SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State softball team extended its winning streak to six games Saturday afternoon after a doubleheader sweep over Appalachian State at the Bobcat Softball Stadium. Texas State defeated the Mountaineers in game one by a score of 4-1 before winning game two by a 6-4 margin.
 
The Bobcats improve to 28-19 on the year and 10-6 in Sun Belt Conference play. With the sweep, Texas State moves into third place in the SBC by way of percentage points.
 
Freshman pitcher Randi Rupp was one pitch away from another gem in game one of the doubleheader as she threw seven complete innings and gave up just one hit to the Mountaineers. Rupp allowed a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning, breaking up her perfect game. She proceeded to sit the next six batters down in order for her 19^th victory of the season.
 
In game one, she struck out 12 batters for her sixth double-digit strikeout game of the season.
 
After starting in game two and putting in four innings of scoreless ball for Texas State, Rupp earned her 20^th victory of the season. With a runner on second and one out in the top of the seventh, Rupp reentered the contest and retired the final two batters to solidify the win. She has now allowed just one run in the last 22.1 innings of work for Texas State. She finished the day with 15 strikeouts, improving her total to 259 which currently ranks her fourth all-time for strikeouts in a season at Texas State.
 
In game one, Texas State got on the board in the bottom of third thanks to a throwing error by the Mountaineer catcher. Sara Rupp led the inning off with a walk and Danielle Warne stepped in to pinch run for the Bobcat catcher. Warne proceeded to steal second and advance to third on the error before Kelli Baker hit a ball to right field to score Warne.
 
In the next inning, Kendall Wiley stepped up to the plate and hit her team-leading 10^th home run of the season to give Texas State a 2-0 lead. Four batters later with the bases loaded, Rupp hit a line drive off the Mountaineer shortstops glove to score two more for Texas State.
 
In game two, Appalachian State threatened to get on the board in the top of the second inning. The Mountaineers loaded the bases on a pair of hits and a walk, but the Bobcat defense remained tough and got out of the inning without allowing a Mountaineer to score.
 
With bases loaded in the bottom of the second inning, Texas State scored the first two runs of the game on back-to-back walks. A double to right center by Courtney Harris then doubled the Bobcat lead to four and the fifth run of the inning came from a sacrifice fly by Wiley.
 
One more Bobcat would score in the bottom of the fourth before Appalachian State made its run in the fifth and the sixth. Four runs crossed the plate in those two innings, cutting the Texas State lead to just two.
 
Kimberlin Naivar finished the day with a team-high three hits and Wiley extended her hitting streak to nine games.
 
The Bobcats are back in action tomorrow afternoon to celebrate senior day. First pitch against the Mountaineers is scheduled for 12 p.m. at the Bobcat Softball Stadium. Senior festivities will happen at the conclusion of the game. Live stats, live audio, live video will be available at www.txstatebobcats.com.