{"id":206835,"date":"2026-03-06T05:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T05:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206835\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T05:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T05:28:09","slug":"cougars-rally-late-drop-slugfest-at-texas-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206835\/","title":{"rendered":"Cougars Rally Late, Drop Slugfest at Texas State"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN MARCOS, Texas (March 5, 2026) \u2013 Washington State brought the go-ahead run to the plate in the eighth inning but Texas State held on for a 13-11 win in the first of four games at Bobcat Ballpark Thursday evening.
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\nThe Cougars recorded season-highs of four home runs and 14 hits while four players recorded multiple-hit games including three-hit efforts by Trevor Smith<\/a> and Gavin Roy<\/a>. Alexandre Gigu\u00e8re and Smith each hit their first career homers while Ryan Skjonsby<\/a> and Max Hartman<\/a> each hit their second of the season.
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\nTexas State, who will join the Pac-12 Conference this fall, took advantage of some free passes and built a big lead with a five-run second and four-run fourth inning. The Cougars rallied back with two runs in the fourth, four in the fifth to make it a two-run game and again scored four in the eighth to bring the potential go-ahead run to the plate but the Bobcats ended the threat with a pair of strikeouts. WSU outhit Texas State 14-13 but the Bobcats worked 10 walks throughout the series-opener.
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\nKEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
\nTexas State built a 9-1 lead after a five-run second inning and four-run third inning but the Cougars answered with the long ball. Skjonsby hit a solo shot off the scoreboard in right field in the fourth inning before Gigu\u00e8re, Smith and Hartman all homered in a four-run fifth inning to make it a two-run game.
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\nTexas State answered with a run in the bottom of the fifth inning, two more in the sixth and one more in the seventh to build a 13-7 advantage.
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\nIn the eighth, Dane Chavez<\/a> blooped a bases-loaded double down the left field line, a run scored on a wild pitch and Roy lined a single into centerfield to score Chavez, cutting the TSU lead to 13-11. Smith followed with a walk to put runners on first and second with one out but the Bobcat bullpen ended the threat with a pair of strikeouts.
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\nINSIDE THE BOX SCORE
\nTrevor Smith<\/a> recorded his 3rd 3-hit game of the season
\nSmith reached base 4 times, 3 hits and a walk
\nBrock Cross<\/a> singled to right in the 8th inning for his 1st career hit
\nGavin Roy<\/a> recorded his 3rd 3-hit game of the season
\nDillon O’Neil<\/a> recorded a career-high 3 strikeouts
\nGavin Derr<\/a> recorded the final 2 outs of the 8th inning
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\nNEXT UP
\nDue to inclement weather in the forecast this weekend, the two teams will play a doubleheader Friday starting at Noon (PT). Saturday’s finale is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. (PT).
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