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Kansas State baseball coach Pete Hughes talks NCAA Tournament
Kansas State baseball coach Pete Hughes praises his Wildcats for what they went through to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 11 years.
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Kansas State baseball makes its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2013 and its first in six years under coach Pete Hughes on Friday night against Louisiana Tech in the Fayetteville Regional at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The Wildcats (32-24) are seeded third in the four-team regional, with Louisiana Tech (45-17) the No. 2 seed. K-State is coming off a 1-2 performance in the Big 12 Tournament, while Louisiana Tech most recently lost in the Conference USA championship game.
Super-senior left-hander Owen Boerema (6-3) will be the starting pitcher for K-State, with lefty Luke Nichols (4-3) getting the call for Louisiana Tech. K-State leads the all-time series, 3-1.
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Kansas State vs. Louisiana Tech channel today in Fayetteville Regional: Time, TV schedule
Time: 7 p.m. CT
TV: Livestream on ESPN+
Radio: K-State Sports Network or KStateSports.com/watch
Live stats: KStateSports.com
NCAA Fayetteville Regional complete schedule
AT BAUM-WALKER STADIUM, FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.
Friday, May 31
Game 1 — No. 1 Arkansas (43-14) vs. No. 4 Southeast Missouri State (34-25), 2 p.m.
Game 2 — No. 3 Kansas State (32-24) vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech (45-17), 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 1
Game 3 — Arkansas-SEMO loser vs. Kansas State-Louisiana Tech loser, 2 p.m.
Game 4 — Arkansas-SEMO winner vs. Kansas State-Louisiana Tech winner, 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 2
Game 5 — Game 4 loser vs. Game 3 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.
Monday, June 3
Game 7 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser (if necessary), 6 p.m.
Arne Green is based in Salina and covers Kansas State University sports for the Gannett network. He can be reached at agreen@gannett.com or on Twitter at @arnegreen.
