Biography
Career Accolades
- 2018 Third Team NFCA All-American
- 2018 First Team NFCA All-Central Region
- 2018 Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year
- 2018 First Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- 2018 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team
- 2018 Preseason Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year
- 2018 Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- 2018 Senior CLASS Award Finalist
- 2017 Second Team NFCA All-American
- 2017 First Team NFCA All-Central Region
- 2017 Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year
- 2017 First Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- 2017 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team
- 2017 Preseason Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year
- 2017 Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- 2016 NFCA Second Team All-Central Region
- 2016 First Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- ESPNW National Player of the Week (April 27, 2016; April 11, 2017)
- 14x Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week
   (April 20 & 24, 2015; March 8, April 18 & 25, 2016; March 21 & 28, April 11, May 2, 2017, Feb. 28, 2018, March 20, 2018, April 3, 2018, April 10, 2018, April 17, 2018)
- 2016 Preseason Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year
- 2015 NFCA Second Team All-Central Region
- 2015 First Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- 2014-15 Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll Recipient
Career Milestones
- School record 110 career wins
- School record 1,270 career strikeouts
- School record 187 career appearances
- School record 1,057.1 career innings pitched
- Second in school history in career shutouts (42)
- Second in school history in career complete games (106)
- Third in school history in career ERA (1.69)
2018
NFCA THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN... NFCA First Team All-Central Regional… Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-Sun Belt… First players in Texas State softball history to earn first team all-conference honors all four years and second pitcher to accomplish the feat in Sun Belt history… Fourth overall selection in the 2018 NPF College Draft by the Cleveland Comets… Senior CLASS Award finalist… Sun Belt All-Tournament Team… Earned Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week on five occasions, including three consecutive weeks to start April… Made 47 appearances in the circle with 39 starts, totaling 278.1 innings of work… Closed out the season with a record of 28-12, 1.26 ERA, a .194 opposing batting average and 317 strikeouts… Appeared in 20 Sun Belt Conference games including 15 starts… Posted a record of 13-3, an ERA of 0.55 (nine earned runs in 115.0 innings pitched) and 142 strikeouts against the SBC… Hit the 1,000 strikeout mark during the Illinois State game on Feb. 16 to become the second pitcher in program history to eclipse 1,000 career strikeouts… broke the school record for strikeouts (1,020) against San Diego on Feb. 18… Struck out nearly eight batters (7.9) for every walk and fanned 7.97 batters per game… Obtained perfection on March 18 against Coastal Carolina after pitching 6.0 innings without allowing a base runner and striking out 11 Chanticleer batters… Earned career win No. 100 in a 2-1 victory over Texas on April 11… Topped the school record for victories (108) in the quarterfinal round of the SBC Tournament against Troy on May 10… Allowed one earned run or less in 34 of 47 appearances, including 27 of 39 games started… Walked one or fewer batters in 37 of 47 outings and never issued more than three free passes… Struck out double-digit batters in 12 contests including a career-best 21 strikeouts in a 13-inning 1-0 victory over South Alabama on April 7… Won six consecutive decisions on three different occasions… Posted 15 strikeouts against zero walks in a four-hit shutout against Georgia Southern on March 31… Sat down 13 Sam Houston State batters to open the season while allowing only two hits and one walk… Held No. 12 Baylor to two runs to guide the Bobcats to a 5-2 upset of the Lady Bears… Started all four games in the Sun Belt Conference Championship, posted a 2-1 record, 26.2 innings pitched, allowed 20 hits and six earned runs and struck out 16 batters… Tossed 16.1 innings in the 2018 NCAA Los Angeles Regional, allowed 19 hits and seven earned runs and struck out 15 batters.
2017
NFCA SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN … NFCA First Team All-Central Region … Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-Sun Belt … Sun Belt All-Tournament Team … Earned ESPNW and FastPitchNews.com National Player along with NFCA National Pitcher of the Week honors on April 11 after winning three games over South Alabama and one over Texas (4-0, 0.00 ERA, 29 strikeouts, 25.2 innings pitched) … Four-time Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week … Three-time CollegeSportsMadness.com Sun Belt Player of the Week … Made 44 appearances in the circle with 39 starts, totaling 264.2 innings pitched … Finished the season with a 28-10 record, 1.22 ERA, a.203 opponent batting average and 325 strikeouts … Eclipsed the 700, 800, and 900 career strikeout milestones, becoming just the second Bobcat in program history with 900-plus strikeouts on April 30 as part of a career-high 15-strikeout, one-hit performance against Troy … Totaled 11 solo shutouts and pitched in parts of three others … Allowed only 73 runs (46 earned) and issued 56 walks … 325 strikeouts ranked seventh in the NCAA, while 28 wins ranked eighth, 11 shutouts and 1.22 ERA ranked 10th … Averaged 8.6 strikeouts per seven innings, good for 19th in the NCAA … Totaled a 0.95 ERA (allowed only 17 earned runs in 125.0 inning pitched), 12-5 record and 163 strikeouts in Sun Belt play … Led the Sun Belt in ERA, wins, strikeouts, innings pitched and batters struck out looking … Recorded 10-plus strikeouts in 10 games … Had two 25.0-plus scoreless innings streaks … Allowed two or fewer runs in 28 of 44 appearances … One of 21 pitchers in the nation to win at least 25 games … Struck out at least five batters in 36 of 44 appearances … Finished the season with a WHIP of 0.971 … Struck out 10 of 14 batters faced against Incarnate Word (March 8) … Went 7-4 with a 1.64 ERA and 85 strikeouts in Texas State’s regular season games against teams ranked amongst the top 75 in the RPI … Had a 6-1 record in midweek games, including a shutout of then-12th ranked Baylor (April 12) … Pitched a career-high 12 innings (164 pitches) in a 2-1 win over Texas in opening game of the NCAA College Station Regional (May 19) … Concluded the College Station Regional 1-1 with a 1.56 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 18.0 innings pitched.
2016
Earned 43 starts with 51 total appearances for Texas State in the circle … finished the season with a 30-14 overall record … Was one of just four pitchers to record at least 30 victories in 2016 … Registered a career-low 1.66 ERA, which ranked 24th in the NCAA and second in the Sun Belt Conference … Finished the season with a career-high 335 strikeouts, just one strikeout shy of being the nation leader … 335 strikeouts ranks second all-time for strikeouts in a season at Texas State … Recorded 11 solo shutouts, which was third in the NCAA and first in the Sun Belt Conference … Ranked 30th in the NCAA and fourth in the conference in hits allowed per seven innings with just 5.07 … Was named the ESPNW Player of the Week after earning the three victories against South Alabama … Struck out a season-high 13 batters against Big Ten foe Purdue on March 4 … Had 12 double-digit strikeout appearances … One of just four Texas State pitchers all-time to record over 500 strikeouts … Enters the 2017 season ranked fifth all-time with 54 victories and fourth with 628 strikeouts.
2015
Started 39 games in the circle for the Bobcats … Led the pitching staff with a 2.70 ERA … Finished the 2015 season with 293 strikeouts over 249.1 innings of work while walking only 67 batters … Threw her first perfect game against Houston Baptist on April 15, the first perfect game for Texas State since Feb. 16, 2008 … Tossed 11 shutouts on the season ... Recorded a career single-game high of 14 strikeouts against Incarnate Word, Troy and Stephen F. Austin … Ranked first in the Sun Belt Conference for strikeouts … After one season, ranked seventh in all-time season innings pitched (249.1), third in all-time season strikeouts, eighth in all-time career strikeouts (293), tied for fifth in all-time season shutouts and eighth in all-time career shutouts (11) … Made 45 total appearances … Earned back-to-back Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week honors on April 20 and 24 … Finished the season with a 24-14 record.
High School
Named the 2013-14 Gatorade Texas Softball Player of the Year after posting a 27-1 record in the circle along with just a 0.45 ERA her senior season at Barbers Hill High School … Led the Eagles to the Class 4A semifinals … During her senior season, she struck out 303 batters and walked just 27 in 169.2 innings of work … Allowed just 66 hits, holding her opponents to a .114 batting average … Also batted in the line-up for Barbers Hill, posting a .398 batting average with four home runs, 21 RBI, and a .636 slugging percentage … In addition to her Gatorade Texas Softball Player of the Year award, Rupp was named All-Baytown Sun Super 25 Player of the Year and the Houston Chronicle High School Softball Pitcher of the Year … Played in the Texas Girls Coaching Association’s All-Star game in 2014.
Personal
The daughter of Linda and Rob Rupp … Has two siblings, Sara and Taylor … Chose Texas State over Houston, Sam Houston, and Florida International … Favorite hobbies include sun bathing and shopping … Named Academic All-District three times and Academic All-State once in high school … Majoring in business.
