Goodwin earned his second All-Big 12 honorable mention last season and made 57 starts at shortstop for the Wildcats. He produced a .255/.354/.525 slash line with 18 doubles, two triples and 11 homers, marking his second straight double-digit homer season.
The Overland, Kan. product compiled a team-high of 48 runs batted and 30 walks while leading the league with seven sacrifice flies.
Goodwin is one of 19 student-athletes to return from last season’s roster, which went 29-29 and reached the semifinals of the Big 12 championship for the second straight year. Other recurring starters include ColeJohnson and Kaelen Culpepper.
K-State opens the 2023 season February 17-20 with a four-game series against Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, Texas. The Wildcats’ home opener is scheduled for Friday, March 3 against Army.
Preseason All-Big-12 Team
C-Hudson White, Texas Tech
IF- Nick GoodwinState of Kansas*
IF Jackson Nicklaus, Oklahoma
IF Marcus Brown, Oklahoma State
IF Roc Riggio, Oklahoma State
IF- Brayden Taylor, TCU*
OF – John Spikerman, Oklahoma
OF – Austin Davis, TCU
OF- Elijah Nunez, TCU
DH Ty Coleman, Texas Tech
UT- Nolan McLean, State of Oklahoma*
SP- Juaron Watts-Brown, State of Oklahoma*
SP- Lucas Gordon, Texas
SP-Tanner Witt, Texas
SP-Mason Molina, Texas Tech
RP Luke Savage, TCU
RP- Garrett Wright, TCU
*- Unanimous choice
Preseason Player of the Year
Brayden Taylor, TCU
Preseason Pitcher of the Year
Juaron Watts-Brown, Oklahoma State
Preseason Newcomer of the Year
Juaron Watts-Brown, Oklahoma State
Preseason Rookie of the Year
Anthony Silva, TCU
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