From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American college baseball season
The 2021 Texas State Bobcats baseball team represented Texas State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Ballpark and were led by second-year head coach Steven Trout . They were members of the Sun Belt Conference .
Signing Day Recruits [ edit ]
[ 2]
Player
Hometown
Previous Team
Pitchers
Hunter Caldwell
Hardin, Texas
Hardin County HS
Tyler Cooper
Kyle, Texas
Hays HS
Jeb Drewery
Hallsville, Texas
Hallsville HS
McCray Gann
Odessa, Texas
Permian HS
Dylan Kerbow
The Woodlands, Texas
The Woodlands HS
Kyler Kirkpatrick
Round Rock, Texas
Round Rock HS
Victor Loa
Los Fresnos, Texas
Los Fresnos HS
Edward Mendoza
Eagle Pass, Texas
Eagle Pass HS
Nick Moore
Plano, Texas
Plano West HS
Travis Phelps
Alvin, Texas
Galveston College
Hitters
Kyle Atkinson
New Boston, Texas
New Boston HS
Chris Bernal
McAllen, Texas
McAllen HS
Ryder Hernandez
Cedar Park, Texas
Cedar Park HS
Ryan Leary
Liberty Hill, Texas
Liberty Hill HS
Daylan Pena
Corpus Christi, Texas
Veterans Memorial HS
Damien Whitfield
Atlanta, Georgia
Next Level Academy
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll [ edit ]
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 15, 2021 and the Bobcats were picked to finish first in the West Division and second overall in the conference.[ 3]
Coaches poll (West)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Texas State
65 (6)
2
UT Arlington
58 (4)
3
Louisiana
52 (2)
4
Little Rock
33
5
Louisiana–Monroe
27
6
Arkansas State
13
[ 4]
2021 Texas State Bobcats roster
Pitchers
3 Trevis Sundgren - Junior
9 Triston Dixon - Sophomore
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 Tristan McCraw - Redshirt Sophomore
27 Otto Wofford - Freshman
28 Matthew Nicholas - Redshirt Sophomore
31 Garrett Herrmann - Senior
32 Dontae Woodard - Sophomore
33 Cody Farmer - Sophomore
34 Zeke Wood - Sophomore
35 Cameron Bush - Redshirt Freshman
39 Tony Robie - Freshman
40 Austin Smith - Redshirt Sophomore
41 Carson Keithley - Freshman
42 Zachary Leigh - Senior
43 Rhett McCaffety - Freshman
44 Cade Medlin - Freshman
45 Jonathan Martinez - Freshman
47 Colby Cooke - Freshman
48 Josh Hernandez - Freshman
50 Jerry Cuevas - Freshman
Isaac Ponce - Freshman
Catchers
2 Tucker Redden - Senior
4 Bryce Bonner - Senior
21 Peyton Lewis - Sophomore
Infielders
1 Jaxon Williams - Senior
8 Dalton Shuffield - Junior
10 Justin Thompson - Junior
11 Cameron Gibbons - Junior
23 Jose Gonzalez - Sophomore
24 Wesley Faison - Junior
25 Cole Coffey - Senior
29 Casey Sunseri - Freshman
36 Cade Manning - Freshman
38 Johnny Gonzales - Senior
49 Fabian Mayfield - Freshman
Outfielders
6 Will Hollis - Redshirt Senior
7 John Wuthrich - Junior
15 Chase Evans - Senior
17 Isaiah Ortega-Jones - Junior
19 Ben McClain - Redshirt Sophomore
46 Jared Younce - Freshman
2021 Texas State Bobcats coaching staff
Steven Trout – Head Coach – 2nd year
Josh Blakley – Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 3rd year
Chad Massengale – Assistant Head Coach – 4th year
Jerry Cervantez – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 3rd year
Todd Haney – Director of Player Development & Analytics – 3rd year
Schedule and results [ edit ]
Legend
Texas State win
Texas State loss
Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold
Texas State team member
2021 Texas State Bobcats baseball game log
Regular season (21-34)
February (3-5)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Feb. 20
BYU
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 5-4
Smith (1-0)
Walker (0-1)
Stivors (1)
165
1-0
Feb. 20
BYU
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 4-9
Robison (1-0)
Sundgren (0-1)
McLaughlin (1)
151
1-1
Feb. 22
BYU
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 11-6
Smith (2-0)
Mabeus (0-1)
Dixon (1)
700
2-1
Feb. 23
BYU
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 6-7
McIntyre (1-0)
Stivors (0-1)
None
ESPN+
700
2-2
Feb. 24
at Sam Houston State
Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
W 5-4
Gould (1-0)
Beard (0-1)
Sundgren (1)
225
3-2
Feb. 27
at Sacramento State
John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA
L 4-8
Randall (1-0)
Leigh (0-1)
None
15
3-3
Feb. 27
at Sacramento State
John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA
L 4-5
Tinsley (1-0)
Smith (2-1)
Churby (2)
15
3-4
Feb. 28
at Sacramento State
John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA
L 1-7
Saul (1-1)
Wood (0-1)
None
15
3-5
March (8-9)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Mar. 2
New Mexico State
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 8-6
Wofford (1-0)
Laukkanen (0-2)
Stivors (2)
700
4-5
Mar. 3
No. 19 Texas
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 3-10
Wenzel (2-0)
Bush (0-1)
None
ESPN+
700
4-6
Shriner's Hospitals for Children College Classic
Mar. 5
vs. No. 10 Texas Tech
Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
L 4-8
Key (1-0)
Leigh (0-2)
None
4-7
Mar. 6
vs. No. 13 TCU
Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
L 0-10 (8 inns)
Smith (2-0)
Sundgren (0-1)
None
4-8
Mar. 7
vs. Rice
Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
W 9-1
Wood (1-1)
Gallant (1-1)
None
2,255
5-8
Mar. 9
No. 11 TCU
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 11-1 (7 inns)
Herrmann (1-0)
Meador (1-1)
None
ESPN+
700
6-8
Mar. 12
Houston
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 3-12
Gasser (2-1)
Leigh (0-3)
None
ESPN+
700
6-9
Mar. 13
Houston
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 15-9
Bush (1-1)
Bretz (0-1)
None
ESPN+
700
7-9
Mar. 14
Houston
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 7-8
Deese (2-1)
Smith (2-2)
Cherry (1)
ESPN+
700
7-10
Mar. 17
Rice
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 16-5 (7 inns)
Herrmann (2-0)
Zaskoda (1-1)
None
ESPN+
700
8-10
Mar. 19
at Little Rock
Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
L 1-2 (11 inns)
Barkley (4-0)
Wofford (1-1)
None
ESPN+
212
8-11
0-1
Mar. 20
at Little Rock
Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
L 0-12
Arnold (2-2)
Bush (1-2)
None
ESPN+
238
8-12
0-2
Mar. 21
at Little Rock
Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
L 4-7
Weatherley (2-0)
Nicholas (0-1)
Barkley (2)
ESPN+
254
8-13
0-3
Mar. 24
Oklahoma
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 5-2
Wood (2-1)
Abram (1-1)
None
ESPN+
677
9-13
Mar. 26
Louisiana–Monroe
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 5-6
Barlow (3-2)
Leigh (0-4)
Orton (2)
ESPN+
755
9-14
0-4
Mar. 27
Louisiana–Monroe
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 6-5
Stivors (1-1)
Martin (0-1)
None
ESPN+
733
10-14
1-4
Mar. 28
Louisiana–Monroe
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 4-1
Herrmann (3-0)
Wrobel (1-2)
Stivors (3)
ESPN+
712
11-14
2-4
Mar. 30
at Baylor
Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
L 2-4
Ashkinos (3-0)
Wood (2-2)
Boyd (4)
ESPN+
1,098
11-15
April (7-10)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Apr. 1
UT Arlington
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 2-0
Leigh (1-4)
Tavera (0-4)
None
681
12-15
3-4
Apr. 2
UT Arlington
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 3-9
Bullard (4-2)
Bush (1-3)
None
ESPN+
700
12-16
3-5
Apr. 3
UT Arlington
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 6-10
Norris (3-2)
Stivors (1-2)
None
ESPN+
700
12-17
3-6
Apr. 6
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX
W 7-4
Wofford (2-1)
De Leon (0-1)
Stivors (4)
1,175
13-17
Apr. 9
at Troy
Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL
W 4-2
Leigh (2-4)
Ortiz (2-4)
Stivors (5)
ESPN+
756
14-17
4-6
Apr. 10
at Troy
Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL
W 3-1
Herrmann (4-0)
Gainous (4-3)
Bush (1)
ESPN+
1,005
15-17
5-6
Apr. 11
at Troy
Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL
L 3-5
Oates (2-1)
Martinez (0-1)
Newton (1)
ESPN+
703
15-18
5-7
Apr. 13
Texas A&M
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 4-8
Magers (2-1)
Sundgren (0-3)
Jozwiak (4)
ESPN+
700
15-19
Apr. 16
at Washington
Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA
L 5-10
Gerling (2-2)
Leigh (2-5)
None
127
15-20
Apr. 17
at Washington
Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA
L 3-6
Guerrero (1-1)
Herrmann (4-1)
Delorefice (4)
156
15-21
Apr. 18
at Washington
Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA
L 1-2
Bloebaum (1-3)
Wood (2-3)
Delorefice (5)
145
15-22
Apr. 20
No. 3 Texas
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 1-5
Hansen (4-1)
Robie (0-1)
None
ESPN+
700
15-23
Apr. 23
Arkansas State
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 11-4
Leigh (3-5)
Hudson (2-1)
None
ESPN+
700
16-23
6-7
Apr. 24
Arkansas State
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 6-5
Stivors (2-2)
Stone (0-2)
None
700
17-23
7-7
Apr. 25
Arkansas State
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 1-12
Holt (3-2)
Dixon (0-1)
Jumper (3)
700
17-24
7-8
Apr. 27
at Texas A&M
Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX
L 0-4
Childress (3-4)
Smith (2-3)
Weber (1)
1,081
17-25
Apr. 30
at Louisiana
M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA
W 9-3
Leigh (4-5)
Arrighetti (6-4)
None
ESPN+
887
18-25
8-8
May (3–9)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
May 1
at Louisiana
M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA
L 0-9
Cooke (5-2)
Wood (2-4)
None
826
18-26
8-9
May 2
at Louisiana
M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA
W 6-2
Wofford (3-1)
Perrin (1-2)
None
426
19-26
9-9
May 4
at No. 6 Texas
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 1-4
Quintanilla (4-0)
Dixon (0-2)
Nixon (6)
1,898
19-27
May 7
South Alabama
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 6-3
Bush (2-3)
Samaniego (1-2)
None
700
20-27
10-9
May 8
South Alabama
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 13-4
Wood (3-4)
Boswell (2-3)
None
683
21-27
11-9
May 9
South Alabama
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 4-9
Dalton (5-3)
Nicholas (0-2)
None
ESPN+
676
21-28
11-10
May 14
Georgia State
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 4-7
Jones (1-6)
Leigh (4-6)
Dawson (1)
21-29
11-11
May 14
Georgia State
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 4-9
Watson (3-4)
Wood (3-5)
None
ESPN+
700
21-30
11-12
May 15
Georgia State
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 5-7
Lutz (1-2)
Herrmann (4-2)
Clark (1)
ESPN+
700
21-31
11-13
May 18
at No. 12 TCU
Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
Game cancelled
May 20
at Coastal Carolina
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
L 5-10
Sharkley (4-1)
Leigh (4-7)
None
ESPN+
1,000
21-32
11-14
May 21
at Coastal Carolina
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
L 7-8 (10 inns)
Abney (3-2)
Stivors (2-3)
None
ESPN+
1,000
21-33
11-15
May 22
at Coastal Carolina
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
L 2-12 (7 inns)
Sibley (1-0)
Robie (0-2)
None
ESPN+
1,000
21-34
11-16
Post-season (0–2)
Schedule Source: [ 5]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings" . D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021 .
^ "Trout Announces Baseball's 2021 Signing Class" . Texas State Athletics . Retrieved February 21, 2021 .
^ Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Conference Announces 2021 Baseball Preseason Honors" . sunbeltsports.org . Retrieved February 17, 2021 .
^ "2021 Baseball Roster" . Texas State Athletics . Retrieved February 21, 2021 .
^ "Baseball Releases 2021 Schedule" . Texas State Athletics . Retrieved February 21, 2021 .
^ "Baseball Coaches Poll" . Retrieved February 28, 2021 .
^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings" . baseballamerica.com . Retrieved February 28, 2021 .
^ "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper" . baseballnews.com . Retrieved February 28, 2021 .
^ "NCBWA > News" . sportswriters.net . Retrieved February 28, 2021 .
^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis" . d1baseball.com . Retrieved February 28, 2021 .