2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball team explained

Mode:softball
Year:2023
Team:Incarnate Word Cardinals
Conference:Southland Conference
Short Conf:Southland
Record:16–30–1
Conf Record:8–16
Head Coach:Kimberly Dean
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Hunter Bunch
Asst Coach2:Robyn Leighton
Stadium:H-E-B Field

The 2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Cardinals played their home games at H-E-B Field and were led by second-year head coach Kimberly Dean. They are members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals compiled an overall record of 16–30–1, and a conference record of 8–16. Finishing in eighth place in conference play, the Cardinals did not qualify for the conference tournament.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 26, 2023. Incarnate Word was picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference with 45 votes.[1]

Coaches poll
1McNeese State 128 (16)
2 Southeastern Louisiana 113 (2)
3 Northwestern State 91
4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 85
5 Houston Christian 58
6 Lamar 49
7 Texas A&M–Commerce 47
8 Incarnate Word 45
9 Nicholls 32

Preseason All-Southland team

The Cardinals had one player named to the Southland Conference preseason second team.[1]

First Team

Second Team

Schedule and results

Legend
 Incarnate Word win
 Incarnate Word loss
 Incarnate Word tie
 Postponement/Cancellation
BoldIncarnate Word team member
2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball game log
Regular season (16–30–1)
February (7–6)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSLC record
Cardinal Invitational
Feb. 10 6–1 Aaliyah Garcia (1-0) Guzman, Viviana (0-1) 1–0
Feb. 10 H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 12–3 Samantha Portillo (1-0) REHMEIER, Alexa (0-1) 173 2–0
Feb. 11 vs. H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 0–6 Hudson, Hailey (0-0) Floyd, Madison (0-1) 229 2–1
Feb. 11 Eastern Illinois H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 3–2 Gunther, Annie (1-0) PRICE, Olivia (0-0) 229 3–1
Feb. 12 Green Bay H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 2–3 Baneck, Brittany (0-0) Myers, Natalie (0-0) ESPN+ 219 3–2
Texas Classic
Feb. 17 vs. 0–5 P. Pepkowski (3-1) Portillo, Samantha (1-1) 1,359 3–3
Feb. 17 vs. Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 3–0 Garcia, Aaliyah (2-0) Meyer (1-1) 1,352 4–3
Feb. 18 vs. Omaha Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 4–6 Meyer (2-1) Floyd, Madison (0-2) 1,400 4–4
Feb. 18 vs. Loyola–Chicago Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 3–2 Gunther, Annie (2-0) B. Johnson (0-2) Garcia, Aaliyah (1) 5–4
Feb. 19 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 0–8
(5 inn) 		Morgan (3-0) Garcia, Aaliyah (2-1) 1,452 5–5
Feb. 21 at Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX 5–6 ESTELL, Marena (2-1) Floyd, Madison (1-2) 249 5–6
Feb. 25 H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 6–4 Floyd, Madison (0-0) Hailey Elizarraras (0-0) 75 6–6
Feb. 25 Prairie View A&M H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 4–1 Gunther, Annie (3-0) Cailin Massey (0-0) 153 7–6
March (4–9–1)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSLC record
Mar. 3 at 2–5 Gainous, Brooke (2-2) A. Garcia (2-2) ESPN+ 184 7–7
Mar. 4 at Stephen F. Austin SFA Softball Field • Nacogdoches, TX 4–2 Gunther, Annie (4–0) A. Telford (4-6) ESPN+ 8–7
Mar. 4 at Stephen F. Austin SFA Softball Field • Nacogdoches, TX 4–5 S. Hannabas (3-2) Gunther, Annie (4-1) 8–8
Mar. 7 H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 3–3
Tie 		ESPN+ 1328–8–1
Mar. 10 4–2 Garcia, Aaliyah (3-2) Yoo, M. (6-3) ESPN+ 102 9–8–1 1–0
Mar. 10 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA 2–10
(5 inn) 		McNeill, Audrey (5-3) Floyd, Madison (1-4) ESPN+ 112 9–9–1 1–1
Mar. 11 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA 0–3 McNeill, A. (6-3) Garcia, Aaliyah (3-3) ESPN+ 151 9–10–1 1–2
Mar. 13 at Game Cancelled
Mar. 17 H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 0–9
(5 inn) 		Tate, Whitney (0-0) Garcia, Aaliyah (0-0) ESPN+ 78 9–11–1 1–3
Mar. 17 McNeese H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 1–5 Vallejo, Ashley (5-7) Gunther, Annie (4-3) ESPN+ 167 9–12–1 1–4
Mar. 18 McNeese H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 0–10 Tate, Whitney (9-1) Floyd, Madison (1-5) ESPN+ 142 9–13–1 1–5
Mar. 24 3–0 Gunther, Annie (5-2) Janes, K. (5-6) ESPN+ 250 10–13–1 2–5
Mar. 24 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 0–4 Swanson, L. (6-5) Garcia, Aaliyah (3-5) ESPN+ 250 10–14–1 2–6
Mar. 25 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 11–7 Myers, Natalie (1-1) Prasifka, A. (0-5) ESPN+ 250 11–14–1 3–5
Mar. 29 at 21 0–6 URIBE (1-0) Gunther, Annie (5-3) ACKERMAN (2) 1,126 11–15–1
April (4–13)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSLC record
Apr. 1 2 H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 0–11
(5 inn) 		Maxwell, Kelly (11-0) Gunther, Annie (5-4) ESPN+ 310 11–16–1
Apr. 1 Oklahoma State 2 H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 0–10 Rosenberry, Ivy (4-1) Portillo, Samantha (1-2) ESPN+ 310 11–17–1
Apr. 4 at Memorial Park • Houston, TX 1–2 Gendorf (0-0) Garcia, Aaliyah (3-6) Guardiola (0) 83 11–18–1
Apr. 7 H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 8–12 Ladner, KK (0-0) GUNTHER, A (0-0) ESPN+ 57 11–19–1 3–7
Apr. 7 Southeastern Louisiana H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 7–10 Blanchard, Cera (0-0) GARCIA, A (0-0) Comeaux, Mary-Cathryn (MC) (0) ESPN+ 120 11–20–1 3–8
Apr. 8 Southeastern Louisiana H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 2–3 Comeaux, Mary-Cathryn (MC) (8-2) GUNTHER, A (1-3) ESPN+ 156 11–21–1 3–9
Apr. 12 at Prairie View Lady Panther Softball Complex • Prairie View, TX 2–6 J. Rojas (5-0) Floyd, Madison (1-6) C. Massey (2) 215 11–22–1
Apr. 14 H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 3–2 Portillo, Samantha (0-0) Darr, Maggie (0-0) ESPN+ 67 12–22–1 4–9
Apr. 14 Northwestern State H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 5–9 Denton, Ryleigh (4-4) Myers, Natalie (0-0) Rhoden, Bronte (3) ESPN+ 120 12–23–1 4–10
Apr. 15 Northwestern State H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 11–3 Gunther, Annie (0-0) Seely, Kenzie (0-0) ESPN+ 83 13–23–1 5–10
Apr. 18 UTSA H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 0–7 SMITH (4-13) Portillo, Samantha (2-3) ESPN+ 53 13–24–1
Apr. 21 0–1 Sanchez, J. (4-12) Gunther, Annie (6-7) ESPN+ 205 13–25–1 5–11
Apr. 21 at Texas A&M–Commerce John Cain Family Softball Complex • Commerce, TX 5–0 Floyd, Madison (2-6) Arredondo, A (2-13) ESPN+ 14–25–1 6–11
Apr. 22 at Texas A&M–Commerce John Cain Family Softball Complex • Commerce, TX 0–1 Sanchez, J. (5-12) Gunther, Annie (6-8) ESPN+ 184 14–26–1 6–12
Apr. 28 H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 0–9 Ruiz, Aaliyah (0-0) Gunther, Annie (0-0) ESPN+ 52 14–27–1 6–13
Apr. 28 Lamar H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 1–8 Ruiz, Aaliyah (0-0) Garcia, Aaliyah (0-0) ESPN+ 72 14–28–1 6–14
Apr. 29 Lamar H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 9–0
(5 inn) 		Floyd, Madison (3-6) Mitchell, Karyana (5-11) ESPN+ 147 15–28–1 7–14
May (1–2)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSLC record
May. 5 2–7 Aholelei, P. (17-12) Floyd, Madison (3-7) ESPN+ 175 15–29–1 7–15
May. 5 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 4–1 Gunther, Annie (7-9) Saenz, A. (0-2) ESPN+ 252 16–29–1 8–15
May. 6 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 2–5 Aholelei, Primrose (18-12) Gunther, Annie (7-10) ESPN+ 268 16–30–1 8–16

Schedule Source:[2] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McNeese predicted to win 2023 softball race; Preseason poll and all-conference teams announced . Southland Conference . January 26, 2023 . January 26, 2023.
  2. Web site: 2023 Softball Schedule . University of the Incarnate Word . January 2, 2023 . en.

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