Season Ends For TXST Baseball In SBC Semis

Seniors Luke Sherley and Dylan Paul both had a hit in their final collegiate games. Sherley stepped on the field for the 221st career time…

LAFAYETTE, La. – The Texas State baseball team saw its season come to a close with a 10-0 loss to Troy in the semifinals of the 2018 Sun Belt Conference Championship Saturday evening at Russo Park.

The sixth-seeded Bobcats (30-28-1) were able to reach the 30-win plateau for the 15th time in the Ty Harrington era and advance to the conference semis for the fourth time in five years since joining the league.

The No. 3-seeded Trojans (41-18) moved on to the finals and will face No. 1 Coastal Carolina at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Seniors Luke Sherley and Dylan Paul both had a hit in their final collegiate games. Sherley stepped on the field for the 221st career time, setting the school record for most games played.

Junior Anthony Pagano (2-1) suffered his first loss of the year on the mound after conceding four runs (three earned) on six hits in 4.0 innings.

He struck out three and walked two. Classmate Kyle Bradford tossed an inning and allowed one run on one hit.

Sophomore Broc Bosse conceded two runs one on hit, while recording one out. Junior Braden Pearson went 1.2 frames and gave up just one run on one hit.

Senior Cam Baird took the mound in his final career game. The Bobcats also saw the final games of seniors Derek Scheible, Jared Huber and Mickey Scott.

Daren Osby (7-1) went the distance for Troy, allowing no runs on two hits in 8.0 innings. He struck out eight and walked none.

Matt Sanders finished 4-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored for the Trojans. Drew Frederic was 2-for-3 with two runs, while Joey Denison and Brandon Lockridge both had three RBIs. Manning Early scored twice.

Score by Innings                    R  H  E

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Texas State……… 000 000 00X –  0  2  1

Troy……………. 012 015 01X – 10 11  0

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Win – Osby, D. (7-1). Loss – Pagano, A. (2-1). Save – None.