SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State softball team suffered a 6-1 setback against No. 14 Baylor in its annual Strikeout Cancer game on Wednesday evening at the Bobcat Softball Stadium. Prior to the start of the contest, the Bobcats recognized head baseball coach Ty Harrington and Courtney Harris' aunt, Allison Landherr, by having them throw out the honorary first pitch.
 
Texas State falls to 22-18 overall and enters the conference weekend with a 6-5 Sun Belt mark.
 The Bobcat offense was sparked by Kelli Baker in the bottom of the third inning with her second triple of the season. Kimberlin Naivar led the inning off with a double to right center field before being moved over to third on a sacrifice bunt by Sara Rupp. Baker then scored Naivar for the lone Bobcat run and her 18^th RBI of the year.
 
Tied at one heading to the top of the fourth, Baylor tacked on its second run of the game to regain the lead over the Bobcats.
 
In the bottom of the fourth, the Bobcats used back-to-back singles by Harris and Kortney Koroll to put runners on first and second, but failed to move them around to score.
 
It was in the top of the sixth that Baylor added its insurance runs with back-to-back-to-back solo home runs, making it a 5-1 ball game. The Bears proceeded to add one more in the top of the seventh to make it a five-run game.
 
Randi Rupp was handed the loss after tossing four innings for the 'Cats. She struck out two and allowed two runs. Baker, Harris, Koroll, Naivar, and Wiley all recorded a hit for Texas State.
 
Texas State will remain at the Bobcat Softball Stadium this weekend for a conference series against the Troy Trojans. First pitch of the doubleheader against the Trojans is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Sunday's first pitch will be at 12 p.m. Live stats, live audio, and live video will be available at www.txstatebobcats.com. For ticket information, please call 512-245-2272 or go online at www.txstatebobcats.com/tickets.