# 2021 Texas State Bobcats baseball team

The 2021 Texas State Bobcats baseball team represented Texas State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Ballpark and were led by second-year head coach Steven Trout. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Preseason
### Signing Day Recruits

| Player | Hometown | Previous Team |
| Pitchers |||
| Hunter Caldwell | Hardin, Texas | Hardin County HS |
| Tyler Cooper | Kyle, Texas | Hays HS |
| Jeb Drewery | Hallsville, Texas | Hallsville HS |
| McCray Gann | Odessa, Texas | Permian HS |
| Dylan Kerbow | The Woodlands, Texas | The Woodlands HS |
| Kyler Kirkpatrick | Round Rock, Texas | Round Rock HS |
| Victor Loa | Los Fresnos, Texas | Los Fresnos HS |
| Edward Mendoza | Eagle Pass, Texas | Eagle Pass HS |
| Nick Moore | Plano, Texas | Plano West HS |
| Travis Phelps | Alvin, Texas | Galveston College |
| Hitters |||
| Kyle Atkinson | New Boston, Texas | New Boston HS |
| Chris Bernal | McAllen, Texas | McAllen HS |
| Ryder Hernandez | Cedar Park, Texas | Cedar Park HS |
| Ryan Leary | Liberty Hill, Texas | Liberty Hill HS |
| Daylan Pena | Corpus Christi, Texas | Veterans Memorial HS |
| Damien Whitfield | Atlanta, Georgia | Next Level Academy |

### Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 15, 2021 and the Bobcats were picked to finish first in the West Division and second overall in the conference.
Coaches poll (West) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Texas State | 65 (6) |
| 2 | UT Arlington | 58 (4) |
| 3 | Louisiana | 52 (2) |
| 4 | Little Rock | 33 |
| 5 | Louisiana–Monroe | 27 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 13 |

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Texas State win |
| | Texas State loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Texas State team member |
2021 Texas State Bobcats baseball game log :
Regular season (21-34) :
February (3-5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 20 | BYU | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 5-4 | Smith (1-0) | Walker (0-1) | Stivors (1) | | 165 | 1-0 |
| Feb. 20 | BYU | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 4-9 | Robison (1-0) | Sundgren (0-1) | McLaughlin (1) | | 151 | 1-1 |
| Feb. 22 | BYU | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 11-6 | Smith (2-0) | Mabeus (0-1) | Dixon (1) | | 700 | 2-1 |
| Feb. 23 | BYU | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 6-7 | McIntyre (1-0) | Stivors (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 700 | 2-2 |
| Feb. 24 | at Sam Houston State | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | W 5-4 | Gould (1-0) | Beard (0-1) | Sundgren (1) | | 225 | 3-2 |
| Feb. 27 | at Sacramento State | John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA | L 4-8 | Randall (1-0) | Leigh (0-1) | None | | 15 | 3-3 |
| Feb. 27 | at Sacramento State | John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA | L 4-5 | Tinsley (1-0) | Smith (2-1) | Churby (2) | | 15 | 3-4 |
| Feb. 28 | at Sacramento State | John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA | L 1-7 | Saul (1-1) | Wood (0-1) | None | | 15 | 3-5 |
March (8-9) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Mar. 2 | New Mexico State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 8-6 | Wofford (1-0) | Laukkanen (0-2) | Stivors (2) | | 700 | 4-5 | |
| Mar. 3 | No. 19 Texas | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 3-10 | Wenzel (2-0) | Bush (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 700 | 4-6 | |
| Shriner's Hospitals for Children College Classic ||||||||||||
| Mar. 5 | vs. No. 10 Texas Tech | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX | L 4-8 | Key (1-0) | Leigh (0-2) | None | | | 4-7 | |
| Mar. 6 | vs. No. 13 TCU | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX | L 0-10 (8 inns) | Smith (2-0) | Sundgren (0-1) | None | | | 4-8 | |
| Mar. 7 | vs. Rice | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX | W 9-1 | Wood (1-1) | Gallant (1-1) | None | | 2,255 | 5-8 | |
| Mar. 9 | No. 11 TCU | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 11-1 (7 inns) | Herrmann (1-0) | Meador (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 700 | 6-8 | |
| Mar. 12 | Houston | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 3-12 | Gasser (2-1) | Leigh (0-3) | None | ESPN+ | 700 | 6-9 | |
| Mar. 13 | Houston | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 15-9 | Bush (1-1) | Bretz (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 700 | 7-9 | |
| Mar. 14 | Houston | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 7-8 | Deese (2-1) | Smith (2-2) | Cherry (1) | ESPN+ | 700 | 7-10 | |
| Mar. 17 | Rice | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 16-5 (7 inns) | Herrmann (2-0) | Zaskoda (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 700 | 8-10 | |
| Mar. 19 | at Little Rock | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 1-2 (11 inns) | Barkley (4-0) | Wofford (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 212 | 8-11 | 0-1 |
| Mar. 20 | at Little Rock | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 0-12 | Arnold (2-2) | Bush (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 238 | 8-12 | 0-2 |
| Mar. 21 | at Little Rock | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 4-7 | Weatherley (2-0) | Nicholas (0-1) | Barkley (2) | ESPN+ | 254 | 8-13 | 0-3 |
| Mar. 24 | Oklahoma | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 5-2 | Wood (2-1) | Abram (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 677 | 9-13 | |
| Mar. 26 | Louisiana–Monroe | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 5-6 | Barlow (3-2) | Leigh (0-4) | Orton (2) | ESPN+ | 755 | 9-14 | 0-4 |
| Mar. 27 | Louisiana–Monroe | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 6-5 | Stivors (1-1) | Martin (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 733 | 10-14 | 1-4 |
| Mar. 28 | Louisiana–Monroe | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 4-1 | Herrmann (3-0) | Wrobel (1-2) | Stivors (3) | ESPN+ | 712 | 11-14 | 2-4 |
| Mar. 30 | at Baylor | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 2-4 | Ashkinos (3-0) | Wood (2-2) | Boyd (4) | ESPN+ | 1,098 | 11-15 | |
April (7-10) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 1 | UT Arlington | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 2-0 | Leigh (1-4) | Tavera (0-4) | None | | 681 | 12-15 | 3-4 |
| Apr. 2 | UT Arlington | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 3-9 | Bullard (4-2) | Bush (1-3) | None | ESPN+ | 700 | 12-16 | 3-5 |
| Apr. 3 | UT Arlington | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 6-10 | Norris (3-2) | Stivors (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 700 | 12-17 | 3-6 |
| Apr. 6 | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX | W 7-4 | Wofford (2-1) | De Leon (0-1) | Stivors (4) | | 1,175 | 13-17 | |
| Apr. 9 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 4-2 | Leigh (2-4) | Ortiz (2-4) | Stivors (5) | ESPN+ | 756 | 14-17 | 4-6 |
| Apr. 10 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 3-1 | Herrmann (4-0) | Gainous (4-3) | Bush (1) | ESPN+ | 1,005 | 15-17 | 5-6 |
| Apr. 11 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | L 3-5 | Oates (2-1) | Martinez (0-1) | Newton (1) | ESPN+ | 703 | 15-18 | 5-7 |
| Apr. 13 | Texas A&M | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 4-8 | Magers (2-1) | Sundgren (0-3) | Jozwiak (4) | ESPN+ | 700 | 15-19 | |
| Apr. 16 | at Washington | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 5-10 | Gerling (2-2) | Leigh (2-5) | None | | 127 | 15-20 | |
| Apr. 17 | at Washington | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 3-6 | Guerrero (1-1) | Herrmann (4-1) | Delorefice (4) | | 156 | 15-21 | |
| Apr. 18 | at Washington | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 1-2 | Bloebaum (1-3) | Wood (2-3) | Delorefice (5) | | 145 | 15-22 | |
| Apr. 20 | No. 3 Texas | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 1-5 | Hansen (4-1) | Robie (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 700 | 15-23 | |
| Apr. 23 | Arkansas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 11-4 | Leigh (3-5) | Hudson (2-1) | None | ESPN+ | 700 | 16-23 | 6-7 |
| Apr. 24 | Arkansas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 6-5 | Stivors (2-2) | Stone (0-2) | None | | 700 | 17-23 | 7-7 |
| Apr. 25 | Arkansas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 1-12 | Holt (3-2) | Dixon (0-1) | Jumper (3) | | 700 | 17-24 | 7-8 |
| Apr. 27 | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | L 0-4 | Childress (3-4) | Smith (2-3) | Weber (1) | | 1,081 | 17-25 | |
| Apr. 30 | at Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 9-3 | Leigh (4-5) | Arrighetti (6-4) | None | ESPN+ | 887 | 18-25 | 8-8 |
May (3–9) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 1 | at Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 0-9 | Cooke (5-2) | Wood (2-4) | None | | 826 | 18-26 | 8-9 |
| May 2 | at Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6-2 | Wofford (3-1) | Perrin (1-2) | None | | 426 | 19-26 | 9-9 |
| May 4 | at No. 6 Texas | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 1-4 | Quintanilla (4-0) | Dixon (0-2) | Nixon (6) | | 1,898 | 19-27 | |
| May 7 | South Alabama | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 6-3 | Bush (2-3) | Samaniego (1-2) | None | | 700 | 20-27 | 10-9 |
| May 8 | South Alabama | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 13-4 | Wood (3-4) | Boswell (2-3) | None | | 683 | 21-27 | 11-9 |
| May 9 | South Alabama | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 4-9 | Dalton (5-3) | Nicholas (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 676 | 21-28 | 11-10 |
| May 14 | Georgia State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 4-7 | Jones (1-6) | Leigh (4-6) | Dawson (1) | | | 21-29 | 11-11 |
| May 14 | Georgia State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 4-9 | Watson (3-4) | Wood (3-5) | None | ESPN+ | 700 | 21-30 | 11-12 |
| May 15 | Georgia State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 5-7 | Lutz (1-2) | Herrmann (4-2) | Clark (1) | ESPN+ | 700 | 21-31 | 11-13 |
| May 18 | at No. 12 TCU | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| May 20 | at Coastal Carolina | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 5-10 | Sharkley (4-1) | Leigh (4-7) | None | ESPN+ | 1,000 | 21-32 | 11-14 |
| May 21 | at Coastal Carolina | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 7-8 (10 inns) | Abney (3-2) | Stivors (2-3) | None | ESPN+ | 1,000 | 21-33 | 11-15 |
| May 22 | at Coastal Carolina | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 2-12 (7 inns) | Sibley (1-0) | Robie (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 1,000 | 21-34 | 11-16 |
Post-season (0–2) :
SBC Tournament (0–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 25 | vs. (4E) Appalachian State | (6W) | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | L 0-1 | Peterson (2-3) | Leigh (4-8) | Ellington (5) | ESPN+ | | 21-35 | 0-1 |
| May 26 | vs. (1W) Louisiana | (6W) | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | L 6-12 | Burk (5-0) | Sundgren (0-4) | None | ESPN+ | | 21-36 | 0-2 |
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| Coaches' | RV | RV* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.