SAN MARCOS, Texas – Junior Jose Gonzalez hit a walk-off double as Texas State claimed a 10-9 victory over Georgia Southern in the series finale Sunday afternoon at Bobcat Ballpark.
 
"Fortunately, my teammates had two really good at bats before me. My job wasn't that hard and I wasn't trying to do too much," said Gonzalez. "We had plan against the pitcher and luckily he left one over the plate and I was able to get to it."
 
With the win, the Bobcats improve to 24-9 overall and 9-3 in the Sun Belt Conference while the Eagles fall to 20-11 on the year and 8-4 in conference play.
 
"It's a really gusty win on our part. All weekend we were trying to find ways to stop them with the wind blowing out," said head coach Steven Trout. "We gave it up in the ninth and then we found a way to bounce back."
 
Picking up the win was Tristan Stivors (4-1) after he worked the ninth. Ben Johnson (3-3) allowed two runs on two hits and walks in 1.2 innings to suffer the loss.
 
Getting the start on the rubber was Cameron Bush, who struck out four in 3.2 innings. Triston Dixon struck out three in 2.1 innings and Trevis Sundgren tossed two scoreless frames with two strikeouts.
 
Isaiah Ortega-Jones went 3-for-4 at the plate and fell a home run shy of hitting for the cycle. Both Wesley Faison and Dalton Shuffield finished with three RBI while Gonzalez plated two. Recording two base knocks apiece was Justin Thompson, Gonzalez and Shuffield.
 
The scoring began in the first with a solo homer from Christian Avant. TXST answered back in the bottom half of the inning with a leadoff homer by Shuffield.

LEAD OFF BLAST!!! @Dalton_Eugene8 with a shot to right center to start off our day at the plate!#EatEmUp pic.twitter.com/vWyhlkXtWA

— #10 Texas State Baseball (@TxStateBaseball) April 10, 2022

 
An RBI single from Gonzalez put the Bobcats in front for the first time on the afternoon and Faison increased the advantage to 5-1 after the first frame with a three-run round tripper.

GOOD BYE ??! 3-run ?? by @wesley_faison to increase the lead!#EatEmUp pic.twitter.com/KUBSs0zzJc

— #10 Texas State Baseball (@TxStateBaseball) April 10, 2022

 
GS retook the lead in the fourth with a five-spot.
 
Thompson tied the game in the fifth with an opposite field shot to right for his fifth home run of the season.

OUT OF HERE!!! @jt_thompo with a solo shot to tie the game!#EatEmUp pic.twitter.com/OSEpfalk32

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Again, the Eagles went back ahead on a homer that got just inside the right field foul pole in the sixth
 
Texas State answered back with an August Ramirez solo shot to right center in the bottom of the frame. A Shuffield RBI single later in the inning put the Bobcats back in the lead at 8-7.

TOUCH THEM ALL!!! @AugustRamirez2 with a ?? to tie the game!#EatEmUp pic.twitter.com/eguXh7WdKi

— #10 Texas State Baseball (@TxStateBaseball) April 10, 2022

 
The score would remain that way until the ninth when GS scratched two runs across for a 9-8 advantage.
 
Ortega-Jones led off the bottom of the ninth with a shot to right center for a triple as the ball was misplayed on the hop by the centerfielder to get to the wall. A 1-1 offering to Shuffield was bashed to deep center that allowed Ortega-Jones to trot home and tie the game.

Lead off triple!#EatEmUp | @isaiah_jones17 pic.twitter.com/b8FAMh2PP0

— #10 Texas State Baseball (@TxStateBaseball) April 10, 2022

 
With two gone, John Wuthrich was hit by a pitch and Thompson was issued a free pass on four pitches. Down 0-2 in the count, Gonzalez battled back to a 2-2 and sent the seventh pitch he saw to right field for the walk-off double.

WALK-OFF IT OFF @JGonzalez0815!!!#EatEmUp #BobcatsWin pic.twitter.com/JibvXHzWLA

— #10 Texas State Baseball (@TxStateBaseball) April 10, 2022

 
Next up for TXST is a meeting with Baylor on Tuesday in San Marcos. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
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