2026 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team

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

2026 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Kansas ‍†‍‡‍y	22	–	8		.733			45	–	16		.738
No. 4 West Virginia ‍‍‍y	21	–	9		.700			47	–	17		.734
Arizona State ‍‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			39	–	21		.650
UCF ‍‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			32	–	23		.582
No. 25 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			39	–	22		.639
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 Rankings from D1baseball

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.

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.

Personnel

Coaching staff

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)

Schedule and results

2026 Kansas State Wildcats baseball game log (30–27)
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.