JONESBORO, Arkansas — Arkansas State baseball (19-24-1, 6-14-1 SBC) was unable to get the bats rolling in a 10-0 defeat against Texas State (22-23, 8-13 SBC) on Saturday afternoon at Tomlinson Stadium.
Dylan Heine (2-1) made his team-leading 11th start of the season, surrendering three runs on five hits and three walks over 3.1 innings pitched. Cade Tucker had the only multi-hit performance for A-State, finishing 2-for-3 at the plate.
Texas State struck first in the opening frame when Aaron Lugo fired an RBI single up the middle. The score would remain 1-0 until the fourth when the Bobcats blew the game open.
An RBI groundout for Alec Patino was followed by a two-run single and three RBI knocks. Daylan Pena drove in another run on a sacrifice fly before Davis Powell capped off an eight-run inning with an RBI triple.
The score remained 9-0 until the sixth inning when Pena recorded another sacrifice fly to put A-State in danger of being run-ruled. The Red Wolves put multiple runners on base, but none would score as the rule went into effect.
Drayton Brown (1-3) earned the win while Heine took his first loss of the season.
Next up
Arkansas State hits the road for a three-game series against James Madison beginning on Friday, May 3 at Veteran’s Memorial Park. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on ESPN+ and can be heard on 95.3/96.9 The Ticket Radio Network through the EAB Media Group app along with the A-State Red Wolves mobile app.
