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.
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.
The Texas State men’s basketball team couldn’t hold onto a 41-24 halftime lead Wednesday night and lost in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament, 79-78 to Southeastern Louisiana in overtime.
The Texas State men’s basketball team will open the Southland Conference Tournament Wednesday against Southeastern Louisiana. A win for the Bobcats is likely to set up a rematch with Sam Houston State, which the Bobcats defeated Saturday at Strahan Coliseum.
With an 83-76 win Wednesday at Texas-San Antonio, the Texas State men’s basketball team could climb to as high as third when they finish the regular season Saturday. However, they would have to beat league leader Sam Houston State at Strahan Coliseum.
Texas State’s 2010 football schedule includes six home games, including five within a span of seven weeks. The Bobcats will open at Houston and close at Sam Houston State, with their first home game on Sept. 11 against Southern Arkansas and their last coming on Nov. 6 against Central Arkansas.
The Texas State women’s track and field team finished sixth during the weekend in the Southland Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in Norman, OK. The Texas State men’s team finished eighth in the same meet.
The Texas State men’s basketball team remains in playoff position, though a little closer to the bubble after a last-minute, 66-63 loss Saturday at Nicholls State. The Bobcats have four games left in the regular season, the next one coming Wednesday against Stephen F. Austin at Strahan Coliseum.
The Texas State women’s basketball is 1-10 in the Southland Conference after an 85-71 loss Saturday at Lamar. With five games remaining in their season, the Bobcats have to make up more than three games to enter the league tournament.
The Texas State women’s basketball team snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 53-44 win at home against Southeastern Louisiana Wednesday night, while the men’s team lost at Southeastern Louisiana to fall into fifth place.
