{"id":234658,"date":"2026-04-04T06:29:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/234658\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T06:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:29:16","slug":"nacogdoches-bland-doubles-in-sfa-win-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/234658\/","title":{"rendered":"Nacogdoches’ Bland doubles in SFA win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AA cubist interpretation of a key moment from the SFA baseball team’s conference win, highlighting the dynamic athleticism of players like Cermodrick Bland.Corpus Christi Today<\/p>\n

Cermodrick Bland, a sophomore outfielder from Nacogdoches, Texas, had three hits including an RBI double to help lead Stephen F. Austin State University’s baseball team to an 8-3 win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Thursday. Bland, who previously played for Nacogdoches High School, is batting .269 with six doubles and 19 RBIs so far this season for the Lumberjacks.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

Bland’s performance is a bright spot for the SFA baseball program, which is currently fourth in the Southland Conference standings. The win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi keeps the Lumberjacks in the hunt for a conference tournament berth.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

In the sixth inning, Bland hit an RBI double to drive in one of SFA’s eight runs on the day. He finished the game 3-for-4 at the plate. Another Nacogdoches native, pitcher Reid Bowyer, also contributed two innings of relief work for SFA, allowing one earned run on three hits while striking out two.<\/p>\n

The game took place on Thursday, April 3, 2026.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Cermodrick Bland<\/p>\n

A sophomore outfielder for Stephen F. Austin State University who previously played for Nacogdoches High School.<\/p>\n

Reid Bowyer<\/p>\n

A pitcher for Stephen F. Austin State University who is also from Nacogdoches, Texas.<\/p>\n

Coby DeJesus<\/p>\n

A player for Stephen F. Austin State University who had an RBI single in the game.<\/p>\n

Stephen F. Austin State University<\/p>\n

The baseball team that won the game 8-3 over Texas A&M Corpus Christi.<\/p>\n

Texas A&M Corpus Christi<\/p>\n

The baseball team that lost 8-3 to Stephen F. Austin State University.<\/p>\n

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\n What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

SFA (17-14, 8-5) will continue the conference series against Corpus Christi on Friday at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Cermodrick Bland’s strong performance at the plate is a positive sign for the SFA baseball team as they look to climb the standings in the Southland Conference and secure a spot in the conference tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a A cubist interpretation of a key moment from the SFA…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234659,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":["post-234658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi-headlines","tag-corpus-christi-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234658\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}