oklahoma State on Friday, March 26.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders, a 2019 College World Series qualifier, visit Tointon Family Stadium for a three-game set beginning Thursday, April 1. The Wildcats' home conference slate also features Oklahoma (April 16-18), West Virginia (April 23-25) and TCU (May 20-22).

The Cats will host non-conference opponents in Arkansas-Pine Bluff (April 6-7), Northern Colorado (April 13-14), Missouri (April 27) and Texas Southern (April 30-May 2).

In total, the Wildcats' 52-game slate features 16 games against 2019 postseason teams, including Baylor, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, TCU, Texas Tech and West Virginia.

All 31 home games are scheduled to be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, while every K-State baseball game can be heard on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) and streaming online at K-StateSports.com.

K-State won seven of its final nine games before the 2020 season came to a halt, including taking three of four games at Stanford, to finish with a 10-7 record.

The Wildcats return their entire starting lineup from a season ago, highlighted by a weekend rotation that features Big 12 Preseason Pitcher of the Year Jordan Wicks, Connor McCullough and Carson Seymour. K-State's pitching staff boasted the nation's sixth-best ERA at 2.07 while allowing just 5.6 hits per nine innings, the fourth-best rate in the country.

Ticket information will be announced at a later date.
 

2021 K-State Baseball Schedule
Date	Day	Opponent	Site	Time (CT)
Feb. 19	Fri	vs. Oregon State^	Surprise, Ariz.	1 p.m.
Feb. 20	Sat	vs. Gonzaga^	Surprise, Ariz.	6 p.m.
Feb. 21	Sun	vs. New Mexico ^	Surprise, Ariz.	6 p.m.
Feb. 22	Mon	vs. Gonzaga^	Surprise, Ariz.	11 a.m.
Feb. 26	Fri	WESTERN MICHIGAN	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	3 p.m.
Feb. 27	Sat	WESTERN MICHIGAN	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	2 p.m.
Feb. 28	Sun	WESTERN MICHIGAN	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	12 p.m.
March 5	Fri	EASTERN ILLINOIS	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	3 p.m.
March 6	Sat	EASTERN ILLINOIS	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	2 p.m.
March 7	Sun	EASTERN ILLINOIS	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	1 p.m.
March 9	Tue	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	6 p.m.
March 10	Wed	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	6 p.m.
March 12	Fri	vs. Northern Illinois	Houston, Texas	12 p.m.
March 13	Sat	vs. Northern Illinois	Houston, Texas	11 a.m.
March 13	Sat	at Rice	Houston, Texas	4 p.m.
March 14	Sun	at Rice	Houston, Texas	2 p.m.
March 19	Fri	NEW MEXICO	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	6 p.m.
March 20	Sat	NEW MEXICO	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	4 p.m.
March 21	Sun	NEW MEXICO	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	1 p.m.
March 23	Tue	at Wichita State	Wichita, Kan.	6 p.m.
March 26	Fri	at Oklahoma State*	Stillwater, Okla.	TBD
March 27	Sat	at Oklahoma State*	Stillwater, Okla.	TBD
March 28	Sun	at Oklahoma State*	Stillwater, Okla.	TBD
April 1	Thu	TEXAS TECH*	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	6 p.m.
April 2	Fri	TEXAS TECH*	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	6 p.m.
April 3	Sat	TEXAS TECH*	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	4 p.m.
April 6	Tue	ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	6 p.m.
April 7	Wed	ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	6 p.m.
April 9	Fri	at Texas*	Austin, Texas	TBD
April 10	Sat	at Texas*	Austin, Texas	TBD
April 11	Sun	at Texas*	Austin, Texas	TBD
April 13	Tue	NORTHERN COLORADO	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	6 p.m.
April 14	Wed	NORTHERN COLORADO	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	6 p.m.
April 16	Fri	OKLAHOMA*	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	6 p.m.
April 17	Sat	OKLAHOMA*	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	4 p.m.
April 18	Sun	OKLAHOMA*	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	1 p.m.
April 23	Fri	WEST VIRGINIA*	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	6 p.m.
April 24	Sat	WEST VIRGINIA*	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	4 p.m.
April 25	Sun	WEST VIRGINIA*	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	1 p.m.
April 27	Tue	MISSOURI	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	6 p.m.
April 30	Fri	TEXAS SOUTHERN	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	6 p.m.
May 1	Sat	TEXAS SOUTHERN	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	4 p.m.
May 2	Sun	TEXAS SOUTHERN	TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM	1 p.m.
May 7	Fri	at Baylor*	Waco, Texas	6:30 p.m.
May 8	Sat	at Baylor*	Waco, Texas	3 p.m.
May 9	Sun	at Baylor*	Waco, Texas	1 p.m.
May 14	Fri	at KU*	Lawrence, Kan.	6 p.m.
May 15	Sat	at KU*	Lawrence, Kan.	2 p.m.
May 16	Sun	at KU*	Lawrence, Kan.	2 p.m.
May 20	Thu	TCU*	TOINTOIN FAMILY STADIUM	6 p.m.
May 21	Fri	TCU*	TOINTOIN FAMILY STADIUM	6 p.m.
May 22	Sat	TCU*	TOINTOIN FAMILY STADIUM	4 p.m.
^Sanderson Ford College Classic (Surprise Stadium – Surprise, Ariz.) *Big 12 Game All times Central Home games in bold Dates and times subject to change