Shadowcats beat first-place Victoria 19–5 at Riverside Stadium

The Sherman Shadowcats beat the Victoria Generals 19–5 at Riverside Stadium on June 25, 2026, according to the Generals' game report. Victoria came in atop the Texas Collegiate League standings, and the game fell in Sherman's first season in the league.

The league's June 24 recap reported that the Generals had extended their lead and improved to 14–6 the night before.

Zach Fjelstad hit a double and a triple and drove in five runs for Sherman, according to the league's June 25 recap. Ian McCracken had four hits, the league said. Victoria's report credited Sherman starter Cash Coble with the win, noting he allowed three hits and one run over six innings.

The league's recap said the Shadowcats collected 18 hits and drew 12 walks, and scored in six innings. Victoria's report said Sherman scored five runs in the first inning and eight in the eighth. Fjelstad's triple in the eighth drove in three runs, according to the Generals.

The figures, as reported by the league and Victoria:

| Sherman, June 25 | Total |

| --- | --- |

| Hits | 18 |

| Walks | 12 |

| Innings with a run | 6 |

| First-inning runs | 5 |

| Eighth-inning runs | 8 |

| Fjelstad RBIs | 5 (3 on eighth-inning triple) |

| McCracken hits | 4 |

| Coble pitching line | 6 innings, 3 hits, 1 run; winning pitcher |

One week earlier, on June 18, Victoria had beaten Sherman 4–0, according to the league's June 18 recap. The recap said Sherman managed four hits in that game and struck out 13 times.

Victoria beat Sherman 12–7 on June 26. That win clinched the first-half championship and a postseason berth for the Generals, according to the team's report.

Sherman and Abilene joined the Texas Collegiate League for 2026, bringing it to eight teams, according to an expansion announcement posted by the Generals. Both clubs began play in 2024 and spent their first two seasons in the Mid-America League.

Abilene said the move cut its scheduled season from 64 games to 48, and that it expected the seven-week commitment to improve roster stability. In its October 2025 announcement, Abilene also reported that more than 300 Texas Collegiate League alumni had been drafted by Major League Baseball teams.

The 2026 overall standings on the Generals' website list Victoria at 33–19 and identify it as the league champion. Abilene is listed at 17–24 and Sherman at 13–31.