# 2022 Texas State Bobcats softball team

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 |

## 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 | 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$^5$ | 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$^5$ | 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$^5$ | 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 | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | 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 | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | 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 | 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$^5$ | 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$^8$ | 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$^6$ | 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 | 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$^5$ | 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$^6$ | 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 | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | 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$^5$ | 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$^5$ | Pierce (6-4) | Williams (3-6) | None | ESPN+ | 416 | 25–17 | |
| Apr. 20 | Incarnate Word | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 12–0$^5$ | 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$^5$ | 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 | 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$^5$ | 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$^9$ | 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$^8$ | 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 |
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.