SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State baseball team lost the series finale to Georgia State 11-8 Sunday afternoon at Bobcat Ballpark.
 
The Bobcats fell to 24-25 overall and 10-14 in the Sun Belt Conference, while the Panthers (19-27, 8-15 SBC) were able to win the weekend series.
 
Junior Dylan Paul finished 1-for-3 with three RBIs, and he extended his career-best hitting streak to 10 games. Junior Derek Scheible and sophomore Jonathan Ortega both registered two hits and combined for two RBIs and three runs scored.
 
Junior Cam Baird started on the mound and did not factor into the decision after conceding three runs on four hits in 4.1 innings. Sophomore Brandon Lewis (0-2) was tagged with the loss after conceding three runs on three hits in an inning of work. Four other Bobcats took a turn on the mound, including a scoreless 2.1-inning performance from senior Joe Powell.
 
Bryce Conley was GSU's starter, and he left after giving up five runs on three hits in the first 4.1 frames. Tanner Thomson (3-3) earned the win after tossing a scoreless 2.0 innings of relief.
 
Will Kilgore finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored, while Nick Gatewood, Darius Sewell and Cam Sperry all added two hits. Justin Jones tallied three RBIs, Sewell added two RBIs and Ryan Blanton, Romero Greer and Luke Leonard all scored twice.
 
Texas State does not have a midweek game scheduled, and the Bobcats will next head to Lafayette, Louisiana, to face Louisiana in a three-game series May 12-14.
 
TEXAS STATE COACH TY HARRINGTON
Opening statement…
"This was a very frustrating and disappointing weekend for us. I felt like we were ready to play, even with having to go through finals this week. That's part of being a student-athlete. I still felt our guys were focused and ready to play. I know they're disappointed, too. They felt like, after we came back in dramatic fashion yesterday, that we would be able to carry the momentum into today. Lo and behold it looked like it was going to happen again in the ninth inning. These guys just keep battling. I'm so proud of their effort, but we just fell short today. Nobody up there feels worse than (Theodore Hoffman), hitting into the double play to end the game. We were still in there competing, but we have to figure out ways to stop them. I'm disappointed for our players. We have a tremendous challenge ahead of us now with still having to face the two best teams in our league. Maybe we'll rise up and play better. The guys need to get cut free from baseball right now and go finish up with school. That's the important thing. They need to go study and take care of business in the classroom. Then we can get that off our minds, move forward and try to play baseball."
 
-TxStateBobcats.com-