SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State softball team (28-23, 16-10 Sun Belt) will begin play in the 2019 Sun Belt Conference Championship as the No. 4 seed in the tournament. The Bobcats will look to repeat as tournament champions as the 2018 team snatched the title in Lafayette, La. on the way to accepting a bid to compete in the 2018 NCAA Los Angeles Regional.
The fourth seed comes with a bye out of the single elimination round. TXST will await the winner of No. 5 Appalachian State and No. 8 ULM. The Bobcats will open tourney play at 5:30 p.