2020 Texas State Bobcats baseball team

American college baseball season

2020 Texas State Bobcats baseball

Conference| Sun Belt Conference
Division| West Division
Record| 14–4 (0–0 SBC)
Head coach|

* Steven Trout (1st season)

Assistant coaches|

* Josh Blakley
* Chad Massengale

Home stadium| Bobcat Ballpark

Seasons

<- 2019

2021 ->

2020 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 5 |  | .688
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 5 |  | .688
Appalachian State ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 6 |  | .647
Georgia State ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 9 | - | 7 |  | .563
Troy ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 9 | - | 8 |  | .529
South Alabama ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444
West Division
Texas State ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 14 | - | 4 |  | .778
UT Arlington ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 4 |  | .750
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 5 |  | .706
Little Rock ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 9 | - | 8 |  | .529
Louisiana ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 8 | - | 9 |  | .471
Arkansas State ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 7 | - | 9 |  | .438
x - Division champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 12, 2020[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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.[2] Soon after, the Sun Belt cancelled all season and postseason play.

## Preseason

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### Signing Day Recruits

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Player  | Hometown  | Previous Team

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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

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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.[4]

Coaches poll (West)

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)
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

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* 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

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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

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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

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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

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2020 Texas State Bobcats coaching staff

* Steven 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

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Legend

| Texas State win
| Texas State loss
| Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold | Texas 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 record
Feb. 14 | Stony Brook |  | 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 Houston Baptist |  | 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 | Rice |  | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 9-2 | Nicholas (1-0) | Deskins (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,307 | 6-3 |
Feb. 28 | at Houston |  | 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 record
Mar. 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 |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 12-2 (8 inn) | Robie (2-0) | Needham (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,462 | 9-4 |
Mar. 6 | Bethune–Cookman |  | 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 | UTSA |  | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 11-1 (8 inn) | Robie (3-0) | McKay (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 1,402 | 13-4 |
Mar. 11 | Prairie View A&M |  | 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 pandemic
Mar. 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 pandemic
Mar. 20 | at Arkansas State |  | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 21 | at Arkansas State |  | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 22 | at Arkansas State |  | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 24 | Texas |  | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 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 pandemic
Mar. 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 record
Apr. 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 pandemic
Apr. 4 | at Louisiana–Monroe |  | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 5 | at Louisiana–Monroe |  | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 7 | Incarnate Word |  | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 9 | Louisiana |  | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 10 | Louisiana |  | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 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 pandemic
Apr. 17 | at Georgia State |  | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 18 | at Georgia State |  | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 19 | at Georgia State |  | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 21 | at Texas |  | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 24 | Little Rock |  | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 25 | Little Rock |  | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 26 | Little Rock |  | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 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 record
May 1 | at Troy |  | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 2 | at Troy |  | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 3 | at Troy |  | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 5 | Texas–Rio Grande Valley |  | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 8 | Georgia Southern |  | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 9 | Georgia Southern |  | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 10 | Georgia Southern |  | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 14 | at UT Arlington |  | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 15 | at UT Arlington |  | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 16 | at UT Arlington |  | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Post-season (0–0)
| SBC Tournament (0–0)

Date  | Opponent  | Seed/Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SBC record
May 20 |  |  | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | Championship Series suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic

Schedule Source:[7]

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

## References

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1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
2. ^ Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.
3. ^ "Baseball Inks 16 for 2020 Class". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
4. ^ "Hollis Named to All-Sun Belt Preseason Team; Bobcats Picked 3rd in the West". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
5. ^ "2020 Baseball Roster". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
6. ^ "2020 Baseball Roster". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
7. ^ "2020 Baseball Schedule". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

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