Baseball | 2/23/2017 10:46:00 AM

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State baseball team is set to venture away from San Marcos for the first time in 2017. The Bobcats will head to Stillwater, Oklahoma, for a three-game series against No. 22 Oklahoma State Feb. 24-26. This will be the first meeting between the two programs since 1998. This will also be the first ranked opponent for the Bobcats this year.
 
TXST owns a 2-3 record this season after splitting four games with Purdue and losing a midweek tilt to Baylor. The Cowboys are 2-2 after losing a three-game series to Grand Canyon and toppling Arizona State in a single contest.

Series Info: Texas State at Oklahoma State
Site: Allie P. Reynolds Stadium – Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dates: Friday, Feb. 24 – Sunday, Feb. 26
Time: Friday - 4 pm | Saturday - 3 pm | Sunday – 1 pm
 
Probable Pitching Matchups
Friday: #11 LHP Anthony Pagano (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. #37 Tyler Buffett (0-1, 11.25 ERA)
Saturday: #18 LHP Wes Engle (1-0, 5.40 ERA) vs. #34 Jensen Elliott (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
Sunday: #36 RHP Nicholas Fraze (0-0, 16.20 ERA) vs. #19 LHP Carson Teel (0-1, 5.06 ERA)
 
BOBCATS BOAST TOP ATTENDANCE NUMBERS
Since the NCAA began tracking attendance figures in 2014, Texas State has boasted the second-best attendance in the Sun Belt Conference. From 2014-16, the Bobcats welcomed 120,802 (1,328/game) patrons to Bobcat Ballpark. During the first five games of this season, TXST has an average attendance of 1,745, which is good for 20th in the nation.
 
2017 SEASON TICKETS ON SALE
The Texas State Athletics Ticket Office has announced season ticket packages for the upcoming 2017 Bobcat baseball campaign. Tickets are now on sale for both season ticket renewals and new purchases. Reserved season tickets can be purchased for $150 and general admission seats are $99. Special discounts are available for Bobcat Club donors, Texas State faculty and staff, recent alumni (2012-16) and members of the T-Association. A complete list of those discounts can be found in the chart below. Patrons can purchase their season tickets at the Mark & Linda Smith Athletic Ticket Office located at Bobcat Stadium, by calling the office at 512-245-2272, or by logging into their account on TXStateBobcats.com/tickets. Season ticket holders may renew their same seating locations as last year by logging into their account, calling 512-245-2272 or visiting the Mark & Linda Smith Athletic Ticket Office between 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Patrons attempting to login to their account need to check their email for instructions from Texas State on how to do so.
 
The deadline for season ticket renewals was Feb. 3, and Mini-Plans went on sale Jan. 31. Single game tickets were made available for purchase Feb. 7 for all games except Texas and Texas A&M, which went on sale March 1. TXST is billed to play 33 games inside Bobcat Ballpark this season. Notable non-conference home games include dates with Baylor (Feb. 22), Rice (March 15), Texas (March 21) and Texas A&M (March 28). The first Sun Belt Conference action will be a three-game home series against the defending national champion Coastal Carolina Chanticleers March 17-19.
 
NOTE: Season ticket holders receive the benefit of being able to purchase additional tickets to any home game, including the Texas and Texas A&M games, when they pay for their season tickets.
 
WHAT LIES AHEAD
The Bobcats have lined up a treacherous slate for the 2017 campaign that features numerous dangerous opponents and allows Texas State fans plenty of opportunities to see some of the best college baseball teams in the nation. TXST is scheduled to play 23 road games and 33 contests in the friendly confines of Bobcat Ballpark. Of those 22 different opponents, seven received preseason national top-25 rankings from at least one of the five accredited ranking organizations (Coastal Carolina, Louisiana, Oklahoma State, Rice, Sam Houston State, Texas, Texas A&M). Also on the docket is seven programs that competed in the NCAA Championship last year (CCU, OSU, Rice, TAMU, SHSU, Louisiana, South Alabama), two College World Series participants (CCU, OSU) and the defending national champions (CCU). Texas State was also the only Sun Belt school to schedule a team from a Power 5 Conference (ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC) opening weekend. TXST lined up a four-game set with Big Ten foe Purdue Feb. 17-19.