CLEBURNE, Texas – Another outstanding performance on the mound from Jesus Tovar helped Texas State (9-2) defeat Abilene Christian (6-5) 3-0 Sunday afternoon at La Moderna Field. The victory clinched the inaugural College Baseball Series in Cleburne, Texas title for the Bobcats.
 
Tovar (3-0) threw six shutout innings, recorded a season-high seven strikeouts and held the Wildcat hitless. Titan Targac tossed the final three innings with four strikeouts to earn his first career save. Colin McGarrh (1-1) took the loss after giving up three runs on four hits in three innings while punching out seven.
 
Manny Salas went 2-for-4 at the plate with three RBI. His performance over the weekend saw him be named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
 
Also recording a base hit for the Bobcats were Jackson Cotton, Rashawn Galloway, Dawson Park and Jaquae Stewart.
 
With one out in the first, Galloway singled through the left side of the infield. Stewart followed with another single that went through the right side of the infield. A 2-1 offering to Salas was sent over the left field wall for his second home run of the season and gave the Bobcats a 3-0 advantage.
 
Those would be the only runs of the game as TXST was limited to just three hits for the rest of the game.
 
ACU would not get its first hit of the game until Zack Payne led off the eighth with a hard shot to right center for a single. Brady Boles made a leaping attempt to catch it but the ball flew just past his glove.
 
Next up for the Bobcats is a four-game series against future Pac-12 Conference foe Washington State. The first game is set for Thursday at 6 p.m. from Bobcat Ballpark.
 
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