{"id":269270,"date":"2026-04-28T04:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T04:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/269270\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T04:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T04:16:12","slug":"tarleton-state-heads-to-college-station-to-take-on-7th-ranked-texas-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/269270\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton State heads to College Station to take on 7th ranked Texas A&#038;M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                     The Teams: Tarleton State Texans (28-15, 8-4 WAC) at Texas A&amp;M Aggies (33-8, 14-6 SEC)<br \/>\nWhere: College Station, Texas<br \/>\nStadium: Blue Bell Park (6,100)<br \/>\nDays and Times: Tuesday at 6 p.m.<br \/>\nStreaming Platforms: SEC Network Plus<br \/>\nRadio: Tarleton Sports Network on 90.5 FM (<a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/staff-directory\/byron-anderson\/171\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"171\" target=\"_blank\">Byron Anderson<\/a>, Scott Norwood, Sabrina Borg, Drew Lawton)<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nPROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\nQUICK HITS<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tTarleton State just swept Utah Valley for its first conference sweep of the year, and the Texans&#8217; fifth sweep overall this season. The Texans allowed just 4.3 runs per game against the defending WAC Tournament champions. The Texans have won five straight WAC games, now tied-first in the WAC.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/slade-mccloud\/11672\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11672\" target=\"_blank\">Slade McCloud<\/a> was named the WAC Player of the Week on Monday. Last week, he batted 10-for-16 (.625) with a home run, two triples, a double, nine RBI, six runs, 18 total bases, and one walk. He also had a 1.125 slugging percentage and a 1.000 fielding percentage on 16 chances (11 putouts, five assists). He now leads the team this season in batting average (.366), hits (59) and RBI (43).&#13;<br \/>\n\tTarleton State and Texas A&amp;M have played seven times in series history, dating back to 1998. The Aggies are 7-0, all games played in College Station. This is the sixth straight year with a matchup.&#13;<br \/>\n\tTarleton State is 1-1 against SEC teams this season, beating No. 2 Texas in Austin 6-1 on March 17, and dropping a neutral site matchup at Globe Life Field against No. 7 Arkansas 3-1 on Feb. 16.&#13;<br \/>\n\tTarleton State is now 25-3 when scoring five runs, and 3-12 when scoring fewer than five runs.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Texans lead the WAC in steals and are 40th in the country with 89 on the year (2.07 per game).\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Texans are a top-10 team nationally in double plays turned, eighth in total (41).&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/brady-englett\/12356\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12356\" target=\"_blank\">Brady Englett<\/a> has reached base in 17 straight games, the longest active run on the Texans.&#13;<br \/>\n\tTarleton State is 10-5 in road games this year, although the Texans enter Tuesday&#8217;s game with four straight road losses. The Texans already have double the amount of road wins as last year (five), are a win short of their tied-second most at the D1 level (11 in 2021) and approaching their most (13 in 2024). That year, Tarleton State won the WAC Tournament.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\nTeam Comparison (Tarleton State vs. Texas A&amp;M)<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tBatting Average (.288 to .309)&#13;<br \/>\n\tSlugging Pct. (.455 to .574)&#13;<br \/>\n\tBB\/SO (183\/341 to 253\/313)&#13;<br \/>\n\tOn-Base Pct. (.387 to .434)&#13;<br \/>\n\tSB-Att (89-111 to 46-55)&#13;<br \/>\n\tHR (43 to 87)&#13;<br \/>\n\t2B (85 to 85)&#13;<br \/>\n\t3B (15 to 6)&#13;<br \/>\n\tRuns (296 to 384)&#13;<br \/>\n\tERA (5.58 to 4.50)&#13;<br \/>\n\tWHIP (1.50 to 1.31)&#13;<br \/>\n\tOpp. Batting Avg. (.264 to .259)&#13;<br \/>\n\tSO\/BB (326\/185 to 352\/106)&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\nNATIONWIDE<br \/>\nAcross the nation (and conference), the Texans rank&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8211; 8th (1st) in double plays (41)<br \/>\n&#8211; 9th (1st) in triples (15)<br \/>\n&#8211; 10th (1st) in double plays per game (0.95)<br \/>\n&#8211; 14th (1st) in triples per game (0.35)<br \/>\n&#8211; 40th (1st) in stolen bases (89)<br \/>\n&#8211; 40th (1st) in stolen bases per game (2.07)<br \/>\n&#8211; 67th (4th) in doubles (85)<br \/>\n&#8211; 75th (4th) in doubles per game (1.98)<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBACK-TO-BACK AGAINST BAYLOR<br \/>\nTarleton State spoiled Baylor&#8217;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).<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nTarleton State&#8217;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ashton-bassett\/12366\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12366\" target=\"_blank\">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. <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/jackson-elizondo\/12360\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12360\" target=\"_blank\">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. <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/andrew-hardin\/11695\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11695\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Hardin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ben-bosse\/11696\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11696\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Bosse<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/anthony-treto\/12367\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12367\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Treto<\/a> each pitched an inning to close it out, not allowing a baserunner with five strikeouts combined.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/cage-mccloud\/12358\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12358\" target=\"_blank\">Cage 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.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\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. <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ethan-jaques\/11690\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11690\" target=\"_blank\">Ethan Jaques<\/a> earned the win with scoreless seventh and eighth innings.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBEST WIN EVER<br \/>\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.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\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).<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\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.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Texans used five to get the job done. <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/brendon-carter\/11699\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11699\" target=\"_blank\">Brendon Carter<\/a> got the start, allowing a run in the first. <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ethan-jaques\/11690\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11690\" target=\"_blank\">Ethan Jaques<\/a> took the next three and earned the victory, allowing no runs on no hits with four strikeouts and two walks. <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/jackson-elizondo\/12360\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12360\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson Elizondo<\/a> took the fifth, allowing no runs on no hits. <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/anthony-treto\/12367\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12367\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Treto<\/a> handled three, allowing no runs on no hits, with five strikeouts. <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/tai-phetluangsy\/12361\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12361\" target=\"_blank\">Tai Phetluangsy<\/a> closed, allowing no runs on one hit with a strikeout.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nTexas earned its lone run on the second at-bat in the first, a solo home run. That was the Longhorns&#8217; 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.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\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. <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/carson-lorch\/11680\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11680\" target=\"_blank\">Carson Lorch<\/a> (2-for-3, 2 BB, run) and <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/slade-mccloud\/11672\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11672\" target=\"_blank\">Slade McCloud<\/a> (2-for-5, RBI, run) had multi-hit outings.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nROAD WARRIORS<br \/>\nThis season, the Texans are 10-5 in road games, suffering their first loss at Lamar on March 24 after eight straight wins against New Mexico (four), #2 Texas (one) and Stephen F. Austin (three).<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nOne of Tarleton State&#8217;s best series of the season came in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Tarleton State has had great success playing the Lobos over the past two seasons, going a perfect 8-0 against New Mexico with two four-game series sweeps in each of the past two seasons. This year it was in Albuquerque, with the Texans winning 13-11, 7-3, 15-10 and 9-7. That makes it an 11.0 runs per game series for the Texans, and they collected 54 hits across the four games. New Mexico entered the four-game series with a 12-1 overall mark.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nOFFENSIVE ONSLAUGHT VS. UIW<br \/>\nOn Feb. 24, the Texans dropped 17 runs in seven innings on Incarnate Word. Tarleton State had six batters with multi-hit outings, led by a 4-for-5 day with three RBI by <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/slade-mccloud\/11672\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11672\" target=\"_blank\">Slade McCloud<\/a>. His brother, <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/cage-mccloud\/12358\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12358\" target=\"_blank\">Cage McCloud<\/a>, went 3-for-5 with four RBI and provided the walk-off run-rule three-run home run in the seventh inning. <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/jake-tatom\/12357\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12357\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Tatom<\/a> went 3-for-4 with four RBI, all coming on a grand slam in the seventh inning. <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/sergio-guerra\/11669\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11669\" target=\"_blank\">Sergio Guerra<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/rayner-heinrich\/11681\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11681\" target=\"_blank\">Rayner Heinrich<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/kendyl-johnson\/12355\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12355\" target=\"_blank\">Kendyl Johnson<\/a> also had two hits apiece, combining for four doubles.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Texans scored 11 runs in the seventh inning after entering the frame leading 6-5. This marks the second time this season Tarleton State has scored 10+ runs in a single inning (10 in the third inning in the season opener vs. Le Moyne on Feb. 13).<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSEASON-OPENING SUCCESS<br \/>\nThe Texans were 5-3 entering the College Baseball Series, marking the third time in their six D1 seasons they started 5-3 or better through eight (2023, 2024). The last time they started that hot, the Texans won the WAC Tournament, becoming the first reclassifying baseball program to win a postseason. conference tournament.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nTarleton State had one of the better weekends to start the college baseball season, going a perfect 3-0, outscoring Le Moyne 38-15, with a 34-24 hit advantage. The Texans scored the most runs in their season-opener in the program&#8217;s modern era, dropping 20 runs in seven innings to win 20-3. They then scored 13 runs on Sunday, totaling double-digit runs twice in the three-game series and sweeping the Dolphins for their first season-opening sweep in their D1 era. Tarleton State also got it done on the bump, allowing 10 ER across the three games, owning a 3.60 ERA through the opening slate.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBACK TOGETHER<br \/>\nNew this season, there are two pairs reuniting for the 2026 campaign. First are the McCloud brothers, as <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/cage-mccloud\/12358\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12358\" target=\"_blank\">Cage McCloud<\/a> joins the Texans to play with his older brother <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/slade-mccloud\/11672\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11672\" target=\"_blank\">Slade McCloud<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/cage-mccloud\/12358\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12358\" target=\"_blank\">Cage McCloud<\/a> played last year at McLennan CC in Waco, where he appeared in 59 total games. <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/cage-mccloud\/12358\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12358\" target=\"_blank\">Cage McCloud<\/a> posted a batting average of .292, notching 47 hits in 161 at-bats with 51 walks. With McLennan, he won the Regional and Super Regional, plus won a National Player of the Week Award. <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/slade-mccloud\/11672\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11672\" target=\"_blank\">Slade McCloud<\/a>, of course, is one of Tarleton State&#8217;s best returning players. <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/slade-mccloud\/11672\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11672\" target=\"_blank\">Slade McCloud<\/a> was an All-WAC First Team selection last year, and is Preseason All-WAC and the No. 10 second baseman among mid-major players and No. 40 overall entering the season, according to D1Baseball.com. In 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/slade-mccloud\/11672\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11672\" target=\"_blank\">Slade McCloud<\/a> led the Texans with a .358 batting average, collecting 78 hits in 218 at-bats, finishing the year with a career-high 45 runs scored, third most on the team. McCloud had the tied-most RBI on the team with 45 and posted a .541 slugging percentage with eight home runs. He was also a threat on the base paths, tallying 20 stolen bases on the season. The infielder was one of three players to start all 56 games for the Texans last season.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nLET&#8217;S GET PERSONAL<br \/>\nAll of the Tarleton State players have great stories and unique things about them &#8212; here are some of the most notable&#8230;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#2 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ike-shirey\/11676\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11676\" target=\"_blank\">Ike Shirey<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Trains horses, plays golf, fishes, hunts<br \/>\n\u2022 Came to Tarleton State when head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/coaches\/fuller-smith\/758\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"758\" target=\"_blank\">Fuller Smith<\/a> came here<br \/>\n\u2022 Plan postgrad is to work in a fire department<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#3 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/kendyl-johnson\/12355\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12355\" target=\"_blank\">Kendyl Johnson<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Was a First Team All District WR for high school football team, chose baseball over football because love of the sport &#8212; belives baseball is a more polished game than football, and he loves the pursuit of the small percentage of success<br \/>\n\u2022 Favorite movies are Marvel movies<br \/>\n\u2022 Favorite shows are anime related<br \/>\n\u2022 Favorite video games are Minecraft and Call of Duty<br \/>\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<br \/>\n\u2022 Plan postgrad is to play professional baseball, then be an entrepreneur<br \/>\n\u2022 Dad played overseas basketball (Anthony Johnson), and his cousin was part of the infamous Butt Fumble (offensive lineman Brandon Moore)<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#4 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/brady-englett\/12356\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12356\" target=\"_blank\">Brady Englett<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Was born in Alabama, lived there until he was 4 years old (Mobile)<br \/>\n\u2022 Was a football state champion at safety in high school<br \/>\n\u2022 Likes to hunt, hang out with friends<br \/>\n\u2022 Rocky IV is favorite movie<br \/>\n\u2022 Favorite video game is NBA 2K<br \/>\n\u2022 His dad, Todd, played Single A baseball in the Pirates organization<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#5 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/jake-tatom\/12357\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12357\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Tatom<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Likes to golf and fish<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Played for <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/coaches\/fuller-smith\/758\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"758\" target=\"_blank\">Fuller Smith<\/a> at Sam Houston<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to coach high school baseball<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#6 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/carson-lorch\/11680\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11680\" target=\"_blank\">Carson Lorch<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Big Star Wars fan (especially Revenge of the Sith), and also likes Marvel movies<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Big video game player (Call of Duty, Fallout, Pokemon)<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite shows are The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to play professional baseball and then enter the sales business<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/karsen-davis\/11698\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11698\" target=\"_blank\">Karsen Davis<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Is a second degree black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do, been doing it his whole life<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Big-time golfer, has a five handicap<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to open up a tint shop<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#8 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/rayner-heinrich\/11681\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11681\" target=\"_blank\">Rayner Heinrich<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Goes by Baywatch<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Likes to fish and hunt<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is Step Brothers<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite video game is MLB The Show<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#10 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/matt-guthmiller\/11682\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11682\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Guthmiller<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Started getting into duck hunting<br \/>\n\u2022 Enjoys to play golf every now and then<br \/>\n\u2022 Favorite move is Fast and Furious<br \/>\n\u2022 Favorite show is Shooter<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#11 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/sergio-guerra\/11669\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11669\" target=\"_blank\">Sergio Guerra<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Big hunter, sells deer on the ranch back home<br \/>\n\u2022 His dad played professional baseball in the Indians organization (Pete, catcher for the Double-A team)<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#12 Raphael Smeenk<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Plays pool and card games<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is Moneyball<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 His great grandpa played professional soccer in Brazil<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#13 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/cage-mccloud\/12358\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12358\" target=\"_blank\">Cage McCloud<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Says he&#8217;s a scratch golfer<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite show is Big Brother<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite video game is Fortnite<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Joined the Texans to play with his brother<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to open a business, a high-fence ranch<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#14 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/chris-ricard\/12359\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12359\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Ricard<\/a><br \/>\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<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite shows are Landman, Yellowstone<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to become a strength and conditioning coach<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite memory at Tarleton State was going to the lakehouse in Granbury with team<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Dad is a logtruck driver, mom works with kids with special needs<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#15 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/mason-kirk\/11671\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11671\" target=\"_blank\">Mason Kirk<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Getting married this summer to Lindsay after five years<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Watches Big Brother<br \/>\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.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite memory at Tarleton State was winning the WAC Tournament his freshman year, dogpiling after.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#17 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/slade-mccloud\/11672\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11672\" target=\"_blank\">Slade McCloud<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Hunts, fishes, golfs, takes his boxer dog Shep on walks, boxer Shep<br \/>\n\u2022 Favorite memory at Tarleton State was winning the WAC Tournament\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#18 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/tai-phetluangsy\/12361\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12361\" target=\"_blank\">Tai Phetluangsy<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Wakeboards sometimes, tries to golf<br \/>\n\u2022 Favorite movie is Fury<br \/>\n\u2022 Favorite show is The Pacific<br \/>\n\u2022 Plan postgrad is to be a collegiate coach<br \/>\n\u2022 Favorite memory since being here have been the Bible studies<br \/>\n\u2022 His dad is in the Marines<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#19 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ethan-downum\/12362\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12362\" target=\"_blank\">Ethan Downum<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Hunts a lot, fishes<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite show is Vikings or Last Kingdom<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is Gladiator<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#20 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/braden-gostisha\/11686\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11686\" target=\"_blank\">Braden Gostisha<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Has a identical twin, Conner, who is working back home<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Fishes, hunts, golfs<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite shows are Landman and Yellowstone<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is Interstellar<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#21 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/brian-panneton\/11687\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11687\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Panneton<\/a><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Used to competiveily waterski, ended his junior year in high school &#8212; started at 5 years old, parents met on the waterski team at Texas A&amp;M, stopped because of baseball<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Still waterskis for fun and for good exercise<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Cooks a lot, specialty is steak<br \/>\nTSU coaches and the culture<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to play professional baseball, and then financial planning<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Chose Tarleton State partially after lessons with Chad Fox \u2013 had an influence in him coming here<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#23 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/cullen-kickhoefer\/12363\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12363\" target=\"_blank\">Cullen Kickhoefer<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Says he&#8217;s a goofy guy, likes to have fun, constantly trying to have a good time and make people laugh<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Hunts, fishes, wood work<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite shows are The Sopranos and Dexter<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movies are Goodfellas and The Godfather<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 His uncle played basketball at Navy, cousin designs missiles for the Navy<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#24 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/aden-lucas\/11689\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11689\" target=\"_blank\">Aden Lucas<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Likes to golf, play the guitar, played the last five years<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite show is Suits<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to enter construction field and eventually become a superintendent<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#25 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/daniel-bass\/12364\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12364\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Bass<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Senior year of high school was his first season playing consistent baseball<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Likes to bow hunt<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite show is The 100<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#27 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ethan-jaques\/11690\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11690\" target=\"_blank\">Ethan Jaques<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Golfs<br \/>\n\u2022 Favorite shows are Suits and Breaking Bad<br \/>\n\u2022 Interstellar is favorite movie<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#28 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/cort-lowry\/11691\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11691\" target=\"_blank\">Cort Lowry<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Is big into duck hunting<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Considers himself a cowboy, an amateur golfer, semi-pro Fortnite player<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to be an electrician<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite memory since being here was being part of the Tarpless Texans in the football playoff games<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#29 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/conner-doucet\/12365\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12365\" target=\"_blank\">Conner Doucet<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Had three heart surgeries from 18-19 years old<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Has a dog from the shelter here, Nala \u2013 breed is lab mix<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite show is Peaky Blinders<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is Hook<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite video game is Sea of Thieves<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Considers himself a semi-pro ping pong player<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#30 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ashton-bassett\/12366\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12366\" target=\"_blank\">Ashton Bassett<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Golfs, fishes, hunts<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Has webbed toes<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite video game is NBA 2K<br \/>\nFavorite shows are Friends, Ted Lasso, Grey&#8217;s Anatomy<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to play professional baseball and then be an anesthesiology assistant<br \/>\n\u2022 His grandpa was a LHP at Miami \u2013 went onto the Mets organization, the Triple-A team (Richard Bassett)<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#31 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/anthony-treto\/12367\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12367\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Treto<\/a><br \/>\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)<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite show is SWAT<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is 300<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite memory is the Tarpless Texans and being part of the group at the football playoff games<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to follow father&#8217;s footsteps in sales, maybe work alongside him, but wants to play baseball as long as he can<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#32 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/corbin-walter\/12368\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12368\" target=\"_blank\">Corbin Walter<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Used to play football, sophomore year, stopped to focus on baseball<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Fishes and races cars sometimes<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is Ford vs. Ferrari<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#33 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/kasey-swan\/12369\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12369\" target=\"_blank\">Kasey Swan<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Hunts, fishes, attempts to golf<br \/>\n\u2022 Plan postgrad is to enter the oil and gas field<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#34 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ethan-wendel\/12370\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12370\" target=\"_blank\">Ethan Wendel<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Owns a lot of animals back home, dogs, cats and ducks<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite Show is Peaky Blinders<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is Transformers<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Hunts, fishes<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to be a sports agent<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#35 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/andrew-hardin\/11695\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11695\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Hardin<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Likes MLB The Show<br \/>\n\u2022 Hunts, fishes<br \/>\n\u2022 Favorite movie is Moneyball<br \/>\n\u2022 Plan postgrad is to be a chiropractor<br \/>\n\u2022 Dad played college baseball at Texas Tech<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#36 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ben-bosse\/11696\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11696\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Bosse<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Likes to fly fish and bow hunt<br \/>\n\u2022 Likes the show 1923<br \/>\n\u2022 Chose Tarleton State partially because of the master&#8217;s program<br \/>\n\u2022 Plan postgrad is to study and work with wildlife, especially quail and duck habitats, wetlands\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#37 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/carter-coffin\/11697\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11697\" target=\"_blank\">Carter Coffin<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Big-time outdoorsman, fishing, hunting<br \/>\n\u2022Plan postgrad is to go to game warden school<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#38 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/tyson-drake\/11667\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11667\" target=\"_blank\">Tyson Drake<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Golfs, fishes, hunts<br \/>\n\u2022 Favorite memory at Tarleton State has been winning the WAC Tournament, getting to spend a week with the boys<br \/>\n\u2022 Plan postgrad is to get his CPA or work in the bank somewhere<br \/>\n\u2022 His dad is a seven-time state champion football coach (Robert Drake)<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#39 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/brendon-carter\/11699\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11699\" target=\"_blank\">Brendon Carter<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Played hockey for 12 years, gave it up when he was 15 to pursue baseball &#8212; he was a defenseman, played travel hockey, played in Dallas a lot<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Watches a bunch of Netflix, favorite shows are Peaky Blinders and Landman<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Favorite movie is Miracle on Ice<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Plan postgrad is to be a physical therapist<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#40 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/matthew-mccullough\/12371\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12371\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew McCullough<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Plays video games, hunts, fishes,<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Has a lot of family who went to Tarleton State, including his mom and dad, who met here, and his brothers<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Uncle played basketball at Southeastern, cousin plays basketball in Nebraska Wesleyan<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#43 <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/jack-lovin\/12372\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12372\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Lovin<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Can play the piano, has been playing since he was 3 years old<br \/>\n\u2022 Likes to ski, been a lifelong skier<br \/>\n\u2022 Favorite show is Breaking Bad<br \/>\n\u2022 Favorite memory has been going to head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/coaches\/fuller-smith\/758\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"758\" target=\"_blank\">Fuller Smith<\/a>&#8216;s lakehouse with the team and riding the jet skis<br \/>\n\u2022 Plan postgrad run is to run his own business<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nUP NEXT<br \/>\nThe Texans will clash against Utah Tech, who is tied with Tarleton State atop the WAC standings. Tarleton State will face the Trailblazers in St. George, Utah, for three games on Friday at 7 p.m. CT, Saturday at 3 p.m. CT and Sunday at 12 p.m. CT.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; The Teams: Tarleton State Texans (28-15, 8-4 WAC) at Texas A&amp;M Aggies&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269271,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-269270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269270","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=269270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}