2020 Texas State Bobcats baseball team

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2020 Texas State Bobcats baseball
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Conference Sun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record14–4 (0–0 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Josh Blakley
  • Chad Massengale
Home stadium Bobcat Ballpark
Seasons
← 2019
2021  →
2020 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍0–0 –11–5 .688
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍0–0 –11–5 .688
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍0–0 –11–6 .647
Georgia State  ‍‍‍0–0 –9–7 .563
Troy  ‍‍‍0–0 –9–8 .529
South Alabama  ‍‍‍0–0 –8–10 .444
West Division
Texas State  ‍‍‍0–0 –14–4 .778
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍0–0 –12–4 .750
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍0–0 –12–5 .706
Little Rock  ‍‍‍0–0 –9–8 .529
Louisiana  ‍‍‍0–0 –8–9 .471
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍0–0 –7–9 .438
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 12, 2020 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 Texas State Bobcats baseball team represented Texas State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Ballpark and were led by first year head coach Steven Trout.

Contents

On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including baseball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Soon after, the Sun Belt cancelled all season and postseason play.

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

[3]

PlayerHometownPrevious Team
Pitchers
Colby Cooke Spring, Texas Oak Ridge HS
Jerry Cuevas Southlake, Texas Southlake Carroll HS
Triston Dixon Conroe, Texas Angelina College
Josh Hernandez Frisco, Texas Reedy HS
Carson Keithley Alvin, Texas Alvin HS
Jonathan Martinez Mission, Texas Palmview HS
Rhett McCaffety Houston, Texas Cy-Fair HS
Cade Medlin Diana, Texas New Diana HS
Kole Tauzin Klein, Texas Klein HS
Zeke Wood Paris, Texas North Central Texas College
Hitters
Peyton Benesh Austin, Texas James Bowie HS
Jose Gonzalez Spring, Texas Navarro College
Logan Hamm Bridge City, Texas Bridge City HS
Cade Manning Southlake, Texas Southlake Carroll HS
Fabian Mayfield Cypress, Texas Cypress Ranch HS
Ben McClain Pearland, Texas Howard College

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll will be released sometime around January 30, 2020 and the Bobcats were picked to finish third in the West Division and tied for fourth overall in the conference. [4]

Coaches poll (West)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1UT Arlington58 (3)
2Louisiana57 (5)
3Texas State55 (3)
4Little Rock39 (1)
5Louisiana–Monroe25
6Arkansas State18

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

Roster

[5]

2020 Texas State Bobcats roster
 

Pitchers

  • 3 Trevis Sundgren - Junior
  • 4 Jacob Little - Senior
  • 9 Brent Hebert - Redshirt Seniors
  • 12 Jacob Millender - Junior
  • 13 Cade Bullinger - Redshirt Junior
  • 14 Hayden Vanderroest - Freshman
  • 16 Tristan Stivors - Junior
  • 18 Wes Engle - Redshirt Senior
  • 20 Reece Gould - Sophomore
  • 26 Brett Brown - Freshman
  • 27 Otto Wofford - Freshman
  • 28 Matthew Nicholas - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 31 Garrett Herrmann - Senior
  • 32 Dontae Woodard - Sophomore
  • 35 Cameron Bush - Redshirt Freshman
  • 36 Isaac Ponce - Freshman
  • 39 Tony Robie - Freshman
  • 42 Zachary Leigh - Senior
  • 43 Damon Fernandez - Redshirt Freshman
  • 47 Evan Hendricks - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 2 Tucker Redden - Redshirt Senior
  • 19 Colton Moore - Sophomore
  • 24 Peyton Lewis - Sophomore
  • 41 Caleb Munton - Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 Jaxon Williams - Senior
  • 8 Dalton Shuffield - Junior
  • 10 Justin Thompson - Junior
  • 11 Cameron Gibbons - Junior
  • 24 Wesley Faison - Junior
  • 25 Cole Coffey - Senior
  • 29 Casey Sunseri - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 6 Will Hollis - Redshirt Senior
  • 7 John Wuthrich - Junior
  • 15 Chase Evans - Senior
  • 17 Isaiah Ortega-Jones - Junior
  • 34 Gabe Briski - Freshman
  • 46 Jared Younce - Freshman

Utility

  • 38 Cade Sitka - Freshman

Coaching staff

[6]

2020 Texas State Bobcats coaching staff
  • Steven Trout – Head Coach – 1st year
  • Josh Blakley – Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 2nd year
  • Chad Massengale – Assistant Head Coach – 3rd year
  • Jerry Cervantez – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 2nd year

Schedule and results

Legend
 Texas State win
 Texas State loss
 Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
BoldTexas State team member
2020 Texas State Bobcats baseball game log
Regular season (14-4)
February (7-4)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Feb. 14 Stony Brook Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 4-3Hebert (1-0)Fero (0-1)Stivors (1)1,2381-0
Feb. 15Stony BrookBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXW 6-0Sundgren (1-0)Turcotte (0-1)None1,3452-0
Feb. 15Stony BrookBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXL 2-3DeGennaro (1-0)Nicholas (0-1)Bonanno (1)1,3452-1
Feb. 16Stony BrookBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXW 4-3Robie (1-0)Lashley (0-1)Hebert (1)1,0853-1
Feb. 19at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX L 5-7Burns (1-1)Ponce (0-1)None3453-2
Feb. 21 Lamar Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXL 1-3Michael (1-0)Leigh (0-1)Dallas (1)1,1133-3
Feb. 22LamarBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXW 4-3Hebert (2-0)Palmer (0-1)None1,4954-3
Feb. 23LamarBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXW 8-7Bush (1-0)Faith (0-1)Stivors (2)1,0995-3
Feb. 26 Rice Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXW 9-2Nicholas (1-0)Deskins (0-1)None ESPN+ 1,3076-3
Feb. 28at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, TXW 11-10Leigh (1-1)Lockhart (1-1)Hebert (2)1,2287-3
Feb. 29at HoustonSchroeder Park • Houston, TXL 1-5Aguilar (1-0)Sundgren (1-1)Henry (1)1,2147-4
March (7-0)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Mar. 1at HoustonSchroeder Park • Houston, TXW 12-4Gould (1-0)Hurdsman (1-2)None1,2348-4
Mar. 3at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 12-2 (8 inn)Robie (2-0)Needham (0-1)None ESPN+ 1,4629-4
Mar. 6 Bethune–Cookman Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXW 5-0Hebert (3-0)Gutierrez (0-1)None1,20310-4
Mar. 7Bethune–CookmanBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXW 3-2Bush (2-0)Valiente (2-2)Stivors (3)1,07211-4
Mar. 8Bethune–CookmanBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXW 4-3Wofford (1-0)Ortiz (0-1)Stivors (4)1,01612-4
Mar. 10 UTSA Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXW 11-1 (8 inn)Robie (3-0)McKay (1-2)None ESPN+ 1,40213-4
Mar. 11 Prairie View A&M Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXW 11-4Ponce (1-0)Hines (0-1)None1,00414-4
Mar. 13 Appalachian State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 14Appalachian StateBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 15Appalachian StateBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 18at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 20at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 21at Arkansas StateTomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, ARSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 22at Arkansas StateTomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, ARSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 24 Texas Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 27 Coastal Carolina Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 28Coastal CarolinaBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 29Coastal CarolinaBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
April (0-0)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Apr. 1at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 3at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 4at Louisiana–MonroeWarhawk Field • Monroe, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 5at Louisiana–MonroeWarhawk Field • Monroe, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 7 Incarnate Word Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 9 Louisiana Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 10LouisianaBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 11LouisianaBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 14at Texas A&M Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 17at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 18at Georgia StateGeorgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 19at Georgia StateGeorgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 21at Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 24 Little Rock Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 25Little RockBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 26Little RockBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 28UTSABobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May (0–0)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
May 1at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 2at TroyRiddle–Pace Field • Troy, ALSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 3at TroyRiddle–Pace Field • Troy, ALSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 5 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 8 Georgia Southern Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 9Georgia SouthernBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 10Georgia SouthernBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 14at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 15at UT ArlingtonClay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 16at UT ArlingtonClay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Post-season (0–0)
SBC Tournament (0–0)
DateOpponentSeed/RankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
May 20 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL Championship Series suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Schedule Source: [7]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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References

  1. ↑ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.
  3. ↑ "Baseball Inks 16 for 2020 Class". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Hollis Named to All-Sun Belt Preseason Team; Bobcats Picked 3rd in the West". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ "2020 Baseball Roster". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ "2020 Baseball Roster". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ "2020 Baseball Schedule". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
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