2026 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team

The 2026 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team represented Kansas State University during the 2026 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 8th season at Kansas State.

ConferenceBig 12 Conference

Record30–27 (11–19 Big 12)

Headcoach

Pete Hughes (8th season)

Assistant coaches

Austin Wates (8th season)
Thomas Hughes (6th season)
Rudy Darrow (4th season)

Quick facts Kansas State Wildcats baseball, Conference ...

2026 Kansas State Wildcats baseball

Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	30–27 (11–19 Big 12)
Head coach	Pete Hughes (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Austin Wates (8th season) Thomas Hughes (6th season) Rudy Darrow (4th season)
Home stadium	Tointon Family Stadium
Seasons ← 2025 2027 →

Close

More information Conf., Overall ...

2026 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Kansas ‍†‍‡‍^y	22	–	8	.733	45	–	16	.738
No. 9 West Virginia ‍‍‍^y	21	–	9	.700	45	–	15	.750
No. 22 Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	.633	39	–	21	.650
UCF ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	.633	32	–	23	.582
No. 19 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	.600	39	–	22	.639
No. 24 Cincinnati ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	.567	38	–	22	.633
TCU ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	33	–	21	.611
Baylor ‍‍‍	14	–	16	.467	30	–	27	.526
BYU ‍‍‍	14	–	16	.467	28	–	29	.491
Utah ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	26	–	25	.510
Kansas State ‍‍‍	11	–	19	.367	30	–	27	.526
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	10	–	20	.333	27	–	28	.491
Arizona ‍‍‍	9	–	21	.300	19	–	34	.358
Houston ‍‍‍	7	–	23	.233	24	–	31	.436

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2026^[1] Rankings from D1baseball

Close

Previous season

The 2025 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team finished 32–27 overall and 17–13 in Big 12 play, placing sixth in the conference. The Wildcats earned an at-large berth to the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and competed in the Austin Regional, where they were eliminated by host Texas. ^[2]

Personnel

Coaching staff

More information Name, Position ...

Name	Position	Seasons at K-State	Alma mater
Pete Hughes	Head coach	8	Davidson (1990)
Austin Wates	Associate Head Coach	8	Virginia Tech (2017)
Thomas Hughes	Assistant coach	6	Kansas State (2019)
Rudy Darrow	Pitching Coach	4	Nicholls State University (2019)

Close

Schedule and results

More information Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Kansas State team member, Regular season (28–26) ...

2026 Kansas State Wildcats baseball game log (30–27)^[3]

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Kansas State team member

Regular season (28–26)

February (8–4)
Date	Time (CST)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
Feb. 13	2:00 pm	MLB.com	vs. Iowa*	—	Goodyear Ballpark Goodyear, AZ	W 15-6	Guyette (1-0)	Guerin (0-1)	—	572	1-0	—
Feb. 14	6:00 pm	MLB.com	vs. UConn*	—	Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, AZ	W 7-3	Feser (1-0)	Meyers (0-1)	—	368	2-0	—
Feb. 15	12:45 pm	MLB.com	vs. Penn State*	—	Sloan Park Mesa, AZ	W 24-5 (7 inn.)	Sheffield (1-0)	Shayter (0-1)	—	347	3-0	—
Feb. 16	2:00 pm	MLB.com	vs. Air Force*	—	Sloan Park	W 11-8	Fortenberry (1-0)	Shropshire (0-1)	—	352	4-0	—
Feb. 20	7:00 pm	FloSports	vs. #9 Auburn*	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 1-5	Marciano (1-0)	Guyette (1-1)	—	3,219	4-1	—
Feb. 21	7:30 pm	FloSports	vs. Nebraska*	—	Globe Life Field	W 5-3	Liggett (1-0)	Unger (0-1)	—	3,702	5-1	—
Feb. 22	6:30 pm	FloSports	vs. Michigan*	—	Globe Life Field	W 10-6	Sheffield (2-0)	Barr (1-1)	Feser (1)	3,374	6-1	—
Feb. 24	6:00 pm	—	at Louisiana*	—	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park Lafayette, LA	L 0-1	Pruitt (2-0)	Duke (0-1)	Carter (2)	3,783	6-2	—
Feb. 25	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Louisiana*	—	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park	L 2-3	Wilson (1-0)	Feser (1-1)	—	3,680	6-3	—
Feb. 27 (DH 1)	2:00 pm	ESPN+	Columbia*	—	Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 8-9	Kleinhans (1-0)	Wisenbaker (0-1)	Hicks (2)	2,344	6-4	—
Feb. 27 (DH 2)	2:00 pm	ESPN+	Columbia*	—	Tointon Family Stadium	W 2-1	Eich (1-0)	Mills (0-1)	—	2,344	7-4	—
Feb. 28	1:00 pm	—	Columbia*	—	Tointon Family Stadium	W 5-2	Sheffield (3-0)	Santana (0-2)	Feser (2)	2,344	8-4	—

March (11–6)
Date	Time (CST)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
Mar. 6	4:00 pm	ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville*	—	Tointon Family Stadium	W 14-5	Guyette (2-1)	Phillips (1-2)	Arther (1)	1,670	9-4	—
Mar. 7	4:00 pm	ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville*	—	Tointon Family Stadium	W 8-4	Duke (1-1)	Teixeira (0-3)	Butler (1)	1,813	10-4	—
Mar. 8	1:00 pm	ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville*	—	Tointon Family Stadium	W 20-7 (7 inn.)	Sheffield (4-0)	Stearns (0-2)	—	2,002	11-4	—
Mar. 10	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Wichita State*	—	Tointon Family Stadium	W 7-5	Arther (1-0)	Owens (0-1)	Butler (2)	2,339	12-4	—
Mar. 11	6:00 pm	ESPN+	South Dakota State*	—	Tointon Family Stadium	W 9-0	Haley (1-0)	Rylance (0-2)	—	1,457	13-4	—
Mar. 13	6:30 pm	ESPN+	at Houston	—	Schroeder Park Houston, TX	W 20- (8 inn.)	Guyette (3-1)	Scinta (1-3)	—	862	14-4	1-0
Mar. 14	6:30 pm	ESPN+	at Houston	—	Schroeder Park	W 16-1 (7 inn.)	Duke (2-1)	Hoffman (1-1)	—	942	15-4	2-0
Mar. 15	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at Houston	—	Schroeder Park	L 6-16 (8 inn.)	Bryan (1-1)	Butler (0-1)	—	887	15-5	2-1
Mar. 17	6:30 pm	ESPN+	at Baylor*	#24	Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX	W 13-3 (7 inn.)	Flores (1-0)	Baker (1-1)	Arnold (1)	2,360	16-5	2-1
Mar. 20	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Arizona State	#24	Tointon Family Stadium	L 4-5	Fitzpatrick (2-0)	Butler (0-2)	Schaefer (3)	2,344	16-6	2-2
Mar. 21	4:00 pm	ESPN+	Arizona State	#24	Tointon Family Stadium	L 12-18	Fitzpatrick (3-0)	Flores (1-1)	—	2,344	16-7	2-3
Mar. 22	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Arizona State	#24	Tointon Family Stadium	W 12-1 (7 inn.)	Sheffield (5-0)	Klecker (3-1)	—	2,173	17-7	3-3
Mar. 24	6:00 pm	ESPN+	#24 Nebraska*	—	Tointon Family Stadium	L 9-14	Worthley (2-0)	Arnold (0-1)	—	2,344	17-8	3-3
Mar. 27	7:00 pm	ESPN+	at Utah	—	America First Ballpark Salt Lake City, UT	W 8-5	Guyette (4-1)	McAnelly (2-4)	Arther (2)	1,547	18-8	4-3
Mar. 28	3:00 pm	ESPN+	at Utah	—	America First Ballpark	L 11-13	Soder (1-0)	Smith (0-1)	Lenius (1)	1,623	18-9	4-4
Mar. 29	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at Utah	—	America First Ballpark	L 14-16	Culver (1-0)	Arther (1-1)	Gazaway (2)	1,688	18-10	4-5
Mar. 31	7:00 pm	ESPN+	at BYU*	—	Larry H. Miller Sports Complex Provo, UT	W 16-3 (8 inn.)	Haley (2-0)	Marx (0-1)	—	1,793	19-10	4-5

April (7–9)
Date	Time (CST)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
Apr. 3	6:00 pm	ESPN+	TCU	—	Tointon Family Stadium	W 13-12	Smith (1-1)	Quinn (2-2)	—	1,995	20-10	5-5
Apr. 4	4:00 pm	ESPN+	TCU	—	Tointon Family Stadium	L 3-9	Davis (2-3)	Sheffield (5-1)	—	2,344	20-11	5-6
Apr. 5	1:00 pm	ESPN+	TCU	—	Tointon Family Stadium	L 0-4	James (4-0)	Flores (1-2)	—	1,902	20-12	5-7
Apr. 7	6:05 pm	ESPN+	at Wichita State*	—	Eck Stadium Wichita, KS	W 10-6	Duke (3-1)	Hamilton (3-5)	Butler (3)	2,767	21-12	5-7
Apr. 10	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Oklahoma State	—	Tointon Family Stadium	W 11-3	Guyette (5-1)	Lund (3-1)	—	2,147	22-12	6-7
Apr. 11	4:00 pm	ESPN+	Oklahoma State	—	Tointon Family Stadium	W 13-9	Arther (2-1)	Rhodes (1-2)	—	2,344	23-12	7-7
Apr. 12	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Oklahoma State	—	Tointon Family Stadium	L 10-12 (13 inn.)	Jennings (1-0)	Smith (1-2)	—	2,101	23-13	7-8
Apr. 14	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Omaha*	—	Tointon Family Stadium	L 5-12	Curtis (3-2)	Duke (3-2)	—	2,156	23-14	7-8
Apr. 17	8:00 pm	ESPN+	at Arizona	—	Hi Corbett Field Tucson, AZ	W 2-1	'Smith (2-1)	Hicks (3-1)	—	3,600	24-14	8-8
Apr. 18	8:00 pm	ESPN+	at Arizona	—	Hi Corbett Field	W 11-1 (8 inn.)	Sheffield (6-1)	Morris (1-2)	—	3,903	25-14	9-8
Apr. 19	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at Arizona	—	Hi Corbett Field	L 7–11	McKinney (3–5)	Fortenberry (1–1)	Hicks (6)	2,150	25–15	9–9
Apr. 21	3:00 pm	Mountain West Network	at Grand Canyon*	—	Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark Phoenix, AZ	W 8–3	Feser (2-1)	Smith (0-2)	—	306	26-15	9–9
Apr. 24	6:00 pm	ESPN+	#16 Kansas	—	Tointon Family Stadium	L 6–18 (7 inn.)	Cook (3–1)	Guyette (5–2)	—	2,344	26-16	9–10
Apr. 25	2:00 pm	ESPN+	#16 Kansas	—	Tointon Family Stadium	L 8–10	Scheidt (3-1)	Smith (2–3)	—	2,344	26–17	9-11
Apr. 26	11:00 am	ESPN+	#16 Kansas	—	Tointon Family Stadium	L 7–9	Carr (3-1)	Feser (2–2)	Rahe (7)	2,247	26-18	9-12
Apr. 28	6:05 pm	Big Ten Network	at #16 Nebraska*	—	Haymarket Park Lincoln, NE	L 6–7	Unger (6-1)	Smith (2-4)	—	5,531	26-19	9-12

May (2–7)
Date	Time (CST)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
May 1	5:30 pm	ESPN+	at #18 West Virginia	—	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV	L 0–7	Yehl (6–1)	Butler (0–3)	Korn (1)	2,884	26–20	9–13
May 2	3:00 pm	ESPN+	at #18 West Virginia	—	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark	L 1–9	Cole (8–1)	Sheffield (6–2)	—	3,067	26–21	9–14
May 3	12:00 pm	ESPN+	at #18 West Virginia	—	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark	L 6–13	Estridge (4–0)	Guyette (5–2)	—	2,757	26-22	9–15
Mar. 5	—	ESPN+	at Missouri State*	—	Hammons Field Springfield, MO		Canceled		—		—	—
Mar. 6	—	ESPN+	Omaha*	—	Tointon Family Stadium		Canceled		—		—	—
May 8	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Cincinnati	—	Tointon Family Stadium	L 2–4	Mauro (2–3)	Butler (0–4)	Buczkowski (5)	2,344	26-23	9-16
May 9	4:00 pm	ESPN+	Cincinnati	—	Tointon Family Stadium	L 3–5	Brown (5–0)	Sheffield (6–3)	—	2,344	26-24	9-17
May 10	11:00 am	ESPN+	Cincinnati	—	Tointon Family Stadium	W 5–2	Guyette (6–3)	Blue (4–1)	—	1,973	27-24	10-17
May 14	5:00 pm	ESPN+	at UCF	—	John Euliano Park Orlando, FL	L 6–10	Schoneboom (3–2)	Smith (2–5)	—	1,828	27-25	10–18
May 15	5:00 pm	ESPN+	at UCF	—	John Euliano Park	W 5–4	Sheffield (7–3)	Wicker (5–3)	Feser (3)	2,230	28-25	11-18
May 16	12:00 pm	ESPN+	at UCF	—	John Euliano Park	L 5–6	Murray (5–2)	Guyette (6–4)	—	2,005	28-26	11-19

Postseason (2–1)

Big 12 Tournament (2–1)
Date	Time (CST)	TV	Opponent	Seed	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Tourney Record	Sources
May 19	10:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. (10) Utah	(11)	Surprise Stadium Surprise, AZ	W 4–2	Sheffield (8–3)	Kittredge (1–1)	—	1,298	29–26	1–0
May 20	10:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. (7) TCU	(11)	Surprise Stadium	W 9–4	Arther (3–1)	LaPour (1–3)	Feser (4)	1,413	30–26	2–0
May 21	6:30 pm	ESPNU	vs. (2) #9 West Virginia	(11)	Surprise Stadium	L 2–4	Yehl (8–2)	Sheffield (8–4)	Korn (2)	2,119	30–27	2–1

* indicates a non-conference game.
(#) All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.

Close

2026 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team

Previous season

Personnel

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

References

Related Articles