JONESBORO, Ark. (5/6/18) – The Arkansas State baseball team received a strong pitching performance from Carter Holt, Tanner Kirby, and Bo Ritter, while Kyle MacDonald provided the offense with a two-run homer to send the Red Wolves to a 2-1 series-clinching win over Texas State Sunday afternoon in the series finale at Tomlinson Stadium.
Holt, a true freshman, started the contest and went 4.1 innings before A-State (17-26, 8-16 SBC) turned to Kirby out of the bullpen. A native of Maumelle, Ark., Kirby tossed 2.2 hitless innings with a walk and two strikeouts to pick up his first win of the season.