SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State softball team picked up a conference split Saturday afternoon over the Trojans of Troy at the Bobcat Softball Stadium. Texas State fell in game one to the Trojans by a 3-1 margin before redeeming itself and winning by a score of 11-3 in game two. The Bobcats now move to 23-19 on the year and 7-6 in Sun Belt Conference play.
 
The Bobcats were led offensively by Courtney Harris with three hits on the day. Ariel Ortiz, Kendall Wiley, and Taylor Webb all posted a pair of hits each for the Bobcats. Wiley led the 'Cats with three RBI.
 
Texas State was limited to just two hits in game one of the day against Troy. Webb notched the first Bobcat hit in the bottom of the fourth.
 
The lone Bobcat run in game one was scored in the bottom of the third after Sara Rupp got on base with a walk. Alli Akina stepped in to pinch run for Rupp and was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. She would back that up with a stolen base to third and ultimately scored on a throwing error by the catcher, trying to throw her out at third.
 
Despite being handed the loss in game one, Randi Rupp matched her career-high with 14 strikeouts. She falls to 16-12 overall for Texas State.
 
After struggling to get the bats rolling in game one against the Trojans, the Bobcats rattled off three consecutive singles to start game two by Kelli Baker, Ortiz, and Harris. Kortney Koroll and Wiley proceeded to ground out to the second baseman to score the first two runs of the game and to tie up the contest against the Trojans.
 
Troy then broke the tie in the top of the second inning with a solo shot to left field, taking a 3-2 lead over the Bobcats.
 
In the bottom of the third, the Bobcat offense strung together plays once again. With Baker on second after a walk and a stolen base, the Trojans elected to intentionally walk Koroll to put runners on first and second with two outs. Wiley made the Trojans pay with a single up the middle, scoring Baker to tie up the contest once again. Webb then notched her second hit of the day with a double down the right field line, scoring Koroll and Wiley to take a 5-3 lead over Troy.
 
Texas State kept the bats rolling in the fourth as it put four runs on the board to take a 9-3 lead over the visiting Trojans. The inning was highlighted by a two-run blast by Ortiz for her eighth of the season.
 
With Ortiz's home run, the Bobcats have 49 total this season. The 2015 squad now comes 10 home runs shy of tying the program record of 59 home runs set in 2003.
 
The Bobcats tacked on one more in the fifth and one in the sixth to build their lead to eight and to end the contest in the bottom of the sixth. Rupp earned the RBI to end the contest after being walked with the bases loaded.
 
Kaylee Garner earned her fourth victory of the season after posting 6.0 inning of work with four strikeouts and just one walk.
 
The Bobcats will take on the Trojans in game three of the series tomorrow afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the Bobcat Softball Stadium. Live stats, live audio, and live video will be available at www.txstatebobcats.com.