Fraze, Baird combine for first 1-0 shutout since 2012

ISLA VISTA, Calif. – The Texas State baseball team earned a 1-0 victory over UC Santa Barbara in a high-quality pitcher's duel Friday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.

The Bobcats (8-4) collected their fifth win in a row in the first-ever meeting between the two programs, while at the same time posting their first 1-0 triumph since Feb. 28, 2012 (TCU). The Gauchos dropped to 4-8 on the year.

Sophomore Nicholas Fraze (3-1) and senior Cam Baird combined for the seven-hit shutout. Fraze matched his career highs in innings pitched (7.0), strikeouts (7) and runs allowed (0), while giving up just five hits and one walk. This marked his second-straight clean sheet, and he has not conceded an…