BOONE, N.C. – The Texas State baseball team (18-9, 6-2 Sun Belt) held off a late rally by Appalachian State (10-15, 3-5 Sun Belt) to win 5-4 Saturday afternoon at Smith Stadium. The victory also clinched the Bobcats' second straight Sun Belt Conference series.
improved to 4-2 on the season after working 5.2 innings. The sophomore right-hander recorded four strikeouts while giving up two runs and eight hits. Earning his second save of the season was after throwing 2.1 shutouts innings with a strikeout. Suffering the loss was Tyler Tuthill (4-3) in which he went five innings with five strikeouts but gave up three runs on four walks and three hits.