{"id":430073,"date":"2026-09-08T23:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T23:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/430073\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T23:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T23:58:12","slug":"lions-roar-in-arlington-at-2026-etamu-day-with-the-texas-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/430073\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions Roar in Arlington at 2026 ETAMU Day with the Texas Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Sunday, East Texas A&M University students, employees and alumni gathered at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, for an afternoon taking in America’s pastime on \u201cETAMU Day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Held for the sixth consecutive year, ETAMU Day saw the Texas Rangers take on the Tampa Bay Rays in a Sunday afternoon showdown.<\/p>\n

Lions from all over converged on the stadium, with purchasers of the special ETAMU Day ticket receiving a free, exclusive Lions and Rangers co-branded hat, which proves popular each year.<\/p>\n

Texas A&M University System<\/a> Chancellor Glenn Hegar attended the game and threw out the ceremonial first pitch.<\/p>\n

\"AChancellor Glenn Hegar delivered the game\u2019s ceremonial first pitch. | Photo credit: Ryan Scott, East Texas A&M Marketing and Communications<\/p>\n

From seasoned baseball fans to first-timers, the game brought together members of the Lion family for a fun afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m excited, I’ve never been to a Rangers game before,\u201d said Aujarai Ivy, a recent graduate in Summer 2026, before the game. \u201cIt’s even better to get to experience it while supporting ET.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another 2026 graduate, Jennifer Morse, is no stranger to Globe Life Field. She and her family have attended several Rangers games this season for free, thanks to the ETAMU free-ticket program<\/a> for students, faculty, and staff, which is new for this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love coming to Rangers games, and the free tickets we have gotten through the university have truly blessed us,\u201d Morse said. \u201cI’m hoping for a Rangers win, and maybe a Jake Burger home run!\u201d<\/p>\n

Morse wouldn’t leave disappointed, as Rangers first baseman Burger hit two dingers in the game, while the home team came back from a four-run deficit to emerge victorious by a score of 8-6.<\/p>\n

Current student Tiffini Watson said after the game that she had a great experience and is looking forward to the next edition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a great time! We got a really cute hat. I don’t usually wear hats, but I like this one,\u201d said Watson. \u201cI’d definitely want to come back for ET Day next season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more news regarding our Texas Rangers partnership in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last Sunday, East Texas A&M University students, employees and alumni gathered at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":430074,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-430073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430073","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=430073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}