Bobcats Run-Rule Brown and Go 4-2 in the River State Classic

By Kaden Bessent

KTSW Sports Reporter

SAN MARCOS, Texas —A three-hit, two-RBI day at the plate for senior catcher Karmyn Bass, including the walk-off double to complete the run-rule helped the Texas State Bobcats (9-5) defeat the Brown Bears (1-4) 10-2 in six innings on Sunday morning at Bobcat Softball Stadium. 

Junior pitcher Madison Azua collected her seventh win of the season after throwing four scoreless innings where she gave up two hits and struck out six. 

It wasn’t until the bottom of the third inning that the Bobcats would record their first hit. After the Bears gave up a pair of walks, Bass delivered a single that led to Aiyana Coleman driving in the first run of the ballgame on an error from sophomore infielder Amanda Deng. Texas State added on their second run after junior infielder Katarina Zarate’s RBI walk with the bases loaded. 

The Bobcats added on to their 2-0 lead in the fourth with a couple more runs despite garnering only one hit in the inning. In the sixth Texas State added five more runs via three doubles, three walks, and a single to seal the deal. 

Sophomore pitcher Edie Cobb got the start and the loss after giving up 8 runs, seven earned, on five hits in five innings with, and nine walks. The highlight hit of the day for the Bears came from sophomore outfielder Elli Thompson in the sixth on her 2-run home run to left field. 

Texas State finished the River State Classic with a 4-2 record after losing to Colorado State 3-2 in 10 innings directly after their game against Brown. The Bobcats are back in action on Thursday, February 26 as they host Corpus Christi A&M at 3 p.m.