# 2023 Oregon State Beavers softball team

The 2023 Oregon State Beavers softball team represented Oregon State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Beavers were led by head coach Laura Berg in her eleventh season and played their home games at Kelly Field.

## Preseason

Following the Beavers second Women's College World Series appearance they entered the 2023 season ranked in the Top-25 preseason polls by Softball America and USA Softball. Assistant coach Eric Leyba was promoted to associate head coach and Jamie Wiggins joined the coaching staff.

## Schedule and results

2023 Oregon State Beavers softball game log :
Regular season :
February (7–8)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverallPac-12
Feb 10vs. New Mexico*No. 19Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA2–0Haendiges (1–0)Linton (1–1)None1–0
Feb 11vs. New Mexico*No. 19Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA0–8Brinka (1–0)Garcia (0–1)None1–1
Feb 11at No. 25 LSU*No. 19Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA0–12Berzon (1–0)Stepto (0–1)None1–2
Feb 12vs. Nicholls*No. 19Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA6–3Garcia (1–1)Yoo (0–2)Stepto (1)2–2
Feb 12at No. 25 LSU*No. 19Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA0–3Kilponen (2–0)Haendiges (1–1)None2–3
Feb 16vs. Illinois State*Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ1–0Haendiges (2–1)Ross (1–2)None3–3
Feb 17vs. BYU*Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ2–3Grey (3–2)Haendiges (2–2)None3–4
Feb 18vs. Portland State*Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ8–9Korth (3–1)Stepto (0–2)None3–5
Feb 18vs. Weber State*Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ0–3Johnson (3–2)Garcia (1–2)None3–6
Feb 19vs. GCU*GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ5–4Stepto (1–2)Thompson (2–1)None4–6
Feb 24vs. No. 24 Missouri*Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA3–2Haendiges (3–2)Pannell (0–1)None5–6
Feb 24vs. CSUN*Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA5–1Stepto (2–2)Carranco (0–2)Garcia (1)6–6
Feb 25vs. Cal State Fullerton*Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA0–4Sutherlin (4–1)Haendiges (3–3)None6–7
Feb 25vs. Ohio State*Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA0–6Ruck (1–0)Stepto (2–3)None6–8
Feb 26vs. Iowa*Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA2–1Stepto (3–3)Greer (2–1)None7–8 :
March (3–10–1)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverallPac-12
Mar 2vs. BYU*Karl Brooks Stadium • St. George, UT7–4Haendiges (4–3)Temples (2–3)Garcia (2)8–8
Mar 3vs. Utah Valley*Karl Brooks Stadium • St. George, UT3–2Garcia (5–3)Saili (1–3)None9–8
Mar 3at Utah Tech*Karl Brooks Stadium • St. George, UT0–1Garton (5–1)Stepto (3–4)None9–9
Mar 4vs. Idaho State*Karl Brooks Stadium • St. George, UT2–3Newman (1–1)Stepto (3–5)Schuring (1)9–10
Mar 4vs. UNLV*Karl Brooks Stadium • St. George, UT2–5Zellien (2–1)Haendiges (4–4)None9–11
Mar 10at UtahDumke Family Softball Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT1–6$^6$Sandy (9–1)Stepto (3–6)None9–120–1
Mar 11at UtahDumke Family Softball Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT6–7Lopez (7–2)Garcia (2–3)None9–130–2
Mar 12at UtahDumke Family Softball Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT5–6Sandez (10–1)Garcia (2–4)None9–140–3
Mar 17vs. CaliforniaKelly Field • Corvallis, OR2–1Stepto (4–6)Reimers (6–2)None10–141–3
Mar 18vs. CaliforniaKelly Field • Corvallis, OR6–15Halajian (3–1)Moffitt (0–1)None10–151–4
Mar 19vs. CaliforniaKelly Field • Corvallis, OR5–5NoneNoneNone10–15–11–4–1
Mar 24at No. 7 StanfordBoyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA1–9Vawter (12–1)Stepto (4–7)None10–16–11–5–1
Mar 25at No. 7 StanfordBoyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA2–10Krause (6–2)Garcia (2–5)None10–17–11–6–1
Mar 26at No. 7 StanfordBoyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA4–8Vawter (13–1)Stepto (4–8)None10–18–11–7–1
Mar 31vs. OregonKelly Field • Corvallis, OR :
April (0–0)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverallPac-12
Apr 1vs. OregonKelly Field • Corvallis, OR
Apr 2vs. OregonKelly Field • Corvallis, OR
Apr 6at UCLAEaston Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
Apr 7at UCLAEaston Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
Apr 8at UCLAEaston Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
Apr 14vs. WashingtonKelly Field • Corvallis, OR
Apr 15vs. WashingtonKelly Field • Corvallis, OR
Apr 16vs. WashingtonKelly Field • Corvallis, OR
Apr 28at ArizonaMike Candrea Field at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Apr 29at ArizonaMike Candrea Field at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Apr 30at ArizonaMike Candrea Field at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ :
May (0–0)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverallPac-12
May 5vs. Arizona StateKelly Field • Corvallis, OR
May 6vs. Arizona StateKelly Field • Corvallis, OR
May 7vs. Arizona StateKelly Field • Corvallis, OR :
Win  Loss  Postponement/tieBold: Oregon State team member Rankings from NFCA/USA Today(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.* indicates a non-conference game. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| NFCA / USA Today | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
| Softball America | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
| ESPN.com/USA Softball | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Softball | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | |