Softball | 3/14/2017 5:39:00 PM

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State softball is slated for a 5:30 p.m. first pitch against the University of Houston Wednesday evening at Cougar Softball Stadium. The Bobcats enter the contest 16-4 overall, while UH sports a 14-11 mark.
 
TEXAS STATE AT HOUSTON
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15
5:30 p.m. (CT)
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  • Texas State plays a mid-week contest at Lone Star State foe Houston on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
  Inside the Series
• Houston leads the all-time series 14-8, but the teams have not played since the 2013 season (a three-game series won 3-0 by the Cougars). UH has won five straight against the Bobcats.
• Texas State, which is 3-7 against the Cougars in Houston, last won against UH in 2012, earning two wins at the Texas A&M Tournament.
  • Texas State opened Sun Belt Conference play last Saturday (March 11) with a road doubleheader sweep of league newcomer Coastal Carolina, which entered the day on a 12-game win streak and received a vote in last week's ESPN.com/USA Softball poll.
• Texas State took game one 3-0 behind another solid outing in the circle by Randi Rupp, while the Bobcat lineup collected 10 hits and three runs against CCU's Taylor Rahach, who had entered the day eighth in the NCAA in shutouts.
• In game two the Bobcats scored a 5-4 win in extra innings. With the game tied in the eighth, two Coastal infield errors allowed TXST the eventual winning runs to cross the plate.
• The wins improved Texas State to 16-4 overall and 2-0 in Sun Belt play, while Coastal Carolina falls to 19-5 (0-2 Sun Belt).
• Game three of the series was cancelled due to inclement weather.
  • Ariel Ortiz went a combined 7-for-11 in Texas State's three wins last week ... Of Ortiz's seven hits, six went for extra bases (3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR) … She opened the week a 3-for-4 with four RBI, a HR, 2B and 3B in the 11-2 win over Incarnate Word … In the series opener at Coastal Carolina, Ortiz was 3-for-3 with two 2B and an RBI on a sac fly … In the second game of the DH against the Chanticleers, the junior was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer to left … Ortiz, who now co-leads TXST with seven home runs, slugged 1.636 last week and owned a .615 on-base percentage.
  • The Texas State pitching staff ranks second in the Sun Belt Conference with 41 strikeouts looking, trailing only Coastal Carolina's 61 (CCU has played four more games than TXST).
• Of TXST's 41 KL, 35 belong to Randi Rupp, who had a season-high six KL on March 8 against Incarnate Word. 
  • 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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