2026 Texas State Bobcats baseball team

2026 Texas State Bobcats baseball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record37–26 (16–14 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Danny-David Linahan
  • Brandon Gowins
Home stadiumBobcat Ballpark
2026 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 24 Southern Miss ‍†‍‡‍y 22–8 .73340–14 .741
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍y 21–9 .70036–19 .655
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56730–22 .577
No. 8 Troy ‍‍‍y 17–13 .56729–27 .518
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56733–21 .611
Texas State ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53334–22 .607
Louisiana ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53334–21 .618
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50029–25 .537
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46726–28 .481
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43323–31 .426
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40029–24 .547
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40027–28 .491
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36721–32 .396
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 7–23 .23316–40 .286
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Texas State Bobcats baseball team represents Texas State University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bobcats play their home games at Bobcat Ballpark in San Marcos, Texas and are led by seventh-year head coach Steven Trout. They are a member of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC).

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

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Player Hometown Previous Team
Pitchers
Hitters

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 4, 2026. Texas State was picked to finish sixth with 114 votes.[3]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Coastal Carolina194 (12)
2Southern Miss182 (1)
3Troy166
4Marshall129
5Louisiana126 (1)
6Texas State114
T7Georgia Southern104
T7Old Dominion104
9Arkansas State96
10Appalachian State78
11South Alabama62
12Georgia Southern49
13James Madsion48
14Louisiana–Monroe ‍18


Roster

2026 Texas State Bobcats roster[4]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

  

Outfielders

Two Way Players

Coaches

2026 Texas State Bobcats baseball coaching staff[4]
  • Steven Trout – Head coach – 7th season
  • Danny-David Linahan – Assistant coach – 2nd season
  • Brandon Gowins – Assistant coach – 1st season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at Texas State.

Personnel

Starters

Opening Night Lineup
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Weekend pitching rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
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Schedule and results

2026 Texas State Bobcats baseball game log (Overall: 37–26; Conference: 16–14); (Home: 24–10; Away: 7–13; Neutral: 6–3)
Regular season (34–22)
February (9–2)
(Home: 6–1; Away: 0–1; Neutral: 2–0)
DateTime
(CST)		OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
March (11–7)
(Home:7–2; Away: 3–5; Netural: 1–0)
DateTime
(CST)		OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
April (8–9)
(Home:7–4; Away: 1–5)
DateTime
(CST)		OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
May (7–4)
(Home: 4–3; Away: 3–1)
DateTime
(CST)		OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Postseason (3–4)
DateTime
(CST)		OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSBCT record
May 209:00 a.m.(3) Appalachian State
(First Round Upper Bracket)		(6)ESPN+Dabos Park • Montgomery, AlabamaW 6–5Wade Cooper (6–3)Gage Peterson (8–1)Kyle Froehlich (2)33135–221–0
May 217:30 p.m.(7) Louisiana
(Second Round Upper Bracket)		(6)ESPN+Dabos Park • Montgomery, AlabamaW 4–3Jesus Tovar (9–2)Sawyer Pruitt (6–4)None25136–222–0
May 2310:00 a.m.(7) Louisiana
(Semifinals Game 1)		(6)ESPN+Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AlabamaL 6–12Parker Smith (3–3)Dylan Kerbow (1–1)None68436–232–1
May 237:00 p.m.(7) Louisiana
(Semifinals Game 2)		(6)ESPN+Riddle-Pace Field • Troy,AlabamaL 4–7Sawyer Pruitt (7–4)Jesus Tovar (9–3)Ty Roman (1)86736–242–2
DateTime
(CST)		OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
May 298:00 p.m.(2) USC
(Upper Regional Bracket)		(3)ESPN+Blue Bell Park • College Station, TexasW 5–4Wade Cooper (7–3)Troy Adam (1–4)None6,95637–241–0
May 308:00 p.m.(1) No. 11 Texas A&M
(Upper Winner Regional Bracket)		(3)ESPN+Blue Bell Park • College Station, TexasL 2–17Weston Moss (5–2)Jesus Tovar (9–4)None7,06137–241–1
May 313:00 p.m.(2) USC
(Lower Regional Loser Bracket - Elimination Game)		(3)ESPN+Blue Bell Park • College Station, TexasL 4–15Sax Matson (2–2)Cade Smith (4–3)None6,88537–251–2
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Sun Belt Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
  = Win,   = Loss,   = Canceled/Postponed
Bold = Texas State Bobcats team member
* = Non-Conference Game
Schedule Source:[5]


Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'[6]*
Baseball America[7]
NCBWA†[8]

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Sun Belt Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ "2026 Baseball Signing Class Announced". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Coastal Carolina Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "2026 Baseball Roster". Texas State Bobcats. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ "2026 Baseball Schedule". Texas State Bobcats. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
  7. ↑ "College Top 25 Archives - BaseballAmerica.com". BaseballAmerica.com.
  8. ↑ "The Latest News from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association". www.sportswriters.net.
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