Texas State Athlete Garners Plethora Of Honors After Superb Week

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) National Pitcher of the Week and FastPitchNews.com’s Player of the Week awards are the first of her career.

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State’s Randi Rupp has earned four weekly plaudits for her efforts in leading the Bobcats to a 4-0 record with wins over Texas and a sweep of South Alabama last week.

Rupp has been named the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) National Pitcher of the Week, FastPitchNews.com’s Player of the Week, the Sun Belt Conference Community Coffee Pitcher of the Week and the CollegeSportsMadness.com Sun Belt Player of the Week.

Rupp has now garnered three Sun Belt Conference Community Coffee Pitcher of the Week honors and two CollegeSportsMadness.com Sun Belt Player of the Week nods this season.

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) National Pitcher of the Week and FastPitchNews.com’s Player of the Week awards are the first of her career.

Rupp keyed Texas State last week, earning all four wins as the Bobcats knocked off Texas and took three games against South Alabama on the road in Sun Belt Conference play.

She was 4-0 with a 0.00 ERA, two shutouts, struck out 29 and held her opponents to a .157 batting average in 25.2 innings.

The junior righty opened the week with a nine-inning complete-game victory over Texas, surrendering an unearned run on five hits with seven strikeouts in a 2-1 walk-off victory. In game one at USA, she fanned 12 in a six-hit shutout and wrapped up the series sweep with a two-hit, six-strikeout shutout.

In between starts, Rupp tossed the final two innings of relief, recording four strikeouts and allowing a hit as the Bobcats scored late in a 1-0 victory.

Rupp, who’s 73 career wins are fourth on the TXST career list, has thrown seven complete-game shutouts this season. She currently leads the Sun Belt Conference and ranks 13th in the NCAA with a 1.00 ERA.

Rupp and the Bobcats now turn their attention to Wednesday’s (April 12) matchup against No. 12/13 Baylor, which is set for a 6 p.m. first pitch at Bobcat Softball Stadium.

2017 TEXAS STATE HONORS

Corrina Liscano

• Third Team Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference

Ariel Ortiz

• Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week – March 14
• CollegeSportsMadness.com Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week – March 14

Randi Rupp

• USA Softball National Team Selection Camp Invitee
• USA Softball Top 50 “watch List” for the 2017 Collegiate Player of the Year
• Sun Belt Conference Preseason Pitcher of the Year
• First Team Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference
• Sun Belt Conference Community Coffee Pitcher of the Week – March 21
• Sun Belt Conference Community Coffee Pitcher of the Week – March 28
• CollegeSportsMadness.com Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week – March 21
• NFCA National Pitcher of the Week – April 11
• FastPitchNews.com National Player of the Week – April 11
• Sun Belt Conference Community Coffee Pitcher of the Week – April 11
• CollegeSportsMadness.com Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week – April 11