2021 Texas State Bobcats baseball team

American college baseball season

2021 Texas State Bobcats baseball

Conference| Sun Belt Conference
Division| West Division
Record| 21–36 (9–15 SBC)
Head coach|

* Steven Trout (2nd season)

Assistant coaches|

* Josh Blakley
* Chad Massengale

Home stadium| Bobcat Ballpark

Seasons

<- 2020

2022 ->

2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

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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
‡ - Tournament 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

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### Signing Day Recruits

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Player  | Hometown  | Previous Team

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)
| SBC Tournament (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

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Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| Final
Coaches'[6]| RV| RV*| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| | | | | |
Baseball America[7]| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| | | | | |
Collegiate Baseball^[8]| 30| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| | | | | |
NCBWA†[9]| RV| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| | | | | |
D1Baseball[10]| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| | | | | |

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A 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

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1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
2. ^ "Trout Announces Baseball's 2021 Signing Class". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
3. ^ Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Conference Announces 2021 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
4. ^ "2021 Baseball Roster". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
5. ^ "Baseball Releases 2021 Schedule". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 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 February 28, 2021.
10. ^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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