SAN MARCOS, TX — The Texas State softball program will look to use its momentum gained from a one-run victory over Louisiana on Sunday, April 3 to add four more to the win column when the Bobcats travel to Sam Houston and ULM in the coming days. 

On its way to Monroe, La., for a three-game conference series at ULM this weekend, Texas State (19-15, 6-6) will first make a pitstop in Huntsville, Texas for a mid-week non-conference matchup with Sam Houston. The Bobcats and Bearkats will square off at 5 p.m. CT on Thursday, April 7, just 25 hours before Texas State is slated to open its weekend slate against ULM at 6 p.m. CT on Friday, April 8. 

The upcoming four-game-in-four-day span will make up a five road-game stretch for Texas State that will stretch into next week, too, when the Bobcats travel to Waco to play Baylor at 6:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday, April 12. The last time Texas State had four straight road games, the Bobcats returned from Conway, S.C., with three wins (Friday, March 25 – Sunday, March 27) before winning a two-run contest at UTSA three days on Wednesday, March 30. 

INSIDE THE SERIES: Sam Houston

Despite leading the all-time series, 61-48, Texas State is 22-26 against the Bearkats in Huntsville, Texas, even though the Bobcats have won eight of the last 10 road matchups. 

Since taking over at the helm of the Bobcat softball program prior to the 2001 season, head coach Ricci Woodard is 38-12 against Sam Houston. Texas State has won eight of the last nine meetings since the last time it dropped back-to-back games against the Bearkats, which occurred during the 2013 season. 

The last time Texas State beat Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas happened on May 5, 2012, when the Bobcats won 3-0. 

INSIDE THE SERIES: ULM

Friday night's matchup between Texas State and ULM will mark the first regular season meeting between the two softball programs since March 24, 2019, a span of 1,111 days, when the Bobcats 2-0. The two teams did meet during the 2019 Sun Belt Conference Softball Tournament on May 8, 2019, which the Bobcats won 3-0, marking the last meeting of the squads. 

Texas State will enter this weekend's three-game series riding an eight-game winning streak over ULM that dates to the 2017 season. Throughout the active eight-game winning streak, the Bobcats are outscoring the Warhawks 29-6.

Overall, the Bobcats hold a 47-35 record against the Warhawks, but an 18-18 mark in games played in Monroe, La., despite winning six of the last eight on the road. 

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