SAN MARCOS, Texas – Fourteen strikeouts by freshman pitcher Randi Rupp led the Texas State softball team to a 1-0 shutout over Southland Conference foe Incarnate Word Wednesday evening. Texas State improves to 22-15 on the year and Rupp threw her 21^st complete game and eighth shutout of the season. Her eight shutouts now leads the nation in that category.
 
Rupp matched her career-high in strikeouts and it marked the fifth game this season that she has struck out double-digit batters.
 
The Bobcats spread out eight hits over the course of the evening, led by senior Kortney Koroll with three of them. Koroll's last hit of the evening was a line drive out to left center field that she extended into a double. Kelli Baker, Ariel Ortiz, Courtney Harris, Katie Doerre, and Sara Rupp all collected a hit for Texas State.
 
Ortiz's hit extended her hitting streak to a career-high eight games and her on base streak to a career-high 11 contests.
 
Harris scored the lone run for the Bobcats on a solo shot to left field in the bottom of the fourth inning. Harris has now hit six home runs this season and has put Texas State just 13 home runs away from matching the all-time program high of 59 in a single season.
 
Texas State will remain at home this Friday evening at 6 p.m. against Texas. The Bobcats will then return the favor Saturday afternoon for a 1 p.m. start against the Longhorns in Austin, Texas. Live stats, live video, and live audio will be available at www.txstatebobcats.com. Fans can purchase tickets for Friday's game against the Longhorns at www.txstatebobcats.com/tickets or by calling the Ticket Office at 512-245-2272.