2010 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team

2010 Kansas State Wildcats baseball
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #RV
2010 record 37-22 (14-12 Big 12)
Head coach Brad Hill
Hitting coach Andy Sawyers
Pitching coach Sean McCann
Home stadium Tointon Family Stadium
2010 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Texas † 24 – 3   .889     46 – 11   .807
#13 Oklahoma 15 – 10   .600     44 – 15   .746
Kansas State 14 – 12   .538     36 – 20   .643
Texas A&M ‡ 14 – 12   .538     40 – 19   .678
Texas Tech 13 – 14   .481     28 – 29   .491
Baylor 12 – 13   .480     34 – 22   .607
Kansas 11 – 15   .423     31 – 27   .534
Missouri 10 – 16   .385     29 – 26   .527
Nebraska 10 – 17   .370     27 – 27   .500
Oklahoma State 8 – 19   .296     29 – 26   .527
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 2010; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2010 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team represents Kansas State University in the NCAA Division I college baseball season of 2010. It is the 110th baseball season in school history.[1]

The team's head coach is Brad Hill who is in his seventh season at Kansas State. He was previously the head coach at Central Missouri State before coming to Manhattan in 2004.

Roster

 

Pitchers

  • James Allen
  • Matt Applegate
  • Kayvon Bahramzdeh
  • Ryan Daniel
  • Jake Doller
  • Ryan Downs
  • Gerardo Esquivel
  • Brandon Faulkner
  • Tyler Giannatti
  • Robert Hawkins (L)
  • Ben Heairet (L)
  • Kyle Hunter (L)
  • Dale Kube
  • Justin Lindsey
  • Evan Marshall
  • Keith Picht
  • Tyler Sturges
  • Thomas Rooke (L)
  

Catchers

  • Blair DeBord
  • Daniel Dellasega
  • Chase Graskewicz
  

Infielders

  • David Allday
  • Jake Brown
  • Trey Buck
  • Brad Clement
  • Matt Giller
  • Randon Henika
  • Carter Jurica
  • Mike Kindel
  • Jason King
  • Adam Muenster
  • Tanner Witt
  

Outfielders

  • Nick Cocking
  • Nick Martini
  • Ryan Moore
  • Kent Urban
  

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Coaches

Name Title First Season at K-State Alma Mater
Brad Hill Head Coach 2004 Emporia State (1985)
Andy Sawyers Hitting Coach 2009 Nebraska (1998)
Sean McCann Pitching Coach 2004 St. Francis (1993)

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Schedule/Results

2010 Kansas State Wildcats baseball schedule

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Awards and honors

Sophomore outfielder Nick Martini was named the league's co-Player of the Year, the first time a Wildcat had received the honor since Craig Wilson in 1992. It was K-State's third specialty award in the past two years after A.J. Morris was named Pitcher of the Year and Brad Hill as Coach of the Year in 2009. Martini shared the Player of the Year award with Missouri's Aaron Seene.

Martini was one of three Wildcats to earn first-team All-Big 12 honors as he was joined on the squad by senior third baseman Adam Muenster and junior shortstop Carter Jurica. It was the most first-team members for Kansas State since the Wildcats placed three on the All-Big Eight team in 1995

Sophomore pitcher Evan Marshall was named to the second team. He has been stellar for the Wildcats since making a switch from starter to reliever midway through the season. Marshall is 5-3 with a 3.76 ERA this season, but holds a 1.82 ERA in 17 relief appearances since moving to the bullpen. In 342⁄3 innings as a relief pitcher, Marshall is limiting opponents to a .165 batting average, including a .162 mark in Big 12 play.

Senior catcher Daniel Dellasega and sophomore pitcher Kyle Hunter were named honorable mention All-Big 12. Coupled with the seven All-Big 12 honorees last season, the 13 Wildcats to earn All-Big 12 honors over the last two seasons are the most in a two-year span since 2001-02.[5]

Wildcats in the 2010 MLB Draft

The following members of the 2010 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team were drafted in the 2010 MLB Draft.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Carter Jurica Short Stop 3rd 105 San Francisco Giants
Mason Justice* Pitcher 21st 653 Boston Red Sox
Adam Muenster Third Base 29th 907 Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Fasola* Pitcher 36th 1,102 Los Angeles Dodgers
Levi Schlick* Pitcher 39th 1,178 Chicago White Sox
Kyle Hunter Pitcher 43rd 1,315 New York Yankees
Blake Freeman* Pitcher 45th 1,361 Tampa Bay Rays

*2010 Signee

See also

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