2010 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team
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The 2010 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team represents Kansas State University
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...

 in the NCAA Division I college baseball
College baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...

 season of 2010
2010 NCAA Division I baseball season
The 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season began on February 19, 2010, and concluded with the 2010 College World Series. The South Carolina Gamecocks won the CWS, its first ever men's national title in any sport.-Preseason:...

. It is the 110th baseball season in school history.

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
Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan is a city located in the northeastern part of the state of Kansas in the United States, at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. It is the county seat of Riley County and the city extends into Pottawatomie County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 52,281...

 in 2004.

Roster

 
Pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

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  • 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)
 
Catcher
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

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  • Blair DeBord
  • Daniel Dellasega
  • Chase Graskewicz
 
Infielder
Infielder
An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.-Standard arrangement of positions:In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles...

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  • David Allday
  • Jake Brown
  • Trey Buck
  • Brad Clement
  • Matt Giller
  • Randon Henika
  • Carter Jurica
  • Mike Kindel
  • Jason King
  • Adam Muenster
  • Tanner Witt
 
Outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...

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


Coaches

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|Brad Hill
|Head Coach
|2004
|Emporia State
Emporia State University
Emporia State University is a university in the city of Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas, just east of the Flint Hills.- History :...

 (1985)
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|Andy Sawyers
|Hitting Coach
|2009
|Nebraska
Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball
The Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team is a member of the Big Ten Conference in the NCAA, and is currently coached by Darin Erstad. The program started in 1889....

 (1998)
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|Sean McCann
|Pitching Coach
|2004
|St. Francis
University of Saint Francis (Indiana)
The University of Saint Francis is a liberal arts university located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, the university promotes Catholic and Franciscan values...

 (1993)
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Schedule/Results

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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 34 2/3 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.

Wildcats in the 2010 MLB Draft

The following members of the 2010 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team were drafted in the 2010 MLB Draft
2010 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held on June 7–9, 2010 at the MLB Network Studios in New York City.-First-round selections:The draft order was determined based on the 2009 MLB standings, with the worst team picking first.Key...

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| Carter Jurica
| Short Stop
| 3rd
| 105
| San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....


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| Mason Justice*
| Pitcher
| 21st
| 653
| Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...


|- align="center"
| Adam Muenster
| Third Base
| 29th
| 907
| Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....


|- align="center"
| Johnny Fasola*
| Pitcher
| 36th
| 1,102
| Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...


|- align="center"
| Levi Schlick*
| Pitcher
| 39th
| 1,178
| Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...


|- align="center"
| Kyle Hunter
| Pitcher
| 43rd
| 1,315
| New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...


|- align="center"
| Blake Freeman*
| Pitcher
| 45th
| 1,361
| Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of MLB's American League. Since their inception in , the club has played at Tropicana Field...


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*2010 Signee

See also

  • Kansas State University
    Kansas State University
    Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...

  • Kansas State Wildcats
    Kansas State Wildcats
    Kansas State University's athletic teams are called the Wildcats. The official color of the teams is Royal Purple, making Kansas State one of very few schools that have only one official color; white and silver are generally used as complementary colors.Kansas State participates in...

  • Kansas State Wildcats baseball
    Kansas State Wildcats baseball
    The Kansas State University Wildcats baseball team is a member of the NCAA and the Big 12 Conference, and is currently coached by Brad Hill. The program began in 1897...

  • Tointon Family Stadium
    Tointon Family Stadium
    Frank Myers Field at Tointon Family Stadium is a baseball stadium in Manhattan, Kansas. It is the home field of the Kansas State University Wildcats college baseball team. The stadium holds 2,000 people and opened for baseball in 1961...

  • Brad Hill
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