Softball | 3/17/2017 10:20:00 AM

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State softball returns to Bobcat Softball Stadium on Saturday and Sunday (March 18-19), hosting Sun Belt Conference foe Appalachian State. Bobcats and Mountaineers are scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday and a single game Sunday at noon.
 
TEXAS STATE VS. APPALACHIAN STATE
SATURDAY, MARCH 18
1:00 p.m. – DH Game 1
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3:00 p.m. – DH Game 2
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SUNDAY, MARCH 19
Noon
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  • Texas State plays its first home Sun Belt Conference series of the season on Saturday and Sunday against Appalachian State. The Bobcats were selected second in the 10-team league's preseason poll, while App. State was picked 10th.
  Inside the Series
• Texas State is 6-0 against Appalachian State, sweeping the Mountaineers in San Marcos in 2015 and again in Boone last season.
• In the six games the Bobcats have outscored the Mountaineers 50-13, including 12-0 and 14-5 wins in Boone last year.
  • Texas State took advantage of five Houston errors and seven strong innings in the circle from Randi Rupp to shut out the host-Cougars 7-0 on Wednesday evening.
• The Bobcats improve to 17-4 on the season, while Houston suffered its first loss in nine games in dropping to 14-12 overall.
• Rupp finished with her fourth complete-game shutout of the season in pushing her record to 11-2. The junior righty struck out seven, while scattering four hits and issuing two assists.
• Kimberlin Naivar and Ariel Ortiz each finished with two hits each as the Bobcats counted seven total base knocks. Naivar also scored twice, as did Christiana McDowell.
  • Texas State has scored first in 17 of its 21 games, winning 15 of those contests. Through 21 games, the Bobcats have scored 15 runs in the first innings.
• The Bobcats have also been good at protecting its leads through the latter stages of games. TXST is 13-1 when leading after four innings, 12-0 when leading a five innings and 13-0 when leading after six innings ... On the flip side, TXST's opponents are 1-2 when leading after four, 2-0 when leading after five and 3-0 when leading after six.
  • Despite boasting a 17-4 overall record, Texas State has only played six games inside the friendly confines of Bobcat Softball Stadium, posting a 5-1 record.
• The Bobcats opened the season at home with five games in the CenturyLink Classic from Feb. 10-12. The team then played 15 of 16 away from home -- only hosting Incarnate Word for a single game March 8 (W, 11-2).
  • Each of Texas State's last two opponents entered their contests against the Bobcats on multi-game win streak only to have the streak halted. Coastal Carolina entered the first game of the March 11 doubleheader on a 12-game win streak only to fall 3-0. Houston has won eight straight prior suffering a 7-0 setback to TXST on March 15.
  • 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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