SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State softball will continue its slate of non-conference games at home this week as the team hosts the Bobcat Tournament inside Bobcat Softball Stadium.
 
The Bobcats tournament will start on Thursday which runs through Sunday. Texas State will host SFA, Fordham, St. Thomas and New Mexico in this tournament, playing six games in the process.
 
Texas State, which is coming off a 47-win campaign and NCAA tournament appearance, was selected first in the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches' Poll and is receiving votes in the national polls.
 
The Bobcats open the season with 16 straight home games, having played four already in the opening weekend of the season. The Bobcats are 2-2 headed into week two of the year. 
 
Texas State will open this second tournament with a game against SFA on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 5 pm. The team will play a double header with SFA and St. Thomas on Feb. 14, two more with Fordham and New Mexico on Feb. 15 and round out the weekend versus New Mexico on Feb. 16.
 
All tournament passes, single game and season tickets are available for purchase at txst.com/tickets.
 
WEEKEND MATCH UPS
2025 Bobcat Tournament
Bobcat Softball Stadium | San Marcos, Texas
For the most updated game information, visit txst.com/sports/softball/schedule
 
Thursday, Feb. 13
SFA at Texas State | 5 pm
    Streamed on ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
Friday, Feb. 14
Fordham vs SFA | 10 am | Live stats
New Mexico vs Fordham | 12:15 pm | Live stats
SFA at Texas State | 2:30 pm | Live stats
St. Thomas at Texas State | 4:45 pm | Live stats
St. Thomas vs New Mexico | 7:00 pm | Live stats

Saturday, Feb. 15
SFA vs Fordham | 10 am | Live stats
St. Thomas vs SFA | 12:15 pm | Live stats
Fordham at Texas State | 2:30 pm | Live stats
New Mexico at Texas State | 4:45 pm | Live stats
New Mexico vs St. Thomas | 7:00 pm | Live stats

Sunday, Feb. 9
Fordham vs St. Thomas | 10 am | Live stats
New Mexico at Texas State | 12:15 pm | Live stats
 
GAME NOTES

• Texas State returns 10 players from last year's team, including preseason All-Conference selections Maddy Azua and Ciara Trahan. The Bobcats also return Megan Kelnar (catcher), Emilee Baker (outfield), Sydney Harvey(UTL), Karmyn Bass (catcher), Makayla Hall (catcher), Presley Glende (pitcher), Analisa Soliz (pitcher) and Abigail Jennings (pitcher). 
  • Junior Kat Zarate returned for 2025 but is out for the season with an injury.
• Head coach Ricci Woodard will enter her 25th season at the helm of Texas State softball.
  • A coach with 13 conference championships and 11 NCAA Regional appearances, Woodard enters the season with 844 career wins.
  • Woodard is 21st among active Division I coaches in career wins. Woodard is one of just 11 of the top-25 winningest head coaches to accumulate all her wins at one program.
• Texas State has won three-consecutive Sun Belt Conference Preseason Pitcher of the Year honors, with Azua being recently named the 2025 season award recipient. 
• Senior Ciara Trahan is just one of two on the roster this year, with Presley Glende being the other. Trahan was named preseason All-Conference in the Sun Belt.
• Head coach Ricci Woodard has put together a roster of entirely Texans this season. Woodard is just one of two known programs in the nation with the entirety of their roster being from Texas. The lone other program is Sam Houston, who the Bobcats will host in Bobcat Softball Stadium on Feb. 19
• Texas State plays all its games in February except two at home and will look to maintain a winning record in the opening month for the 5th straight year.
  • Texas State is 35-17 in February over the last four seasons.
    • 2024: 14-5
    • 2023: 12-4
    • 2022: 6-5
    • 2021: 6-2
    • 2020: 11-6

 
LAST TIME THEY MET
SFA
All-time series: Texas State leads 55-39
Last meeting: March 18, 2015 (W, 9-0 (5))
All-time in San Marcos: Texas State 32-16
 
New Mexico
All-time series: Texas State leads 6-4
Last meeting: Feb. 26, 2017 (L, 2-3) in San Antonio, Texas
All-time in San Marcos: 2-1
 
Fordham
All-time series: First meeting
 
St. Thomas
All-time series: First meeting