Bobcat Ballpark, Baseball stadium in San Marcos, Texas, United States.
Bobcat Ballpark is a baseball venue on the campus of Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, home of the Texas State Bobcats of the NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference. It holds 2,500 spectators, and its 2008 renovation added four luxury suites seating up to 12 people each. Features include a press box, team merchandise area, batting cages, stadium lighting and a chain link/mesh backstop.
The baseball and softball stadiums were renovated and expanded in 2008, adding four luxury suites for up to 12 people. The renovated ballpark debuted on March 5, 2009, against the Texas Longhorns before a record 2,593 spectators. It has hosted the Southland Conference baseball tournament from May 23–26, 2012, won by UT Arlington.
The venue's name comes from the Texas State Bobcats, whose baseball team plays here in the Sun Belt Conference. Beyond college games, it has hosted high school baseball tournaments and the 2012 Southland Conference tournament, held May 23–26 and won by UT Arlington.
The venue sits on the Texas State University campus in San Marcos, with a chain link and mesh backstop behind home plate and stadium lighting for evening games. A press box and a team merchandise area serve visitors, and batting cages stand on site. The stadium holds 2,500 spectators, so crowds at high-attendance games can fill the seating.
The venue's record attendance of 2,593 was set at the March 5, 2009 opener against the Texas Longhorns, the first game in the renovated park. In 2013 the Bobcats averaged 1,368 per home game, ranking 47th among Division I programs. The park also hosted the 2012 Southland Conference tournament, won by UT Arlington.
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