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In the nigh-cap in Day One of the second-weekend of play in the 2026 College Baseball Series, high quality pitching was the way to win as Auburn defeated Kansas State 5-1. 

In what was a relativley quiet offensive game, Auburn was quick to get out to the hot start, scratching across the first run on the bottom of the first. From there, the Tigers would be held scoreless until the top of the fifth. It would be silent for the bats until the top of the eighth where Auburn would find two more runs. 

In the bottom half of the frame, K-State, would find it’s first burst of offense by scoring its opening run. However, the offense would be quiet after that as Auburn picked up its final run in the top of the ninth. 

The Auburn pitching excelled in the game as Jake Marciano would produce eight strikeouts in just six innings of work. 

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James Guyette would also deal from the mound picking up four strikeouts in his six innings of work. 

The Tigers will on on to play Florida State at 3:00 PM CT on Feb. 20, while Kansas State will take on Nebraska at 7:00 PM CT. 

Recap all of the live action down below or find the replay on FloCollege!

Bottom of 9th | K-State Batting

KSU 1, AUB 5

Two quick groundouts would force K-State in to their final out of the contest. A glimmer of hope is found though as AJ Evasco doubles to right center. Dee Kennedy flew out to right field to end the game and hand Auburn the 5-1 lead! 

Auburn’s 5th Run! Take A Look! 

Top of 9th | Auburn Batting

KSU 1, AUB 5

Top of the ninth and the final six outs are upon us! Two singles and a timely sacrifice bunt allowed Bristol Carter to ground out the the pitcher to score the runner from third. The Tigers take a four0run lead as the Wildcats head towards their final three outs!

Here Is How The Wildcats Scored!

Bottom of 8th | K-State Batting

KSU 1, AUB 4

In the bottom half of the eighth, the Wildcats got some momentum finally getting the thought of being shutout out of their mind. 

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Shintaro Inoue finds the base path after reaching on an error which allowed him to advance to second. And RBI-double off the bat of Micah Kendrick brought in the first run for K-State. 

Run No. 4 For Auburn On A Routine Sac-Fly

Relive Run No. 3 For The Tigers

Top of 8th | Auburn Batting

KSU 0, AUB 4

Late in this ball-game the Auburn Tigers have found some life. Carter Bristol finds his way to third after a few defensive errors. An RBI-single will score Bristol from third. Then a sacrifice fly from Lucas Steele scores the fourth run from Auburn! 

Bottom of 7th | K-State Batting

KSU 0, AUB 2

We hope you enjoyed your seventh inning stretch because we are right back in to play! Two ground-outs and strikeout is the story of the frame for Auburn. 

To the top of the eighth we go! 

Top of 7th | Auburn Batting

KSU 0, AUB 2

A strikeout, a fly out and a foul-fly out are the story in the top half of the frame as the Auburn Tigers still lead this one by two! Get up fans and enjoy your seventh inning stretch! 

Bottom of 6th | K-State Batting

KSU 0, AUB 2

Three straight groundouts and this game is FLYING! It is a two-run game heading in to the top of the seventh! get read fans, it’s almost stretch time! 

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Top of 6th | Auburn Batting

KSU 0, AUB 2

A fly out, groundout and strikeout are the plays to get through the top half. It has been a pretty quick ball game so far! As we move to the bottom of the frame, it still is only a two run game! 

Flashback To Auburn’s Second Run!

Bottom of 5th | K-State Batting

KSU 0, AUB 2

Quick work for the side in the bottom half of the frame! A ground-out, fly-out and Marciano’s eighth strikeout of the day retires the side. Top of sixth coming soon! 

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Marciano Back On The Mound For Auburn

Bottom of the fifth is coming and Marciano is still on the mound for the Tigers

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Top of 5th | Auburn Batting

KSU 0, AUB 2

Five innings are almost gone and it is still a relatively quiet game offensively. A crazy snag for Carlos Vasquez gets the first out of the inning. Cade Belyeu is caught stealing for out number two. 

A runner is on the path after drawing a walk, the second of the night off the had of Guyette. A little chaos pushes the second run across for the Tigers. A final tag at second ends the innings! Bottom of five coming up!  

Base Runner = Gone

Here is a look at the pick off from Marciano. 

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Bottom of 4th | K-State Batting

KSU 0, AUB 1

K-State was quick to get a duck on the pond but the momentum was short lived as Marciano threw a textbook pick-off attempt. 

A pop up to short records the second out and another runner is on the path with an infield single. Marciano’s seventh strikeout of the game ends the side. Fifth inning on the way!

Top of 4th | Auburn Batting

KSU 0, AUB 1

Still a one-run game and these pitchers are making quick work of their batsmen. It was a three-up/three-down half inning for the K-State defense. Two ground-outs and a strikeout complete the side. Bottom of four is coming up! It is still anyone’s ball game! 

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A Sixth Strikeout For Marciano!

Bottom of 3rd | K-State Batting

KSU 0, AUB 1

Marciano picks up his fifth strikeout of the day to get the first batter down. The second batter goes away woth a groundout to third. It’s all Marciano on the mound as he is dealing his way through batters. The pitcher picks up his 6th K of the day! 

Top of 3rd | Auburn Batting

KSU 0, AUB 1

A ground out and two fly-outs retire the side in the top of the third and Guyette is dealing from the mound. Bottom of three is coming up soon! 

Bottom of 2nd | K-State Batting

KSU 0, AUB 1

Two quick strikeouts highlight the bottom half of the frame. Marciano now has his fourth strikeout of the day. 

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A line out to left field ends the inning. Auburn still leads 1-0! 

Here’s A Look Back At The Turned Double Play!

Top of 2nd | Auburn Batting

KSU 0, AUB 1

The first walk of the game is drawn as Ethin Bingaman stays patient in the box. The Wildcats turn the double play to get a quick two outs. 

A late two out single gets a runner on the path for the Tigers, but a reach on a fielder’s choice ends the inning. 

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Bottom of 1st | K-State Batting

KSU 0, AUB 1

It’s a quick three-up/ three-down for the Tigers as Marciano strikes out two and the defense picks up a fly out! Top of two coming soon! 

K-State Escapes The Jam!

Here’s A Look At the First Run Of The Ball Game!

Top of 1st | Auburn Batting

KSU 0, AUB 1

Bristol Carter led off the ball game with a leadoff single through the right side. Bub Terrell picks up his own single, a quick bloop over the head of Dee Kennedy to advance the runners. Eric Guevara lays down a textbook bunt to load the bases for the Tigers. Chase Fralick reaches on the fielder’s choice but the run is pushed across for the 1-0 Auburn lead. 

Guyette picks up his first strikeout of the day and catches Lucas Steele looking. A second strikeout for Guyette, gets the Wildcats out the of the jam with minimal casulties. 

Just 5 Minutes Til First Pitch!

Just five short minutes until first pitch from Arlington! Jake Marciano will be on the mound for Auburn and James Guyette will be on the mound for K-State.  

Scores From Globe Life

With the final game on the horizon, here are some final score updates from Globe Life Field! 

  • Louisville 4, Nebraska 2
  • Florida State 6, Michigan 1

Kansas State Baseball Roster

  • 1, Dee Kennedy, INF
  • 2, Cadyn Karl, OF
  • 3, Bear Madliak, C
  • 4, Carlos Vasquez, INF
  • 5, Shintaro Inoue, INF
  • 6, Grant Gallagher, INF
  • 7, AJ Evasco, INF
  • 8, Nick English, C/OF
  • 9, Donte Lewis, UTL
  • 10, Tanner Duke, RHP
  • 11, Robby Bolin, OF
  • 12, Aaron Arnold, RHP
  • 13, Cole Wisenbaker, LHP
  • 14, Jack Quetschenbach, OF
  • 15, Kyan Lodice, INF/OF
  • 16, Matt Flores, RHP
  • 17, Cohen Feser, RHP
  • 18, Micah Kendrick, INF
  • 20, Carson Liggett, RHP
  • 22, Tazwell Butler, RHP
  • 23, Jonah Reich, RHP
  • 24, Austin Haley, INF/RHP
  • 25, Rohan Putz, OF
  • 26, Noah Gartner, RHP
  • 27, Robert Fortenberry, LHP
  • 28, Shea McGahan, C
  • 30, Max Bettis, RHP
  • 31, Cooper Jesperson, RHP
  • 32, James Guyette, RHP
  • 33, Sam Bettis, RHP
  • 34, Ty Smolinski, INF
  • 35, Billy Eich, RHP
  • 40, Miles Smith, RHP
  • 41, Adam Arther, LHP
  • 45, Adan Longoria, RHP
  • 46, Ethan Giesbrecht, RHP
  • 47, Lincoln Sheffield, LHP
  • 52, Chandler Murray, INF

Auburn Baseball Roster

  • 1, Ryne Farber, IF
  • 2, Chris Rembert, IF/OF
  • 3, Chase Fralick, C/IF
  • 4, Jake Marciano, LHP
  • 5, Bristol Carter, OF
  • 6, Drew Whalen, RHP
  • 7, Todd Clay, IF
  • 8, Eric Guevara, IF
  • 9, Jett Johnston, RHP
  • 10, Lucas Steele, C/OF
  • 11, Brandon McCraine, IF/OF
  • 12, Garrett Brewer, LHP
  • 13, Ethan Harden, LHP
  • 14, Cade Belyeu, OF
  • 16, Clayton Armah, RHP
  • 17, Mason McCraine, OF/LHP
  • 18, Ethin Bingaman, UTL/RHP
  • 19, Bub Terrell, OF/IF
  • 20, Marcel Kulik, RHP
  • 21, Andreas Alvarez, RHP
  • 22, Connor Gatwood, RHP
  • 23, Eddie Madrigal, IF/OF
  • 24, Justice de Jong, RHP
  • 25, Taylor Belza, C/IF
  • 26, Caiden Combs, IF
  • 27, Christian Chatterton, RHP
  • 28, Ryan Hetzler, RHP
  • 32, Griffin Graves, LHP
  • 33, Mason Koch, RHP
  • 34, Logan Gregorio, C/OF
  • 36, Jackson Sanders, LHP
  • 37, Trevor Booton, RHP
  • 40, Wade Shelley, OF
  • 41, LJ Cormier, RHP
  • 42, Abe Chancellor, LHP
  • 43, Alex Petrovic, RHP
  • 44, Ty Thompson, IF
  • 46, Saxon Roberts, RHP
  • 52, Tanner Waldrop, C/IF

Amegy Bank College Baseball Series Weekend 2

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How To Watch College Baseball At The Amegy Bank College Baseball Series 2026

Every game of the three-week College Baseball Series, which includes the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series starting Feb. 20, is streaming on FloCollege, FloBaseball and the FloSports app. 

D1 Baseball Rankings After Week 1

  1. UCLA (2-1, 2-1 last week), Previous Ranking: 1
  2. LSU (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 2
  3. Texas (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 3
  4. Mississippi State (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 4
  5. Georgia Tech (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 5
  6. Coastal Carolina (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 6
  7. TCU (2-1, 2-1 last week), Previous Ranking: 10
  8. Arkansas (2-1, 2-1 last week), Previous Ranking: 7
  9. Auburn (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 9
  10. North Carolina (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 11
  11. Oregon State (2-1, 2-1 last week), Previous Ranking: 12
  12. Florida (2-1, 2-1 last week), Previous Ranking: 13
  13. Tennessee (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 14
  14. Georgia (2-1, 2-1 last week), Previous Ranking: 15
  15. Louisville (1-2, 1-2 last week), Previous Ranking: 8
  16. Florida State (2-0, 2-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 16
  17. NC State (2-0, 2-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 17
  18. Kentucky (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 18
  19. Clemson (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 19
  20. Southern Miss (2-1, 2-1 last week), Previous Ranking: 20
  21. Oklahoma (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: NR
  22. Wake Forest (2-1, 2-1 last week), Previous Ranking: 21
  23. Miami (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 22
  24. Texas A&M (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 25
  25. West Virginia (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: NR

Dropped Out

  • Vanderbilt (1-2, 1-2 last week), Previous Ranking: 23
  • Arizona (0-3, 0-3 last week), Previous Ranking: 24

2026 D1Baseball Preseason Top 25 Rankings

  1. UCLA (48-18)
  2. LSU (53-15)
  3. Texas (44-14)
  4. Mississippi State (36-23)
  5. Georgia Tech (41-19)
  6. Coastal Carolina (56-13)
  7. Arkansas (50-15)
  8. Louisville (42-24)
  9. Auburn (41-20)
  10. TCU (39-20)
  11. North Carolina (46-15)
  12. Oregon State (48-16-1)
  13. Florida (39-22)
  14. Tennessee (46-19)
  15. Georgia (43-17)
  16. Florida State (42-16)
  17. NC State (35-21)
  18. Kentucky (31-26)
  19. Clemson (45-18)
  20. Southern Miss (47-16)
  21. Wake Forest (39-22)
  22. Miami (35-27)
  23. Vanderbilt (43-18)
  24. Arizona (44-21)
  25. Texas A&M (30-26)

Teams At Globe Life Field College Baseball Series

  • Oklahoma
  • Texas Tech
  • TCU
  • Vanderbilt
  • Oklahoma State
  • Arkansas
  • Michigan
  • Florida State
  • Nebraska
  • Louisville
  • Auburn
  • Kansas State
  • Arizona State
  • Mississippi State
  • UCLA
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia Tech
  • Texas A&M

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Suit challenges Kansas law that revoked trans people’s updated IDs

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The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging Kansas’ new sweeping anti-transgender law, the first in the nation to rescind previously issued IDs with updated gender markers.

Senate Bill 244 took effect Feb. 26 after the Republican supermajorities in the Kansas Legislature overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.

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“This legislation is a direct attack on the dignity and humanity of transgender Kansans,” said Monica Bennett, the ACLU of Kansas’ legal director, in a statement. “It undermines our state’s strong constitutional protections against government overreach and persecution.”

The lawsuit was filed Feb. 26 in Douglas County District Court on behalf of two anonymous plaintiffs. The lawyers on the case are from the ACLU and Ballard Spahr LLP. They argue “that SB 244 violates the Kansas Constitution’s protections for personal autonomy, privacy, equality under the law, due process, and freedom of speech.”

The law prohibits transgender Kansans from changing the sex or gender marker on their driver’s license and birth certificates. It also immediately invalidated identification documents for more than 1,000 transgender Kansans who already had changes approved.

The law also bans transgender people from using bathrooms, locker rooms and similar facilities in government buildings that align with their gender identity. They must instead use the restroom corresponding to their sex assigned at birth. Additionally, the law bans gender-neutral bathrooms with more than one stall.

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The law has various enforcement provisions, including allowing anyone to sue someone else who they think is transgender and suspected of using a restroom that is different from their sex assigned at birth.

Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach lobbied for lawmakers to explicitly ban gender marker changes after state courts allowed them to resume amid litigation over a predecessor law, Senate Bill 180. Lawmakers then added the bathroom bill provisions through a gut-and-go without a public hearing.

The state of Kansas, represented by Kobach, is a defendant in the case. Other defendants include agencies and agency leadership under the Kelly administration, including the Kansas Department of Revenue and Kansas Department of Administration.

Spokespeople for Kobach and Kelly did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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The plaintiffs have filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and asked for a hearing on Feb. 27 “or as soon as possible.”

Jason Alatidd is a Statehouse reporter for The Topeka Capital-Journal. He can be reached by email at jalatidd@usatodayco.com. Follow him on X @Jason_Alatidd.





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Kansas Orders Trans Drivers to Surrender Licenses With One Day’s Notice

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The Kansas Division of Vehicles (DOV) has instructed transgender residents to surrender their updated driver’s licenses, as one of the nation’s most extreme anti-trans laws takes effect this week.

Trans Kansans received letters from the DOV on Wednesday informing them that licenses and other state ID papers that do not match a person’s assigned sex at birth are considered invalid and must be surrendered to the state effective immediately, ostensibly giving them less than 24 hours to make accommodations, according to multiple copies of the letter reviewed by the Kansas City Star.

“Please note that the Legislature did not include a grace period for updating credentials,” the letter read in part. “That means that once the law is officially enacted, your current credentials will be invalid immediately, and you may be subject to additional penalties if you are operating a vehicle without a valid credential.” Affected residents were “directed to surrender your current credential to the Kansas Division of Vehicles” and receive a new ID — at their own expense, as SB 244 did not provide state funding to cover the reversions, the Star noted.

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The move comes as a result of Kansas’ SB 244, which became law on Thursday and instructs state agencies to reverse gender marker changes on official documents. Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the legislation, but the Republican supermajority overrode her veto last week.

Kansas officially recognizes only “male” and “female” as recorded at birth as valid sexes, per a state law passed in 2023. About 1,700 people are expected to have their licenses invalidated as a result of the new law, according to a legislative analysis of SB 244 conducted by the state House. The law will also invalidate amended birth certificates that were issued with a corrected gender marker.

The LGBTQ Foundation of Kansas shared a copy of one letter on Instagram, with identifying information redacted. Representatives for the nonprofit noted that some Kansas counties will hold special elections next week, and trans residents without valid photo ID cards will not be able to cast a vote under existing state law.

At least three other states have passed laws banning gender marker changes on driver’s licenses, but Kansas is now the only U.S. state to require such previous changes be reverted, according to KCTV.

“The persecution is the point,” said Rep. Abi Boatman, Kansas’ only trans state legislator, in a statement to the Star on Wednesday. “It tells me that Kansas Republicans are interested in being on the vanguard of the culture war and in a race to the bottom,” she added in a comment to KCTV.

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Kansas City man charged with murder in fatal shooting of reported missing teenage girl

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A Kansas City man has now been charged in the death of a teenage girl who was reported missing and found dead a day later from a gunshot.

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Wednesday that Eric R. Phillips II has been charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and abandoning a corpse, following the girl’s November 2025 death.

Elayjah Murray had been reported missing on Nov. 28, 2025. As investigators looked into her disappearance, the Independence Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Unit learned that she’d possibly been shot.

Eric R. Phillips II has been charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and abandoning a corpse, following the girl’s November 2025 death.(Independence Police Department/Facebook)

Multiple witnesses and surveillance footage helped detectives identify Phillips as the shooter. Court documents say he shot Murray multiple times while she was in the back of his car during the early morning hours of Nov. 28.

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A day later, police with the Kansas City Missouri Police Department found Murray in Kansas City. Phillips’ cell phone pinged in the area where Murray’s body was located.

Phillips’ bond has been set at $350,000 cash only.

Johnson said Phillips was charged on Dec. 3, 2025, under seal. The case was unsealed Wednesday in an effort to help locate Phillips.

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