With Sunday marking the deadline for MLB teams to submit their initial 60-man player pools, three former Bearkats find themselves on 40-man rosters heading into a shortened 2020 season.

Editor’s note: With the 2019-20 athletic calendar complete, The Item has started an all-decade series honoring some of the top Sam Houston State athletes of the past 10 seasons (2010-11 to 2019-20). However, with the 2020 baseball season being cut short due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we’ve al…

The Southland Conference announced its academic all-conference teams for the 2020 baseball season on Thursday morning, with Colton Cowser and Jack Rogers each earning honors.

It’s estimated that less than 1% of senior high school baseball players will go on to be drafted by an MLB team one day, with the chances of eventually reaching the majors being even slimmer. But for Miami Marlins pitcher Caleb Smith, there wasn’t another option.

After sorting through dozens of the top moments in Sam Houston State sports history, a champion has finally been crowned.

After struggling at the plate for the better part of the last week, the Bearkat bats came alive Sunday at Don Sanders Stadium.

A three-game home set against a struggling Houston Baptist squad appeared to be the perfect opportunity for Sam Houston State to buck its recent offensive struggles. But two games into Southland Conference play, the Bearkats are still searching for a spark at the plate.

The reigning Southland Conference champions started league play on a rocky note Friday night at Don Sanders Stadium.

The quest for a third consecutive Southland Conference championship begins Friday evening at Don Sanders Stadium.

A historic afternoon in the field helped lift the Sam Houston State Bearkats to a second straight shutout win over Saint Mary’s Saturday at Don Sanders Stadium.

As a fading sunset cast a warming blend of orange, rose and pink over the Piney Woods sky, the stage was set for an unofficial holiday nine months in the making.

There’s a new look to the Sam Houston State Bearkat baseball team in 2020, but expectations haven’t wavered one bit.

For the seventh time since 2013, the Sam Houston State Bearkats are the favorites to claim the Southland Conference baseball crown after league officials unveiled the league’s annual preseason poll on Thursday morning.

The reigning Southland Conference champions were well-represented on the league’s preseason all-conference teams, which were released Tuesday.

In a year that featured an abundance of success for Sam Houston State baseball and softball, arguably the biggest win for both teams fell on the same evening.

Head coach Jay Sirianni announced the addition of seven student-athletes to the Sam Houston State baseball program for the 2021 season on Wednesday, the first day of the fall signing period.

It’s a busy weekend for the Sam Houston State Bearkat baseball team as they close out their fall schedule on Friday vs Texas A&M, while head coach Jay Sirianni also announced the team’s upcoming 2020 schedule on Thursday.

Sam Houston State head baseball coach Jay Sirianni has finalized his coaching staff for the 2020 season.

Sam Houston State didn’t have to look far to find the next leader of the Bearkat baseball program.

Sam Houston State head baseball coach Matt Deggs is heading back to Lafayette, Louisiana.

An accolade-filled year for Sam Houston State’s Colton Cowser rolls on with yet another honor.

Sam Houston State baseball will be represented internationally this summer, with freshman outfielder Colton Cowser securing a spot on the Team USA roster.

Days removed from watching former teammates and players he coached begin their professional baseball journey, Lance Miles has done the same.

A stellar freshman season with the Sam Houston State Bearkats earned Colton Cowser yet another honor on Tuesday.

Lance Harvell is moving on after five seasons with the Sam Houston State Bearkats.

A pair of Sam Houston State Bearkats had their name called on Wednesday as Major League Baseball’s amateur draft wrapped up.

One of Sam Houston State's top offensive weapons has been picked up by the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Sam Houston State pitcher Hayden Wesneski is off to the next stage of a promising baseball career.

After wrapping up a four-year stint at Sam Houston State, Jordan Cannon is set to embark on his professional baseball career.

A pair of Sam Houston State commits received a taste of success on their future home field during the 2019 UIL state baseball playoffs.

The Sam Houston State Bearkats’ 2019 run came to an abrupt and shocking end Thursday at Constellation Field in Sugar Land.

An undefeated run through District 23-3A in 2019 netted the New Waverly Lady Bulldogs a plethora of postseason honors.

Sam Houston State's bats never woke up this week, and as a result, the Bearkats are headed home early from the Southland Conference Tournament.

The top-seeded Sam Houston State Bearkats have already been pushed to the brink of elimination, just one game into the Southland Conference Tournament.

SUGAR LAND — Southland Conference Tournament week got started with a bang Tuesday night at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, with a pair of Sam Houston State standouts in the forefront.

Sam Houston State outfielder Colton Cowser burst onto the scene in 2019 as one of the most productive freshmen in the country — and this week, the Southland Conference recognized the Cypress native for his performance.

Over the course of his freshman season, Sam Houston State outfielder Colton Cowser has established himself as one of the top contenders for Southland Conference Player of the Year.

Sam Houston State unleashed a barrage of runs on Northwestern State on Thursday night, with senior first baseman Hunter Hearn leading the way with the Bearkats’ second cycle this season.

The possibility of inclement weather has led to schedule changes for the Sam Houston State Bearkats' final series of the regular season.

It’s been a roller coaster season for the Sam Houston State Bearkats in 2019.

After dropping their series opener to fall to second place in the Southland Conference, the Sam Houston State Bearkats responded in a big way Sunday at Southeastern Louisiana. 

A strong start at the plate was not a sign of things to come for the Sam Houston State Bearkats on Saturday night at Don Sanders Stadium.