SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State University softball team (36-10, 15-2 SBC) hits the road for the final Sun Belt Conference series away from Bobcat Softball Stadium in the 2018 season to take on the Troy Trojans (28-21, 12-10 SBC). In game one, first pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. with game two immediately following. Game three will begin at noon on Sunday from the Troy Softball Complex.

Last Time Out for the Bobcats
• No. 21 Texas State topped archrival UTSA on Tuesday in the team's final midweek of the season, defeating the Roadrunners by a score of 5-1 at Bobcat Softball Stadium.
• The Bobcat offense scored all five runs in the first two innings of the game, scoring once in the bottom of the first and hanging four runs in the home half of the second.
• Texas State compiled 10 hits against UTSA, including two each from Hailey MacKay, Ariel Ortiz and Christiana McDowell. All three also chipped in one RBI. Jaclyn Molenaar and Mari Cranek, the top two batters in the Bobcat lineup, each tallied one RBI while scoring three runs combined.
• In the circle, McKenna Fryar was given the start. The freshman lasted 3.0 innings, allowed two hits, one walk and the lone UTSA run while striking out a pair. Meagan King entered in relief to start the fourth inning and closed the deal, pitching four innings of scoreless softball. She struck out a career-high five batters to earn her sixth win of the season.

Texas State Travels to Troy
• Texas State will travel to Troy for the team's final road tilt inside Sun Belt Conference play. The Trojans enter the week as the fourth ranked team in the SBC, sporting a conference record of 12-10.
               Inside the Series
• The Bobcats hold a 10-4 advantage over the Trojans in the all-time series between the two schools, including five victories in a row.
• A season ago in San Marcos, the Bobcats swept the three-game series. Randi Rupp tossed a couple of gems in the series, throwing 12.0 innings of three-hit softball in games one and two. Rupp struck out 22 Trojan batters in the two games. In game two, the Bobcats pulled out a 4-3 victory on the strength of an RBI double from Jaelyn Young.

Sixth Sense
• Texas State has owned the sixth inning this season, outscoring opponents 44-11. The run differential of +33 is TXST's largest of any inning.
• On 10 occasions this season, the Bobcats have delivered the game winning run in the sixth inning. The first game in the season opener against Sam Houston State. All three Bobcat runs scored in the bottom of the sixth inning on an error from the Bearkats.
• The Bobcats downed the No. 12 Baylor Bears in the sixth inning on RBI hits from Hailey MacKay, Ariel Ortiz and Tara Oltmann back on March 14.
• MacKay struck again a few days later, hitting a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning against Coastal Carolina. The game was one of three TXST victories to end after six innings due to the Run Rule.
• In the series finale against South Alabama, the Bobcats scored seven runs in the bottom of the sixth frame to complete a wild comeback win.
• Brianna Sannem came through in the bottom of the sixth inning against Texas, plating the game winning run on a sacrifice fly.

Bobcats by the Numbers
• Four - Texas State boasts a perfect 25-0 record when scoring at least four runs in a game. Conversely, TXST is 11-10 when scoring three runs or fewer.
• 10 - Hailey MacKay leads the Bobcats with 10 home runs on the season. The transfer from Arkansas hit her first two homers in a Bobcat uniform against No. 9 Florida State in the second game of the season. She also smashed a couple of home runs in the series against No. 21 Louisiana.
• 21 - Texas State cracked the top-25 poll on March 20. According to the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll, Texas State is the No. 21 team in the country. After slipping out of the rankings for a week (March 27), the Bobcats climbed back into the top-25 on April 3 and have since bumped up four spots.
• 24 - The last 24 times in which Texas State has carried a lead into the fifth inning, the Bobcats came out on top. The team is 9-1 when the game is tied after five innings and are 3-9 when trailing in the same situation.
• 268 - Randi Rupp sits second on the NCAA leaderboard with 268 strikeouts on the season. Rupp is on pace to reach 300 strikeouts in a season for the third consecutive season after narrowly missing the mark as a freshman. She sat down 293 batters via the strikeout in her first year on campus.

For all things Texas State softball, be sure to follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Senior pitcher Randi Rupp was named a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award on April 5, 2018. She was selected as one of 10 finalists who were chosen by national media from the list of 30 candidates announced earlier this month. Nationwide fan voting has begun to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to submit votes online at the Senior CLASS Award website through May 14. Fan votes will be combined with those of the media and Division I head coaches to determine the winners. The Senior CLASS Award recipient for softball will be announced during the 2018 NCAA Women's College World Series® in Oklahoma City, May 31 through June 6.