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SAN MARCOS – Baseball season is finally here and the Bobcats will get it started Friday at 3:30 p.m. against Michigan as part of the team's Texas State Invitational. There will be three games Friday and two each Saturday and Sunday with Texas State playing Washington at 2 p.m. Saturday and Air Force at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. For complete information on the Texas State Invitational, click here.
 
Head Coach Ty Harrington had the opportunity to speak to the press Thursday at Baseball Media Day (fans can watch video above).
 
The Bobcats have already received plenty of preseason accolades heading into this season. Senior catcher Tyler Pearson is a nominee for the Johnny Bench Award, awarded to the best catcher in the country.
 
Freshman infielder Granger Studdard was named the preseason Freshman of the Year in the Sun Belt Conference by Baseball America.
 
Baseball America continued to shower its praise on Texas State when it named senior pitcher Scott Grist to its list of the top 50 collegiate senior prospects in the nation. He came in 46^th.
 
The Bobcats also have four All-Conference selections returning this season in All-WAC second teamers Hunter Lemke, Lucas Humpal and Garrett Mattlage along with first teamer Cody Lovejoy. Lovejoy led the team in batting average a season ago while Mattlage led the team in hits.
 
Lemke tallied eight saves for the second best season ever by a Texas State reliever and Humpal was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball.
 
Texas State has plenty returning as the team heads into the 2014 season this weekend. Read about it all here in this week's game notes.