SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State baseball team dropped a 7-4 midweek decision to Sam Houston State Tuesday night at Bobcat Ballpark.
 
The Bobcats (3-6) fell behind early and were never able to catch up to the visiting Bearkats (4-4).
 
SHSU plated two in the opening frame, but the maroon and gold was able to respond with a single marker in the second on an RBI single from true freshman Cole Coffey. Both sides tacked on a pair of additional runs over the course of the next four frames, but a three-run homer from Blake Chisolm in the top of the seventh would prove to be the difference.
 
Texas State outhit Sam Houston State 10-9 and the two teams combined for five errors.
 
Junior Travon Benton and sophomore Jonathan Ortega both finished 2-for-4 at the plate. Ortega scored once, while Benton drove in a run and also touched home.
 
Junior Cam Baird (0-2) took the loss on the mound after conceding three runs (one earned) on five hits in the first 2.2 frames. He also struck out five and walked just one.
 
Dakota Mills (1-1) threw 5.2 frames for the Bearkats and collected the win after giving up three runs on seven hits. Nick Mikolajchak pitched the final 1.1 innings and picked up the save.
 
Chisolm tallied three hits, three RBI and two runs scored. Andrew Fregia went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a pair of runs.
 
The Bobcats are in the early stages of a 13-game homestand. Next up for TXST will be a three-game series March 3-5 against Richmond. The contests will be the first ever meetings between the two programs.
 
TEXAS STATE COACH TY HARRINGTON
Opening Statement…
"I thought we got outplayed. I thought (Sam Houston State) competed harder than we did. They certainly executed better than we did. They did a much better job of playing the game of baseball tonight then we did. The score reflects that. They have a very good baseball team. I don't want to take anything away from what they've done. (SHSU coach) Matt (Deggs) has done a really good job with that program. If you're not prepared, then they will take advantage of you. I think they did that tonight."
 
On falling behind 2-0 in the first inning…
"We've been there before. We certainly have to get better with our command out there. It's a fine line. A walk is the same thing as a base hit. When you get a team that can run like they can, you're asking them to be able to execute what they do offensively. Obviously they were able to do that tonight."
 
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