2022 Texas State Bobcats baseball team

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2022 Texas State Bobcats baseball
Texas State Athletics wordmark.svg
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
CBNo. 9
2022 record18–4 (3–0 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Josh Blakley
  • Chad Massengale
Home stadiumBobcat Ballpark
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 20 Texas State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0 – 0   1.000 18 – 3 – 0   .857
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0 – 0   1.000 15 – 3 – 0   .833
Troy  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0 – 0   1.000 14 – 5 – 0   .737
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0 – 0   1.000 14 – 6 – 0   .700
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1 – 0   .667 13 – 7 – 0   .650
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 1 – 1 – 1   .500 11 – 7 – 1   .605
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 1 – 1 – 1   .500 5 – 12 – 1   .306
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2 – 0   .333 7 – 11 – 0   .389
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3 – 0   .000 10 – 8 – 0   .556
Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3 – 0   .000 9 – 10 – 0   .474
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3 – 0   .000 6 – 13 – 0   .316
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3 – 0   .000 4 – 13 – 0   .235
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of March 24, 2022[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Texas State Bobcats baseball team represents Texas State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bobcats play their home games at Bobcat Ballpark and are led by third-year head coach Steven Trout. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason[]

Signing Day Recruits[]

[2]

Player Hometown Previous Team
Pitchers
Colby Diaz Leander, Texas Rouse HS
Adrian Najar Grand Prairie, Texas South Grand Prairie HS
Brian Panneton Tomball, Texas Tomball Memorial HS
Sam Peterson Lindale, Texas Lindale HS
Jack Stroud Amarillo, Texas Weatherford
Mark Zapata Pearland, Texas Pearland HS
Hitters
Collin Coker Sweeny, Texas Sweeny HS
Rashawn Galloway Boerne, Texas Boerne HS
Coldon Kiser Lubbock, Texas Frenship HS
Davis Powell Lufkin, Texas Lufkin HS
Kameron Weil Arlington, Texas Weatherford

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll[]

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022. Texas State was picked to finish seventh with 71 votes.[3]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 South Alabama 139 (7)
2 Georgia Southern 118
T3 Coastal Carolina 117 (3)
T3 Louisiana 117 (2)
5 UT Arlington 78
6 Troy 74
7 Texas State 71
8 Little Rock 63
9 Louisiana–Monroe 59
10 Appalachian State 38
11 Georgia State 34
12 Arkansas State 28

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors[]

No players were chosen from the Bobcats.

Roster[]

[4]

2022 Texas State Bobcats roster
 

Pitchers

  • 1 Carson Keithley - Redshirt Freshman
  • 2 Triston Dixon - Junior
  • 3 Trevis Sundgren - Senior
  • 12 Rhett McCaffety - Sophomore
  • 13 Tristan Stivors - Senior
  • 14 Hayden Vanderroest - Sophomore
  • 15 Austin Smith - Redshirt Junior
  • 19 Dylan Kerbow - Freshman
  • 20 Reece Gould - Junior
  • 25 Levi Wells - Sophomore
  • 26 Tristan McCraw - Redshirt Junior
  • 27 Otto Wofford - Sophomore
  • 28 Matthew Nicholas - Redshirt Junior
  • 31 Nick Moore - Freshman
  • 32 Victor Loa - Freshman
  • 34 Zeke Wood - Junior
  • 35 Cameron Bush - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 36 Jeb Drewery - Freshman
  • 38 Kyler Kirkpatrick - Freshman
  • 39 Tony Robie - Sophomore
  • 40 Peyton Zabel - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 43 Edward Mendoza - Freshman
  • 45 Jonathan Martinez - Sophomore
  • 46 McCray Gann - Freshman
  • 47 Colby Cooke - Redshirt Freshman
  • 48 Joel Burgess - Freshman
  • 49 Tyler Cooper - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 18 August Ramirez - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 21 Peyton Lewis - Junior
  • 44 Chris Bernal - Freshman

Infielders

  • 8 Dalton Shuffield - Senior
  • 9 Cade Manning - Sophomore
  • 10 Justin Thompson - Senior
  • 11 Cameron Gibbons - Senior
  • 16 Daylan Pena - Freshman
  • 23 Jose Gonzalez - Junior
  • 24 Wesley Faison - Senior
  • 29 Max Crabbe - Junior
  • 41 Ryder Hernandez - Freshman
  • 50 Ryan Leary - Freshman

Outfielders

  • 4 Ben McClain - Redshirt Junior
  • 6 Kyle Atkinson - Freshman
  • 7 John Wuthrich - Senior
  • 17 Isaiah Ortega-Jones - Senior
  • 42 Damien Whitfield - Freshman

Coaching staff[]

2022 Texas State Bobcats coaching staff
  • Steven Trout – Head Coach – 3rd year
  • Josh Blakley – Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 4th year
  • Chad Massengale – Assistant Head Coach – 5th year
  • Jerry Cervantez – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 4th year
  • Todd Haney – Director of Player Development & Analytics – 4th year

Schedule and results[]

Legend
  Texas State win
  Texas State loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold Texas State team member
2022 Texas State Bobcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (18–4)
February (7–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
Feb. 18 Utah Valley Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 5–3 Stivors (1-0) Voortmeyer (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,278 1–0
Feb. 19 Utah Valley Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 14–4 (8 inns) Keithley (1-0) McCollough (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,318 2–0
Feb. 19 Utah Valley Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 3–5 Hauck (1-0) Bush (0-1) Sims (1) ESPN+ 1,318 2–1
Feb. 20 Utah Valley Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 14–2 (8 inns) Robie (1-0) Yocum (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,090 3–1
Feb. 23 vs. Wichita State Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX Game postponed
Feb. 24 Wichita State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 9–2 Sundgren (1-0) Cranz (0-1) None 283 4–1
Feb. 25 Ohio State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 9–1 Wood (1-0) Coupet (1-1) None 900 5–1
Feb. 26 Ohio State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 8–5 Dixon (1-0) Haberthier (0-1) Stivors (1) 1,079 6–1
Feb. 27 Ohio State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 6–4 Nicholas (1-0) Loncar (0-1) Stivors (2) 1,147 7–1
March (11–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
Mar. 1 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 7–3 Bush (1-2) Serbantez (0-1) None ESPN+ 985 8–1
Mar. 4 at No. 11 Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, Arizona L 2–7 Nichols (2-0) Wood (1-1) None P12N-AZ 2,244 8–2
Mar. 5 at No. 11 Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 6-2 Wells (1-0) Irvin (1-1) Stivors (3) P12N-AZ 2,737 9-2
Mar. 6 at No. 11 Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 7-3 Robie (2-0) Flanagan (1-1) None P12N-AZ 2,518 10-2
Mar. 8 vs. No. 1 Texas Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 8-9 Cobb (1-0) Sundgren (1-1) Nixon (3) ESPN+ 3,283[a] 10-3
Mar. 9 at No. 1 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 6-4 Wofford (1-0) Blair (0-1) Stivors (4) LHN 7,469 11-3
Mar. 11 Southern Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 6–2 Wood (2-1) Battaglia (0-3) None 333 12–3
Mar. 12 Southern Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 15–5 Wells (2-0) Davis (0-2) None 1,195 13–3
Mar. 13 Southern Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 9–5 Keithley (2-0) Fidanza (2-1) None 1,129 14–3
Mar. 15 Prairie View A&M No. 22 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 8–2 Sundgren (2-1) Curry (0-2) None 1,405 15–3
Mar. 18 at Arkansas State No. 22 Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 13–7 Dixon (2-0) Anderson (0-2) None 188 16–3 1–0
Mar. 19 at Arkansas State No. 22 Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 2–1 Wells (3-0) Nash (1-1) Stivors (5) 249 17–3 2–0
Mar. 20 at Arkansas State No. 22 Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 5–4 Stivors (2-0) Wiseman (0-1) None 246 18–3 3–0
Mar. 22 at Incarnate Word No. 20 Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L 2–4 Rollins (1-0) Sundgren (2-2) David (4) 275 18–4 3–0
Mar. 25 Coastal Carolina No. 20 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX ESPN+
Mar. 26 Coastal Carolina No. 20 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX ESPN+
Mar. 27 Coastal Carolina No. 20 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX ESPN+
Mar. 29 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX ESPN+
April (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
Apr. 1 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+
Apr. 2 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+
Apr. 3 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+
Apr. 5 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX SECN+
Apr. 8 Georgia Southern Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX ESPN+
Apr. 9 Georgia Southern Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX ESPN+
Apr. 10 Georgia Southern Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX ESPN+
Apr. 12 Baylor Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX ESPN+
Apr. 14 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX ESPN+
Apr. 15 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX ESPN+
Apr. 16 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX ESPN+
Apr. 19 UTSA Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
Apr. 22 Little Rock Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX ESPN+
Apr. 23 Little Rock Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX ESPN+
Apr. 24 Little Rock Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX ESPN+
Apr. 26 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX CUSA.tv
Apr. 29 South Alabama Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
Apr. 30 South Alabama Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
May (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
May 1 South Alabama Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX ESPN+
May 3 Incarnate Word Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX ESPN+
May 6 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA ESPN+
May 7 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA
May 8 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA
May 13 Louisiana Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX ESPN+
May 14 Louisiana Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX ESPN+
May 15 Louisiana Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX ESPN+
May 17 Houston Baptist Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX ESPN+
May 19 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA
May 20 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA
May 21 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA
  1. ^ New attendance record for Bobcat Ballpark
Schedule Source:[5]

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

Rankings[]

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'[6]——*——2321
Baseball America[7]————2222
Collegiate Baseball^[8]———17159
NCBWA†[9]————2621
D1Baseball[10]————2220

^ 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 March 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Baseball Signing Class Announced". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ "South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Baseball Roster". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  10. ^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
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