MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State starter German Fajardo struck out 10 and carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, as the Wildcats used a three-run bottom of the third to fend off Wichita State 3-1 on Tuesday night at Tointon Family Stadium.

Fajardo (4-1) pitched brilliantly against the Shockers for a second time this season, following up on five scoreless innings in a victory over Wichita State on April 18. He allowed just one baserunner on a hit by pitch through the first five innings, then stranded a pair of runners in the sixth after Couper Cornblum broke up the no-hitter with a single and Brock Rodden drew a two-out walk.

Kansas State (23-21) got all the offense they would need in the third via a pair of two-out doubles. With men at first and second, Dylan Phillips laced a ground-rule double to the gap in left-center for a 1-0 lead, and Nick Goodwin followed with a two-run double down the left field line that swelled the advantage to 3-0.

That proved to be all that the Wildcats could muster against Wichita State starter Jace Miner (0-3) who rebounded from the rough third inning by setting the side down in order over the next two frames. Miner allowed three runs on four hits over 5.2 innings, striking out four and walking three. LJ McDonough got the final out of the sixth, and Adam Ketelsen guided the Shockers through the seventh thanks to a pair of clutch strikeouts that left the bases loaded.

Wichita State (15-30) began to find their footing offensively in the eighth. Payton Tolle led off the inning with a double, later moving to third on a one-out single from Cornblum. Chuck Ingram got the Shockers on the board with an RBI double to the gap in right-center, plating Tolle and cutting the deficit to 3-1. With runners at second and third, Brock Rodden ripped a line drive right to the first baseman Phillips for the second out, then Phillips moved to the mound and retired Sawyre Thornhill on a bouncer to second to end the threat.

The Shockers got two straight singles to start the ninth against Phillips, but he recovered to retire the next three on a strikeout and two ground outs to end the game and nail down his fourth save.

Wichita State returns to conference play with a three-game series against Houston beginning Friday night at Eck Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 pm.