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Texas State falls out of Sun Belt Tournament

The Texas State Bobcat softball team fell to Louisiana 4-1 on Friday night in the Sun Belt Tournament. However, the 'Cats had previously beaten Troy 3-0 in the quarterfinals.
Photos provided by Texas State Athletics

Texas State falls out of Sun Belt Tournament
Texas State falls out of Sun Belt Tournament

Softball Coach Ricci Woodard said that Sara Vanderford 'was lights out' against Troy.
Photos provided by Texas State Athletics

Texas State falls out of Sun Belt Tournament

TXST SOFTBALL
Sunday, May 14, 2023

Texas State's time in the Sun Belt Tournament ended Friday night as the Bobcats fell to rival Louisiana, 4-1.

The Bobcats were plagued by offensive issues leaving seven base runners on base.

“You can’t afford to leave runners on against a team like the Cajuns,” Ricci Woodard said. “They’re too good of a ball club to not score when you get people on.”

Louisiana struck first blood on a bunt double, to score two runs for the Cajuns and take a 2-0 lead.

The Bobcats struck back as Megan Kelnar hit a RBI double to cut the lead down to 2-1.

In the next inning, the Cajuns pushed their lead out to two runs again, as an RBI single made it a 3-1 game.

Louisiana then hit a solo home run in the 5th to make it a 4-1 game.

'Credit to Louisiana,' Woodard said. 'They came out with a good game plan and executed it from the get-go.'

But it wasn’t all doom and gloom for the Bobcats as Texas State defeated Troy 3-0 in the Sun Belt quarterfinals.

The Bobcats were led by pitcher Jessica Mullins who threw a complete game shutout, while allowing just one hit–her second one hitter in a span of a week.

'If you can throw 74 pitches and get a win out of that, that puts you in a pretty good spot as far as controlling the plate,' Woodard said. 'I don't know if there's enough words to say about Jessica Mullins right now.'

The Bobcats scored the first run of the game in the fourth inning as Anna Jones hit a sac fly into center field to score Sara Vanderford, to put the Bobcats up 1-0.

Emilee Baker scored the next run for Texas State in the fifth inning hitting a RBI single to score Hannah Earls as the Bobcats went up 2-0.

Vanderford struck again as the senior third baseman hit a RBI single ,as Texas State extended the lead at 3-0.

Vanderford led the Bobcats in offense going 2-2 from the plate with two hits, one RBI and a walk.

“Vanderford was lights out tonight,' Woodard said.

Texas State will now await their fate as the Bobcats hope to qualify for the NCAA Softball Tournament as an atlarge bid.

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