SAN MARCOS, Texas – Junior Daylan Pena hit a home run in three consecutive at-bats, including two in one inning, as Texas State (11-8, 2-0 Sun Belt) run-ruled App State (11-6, 0-2 Sun Belt) 17-7 in seven innings Saturday afternoon at Bobcat Ballpark. The victory clinched the conference opening series for the Bobcats.
It was Pena's first career multi-homer game and he now has 22 in his Bobcat career. He is now tied for 13th on the program's career list with Luke Cannon (2005-06) and Theodore Hoffman (2015-17). Pena also set a career-high with six RBI.