STATESBORO, Ga. – The Texas State softball team started the 2015 conference season on a high-note as it swept Sun Belt Conference newcomer Georgia Southern by scores of 4-1 and 10-2 Saturday afternoon. The victories improve the Bobcats to 13-10 overall and 2-0 in SBC play and move head coach Ricci Woodard just three wins away from 500 for her career at Texas State.
 
Kendall Wiley, Kortney Koroll, Lexi Fryar, and Courtney Harris all led the way for the Bobcats with three hits each Saturday afternoon.
 
Georgia Southern's lone run in game one occurred in the bottom of the third to take an early 1-0 lead over the visiting Bobcats. One more inning of scoreless action happened before the Bobcats answered with three in the top of the fifth inning.
 
With two outs and no runners on base, the Bobcats strung together four hits and capitalized on four Eagle errors to score three to regain the lead. Ariel Ortiz got the ball rolling as she singled to second base for the first hit of the inning. After stealing second and advancing to third on a throwing error, Ortiz was sent home on a double by Harris to left center. Koroll then doubled to score Harris and a single by Wiley would ultimately score Koroll for the third run of the inning.
 
Texas State then tacked one on more in the top of the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Wiley.
 
The Bobcats finished game one with eight hits while allowing just two. Harris, Koroll, and Wiley all led the Bobcats with two hits apiece and freshman pitcher Randi Rupp pitched a complete game, two-hitter and struck out seven.
 
The momentum from game one's victory carried its way into game two as the Bobcats took an early 6-0 lead after the top of the first inning. Texas State recorded four hits and sent 11 batters to the plate in the inning.
 
After Georgia Southern got back two in the bottom half of the first, a two-run shot by Koroll extended the lead back up to six. Texas State would score two more on three more hits in the top of the second.
 
The 10-2 lead after two would prove to be the final as Kaylee Garner stepped in and pitched four scoreless innings to earn her first victory of the season for Texas State. Garner struck out four in the victory.
 
Fryar and Sara Rupp ended the contest with a pair of hits each, including a triple by Rupp down the right field line in the top of the first inning. Rupp finished the game with three RBI while Kelli Baker and Koroll each tallied two apiece.
 
Saturday's sweep now puts Texas State on a four-game winning streak, dating back to last weekend when the Bobcats concluded the Wilson/DeMarini Classic with a sweep of UConn.
 
Texas State will pick up play tomorrow for game three of the series against Georgia Southern at 12 p.m. Live stats and live video will be available at www.txstatebobcats.com.