# 2016 BYU Cougars softball team

The 2016 BYU Cougars softball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2016 NCAA Division I softball season. Gordon Eakin entered the year as head coach of the Cougars for a 14th consecutive season. 2016 is the third season for the Cougars as members of the WCC in softball. The Cougars entered 2016 having won their last 7 conference championships and as the favorites in the WCC.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher |
| Kajikawa Classic ||||||||
| February 11* | 2:00 PM | San Jose State | Tempe Sports Complex • Tempe, AZ | W 8–0$^{(6)}$ | N/A | McKenna Bull (1–0) | Katelyn Linford (0–1) |
| February 11* | 4:30 PM | #8 Tennessee | Tempe Sports Complex • Tempe, AZ | L 3–15 | 206 | Rainey Gaffin (1–0) | McKenna Bull (1-1) |
| February 12* | 11:30 AM | Wisconsin | Tempe Sports Complex • Tempe, AZ | W 5–4$^{(9)}$ | 50 | McKenna Bull (2–1) | Kirsten Stewart (1–1) |
| February 13* | 9:00 AM | Creighton | Tempe Sports Complex • Tempe, AZ | W 4–0 | 150 | Olivia Sanchez (1–0) | Micaela Whitney (0–2) |
| February 13* | 11:30 AM | #24 Notre Dame | Tempe Sports Complex • Tempe, AZ | L 2–4$^{(8)}$ | 412 | Rachel Nasland (2–0) | McKenna Bull (2–2) |
| Wilson/DeMari Desert Classic ||||||||
| February 18* | 5:30 PM | Hawaiʻi | Eller Media Stadium • Las Vegas, NV | W 9–1 | 363 | McKenna Bull (3–2) | Brittany Hitchcock (2–2) |
| February 19* | 10:00 AM | Grand Canyon | Eller Media Stadium • Las Vegas, NV | W 4–0 | 267 | McKenna Bull (4–2) | Bailey Bergman (2–1) |
| February 19* | 12:15 PM | Boise State | Eller Media Stadium • Las Vegas, NV | W 8–0$^{(5)}$ | 220 | Olivia Sanchez (2–0) | Nicole Wilson (0–1) |
| February 20* | 10:00 AM | Colorado State | Eller Media Stadium • Las Vegas, NV | W 6–10$^{(8)}$ | 352 | Holly Reinke (2–0) | Olivia Sanchez (2–1) |
| February 20* | 12:15 PM | Robert Morris | Eller Media Stadium • Las Vegas, NV | W 7–2 | 322 | McKenna Bull (5–2) | Kaitlin Ellzy (2–3) |
| Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic ||||||||
| February 25* | 2:00 PM | New Mexico State | Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA | L 1–2$^{(8)}$ | 342 | Karysta Donisthrope (5–1) | McKenna Bull (5–3) |
| February 25* | 4:30 PM | Bethune–Cookman | Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA | W 3–0 | 150 | Olivia Sanchez (3–1) | Deidra Genera (3–4) |
| February 26* | 4:00 PM | #10 UCLA | Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA | L 4–9 | 374 | Johanna Grauer (3–2) | McKenna Bull (5–4) |
| February 27* | 6:00 PM | Cal State Fullerton | Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA | W 7–6 | 200 | McKenna Bull (6–4) | Sydney Golden (5–1) |
| February 27* | 9:00 PM | #12 Missouri | Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA | L 6–16 | 85 | Danielle Baumgartner (4–1) | Olivia Sanchez (3–2) |
| Wildcat Invitational ||||||||
| March 3 | 4:00 PM | Mount St. Mary's | Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15–6$^{(6)}$ | 1,478 | Arianna Paulson (1–0) | Erin Sweeney (0–2) |
| March 3* | 6:00 PM | #15 Arizona | Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4–2 | 1,850 | McKenna Bull (7–4) | Danielle O'Toole (7–3) |
| March 4* | 6:00 PM | #15 Arizona | Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3–6 | 1,974 | Danielle O'Toole (8–3) | McKenna Bull (7–5) |
| March 4* | 8:00 PM | UTEP | Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–0$^{(6)}$ | 84 | McKenna Bull (8–5) | Danielle Pearson (2–3) |
| March 5* | 2:00 PM | #10 James Madison | Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6–10 | 247 | Megan Good (9–1) | McKenna Bull (8–6) |
| University of Oklahoma Tournament ||||||||
| March 11* | 12:15 PM | Maryland | OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK | W 7–4 | N/A | McKenna Bull (9–6) | Madison Martin (2–1) |
| March 11* | 4:45 PM | #13 Oklahoma | OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK | L 0–8$^{(5)}$ | 841 | Paige Parker (4–2) | McKenna Bull (9–7) |
| March 12* | 10:00 AM | St. Louis | OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK | W 6–5 | N/A | McKenna Bull (10–7) | Brianna Lore (4–4) |
| March 12* | 2:30 PM | #13 Oklahoma | OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK | L 0–3 | N/A | Paige Parker (5–2) | Olivia Sanchez (3–3) |
| Regular Season ||||||||
| March 15* | 4:00 PM | Utah | Dumke Family Softball Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | W 5–4 | 320 | McKenna Bull (11–7) | Katie Donovan (8–6) |
| San Diego Classic II ||||||||
| March 17* | 11:30 AM | Harvard | SDSU Softball Stadium • San Diego, CA | W 2–0 | 114 | Olivia Sanchez (4–3) | Kathleen Duncan (0–1) |
| March 17* | 2:00 PM | Long Beach State | SDSU Softball Stadium • San Diego, CA | L 0–6 | 129 | Christina Clermont (10–2) | McKenna Bull (11–8) |
| March 18* | 5:30 PM | #24 Fresno State | Sportsplex USA Santee • San Diego, CA | W 6–3 | 510 | McKenna Bull (12–8) | Hannah Harris (3–4) |
| March 18* | 8:00 PM | San Diego State | Sportsplex USA Santee • San Diego, CA | L 2–3 | 777 | Alex Formby (5–4) | Olivia Sanchez (4–4) |
| March 19* | 12:30 PM | UC Santa Barbara | Sportsplex USA Santee • San Diego, CA | W 8–0$^{(5)}$ | 65 | McKenna Bull (13–8) | Ashley Ludlow (4–5) |
| Regular Season ||||||||
| March 22* | 5:00 PM | Utah Valley | Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT | W 8–0$^{(5)}$ | 262 | McKenna Bull (14–8) | Bailey Moore (2–12) |
| April 1* | 4:00 PM | Texas | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 3–1 | 520 | McKenna Bull (15–8) | Kristen Clark (1–1) |
| April 2* | 5:00 PM | Texas | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | L 0–5 | 1,062 | Tiarra Davis (13–7) | Olivia Sanchez (4–5) |
| April 2* | 7:30 PM | Texas | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | L 0–7 | 1,062 | Paige von Sprecken (8–1) | McKenna Bull (15–9) |
| April 5* | 5:00 PM | Southern Utah | Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT | L 5–6$^{(8)}$ | 406 | Kirsten Hostetler (3–5) | McKenna Bull (15–10) |
| April 5* | 7:00 PM | Southern Utah | Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT | W 14–6$^{(5)}$ | 406 | Olivia Sanchez (5–5) | Hanna Wynn (1–3) |
| April 8 | 5:30 PM | Loyola Marymount | Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT | W 4–0 | 2,552 | McKenna Bull (16–10) | Hannah Bandimere (11–8) |
| April 8 | 7:30 PM | Loyola Marymount | Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT | L 4–9 | 2,552 | Rachel Farrington (12–6) | Olivia Sanchez (5–6) |
| April 9 | 12:30 PM | Loyola Marymount | Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT | L 1–5 | 1,807 | Hannah Bandimere (12–9) | McKenna Bull (16–11) |
| April 13* | 6:00 PM | Utah State | Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT | W 4–1 | 397 | McKenna Bull (17–11) | Alleyah Armendariz (0–3) |
| April 20* | 3:00 PM | Utah Valley | UVU Wolverine Softball Field • Orem, UT | W 1–0 | 258 | McKenna Bull (18–11) | Bailey Moore (3–19) |
| April 22 | 5:00 PM | Saint Mary's | Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT | W 7–0 | 2,445 | McKenna Bull (19–11) | Katie Moss (11–10) |
| April 22 | 7:45 PM | Saint Mary's | Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT | W 13–2$^{(5)}$ | 2,445 | McKenna Bull (20–11) | Lujane Mussadi (7–10) |
| April 23 | 12:00 PM | Saint Mary's | Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT | W 1–0 | N/A | McKenna Bull (21–11) | Katie Moss (11–11) |
| April 29 | 5:00 PM | Pacific | Bill Simoni Field • Stockton, CA | W 5–3 | 184 | McKenna Bull (22–11) | Cassidy Gustafson (4–6) |
| April 29 | 7:00 PM | Pacific | Bill Simoni Field • Stockton, CA | W 5–4 | 141 | Olivia Sanchez (6–6) | Marissa Young (8–7) |
| April 30 | 1:00 PM | Pacific | Bill Simoni Field • Stockton, CA | W 8–4 | 117 | McKenna Bull (23–11) | Cassidy Gustafson (4–7) |
| May 3* | 3:00 PM | Southern Utah | Kathryn Berg Field • Cedar City, UT | L 5–6 | 50 | Hanna Wynn (2–3) | Olivia Sanchez (6–7) |
| May 6 | 5:40 PM | Santa Clara | Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT | W 4–3 | 585 | McKenna Bull (24–11) | McCall James (4–18) |
| May 6 | 8:30 PM | Santa Clara | Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT | W 15–4$^{(5)}$ | 585 | Olivia Sanchez (7–7) | Micaela Vierra (4–19) |
| May 7 | 12:00 PM | Santa Clara | Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT | W 9–1$^{(5)}$ | 452 | McKenna Bull (25–11) | Micaela Vierra (4–20) |
| May 10* | 5:00 PM | Utah State | Johnson Softball Field • Logan, UT | Canceled | | | |
| May 13 | 7:00 PM | San Diego | USD Softball Complex • San Diego, CA | W 1–0$^{(12)}$ | 219 | McKenna Bull (26–11) | Megan Sabbatini (14–17) |
| May 14 | 1:06 PM | San Diego | USD Softball Complex • San Diego, CA | L 2–5 | 218 | Megan Sabbatini (15–17) | Olivia Sanchez (7–8) |
| May 14 | 3:33 PM | San Diego | USD Softball Complex • San Diego, CA | W 9–3 | 218 | Arianna Paulson (2–0) | Grace Hernandez (5–11) |
| May 19 | 5:30 PM | #17 Missouri | University Field • Columbia, MO | L 0–9$^{(5)}$ | N/A | Paige Lowary (23–6) | McKenna Bull (26–12) |
| May 20 | 3:40 PM | Louisville | University Field • Columbia, MO | W 9–6 | N/A | McKenna Bull (27–12) | Megan Hensley (15–6) |
| May 20 | 6:33 PM | Nebraska | University Field • Columbia, MO | L 0–2 | N/A | Cassie McClure (17–10) | McKenna Bull (27–13) |
| *Non-Conference Game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone. ||||||||

## TV, radio, and streaming information

* Feb. 11: Brian Rice (radio- Tennessee)
* Mar. 3: No commentators
* Mar. 3: Derrick Palmer &
* Mar. 4: Derrick Palmer &
* Mar. 5: No commentators
* Mar. 11: Chris Plank (radio-Oklahoma)
* Mar. 12: Chris Plank (radio-Oklahoma)
* Mar. 15: Krista Blunk & Kenzie Fowler
* Mar. 22: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide
* Apr. 1: Tyler Denning & Megan Willis
* Apr. 2: Tyler Denning & Megan Willis
* Apr. 2: Tyler Denning & Megan Willis
* Apr. 5: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide
* Apr. 5: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide
* Apr. 9: Robbie Bullough & Bailie Hicken
* Apr. 13: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide
* Apr. 20: Josh Monsen (WAC DN) Robbie Bullough & Bailie Hicken (radio)
* Apr. 22: Robbie Bullough & Bailie Hicken
* Apr. 22: Robbie Bullough & Bailie Hicken
* Apr. 23: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide
* Apr. 29: Paul Muyskens & Dustin Brakebill
* Apr. 29: Paul Muyskens & Dustin Brakebill
* Apr. 30: Paul Muyskens
* May 3: Josh Martinez & Colton Gordon
* May 6: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide
* May 6: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide
* May 7: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide
* May 19: Pam Ward & Cheri Kempf
* May 20: Pam Ward & Cheri Kempf
* May 20: Pam Ward & Cheri Kempf