SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State softball team (7-7) will wrap up the tournament portion of the schedule as participants in the 2019 Red & White Showcase in Houston. The Bobcats will take on a field of DePaul (13-1), Houston (11-5), Texas Southern (1-7), and Wichita State (10-4).

Texas State enters the weekend off a tough week of games. The Bobcats opened the week with a 4-3 loss to Sam Houston State before splitting four games with the Virginia Tech Hokies and the USF Bulls in the 2019 USF-Rawlings Invitational.

GAME INFORMATION – TEXAS SOUTHERN
1:00 p.m. CST | Cougar Softball Stadium
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GAME INFORMATION – HOUSTON
3:30 p.m. CST | Cougar Softball Stadium
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GAME INFORMATION – WICHITA STATE
11:30 a.m. CST | Cougar Softball Stadium
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GAME INFORMATION – DEPAUL
2:00 p.m. CST | Cougar Softball Stadium
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GAME INFORMATION – HOUSTON
2:00 p.m. CST | Cougar Softball Stadium
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ABOUT TEXAS STATE
As a team, Texas State ranks inside the top-3 of the following categories: batting average (.285), on-base percentage (.408), runs scored (91), hits (108), and walks (68). The Bobcats have struggled in the circle and on the defensive side of the field, as the team is eighth in the 10-team league in earned run average (4.49) and opposing batting average (.275). The defense has booted the fifth most plays amongst Sun Belt teams with 17 errors.

Junior outfielder Christiana McDowell continues to lead the Bobcat offense at the top of the lineup. She is hitting a team-best .465 (20-for-43) with three doubles and two home runs. She has drawn 10 walks on the season and boasts an on-base percentage of .571. She is the only Bobcat hitter to have over a .375 BA and a .500 OBP.

Freshman designated player Molly Damiani has made the most of her opportunity. As a slapper, she has posted a .318 average (7-for-22) with seven singles. She has walked twice and has scored seven runs.

Junior pitcher Dalilah Barrera continues to be the workhorse for the TXST pitching staff. She has tossed 45.2 innings and struck out 48 batters, which ranks third in the Sun Belt and No. 38 nationally. Barrera has posed an earned run average of 3.68 and a record of 5-1 through the first three weekends of the season.

2019 Red & White Showcase Tournament Schedule
Friday, March 1
10:30 a.m.           DePaul vs. Texas Southern
1:00 p.m.             Texas State vs. Texas Southern
3:30 p.m.             Texas State vs. Houston
6:00 p.m.             DePaul vs. Houston

Saturday, March 2
9:00 a.m.             Texas Southern vs. Wichita State
11:30 a.m.          Texas State vs. Wichita State
2:00 p.m.             Texas State vs. DePaul
4:30 p.m.             DePaul vs. Houston
7:00 p.m.             Texas Southern vs. Houston

Sunday, March 3
9:00 a.m.             Wichita State vs. DePaul
11:30 a.m.           Wichita State vs. Texas Southern
2:00 p.m.             Texas State vs. Houston

UP NEXT FOR THE BOBCATS
Texas State will face the most daunting week of the schedule as hosts of two ranked opponents. No. 24 Baylor will make the trip to San Marcos for a midweek matchup at 6 p.m. on March 6. Sun Belt Conference play will open when No. 11 Louisiana comes to Bobcat Softball Stadium at 6 p.m. on March 8. The game will be the first of a three-game weekend series.

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