Texas State Bobcats baseball

The Texas State Bobcats baseball program is the intercollegiate baseball team representing Texas State University. The Bobcats' first season was in 1985, and have played their home games at Bobcat Ballpark on the university's campus in San Marcos, Texas since 2009.

Texas State Bobcats
Founded1985
UniversityTexas State University
Head coachSteven Trout (1st season)
ConferenceSun Belt
West Division
LocationSan Marcos, Texas
Home stadiumBobcat Ballpark
(Capacity: 2,400)
NicknameBobcats
ColorsMaroon and Gold[1]
         
NCAA Tournament appearances
1997, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2011
Conference tournament champions
Southland Conference: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2011
Conference champions
Southland: 2009, 2010, 2011
Sun Belt: 2019

Since the 2014 season, the Bobcats have competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. Previously, the Bobcats were a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), Southland Conference, and Gulf Star Conference.

History

Ty Harrington (University of Texas at Austin '89) began his tenure as Texas State baseball's fourth head coach in the 2000 season and compiled an overall record of 657-516-2 over 20 seasons. His overall record includes a 265-146 record in the Southland Conference and a 95-85 record in the Sun Belt Conference. [2]Harrington was honored as the Southland Conference Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2011. Texas State won three consecutive regular season SLC championships in 2009, 2010 and 2011 under Harrington. His teams also won the SLC tournament championship in 2000 and 2011 and made three NCAA Championship Regional appearances in 2000, 2009 and 2011. Harrington guided Texas State to its first Sun Belt Conference regular season championship in 2019.[3] He has helped produce 88 all-conference selections[4], 10 All-Americans, seven conference players of the year and 53 Major League Baseball Draftees.[5][6] On June 20, 2019, Harrington retired after 20 seasons at Texas State.[7]

On July 1, 2019, Steven Trout was named Texas State baseball's fifth head coach.[8] Trout previously served as Texas State's associate head coach for the 2018 and 2019 seasons and as an assistant coach in 2016 and 2017. Prior to his current stint with the Bobcats, Trout was an assistant coach on the West Virginia Mountaineers staff from 2013 to 2015.[9]

Bobcat Ballpark
Main article: Bobcat Ballpark

Texas State hosted the Texas Longhorns in Bobcat Ballpark's first game on March 3, 2009 in front of a then-record 2,593 spectators. As of the end of the 2019 season, the Bobcats have a 225-116-1 record at the facility. [10]

Bobcat Ballpark Attendance Records[11]
Date Opponent Result Attendance
1. March 21, 2017 Texas W, 11-10 (10) 3,017
2. March 28, 2017 Texas A&M L, 9-3 2,952
3. March 1, 2016 Texas L, 10-4 (11) 2,776
4. March 24, 2015 Texas L, 6-4 2,653
T-5. March 30, 2010 Texas A&M W, 6-5 (11) 2,603
T-5. March 11, 2014 Texas L, 6-3 2,603
7. March 3, 2009 Texas L, 6-5 2,593
8. March 27, 2018 Texas L, 6-1 2,547
9. April, 23, 2013 Texas A&M W, 4-1 2,512
10. February 14, 2014 Michigan W, 8-7 (10) 2,439

Notable players

[12] [13]

See also

References
  1. Texas State University Athletic Logos Art Sheet (PDF). January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  2. "2019 Baseball Schedule - Texas State Athletics". January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  3. "Sun Belt Regular Season Champions!". May 18, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  4. "Reich and Harrington Earn Specialty Awards; Four Named to All-Conference Teams". May 20, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  5. "Three Bobcats Selected on Final Day of MLB Draft". June 5, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  6. "2019 Texas State Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  7. Alex Miller (June 20, 2019). "Texas State baseball coach Ty Harrington retires after 20 seasons". www.expressnews.com. Hearst. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  8. Drew King (July 1, 2019). "Steven Trout Introduced As New Texas State Head Coach". www.sanmarcosrecord.com. San Marcos Daily Record. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  9. "Steven Trout - Baseball Coach - Texas State Athletics". January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  10. "2018 Baseball Schedule". Texas State Athletics. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  11. "2019 Texas State Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas State Athletics. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  12. "Texas State Baseball Coaching Staff".
  13. "4 Bobcats Selected on Final Day of 2012 MLB First Year Player Draft".
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