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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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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A crash near a busy highway killed two people and injured two others.

Emergency crews responded to the crash at U.S. 71 Highway and Meyer Boulevard around 12:40 p.m. on Monday, March 2.

When crews arrived they determined four cars were involved in the crash.

Police are investigating how the crash happened.

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) – As Kansas women’s basketball prepares to enter the postseason at the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, they’ll be led by two Overland Park natives who have been two of the most electrifying players to watch in the country this year.

Junior guard S’Mya Nichols and freshman forward Jaliya Davis have played integral roles in the recent growth of the program. Both cite the desire to help grow the Jayhawks into something special as reasons for committing there.

“Where we wanted to take Kansas women’s basketball, I wanted to be a part of that growing evolution,” Nichols told KCTV5.

“We [my family] were also really big Jayhawk fans. We came to a lot of games,” Davis said about her childhood.

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The two were both 5-star recruits in high school, and their commitments marked historic recruiting victories for the KU women’s basketball program.

First came Nichols in the Class of 2023, picking KU over Tennessee and Oklahoma.

“I genuinely wanted to go to Kansas,” she said.

Then Davis became the highest-rated player to ever commit to KU as part of the Class of 2025.

“When you go back to S’Mya Nichols being a local, Kansas City, Overland Park product, a nationally respected player, Jaliya was really the next one that was very important for the Jayhawks to keep home,” said head coach Brandon Schneider.

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Now as a junior, Nichols has established herself as one of the most consistent scorers and physical guards in the nation.

But it’s the Shawnee Mission West’s alum’s leadership that defines her legacy in Lawrence.

“The team leader, the quarterback,” Coach Schneider described Nichols. “I think oftentimes the player that everybody looks up to off the court.”

“I mean it means everything. Knowing that I’m important to the team, and that they see me as that as well,” said Nichols with a smile.

Both Nichols and Davis were recruited by the Jayhawks for years, going all the way back to seventh grade.

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“Well, we offered her in middle school,’ Coach Schneider said with a laugh about Davis.

“Oh he put in a lot of work,” laughed Davis. “I mean, obviously, seventh grade, that’s a long time.”

It was that dedication from Coach Schneider that led her to choose the Jayhawks over Texas, South Carolina, Baylor, and Oklahoma – where he dad played ball.

“I think it really was the relationship we had and grew. He was always there, every single one of my games,” Davis said about Schneider.

After just one practice as teammates, Nichols voiced a big belief about Davis into existence – and it’s probably going to come true.

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The Jayhawks are the 11-seed in the Big 12 Tournament, and will face 14-seed UCF in the first round on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m.(KCTV5)

“I saw her first practice, and I sent her a text, and I’m like ‘I think you can win Freshman of the Year’, and I still stand by that,”

Davis is averaging 21.0 points per game, and has been named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week for eight weeks in a row. That sets a power conference all-time record.

“I think it’s really cool. I mean obviously it’s a team effort, they’re always looking for me,” Davis said about her historic accomplishment.

“Just a phenomenal stretch of basketball for her, and so well deserving,” said Coach Schneider.

Now these two homegrown stars are at the forefront of a late-season push to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Right now, CBS Sports bracketology has them as a ‘First Four Out’ team.

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But a few wins in the Big 12 Tournament could certainly help seal their invite to the big dance.

“Obviously we’re not in the position that we were hoping to be in, but I think we can make the most out of it, and get to where we want to be,” Davis said about the opportunity at hand in the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City.

The Overland Park kids are especially fired up about starting the postseason in their own backyard.

“I have a big support system. So I bet my family will take a big chunk of that area during that tournament,” Davis laughed.

“I remember being younger, and the College Basketball Experience is right next door. So I felt like at one moment that was the big stage, when I got to play my little AAU tournaments in there. And then all of a sudden I’m literally in T-Mobile Center on the actual big stage, so it’s pretty cool,” said Nichols.

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The Jayhawks are the 11-seed in the Big 12 Tournament, and will face 14-seed UCF in the first round on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m.

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Why Matthew Driscoll continues to say Kansas State is ‘close’

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MANHATTAN — David Castillo sank his free throw to finish off a three-point play to cut TCU’s lead to two late in the second half. Kansas State had a chance to play spoiler to a team that was on the NCAA Tournament bubble.

For the previous 36 minutes, the Wildcats were more engaged than they had been all season. You wouldn’t have recognized they were just under two weeks removed from their head coach getting fired. The Wildcats were in the middle of a competitive basketball game when there haven’t been many this season.

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And then the final four minutes happened, and the Wildcats lost once again.

Kansas State pulled within one score six different times in the second half against the Horned Frogs, only to never take a lead, and then go 4 minutes, 4 seconds without a point after Castillo’s late bucket, leading to a 77-68 loss.

K-State interim coach Matthew Driscoll compared the loss to a broken record, when the Wildcats have been close late, only to fall apart in the end.

“We get there, and then, for whatever reason, we can’t break through,” Driscoll said. “When we got it to a one-point game, I thought that this was when we were going to turn the corner. It just seems like we keep getting close, and we can’t break through that wall.”

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Kansas State (11-18, 2-14 Big 12) has been within striking distance in a handful of games this season, only to go on lengthy scoring droughts and come up short in the end.

While there are plenty of games in which the Wildcats were blown out or didn’t show half the effort they showed against the Horned Frogs, there have been enough games that if the Wildcats finished, they wouldn’t be fighting to not finish at the bottom of the Big 12 standings.

K-State’s Feb. 25 loss to Colorado is another example, having two five-plus-minute spurts in which it didn’t score a point. The Wildcats held late leads against West Virginia and Oklahoma State, and in their first game against TCU, only to choke away those leads.

“There’s a lot of frustration,” Khamari McGriff said. “It’s been a fight to continue to focus on the next right thing and let whatever has happened in the past, and just try to get to a point where we can compete for 40 minutes. We gotta look at it with the perspective that we’ve been close a lot of times, and we just gotta figure out how to take that next step.”

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Kansas State is running out of opportunities to achieve that “next step.” The Wildcats have a home game on Tuesday, March 3, against a beatable West Virginia team before closing the regular season at Kansas on March 7. After that, it would be surprising if the Wildcats get more than two games at the Big 12 Tournament.

But Driscoll hasn’t seen his team quit, which is almost all he can ask for after what has been a season to forget.

“We just haven’t completed the deal,” Driscoll said.

Wyatt D. Wheeler covers Kansas State athletics for the USA TODAY Network and Topeka Capital-Journal. You can follow him on X at @WyattWheeler_, contact him at 417-371-6987 or email him at wwheeler@usatodayco.com



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