Series Info

No. 23 Texas State (14-6, 4-2 SLC) vs. Sam Houston State (11-9, 4-2 SLC)

Site: Huntsville, Texas - Sanders Stadium

Dates: Friday - Sunday, March 23 - 25

Times: 6:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 1 p.m.

Live Coverage

Radio: www.txstatebobcats.com/radio & 89.9 KTSW

Live Stats: www.txstatebobcats.com/live_stats

Twitter: www.twitter.com/TxStateBaseball

Probable Pitching Matchups

March 23 - Travis Ballew (RHP, Jr., 4-1, 1.54) & Cody Dickson (LHP, So., 2-2, 1.11)

March 24 - Colton Turner (LHP, Jr., 1-0, 1.01) & Justin Jackson (RHP, Sr., 3-2, 3.04)

March 25 - Kyle Finnegan (RHP, So., 4-0, 1.54) & Caleb Smith (RHP, So., 2-2, 3.03)



Game Notes (PDF)

San Marcos, Texas – Southland Conference leaders No. 23 Texas State and Sam Houston State will meet this weekend in Huntsville for a three-game series at Sanders Stadium. The Bobcats and Bearkcats will begin play on Friday at 6:30 p.m. before playing at 4 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Texas State (14-6, 4-2 SLC) enters the weekend after beating No. 19 TCU for the second time this season, giving the Bobcats their second best 20-game start under head coach Ty Harrington. Texas State has won each of their first two Southland Conference series this season and will look to make that three in a row beginning Friday.

Sam Houston State (11-9, 4-2 SLC), which is coming off a 10-3 loss to Baylor on Wednesday, has also won each of its first two SLC series this season, defeating Stephen F. Austin to open the season and Nicholls last weekend.

The Bobcats have won four straight games over Sam Houston State and have won 31 of 41 games against the Bearkcats since Harrington took over the program in 2000.

Live coverage of the game will be available through www.TxStateBobcats.com and includes audio and live stats. In addition, frequent in-game updates will be provided through the baseball Twitter account - @TxStateBaseball.

Top Storylines

Strong Start

Texas State is 14-6 to begin the season, marking the Bobcats' second best record through 20 games under head coach Ty Harrington. The team had its best record through 20 games last season when the team was 15-5.

4 Wins In 2011

Texas State defeated Sam Houston State four times (regular season series sweep and once in the SLC Tournament) in 2011, making the first time ever that the Bobcats defeated the Bearkcats four times in a season.

10-or-more Runs

Texas State scored 10-or-more runs in 15 of 64 games last season for an average of a double-digit output about once every four games. This season, the Bobcats have scored 10-or-more runs just once through 20 games.

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