Bobcats Drop Series Finale to Jaguars

SAN MARCOS, Texas – For the first time this season 17th-ranked Texas State (34-11, 17-4 Sun Belt) dropped a series finale with a 21-8 loss in seven innings to South Alabama (24-18, 10-11 Sun Belt) Sunday afternoon at Bobcat Ballpark.

Recording two hits apiece for the Bobcats was , , and . Both Gonzalez and Shuffield scored twice on the day.

Suffering the loss was (1-2) after surrendering seven runs in 1.1 innings. Jackson Boyd (1-1) picked up the win as he struck out six in four innings of relief.

paced the TXST hurlers with three strikeouts in two innings. and also struck out a batter apiece.

With one gone in the first, Shuffield and Gonzalez hit back-to-back singles. Both were successful on a…