Kansas State Baseball 2026 at Utah

AUSTIN, TX - JUNE 01: Kansas St. infielder Dee Kennedy (1) races around second base during the NCAA Division I Regional game between Texas Longhorns and Kansas St. Wildcats on June 1, 2025, at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin, Texas.

(Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images After a rough homestand that saw the Cats go 1-3, your Kansas State Wildcats are back on the road for a Big 12 series against Utah — K-State’s first trip out to Salt Lake City for a baseball game. The Cats sit at 17-8 on the season and 3-3 in Big 12 play, and after starting the season strong have really struggled since the Sunday game against Houston two weekends ago. Either the bats go wild and they win in a rule-ruled game, or they lose.

Not exactly a recipe for confidence moving into the heart of the season. And a lot of that struggle is on the bullpen and the K-State defense, with the former struggling to throw strikes and avoid giving up easy homeruns, and the latter struggling with staying focused and committing unforced errors at the worst times. But if ever there was a good weekend in conference play to get back on track, it would be this one for K-State.

Utah enters today 13-9 and 3-3 in Big 12 play, but currently rank dead last in hitting in conference play despite putting up runs and picking up wins. If K-State can avoid errors and letting bad plays snowball, they will have a good opportunity to sweep this series. But the Cats have to be more consistent than they’ve shown the past couple weeks.