SAN MARCOS, Texas - Texas State starter Randi Rupp outdueled Georgia Southern's Kierra Camp in a 3-0 Sun Belt Conference softball victory on Saturday afternoon, earning the series sweep for the first-place Bobcats in San Marcos, Texas.

Texas State remains unbeaten in Sun Belt play this season, improving to 25-8 overall and 8-0 in the league, while the Eagles fall to 21-13, 6-6 in the Sun Belt. Georgia Southern returns to action on Wednesday, April 4th, traveling to No. 9 South Carolina for a 6 p.m. contest against the Gamecocks. 

Pride is on the line in the matchup with South Carolina as a friendly bet between Georgia Southern alum Cole Swindell (@coleswindell) and South Carolina alum and Country Music Television Hot 20 Countdown host Cody Alan (@cmtcody). If the Eagles win, Cody Alan will have to dress in Georgia Southern gear and sing the GS fight song on air, while if the Gamecocks win, Cole Swindell will have to do the same wearing South Carolina gear.

In Saturday's matchup, Rupp again was dominant, striking out 15 in the complete-game four-hit shutout, but the Eagles had chances against the preseason Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year. Hannah Farrell and Alesha Mann led off the second inning with back-to-back singles, but a double play helped Rupp escape the frame.

Texas State snapped the scoreless tie in the fourth on an RBI groundout. The score remained 1-0 until the sixth, when again the Eagles put two runners on, this time via a pair of Bobcat errors, but Rupp struck out the final two batters to end the threat.

The Bobcats plated a pair of insurance runs in the sixth inning on a Hailey MacKay RBI single and an Ariel Ortiz two-run double. In the top of the seventh, an error and a bunt single from Mekhia Freeman brought the tying run to the plate with one out, but again Rupp responded with a pair of strikeouts to end the contest.

"Texas State is an outstanding team, led by Randi Rupp in the circle," Georgia Southern Head Softball Coach Kim Dean said. "She did a great job of adjusting to our adjustments. Our young ladies put ourselves in some positions to put runs on the board, but we came up short with timely hitting."

Camp (10-5) took the loss for the Eagles in the duel, giving up three runs in six innings, scattering 12 hits and walking two while striking out four.

"Kierra scattered a few hits, but was able to keep putting the ball in the zone to help us get out of some jams," Coach Dean said. "We're looking forward to getting in a good week of practice, and getting back out on the field in a good matchup at South Carolina on Wednesday."

Hannah Farrell had a pair of hits, including a double, to lead the Eagles offensively on the day.