SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State softball will continue its slate of non-conference games at home this week as the team hosts the San Marcos Classic inside Bobcat Softball Stadium.
 
The tournament will start on Saturday and play through Monday. Texas State will host Kansas and SIU this tournament, playing four games, two against each.
 
Texas State, which is coming off a 47-win campaign and NCAA tournament appearance, was selected first in the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches' Poll.
 
Texas State enters the week with an 8-2 record after winning all six of its games last weekend in the Bobcat Tournament. Sophomore pitcher Maddy Azua was named Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week for her efforts last week. 
 
Texas State will open this third tournament with a game against Kansas on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 2 pm. The team will play a double header with Kansas and SIU on Feb. 23, and close out the weekend against SIU on Feb. 24.
 
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
 
Saturday, Feb. 22
Kansas at Texas State | 2 pm | Live Stats
 
Sunday, Feb. 23
SIU vs Kansas | 11 am | Live stats
SIU at Texas State | 1:30 pm | Live Stats | Streamed on ESPN+
Kansas at Texas State | 4 pm | Live Stats | Streamed on ESPN|


Monday, Feb. 24
SIU vs Kansas | 9:30 am | Live stats
SIU at Texas State | 12 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
Kansas
All-time series: Kansas leads 8-1
Last meeting: Feb. 24, 2023 (W, 2-1) in San Marcos, Texas
All-time in San Marcos: Texas State leads 1-0
 
SIU
All-time series: Texas State leads 3-1
Last meeting: Feb. 11, 2024 (W, 3-1) in San Marcos, Texas
All-time in San Marcos: Texas State leads 2-1