Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Texas State Softball Extends Winning Streak To Six With Victory Over Lamar
SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State softball team extended its winning streak to six games on Wednesday night after run-ruling the Lamar Cardinals by a score of 8-0. Freshman pitcher Randi Rupp earned her 11th victory of the season after putting in five innings of work while allowing just two hits and striking out four. The Bobcats improve to 15-10 overall.
Texas State racked up nine hits on the evening and scored all eight runs in the final three innings of play.
Despite lining out for the first out of the bottom of the third, sophomore outfielder Kimberlin Naivar provided the spark that Texas State needed to get the ball rolling. Kelli Baker then reached base by way of a bunt single and promptly scored as Ariel Ortiz doubled to right center for her 16th RBI of the season.
Lamar then got a base runner on in the top of the fourth with two outs, but failed to advance her beyond first as Sara Rupp caught the Cardinal stealing for the second time.
With two outs and runners on first and second, a single to right field by Naivar not only scored the second run of the game, but once again was the spark that the Bobcat offense needed. A single down the left field line by Ortiz scored Naivar to ultimately give Texas State a 4-0 edge on the visiting Cardinals.
After a three up, three down fifth for the Cardinals, the Bobcats continued to tack on runs to the scoreboard. Kortney Koroll led the fifth inning off with a double to right center which ignited three straight hits for the Bobcat offense. With the bases loaded and just one out, Baker smacked a double to right center to score the final two runs in the contest.
Ortiz and Baker led the Bobcats offensively with a pair of hits and pair of RBI each. Kendall Wiley finished the night going 1-for-3, making it the 24th consecutive game that the junior first baseman has safely reached base.
With the win, head coach Ricci Woodard sits just one victory away from 500 in her career with the Bobcats.
Texas State will now prep to welcome Sun Belt Conference member Georgia State this weekend at the Bobcat Softball Stadium. First pitch of the Saturday doubleheader is scheduled for 1 p.m. Live stats, live audio, and live video will be available at www.txstatebobcats.com.
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Troy Loses Close Game to No. 12 Auburn
TROY, Alabama – The Troy softball team battled, but lost a close 2-0 game, to No. 12 Auburn on Wednesday night at the Troy Softball Complex.
Troy (13-12) had plenty of chances to score in the game, but left eight runners on base. The biggest threat for the Trojans came in the fourth inning, when Chelsea Eytel, who reached on a base hit, was thrown out at home as she tried to score from second base.
Michelle Phelps led off the third inning with a double down the left field line and Amanda Winters drew a walk to put runners at first and second with no outs. Following a strikeout, Khadija Neely popped into a double play to end the scoring threat.
Sara Mock (1-6) got the start in the circle, but was tagged with the loss as she pitched four innings and gave up two earned runs on three hits and struck out five. Mock had two clutch strikeouts in the fourth inning to get out of a bases loaded jam.
Jaycee Affeldt made her 19th relief appearance as she only gave up two hits in three inning of work.
Eytel doubled her amount of hits for the season, as she went 2-for-3 on the night, with a double and a single. Phelps also had a double that was her sole hit of the night.
Auburn (26-2) scored its two runs in the top of the first on a Haley Fagan double to left center field.
The Trojans will face Appalachian State in a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday for the first Sun Belt conference series at home this season.
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Rain Cancels Eight Sun Belt Games on Wednesday
UL Monroe, Georgia State, and Appalachian State have doubleheaders Cancelled while UL Lafayette and South Alabama see single games cancelled.