2018 Softball Roster

Peter Vives
Peter Vives
Chris Davis
Peter Vives

13 Sara Rupp

  • Position Catcher
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mont Belvieu, Texas
  • Highschool Barbers Hill HS
  • Major Management

Biography

Career Accolades
- 2017 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team

2018
Missed much of the season with an injury… Appeared in six games with one start at catcher… Made season debut against Georgia Southern on March 30 as a defensive replacement… Started against Incarnate Word on April 18… Caught the final out of the 2018 regular season, a strikeout from twin sister Randi… Was hit by a pitch in a pinch hit role against Troy in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament… Appeared as a pinch hitter against UCLA in the 2018 NCAA Los Angeles Regional.

2017
2017 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team selection … Starter at catcher in 28 of 34 games played (six defensive replacements) … Hit .091 (6-for-66) with a .221 on base percentage and a .167 slugging percentage … Totaled two doubles, a home run and drove in eight … Drew 11 walks … Was 4-for-6 (.667 avg.) at the plate with a runner on third and less than two out … Threw out six of 10 attempted base stealers … Aided the Bobcat pitching staff to a 1.72 team ERA, including a 1.22 ERA by Randi Rupp … Collected first hit and run scored of the season against College of Charleston (March 3) … Totaled a pair of RBI with a bases-clearing double against Georgia State (March 31) … Doubled and drew a walk to against Troy (April 29) … Hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to break a 2-2 tie and propel the Bobcats to a 5-2 win over Georgia State in TXST’s first game of the Sun Belt Championship (April 11) … Finished the NCAA College Station Regional with a hit, 14 putouts and three assists (May 19-20).

2016
Played in 48 games with 43 starts at catcher … Registered 14 hits while carrying a .151 batting average … Hit a career-high four doubles and improved her on base percentage to .342 after drawing a career-high 23 walks with four hit by pitches … In 376 tries, recorded just two errors for a .995 fielding percentage … Scored seven runs and hit one home run with seven RBIs … Had a season-high six game reached base streak.

2015
Started 47 of 48 games played as the everyday catcher for Texas State… Ranked fifth on the team and second in the freshman class with five home runs … Recorded 19 hits, three doubles and one triple … Recorded 20 RBI on the season … Drew 19 walks over the season … Successfully laid down five sac bunts … Was hit by a pitch five times … Threw out 13 base runners behind the plate … Threw out two runners against Lamar on March 11.

High School
Attended Barbers Hill High School where she was named Catcher of the District in 2013 along with earning All-Greater Houston honors in 2012 … In 2011, she was named Newcomer of the Year … Was a member of her softball team for all four years and during her freshman season she played on the volleyball team … Played in the Texas Girls Coaching Association’s All-Star game in 2014 … She was a member of the Texas Bombers HTX team and joins her twin sister, Randi, and Barbers Hill teammate Braegan Hamilton on the Texas State squad.

Personal
The daughter of Linda and Rob Rupp … Has two siblings, Randi and Taylor … chose Texas State over Houston, Sam Houston, and Florida International … favorite hobbies include shopping and hanging out on the beach … A Mont Belvieu Methodist Church volunteer … Majoring in business.

Statistics

Season:
2018

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2015Freshman

    Catcher
    5'11"
    13
  • 13

    2016Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'11"
    13
  • 13

    2017Junior

    Catcher
    5'11"
    13
  • 13

    2018Senior

    Catcher
    5'11"
    13