2023 Texas State Bobcats softball team

2023 Texas State Bobcats softball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	35–25–1 (13–9–1 SBC)
Head coach	Ricci Woodard (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Scott Woodard Josh Trevino
Home stadium	Bobcat Softball Stadium
Seasons ←  2022 2024 →

2023 Sun Belt Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Louisiana  ‍†‍‡‍y	22	–	2	–	0		.917			47	–	14	–	0		.770
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	20	–	4	–	0		.833			39	–	14	–	0		.736
Marshall  ‍‍‍	17	–	5	–	0		.773			45	–	9	–	0		.833
Troy  ‍‍‍	14	–	9	–	1		.604			33	–	19	–	1		.632
Texas State  ‍‍‍y	13	–	9	–	1		.587			34	–	23	–	1		.595
James Madison  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			28	–	19	–	0		.596
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			36	–	20	–	0		.643
Louisiana-Monroe  ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0		.292			25	–	32	–	0		.439
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0		.292			18	–	36	–	0		.333
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍	6	–	17	–	0		.261			22	–	24	–	0		.478
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			17	–	34	–	0		.333
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	4	–	18	–	0		.182			23	–	28	–	0		.451
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 28, 2023 [1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2023 Texas State Bobcats softball team represented Texas State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Softball Stadium. The Bobcats were led by twenty-third year head coach Ricci Woodard and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 2, 2023. Texas State was picked to finish second in the conference with 130 votes. ^[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Louisiana	144 (12)
2	Texas State	130
3	South Alabama	118
4	Troy	99
5	James Madison	93
6	Marshall	80
7	Southern Miss	68
8	Appalachian State	63
9	Louisiana–Monroe	44
10	Coastal Carolina	43
11	Georgia State Georgia Southern	27

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

• Jessica Mullins (Pitcher, TXST)
• Olivia Lackie (Pitcher, USA)
• Sophie Piskos (Pitcher, LA)
• Hannah Shifflett (1st Base, JMU)
• Stormy Kotzelnick (1st Base, LA)
• Kelly Horne (2nd Base, TXST)
• Alexa Langeliers (Shortstop, LA)
• Jourdyn Campbell (3rd Base, LA)
• Sara Vanderford (3rd Base, TXST)
• Karly Heath (Designated Player, LA)
• Iyanla De Jesus (Designated Player, CCU)
• Ciara Trahan (Outfielder, TXST)
• Maddie Hayden (Outfielder, LA)
• Mackenzie Brasher (Outfielder, USA)
• Kayt Houston (Outfielder, APP)

Personnel

2023 Texas State Bobcats softball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year Home town 0 C Megan Kelnar R/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Fr Kyle, Texas 1 OF Emilee Baker L/R 5 ft 3 in(1.6 m) Fr Thorndale, Texas 3 U Hannah Earls L/R 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) Jr Willis, Texas 4 RHP Jessica Mullins L/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Jr Tarkington, Texas 5 U Kamden Hutton R/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Fr Poolville, Texas 6 OF Ciara Trahan L/R 5 ft 4 in(1.63 m) So Santa Fe, Texas 8 INF Claire Ginder R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Jr Lithia, Florida 9 U Sydney Harvey L/R 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) Fr Victoria, Texas 10 C Karmyn Bass R/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Fr Crandall, Texas 11 OF Piper Randolph L/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Jr Salado, Texas 13 INF Braylin Pannill R/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) Fr Georgetown, Texas 14 U Anna Jones L/R 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) Jr Deer Park, Texas 15 RHP Tori McCann R/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Sr Round Rock, Texas 16 RHP Karsen Pierce R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Jr Daphne, Alabama 18 U Bailee Welsh L/L 5 ft 4 in(1.63 m) So Fairhope, Alabama 19 C Makayla Hall  R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) Fr Spring, Texas 21 RHP Presley Glende R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) So Kirbyville, Texas 23 RHP Analisa Soliz R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Fr Cibolo, Texas 25 U JJ Smith L/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) Jr Rosenberg, Texas 26 INF Sara Vanderford R/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Sr Pasadena, Texas 28 U Katarina Zarate R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) Fr Victoria, Texas	Head coach Ricci Woodard (New Mexico State) Assistant coach(es) Scott Woodard (Western New Mexico) Josh Trevino (Texas State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 28 March 2024

Schedule and results

Legend
	Texas State win
	Texas State loss
	Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold	Texas State team member

2023 Texas State Bobcats softball game log
Regular season (33–22–1)
February (12–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Texas State Tournament Feb. 10 Wichita State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 2–3 Cooper (1–0) Mullins (0–1) None ESPN+ 576 0–1 Feb. 10 Kent State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 8–05 Pierce (1–0) Bowers (0–1) None ESPN+ 576 1–1 Feb. 11 Kent State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 5–1 Mullins (1-1) Kelly (0–1) Glende (1) ESPN+ 585 2–1 Feb. 11 Villanova Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 2–4 Gallant (1–0) McCann (0–1) None ESPN+ 585 2–2 Feb. 12 Wichita State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 7–4 Mullins (2–1) Howell (1-1) None ESPN+ 544 3–2 I-35 Tourney Feb. 16 Lamar Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 9–05 McCann (1-1) Mitchell (0–3) None ESPN+ 361 4–2 Feb. 17 South Dakota State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 0–2 Kniesche (4–0) Mullins (2-2) None ESPN+ 453 4–3 Feb. 18 South Dakota State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 3–1 Pierce (2–0) Lasey (3–1) None ESPN+ 517 5–3 Feb. 19 South Dakota State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 9–15 McCann (2–1) Williams (0–2) None ESPN+ 405 6–3 Feb. 19 New Mexico State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 0–4 Brown (1-1) Mullins (2–3) Dix (1) ESPN+ 405 6–4 TXST Classic Feb. 23 UTSA Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 1–0 McCann (3–1) Estell (2-2) None ESPN+ 513 7–4 Feb. 23 UT Arlington Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 4–39 Mullins (3-3) Bumpurs (1–2) None ESPN+ 513 8–4 Feb. 24 Kansas Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 2–1 Mullins (4–3) Ludwig (2–1) None ESPN+ 596 9–4 Feb. 24 Colorado State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 4–1 McCann (4–1) Hornbuckle (3-3) None ESPN+ 596 10–4 Feb. 25 UT Arlington Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 6–58 Mullins (5–3) Adams (3–5) None ESPN+ 705 11–4 Feb. 26 Colorado State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 4–3 Mullins (6–3) Serna (9–6) None ESPN+ 572 12–4
March (9–10–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Owl Classic Mar. 2 vs. Winthrop FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 4–8 Smith (1–0) McCann (4–2) None ESPN+ 52 12–5 Mar. 2 at Florida Atlantic FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 2–0 Mullins (7–3) Gardner (2–3) None ESPN+ 13–5 Mar. 3 vs. Penn FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 9–05 Pierce (3–0) Fiorentino (0–3) None ESPN+ 78 14–5 Mar. 3 vs. Illinois State FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 3–1 Mullins (8–3) Meshnick (1–4) None ESPN+ 15–5 Mar. 4 vs. Winthrop FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 5–0 Mullins (8–3) Basinger (6–4) None ESPN+ 16–5 Bevo Classic Mar. 10 vs. Wisconsin Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L 2–49 Salo (4–0) Mullins (9–4) Schwartz (1) ESPN+ 16–6 Mar. 10 vs. Wisconsin Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L 3–4 Magnanimo (1-1) Pierce (3–1) Schwartz (2) ESPN+ 16–7 Mar. 11 vs. No. 13 Alabama Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX W 3–1 Mullins (10–4) Harvey (3–1) None LHN 17–7 Mar. 12 at No. 9 Texas Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX W 5–49 Mullins (11–4) Simpson (2–1) None LHN 1,782 18–7 Mar. 14 Texas Tech Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 3–4 Fritz (6–1) Mullins (11–5) Hoover (1) ESPN+ 1,005 18–8 Mar. 14 Texas Tech Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 2–3 Carlin (1–2) Pierce (3–2) Herzog (2) ESPN+ 1,005 18–9 Mar. 18 at Troy Trojan Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 6–7 Johnson (16–2) Mullins (11–6) None ESPN+ 243 18–10 0–1 Mar. 18 at Troy Trojan Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 3–6 Brookelyn (1–0) Welsh (0–1) Johnson (2) ESPN+ 356 18–11 0–2 Mar. 19 at Troy Trojan Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 2–2 ESPN+ 373 18–11–1 0–2–1 Mar. 22 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX W 15–05 Mullins (12–6) Estell (2–6) None ESPN+ 292 19–11–1 Mar. 24 South Alabama Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 1–2 Lackie (10–4) Mullins (11–7) None ESPN+ 417 19–12–1 0–3–1 Mar. 25 South Alabama Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 6–2 Pierce (4–2) Hardy (10–6) None ESPN+ 536 20–12–1 1–3–1 Mar. 26 South Alabama Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 0–7 Lackie (11–4) McCann (4–3) None ESPN+ 547 20–13–1 1–4–1 Mar. 29 No. 21 Baylor Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 2–3 Crandall (8–4) McCann (4-4) None ESPN+ 566 20–14–1 Mar. 31 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 4–3 Pierce (5–2) Neas (6–3) None ESPN+ 133 21–14–1 2–4–1
April (10–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 1 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 3–1 McCann (5–4) Buckner (4-4) None ESPN+ 271 22–14–1 3–4–1 Apr. 2 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 7–2 Mullins (13–7) Northrop (7–4) None ESPN+ 214 23–14–1 4–4–1 Apr. 6 Southern Miss Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX Game cancelled Apr. 8 Southern Miss Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 4–3 McCann (6–4) Leinstock (8–11) None ESPN+ 518 24–14–1 5–4–1 Apr. 8 Southern Miss Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 4–2 Pierce (5–2) Kilgore (4–2) Mullins (1) ESPN+ 518 25–14–1 6–4–1 Apr. 11 Sam Houston Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 4–28 Mullins (14–7) Grams (6–4) None ESPN+ 406 26–14–1 Apr. 12 No. 8 Texas Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 0–4 Morgan (12–2) McCann (6–5) None ESPN+ 1,027 26–15–1 Apr. 14 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 3–5 Schorman (12–5) Mullins (14–8) Lamb (3) ESPN+ 1,651 26–16–1 6–5–1 Apr. 15 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 2–4 Lamb (5–1) McCann (6-6) None ESPN+ 1,753 26–17–1 6–6–1 Apr. 16 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 0–7 Landry (12–4) Pierce (5–3) None ESPN+ 1,602 26–18–1 6–7–1 Apr. 19 at No. 25 Texas A&M Davis Diamond • College Station, TX L 0–86 Ackerman (6-6) McCann (6–7) None ESPN+ 1,186 26–19–1 Apr. 21 Louisiana–Monroe Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 3–2 Mullins (15–8) Chavarria (6–7) None ESPN+ 482 27–19–1 7–7–1 Apr. 22 Louisiana–Monroe Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 5–1 McCann (7-7) Abrams (4–11) None ESPN+ 643 28–19–1 8–7–1 Apr. 22 Louisiana–Monroe Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 3–1 Mullins (16–8) Chavarria (6–8) None ESPN+ 643 29–19–1 9–7–1 Apr. 26 at No. 18 Baylor Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX L 0–36 West (7–2) Mullins (16–9) None ESPN+ 670 29–20–1 Apr. 28 at Marshall Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV W 3–0 Mullins (17–9) Nester (23–6) None ESPN+ 293 30–20–1 10–7–1 Apr. 29 at Marshall Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV L 1–2 Rice (11–0) Glende (1-1) Nester (3) ESPN+ 479 30–21–1 10–8–1 Apr. 30 at Marshall Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV W 9–16 Mullins (19–9) Nester (23–8) None ESPN+ 393 31–21–1 11–8–1
May (2–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 4 James Madison Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 2–0 Mullins (20–9) Berry (10–4) None ESPN+ 487 32–21–1 12–8–1 May 5 James Madison Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 8–2 Mullins (21–9) Berry (10–5) None ESPN+ 502 33–21–1 13–8–1 May 6 James Madison Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 1–3 Berry (11–5) Mullins (21–10) None ESPN+ 448 33–22–1 13–9–1
Post-Season (2–3)
SBC tournament (1–1) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 11 vs. (4) Troy (5) Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3–0 Mullins (22–10) Johnson (24–9) None ESPN+ 34–22–1 1–0 May 12 vs. (1) Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 1–4 Lamb (9–1) Mullins (22–11) None ESPN+ 1,458 34–23–1 1–1
NCAA Division I softball tournament (1–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record Austin Regionals May 19 vs. (2) Texas A&M (3) Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L 1–28 Kennedy (12–5) Mullins (22–12) None LHN 1,655 34–24–1 0–1 May 20 vs. (4) Seton Hall (3) Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX W 4–3 Mullins (23–12) Carr (11–5) McCann (1) ESPN+ 1,585 35–24–1 1–1 May 20 vs. (2) Texas A&M (3) Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L 2–4 Leavitt (11–6) McCann (7–8) Kennedy (3) ESPN+ 1,579 35–25–1 1–2

Schedule Source: ^[3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

Austin Regional

Austin Regional Teams
(1) Texas Longhorns	(2) Texas A&M Aggies	(3) Texas State Bobcats	(4) Seton Hall Pirates

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	13	Texas	8(5)
		Seton Hall	0
						13	Texas	2
							Texas A&M	1
	Texas A&M		28
	Texas State		1
											13	Texas	11	–
												Texas A&M	5	–
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Texas A&M		4
	Seton Hall		3			Texas State		2
	Texas State		4

References

1. "2023 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
2. "Louisiana Tops Sun Belt Softball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
3. "2023 Softball Schedule". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2024.