2020 Texas State Bobcats baseball team

2020 Texas State Bobcats baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	14–4 (0–0 SBC)
Head coach	Steven Trout (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Josh Blakley Chad Massengale
Home stadium	Bobcat Ballpark
Seasons ← 2019 2021  →

2020 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		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.

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

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Player	Hometown	Previous 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 finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	UT Arlington	58 (3)
2	Louisiana	57 (5)
3	Texas State	55 (3)
4	Little Rock	39 (1)
5	Louisiana–Monroe	25
6	Arkansas State	18

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

• Drake Nightengale (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
• Zach McCambley (CCU, Jr, Pitcher)
• Levi Thomas (TROY, Jr, Pitcher)
• Andrew Papp (APP, Sr, Pitcher)
• Jack Jumper (ARST, Sr, Pitcher)
• Kale Emshoff (LR, RS-Jr, Catcher)
• Kaleb DeLatorre (USA, Sr, First Base)
• Luke Drumheller (APP, So, Second Base)
• Hayden Cantrelle (LA, Jr, Shortstop)
• Garrett Scott (LR, RS-Sr, Third Base)
• Mason McWhorter (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
• Ethan Wilson (USA, So, Outfielder)
• Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Jr, Outfielder)
• Will Hollis (TXST, Sr, Designated Hitter)
• Andrew Beesley (ULM, Sr, Utility)

Roster

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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

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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
Bold	Texas State team member

2020 Texas State Bobcats baseball game log
Regular season (14-4)
February (7-4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Feb. 14 Stony Brook Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 4-3 Hebert (1-0) Fero (0-1) Stivors (1) 1,238 1-0 Feb. 15 Stony Brook Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 6-0 Sundgren (1-0) Turcotte (0-1) None 1,345 2-0 Feb. 15 Stony Brook Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 2-3 DeGennaro (1-0) Nicholas (0-1) Bonanno (1) 1,345 2-1 Feb. 16 Stony Brook Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 4-3 Robie (1-0) Lashley (0-1) Hebert (1) 1,085 3-1 Feb. 19 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX L 5-7 Burns (1-1) Ponce (0-1) None 345 3-2 Feb. 21 Lamar Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 1-3 Michael (1-0) Leigh (0-1) Dallas (1) 1,113 3-3 Feb. 22 Lamar Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 4-3 Hebert (2-0) Palmer (0-1) None 1,495 4-3 Feb. 23 Lamar Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 8-7 Bush (1-0) Faith (0-1) Stivors (2) 1,099 5-3 Feb. 26 Rice Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 9-2 Nicholas (1-0) Deskins (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,307 6-3 Feb. 28 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, TX W 11-10 Leigh (1-1) Lockhart (1-1) Hebert (2) 1,228 7-3 Feb. 29 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, TX L 1-5 Aguilar (1-0) Sundgren (1-1) Henry (1) 1,214 7-4
March (7-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 1 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, TX W 12-4 Gould (1-0) Hurdsman (1-2) None 1,234 8-4 Mar. 3 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 12-2 (8 inn) Robie (2-0) Needham (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,462 9-4 Mar. 6 Bethune–Cookman Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 5-0 Hebert (3-0) Gutierrez (0-1) None 1,203 10-4 Mar. 7 Bethune–Cookman Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 3-2 Bush (2-0) Valiente (2-2) Stivors (3) 1,072 11-4 Mar. 8 Bethune–Cookman Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 4-3 Wofford (1-0) Ortiz (0-1) Stivors (4) 1,016 12-4 Mar. 10 UTSA Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 11-1 (8 inn) Robie (3-0) McKay (1-2) None ESPN+ 1,402 13-4 Mar. 11 Prairie View A&M Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 11-4 Ponce (1-0) Hines (0-1) None 1,004 14-4 Mar. 13 Appalachian State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 14 Appalachian State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 15 Appalachian State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 18 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 20 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 21 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 22 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 24 Texas Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 27 Coastal Carolina Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 28 Coastal Carolina Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 29 Coastal Carolina Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
April (0-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 1 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 3 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 4 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 5 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 7 Incarnate Word Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 9 Louisiana Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 10 Louisiana Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 11 Louisiana Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 14 at Texas A&M Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 17 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 18 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 19 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 21 at Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 24 Little Rock Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 25 Little Rock Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 26 Little Rock Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 28 UTSA Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 1 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 2 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 3 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 5 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 8 Georgia Southern Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 9 Georgia Southern Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 10 Georgia Southern Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 14 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 15 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 16 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Post-season (0–0)
SBC Tournament (0–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC 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.

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.