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.
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.
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.
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.
Texas State’s baseball team is hitting only .221 as it begins the Southland Conference season this weekend at Bobcat Field against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. However, Texas State pitchers have allowed only a .250 batting average against them. The three-game Corpus series begins Friday night and runs through Sunday.
Texas State announced Tuesday morning that it has signed head football coach Brad Wright to a three-year contract extension. The university also extended the contracts of four other coaches.
Texas State has 36 home games, including contests against Rice, Texas A&M and Texas Christian on its 2010 baseball schedule released Thursday.
The Texas State baseball team has signed nine recruits during the early signing period, including San Marcos High School standout Blake Bagley, one of the top prospects in Central Texas.
Undrafted pitcher Tyler Brundridge beat his four drafted Texas State teammates to a pro contract, signing with the Seattle Mariners. Brundridge has reported the the Mariners’ team in the Rookie-level Arizona League.
