April 19, 2006

Box Score

SAN MARCOS - Casey Guest went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and one of Texas State's five home runs in a 15-7 win over St. Edward's Wednesday at Bobcat Field.

Texas State (20-21) also got homers from Heath Keel, Aaron Garza, David Wood and Cody Merrell in the win, while Keel posted a career high with four RBIs on the night.

St. Edward's (27-16) jumped on top in the first on a lead-off home run by Bradley Goldsmith, but the Bobcats answered with three in the bottom of the inning on Keel's three-run homer to left that gave the `Cats a 3-1 lead.

In the second, Lance Schramm, who walked and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt, crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly-out to center by Kyle Jones that put Texas State up 4-1.

Garza would add to the lead in the third with a lead-off solo shot, and the `Cats scored two more in the inning on singles by Guest and Cassidy Dresch to go up 7-1.

St. Edward's fired back in the fifth, scoring on a Goldsmith sac fly, but Texas State would further extend its lead in the bottom of the sixth when Wood hit an opposite-field, two-run home run to left center to make the lead 9-2.

The Hilltoppers climbed to within four runs in the seventh, plating three in the frame on a pair of RBI base hits and a sacrifice fly that brought the score to 9-5.

Texas State would leap ahead for good in the bottom of the stretch inning, beginning with a pair of lead-off walks by Dresch and Jones, followed by an RBI single to center from Keel that put the Bobcats on top 10-5.

Merrell added to the advantage one batter later, blasting a 2-1 pitch over the left-field wall for a 13-5 lead through seven complete.

St. Edward's scratched out two runs in the top of the eighth on a Bobcat throwing error and an RBI single, but Guest delivered the final punch in the bottom of the inning, knocking his first-career home run over the wall in left to go up 15-7.

Keel finished the night 3-for-5 at the plate, while Garza and Adam Witek each put up 2-for-5 outings in the eight-run win. Seven Bobcat batters carded at least one RBI in the win, while ten batters crossed the plate at least once, led by Keel's three runs scored.

Bobcat reliever Ryan Bennett recorded the win, his first of the season, to improve to 1-2 on the year, while Hilltopper starter James Belliveau took the loss to fall to 2-1.

Texas State used five pitchers in the game, four of which recorded two strike outs while walking only two as a staff.

The Bobcats return to Southland Conference competition Friday in Huntsville, Texas, against in-state rival Sam Houston State at 7 p.m.

The series will conclude with afternoon games slated for Saturday and Sunday, and all three games will be broadcast live on the Internet at www.txstatebobcats.com.

In addition to an online feed, Saturday's game can be heard in San Marcos on 89.9-FM, KTSW, with pregame beginning at 2:45 for the 3 p.m. first pitch.