Ethan Farris

Baseball Phillip Pongratz

Homestand Concludes Tuesday Against HCU

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The nine-game homestand for Texas State (24-12) wraps up on Tuesday against HCU (16-19). First pitch for the contest is scheduled for 6 p.m. from Irvine-Rasmussen Ballpark.
 
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and live stats will be available.
 
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Tuesday: TXST LHP Titan Targac (1-3) vs. HCU RHP Remy Marsh (0-0)
 
ABOUT TEXAS STATE
Last week saw the Bobcats win three of their five games that included a victory over then 18th-ranked Texas A&M, SFA and one in the series against Troy. During the homestand, the team has compiled a 5-3 record to improve to 18-6 at home.
 
Rashawn Galloway enters the week hitting .370 with a team-high 57 base knocks, 18 doubles and three triples. He has also scored 35 runs, driven in 34 and hit six home runs.
 
Coming off a week that saw him hit five homers and post 17 RBI is Jaquae Stewart. He shares the team lead of 12 long balls with Dawson Park while batting .306 with 42 RBI. Park comes in with a team leading 47 RBI while hitting .324. Also leaving the yard at least 10 times this year is Jackson Cotton (11 HR, 40 R) and Manny Salas (10 HR, 40 R, 31 RBI).
 
Despite playing in just 18 games, Ethan Farris has smacked eight home runs, plated 25 runs and scored 21 times. The redshirt sophomore sports a 1.306 OPS and a .379 batting average.
 
Slated to make his second start of the season on the rubber is Titan Targac. The left-hander is 1-3 with one save, an 8.36 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 14.0 innings spanning 11 games.
 
ABOUT HCU
The Huskies are coming off a series win on the road at Northwestern State this past weekend. They are 8-11 away from home, 3-5 in midweek games and 1-3 in midweek contests on the road.
 
Jack Walker leads the team with a .341 batting average, 44, hits, 31 runs and 26 RBI. His four homers are tied for the second most on the team with Preston Curtis (.246, 23 RBI) and Katcher Halligan (.264, 24 RBI). A team-high five round trippers have come off the bat of Tyree Jackson, who has also driven in 25 runs and is 10-for-12 stealing bases.
 
Right-hander Remy Marsh is scheduled to take the rubber on Tuesday. He has appeared in five games, thrown 5.0 innings and struck out five while sporting a 9.00 ERA and has yet to receive a decision.
 
SERIES VS. HUSKIES
Texas State leads the all-time series 19-1 and has won the last three meetings that have all taken place in San Marcos. The Bobcats are 15-0 all-time when hosting HCU with last season's matchup ending 9-3. The lone loss in the series for TXST came by the score of 7-5 on the road on Feb. 19, 2020.
 
For all things Texas State baseball, be sure to follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
 
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Players Mentioned

Ethan Farris

#22 Ethan Farris

INF/OF
6' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Rashawn Galloway

#7 Rashawn Galloway

OF/C
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Dawson Park

#3 Dawson Park

INF/RHP
5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
Jaquae Stewart

#24 Jaquae Stewart

INF/OF
5' 10"
Junior
L/L
Manny Salas

#33 Manny Salas

INF
6' 1"
Junior
L/R
Titan Targac

#41 Titan Targac

LHP
6' 0"
Freshman
L/L
Jackson Cotton

#44 Jackson Cotton

OF
6' 2"
Freshman
L/L

Players Mentioned

Ethan Farris

#22 Ethan Farris

6' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
INF/OF
Rashawn Galloway

#7 Rashawn Galloway

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
OF/C
Dawson Park

#3 Dawson Park

5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
INF/RHP
Jaquae Stewart

#24 Jaquae Stewart

5' 10"
Junior
L/L
INF/OF
Manny Salas

#33 Manny Salas

6' 1"
Junior
L/R
INF
Titan Targac

#41 Titan Targac

6' 0"
Freshman
L/L
LHP
Jackson Cotton

#44 Jackson Cotton

6' 2"
Freshman
L/L
OF