SAN MARCOS, Texas – In front of the second-largest crowd in school history, the Texas State softball dropped the midweek contest against No. 18 Texas A&M by a score of 6-3. The 'Cats had the lead going into the third before Texas A&M hit a grand slam to pull ahead for good.
 
The Bobcats drop to 30-18 overall with six more games remaining on the schedule.
 
Texas A&M took an early 1-0 lead after a pair of singles and a stolen base by Keeli Mulligan, the nation's steals leader. After a scoreless first, Texas State retaliated in the bottom of the second to take a 3-1 lead.
 
Five runs in the top of the third which included a grand slam broke open the game for Texas A&M. The Bobcats had chances, however, but were unable to score for the remainder of the game.
 
The Bobcats finished the game with seven hits while Texas A&M recorded eight. Texas State stranded 12 runners on base compared to just five by TAMU. Randi Rupp was handed her 10^th loss of the season as she falls to 22-10 overall.
 
WHO STOOD OUT:
Kimberlin Naivar / LF / Junior / Mont Belvieu, Texas
Naivar finished the night going 2-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs for Texas State. This is the seventh multi-hit game for Naivar this season and she has now registered 10 hits in the last eight games. This is also the fourth multi-RBI game this season for Naivar.
 
Bianca Prado / CF / Junior / New Braunfels, Texas
Prado went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI. Her hit in the second inning was her first hit since Lamar on April 13. She has three multi-hit games this season with the last one coming against Texas on March 2.
 
Quincy Charleston / P / Junior / Carthage, Mo.
Charleston came in relief for 4.0 scoreless innings for Texas State. She allowed just one hit in her four innings and no walks. Charleston lowers her season ERA down to 1.52.
 
SCORING:
Top 1^st – Texas A&M registered a lead-off single through the left side before Randi Rupp struck out two batters. With two outs and the lead-off runner on second after a stolen base, the Aggies singled to center and the runner on second came around to score. (1 run, 2 runs, 0 errors, 1 left on base)
 
Bottom 2^nd – With two outs and runners on first and second after drawing a pair of walks, Bianca Prado tied the ball game with a single up the middle. Kelli Baker then loaded the bases after reaching on a fielder's choice where Kendall Wiley was safe at third. Kimberlin Naivar put the Bobcats up 3-1 with a single up the middle to score Baker and Wiley. (3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base)
 
Top 3^rd – Back-to-back singles to lead off the third cut the Texas State lead down to one, 3-2. With two outs and the bases loaded (another single and a walk), Texas A&M hit a grand slam to take a 6-3 lead. (5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base)
 
NOTES:

• Texas State had its third sellout in school history with an attendance of 1,154. This figure is second-largest in school history only to the stadium opener in February of 2009. The Bobcats had 1,011 people in the stands against Texas earlier this year which stood as the second-largest crowd until tonight.
• Charleston has not allowed an earned run for 15.1 straight innings after tonight. She leads the team with a 1.52 ERA.

 
NEXT UP:
Texas State will hit the road to Appalachian State for its final road trip of the regular season this weekend. First pitch against the Mountaineers is slated for 12:00 p.m. CT Saturday afternoon. Live stats will be available at www.txstatebobcats.com.