Texas State Baseball Posts Triumph Over Rice

Texas State initially plated a run in the first on an RBI sacrifice fly from senior Dylan Paul.

SAN MARCOS, Texas –The Texas State baseball team took down Rice 6-2 in a midweek clash Tuesday night at Bobcat Ballpark.

The Bobcats (7-4) scored runs in each of the first three innings and never looked back to earn a season split against the Owls (5-7).

True freshman John Wuthrich led TXST with a 2-for-3 effort in his first collegiate start. He drove in two runs and scored once. Senior Luke Sherley crossed home plate twice.

Junior Wes Engle (1-1) earned the win on the mound after tossing 5.0 solid innings. He allowed just one run on five hits while striking out four and walking three.

Classmate Braden Pearson pitched a scoreless 2.1 innings of relief on two hits while striking out four and walking one.

Juniors Kyle Bradford and Seth Jordan combined to finish out the eighth, and fellow junior Brayden Theriot shut the door on the visitors in the ninth.

Texas State initially plated a run in the first on an RBI sacrifice fly from senior Dylan Paul. His eighth RBI of the season brought home senior Derek Scheible, who initially reached base after getting hit by a pitch.

Senior Jared Huber drew a bases-loaded walk in the second to plate an additional run, and Wuthrich brought home junior Jaylen Hubbard to make the score 3-1 in favor of the home club in the third.

The Bobcats plated three insurance markers in the fifth to pull away for good, and the Owls were only able to muster one final tally in the ninth.

Texas State is now set to head west for the first-weekend road series of the season. The maroon and gold will take on UC Santa Barbara March 9-11 in Isla Vista, California.

Score by Innings                    R  H  E

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Rice……………. 001 000 001 –  2  8  2

Texas State……… 111 030 00X –  6  6  1

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Win – Engle, W. (1-1). Loss – Esquivel, Z. (0-1). Save – None.