GAME 34: Texas State at Georgia State
Time / Date	5 p.m. / Friday, April 13
Location	Decatur, Ga.
Stadium	GSU Baseball Complex
Live Stats	Statbroadcast
Video	PantherVision
Audio	KTSW 89.9 FM
Game Notes	Texas State
TXST Starter	RHP Connor Reich (4-2, 3.02 ERA)
GSU Starter	RHP Hunter Gaddis (6-1, 1.59 ERA)

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State baseball team will hit the road for the second-straight weekend, this time heading east to face Georgia State.The Bobcats (17-15-1, 5-7 SBC) will play the Panthers (17-15, 5-6 SBC) April 13-15 at GSU Baseball Complex.

TXST is 8-4 all-time against Georgia State, with all 12 meetings occurring since 2014 when the Bobcats joined the Sun Belt. GSU earned its first series win last year, defeating the Bobcats two games to one in San Marcos.

A LOOK AT TEXAS STATE
•    Texas State is currently 17-15-1 this and 5-7 in the SBC after losing a three-game series at ULM this past weekend and dropping a midweek contest to UTRGV.
•    The Bobcats started the season 14-5-1 but have since posted a 3-10 mark.
•    Senior Dylan Paul leads TXST in batting average overall this season, as he is hitting .310 (39-for-126).
•    Senior Derek Scheible is the team leader in RBIs (24), home runs (8) and runs scored (26).
•    Texas State has dropped each of its last three weekend series and is 2-7 in conference games since sweeping Appalachian State in the first week of league play.

 

GAME 35: Texas State at Georgia State
Time / Date	1 p.m. / Saturday, April 14
Location	Decatur, Ga.
Stadium	GSU Baseball Complex
Live Stats	Statbroadcast
Video	None
Audio	KTSW 89.9 FM
Game Notes	Texas State
TXST Starter	RHP Nicholas Fraze (4-2, 1.16 ERA)
GSU Starter	RHP Jake Rogers (4-3, 4.69 ERA)

A LOOK AT GEORGIA STATE
•    GSU owns a 17-15 mark in 2018 with a 5-6 record in Sun Belt play.
•    The Panthers had a rough stretch where the team went 2-11, which included a series sweep at UTA, a series split with South Alabama and a series loss at Troy.
•    Georgia State has since righted the ship, earning a three-game sweep against Arkansas State this past weekend. They outscored the Red Wolves 31-12.
•    GSU features the reigning SBC Player of the Week in catcher Nick Gatewood, who boasts a .386 average (44-for-114) with 11 home runs, 34 RBIs and 30 runs scored. He ranks in the top 3 in the Sun Belt in six categories.
•    Not to be outdone, outfielder Brandon Bell owns a whopping .418 average (33-for-79) with five homers, 20 RBIs and 15 runs. He leads the SBC in average, ranks second in on-base percentage and third in slugging percentage.

 

GAME 36: Texas State at Georgia State
Time / Date	Noon / Sunday, April 15
Location	Decatur, Ga.
Stadium	GSU Baseball Complex
Live Stats	Statbroadcast
Video	None
Audio	KTSW 89.9 FM
Game Notes	Texas State
TXST Starter	LHP Wes Engle (1-2, 4.32 ERA)
GSU Starter	RHP Jordan Lee (2-0, 4.11 ERA)

ESTABLISHING NEW CAREER-HIGHS
    Below is a list of all Bobcat returners who have registered new single-game career highs in 2018.
•    Broc Bosse - 3.0 innings pitched (Baylor), 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 two 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.
•    Heavy rain showers on April 6 in Monroe forced the weekend series to be pushed back one day. The series started April 7 and a doubleheader was played on April 8. ULM won the series two games to one.

BOBCATS LAND 3rd IN PRESEASON POLL
•    Texas State was selected to finish third in the west division of the 2018 Sun Belt Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll, the league announced Jan. 30.
•    The Bobcats collected 51 points and one first-place vote to land in the top half of the division. Louisiana was chosen to win the west after picking up nine first-place votes and 68 points. UTA, the defending division champion, was slotted second after receiving 56 points and the remaining two first-place votes.
•    South Alabama earned all 12 first-place votes and was picked to win the SBC East Division with 72 points. Coastal Carolina settled into second with 59 points, and Georgia Southern landed in third with 43 points.

TXST TRIO EARN PRESEASON LAURELS
•    Three Texas State baseball players were named to the 2018 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Team, the league announced Jan. 31.
•    Senior utility player Dylan Paul, junior second baseman Jonathan Ortega and junior third baseman Jaylen Hubbard all picked up preseason laurels after landing on the All-Sun Belt Second Team a year ago.
•    The three preseason selections are the most by Texas State since joining the league in 2014. South Alabama led the way with four selections.
•    Paul has increased his production all three years donning the maroon and gold. He has registered a collegiate batting average of .287 in 107 games. He has also posted 84 hits, 15 doubles, five triples, four home runs, 55 RBIs, 44 runs scored, and four stolen bases.
•    Ortega has made 114 starts over the course of his first two years with the Bobcats. He owns a career batting average of .312, and he has also tallied 153 hits, 29 doubles, six triples, 10 home runs, 80 RBIs, 87 runs scored and 29 stolen bases.
•    Hubbard is one shy of reaching 100 career games played for TXST. He has a .304 batting average and owns 109 hits, 19 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 52 RBIs, 58 runs scored, and 14 stolen bases.

THE 2018 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
•    The Sun Belt Conference will conduct its baseball regular season with divisional play for the second-straight year.
•    Two divisions are comprised of six teams each, and divisional champions will be awarded at the end of the year based on the winning percentage against all teams, regardless of division.
•    The 2018 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship will be seeded with the division winners as the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, with the No. 1 seed being awarded to the divisional winner with the best conference winning percentage.
•    Ten teams will qualify for the postseason event. The first round games will include the No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed and the No. 7 seed vs. the No. 10 seed, with both contests conducted as single-elimination games.
•    The remainder of the tournament will be played under a double-elimation format.
•    The 2018 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship is set for May 22-27 at Russo Park on the campus of Louisiana.

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