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The Teams: (1) Tarleton State Texans (36-19, 12-6 WAC) vs. (4) Sacramento State Hornets (28-31, 10-8 WAC)
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\nWhere: Mesa, Arizona
\nStadium: Hohokam Stadium (12,500)
\nDay and Time: Saturday at 5 p.m. CT
\nStreaming Platform: ESPN+
\nRadio: Tarleton Sports Network on 90.5 FM (Byron Anderson<\/a>)
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\n\tTarleton State will face Sacramento State in the WAC Tournament Championship. If the Texans win the 5 p.m. game, Tarleton State wins the title. If the Hornets win, then there will be a second “winner-take-all” game at 9 p.m. to decide the champion. Tarleton State Baseball last made an NCAA playoff in 2018. The Texans won the 2024 WAC Tournament, but were ineligible for NCAA postseason play.
\n\tThe Texans are in the WAC Tournament Championship for the second time in three years. Like 2024, TSU beat Sacramento State in its WAC Tournament opener, then beat CBU in its second game.
\n\tThe Texans just defeated the Hornets on Thursday in the WAC Tournament Quarterfinals 9-0. Tarleton State allowed just a single hit, blanking 4-seed Sacramento State 9-0. The Texans’ one-hit allowed is their fewest allowed in a conference tournament game in program history, and their fewest overall since Feb. 16, 2019. The Texans are now 9-6 all-time against the Hornets, all games since 2021.
\n\tThe Texans are the No. 1 seed in the WAC Tournament this year after winning the outright WAC regular season championship, their first regular season championship in their D1 era and their second conference regular season title in their NCAA era (2013, Lone Star Conference). The 2013 season was also the last time Tarleton State has been the 1-seed in a conference tournament.
\n\tThis is Tarleton State’s third straight year in the WAC Tournament. The Texans are now 7-2 in it.
\n\tThe Texans have set a D1 era single-season record for wins, now at 36, surpassing their 32 in 2024. Tarleton State has now solidified its ninth 35+ win season (35-17 in 2018, 35-15 in 2011, 35-21 in 1998, 36-23 in 1995, 36-21-2 in 1993, 41-27 in 1992, 41-22 in 1991, 37-22 in 1988).
\n\tFuller Smith<\/a> was named WAC Coach of the Year, and six earned spots on All-WAC Teams; OF Rayner Heinrich<\/a> (First Team), SP Matthew McCullough<\/a> (Second Team), RP Anthony Treto<\/a> (Second Team), C Sergio Guerra<\/a> (Second Team), OF Jake Tatom<\/a> (Second Team), SS Ike Shirey<\/a> (Defensive Team).
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\nTeam Comparison (Tarleton State vs. California Baptist)<\/p>\n
\n\tBatting Average (.290 to .268)
\n\tSlugging Pct. (.467 to .398)
\n\tBB\/SO (244\/433 to 245\/482)
\n\tOn-Base Pct. (.389 to .365)
\n\tSB-Att (114-140 to 38-51)
\n\tHR (62 to 42)
\n\t2B (106 to 111)
\n\t3B (20 to 9)
\n\tRuns (387 to 365)
\n\tERA (5.49 to 4.94)
\n\tWHIP (1.49 to 1.44)
\n\tOpp. Batting Avg. (.263 to .259)
\n\tSO\/BB (401\/233 to 488\/218)
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\nNATIONWIDE
\nAcross the nation (and conference), the Texans rank…
\n– 7th (1st) in triples (19)
\n– 10th (1st) in double plays (52)
\n– 11th (1st) in double plays per game (0.96)
\n– 11th (1st) in triples per game (0.35)
\n– 36th (1st) in stolen bases (111)
\n– 36th (1st) in stolen bases per game (2.06)
\n– 70th (3rd) in hits (533)
\n– 73rd (3rd) in batting average (.290)
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\nPOSTSEASON PLAY
\nTarleton State is back in the WAC Tournament for the third straight season, this time as the No. 1 seed. The Texans won the WAC Tournament in 2024 as a 5-seed, becoming the first baseball program to win a conference tournament during NCAA Division I reclassification. The Texans opened that tournament with four straight wins, knocking off 8-seed Sacramento State 12-6, 4-seed California Baptist 5-3, 1-seed Grand Canyon 4-2 and 2-seed Abilene Christian 11-1 (7). The Texans and Lancers matched up again in the championship, with CBU winning the first game 8-4, but Tarleton State secured the title in the winner-take-all nightcap with a 9-1 victory. That was head coach Fuller Smith<\/a>‘s first season at the helm. Six players from that season are still members of the team in 2026; Mason Crews<\/a> (now Director of Player Development \/ Camp Director), Ike Shirey<\/a>, Tyson Drake<\/a>, Sergio Guerra<\/a>, Slade McCloud<\/a> and Mason Kirk<\/a>.
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\nLast year, the Texans lost their lone contest as the 6-seed in a single elimination opening round 10-1 against 7-seed UT Arlington.
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\nCOACH OF THE YEAR
\nOn Tuesday, head coach Fuller Smith<\/a> was named WAC Coach of the Year in his third season at Tarleton State. The Texans have a historic 2026 campaign thus far, winning their second regular season conference championship in program history and first since 2013. At the time of the award, the Texans were the No. 1 seed heading into the WAC Tournament, with already the most wins in their NCAA Division I era. Year-over-year, Smith turned a 24-32 2025 team into a 34-19 2026 club, with the same amount of conference wins in six fewer conference games, a 12-6 WAC mark. Tarleton State has posted some of its best wins in program history this season, including a 6-1 road win at No. 2 Texas, a 6-5 home win vs. Baylor and a 5-1 road win at Baylor. The Texans entered 2026 with one Power Four conference victory in program history, and have three such victories this season. Tarleton State is 10-4 against SEC, Big 12 and Mountain West Conference opponents this season, with a 7-0 mark against the MWC (four-game sweep at New Mexico, three-game sweep vs. Air Force).
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\nSmith has won the fifth conference coach of the year award in Tarleton State Baseball’s modern era, joining Bryan Conger (LSC Coach of the Year in 2013), Trey Felan (LSC Coach of the Year in 2003), and Jack Allen (twice LSC Coach of the Year, 1999 and 1998). Across Tarleton State Athletics, Smith is now one of five head coaches named WAC Coach of the Year this season (Texan Men’s Golf’s Chance Cain, Texan Indoor Track and Field’s Bobby Carter, Texan Women’s Golf’s Isabel Jimenez, Texan Tennis’ Elianne Douglas-Miron).
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\nFIRST TEAM ALL-WAC
\nOn Tuesday, outfielder Rayner Heinrich<\/a> earned his second All-WAC postseason recognition in as many years, his first on All-WAC First Team after a spot on the All-WAC Second Team as a freshman last year. At the time of the award, Heinrich led the Texans in nine offensive categories, including batting average (.372), OPS (1.129), runs (47), hits (73), doubles (21), home runs (12), RBI (58), total bases (136) and slugging percentage (.694). Conference-wise, Heinrich finished in the top-seven across nine offensive categories, taking third in batting average, third in OPS, third in doubles, fourth in RBI, fourth in triples (three), fourth in slugging percentage, fifth in total bases, seventh in hits and seventh in home runs. Heinrich also posted a .435 OBP, had 10 steals in 12 attempts, and recorded a .968 fielding percentage on 95 attempts (88 putouts, four assists). Heinrich had started all of his 49 games played, earning a hit in 43, with 14 multi-hit games, five with three hits or more and two with four hits. He posted a season-long 17-game hit streak and had 14 games with multiple RBI.
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\nOTHER WAC WINNERS
\nBesides Smith and Heinrich, Tarleton State had five others earn a postseason WAC honor.
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\nRHP Matthew McCullough<\/a> was named Second Team All-WAC as a true freshman. He has the tied-second most wins on the team, owning a 5-2 record across 15 appearances and eight starts. He’s posted a 4.71 ERA and 1.60 WHIP across 42.0 IP (fourth most on the Texans), allowing a .264 average with 31 strikeouts. In conference play, McCullough especially shined, going 3-0 across six appearances and five starts with a 1.96 ERA and 1.26 WHIP in 23.0 IP. He allowed a .221 average with 15 strikeouts. Across McCullough’s eight starts on the year, the Texans went 6-2.
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\nAnthony Treto<\/a> earned All-WAC Second Team status in his first year at Tarleton State. The junior RHP owns a 3.30 ERA and 1.17 WHIP across 43.2 IP in 23 appearances. He has the tied-most saves on the Texans with seven, and also sports a 2-0 record, allowing a .218 average with 55 strikeouts, most on the team. Treto has the tied-second most saves in the WAC, only behind Utah Tech’s Ryan Kroepel (10), tied with fellow Texan Tai Phetluangsy<\/a>. Treto’s seven saves are tied-second most by a Texan in their D1 era, trailing only AJ Wood’s nine in 2021.
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\nCatcher Sergio Guerra<\/a> earned his second straight All-WAC Second Team nod. At the time of the award, Guerra batted .294 in 43 games (40 starts), with 39 RBI, five home runs and nine doubles. In conference play, he batted .339 with an .808 OPS in 17 games with 14 RBI, a pair of doubles and a home run. He also had 14 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI performances, twice posting five RBI or more. Behind the plate, Guerra posted a .987 fielding percentage on 76 chances, with three caught stealing assists. He had one of the best opening series across the nation, named both Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Week and WAC Baseball Player of the Week, batting .667 (6-for-9) with 13 RBI, six runs, three home runs, and a double in a three-game opening sweep. His weekend performance resulted in a 2.511 OPS, highlighted by a 1.778 slugging percentage and a .733 on-base percentage. In the opener, he belted two home runs and earned eight RBI in a 3-for-3 day, and added five RBI with a home run and a double in a 2-for-4 day in the finale.
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\nOutfielder Jake Tatom<\/a> was one of the best players in conference-action, earning him an All-WAC Second Team spot. Altogether at the time of the award, Tatom batted .290 with seven home runs, five doubles, 30 RBI and 75 total bases, adding 22 walks in 48 games (44 starts). In WAC play, Tatom batted .435 with a 1.207 OPS in 17 games, belting four home runs and four doubles, with 15 RBI, 43 total bases and 12 walks. He posted a .513 on-base percentage in WAC-play, with five steals. Tatom also had a .970 fielding percentage on 100 chances, with 92 putouts and five assists.
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\nRounding out Tarleton State’s representation in the WAC awards is shortstop Ike Shirey<\/a> on the WAC All-Defensive Team, his second straight such honor. At the time of the award, Shirey made all of his 48 starts at shortstop, posting a .939 fielding percentage.
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\nBACK-TO-BACK VS. BAYLOR
\nTarleton State spoiled Baylor’s four-game winning streak on March 31, improving to 2-0 against the Bears this season, dropping the team from Waco to 16-12 overall, who also had nine Big 12 games under their belt (5-4). The Texans won their third game against a Power Four team this season after entering 2026 with one in program history. Now the Texans have four, three against Baylor, narrowing the all-time series to a 4-3 Baylor advantage, with two Tarleton State wins in Waco (2026, 2023).
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\nTarleton State’s pitching staff shut out the Bears after allowing a home run to the first batter of the game, allowing just the one run, five hits, one walk, with 12 strikeouts. LHP Ashton Bassett<\/a> got the start, his first since March 7, and he dominated. He allowed a run on three hits, no walks, with six strikeouts across four innings, improving to 1-1. Jackson Elizondo<\/a> relieved him in the fifth, facing trouble with the bases loaded and one out, but induced a double play. He covered two innings, allowing no runs on two hits. Andrew Hardin<\/a>, Ben Bosse<\/a> and Anthony Treto<\/a> each pitched an inning to close it out, not allowing a baserunner with five strikeouts combined.
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\nCage McCloud<\/a> had the big moment offensively for the Texans, belting a three-run home run in the second inning to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 Texan lead.
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\nEarlier this year, the Texans beat the Bears 6-5 in front of packed house in Stephenville. After trailing early, Tarleton State scored three unanswered runs between the sixth and seventh innings to take the lead for good. The Texans allowed a single baserunner in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. Ethan Jaques<\/a> earned the win with scoreless seventh and eighth innings.
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\nBEST WIN EVER
\nTarleton State shocked the No. 2 team in the nation on March 17, handing the Texas Longhorns just their second loss of the season with a 6-1 win in Austin, Texas. Texas entered the day tied with USC with the tied-fewest losses in the nation at one, but the Texans shut out the Longhorns over the final eight innings to earn the upset bid.
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\nThe Texans allowed just one run and two hits on the game to a Texas team who entered the night with the 12th best scoring mark in the nation (9.9 runs per) and the 15th best batting average (.335). Meanwhile, the Texan offense powered six runs on eight hits against a Texas pitching staff that ranked No. 3 in ERA (2.54), No. 4 in WHIP (1.04), and No. 4 in hits allowed per nine innings (6.1).
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\nTexas, ranked No. 2 in the country, represents the highest ranked opponent Tarleton State has faced in program history. This midweek matchup was the fifth all-time meeting between Tarleton State and Texas, the first in nearly 30 years. The Longhorns were 4-0 all-time against the Texans, all games in Austin, with all previous games played between 1994-97.
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\nThe Texans used five to get the job done. Brendon Carter<\/a> got the start, allowing a run in the first. Ethan Jaques<\/a> took the next three and earned the victory, allowing no runs on no hits with four strikeouts and two walks. Jackson Elizondo<\/a> took the fifth, allowing no runs on no hits. Anthony Treto<\/a> handled three, allowing no runs on no hits, with five strikeouts. Tai Phetluangsy<\/a> closed, allowing no runs on one hit with a strikeout.
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\nTexas earned its lone run on the second at-bat in the first, a solo home run. That was the Longhorns’ only hit until the ninth, with Tarleton State seeing 34 straight Longhorn batters fail to get a hit. With two outs in the ninth inning, the Longhorns got a single.
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\nTarleton State did most of its damage in the fourth inning, turning a one-run deficit into a three-run lead with a four-run frame. Carson Lorch<\/a> (2-for-3, 2 BB, run) and Slade McCloud<\/a> (2-for-5, RBI, run) had multi-hit outings.
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\nLET’S GET PERSONAL
\nAll of the Tarleton State players have great stories and unique things about them — here are some of the most notable…
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\n#2 Ike Shirey<\/a>
\n\u2022 Trains horses, plays golf, fishes, hunts
\n\u2022 Came to Tarleton State when head coach Fuller Smith<\/a> came here
\n\u2022 Plan postgrad is to work in a fire department
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\n#3 Kendyl Johnson<\/a>
\n\u2022 Was a First Team All District WR for high school football team, chose baseball over football because love of the sport — belives baseball is a more polished game than football, and he loves the pursuit of the small percentage of success
\n\u2022 Favorite movies are Marvel movies
\n\u2022 Favorite shows are anime related
\n\u2022 Favorite video games are Minecraft and Call of Duty
\n\u2022 Favorite memory from his time thus far at Tarleton State have been Bible studies on Fridays and the side quests he goes on with his teammates
\n\u2022 Plan postgrad is to play professional baseball, then be an entrepreneur
\n\u2022 Dad played overseas basketball (Anthony Johnson), and his cousin was part of the infamous Butt Fumble (offensive lineman Brandon Moore)
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\n#4 Brady Englett<\/a>
\n\u2022 Was born in Alabama, lived there until he was 4 years old (Mobile)
\n\u2022 Was a football state champion at safety in high school
\n\u2022 Likes to hunt, hang out with friends
\n\u2022 Rocky IV is favorite movie
\n\u2022 Favorite video game is NBA 2K
\n\u2022 His dad, Todd, played Single A baseball in the Pirates organization
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\n#5 Jake Tatom<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Likes to golf and fish
\n\u2022\u00a0 Played for Fuller Smith<\/a> at Sam Houston
\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to coach high school baseball
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\n#6 Carson Lorch<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Big Star Wars fan (especially Revenge of the Sith), and also likes Marvel movies
\n\u2022\u00a0 Big video game player (Call of Duty, Fallout, Pokemon)
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite shows are The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones
\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to play professional baseball and then enter the sales business
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\n#7 Karsen Davis<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Is a second degree black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do, been doing it his whole life
\n\u2022\u00a0 Big-time golfer, has a five handicap
\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to open up a tint shop
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\n#8 Rayner Heinrich<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Goes by Baywatch
\n\u2022\u00a0 Likes to fish and hunt
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is Step Brothers
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite video game is MLB The Show
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\n#10 Matt Guthmiller<\/a>
\n\u2022 Started getting into duck hunting
\n\u2022 Enjoys to play golf every now and then
\n\u2022 Favorite move is Fast and Furious
\n\u2022 Favorite show is Shooter
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\n#11 Sergio Guerra<\/a>
\n\u2022 Big hunter, sells deer on the ranch back home
\n\u2022 His dad played professional baseball in the Indians organization (Pete, catcher for the Double-A team)
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\n#12 Raphael Smeenk
\n\u2022\u00a0 Plays pool and card games
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is Moneyball
\n\u2022\u00a0 His great grandpa played professional soccer in Brazil
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\n#13 Cage McCloud<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Says he’s a scratch golfer
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite show is Big Brother
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite video game is Fortnite
\n\u2022\u00a0 Joined the Texans to play with his brother
\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to open a business, a high-fence ranch
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\n#14 Chris Ricard<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Spends a lot of time outdoors a lot in a small town in Idaho, spends a lot of time in the mountains
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite shows are Landman, Yellowstone
\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to become a strength and conditioning coach
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite memory at Tarleton State was going to the lakehouse in Granbury with team
\n\u2022\u00a0 Dad is a logtruck driver, mom works with kids with special needs
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\n#15 Mason Kirk<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Getting married this summer to Lindsay after five years
\n\u2022\u00a0 Watches Big Brother
\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to work somewhere in finance, ideally front office of a professional sports team, will get MBA next year here at Tarleton State.
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite memory at Tarleton State was winning the WAC Tournament his freshman year, dogpiling after.
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\n#17 Slade McCloud<\/a>
\n\u2022 Hunts, fishes, golfs, takes his boxer dog Shep on walks, boxer Shep
\n\u2022 Favorite memory at Tarleton State was winning the WAC Tournament\u00a0
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\n#18 Tai Phetluangsy<\/a>
\n\u2022 Wakeboards sometimes, tries to golf
\n\u2022 Favorite movie is Fury
\n\u2022 Favorite show is The Pacific
\n\u2022 Plan postgrad is to be a collegiate coach
\n\u2022 Favorite memory since being here have been the Bible studies
\n\u2022 His dad is in the Marines
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\n#20 Braden Gostisha<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Has a identical twin, Conner, who is working back home
\n\u2022\u00a0 Fishes, hunts, golfs
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite shows are Landman and Yellowstone
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is Interstellar
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\n#21 Brian Panneton<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Used to competiveily waterski, ended his junior year in high school — started at 5 years old, parents met on the waterski team at Texas A&M, stopped because of baseball
\n\u2022\u00a0 Still waterskis for fun and for good exercise
\n\u2022\u00a0 Cooks a lot, specialty is steak
\nTSU coaches and the culture
\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to play professional baseball, and then financial planning
\n\u2022\u00a0 Chose Tarleton State partially after lessons with Chad Fox \u2013 had an influence in him coming here
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\n#23 Cullen Kickhoefer<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Says he’s a goofy guy, likes to have fun, constantly trying to have a good time and make people laugh
\n\u2022\u00a0 Hunts, fishes, wood work
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite shows are The Sopranos and Dexter
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movies are Goodfellas and The Godfather
\n\u2022\u00a0 His uncle played basketball at Navy, cousin designs missiles for the Navy
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\n#24 Aden Lucas<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Likes to golf, play the guitar, played the last five years
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite show is Suits
\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to enter construction field and eventually become a superintendent
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\n#25 Daniel Bass<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Senior year of high school was his first season playing consistent baseball
\n\u2022\u00a0 Likes to bow hunt
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite show is The 100
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\n#27 Ethan Jaques<\/a>
\n\u2022 Golfs
\n\u2022 Favorite shows are Suits and Breaking Bad
\n\u2022 Interstellar is favorite movie
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\n#28 Cort Lowry<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Is big into duck hunting
\n\u2022\u00a0 Considers himself a cowboy, an amateur golfer, semi-pro Fortnite player
\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to be an electrician
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite memory since being here was being part of the Tarpless Texans in the football playoff games
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\n#29 Conner Doucet<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Had three heart surgeries from 18-19 years old
\n\u2022\u00a0 Has a dog from the shelter here, Nala \u2013 breed is lab mix
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite show is Peaky Blinders
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is Hook
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite video game is Sea of Thieves
\n\u2022\u00a0 Considers himself a semi-pro ping pong player
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\n#30 Ashton Bassett<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Golfs, fishes, hunts
\n\u2022\u00a0 Has webbed toes
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite video game is NBA 2K
\nFavorite shows are Friends, Ted Lasso, Grey’s Anatomy
\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to play professional baseball and then be an anesthesiology assistant
\n\u2022 His grandpa was a LHP at Miami \u2013 went onto the Mets organization, the Triple-A team (Richard Bassett)
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\n#31 Anthony Treto<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Has a ton of hobbies, likes to do as much as he can to stay out of the house (bowling, golf, fishing, hunting)
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite show is SWAT
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is 300
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite memory is the Tarpless Texans and being part of the group at the football playoff games
\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to follow father’s footsteps in sales, maybe work alongside him, but wants to play baseball as long as he can
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\n#32 Corbin Walter<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Used to play football, sophomore year, stopped to focus on baseball
\n\u2022\u00a0 Fishes and races cars sometimes
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is Ford vs. Ferrari
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\n#33 Kasey Swan<\/a>
\n\u2022 Hunts, fishes, attempts to golf
\n\u2022 Plan postgrad is to enter the oil and gas field
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\n#34 Ethan Wendel<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Owns a lot of animals back home, dogs, cats and ducks
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite Show is Peaky Blinders
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is Transformers
\n\u2022\u00a0 Hunts, fishes
\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to be a sports agent
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\n#35 Andrew Hardin<\/a>
\n\u2022 Likes MLB The Show
\n\u2022 Hunts, fishes
\n\u2022 Favorite movie is Moneyball
\n\u2022 Plan postgrad is to be a chiropractor
\n\u2022 Dad played college baseball at Texas Tech
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\n#36 Ben Bosse<\/a>
\n\u2022 Likes to fly fish and bow hunt
\n\u2022 Likes the show 1923
\n\u2022 Chose Tarleton State partially because of the master’s program
\n\u2022 Plan postgrad is to study and work with wildlife, especially quail and duck habitats, wetlands\u00a0
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\n#37 Carter Coffin<\/a>
\n\u2022 Big-time outdoorsman, fishing, hunting
\n\u2022Plan postgrad is to go to game warden school
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\n#38 Tyson Drake<\/a>
\n\u2022 Golfs, fishes, hunts
\n\u2022 Favorite memory at Tarleton State has been winning the WAC Tournament, getting to spend a week with the boys
\n\u2022 Plan postgrad is to get his CPA or work in the bank somewhere
\n\u2022 His dad is a seven-time state champion football coach (Robert Drake)
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\n#39 Brendon Carter<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Played hockey for 12 years, gave it up when he was 15 to pursue baseball — he was a defenseman, played travel hockey, played in Dallas a lot
\n\u2022\u00a0 Watches a bunch of Netflix, favorite shows are Peaky Blinders and Landman
\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is Miracle on Ice
\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to be a physical therapist
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\n#40 Matthew McCullough<\/a>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Plays video games, hunts, fishes,
\n\u2022\u00a0 Has a lot of family who went to Tarleton State, including his mom and dad, who met here, and his brothers
\n\u2022\u00a0 Uncle played basketball at Southeastern, cousin plays basketball in Nebraska Wesleyan
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\n#43 Jack Lovin<\/a>
\n\u2022 Can play the piano, has been playing since he was 3 years old
\n\u2022 Likes to ski, been a lifelong skier
\n\u2022 Favorite show is Breaking Bad
\n\u2022 Favorite memory has been going to head coach Fuller Smith<\/a>‘s lakehouse with the team and riding the jet skis
\n\u2022 Plan postgrad run is to run his own business
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