Kansas State shortstop Dee Kennedy continues to add to his extensive 2026 resume, as he earned National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Co-District 6 Player of the Year honors, following the organization’s 28th annual announcement of the district selections.

Kennedy was one of 15 student-athletes recognized across the NCBWA’s nine districts and one of six selections from the Big 12 Conference. He shared the District 6 honor with Kansas’ Tyson LeBlanc, while the Big 12 led all conferences with six District Player of the Year selections.

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Kansas State baseball jumped out to a 7-0 lead through four innings and got a stellar start on the mound from Tazwell Butler as the 11th-seeded Wildcats beat seventh-seeded TCU, 9-4, Wednesday night to move on to the quarterfinals of the 2026 Big 12 Baseball Championship at Surprise Stadium.

The Wildcats (30-26) will now face second-seeded West Virginia at 6:30 p.m. CT, Thursday night, in the quarterfinals. The game will be televised live on ESPNU.

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Kansas State baseball’s Dee Kennedy was voted to the 2026 All-Big 12 first team, while Bear Madliak received honorable mention recognition as the Big 12 Conference revealed its postseason awards Tuesday.

A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Kennedy has put together one of the best offensive seasons in K-State history, slashing .359/.463/.742 with 16 doubles, two triples, a school-record 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases.

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Four Wildcats produced multi-hit performances Tuesday night as 11th-seeded Kansas State baseball rallied past 10th-seeded Utah, 9-5, to open the 2026 Big 12 Baseball Championship at Surprise Stadium.

Trailing 3-0, AJ Evasco delivered a two-run blast to trim the deficit in the sixth, before K-State (29-26) took the lead in the next inning. Utah (26-25) answered and tied the game at 5-5, but the Wildcats scored four unanswered runs in the eighth to pull away with the win.

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Because of forecasted inclement weather, Kansas State and Missouri State officials have canceled Tuesday’s contest between the Wildcats and Bears at Hammons Field. Additionally, Wednesday’s game at Tointon Family Stadium with Omaha has also been canceled.

Tuesday’s non-conference game originally was scheduled for 11 a.m. CT, while Wednesday was slated for a 6 p.m. first pitch.

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Kansas State held a 6-4 lead after six innings, only to see No. 16 Nebraska score three runs over the final three frames to secure a 7-6 walk-off victory over the Wildcats Tuesday night at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.

K-State (26-19) crawled out of an early 3-0 hole and battled to take a 6-4 lead until Nebraska (32-11) erased the deficit, highlighted with a game-tying RBI triple from Jeter Worthley. Knotted at 6-6, Rhett Stokes delivered the decisive hit, lining a 1-0 pitch down the left field line to score the winning run from second.

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In a game that was delayed more than five hours by weather, No. 16 Kansas defeated Kansas State baseball, 9-7, to complete a Dillons Sunflower Showdown sweep at Tointon Family Stadium Sunday.

With the victory, KU improved to 33-11 and 17-4 in Big 12 play, continuing its best conference start in school history. K-State fell to 26-18 and 9-12 in league games.

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Arizona baseball took advantage of three errors to claim an 11-7 victory over Kansas State Sunday afternoon at Hi Corbett Field, preventing the Wildcats from securing the series sweep.

“We had our opportunities to win that game,” eighth-year head coach Pete Hughes said in a statement. “I thought we did enough offensively, and we came on strong late, but wasn’t enough. We had enough defensive miscues to create some opportunities for Arizona, and that turned out to be the difference of the game.”

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Kansas State baseball jumped back into the win column Tuesday night, as the Wildcats dealt Wichita State a 10-6 loss at Eck Stadium.

With the win, K-State (21-12, 5-7 Big 12) earned its sixth consecutive win over Wichita State, tying the program’s second-longest winning streak in the series’ history.

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A pair of TCU pitchers combined to shut out Kansas State baseball Sunday, as the Horned Frogs won the series with a 4-0 victory at Tointon Family Stadium.

With the loss, the Wildcats move to 20-12 overall on the season with a 5-7 mark in Big 12 play, while TCU improves to 20-11 and 7-5 in league games.

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