No. 3 seed Texas State shut out No. 6 seed Appalachian State on Wednesday in the teams’ opening game of the Sun Belt tournament in Mobile, Ala., 2-0.
“Well, obviously we kind of survived that game just like we have been the last few games with (sophomore starting pitcher Jessica) Mullins on the mound,” Bobcats head coach Ricci Woodard said. “You know, my theory is if the other team doesn't score, we can't lose. So I thought she threw a heck of a ballgame. She struggled a little bit early with her control factor but ended up finding it and kind of dominating the game in my opinion.”
The maroon and gold got on the board with a run in the bottom of the second. Sophomore right fielder Anna Jones led the frame off with an infield single and senior catcher Caitlyn Rogers followed it up with a walk. Senior designated player Cat Crenek used a sacrifice bunt to move both runners in scoring position and a sacrifice fly from sophomore second baseman Claire Ginder allowed Jones to tag up from third base for the first score of the game.
