MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Interstat) — The Texas State Bobcats held off the Appalachian State Mountaineers 6-5 in a Sun Belt evening game Wednesday at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium. Texas State improved to 35-22, while Appalachian State fell to 29-23.

The Bobcats scored three runs in the top of the sixth to take a 6-2 lead. Blake Beheler doubled to deep center field, driving in two runs, and Rashawn Galloway followed with an RBI single. Appalachian State countered with Jalen Seward’s solo home run in the bottom of the sixth, his fifth of the season. The Mountaineers added a run in the eighth on Nico Soul’s RBI double and another in the ninth on an RBI double by Puig, but Texas State’s pitching held.

Wade Cooper, Gage Peterson, Dylan Kerbow, Ethan Wilson, Kyle Froehlich, Max Tramontana, and Soul also contributed on the mound or at the plate for their respective teams. Texas State collected eight hits, while Appalachian State had nine.