2023 Texas State Bobcats softball team explained

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.^[1]

Coaches poll
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)

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 L 2–3 Cooper (1–0) Mullins (0–1) None 576 0–1 Feb. 10 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 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 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 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 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 1–0 McCann (3–1) Estell (2-2) None ESPN+ 513 7–4 Feb. 23 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 4–39 Mullins (3-3) Bumpurs (1–2) None ESPN+ 513 8–4 Feb. 24 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 2–1 Mullins (4–3) Ludwig (2–1) None ESPN+ 596 9–4 Feb. 24 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. L 4–8 Smith (1–0) McCann (4–2) None ESPN+ 52 12–5 Mar. 2 at FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 2–0 Mullins (7–3) Gardner (2–3) None ESPN+ 13–5 Mar. 3 vs. FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 9–05 Pierce (3–0) Fiorentino (0–3) None ESPN+ 78 14–5 Mar. 3 vs. 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. 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 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX W 3–1 Mullins (10–4) Harvey (3–1) None 17–7 Mar. 12 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX W 5–49 Mullins (11–4) Simpson (2–1) None LHN 1,782 18–7 Mar. 14 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 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 W 15–05 Mullins (12–6) Estell (2–6) None ESPN+ 292 19–11–1 Mar. 24 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 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 2–3 Crandall (8–4) McCann (4-4) None ESPN+ 566 20–14–1 Mar. 31 at 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 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 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 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 L 0–86 Ackerman (6-6) McCann (6–7) None ESPN+ 1,186 26–19–1 Apr. 21 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 L 0–36 West (7–2) Mullins (16–9) None ESPN+ 670 29–20–1 Apr. 28 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 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)
(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) (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:^[2] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Louisiana Tops Sun Belt Softball Preseason Coaches Poll . sunbeltsports.org . 8 April 2023 . en.
2. Web site: 2023 Softball Schedule . Texas State Athletics . 28 March 2024 . en.