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. Soon after, the Sun Belt cancelled all season and postseason play.
Preseason
Signing Day Recruits
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. Coaches poll (West) 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
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
2020 Texas State Bobcats coaching staffSteven 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/SuspensionsBoldTexas 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 recordFeb. 14 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 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 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 9-2 Nicholas (1-0) Deskins (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,307 6-3 Feb. 28 at 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 recordMar. 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 Ballpark • Waco, TX W 12-2 (8 inn) Robie (2-0) Needham (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,462 9-4 Mar. 6 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 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 11-1 (8 inn) Robie (3-0) McKay (1-2) None ESPN+ 1,402 13-4 Mar. 11 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 pandemicMar. 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 pandemicMar. 20 at Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 21 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 22 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 24 Texas Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMar. 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 pandemicMar. 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 recordApr. 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 pandemicApr. 4 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 5 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 7 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 9 Louisiana Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 10 Louisiana Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 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 pandemicApr. 17 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 18 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 19 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 21 at Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 24 Little Rock Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 25 Little Rock Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 26 Little Rock Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicApr. 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 recordMay 1 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 2 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 3 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 5 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 8 Georgia Southern Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 9 Georgia Southern Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 10 Georgia Southern Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 14 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 15 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemicMay 16 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Postseason (0–0) (0–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMay 20 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL Championship Series suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
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