DRAFTED/GRADUATED PLAYERS
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first ever Super Regional game at No. 3 Oregon State on June 8... Pitched one inning in all 17 of his outings... Struck out a season-high three batters against George Mason on February 17... Also had two-strikeout games against Oakland (3/2), West Virginia (3/15) and Nebraska (3/26).
Tanner
2012 [JUNIOR] Played in 54 games with 52 starts, mainly at a corner outfield spot, as he earned Honorable Mention All-Big 12 honors... Hit .310 with nine doubles, three triples and 21 RBI to go along with 20 steals, 40 walks and 48 runs scored... Also reached base at a .444 clip... Finished fifth in the Big 12 in walks, sixth in stolen bases, seventh in on-base percentage and 10th in runs scored... Set a K-State record with six walks in a game against Nebraska Omaha on May 5, a mark that tied the Big 12 record, while he scored a career-best four runs in the contest... His six-walk game against the Mavericks was part of a 10-walk effort over the three-game series... Also tied a school record with four steals against Hartford on March 10, which was the most in the Big 12 during the year and one shy of the conference record... Finished fourth on the team with 17 multi-hit games, while he had a team-best streak of 25-straight games reaching base safely from March 2 to April 11... Was second on the team with 10 infield singles... Tied a career best with three hits on four occasions - at Minnesota on April 13, at No. 8 Texas A&M on March 16, against Sacred Heart on April 5 and against No. 5 Baylor on April 14... Doubled and drove in two runs against the Gophers on March 13, while he tied a career high with four RBI against the Aggies on March 16... Drove in the game-winning run on March 31 against No. 24 Oklahoma in the top of the ninth inning... Also saw his first career action on the mound in 2012, making eight appearances out of the bullpen... Did not surrender an earned run over nine innings, while he limited opponents to a .194 batting average (6-for-31)... Tossed two scoreless innings in three-straight outings - at Missouri State on April 11, against Northern Colorado on April 17 and in a non-conference game at Kansas on April 25... Did not allow a hit in his appearance against the Bears, while he tallied a season-best three strikeouts against the Jayhawks... Earned Second Team Academic All-Big 12 accolades.
WITT
OF/RHP • 5-11 • 185 • R/R • 4L Hawthorn Woods, Ill. (Lake Zurich HS)
CAREER HIGHS (HITTING) Category At Bats Hits RBI Runs Scored Home Runs Walks Stolen Bases Strikeouts
Highs 7 5 4 4 1 6 4 3
Opponent (last time) vs. Wichita State vs. Nebraska three times (vs. Nebraska) twice (vs. Wichita State) three times (vs. Nebraska) vs. Nebraska Omaha vs. Hartford three times (at The Citadel)
Date 4/24/12 4/2/13 4/2/13 5/31/13 4/2/13 5/5/12 3/10/12 2/16/13
Opponent (last time) three times (at Kansas) vs. Nebraska three times (at Creighton) three times (at Creighton) at Kansas twice (vs. George Mason)
Date 4/25/12 3/26/13 4/30/13 4/30/13 4/25/12 2/17/13
CAREER HIGHS (PITCHING) Category Innings Pitched Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strikeouts
Highs 2.0 4 2 2 4 3
2011 [SOPHOMORE] Played in 58 games with 51 starts, mainly at shortstop... Hit .241 (48-of-199) with four doubles, a triple and 18 RBI... Was also 14-of-16 in stolen base attempts... Five of his 14 stolen bases came in Big 12 play to tie for 10th in the league... Ranked fourth on the squad in multi-hit games (15) and infield hits (7)... Also tallied 10 multi-RBI contests... Recorded a pair of three-hit games - at No. 21 Baylor on March 27 and at Nebraska on April 17... Tied his season high in RBI with two against both Western Illinois on March 6 and Missouri on May 8... Set career high in runs scored with three against the Leathernecks on March 6.
CAREER HONORS •2013 All-Big 12 First Team •2013 NCAA Manhattan All-Regional Team •2013 Second Team Academic All-Big 12 •2013 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Watch List •Big 12 Player of the Week (3/25/13) •2012 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 •2012 Second Team Academic All-Big 12
2010 [FRESHMAN] Appeared in 36 games, including 19 starts, mainly at second base... Hit .254 with two doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI... Went 2-for-4 with a career high four RBI against Wichita State on March 30... Also had two RBI against Kent State on March 14 and against Texas on May 9 on a single to tie the game... Hit a home run in both games against Chicago State. LAKE ZURICH HIGH SCHOOL A three-year letterwinner for the Bears under head coach Gary Simon... Rated the No. 1 shortstop, catcher, outfielder and hitter, and the No. 2 pitcher at the Full Package Showcase in October 2007... Also rated the No. 1 catcher and outfielder, No. 2 shortstop and pitcher, and No. 4 hitter at the Prep Baseball Report Chicago Showcase in September 2007... Led team to a conference and regional championship, while he was named all-conference and all-area... Also lettered in football as a quarterback and defensive back, leading his team to a conference and state championship... An honors student who participated in the Awana Leadership Counsel.
2013 [SENIOR] Had one of the most versatile and steady careers as a Wildcat, finishing third in school history in career games played (211), seventh in career at-bats (718) and eighth in career games started (185)... Also finished fifth in career singles (179) and walks (108)... Was dominant at the plate, in the outfield and on the mound... Hit a career-best .337 with eight doubles, three triples, one homer and a careerhigh 35 RBI while he registered seven saves and allowed just six earned runs with five walks and 18 strikeouts over 17 innings en route to All-Big 12 First Team accolades as a utility player... Was also a candidate for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award... Finished second on the team with 25 multi-hit games, include a career high against Nebraska on April 2 when he went 5-for-5 with a double, a home run, four RBI and three runs scored... He also had a four-hit game against Wichita State in the NCAA Manhattan Regional and scored four runs against the Shockers to tie a career high... Also had three hits against High Point (2/15), Oakland (3/2), Bethune-Cookman (3/22), at Baylor (3/29 and 3/30), Iowa (4/13) and against Oklahoma (5/25)... Drove in three runs to help K-State win its
PERSONAL Tanner Cade Witt was born January 25, 1991, in Dallas, Texas... Son of Tommy and Lorrie Witt... Has two siblings, Lauren and Seth... Majoring in business administration.
WITT’S CAREER HITTING STATISTICS Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 TOTAL
AVG .254 .241 .310 .337 .295
G-GS 36-19 58-51 54-52 63-63 211-185
AB 71 199 187 261 718
R 21 31 48 49 149
H 18 48 58 88 212
2B 2 4 9 8 23
3B 0 1 3 3 7
HR 2 0 0 1 3
RBI 14 18 21 35 88
TB 26 54 73 105 258
SLUG .366 .271 .390 .402 .359
SB-A 13 27 40 28 108
SO 1 8 5 3 17
BB 12 31 24 33 100
HBP .376 .353 .444 .398 .396
SF 0 1 0 7 8
SH 4 5 3 3 15
OB% 2-3 14-16 20-22 7-14 43-55
PO 42 64 79 103 288
A 45 140 4 7 196
E 4 17 3 1 25
FLD .956 .923 .965 .991 .951
SFA 0 0 0
SHA 0 0 0
WITT’S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS Year 2012 2013 TOTAL
W-L 0-0 0-0 0-0
60
ERA 0.00 3.18 2.08
SV 0 7 7
G-GS 8-0 17-0 25-0
CG 0 0 0
SHO 0/0 0/0 0/0
IP 9.0 17.0 26.0
H 6 15 21
R 0 6 6
ER 0 6 6
BB 7 5 12
SO 5 18 23
2B 1 2 3
3B 0 0 0
HR 0 1 1
B/AVG .194 .227 .216
WP 0 3 3
HBP 1 0 1
BK 0 0 0