Bears salvage final game of TSU series

The University of Central Arkansas Bears scored eight runs in the sixth inning Sunday on the way to an 11-4 victory over Texas State in the Southland Conference series finale at Bear Stadium.

The Bears (15-14, 7-8) trailed 4-3 heading into the bottom of

the sixth but sent 14 batters to the plate against four different Bobcat pitchers. Jonathan Yerby had a two-run single and Eric Tennyson added a two-run double in the inning.

Tye Throneberry, Graham Martin both had RBI singles and Josh Huffman and Beau Geren came through with sacrifice flies. Tennyson, a junior from Harrison, was four for four with two RBI and two runs scored and was on base five times. Yerby went two for five with his team-leading ninth home run and had three RBI.

UCA starter Bobby Pritchett (3-0) struck out five and allowed two earned runs in eight innings. Matt Humphrey came on in the ninth and got the Bobcats in order.

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The Bears had 14 hits. The Bobcats, the SLC leaders, fell to 19-10, 10-5.

UCA hits the road on Thursday for an SLC series at Nicholls State in Thibodaux, La.