SAN MARCOS, Texas – After a three-win weekend in the I-35 tournament, Texas State softball stays home for the Texas State Classic this weekend.

Texas State will open the tournament with a double header versus UTSA and UT Arlington. The first game of the weekend will be Thursday, Feb. 23 at 2 pm.
Through 10 games played so far this season Texas State has not allowed more than five runs to be scored against them in a single game. Additionally, the Bobcats already have one run-rule victory from its 9-0 win against Lamar on Feb. 16. In last weekend's I-35 tournament, the Bobcats went 3-2 with a win over Lamar and two over South Dakota State.

The Bobcats have 66 hits this season and average 6.6 hits per game, led by a season-high 10 hits in the Bobcats 9-0 win over Lamar.

Two of this weekend's games will be broadcast on ESPN+, the Bobcats double header on Thursday versus UTSA and UTA. Additionally, three of the Bobcats games will have radio calls on KTSW 89.9. There will be live stats available for all 13 games of the tournament.

This is the Bobcat's final home tournament of the season. They will close out the slate of tournaments for the season next week at the Owl Classic in Florida and at the Bevo Classic in Austin March 10-12.
 
Weekend Matchups
2023 TXST Classic
Bobcat Softball Stadium | San Marcos, Texas
Thursday, Feb. 23
Texas State vs. UTSA – 2 pm
Tickets | ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
Texas State vs. UTA – 4:30 pm
Tickets | ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
Neutral site games:
UTA vs. UTSA  – 7 pm
Tickets | Live Stats
 
Friday, Feb. 24
Texas State vs. Kansas – 4 pm
Tickets | KTSW 89.9 FM | Online Audio | Live Stats
 
Texas State vs. Colorado State – 6:30 pm
Tickets | Live Stats
 
Neutral site games:
Kansas vs. UTA – 11 am
Tickets | Live Stats
 
Colorado State vs. UTA – 1:30 pm
Tickets | Live Stats
 
Saturday, Feb. 25
Texas State vs. UTA – 6:30 pm
Tickets | KTSW 89.9 FM | Online Audio | Live Stats
 
Neutral site games:
UTSA vs. Kansas – 11 am
Tickets | Live Stats
 
Kansas vs. Colorado State – 1:30 pm
Tickets | Live Stats
 
Colorado State vs. UTSA – 4 pm
Tickets | Live Stats
 
Sunday, Feb. 19
Texas State vs. Colorado State – 12:30 pm
Tickets | KTSW 89.9 FM | Online Audio | Live Stats
 
Neutral site games:
Colorado State vs. UTSA – 10 am
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GAME NOTES

• For the first time since 2020, Texas State limited its opponents to 4 runs or less in each of the first 10 games of a season.
  • In 2020, the Bobcats held their opponents to 4 runs or less in 24 consecutive games to start the season before the campaign was ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Sara Vanderford opened the season with a 6-game hitting streak.
  • The third baseman had a season-high 2 hits twice in opening weekend, including 2 in the 7-4 win over Wichita State on Feb. 12.
  • Vanderford has a 10-game hitting streak. She is 16-for-29 (.552) over the streak.
  • Her longest hitting streak in 2022 was a 7-gamer from April 15-24.
• Sara Vanderford continued her ascent in the Texas State career record book last weekend.
  • She had 5 doubles, giving her 41 in her career which is tied for 5th-most in school history.
    • She needs two doubles to match Alex Newton for 4th.
    • Her five doubles this year enter the week as the most in the Sun Belt.
  • She had a home run last weekend, giving her 24 in her career which is tied for 4th most in program history with Hailey MacKay (2018-21) and Leah Boatright (2007-10).
  • She has 107 career RBI, which is 7th most in school history, passing Hailey MacKay (2018-21) and Kendall Wiley (2014-16) on the all-time list.
• With 4 appearances last weekend, Jessica Mullins also continued her climb in the Texas State career record books.
  • She earned 2 wins, which puts her at 49 in her career. She is currently 6th in program history in that category.
  • Her 21 strikeouts so far this season helped her surpass the 5th best in program history, Ragan Blake (2007-08).
• Ciara Trahan is 5th on the list in the Sun Belt in hits this season with 12 after starting the season with a five-game on-base streak.
  • In 66 career games, the sophomore has reached base safely in 55 of them.
  • She has a .457 OBP this year.
• Texas State plays all of its games in February at home and will look to maintain a winning record in the opening month for the 3rd straight year.
  • Texas State is 29-17 in February over the last 4 seasons.
    • 2023: 6-4
    • 2022: 6-5
    • 2021: 6-2
    • 2020: 11-6

 
LAST TIME THEY MET:
UTSA
All-time series: Texas State leads, 26-14
Last meeting: May 7, 2022 (Texas State won 4-0)
All-time in San Marcos: Texas State leads 34-26
Current streak: W7
 
UTA
All-time series: Texas State leads, 71-63
Last meeting: April 19, 2022 (Texas State won 8-0 in five innings)
All-time in San Marcos: Texas State leads 15-9
Current streak: W7
 
Kansas
All-time series: Kansas leads 8-0
Last meeting: March 6, 2013 (Kansas won, 4-2)
All-time in San Marcos: Texas State trails 3-0
 
Colorado State
All-time series: First meeting