SAN MARCOS, Texas — The greatest to ever lead the Texas State softball program will be looking to add another gem to her collection as head coach Ricci Woodard will look for her 700th career win when the Bobcats play Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Tuesday, March 16. 

First pitch between Texas State (14-3) and the Islanders (9-10) is slated for 1 p.m.

WHO TO WATCH: Ricci Woodard

Texas State softball head coach Ricci Woodard has been at the helm of the program since the 2001 season and no one has taken it to the heights like she has. Woodard, in her time as head coach, has won seven regular-season conference championships, five conference tournament championships and made eight NCAA Regional appearances. Her 699 career wins are 538 more than second place. Woodard is the only coach in program history to have a career .600-or-better winning percentage in both overall and conference play. She's also a five-time conference coach of the year and the all-time winningest coach in Southland Conference history. 

INSIDE THE SERIES: Texas A&M – Corpus Christi 

• Texas State is currently riding a five-game winning streak over Texas A&M — Corpus Christi and has won 10 of the last 12 game over the Islanders. Overall, TXST leads the all-time series 33-14. 
• In games played in San Marcos, Texas State is 18-3 against Texas A&M — Corpus Christi dating back to the first meeting between the two squads on Feb. 4, 2000. The Bobcats are currently riding a three-game winning streak over the Islanders in games played in San Marcos. 

PLAYER ACCOLADES UNDER WOODARD

It's no secret that winners are produced in San Marcos, Texas with Ricci Woodard at the helm of the softball program. During her time as the Bobcat head coach, Woodard has produced 79 all-conference selections, 31 Southland All-Academic players, 25 all-region honorees, five All-Americans, six Southland Players of the Year, eight Southland Pitchers of the Year, three Southland Student-Athletes of the Year among countless additional awards. 

ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE TIME MACHINE

While Tuesday's game against Texas A&M – Corpus Christi would, potentially, be Ricci Woodard's 700th career win, her first career win came on Feb. 2, 2001 when the Bobcats knocked off Oregon, 3-2. Woodard spent the previous four seasons in Eugene, Oregon as an assistant coach with the Ducks from 1996 to 2000. Woodard won her first conference title that same season when she led Texas State to a 7-0 win over Northwestern State on May 6, 2001. The magical 2001 debut season continued for Woodard when she earned her first NCAA Regional victory when Texas State knocked off Hawaii, 2-1, on May 17, 2001.