Texas State Bobcats baseball

Texas State Bobcats
Founded: 1985
2015 Texas State Bobcats baseball team

University	Texas State University
Conference	Sun Belt
Location	San Marcos, TX
Head Coach	Ty Harrington (16th year)
Home Stadium	Bobcat Ballpark (Capacity: 2,400)
Nickname	Bobcats
Colors	Maroon and Gold^[1]
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1997, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2011
Conference Tournament Champions
Southland Conference: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2011
Conference Champions
Southland: 2009, 2010, 2011 Southland Texas Division: 1996, 1997

The Texas State Bobcats baseball program is the intercollegiate baseball team representing Texas State University. The Bobcats' first season was in 1985, and have played their home games at Bobcat Ballpark on the university's campus in San Marcos, Texas since 2009.

Since the 2014 season, the Bobcats have competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. Previously, the Bobcats were a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), Southland Conference, and Gulf Star Conference.

History

Ty Harrington (University of Texas at Austin '89) entered the 2010 season (his 11th at Texas State) with a 337-252 W/L record, the best of the four Bobcat coaches they have had since 1985, and a 178-102 in the Southland Conference. He reached his 350th career win on March 27, 2010 with a home victory over Lamar. His 400th career win came on April 23, 2011 with a 16-2 victory over Northwestern State University. Entering his 12th season at Texas State (2011), Harrington sports a 375-274 all-time record, including a 201-112 record during Southland Conference play. He has helped produce 55 all-conference selections, and 23 of Harrington’s players have been chosen in the Major League Baseball Draft.

The 2009 season was, to date, Harrington's most successful as a coach, taking the team to the regular season Southland title with an overall record of 41-17 (24-7 SLC) and its fourth Regional appearance. The 2011 season yielded Harrington his 400th career win (416-297) as this team tied the season high win mark once again, with 41 (41-23). Winning the Southland Conference Title by 4 games and taking the Southland Conference Tournament, from the losers bracket, by winning 5 straight games. Five more Bobcats were drafted in the 2011 MLB Draft.

Ballpark

Main article: Bobcat Ballpark

The first game at Bobcat Ballpark occurred between the Bobcats and Texas Longhorns on March 3, 2009.

Notable players

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References

↑ Texas State University Athletic Logos Art Sheet (PDF). Texas State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
↑ "Texas State Baseball Coaching Staff".
↑ "4 Bobcats Selected on Final Day of 2012 MLB First Year Player Draft".

External links

Official website

Texas State Bobcats baseball

Venues	Bobcat Ballpark

People	Head coaches Players

Seasons	1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Texas State University

Academics

Colleges	College of Applied Arts McCoy College of Business College of Education College of Fine Arts and Communication College of Health Professions College of Liberal Arts College of Science and Engineering University College Graduate College

Research	Alkek Library Aquarena Center

Athletics

Teams	Baseball Football Other Sports

Facilities	Bobcat Baseball Stadium Bobcat Stadium Strahan Coliseum

Campus

Student Life

People

Alumni

Traditions

Boko the Bobcat
Bobcat Build
I-35 Rivalry

Sun Belt Conference baseball

Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Arkansas State Red Wolves Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks South Alabama Jaguars Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas State Bobcats Troy Trojans

Future teams	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (2016–17)

Championship	Tournament

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