SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State tied the game in the ninth to send the game to extra-innings but it would be 20th-ranked Troy picking up the win 3-2 in 11 innings from Riddle-Pace Field.

With the result, the Bobcats are now 20-22 overall and 8-11 in the Sun Belt Conference while the Trojans improved to 30-12 and 13-6 in league play.

Jay Dill (2-1) worked the final four innings and with six strikeouts and gave up a run to pick up the win. Carson Laws (3-1) punched out two in 1.2 innings but surrendered the winning run behind four walks and one hit by pitch.

Alex Valentin recorded his fifth quality start of the season as he went 6.1 innings with five strikeouts while giving up a run on four hits. Matthew Tippie tossed two scoreless frames out of the bullpen that saw him strike out four.

At the plate, Chase Mora went 2-for-3 with two walks and stole a base. Also recording a base knock on the night was Ryne Farber, Coy DeFury, Austin Munguia and Dawson Park. Both Samson Pugh and Farber scored a run while Munguia and Park had one RBI apiece.

Farber started the game by sending the second pitch of the contest up the middle for a single. Mora followed with a single and DeFury hit a deep fly to center field that allowed the sophomore shortstop to tag and advance to third. A 2-2 offering to Munguia was driven through the right side to bring in the first run of the game.

The game would remain 1-0 in favor of TXST until the seventh. That is when Blake Cavill hit a two-run homer to put the hosts in front.

In the ninth, Pugh led off the frame by being plunked. A wild pitch allowed him to move into scoring position and he would cross home on a single to center off the bat of Park.

Mora drew a free pass in the 10th with one out and advanced to second on a ground out. The Tomball, Texas native swiped third but would be left stranded there as the frame ended on a strikeout.

In the 11th, Troy's batters were able to work three walks to load the bases. Then Houston Markham was hit by a pitch for the walk-off.

Game two of the series is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start time on Saturday.

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