Cade Smith is Texas State’s swing-and-miss righty with Saturday-starter upside
In the 2026 season, Cade Smith has been a meaningful arm for Texas State, pairing a 4.43 ERA over 63.0 innings with 82 strikeouts and a 4-3 record, while the Bobcats also trusted him in major conference spots as a starter[1][2][7]. The selling point is the bat-missing profile: he’s a strong-bodied 6-foot-3 righty with a fastball that has reportedly touched 94 mph and enough stuff to work into the strike zone with authority[3][10]. He looks like the kind of pitcher who can raise a staff’s ceiling if you value power, poise, and strikeout ability over pure polish[7][10].
