Texas State Athletics

Career Accolades
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team

2025: Played in 57 games, starting 56... Made 43 starts in center field, 12 in right field and one in left field... Batted .251 (48-for-191) with six doubles, three triples and two home runs... Totaled 27 RBI and 26 runs... Walked 12 times and was plunked on six occurrences... Layed down eight sacrifice bunts... Went 5-for-7 stealing bases... Posted a .993 fielding percentage with 143 putouts, five assists and one error... Was 2-of-3 with a triple against Illinois (2/23)... Finished 2-for-4 with three RBI in upset victory at #1 Texas A&M (2/25)... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double at Louisiana (4/5)... Was 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, hit a homer and was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to bring in the walk-off run against #23 Southern Miss (4/13)... Scored three times, drove in two and hit a double and triple against Houston Christian (4/15)... Was 2-of-3 with two RBI against Tarleton State (4/23)... Drove in two run against in the series opener and finale against ULM (5/2 & 5/4)... Finished 3-for-3 with three RBI at Georgia Southern (5/9).

2024: Played in 25 games, making three starts... Made one start in each outfield position... Used primarily as a pinch-runner or late inning defensive replacement... Batted .167 (3-for-18) with two home runs... Finished with eight runs and four RBI... Drew four walks for a .304 OBP... Had one sacrifice bunt and sacrifice fly... Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage with seven putouts and one assist... Hit a solo home run in first collegiate plate appearance in season opener against Youngstown State (2/16)... Came off the bench and went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one walk against Prairie View A&M (2/27)... Scored a run and recorded lone outfield assist of the season at Tarleton State (3/12)... Pinch ran and scored game-tying run in the ninth inning in series finale victory over Troy (5/12)... Finished 1-for-3 with three walks, two runs and a solo home run at McNeese (5/14).

High School: Graduated from Lake Creek High School... Twice named to all-district team, once at third base and once in the outfield... Named county newcomer of the year... Picked to all-county team as an outfielder... Also a member of the football and powerlifting teams.

Personal: Son of Nathan and Casey Pugh... Has three brothers, Preston, Ian and Jedidiah, and one sister, Charlotte... Hobbies include hunting, catfishing and welding... Born May 5, 2004.