College Baseball: Texas State gets the 'Horns

Texas State junior pitcher Mitchell Pitts wasn't shy about letting a small group of media know who he'd like the Bobcats to play Sunday afternoon in an elimination game.

"We want Texas," Pitts, who pitched Texas State past Princeton earlier, said.

It went from Pitts' mouth to the ears of the baseball gods, as the Longhorns, with staff ace Taylor Jungmann on the mound, lost to Kent State in Saturday night's winners' bracket game. The Golden Flashes pounded Jungmann for seven runs on eight hits, including a grand slam in the sixth inning, dealing him his first career loss at home.

Texas made a valiant attempt at a comeback in the ninth, down 7-2, but only managed to get three back on a three-run home run by Kevin Lusson.

Kent State's Andrew Chafin earned the win after holding the Longhorns to a pair of runs in 8 2/3 innings. Chafin struck out eight.

"Somewhere down the line, you have to just take off your hat and say the other team played a great game," Texas head coach Augie Garrido said.

If the Bobcats want to end the Longhorns' season tomorrow, they'll have to do it against Texas' Sunday starter, Cole Green. Texas State counters with Colton Turner.

Game time is set for 1 p.m. Winner plays Kent State five hours later, while the loser goes home.