SAN MARCOS - Tarleton State Baseball (17-24) will face off against the Texas State Bobcats (19-20) for a midweek matchup on Wednesday evening.

The Texans will look to keep their win streak going after beating Utah Valley during the final two games of last week's series.

SERIES HISTORY:

• This will be the second all-time matchup between the Texans and the Bobcats.
• Texas State took the first game 2-1 in Stephenville, Texas.
• The last time these two squads faced off, Trace Morrison had a team-high two hits.
• Tyson Drake, who leads the team in home runs this season, also registered a hit.
• Jake Burcham received the start against the Bobcats on 3/12/24, tallying two strikeouts and no runs in two innings of work.

OPPONENT SCOUTING REPORT:

• The Bobcats dropped their most recent series last week against South Alabama, 2-1.
• Two weeks ago, Texas State notched a win against No. 23 Southern Mississippi.
• Ryne Farber leads the team with a .298 batting average.
• Farber also leads the Bobcats with 45 hits.
• Chase Mora posts a team-high five home runs. Mora ranks second among the squad with a .285 batting average.

LORCH NOTCHES FIRST CAREER HOMER:

• Last Saturday against Utah Valley, Carson Lorch tallied his first career home run en route to a 12-6 Texan victory.
• Lorch posted a hit in all three games of the series.
• He also posted five RBIs in those three games along with three runs.
• Through 27 games, the junior has a .302 batting average on 10 extra-base hits and 17 runs.

MITO HEATS UP AGAIN:

• Jaime Perez had three hits against the Wolverines last weekend, including a home run on Sunday.
• Perez tallied a run in two of three games, helping the Texans achieve their second conference series win of the year.
• Following last week's series, the senior has 28 RBIs on the year in 35 appearances.
• The senior ranks second on the team in walks (16).
• Perez is the seventh toughest player in the nation to strike out. He averages one strikeout per 17.9 at bats.

SHIREY NAMED TO BROOKS WALLACE AWARD WATCH LIST:

• Senior shortstop Ike Shirey was named to the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List last week.
• The award honors the top 100 shortstops in the nation.
• Shirey has 46 hits on the year and ranks third among the team with a .317 batting average.
• He leads the team in assists (112) and double plays (22).
• Shirey ranks second on the team in steals, going 12-13 on steal attempts this season.

MCCLOUD TALLIES THREE MULTI-HIT PERFORMANCES:

• Tarleton State senior Slade McCloud had three multi-hit performances through four games last week.
• This included a two-hit performance against former No. 1 ranked Texas A&M where McCloud went 2-4 with an RBI and a double.
• He also posted a team-high three hits during last Saturday's victory against the Wolverines, including a home run.
• McCloud leads the team with a .346 batting average and also has a team-high 56 hits.
• McCloud is the only Texan to record 50 or more hits this season.

NEXT UP:

• Following their midweek matchup against Texas State, the Purple and White will return to Stephenville to host a three-game series against Utah Tech. Get tickets here.