# 2020 Texas State Bobcats softball team

The 2020 Texas State Bobcats softball team represented the Texas State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Softball Stadium. The Bobcats were led by twentieth year head coach Ricci Woodard.
On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including softball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 16, the Sun Belt formally announced the cancelation of all spring sports, thus ending their season definitely.

## Preseason
### Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 29, 2020. Texas State was picked to finish fourth in the Sun Belt Conference with 74 votes.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Louisiana | 100 (10) |
| 2 | Troy | 85 |
| 3 | UT Arlington | 77 |
| 4 | Texas State | 74 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 56 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 47 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 36 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 31 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 26 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 18 |

### Preseason All-Sun Belt team

* Summer Ellyson (LA, SR, Pitcher)
* Megan Kleist (LA, SR, Pitcher)
* Julie Rawls (LA, SR, Catcher)
* Reagan Wright (UTA, SR, Catcher)
* Katie Webb (TROY, SR, 1st Base)
* Kaitlyn Alderink (LA, SR, 2nd Base)
* Hailey Mackay (TXST, SR, 3rd Base)
* Alissa Dalton (LA, SR, Shortstop)
* Jayden Mount (ULM, SR, Shortstop)
* Whitney Walton (UTA, SR, Shortstop)
* Tara Oltmann (TXST, JR, Shortstop)
* Courtney Dean (CCU, JR, Outfield)
* Mekhia Freeman (GASO, SR, Outfield)
* Sarah Hudek (LA, SR, Outfield)
* Raina O'Neal (LA, JR, Outfield)
* Bailey Curry (LA, JR, Designated Player/1st Base)

### National Softball Signing Day

| Player | Position | Hometown | Previous Team |
| Caitlyn Bonjonia | Catcher | Katy, Texas | Cinco Ranch HS |
| Hannah Earls | Infielder | Willis, Texas | Willis HS |
| Ronni Grofman | Pitcher | Kingwood, Texas | Kingwood Park HS |
| Raina Lange | Infielder | Cypress, Texas | Bridgeland HS |
| Baylee Lemons | Infielder | Magnolia, Texas | Magnolia HS |
| Jessica Mullens | Pitcher | Tarkington, Texas | Barbers Hill HS |
| Piper Randolph | Outfielder | Salado, Texas | Salado HS |

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Texas State win |
| | Texas State loss |
| | Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Texas State team member |
2020 Texas State Bobcats softball game log :
Regular season (15-9) :
February (11-6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| NFCA Leadoff Classic ||||||||||||
| Feb. 7 | vs. South Alabama | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL | W 5-2 | King (1-0) | Rivers (0-1) | None | YouTube.Live | 105 | 1-0 |
| Feb. 7 | vs. No. 15 Kentucky | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL | L 1-2 | Baalman (1-0) | McCann (0-1) | None | YouTube.Live | 321 | 1-1 |
| Feb. 8 | vs. Louisville | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL | W 7-3 | Barrera (1-0) | Harris (0-2) | None | YouTube.Live | 127 | 2-1 |
| Feb. 8 | vs. No. 23 Auburn | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL | L 1-3 | Yarbrough (1-0) | King (1-1) | None | YouTube.Live | 547 | 2-2 |
| Bobcat Classic ||||||||||||
| Feb. 13 | UTSA | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 4-3 | McCann (1-1) | Cortez (1-2) | None | | 457 | 3-2 |
| Feb. 14 | St. Louis | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 4-1 | McCann (2-1) | Wendling (1-1) | None | | 617 | 4-2 |
| Feb. 15 | St. Louis | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 12-0 (5 inn) | King (2-1) | Hacke (1-2) | None | | 617 | 5-2 |
| Feb. 15 | Wichita State | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 5-3 | McCann (3-1) | Lange (2-3) | None | | 617 | 6-2 |
| Feb. 16 | Wichita State | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 9-1 (6 inn) | Barrera (2-0) | Lange (2-5) | None | | 521 | 7-2 |
| Baylor Invitational ||||||||||||
| Feb. 21 | vs. No. 17 Minnesota | Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX | W 3-2 | King (3-1) | Pease (2-1) | McCann (1) | | | 8-2 |
| Feb. 21 | vs. Illinois | Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX | L 0-1 | Jarvis (4-1) | Barrera (2-1) | Sickels (4) | | | 8-3 |
| Feb. 22 | vs. No. 17 Minnesota | Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX | L 0-4 | Fiser (5-4) | McCann (3-2) | None | | | 8-4 |
| Feb. 22 | at Baylor | Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX | L 1-2 | Pritchett (3-0) | McCann (3-2) | None | ESPN+ | | 8-5 |
| Feb. 23 | vs. Tulsa | Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX | W 2-0 | Barrera (3-1) | Delce (3-2) | McCann (2) | | | 9-5 |
| Capital Classic ||||||||||||
| Feb. 28 | at Sacramento State | Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA | W 2-0 | McCann (4-3) | Sperry (2-2) | None | | 173 | 10-5 |
| Feb. 29 | vs. Utah State | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | L 2-4 | Toone (3-1) | King (3-2) | None | | 93 | 10-6 |
| Feb. 29 | at UC Davis | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 6-2 | Barrera (4-1) | Miles (1-1) | McCann (3) | | 93 | 11-6 |
March (4-3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Mar. 1 | vs. St. Mary's | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 5-2 | King (4-2) | Earle (2-1) | McCann (4) | | | 12-6 | |
| Mar. 1 | at UC Davis | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | L 2-4 | Brown (4-3) | Barrera (4-2) | None | | | 12-7 | |
| Mar. 4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 4-1 | McCann (5-3) | Lombrana (4-5) | None | ESPN+ | 405 | 13-7 | |
| Mar. 6 | at Georgia State | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA | W 16-0 (6 inn) | Barrera (5-2) | Freeman (1-4) | None | | 215 | 14-7 | 1-0 |
| Mar. 7 | at Georgia State | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA | L 1-3 | Mooney (3-3) | McCann (5-4) | None | | 132 | 14-8 | 1-1 |
| Mar. 8 | at Georgia State | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA | W 7-0 | King (5-2) | Buck (3-7) | None | | 143 | 15-8 | 2-1 |
| Mar. 11 | at Texas A&M | Davis Diamond • College Station, TX | L 1-2 | Poynter (6-2) | Barrera (5-3) | Mayo (2) | | 1,207 | 15-9 | |
| Mar. 13 | Coastal Carolina | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 14 | Coastal Carolina | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 15 | Coastal Carolina | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 17 | at Sam Houston State | Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 20 | South Alabama | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 21 | South Alabama | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 22 | South Alabama | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 26 | at Lamar | Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 27 | at No. 8 Louisiana | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 28 | at No. 8 Louisiana | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 29 | at No. 8 Louisiana | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
April (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 1 | Baylor | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 3 | Georgia Southern | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 4 | Georgia Southern | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 5 | Georgia Southern | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 7 | at UTSA | Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 9 | at Appalachian State | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 10 | at Appalachian State | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 11 | at Appalachian State | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 15 | No. 3 Texas | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 17 | Louisiana–Monroe | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 18 | Louisiana–Monroe | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 19 | Louisiana–Monroe | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 22 | Houston Baptist | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 24 | at Troy | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 25 | at Troy | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 26 | at Troy | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 30 | UT Arlington | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
May (0-0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 1 | UT Arlington | | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 2 | UT Arlington | | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Post-Season (0-0) :
SBC tournament (0-0) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 6 | TBD | | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic |
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.