The Texas Tomcats beat the Alexandria Aces by a final score of 8-2 last night. The Tomcats received a solid outing from starting pitcher Jason West who went six innings, only giving up two runs on six hits while striking out 10. The Tomcats offense exploded for 16 hits on the night. All but one Tomcats starter had a hit in the game. The Tomcats were led at the plate by Eric Garcia who went 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI and by Kevin Mihalik who went 4-for-5 with two runs and three RBIs. The Tomcats and Aces will play again tonight in game two of the series beginning at 7:00pm in Alexandria.