Baseball

Smith holds down Sam Houston in first league start

Making his first start in the Southland Conference, Texas State sophomore Carson Smith began with six shutout innings at Sam Houston State Friday night, helping the Bobcats to a 12-5 win.



Rattlers climb to 2-0 in baseball district

With an 11-4 win at home Friday night against Lockhart, San Marcos High School baseball coach Bryan Webb said his team avoided a possible trap on the heels of a huge win Tuesday at Hays.



Rattlers open district with huge road win

The San Marcos High School baseball team notched a big win Wednesday, opening the District 17-4A season with a 3-2 win at Hays. The Rattlers will play Lockhart at home Friday night.



Rattlers to open district season

The San Marcos High School baseball team will open the District 17-4A season Wednesday at Hays after the game Tuesday was postponed due to weather. The Rattlers are 9-8 after winning three of five games last weekend at the Austin ISD Tournament.



Atwood leads Bobcats in bruising of Tech

Texas State pounded out 17 hits, five from center fielder Bret Atwood, in a 13-7 win Tuesday at Texas Tech. The Bobcats have 58 hits in their last four games.



Bobcats trounce Penn State in baseball

Bashing out 41 hits in three games, the Texas State baseball team swept its series against Penn State at Bobcat Field during the weekend, improving to 8-6 for the season. The Bobcats have raised their team batting average 60 points to .281 in the last ten days.



Rattlers take one last tune-up before district

San Marcos High School baseball coach Bryan Webb said he likes what he’s seeing as his ball club approaches the District 17-4A season, which starts next Tuesday at Hays. The Rattlers are playing this weekend in the Austin ISD Tournament.



Bullpen falters in Bobcats loss at Texas

Carson Smith shut down the Texas Longhorns through six innings Tuesday night, but the Texas State bullpen allowed three runs in the eighth and the Bobcats lost a disappointing 4-3 decision in Austin.



Bobcats still putting together baseball puzzle

The Texas State baseball team found its hitting shoes in a weekend series win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. But head coach Ty Harrington still is trying to piece together his pitching staff.



Bobcats battle to win league opener

Garret Carruth retired all four batters he faced in his audition for closer Friday night at Bobcat Field as the Texas State baseball team scored four times in the eighth for a 5-3 win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to start the Southland Conference season.