2022 BYU Cougars softball team

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2022 BYU Cougars softball
BYU Cougars logo.svg
Conference West Coast Conference
Record42–10 (13–2 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pete Meredith (9th season)
  • AJ Taulai'i (5th season)
Home stadiumGail Miller Field
Seasons
←  2021
2023  →
2022 West Coast Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
BYU  ‍†‍‍13–2 .86742–10 .808
Loyola Marymount  ‍†‍‍y13–2 .86737–17 .685
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍7–8 .46721–30 .412
San Diego  ‍‍‍5–9 .35720–34 .370
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍4–11 .26716–31 .340
Pacific  ‍‍‍2–12 .14312–37 .245
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022 [1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2022 BYU Cougars softball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. Gordon Eakin entered the year as head coach of the Cougars for a 20th consecutive season. 2022 was the ninth season for the Cougars as members of the WCC in softball. [2] The Cougars entered 2022 having won their last 12 conference championships and having been picked as the favorites to win the 2022 WCC title. [3]

Contents

2022 roster

2022 BYU Cougars Roster [4]
 

Pitchers

  • 15 Taryn Lennon - Sophomore
  • 18 Lexi Atcitty - Sophomore
  • 20 Autumn Moffat-Korth - RS Senior
  • 23 Violet Zavodnik - Sophomore
  • 28 Carley Brown - Junior
  • 33 Lo Salcedo - Sophomore
  • 38 Chloe Temples - Junior

Catchers

  • 8 Macy Simmons - Junior
  • 13 Bridget Fleener - Senior
  • 24 Natalie Sicairos - Sophomore
 

Infielders

  • 3 Marissa Chavez - Senior
  • 4 Mallory Barber - Senior
  • 5 Taylei Williams - Senior
  • 7 Alyssa Podhurcak - Junior
  • 8 Emma Andrewjeski - Freshman
  • 12 Lauren Flanders - Freshman
  • 16 Brooke Hill-Barrington - Senior
  • 17 Alexis Gilio - Freshman
  • 54 Huntyr Aca - Junior
  • 55 Martha Epenesa - Senior
 

Outfielders

  • 1 HannahJo Mills - RS Senior
  • 6 Morgan Sterner - Sophomore
  • 11 Jaelynn Lambert - Freshman
  • 12 Lauren Flanders - Freshman
  • 15 Taryn Lennon - Sophomore
  • 17 Alexis Gilio - Freshman
  • 23 Violet Zavodnik - Sophomore
 

Schedule

2022 BYU Cougars Game Log
UNLV Rebel Classic
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
February 10at UNLV –Eller Media Stadium YouTube 3–5Jenny Bressler (1–0)Autumn Moffat-Korth (0–1)Jasmine Martin (1)N/A0–1–
February 11vs. Cal State Bakersfield –Eller Media StadiumYouTube13–4 (5)Carley Brown (1–0)Kirsten Martinez (0–1)NoneN/A1–1–
February 11vs. Hawai'i –Eller Media StadiumYouTube2–1Chloe Temples (1–0)Chloe Borges (0–1)NoneN/A2–1–
February 12vs. Cal State Bakersfield–Eller Media StadiumYouTube11–2 (5)Carley Brown (2–0)Kaycie Kennedy (0–1)None1123–1–
February 12vs. Hawai'i–Eller Media StadiumYouTube4–1Autumn Moffat-Korth (1–1)Brianna Lopez (1–2)None2514–1–
Stanford Classic
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
February 17at Stanford – Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium P12+ STAN 4–3Autumn Moffat-Korth (2–1)Alana Vawter (2–2)None3115–1–
February 17vs. San Jose State –Boyd & Jill Smith Family StadiumP12+ STAN8–5Carley Brown (3–0)Lacie Ham (1–2)Autumn Moffat-Korth (1)1526–1–
February 18vs. UIC –Boyd & Jill Smith Family StadiumP12+ STAN6–1Autumn Moffat-Korth (3–1)Carlee Jo-Clark (1–2)None1507–1–
February 19vs. Seattle U –Boyd & Jill Smith Family StadiumP12+ STAN5–2Autumn Moffat-Korth (4–1)Carley Nance (0–1)None1108–1–
Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
February 24vs. Bethune-Cookman –Big League Dreams Complex FloSoftball 7–0Chloe Temples (2–0)Halyne Gonzales (2–1)NoneN/A9–1–
February 24vs. #17 Tennessee –Big League Dreams ComplexFloSoftball3–10Ashley Rogers (3–0)Autumn Moffat-Korth (4–2)NoneN/A9–2–
February 25vs. California Baptist –Big League Dreams ComplexFloSoftball3–6Alyssa Argomaniz (3–2)Autumn Moffat-Korth (4–3)Jordan Schuring (1)N/A9–3–
February 26vs. Long Beach State –Big League Dreams ComplexFloSoftball2–4Sophia Fernandez (2–2)Chloe Temples (2–1)None6559–4–
San Diego Classic
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
March 3at San Diego State –SDSU Softball Stadium SCS Pacific 2–1 (8)Chloe Temples (3–1)Dee Dee Hernandez (2–2)None14310–4–
March 4vs. Yale –Triton Stadium8–0(5)Carley Brown (4–0)Maddie Latta (0–1)None13711–4–
March 4at UC San Diego –Triton Stadium ESPN+ 4–1Chloe Temples (4–1)Kaia Simpson (3–3)None13312–4–
March 5vs. Cal –USD Softball Complex5–0Autumn Moffat-Korth (5–3)Sona Halijian (8–1)None4813–4–
Arizona State/Grand Canyon Invitational
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
March 10at Arizona State –Alberta B. Farrington Softball StadiumP12+ AZ0–8 (5)Mac Morgan (8–1)Autumn Moffat-Korth (5–4)None013–5–
March 11vs. Rutgers –GCU Softball Stadium11–2 (5)Autumn Moffat-Korth (6–4)Ashley Hitchcock (5–6)None10014–5–
March 11at Grand Canyon –GCU Softball StadiumESPN+0–2Ariel Thompson (8–2)Chloe Temples (4–2)None16914–6–
March 12vs. Ball State –GCU Softball Stadium14–5Carley Brown (5–0)Emma Eubank (1–2)None15715–6–
March 12vs. Kansas City –GCU Softball StadiumCancelled- KC flight cancelled due to bad weather
Regular season
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
March 15 Maine –Gail Miller Field byutv.org 14–0 (5)Carley Brown (6–0)Gabbie Siciliano (1–4)None17516–6–
March 17 Idaho State –Gail Miller Fieldbyutv.org5–2Autumn Moffat-Korth (7–4)Emma McMurray (3–4)Chloe Temples (1)12517–6–
March 19 Southern Utah –Gail Miller Field BYUtv 7–0Chloe Temples (5–2)Capri Franzen (1–3)None36218–6–
March 19Southern Utah–Gail Miller FieldBYUtv8–0 (6)Autumn Moffat-Korth (8–4)Keimon Winston (1–14)None36219–6–
March 21#12 Oregon –Gail Miller Fieldbyutv.org3–9Raegan Breedlove (2–0)Autumn Moffat-Korth (8–5)None15019–7–
March 25 Iowa State –Gail Miller Fieldbyutv.org11–3 (5)Carley Brown (7–0)Ellie Spelhaug (5–7)None31220–7–
March 25Iowa State–Gail Miller Fieldbyutv.org5–0Chloe Temples (6–2)Saya Swain (6–2)None31221–7–
March 26Iowa State–Gail Miller Fieldbyutv.org11–7Chloe Temples (7–2)Ellie Spelhaug (5–8)None29822–7–
March 31 New Mexico –Gail Miller Fieldbyutv.org3–8Amber Linton (10–6)Autumn Moffat-Korth (8–6)None10622–8–
March 31New Mexico–Gail Miller Fieldbyutv.org12–1 (5)Chloe Temples (8–2)Emma Guindon (9–4)None10623–8–
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
April 1New Mexico–Gail Miller Fieldbyutv.org17–1 (5)Autumn Moffat-Korth (9–6)Amber Linton (10–7)None38624–8–
April 5at Utah –Dumke Family Softball Field P12+ UTAH PPD until May 3
April 8 Loyola Marymount*–Gail Miller FieldBYUtv4–0Autumn Moffat-Korth (10–6)Jenna Perez (10–6)None34625–81–0
April 8Loyola Marymount*–Gail Miller FieldBYUtv4–8Jessica Hubbard (5–0)Chloe Temples (8–3)None34625–91–1
April 9Loyola Marymount*–Gail Miller FieldBYUtv0–1Jenna Perez (11–6)Autumn Moffat-Korth (10–7)None32525–101–2
April 12 Dixie State –Gail Miller Fieldbyutv.orgCanceled due to snow
April 14at Idaho State–Miller Ranch StadiumESPN+Canceled due to rain and freezing temperatures
April 20 Utah Valley –Gail Miller Fieldbyutv.org2–0Chloe Temples (9–3)Brooke Carter (8–7)None53326–10–
April 22at San Diego*–USD Softball Complex YouTube 5–0Autumn Moffat-Korth (11–7)Courtney Rose (6–11)None18627–102–2
April 23at San Diego*–USD Softball ComplexYouTube7–4Chloe Temples (10–3)McKenna Braegelmann (3–2)None19328–103–2
April 23at San Diego*–USD Softball ComplexYouTube11–0 (6)Autumn Moffat-Korth (12–7)Ashley Daugherty (1–9)None19429–104–2
April 26at Dixie State–Karl Brooks FieldESPN+8–6Chloe Temples (11–3)Carissa Burgess (2–5)Chloe Temples (1)24330–10–
April 27at Southern Utah–Kathryn Berg FieldESPN+12–0 (5)Carley Brown (8–0)Payton Goodrich (0–8)Lo Salcedo (1)12331–10–
April 29 Santa Clara*–Gail Miller Fieldbyutv.org20–1 (5)Autumn Moffat-Korth (13–7)Regan Dias (4–10)None36432–105–2
April 29Santa Clara*–Gail Miller Fieldbyutv.org3–2Chloe Temples (12–3)Hannah Edwards (6–7)Autumn Moffat-Korth (2)35433–106–2
April 30Santa Clara*–Gail Miller FieldBYUtv4–2Autumn Moffat-Korth (14–7)Sage Hager (8–4)Chloe Temples (2)47934–107–2
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
May 3at Utah–Dumke Family Softball FieldP12+ UTAHCancelled- Snow
May 4at Utah Valley–Wolverine Field WAC DN 10–5Chloe Temples (13–3)Katie Zuniga (8–9)None31135–10–
May 6at Pacific*–Bill Simoni Field SCS Atlantic 3–0Autumn Moffat-Korth (15–7)Amiyah Aponte (5–8)None17536–108–2
May 6at Pacific*–Bill Simoni FieldSCS Atlantic10–0Chloe Temples (14–3)Hannah Glad (1–6)None15537–109–2
May 7at Pacific*–Bill Simoni FieldWCC Net11–0 (5)Autumn Moffat-Korth (16–7)Hannah Glad (1–7)None11238–1010–2
May 10 Utah State –Gail Miller Fieldbyutv.org9–1 (6)Autumn Moffat-Korth (17–7)Kapri Toone (12–8)None37839–10–
May 13 Saint Mary's*–Gail Miller FieldBYUtv15–0 (5)Autumn Moffat-Korth (18–7)Sofia Earle (9–13)None46540–1011–2
May 13Saint Mary's*–Gail Miller FieldBYUtv6–1Chloe Temples (15–3)Kayla Scott (4–13)None46541–1012–2
May 14Saint Mary's*–Gail Miller Fieldbyutv.org10–0 (5)Autumn Moffat-Korth (19–7)Sofia Earle (9–14)None58942–1013–2
Rankings from NFCA. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.
*West Coast Conference games

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