GAME 24: Texas at Texas State
Time / Date	6 p.m. / Tuesday, March 27
Location	San Marcos, Texas
Stadium	Bobcat Ballpark
Live Stats	Statbroadcast | SIDEARM
Video ($)	TXST All-Access
Audio	KTSW 89.9 FM I TXST All-Access
Game Notes	Texas State
TXST Starter	LHP Wes Engle (1-1, 3.71 ERA)
UT Starter	RHP Nico O'Donnell (1-1, 3.38 ERA)

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State baseball team returns home to host the University of Texas in a non-conference midweek tilt. The Bobcats (14-8-1, 3-3 SBC) will welcome the Longhorns (15-10, 5-1 Big 12) at 6 p.m. March 27 at Bobcat Ballpark.

The contest has already sold out, and there are limited standing-room only seats available.

Texas leads the all-time series 46-11, but the Bobcats were able to defeat the Longhorns 11-10 in 10 innings last season in San Marcos.

UT won the season series by capturing both contests in Austin.

A LOOK AT TEXAS STATE
•    Texas State is currently 14-8-1 this season and has posted an 11-4-1 record in the month of March.
•    The Bobcats are coming off a three-game loss at No. 20 Coastal Carolina. CCU won the three contests by a combined score of 26-6.
•    TXST entered the national discussion for the first time this season last week, as the maroon and gold earned a national rank of No. 30 by Collegiate Baseball News. The team dropped out of the polls this week after going 1-4 last week.
•    Senior Jared Huber leads TXST in batting average overall this season, as he is hitting .308 (16-for-52).
•    Senior Derek Scheible is the team leader in RBIs (22), home runs (7) and runs scored (22).

A LOOK AT TEXAS
•    The Longhorns boast a 15-10 record overall with a 5-1 mark in Big 12 Conference action.
•    They have just one loss in league play after sweeping Kansas two weeks ago and taking a series against Oklahoma State this past weekend.
•    UT has an RPI of No. 38 this season and boasts victories over Louisiana (twice), No. 7 Stanford, No. 23 LSU, and No. 25 Sam Houston State. The team has won six of its last seven overall.
•    Kody Clemens leads the Longhorns with a .372 batting average (32-for-86). He also owns the team lead in home runs (7), runs scored (24) and RBIs (24).
•    Clemens was named the Big 12 Hitter of the Week on March 19.

ESTABLISHING NEW CAREER-HIGHS
    Below is a list of all Bobcat returners who have registered new single-game career highs in 2018.
•    Broc Bosse - 2.1 innings pitched (Oklahoma State), 4 strikeouts (Coastal Carolina)
•    Cole Coffey - 2 runs scored (Stephen F. Austin)
•    Nicholas Fraze - 8 strikeouts (Appalachian State)
•    Jaylen Hubbard - 2 doubles (Incarnate Word)
•    Zachary Leigh - 7.2 innings pitched and 8 strikeouts (Appalachian State)
•    Brandon Lewis - 8 strikeouts (McNeese State)
•    Braden Pearson - 4 strikeouts (Rice)
•    Derek Scheible - 2 home runs (UC Santa Barbara)

WEATHER WREAKING HAVOC ON TXST
•    Weather has played a role in all but one weekend series for Texas State in 2018.
•    The opening three-game set against Oklahoma State went off without a hitch, but since then the Bobcats have been unable to finish a series unaltered by weather.
•    TXST had a 58-minute rain delay early in a 1-0 loss to McNeese State on Feb. 25.
•    A contest on March 3 against Stephen F. Austin was halted after five innings of play due to persistent rain showers, and the game was finished on March 4 with Texas State winning 6-3.
•    Action at UC Santa Barbara never got underway March 10 thanks to heavy rainfall, and the game was moved to a doubleheader March 11. The Bobcats won the first game 6-5, and the two sides tied 4-4 in the series finale due to travel constraints.
•    Play was halted in the sixth inning for 1 hour, 24 minutes on March 17 against Appalachian State due to rain/lightning. TXST would go on to capture a 3-2 victory.
•    The start time for a March 23 bout against Coastal Carolina was pushed up one hour due to cold temperatures in Conway. The series finale was then played as a day-night doubleheader March 24 due to rain in the March 25 forecast.

TXST SELECTED TO COMPETE IN 2019 SHRINERS CLASSIC
•    The Texas State baseball team is set to join a loaded field for the 2019 Shriners Hospital for Children College Classic, the Houston Astros announced March 5.
•    The tournament will be contested March 1-3, 2019, at Minute Maid Park and feature an all-Texas field of Baylor, Houston, Rice, TCU, Texas A&M and Texas State.
•    The 19th annual event will feature nine games between the six programs.
•    The official times and dates of each game will be announced at a later time.

SEASON TICKETS NOW ON SALE
•    The Texas State Athletics Ticket Office has announced season ticket packages for the 2018 Bobcat baseball campaign.
•    Tickets are on sale for both season ticket renewals and new purchases. Special discounts are available for Bobcat Club donors, Texas State faculty and staff, recent alumni (2013-17) and members of the T-Association.
•    Patrons can purchase their season tickets at the TXST 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.
•    Due to the high demand for reserved seats, fans are encouraged to purchase the best available seats now and to indicate their preferences for other locations if any become available.
•    Season ticket holders may renew their same seating locations as last year by logging into their account, calling 512-245-2272 or visiting the TXST 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.


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