April 24, 2007

Final Stats

SAN MARCOS- Texas State got off to a great start on Tuesday night but couldn't hold on for a 13-4 loss to Baylor. Thomas Field led off the first inning with a home run to left field in his first at bat and David Wood homered in the third inning, giving the Bobcats a 2-1 lead. The homer was Wood's ninth of the season and second home run in a row after blasting one in the third game against Central Arkansas.

Texas State falls to 29-14 overall, while Baylor improves to 23-19. The loss to the Bears makes only the third loss at home for Texas State. The game was called after the seventh inning due to lighting.

B.J. Boening started on the mound for Texas State and threw a solid four innings. The senior struck out the first two batters and pitched a scoreless two innings before giving up a home run in the third. Boening allowed two hits, one run and walked four.

After a pitching change, Texas State struggled on the mound, giving up one run in the third inning and seven runs in the sixth inning. Baylor took a 13-2 lead at the conclusion of the seventh, scoring four more runs.

The Bobcats started to stage their comeback in the seventh, scoring two runs before lighting struck. Bear pitcher Willie Kempf walked pinch hitter Aaron Fuller, followed by an Adam Witek hit. Jared Bunn singled, loading the bases for Aaron Garza. Garza singled, scoring Fuller and advancing Witek to third and Bunn to second. Witek scored off of a Paul Goldschmidt hit.

Ty Harrington and the Bobcats tried some different things against Baylor, as players were shuffled around on defense and Wood made his pitching debut of the 2007 season and Bunn threw in his first regular season game in a Bobcat uniform.

Both teams and fans took shelter after lighting delayed the game by a NCAA rule of 30 minutes before it was eventually called off.

Texas State is on the road again to face Southland Conference opponent, Lamar. The three game series begins Friday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m.