SAN ANTONIO — For Titan Targac, baseball runs deep in the family roots. His father played in the minor leagues and his cousin has been a big contributor at Texas A&M the past few years. So it only made sense that he would take up the game.

“Ever since I was born, it’s been something special in my life,” Targac said. 

Targac learned the game from his father and he’s the one that has pushed him to get better.

“Even on those days I don’t feel like doing anything he gets me up,” says Targac. “He tells me you know you want it, you just got to go out and grab it.”

Targac has grabbed plenty of attention with his play on the field for the Flatonia Bulldogs, a 2A baseball program with a long tradition of winning. 

“Small town is really where it’s at. You know everybody here and you’re best friends with almost everybody in the town,” says Targac. “This team, I feel like we gel more as a family than any of the bigger schools. We’re all just one big family.”

Targac was there for his teammates when they needed him in a huge playoff game recently. Flatonia was playing Johnson City in a one game series. Targac was locked in a pitching duel with McCray Jacobs from Johnson City. Targac delivered a 1-hit shutout, giving the Bulldogs a 2-0 win and advancing them to the next round. 

“I love those type of games. The pitching duels are the best,” says Targac. “You know you have to perform at your level. I thrive under pressure. I want to know I can be put in that position and come out on top.”

Targac has one more year of high school left before he heads off to college, but he already knows where that will be. He’s loved Texas A&M for a long time and when they offered him a scholarship to come play, it wasn’t hard to commit.

“It always been the place I wanted to go,” says Targac. “I’m speechless when it comes to that. I’ve grown up around College Station. It’s always felt like home.”