Softball | 2/23/2017 3:47:00 PM

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State University softball program, coming off a successful 2-1 showing at the DeMarini Desert Classic, continues its early nonconference season at the UTSA Classic in San Antonio this Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 24-26).
 
TEXAS STATE'S UTSA CLASSIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, FEB. 24
12:30 p.m. (CT) – Texas State vs. New Mexico
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SATURDAY, FEB. 25
12:30 p.m. (CT) – Texas State vs. Incarnate Word
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5:30 p.m. (CT) – Texas State at UTSA
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SUNDAY, FEB 26
10:00 a.m. – Texas State vs. New Mexico
      LIVE STATS:  TXStateBobcats.com • Texas State will play New Mexico twice during the event (Feb. 24 at 12:30 p.m. and Feb. 26 at 10:00 a.m.). The Bobcats lead the all-time series against the Lobos 5-3. The programs last met during the 2012 season with New Mexico picking up a 5-3 win at Arizona State's tournament in Tempe, Ariz.
• Texas State and Incarnate Word will play at 12:30 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 25. Texas State leads the all-time series against the Cardinals by a 7-3 margin; however, Incarnate Word upset the Bobcats 9-4 in nine innings last season in San Marcos.
• The Bobcats and host Roadrunner are scheduled to renew the latest edition of their I-35 rivalry Saturday (Feb. 25) at 5:30 p.m. The game will be the 81st between the two programs with UTSA holding a slight 42-38 advantage. UTSA has won six of the last seven meetings against TXST, including the most recent by a 6-3 score line on Valentine's Day 2015.
  • Texas State went 2-1 at the 2017 DeMarini Desert Classic last weekend (Feb. 17-19) in Las Vegas. After falling 5-3 to No. 25 BYU to start the tournament, the Bobcats bounced back with wins over Hawai'i (6-1) and Colorado State (3-0).
• Jaelyn Young led the Bobcats at the plate, going 3-for-7 for a .429 average. Of her three hits, two cleared the outfield fence in the 6-1 win over Hawai'i. She finished the tournament with six total RBI and a 1.286 slugging percentage.
• Randi Rupp earned two wins in the circle as she totaled 10.2 innings pitched and allowed only one earned run. She closed the event with a 0.66 ERA, 16 strikeouts and a .154 opponent batting average.
  • RHP Randi Rupp has started the 2017 season picking up where she left off in 2016. The junior, who finished last year with 335 strikeouts, started the 2017 campaign with an 11-strikeout performance against Abilene Christian.  She finished opening weekend with 24 strikeouts, then added an additional 16 at the DeMarini Desert Classic. Her 40 total strikeouts rank second in the Sun Belt and 20th in the NCAA.
  • Texas State hitters Jaelyn Young, Ariel Ortiz and Taylor Webb combined for seven home runs in the season's first eight games. Young leads the Bobcats charge with three homers, while Ortiz and Webb each have two.
• The Bobcats' 0.88 home runs per game average ranks 54th in the NCAA and lead the Sun Belt.
• Individually, Young's three round-trippers are tied for second in the league and 31st in the nation.  
  • Texas State ranks eighth in the NCAA with a .986 field percentage. The Bobcats have committed just three errors in 161 attempts this season. TXST's fielding acumen has led to only one unearned run being scored through 52.2 inning of play.
  • For all of the latest news and information on Bobcat softball, visit TXSTATEBOBCATS.com. Fans can also follow the program on its social media outlets at www.Facebook.com/TXStateSoftball along on Twitter (@TXStateSoftball) and Instagram (@TXStateSoftball).
 
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