Softball Ready for Match-Up At Nicholls

Date: Saturday-Sunday, March 31-April 1
Where: Thibodaux, La.
Live Stats: www.txstatebobcats.com
Live Audio: www.thibodauxonline.com

Saturday, March 31
1 p.m. vs. Colonels

Sunday, April 1

12 p.m. vs. Colonels

Game Notes

San Marcos, Texas – Texas State (21-11, 7-1 SLC) will head to Thibodaux, La. this weekend to face Nicholls (7-19, 3-3 SLC) in a two-game series. Saturday's game at the Colonel Softball Complex is set to start at 1 p.m., while Sunday's contest will be at noon.

Texas State leads the league in conference wins with seven, as it sits in second place behind McNeese State (4-0); the only undefeated team left in conference. Nicholls is in sixth place in the league with a 3-3 record.

Nicholls leads the all-time series, 47-33. The Bobcats are 27-10 against the Colonels under head coach Ricci Woodard's guidance. Texas State swept the three-game series versus Nicholls last season. The last time the Colonels beat the Bobcats was on April 11, 2010 in a 1-0 win in San Marcos.

The Bobcats are coming off sweeps of Southeastern Louisiana and UT Arlington. Texas State beat the Lady Mavericks, 2-1 and 4-0 on Tuesday in a doubleheader on the road. The Bobcats have now won 12 of their last 13 contests.

Texas State has a pair of Bobcats batting over .300. Junior second baseman Anna Hernandez leads the team with a .329 batting average, while junior outfielder Brooke Baker is hitting .303. Chandler Hall and Anne Marie Taylor have led the charge in the circle. Hall has 11 wins, including one no-hitter this season. Taylor has 10 wins and two no-hitters which includes her perfect game versus Southeastern La. this past weekend.

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