SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State and Central Michigan played the best defensive game of the series on Sunday with the Chippewas surviving the Bobcats by a score of 2-0. Texas State drops to 3-8-1 on the season with the loss.
 
David Paiz continues to hit well for Texas State, finishing Sunday as the only Bobcat with multiple hits and one of just two players for either team. He went 2-for-4 while Cody Lovejoy, Granger Studdard and Tanner Hill each tallied a hit apiece. Hill's hit came on a two-out bunt.
 
In his first start of the season, Montana Parsons did well for himself. He went 6.2 innings and only gave up one earned run. He finished with one strikeout, two walks and six hits allowed. Central Michigan scored their only run off Parsons in the first inning. After the only two walks from Parsons and a single, CMU's Pat MacKenzie scored on a fielder's choice.
 
The Bobcats almost answered in the bottom of the opening inning after Lovejoy led off with a single. Paiz knocked a double down the left line and Lovejoy tried to score from first. Central Michigan recovered quickly and made the throw home in time to thwart the scoring opportunity.
 
Texas State had another chance in the seventh after Ben McElroy earned his 10^th walk of the season. Studdard sent a rocket of a double to deep left field. McElroy almost tried to go all the way home on the play, but reversed course to head back to third. The Chippewas were able to make the tag.
 
The Bobcats weren't able to get many more opportunities, leaving four runners stranded on the day compared to Central Michigan's eight. The Chippewas were able to add an insurance run in the ninth on an RBI-single from Alex Borglin to scored Colton Bradley.
 
Texas State will look to bounce back in a midweek meeting with UT-Pan American at 6 p.m. Wednesday.