Kansas State University Baseball

Pete Hughes, who begins his eighth season at the helm of the Wildcats baseball program in 2026, was named the 21 st head baseball coach in K-State history on...

A.J. Kloss begins his fourth season as the Director of Strength and Conditioning for the Kansas State baseball and women’s golf teams. He enters his 11th ove...

THE AUSTIN WATES FILE Born : September 2, 1988 in Seattle, Wash. High School : St. Christopher’s School, Richmond, Va. College : Virginia Tech, Bachelor of S...

Burris is entering his 12 th season with the K-State baseball program as Assistant Athletic Trainer. He oversees injury prevention, treatment and rehabilitat...

Cayden Phillips enters his first season on staff as a graduate assistant after playing four seasons for the K-State baseball team. Phillips was part of the W...

THE COLIN GREASER FILE Born: April 7, 1991 in Atchison, Kan. High School: Troy High School, Troy, Kan. College: Highland Community College, Associate in Arts, 2011, Kansas State, bachelor’s degree in social sciences, 2014 Family: Wife: Lori; Children: Everett Playing Career Highland Community College, 2010-11 Professional Career Missouri State football, head equipment manager, 2014-15 K-State football, assistant equipment manager, 2015-16 K-State baseball, director of baseball operations, 2016-18 K-State baseball, director of player and program development, 2018-pres. A Kansas State graduate, Greaser enters his 10th season with K-State baseball and his seventh season as the Director of Player and Program Development after two seasons as Director of Baseball Operations. In his role, he is responsible for managing and overseeing all aspects of the team’s equipment needs, consisting of Nike, Easton, and Rawlings, budget, student-athlete services, baseball alumni relations as well as the Wildcats’ home, Tointon Family Stadium. In his two seasons as director of baseball operations, his responsibilities included hosting and logistics for recruits, team travel and budget, student-athlete services, baseball alumni relations as well as the Wildcats’ home, Tointon Family Stadium and oversaw all aspects of equipment. Prior to his appointment with K-State baseball, Greaser spent two years as assistant equipment manager for the K-State football program. There, he oversaw all aspects of eq

David Bishop enters his first season on staff as a graduate assistant after playing two seasons for the K-State baseball team. Bishop was part of the Wildcat...

Beckstein enters his second season as a graduate assistant with K-State after wrapping up his collegiate career at Northeastern. The Tyngsborough, Mass., product was a member of the Huskies’ squad that finished the 2023 season with 44 wins and a run in the NCAA Tournament. HONORS CAA Defensive Player of the Year (2024) All-CAA Second Team (2024) Program Record holder: Career HBP (58) | HBP in a season (36, 2024)* SENIOR (2024) Appeared in 53 of Northeastern's 55 games on the year, starting 52 of them … Posted a career-best .311 batting average on the season with six doubles a triple, and three home runs… Held a team-high .515 OBP with 36 HBP's (*program record, third-most in NCAA all-time) and 43 walks to just 37 strikeouts … Named conference Defensive Player of the Year with 218 error-less chances, 135 assists, and a .995 fielding percentage at second base … Belted a career-high four hits in Northeastern's 7-0 victory at Georgia Tech (3/6/24) … Perfect 13-for-13 on stolen bases JUNIOR (2023) Made 53 appearances, 46 starts for the Huskies … Had a career-high three homers and 33 RBI on the year … Went 1-for-3 with a grand slam against Indiana State (2/25, game one) … Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI against Monmouth (3/31, game two) … Committed just four errors on 206 chances for a .981 fielding percentage - was involved in 28 double plays and had 72 putouts … Started all seven of Northeastern's postseason contests, including a 2-for-5 day with a run and an RBI aga

Michael Quevedo enters his first season on the K-State baseball staff as a graduate assistant after serving as a weekend starter during the 2025 season, help...

THE RUDY DARROW FILE Born: February 11, 1984 Hometown: Perkins, Okla. High School: Perkins Tryon College: Nicholls State University, Bachelor’s in General Studies, ‘06 Labette Community College, Associate’s in Liberal Arts, ‘04 Family: Wife: Jessica; Children: Rooney, Danni, Merrick Professional Playing Career Drafted in the 32nd round by the Detroit Tigers of the 2006 MLB Draft Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves organizations (2006-09) Collegiate Playing Career Nicholls State (2005-06) Labette Community College (2003-04) Coaching Career K-State, assistant/pitching coach (2023-present) Norman North High School, assistant coach (2021-22) Central Oklahoma, assistant/pitching coach (2019-20) New Orleans, assistant/pitching coach (2016-19) Oklahoma, volunteer assistant/recruiting coordinator (2015-16) Norman North High School, assistant coach (2014-15) Nicholls State, assistant/pitching coach (2010-13) With 13 years of Division I coaching experience in addition to a decorated collegiate and professional playing career, Rudy Darrow enters his fourth season as the pitching coach at K-State. Head baseball coach Pete Hughes announced Darrow as the Cats’ pitching coach on July 7, 2022. Known for his relentless work ethic and charismatic leadership, Darrow has improved each pitching staff he has been a part of and saw records fall at each stop at Nicholls State, Oklahoma, New Orleans and Central Oklahoma while sending multiple arms to the next level. Since becoming the pitching coach, K

THE RYAN CONNOLLY FILE Born: May 3, 1987 in Binghamton, N.Y. High School: Binghamton High School, Binghamton, N.Y. College: Notre Dame, bachelor’s degree in psychology and pre-professional studies, 2009 Family: Wife: Ally; Children: Kathryn and Camille Playing Career Notre Dame, 2006-09 Coaching Career Virginia Tech, Volunteer Assistant Coach, 2010-12 Radford, Assistant Coach, 2012-13 Oklahoma, Volunteer Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator, 2013-15 Virginia Tech, Assistant Coach, 2015-17 Virginia Tech, Director of Centralized Recruiting, 2017-18 Connolly enters his eighth season as director of baseball operations at K-State. As the director of baseball operations, Connolly will spearhead the baseball program’s recruiting efforts as well as manage the team’s travel and summer camps. “Ryan Connolly is a tremendous addition to our program,” Hughes said. “Programs are built with great people and great recruiters. We absolutely have both with Ryan. He will bring Kansas State baseball to the highest levels with the standards he has set organizationally in recruiting and work ethic. More importantly, the type of integrity and loyalty he personifies will be a great example to all of our players on a daily basis.” Connolly comes to K-State after serving as the director of centralized recruiting for Virginia Tech Athletics for the 2017-18 season, where he spent the previous three seasons as an assistant baseball coach under former Hokies head coach Patrick Mason. Connolly spent on

THE THOMAS HUGHES FILE Born: November 11, 1996 in San Antonio, Texas High School: Norman North High School in Norman, Okla. College: Oklahoma, bachelor’s degree in administrative leadership, 2019; Kansas State, master’s in academic advising Family: Wife: Riley Playing Career Oklahoma, 2016-18 Kansas State, 2019 Coaching Career Kansas State, Assistant Coach, 2020-Present Hughes enters his fifth season as K-State’s assistant coach. After finishing his playing career for the Wildcats in 2019, Hughes spent one season as the volunteer assistant at Morehead State under head coach Mik Aoki. The Eagles went 5-10 before the 2020 season was cut short due to COVID-19. Over the last two seasons, Hughes has served as the Wildcats third base coach and has helped guide K-State to back-to-back NCAA Tournament runs, including the program’s second NCAA Super Regional appearance in 2024 – first since 2013. During his lone season at K-State in 2019, Hughes made 57 starts, including 49 at shortstop. He the Wildcats with 45 walks – the most by a K-State player since 2012 – and finished third on the team in on-base percentage, setting a program record with five walks during the Big 12 Championship, including three against Kansas on May 23. Defensively, he boasted a .971 fielding percentage as a middle infielder with a team-high 154 assists. Before joining K-State, Hughes spent three seasons at Oklahoma (2016–18), helping the Sooners to two NCAA Regional appearances, including a run to the 2018 Tall