Texas State drops season opener, 3-2

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State softball team (0-1) opened the 2019 season with a hard fought 3-2 loss against I-35 rival UTSA (1-0) on Thursday night at Bobcat Softball Stadium.

Junior outfielder Christiana McDowell led the Bobcat offense, going 2-for-3 at the dish. Freshman designated player Molly Damiani went 2-for-4 with one run scored in her collegiate debut. The Texas State offense scattered six hits in the game and left a total of nine base runners stranded.

Sophomore pitcher Meagan King (0-1) went the distance, pitching all 7.0 innings. She was tidy in six of her seven innings of work but allowed a three-run third inning. In the loss, she was credited with three earned runs on six…