2017 Texas State Bobcats baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2017
Team:	Texas State Bobcats
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Division:	West Division
Short Conf:	SBC
Record:	29–30
Conf Record:	13–17
Head Coach:	Ty Harrington
Hc Year:	17th
Stadium:	Bobcat Ballpark

The 2017 Texas State Bobcats baseball team represented the Texas State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Ballpark.

Schedule and results

Texas State announced its 2017 baseball schedule on October 26, 2016. The 2017 schedule consisted of 33 home and 23 away games in the regular season. The Bobcats hosted Sun Belts foes Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, Louisiana–Monroe, and Texas–Arlington and will travel to Appalachian State, Little Rock, Louisiana, South Alabama, and Troy.^[1]

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship was contested May 24–28 in Statesboro, Georgia, and was hosted by Georgia Southern.^[2]

Texas State finished 4th in the west division of the conference which qualified the Bobcats to compete in the tournament as the 8th seed to seek for the team's 1st Sun Belt Conference tournament title.

2017 Texas State Bobcats baseball game log
Regular season (27–29)
February (3–6) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBC record Feb. 17 L 9–3 2,068 0–1 – Feb. 18 Purdue Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 12–8 1,702 0–2 – Feb. 18 Purdue Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 13–11 1,702 1–2 – Feb. 19 Purdue Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 14–5 1,253 2–2 – Feb. 22 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 4–0 2,002 2–3 – Feb. 24 at L 10–7 1,402 2–4 – Feb. 25 at Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 12–11 1,504 3–4 – Feb. 26 at Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK L 6–3 734 3–5 – Feb. 28 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 7–4 1,435 3–6 –
March (14–4) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 3 W 18–3 1,382 4–6 – Mar. 5 Richmond Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 6–5 1,321 5–6 – Mar. 5 Richmond Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 13–2 1,321 6–6 – Mar. 7 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 9–1 1,345 6–7 – Mar. 10 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 7–2 1,153 7–7 – Mar. 12 Alabama A&M Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 8–3 1,112 8–7 – Mar. 12 Alabama A&M Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 10–0 1,112 9–7 – Mar. 15 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 13–4 1,772 10–7 – Mar. 17 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 5–4 1,478 11–7 1–0 Mar. 18 Coastal Carolina Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 4–3 1,621 11–8 1–1 Mar. 19 Coastal Carolina Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 10–7 1,360 12–8 2–1 Mar. 21 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 11–10 3,017 13–8 – Mar. 24 W 6–3 532 14–8 3–1 Mar. 25 at Appalachian State Beaver Stadium • Boone, NC W 7–4 558 15–8 4–1 Mar. 25 at Appalachian State Beaver Stadium • Boone, NC W 2–0 558 16–8 5–1 Mar. 28 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 9–3 2,952 16–9 – Mar. 31 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 13–7 1,430 16–10 5–2 Mar. 31 Arkansas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 16–7 1,430 17–10 6–2
April (5–13) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBC record April 1 L 8–7 1,206 17–11 6–3 April 4 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 10–1 1,159 18–11 – April 5 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 11–9 1,277 19–11 – April 7 W 7–3 252 20–11 7–3 April 8 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 8–7 301 20–12 7–4 April 9 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 8–7 239 20–13 7–5 April 11 L 8–7 4,474 20–14 - April 13 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 8–7 1,275 20–15 7–6 April 14 Louisiana–Monroe Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 9–5 1,254 21–15 8–6 April 15 Louisiana–Monroe Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 7–4 1,536 22–15 9–6 April 18 at Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 2–0 4,744 22–16 - April 21 L 4–0 712 22–17 9-7 April 22 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 4–3 792 22–18 9-8 April 22 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 6–3 992 22–19 9-9 April 25 at L 10–2 2,068 22–20 - April 28 L 8–3 1,347 22–21 9-10 April 29 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 9–4 1,387 22–22 9-11 April 30 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 7–5 1,215 22–23 9-12
May (5–6) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBC record May 2 W 11–8 300 23–23 - May 5 L 11–7 1,151 23–24 9–13 May 6 Georgia State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 10–9 1,203 24–24 10–13 May 7 Georgia State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 11–8 1,143 24–25 10–14 May 12 L 8–7 5,028 24–26 10–15 May 13 at Louisiana–Lafayette M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 10–9 4,751 25–26 11–15 May 14 at Louisiana–Lafayette M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 4–3 4,750 25–27 11–16 May 16 at L 10–1 2,568 25–28 – May 18 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 7–6 1,430 26–28 12–16 May 19 Texas–Arlington Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 12–5 1,343 26–29 12–17 May 20 Texas–Arlington Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 7–6 1,313 27–29 13–17
Post-season (2–1)
(2–1) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBCT Record May 25 W 3–2 335 28–29 1–0 May 26 J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 7–5 578 29–29 2–0 May 27 J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 11–5 1,148 29–30 2–1

• Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Notes and References

1. Bobcat baseball announces 2017 schedule. Texas State University Department of Athletics. October 26, 2016. January 15, 2017.
2. 2017 Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Coming to Statesboro. Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. December 23, 2016. January 15, 2017.