The 2026 Tarleton State Texans baseball team represents Tarleton State University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Texans play their home games at the Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. They are be led by third-year head coach Fuller Smith.
Preseason Coaches poll The coaches poll was released on February 5, 2026. Tarleton State was selected to finish fifth in the conference.
WAC coaches poll 1 Abilene Christian 33 (3) 2 Utah Valley 29 (1) 3 Cal Baptist 27 4 Sacramento State 22 5 Tarleton State 15 6 Utah Tech 11 7 UT Arlington 10
Awards and honors Preseason WAC awards and honors Preseason All-WAC Team Sergio Guerra 11 C Senior Rayner Heinrich 8 OF Sophomore
Personnel
Starters LineupPos. No.Player. Year C 11 Sergio Guerra Senior 1B 13 Cage McCloud Sophomore 2B 17 Slade McCloud Senior 3B 4 Brady Englett Junior SS 2 Ike Shirey Senior LF 8 Rayner Heinrich Sophomore CF 3 Kendyl Johnson Sophomore RF 5 Jake Tatom Senior DH 6 Carson Lorch Senior
Weekend pitching rotation Day No.Player. Year Friday 28 Cort Lowry Sophomore Saturday 34 Ethan Wendel Junior Sunday 39 Brendon Carter Senior
Roster
Coaching staff
2026 Tarleton State Texans baseball coaching staff Name Position Seasons atTarleton Alma mater Fuller Smith Head coach 3 University of Mississippi (2009) R.D. Spiehs Associate coach 3 University of Nebraska–Lincoln (2002) Will Fox Assistant coach 1 McNeese State University (2017) Dustin Williams Assistant coach 2 Oklahoma State University (2017)
Game log
! style="" | Regular season (35–21) |- valign="top"
|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3:00 p.m. || * || || WACtv || Cecil Ballow Baseball ComplexStephenville, TX || W20–3 || Panneton(1–0) || Petraitis(0–1) || — || 467 || 1–0 || — |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 6:00 p.m. || Le Moyne* || || WACtv || Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex || W5–4 || Jaques(1–0) || Earle(0–1) || Phetluangsy(1) || 403 || 2–0 || — |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 1:00 p.m. || Le Moyne* || || WACtv || Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex || W13–8 || Wendel(1–0) || Skermont(0–1) || Hardin(1) || 702 || 3–0 || — |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | || 2:00 p.m. || vs. No. 7 Arkansas* || || || Globe Life FieldArlington, TX || L 1–3 || McElvain(1–0) || Bass(0–1) || Brissey(1) || 1,258 || 3–1 || — |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3:00 p.m. || * || || WACtv || Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex || W9–2 || Karsen(1–0) || Madison(0–2) || — || 387 || 4–1 || — |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | || 3:00 p.m. || South Dakota State* || || WACtv || Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex || L2–6 || Novotny(1–1) || Bassett(0–1) || Augedahl(1) || 327 || 4–2 || — |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | || 12:00 p.m. || South Dakota State* || || ESPN+ || Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex || L1–5 || Schlecht(1–1) || Lowry(0–1) || — || 290 || 4–3 || — |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 2:00 p.m. || * || || ESPN+ || Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex || W17–5 || Treto(1–0) || McKay(1–1) || Doucet(1) || 280 || 5–3 || — |- ! colspan=13 style= "" | Cleburne College Baseball Series |- |-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 2:00 p.m. || vs. * || || || La Moderna FieldCleburne, TX || W 8–7 || Phetluangsy(1–0) || Goldenbau(0–1) || — || 877 || 6–3 || — |-bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | || 6:00 p.m. || vs. Texas State* || || || La Moderna Field || L 3–9 || Moore(1–0) || Lowry(0–1) || Connell(1) || 922 || 6–4 || —
! colspan=13 style= "" | Cleburne College Baseball Series |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc |-bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | || 11:00 a.m. || vs. Creighton* || || || La Moderna Field || L 4–5 || || || || || 6–5 || — |- ! colspan=13 style= "" | |- align="center" align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 6:00 p.m. || * || || ESPN+ || Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex || W 6–5 || || || || || 7–5 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3:00 p.m. || at * || || MWN || Santa Ana Star FieldAlbuquerque, NM || W 13–11 || || || || || 8–5 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 1:00 p.m. || at New Mexico* || || MWN || Santa Ana Star Field || W 7–3 || || || || || 9–5 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 4:00 p.m. || at New Mexico* || || MWN ||Santa Ana Star Field || W 15–10 || || || || || 10–5 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 1:00 p.m. || at New Mexico* || || MWN || Santa Ana Star Field || W 9–7 || || || || || 11–5 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | || 6:00 p.m. || * || || ESPN+ || Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex || L 6–7 || || || || || 11–6 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3:00 p.m. || Houston Christian* || || ESPN+ || Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex || W 8–5 || || || || || 12–6 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | || 12:00 p.m. || Houston Christian* || || ESPN+ || Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex || L 5–9 || || || || || 12–7 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 6:30 p.m. || at No. 2 Texas* || || SECN+ || UFCU Disch–Falk FieldAustin, TX || W 6–1 || || || || || 13–7 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 6:00 p.m. || at * || || ESPN+ || Jaycees FieldNacogdoches, TX || W 9–8 || || || || || 14–7 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 6:00 p.m. || at Stephen F. Austin* || || || Jaycees Field || W 7–6 || || || || || 15–7 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 1:00 p.m. || at Stephen F. Austin* || || ESPN+ || Jaycees Field || W 3–1 || || || || || 16–7 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | || 6:00 p.m. || at * || || ESPN+ || Vincent–Beck StadiumBeaumont, TX || L 3–5 || || || || || 16–8 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 6:00 p.m. || * || || ESPN+ || Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex || W 7–2 || || || || || 17–8 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3:00 p.m. || Air Force* || || ESPN+ || Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex || W 7–6 || || || || || 18–8 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 12:00 p.m. || Air Force* || || ESPN+ || Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex || W 11–10 || || || || || 19–8 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 6:30 p.m. || at Baylor* || || ESPN+ || Baylor BallparkWaco, TX || W 5–1 || || || || || 20–8 || —
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || || || || || Arlington, TX (Clay Gould Ballpark) || W 3-1 || || || || || 21–8 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | || || UT Arlington || || || Arlington, TX (Clay Gould Ballpark) || L 3-6 || || || || || 21–9 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | || || UT Arlington || || || Arlington, TX (Clay Gould Ballpark) || L 2-8 || || || || || 21–10 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | || || UTSA* || || || Stephenville, TX (Tarleton State Baseball Complex) || L 2-6 || || || || || 21–11 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || || || || || Stephenville, TX (Tarleton State Baseball Complex) || W 10-5 || || || || || 22–11 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | || || Abilene Christian || || || Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex || L 4-11 || || || || || 22–12 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || || Abilene Christian || || || Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex || W 10-9 || || || || || 23–12 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | || || at TCU* || || || Fort Worth, TX (Lupton Stadium) || L 5-12 || || || || || 23–13 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | || || || || || Stephenville, TX (Tarleton State Baseball Complex) || L 1-12 || || || || || 23–14 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || || Cal Baptist || || || Stephenville, TX (Tarleton State Baseball Complex) || W 3-2 || || || || || 24–14 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || || Cal Baptist || || || Stephenville, TX (Tarleton State Baseball Complex) || W 7-6 || || || || || 25–14 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | || || at * || || || Lubbock, TX (Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park) || L 3-13 || || || || || 25–15 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || || || || || Stephenville, TX (Tarleton State Baseball Complex) || W 12-2 || || || || || 26–15 || 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || || Utah Valley || || || Stephenville, TX (Tarleton State Baseball Complex) || W 8-2 || || || || || 27–15 || 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || || Utah Valley || || || Stephenville, TX (Tarleton State Baseball Complex) || W 13-9 || || || || || 28–15 || 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | || || at Texas A&M* || || || Bryan-College Station, TX (Blue Bell Park) || L 7-9 || || || || || 28–16 || —
|-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 1 (Fri) || || Utah Tech || || St. George, UT (Bruce Hurst Field) || W 9-6 || || || || || 29–16 || |-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 2 (Sat) || || Utah Tech || || St. George, UT (Bruce Hurst Field) || W 8-4 || || || || || 30–16 || |-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 3 (Sun) || || Utah Tech || || St. George, UT (Bruce Hurst Field) || W 10-8 || || || || || 31–16 || |-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 8 (Fri) || || UTRGV || || Stephenville, TX (Tarleton State Baseball Complex) || W 7-4 || || || || || 32–16 || |-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 9 (Sat) || || UTRGV || || Stephenville, TX (Tarleton State Baseball Complex) || W 10-8 || || || || || 33–16 || |-bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 10 (Sun) || || UTRGV || || Stephenville, TX (Tarleton State Baseball Complex) || L 2-4 || || || || || 33–17 || |-bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 14 (Thu) || || Sacramento State || || Sacramento, CA (John Smith Field) || L 5-8 || || || || || 33–18 || |-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 15 (Fri) || || Sacramento State || || Sacramento, CA (John Smith Field) || W 15-4 || || || || || 34–18 || |-bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 16 (Sat) || || Sacramento State || || Sacramento, CA (John Smith Field) || L 4-8 || || || || || 34–19 ||
! style="" | Postseason (4–2)
|-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 21 (Thu) || || Sacramento State || || Mesa, AZ (Hohokam Stadium) || W 9-0 || || || || || 35–19 || |-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 22 (Fri) || || California Baptist || || Mesa, AZ (Hohokam Stadium) || W 5-3 || || || || || 36–19 || |-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 23 (Sat) || || Sacramento State || || Mesa, AZ (Hohokam Stadium) || W 21-11 || || || || || 37–19 ||
|-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 29 (Fri) || || UC Santa Barbara || || Austin, TX (UFCU Disch-Falk Field) || W 11-5 || || || || || 38–19 || |-bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 30 (Sat) || || Texas || || Austin, TX (UFCU Disch-Falk Field) || L 2-16 || || || || || 38–20 || |-bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 31 (Sun) || || UC Santa Barbara || || Austin, TX (UFCU Disch-Falk Field) || L 5-9 || || || || || 38–21 ||
| style="font-size:88%" | "#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1Baseball Poll on the date of the contest."()" represents postseason seeding in the WAC Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively. = Win, = Loss, = Canceled/Postponed Bold = Tarleton State Texans team member* = Non-Conference Game |- | Schedule Source:
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References
External links Tarleton State Baseball