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American college softball season

2022 Texas State Bobcats softball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record38–19 (19–8 SBC)
Head coach
  • Ricci Woodard (22nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Paige McDuffee
  • Scott Woodard
Home stadiumBobcat Softball Stadium
Seasons← 20212023 →
2022 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana  ‍†‍‡‍ 23 – 4   .852 47 – 13   .783
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 16 – 6   .727 26 – 21   .553
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 19 – 8   .704 39 – 19   .672
Troy  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 32 – 20   .615
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 22 – 28   .440
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 15   .400 29 – 26   .527
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 21 – 34   .382
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 27 – 27   .500
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 25 – 29   .463
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 13 – 34   .277
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


The 2022 Texas State Bobcats softball team represented Texas State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Softball Stadium. The Bobcats were led by twenty-second 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 January 31, 2022. Texas State was picked to finish second in the conference with 87 votes and 2 first place votes.

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Louisiana 97 (7)
2 Texas State 87 (2)
3 Troy 82 (1)
4 South Alabama 74
5 UT Arlington 49
6 Appalachian State 46
7 Coastal Carolina 37
8 Georgia Southern 32
9 Louisiana–Monroe 27
10 Georgia State 19

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

Preseason Player of the Year Sara Vanderford (TXST, 3rd Base)

Team

  • Olivia Lackie (USA, Pitcher)
  • Leanna Johnson (TROY, Pitcher)
  • Kandra Lamb (LA, Pitcher)
  • Jessica Mullins (TXST, Pitcher)
  • Kamdyn Kvistad (USA, Catcher)
  • Sophie Piskos (LA, Catcher)
  • Faith Shirley (GASO, 1st Base)
  • Kelly Horne (TROY, 2nd Base)
  • Daisy Hess (GSU, Shortstop)
  • Sara Vanderford (TXST, 3rd Base)
  • Iyanla De Jesus (CCU, Designated Player)
  • Raina O'Neal (LA, Outfielder)
  • Mackenzie Brasher (USA, Outfielder)
  • Emily Brown (GSU, Outfielder)
  • Jade Sinness (TROY, Outfielder)

National Softball Signing Day

Player Position Hometown Previous Team
Emilee Baker Outfielder Thorndale, Texas Thorndale HS
Karmyn Bass Catcher Crandall, Texas Crandall HS
Sydney Harvey Outfielder Victoria, Texas Victoria West HS
Kamden Hutton Utility Weatherford, Texas Peaster HS
Megan Kelnar Catcher Hays, Texas Hays HS
Braylin Pannill Infielder Georgetown, Texas Georgetown HS

Personnel

2022 Texas State Bobcats softball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year Home town
0 C Cat Creek L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Cypress, Texas
1 OF Kylie George L/R 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Sr Crosby, Texas
2 INF Dani Elder R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr League City, Texas
3 U Hannah Earls L/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Willis, Texas
4 RHP Jessica Mullins L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Tarkington, Texas
6 OF Ciara Trahan L/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Santa Fe, Texas
8 INF Claire Ginder R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Lithia, Florida
10 C Missy Muras L/R 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr La Grange, Texas
11 OF Piper Randolph L/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Salado, Texas
12 C Makayla Hall R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Spring, Texas
13 C Caitlyn Rogers L/L 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Magnolia, Texas
14 U Anna Jones L/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Deer Park, Texas
15 RHP Tori McCann R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Round Rock, Texas
16 RHP Karsen Pierce R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Daphne, Alabama
18 U Bailee Welsh L/L 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Fairhope, Alabama
21 RHP Presley Glende R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Kirbyville, Texas
22 RHP Kaitlyn Dutton R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Mont Belvieu, Texas
23 RHP Brooke Blackwell R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Grandview, Texas
26 INF Sara Vanderford R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Pasadena, Texas
27 INF Samara Lagway R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Willis, Texas
Head coach

Ricci Woodard (New Mexico State)

Assistant coach(es)

Paige McDuffee (UCLA)
Scott Woodard (Western New Mexico)
Ryan Wieligman (Henderson State)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 8 June 2022

Schedule and results

Legend
  Texas State win
  Texas State loss
  Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold Texas State team member
2022 Texas State Bobcats softball game log
Regular season (35–17)
February (6–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
New Mexico State University Tournament
Feb. 11 at New Mexico State NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM W
10–2		 Mullins
(1-0)		 De La Torre
(0-1)		 None 646 1–0
Feb. 12 vs. New Mexico NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM W
14–2		 Pierce
(1-0)		 King
(0-1)		 None 575 2–0
Feb. 13 vs. Oregon State NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM L
1–6		 Mazon
(2-0)		 Mullins
(1-1)		 None 113 2–1
Feb. 17 at No. 13 Oregon Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L
3–7		 Kliethermes
(3-0)		 Pierce
(1-1)		 None 502 2–2
Houston Classic
Feb. 19 vs. McNeese State Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX W
5–3		 Pierce
(2-1)		 Tate
(1-2)		 None 3–2
Feb. 19 at Houston Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX W
8–2		 Pierce
(3-1)		 Todd
(0-1)		 None 1,743 4–2
Feb. 20 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX L
0–8		 May
(3-0)		 Mullins
(1-2)		 None 4–3
Feb. 20 at Houston Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX W
8–2		 Mullins
(2-2)		 Wilkey
(2-3)		 None 881 5–3
Texas Classic
Feb. 25 vs. UTSA Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX Game cancelled
Feb. 25 vs. No. 23 Arizona State Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX W
2–0		 Mullins
(3-2)		 Schuld
(2-2)		 None 6–3
Feb. 26 vs. Tulsa Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX Game cancelled
Feb. 26 vs. Tulsa Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L
5–9		 Nash
(1-1)		 Glende
(0-1)		 None 6–4
Feb. 27 at Texas Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L
2–5		 Simpson
(3-1)		 Mullins
(3-3)		 None 835 6–5
March (12–8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Mar. 2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W
6–2		 Mullins
(4-3)		 Gilbert
(2-4)		 Pierce
(1)		 389 7–5
Wildcat Invitational
Mar. 4 Loyola Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W
2–1		 Glende
(1-1)		 Ruggles
(0-2)		 Pierce
(2)		 8–5
Mar. 4 North Dakota Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W
10–0		 Mullins
(5-3)		 Jones
(2-6)		 None 9–5
Mar. 5 at No. 9 Arizona Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L
10–11		 Elish
(4-1)		 Mullins
(5-4)		 None 2,773 9–6
Mar. 6 vs. Boise State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W
6–2		 Glende
(2-1)		 Caudill
(7-3)		 Mullins
(1)		 10–6
Mar. 6 vs. Iowa State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W
4–3		 Mullins
(6-5)		 Spelhaug
(3-5)		 None 11–6
Mar. 9 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond • College Station, TX L
1–4		 Kennedy
(6-2)		 Mullins
(6-5)		 None 998 11–7
Mar. 12 Appalachian State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W
5–0		 Mullins
(7-5)		 Buckner
(5-2)		 None ESPN+ 483 12–7 1–0
Mar. 12 Appalachian State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L
2–3		 Nichols
(3-2)		 Glende
(2-2)		 None ESPN+ 483 12–8 1–1
Mar. 13 Appalachian State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L
1–4		 Northrop
(3-3)		 Mullins
(7-6)		 None ESPN+ 408 12–9 1–2
Mar. 15 UTSA Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W
4–0		 Mullins
(8-6)		 Seith
(2-4)		 None ESPN+ 337 13–9
Mar. 16 Baylor Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L
0–3		 Orme
(4-6)		 Mullins
(8-7)		 Binford
(1)		 817 13–10
Mar. 18 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L
1–2		 Lackie
(6-3)		 Mullins
(8-8)		 None 36 13–11 1–3
Mar. 19 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L
0–7		 Hardy
(5-7)		 Pierce
(3-2)		 None 407 13–12 1–4
Mar. 20 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
3–0		 Mullins
(9-8)		 Lackie
(6-4)		 None 352 14–12 2–4
Mar. 23 No. 21 Texas Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L
2–4		 Dolcini
(9-3)		 Mullins
(9-9)		 None ESPN+ 988 14–13
Mar. 25 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W
8–2		 Mullins
(10-9)		 Beasley-Polko
(6-5)		 None 223 15–13 3–4
Mar. 26 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W
9–0		 Mullins
(11-9)		 Picone
(5-6)		 None 307 16–13 4–4
Mar. 27 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W
9–7		 Mullins
(12-9)		 Picone
(5-7)		 None 315 17–13 5–4
Mar. 30 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX W
5–3		 Pierce
(4-2)		 Seith
(2-5)		 Mullins
(2)		 201 18–13
April (13–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Apr. 1 Louisiana Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L
0–1		 Landry
(10-2)		 Mullins
(12-10)		 Schorman
(2)		 ESPN+ 562 18–14 5–5
Apr. 2 Louisiana Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L
1–10		 Schorman
(6-2)		 Pierce
(4-3)		 None ESPN+ 575 18–15 5–6
Apr. 3 Louisiana Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W
5–4		 Mullins
(13-10)		 Schorman
(6-3)		 None ESPN+ 547 19–15 6–6
Apr. 7 at Sam Houston State Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX W
7–4		 Glende
(3-2)		 Bachmeyer
(0-2)		 Pierce
(3)		 154 20–15
Apr. 8 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA L
4–5		 Kackley
(6-5)		 Mullins
(13-11)		 None 436 20–16 6–7
Apr. 9 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA L
2–10		 Abrams
(6-2)		 Pierce
(4-4)		 None 465 20–17 6–8
Apr. 10 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surface Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W
4–1		 Mullins
(13-12)		 Abrams
(6-3)		 None 448 21–17 7–8
Apr. 12 at Baylor Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX Game cancelled
Apr. 14 Georgia State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W
3–2		 Mullins
(15-11)		 Adams
(4-8)		 None ESPN+ 392 22–17 8–8
Apr. 15 Georgia State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W
8–0		 Pierce
(5-4)		 Buck
(6-5)		 None ESPN+ 378 23–17 9–8
Apr. 16 Georgia State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W
3–0		 Mullins
(16-11)		 Adams
(4-9)		 None ESPN+ 414 24–17 10–8
Apr. 19 UTSA Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W
8–0		 Pierce
(6-4)		 Williams
(3-6)		 None ESPN+ 416 25–17
Apr. 20 Incarnate Word Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W
12–0		 Mullins
(17-11)		 Garcia
(2-9)		 None 433 26–17
Apr. 22 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W
2–0		 Mullins
(18-11)		 Belogorska
(3-10)		 None ESPN+ 234 27–17 11–8
Apr. 23 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W
5–1		 Mullins
(19-11)		 Waldrep
(5-12)		 None ESPN+ 226 28–17 12–8
Apr. 24 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W
11–1		 Mullins
(20-11)		 Belogorska
(3-11)		 None ESPN+ 185 29–17 13–8
Apr. 29 Troy Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W
5–1		 Mullins
(21-11)		 Johnson
(18-9)		 None ESPN+ 453 30–17 14–8
Apr. 30 Troy Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W
2–1		 Mullins
(22-11)		 Baker
(7-5)		 None ESPN+ 555 31–17 15–8
May (4–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 1 Troy Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W
5–2		 Mullins
(23-11)		 Johnson
(18-10)		 None ESPN+ 493 32–17 16–8
May 5 at UT Arlington Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W
11–2		 Mullins
(24-11)		 Max
(4-2)		 None 300 33–17 17–8
May 6 at UT Arlington Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W
7–2		 Mullins
(25-11)		 Adams
(12-15)		 None 318 34–17 18–8
May 7 at UT Arlington Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W
4–0		 Pierce
(7-4)		 Adams
(12-16)		 None 334 35–17 19–8
Post-Season (3–2)
SBC tournament (3–2)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 11 vs. (6) Appalachian State (3) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
2–0		 Mullins
(26-11)		 Buckner
(13-11)		 None ESPN+ 103 36–17 1–0
May 12 vs. (2) South Alabama (3) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
4–2		 Mullins
(27-11)		 Lackie
(15-8)		 None ESPN+ 278 37–17 2–0
May 13 vs. (1)/No. 25 Louisiana (3) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L
0–1		 Schorman
(15-4)		 Mullins
(27-12)		 None ESPN+ 184 37–18 2–1
May 14 vs. (9) Coastal Carolina (3) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
3–1		 Pierce
(8-4)		 Beasley-Polko
(15-11)		 None ESPN+ 115 38–18 3–1
May 14 vs. (1)/No. 25 Louisiana (3) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L
1–7		 Landry
(20-3)		 Mullins
(27-13)		 None ESPN+ 269 38–19 3–2
Schedule Source:

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

References

  1. "2022 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Softball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  3. "Sun Belt Conference Announces Preseason Softball Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  4. "Woodard adds six student-athletes to Bobcat softball program". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  5. "2022 Softball Schedule". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
Texas State Bobcats softball
Venues
  • Bobcat Field (1985–2008)
  • Bobcat Softball Stadium (2009– )
Coaches
Seasons
Women's College World Series appearances in italics
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