SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State baseball team lost 7-6 in 11 innings to Georgia Southern in a Sun Belt Conference game Saturday evening at Bobcat Ballpark.
 
The Bobcats (22-20-1, 10-10 SBC) fell to 1-2 in extra-inning contests this season, while the Eagles (21-21, 11-8 SBC) evened up the weekend series at one game each.
 
GS scored first in the top of the third, but the Bobcats threw up a three-spot in the home half of the frame to pull ahead 3-1. The visitors then erupted for four in the seventh and an additional insurance marker in the eighth to land on top 6-3, but Texas State quickly tied the game in the bottom of the eighth with three runs of its own.
 
That sent the game into extra innings, and the Eagles captured the win on an unearned run in the top of the 11th.
 
Junior Jonathan Ortega and true freshman John Wuthrich both finished with three hits and two RBIs for the maroon and gold.
 
Sophomore Nicholas Fraze took a no-decision after conceding four runs on five hits across 6.1 innings. He struck out four and walked two. Three relievers bridged the gap between Fraze and junior Brayden Theriot (1-2), who suffered the loss after giving up the game-winning run. He tossed 3.0 innings and allowed just one hit.
 
GS starter Seth Shuman allowed three runs on seven hits in 6.0 innings, while striking out five and walking zero. Closer Chase Cohen (4-3) fell into the victory after blowing the save. He gave up three runs on four hits in 4.0 frames. He struck out four and walked four.
 
Jason Swan, Mitchell Golden and Christian Avant all tallied two hits. Golden and Avant, the 8-9 hitters for Georgia Southern, combined for four RBIs and four runs scored.
 
The rubber game will be contested at noon April 29.

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