Tarleton’s baseball team finished the 2013 season with a total record of 34 wins, 16 losses and a tie.

Tarleton State University had their baseball season ended in the Lone Star Conference Baseball Championships on May 5 at the hands of Texas A&M University-Kingsville with a final score of 10-9.

The season, which started in Houston at Minute Maid Park, saw some big numbers from players on offense. Nico Moran led the team with 42 runs, 63 hits and 21 runs batted in. Colten Boothe posted good numbers with 42 runs batted in during the season and 58 hits. Other impressive numbers were Evan Robinson with 24 runs batted in, Jared Musgrove had 21 runs batted in and Ryan posted 60 hits. The Texans had a total of 312 runs, 477 hits, 24 homeruns and 268 runs batted in.

On the other side of the ball, Miguel Ramirez lead the team’s pitching with a 2.09 earned run average holding an impressive 9 wins to 1 loss. Matt Buckmaster also put up low numbers with a final earned run average of 2.18 and a record of 9-2. Tarleton had a collective earned run average of 3.59 as compared to opponent’s era of 5.69.

In fielding, Tarleton only had 48 errors on the season, which is low compared to opponents 79 errors.

Throughout the season some of TSU’s biggest games were against Arlington Baptist College when Tarleton swept the three game series against them by scores of 11-3, 19-3 and 9-0. Tarleton also posted an impressive game against conference rival Abilene Christian University with a final score of 15-5 on Feb. 28. They swept a four game series against Eastern New Mexico University with scores 17-2, 13-7, 12-0 and 6-3.

Pitcher Miguel Ramirez was named a Tino Martinez Award Semifinalist. This award is given to the most outstanding DII baseball player. Martinez is one of forty semifinalists. The winner of the award will be announced after the DII Baseball Championship on Saturday, June 1.