AUSTIN, Texas – Two lead changes in the course of an inning and a half fell in favor of Texas as the Texas State softball team fell by a score of 3-2 Wednesday evening in Austin, Texas. The Bobcats split the series with Texas after defeating the Longhorns earlier this season. Overall, Texas State falls to 23-12 on the year.
 
Kelli Baker owned two of the three Bobcat hits in her 200^th career game in a Texas State uniform. The Bobcats drew five walks in the ball game with Bianca Prado owning two of them.
 
A pair of hits in the bottom of the second inning gave Texas an early 1-0 lead over the visiting Bobcats. Holly Kern led the inning off with a bloop single over the head of Liscano and came around to score on a single through the left side by Erin Shireman.
 
The Bobcats responded in the third with the help of pitching miscues by Tiarra Davis and a double by Baker. With a runner on second, Baker registered her second hit of the ball game with a double to left centerfield. Baker came around to score after two more drawn walks by the Bobcats and Corrina Liscano getting hit by the team-leading 12^th pitch this season.
 
A two-run home run, however, in the bottom of the third by Lindsey Stephens pushed the Longhorns ahead of Texas State by a score of 3-2.
 
An eight-pitch walk to begin the fourth by Sara Rupp mixed with another walk drawn by Kendall Wiley and a ground out to second set the Bobcats up with runners on second and third. A ground out to end the inning silenced the 'Cats chances of equalizing the game in the fourth.
 
The Bobcats registered one more hit in the ball game in the top of the sixth inning. A lead-off double by Jaelyn Young not only extended her hitting streak to four games, but it put a runner in scoring position for Texas State. The Bobcats moved pinch runner Kayleigh Norte over to third on a ground out to second and struggled to move her any further as the Longhorns retired the Bobcats in order.
 
After giving up six hits in the first three innings, Randi Rupp did not allow another Longhorn hit for the remainder of the contest. Rupp falls to 16-6 overall after putting in six innings of work for Texas State. She struck out three and allowed two walks.
 
Texas State will resume conference play this weekend with a trip to No. 4/No. 5 UL Lafayette. The Bobcats and the Ragin' Cajuns will compete in three games, starting with a doubleheader Saturday at 2 p.m. in Lafayette, La. Saturday's doubleheader against the Ragin' Cajuns will be broadcasted on ESPN3. Live stats will also be available at www.txstatebobcats.com.