STEPHENVILLE, Texas (Interstat) — Tarleton State erased an early five-run deficit to defeat Abilene Christian 10-5 on Thursday at Tarleton Baseball Complex.

The Wildcats struck for five runs in the first inning, highlighted by an RBI double from Jones. The Texans responded immediately, scoring twice in the bottom half and tying the game with a three-run second inning that featured a two-run homer from Jake Tatom. The game remained deadlocked until Tarleton State took the lead for good on an RBI single from McCloud in the third.

Reliever Anthony Treto was the star for the Texans, throwing four hitless innings with four strikeouts to earn the win. Slade McCloud and Brady Englett each drove in two runs for Tarleton State, which improved to 22-11. Abilene Christian fell to .500 at 16-16. The teams continue their series Friday.