MOBILE, Ala. — At 3:45 p.m. CT, Anna Jones, on her way to postgame media availability, verbally stated how the entire Texas State softball program felt: "I'm tired."
Jones, a first-year Bobcat after transferring from LSU during the offseason, and her teammates had jumped knocked off second-seeded South Alabama (29-20) in a nine-inning marathon, 4-2, to advance in the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Softball Championships.
"What a battle, hats off to South Alabama for that game," said Texas State softball head coach Ricci Woodard. "Unfortunately, someone had to lose that game.