Bobcat baseball is back
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The Texas State baseball team held its Fan Appreciation Fall World Series Wednesday.
It was an opportunity for fans to get a glimpse of the Texas State baseball team before the season begins in February.
The Bobcats are coming off their best season, winning a record 41 games in 2008. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Austin Regional Championship Tournament as the No. 2 seed.
“It shows what baseball and what athletics mean here at Texas State,” said Coach Ty Harrington. “The fans got a chance to come out and watch the team.”
The three-game series was played between the maroon and the gold teams in a inter-squad battle.
The maroon team swept the series in two games, but the teams will compete again in the third exhibition game.
The second game was highlighted by a pair of home runs from the maroon squad. Kyle Livingstone, junior infielder, hit a three-run homer to left field in the bottom of the first inning to make the score 3-0.
The gold team scored two runs in the top of the fourth inning and another in the fifth when Kyle Kubitza, sophomore third baseman, tied the game at 3 with a base hit.
The second home run came in the bottom of the sixth inning when Andrew Stumph, freshman catcher, hit the game-winning home run to make the score 4-3.
Tailgating took place before the game beginning at 4 p.m. with entertainment from the Adam Scott Band featuring Court Nance.
Other activities included a hotdog-eating contest, a dizzy bat race, a dance contest and a home run derby in which fans participated.
“I thought it was amazing to have so many students come out,” Harrington said. “The Diamond Sweethearts did an amazing job marketing-wise to get them out here.”
Former players from last year’s Southland Conference regular season championship team made the trip to San Marcos to coach the teams for Harrington.
“From a coach’s standpoint, it was really neat because you get to see guys you spent a lot of time with,” Harrington said. “They had their championship rings on and showed plenty of pride.”
Despite the sweep, the third game of the series will be played at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
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November 5, 2009 by Travis (not verified), 2 weeks 1 day ago
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In response to the Wednesday, November 4, 2009 issue of The University Star newspaper. Upon reading one of my favorite colums, JoeKnows by Jospeh Garcia I noticed a bit of an error.
Under the headline "Big game of the season almost fills stands", paragraph seven, it is stated that "The capacity of Bobcat Stadium is about 24,000". This value is incorrect. According to the Texas State University Athletics Department the facility, including the new West Side Stadium Complex, holds around 15,918. This number does not include the members in the End Zone Complex, which can't be more than 500 at any given time.
I am not in any way, shape, or form trying to embarrass your writing. I just dont want the fans to become misinformed when it comes to filling the stadium. As a small majority know, we are in a "Drive to the FBS" in which time we must reach an average stadium home game seating capacity of 15K. I don't want the fans thinking we have an easily capable stadium and contribute the low numbers to a lack in fan pride.
Thank you for your time
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