JACKRABBITS FALL AT KANSAS STATE

Wednesday, March 13

Manhattan, Kan.

3 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Kansas State

Photo by: Chris Board

3/13/2024 8:09:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State scored 11 runs in the bottom of the second inning and rolled to a 16-5 victory over South Dakota State in college baseball action Wednesday afternoon at Tointon Family Stadium.

The Wildcats improved to 10-6 overall, while SDSU dropped to 7-10 in its final game before the start of Summit League play.

The Jackrabbits couldn't have asked for a better start, jumping out to a 4-0 lead four batters into the game on a Dawson Parry grand slam. Reece Anderson doubled to the right-field corner to open the frame and the bases were filled after a walk to Carter Sintek and Cael Frost was hit by a pitch.

Parry then blasted a 1-1 offering from James Guyette over the left-field wall for his second grand slam of the season and seventh home run.

K-State responded with three runs in the home half of the first inning, then sent 16 men to the plate in the fateful second inning to build a 14-4 lead. Chuck Ingram led off the game for the Wildcats with a home run off SDSU starter Jack Kruger and added a two-run triple an inning later.

Brady Day also plated two runs in the second inning with a bases-loaded walk and an RBI double, the latter of which capped the scoring in the frame. Kyan Lodice added a two-run single in the second and joined Ingram as Wildcats with three hits in the game.

In all, Kansas State scored its 11 runs on six hits and were aided by a Jackrabbit error and six walks.

Frost tallied what would be the final Jackrabbit run of the game in the third inning on a solo homer that was his team-leading eighth round-tripper of the season. The Jackrabbits' five hits were spread among five different players.

After Kansas State's big second inning, Jackrabbit reliever Sam Schlecht put together two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and Brady Hawkins added a zero in the fifth inning. Dylan Driessen struck out both batters he faced to get out of a jam in the sixth. Arlen Peters tossed the final two innings for the Jackrabbits.

Andrew Evans, who entered in relief after Parry's grand slam, worked 4 2/3 innings to earn the victory. He struck out four and did not walk a batter.

UP NEXT
South Dakota State opens Summit League play with a three-game series Friday through Sunday at defending champion Oral Roberts. Friday's series opener is slated for a 6 p.m. first pitch at J.L. Johnson Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

NOTES

Kansas State leads the all-time series, 13-1
Parry's grand slam was the fourth of his Jackrabbit career
Parry leads active Jackrabbit players with 27 career home runs and 102 career runs batted in
Frost extended his hitting streak to 15 games
The Jackrabbits have hit 30 home runs in 17 games this season and hit multiple home runs in the same game for the ninth time in 2024
SDSU is scheduled to make a return trip to Kansas State on May 14

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