SAN MARCOS, Texas – After knocking a walk-off home run to finish Baylor Thursday night, Granger Studdard did it again against Incarnate Word to propel Texas State to an 11^th-inning victory, 4-3, on Tuesday evening. The Bobcats move above .500 for the first time this season at 16-15-1 with the win.
  Texas State trailed, 3-2, for most of the game until Cedric Vallieres tied the game with his seventh home run of the season in the bottom of the seventh inning. With the game tied, neither team could score until Studdard's 11^th-inning game-winning home run, also his seventh of the season.
 
For the sophomore from Buda, Texas, it's his fifth career walk-off hit and third career walk-off home run with the second coming just days ago in Texas State's last home game to beat Baylor on Thursday. He finished the night 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored.
 
Freshman Mickey Scott stepped into the lead-off spot in the lineup as a designated hitter for Texas State Tuesday night and finished as the only other Bobcat with multiple hits, knocking two in his first two at bats. He scored once on the night. Vallieres, Tanner Hill and Jared Huber were the other Bobcats to tally a hit in the game.
 
Incarnate Word capitalized on a Texas State error in the opening inning to score three unearned runs. However, the Bobcats did not even allow a base runner to third base after the second inning. To answer the first scores from UIW, the Bobcats closed the gap to just one run in the bottom of the first.
 
Scott legged out an infield single to get it started for Texas State and Vallieres followed with a walk. A single from Studdard plated one run, and David Paiz walked after that. With bases loaded, Hill earned a walk from UIW starter Kris Looper to pull the Bobcats within one, 3-2.
 
With one out in the bottom of the seventh, Vallieres tied the game with his solo shot, swinging on the first offering of the at bat from Looper. After that, Studdard worked his magic with one out in the bottom of the 11^th to clinch the win.
 
Relief pitchers Joe Powell, Pasquale Mazzoccoli and Cory Geisler were able to shut down the Cardinals from the end of the second inning until Studdard's hit. The trio did not give up a run and only walked one batter. In 2.2 innings, Geisler did not allow a hit, finishing the last six batters in a row to earn the win.
 
Next up for the Bobcats, they'll be traveling to Little Rock, Ark. to take on the UALR Trojans in a three-game series, returning to Sun Belt Conference play. Games are set for 6 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
























 

Bill Murray called. He said great job @TxStateBaseball. #TXST wins in extra innings, again, #grangerdanger walkoff HR, again. #GroundhogDay — Bill Culhane (@BillCulhane22) April 8, 2015	@TxStateBaseball is on the come up. There's a whole lot of season left to play. — Dylan Cruz (@dkrewz) April 8, 2015
@TxStateBaseball now that is how you end a game! #eatemup — Ricky Galindo (@rickygalindo12) April 8, 2015