HOUSTON – Coming off two big wins at the Astros Foundation College Classic, Texas State saw three players chosen to the all-tournament team. Chase Mora was chosen as this year's Most Outstanding Player while Ryne Farber and Aaron Lugo were named to the all-tournament selections.
 
Mora led the tournament with 10 RBI while batting .462 (6-for-13) with a double, two runs scored and two walks in three games. The sophomore second baseman hit two home runs as well with the first being a two-run walk-off blast in the classic's opening game against Houston. He followed with a grand slam and finished with five RBI as the Bobcats took down then 15th-ranked Texas 11-10 on Saturday.
 
The Tomball, Texas native is the second Bobcat to earn the tournament's Most Outstanding Player honor. Claiming the first was right-handed pitcher Nicholas Fraze in 2019.
 
Farber finished the weekend hitting .417 (5-for-12) with four RBI, four runs scored and one stolen base. He led off the game against the Longhorns with a home run, the first in his career. In that game, the freshman finished 3-for-4 with three RBI and scored twice. This is the second all-tournament team accolade for the San Antonio native after he was named to the Karbach Round Rock Classic all-tournament squad last week.
 
Lugo was the top third baseman in Houston. The junior posted a .417 batting average after going 5-for-12. He scored thrice, drove in three runs and swiped a base. His biggest hit of the weekend came with two outs in the top of the ninth and a runner on first. While blowing a bubble, Lugo smashed the first pitch to him into the Crawford Boxes for the go-ahead round tripper in the upset win over Texas.
 
2024 Astros Foundation College Classic All-Tournament Team
C – Kimble Schuessler, Texas
1B – Jared Jones, LSU
2B – Chase Mora, Texas State
3B – Aaron Lugo, Texas State
SS – Kyle DeBarge, Louisiana
OF – Max Belyeu, Texas
OF – Porter Brown, Texas
OF – Ryne Farber, Texas State
DH – Camden Kozeal, Vanderbilt
P – Bryce Cunningham, Vanderbilt
P – Luke Holman, LSU
P – Jaxon Jelkin, Houston
P – Gage Jump, LSU
 
Most Outstanding Player
Chase Mora, Texas State
 
Texas State returns to action on Tuesday when it hosts Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for a 6 p.m. first pitch.
 
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