Baseball | 1/22/2016 4:03:00 PM
SAN MARCOS, Texas – It goes back, back, back … HOME RUN! Bobcat fans, this is your chance to hit a home run out of Bobcat Ballpark or Bobcat Softball Stadium. If you do, your 2016 season tickets are free!
Come out to Texas State's Slug-for-Your-Seats Fan Fest on Saturday, Feb. 6 for the opportunity to slug for your seats. Any season-ticket holder who can hit a home run off former Major League pitcher and current Texas State pitching coach
Jeremy Fikac or Olympic Gold Medalist and current Texas State softball pitching coach
Cat Osterman will receive a full refund for their 2016 season tickets.
In addition to Slug-for-Your-Seats, there will be Fan Fest activities that include a Meet-&-Greet with both teams, autographs from the players, bounce houses for the kids and more. There will also be an opportunity to purchase season tickets, mini-plans and individual game tickets. Both teams will also stick around to practice and scrimmage.
Registration is only open to those who purchase or renew season tickets. In addition to the opportunity to win a full refund on season tickets, participants will also be entered for prize giveaways that include:
- Team hats
- Autographed team baseballs or softballs
- A chance to announce the Texas State batting lineups during a regular season game
- A chance to throw out a first pitch during the regular season plus two free tickets.
Register now! OFFICIAL RULES - Each participant will get one swing or two pitches from Fikac or Osterman. If the participant does not swing at either pitch, the participant's turn is over.
- Slug-for-Your-Seats is limited to the first 50 registrants. Registration will be allowed on the day of the event if space allows and season tickets are purchased. Until then, register here. Registration is only open to those who purchase or renew season tickets.
- For baseball season tickets, the participant must face Fikac. For softball season tickets, the participant must face Osterman.
- Only the registered season ticket holder or immediate family member may participate and only one opportunity per season-ticket holder account.
- All participants will be required to sign a waiver before entering the batter's box.
- All participants must wear a batting helmet provided by Texas State Baseball and Softball and may only use a bat provided by Texas State Baseball and Softball.
- A winning hit is one that passes over the outfield fence of Bobcat Ballpark or Bobcat Softball Stadium in fair territory without bouncing on the field. Final determination of whether a hit constitutes a home run will be made by the Texas State Baseball and Softball staff.
- All registrants must check in on the day of the event with the Texas State Athletics staff to participate and receive on-field directions.
EVENT SCHEDULE - 10:30 a.m.: Gates Open for fun in the bounce houses and for purchasing and picking up season tickets
- 11:00 a.m.: Baseball Slug-for-Your-Seats promotion with Coach Jeremy Fikac
- 11:30 a.m.: Baseball team autograph session begins
- 12:00 p.m.: Baseball batting practice and intrasquad scrimmage begin/Softball team autograph session begins
- 12:30 p.m.: Softball Slug-for-Your-Seats promotion with Coach Cat Osterman
- 1:00 p.m.: Softball practice begins
SEASON TICKET INFORMATION - Purchase season tickets here.
- Baseball season tickets are $150 for Reserved and $125 for General Admission
- Discounts for Bobcat Club Donors, Recent Alumni (2011-15), Texas State Faculty and Staff, and T-Association Members
- Softball season tickets are $75 for Reserved and $65 for General Admission
- Discounts for Bobcat Club Donors, Recent Alumni (2011-15), Texas State Faculty and Staff, and T-Association Members
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT Fikac's career highlights:
- Four seasons of Major League Baseball with the San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics and Montreal Expos
- 116 MLB strikeouts
- A rookie ERA of 1.37
- Career ERA of 4.49
- Drafted by the San Diego Padres
- Tied for fifth all-time in career shutouts at Texas State
Osterman's career highlights:
- Olympic Gold and Silver Medalist
- 832 strikeouts in a 10-year career with a 59-4 record and 0.38 ERA with Team USA
- 8-year veteran of the National Pro Fastpitch League
- All-NPF team five times and three-time NPF Pitcher of the Year
- Holds NCAA record for career strikeout ratio per seven innings (14.35) and is second all-time in NCAA Division I for career strikeouts with 2,265
- Holds career records in strikeouts, victories (136), ERA (0.51), shutouts (85) and no hitters (20) at Texas
- Three-time Big 12 Conference Female Athlete of the Year
