2021 Texas State Bobcats baseball team

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2021 Texas State Bobcats baseball
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ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
2021 record21–36 (9–15 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Josh Blakley
  • Chad Massengale
Home stadiumBobcat Ballpark
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
South Alabama  x‍‍‡‍y 15 – 9   .625 36 – 22   .621
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 34 – 23   .596
Troy  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 27 – 26   .509
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 21 – 31   .404
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 18 – 37   .327
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 27 – 24   .529
West Division
Louisiana  x‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 32 – 23   .582
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 27 – 30   .474
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 26 – 26   .500
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 21 – 30   .412
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 19 – 30   .388
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 21 – 36   .368
x – Division champion
‡ – champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

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.

Preseason[]

Signing Day Recruits[]

[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[]

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


Roster[]

[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

Coaching staff[]

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[]

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)
(0–2)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record Tournament Record
May 25 vs. (4E) Appalachian State (6W) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 0-1 Peterson (2-3) Leigh (4-8) Ellington (5) ESPN+ 21-35 0-1
May 26 vs. (1W) Louisiana (6W) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 6-12 Burk (5-0) Sundgren (0-4) None ESPN+ 21-36 0-2
Schedule Source:[5]

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

Rankings[]

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
Coaches'[6] RV RV* NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Baseball America[7] NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Collegiate Baseball^[8] 30 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
NCBWA†[9] RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
D1Baseball[10] NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


References[]

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Trout Announces Baseball's 2021 Signing Class". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. ^ Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Conference Announces 2021 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Baseball Roster". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Baseball Releases 2021 Schedule". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  9. ^ "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  10. ^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
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