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SAN MARCOS, Texas – Seven home runs were hit by Texas State (33-22, 15-14 Sun Belt) Friday night in a 12-9 victory over Marshall (23-29, 13-16 Sun Belt) from Irvine-Rasmussen Ballpark to clinch the series. The Bobcats also clinched a spot in the upcoming Sun Belt Conference Tournament and still have an opportunity to reach a top six seed.
 
The seven long balls increased TXST's total to 105 on the season. It is tied for the eighth most ever by a Sun Belt team in conference history.
 
Manny Salas went 4-for-5 with three homers runs. Also leaving the yard multiple times was Clayton Namken with two. The freshman finished 3-for-3 with three RBI and drew two walks. Also hitting a round tripper was Chase Mora and Jaquae Stewart, who scored three times.
 
Rashawn Galloway hit two doubles on the night to increase his season total to 25. Driving in a run apiece was Bennet Fryman and Justin Vossos.
 
Picking up the win was Kyle Froehlich (4-2) as he threw the last three innings with three strikeouts and allowed a run on four hits. Charlie Krebs (2-3) surrendered six runs on six hits in 3.1 innings to take the loss.
 
Dylan Kerbow tossed 2.2 scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Wade Cooper recorded a strikeout but gave up four runs on five hits and three walks in the first 2.1 innings.
 
Salas opened the scoring when he sent a 1-1 offering over the left centerfield wall with one gone in the first.
 
The Thundering Herd ended their scoreless streak in the series with four runs in the third to take the lead.
 
It was a short-lived advantage as Salas, Stewart and Namken opened the bottom of the frame with back-to-back-to-back home runs. The Bobcats scored three more runs in the fourth on singles from Stewart and Vossos and another when Fryman reached on a fielder's choice.
 
Marshall went back in front in the top of the sixth with another four-run frame. All of the runs came via homers that included a three-run shot from Evan Bottone.
 
Namken led off the next frame by working a free pass. After the next two batters were retired, Mora sent the first pitch he saw over the left field wall for a home run. The two RBI gave the senior 181 in his career to pass Paul Goldschmidt for the program's career record.
 
The Thundering Herd would tie the game in the seventh again when Bottone beat out a grounder down the third baseline for a single that plated a run.
 
With two gone in the bottom of the inning, Salas sent a 3-1 offering to left field for his third long ball of the night. Namken followed with a two-run round tripper over the scoreboard in right centerfield to cap off the scoring for the night.
 
Sunday's regular season and series finale is set for a 1 p.m. first pitch.
 
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