2021 Texas State Bobcats softball team

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2021 Texas State Bobcats softball
Austin Regionals appearance
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record39–14 (17–6 SBC)
Head coach
  • Ricci Woodard (21st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Haley Long
  • Paige McDuffee
Home stadiumBobcat Softball Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Louisiana  ‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 3   .875 47 – 12   .797
Texas State  ‍‍‍y 17 – 6   .739 39 – 14   .736
Troy  ‍‍‍y 17 – 6   .739 37 – 17   .685
South Alabama  ‍‍‍y 13 – 9   .591 31 – 21   .596
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 27 – 19   .587
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 17 – 26   .395
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 17 – 34   .333
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 21 – 24   .467
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15   .286 17 – 32   .347
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 18   .143 16 – 30   .348
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 23, 2021[1]
Rankings from NFCA


The 2021 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-first year head coach Ricci Woodard and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason[edit]

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll[edit]

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2021. Texas State was picked to finish third in the Sun Belt Conference with 72 votes.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Louisiana 100 (10)
2 Troy 87
3 Texas State 72
4 Coastal Carolina 68
4 UT Arlington 68
6 Appalachian State 43
7 Georgia Southern 38
8 South Alabama 36
9 Louisiana-Monroe 22
10 Georgia State 16

Preseason All-Sun Belt team[edit]

  • Summer Ellyson (LA, SR, Pitcher)
  • Leanna Johnson (TROY, SO, Pitcher)
  • Allisa Dalton (LA, SR, Shortstop/3rd Base)
  • Katie Webb (TROY, SR, Infielder/1st Base)
  • Raina O'Neal (LA, JR, Outfielder)
  • Julie Raws (LA, SR, Catcher)
  • Courtney Dean (CCU, SR, Outfielder)
  • Mekhia Freeman (GASO, SR, Outfielder)
  • Korie Kreps (ULM, JR, Outfielder)
  • Kaitlyn Alderink (LA, SR, 2nd Base)
  • Jade Gortarez (LA, SR, Shortstop/3rd Base)
  • Ciara Bryan (LA, SR, Outfielder)
  • Kelly Horne (TROY, SO, Infielder/2nd Base)
  • Makiya Thomas (CCU, SR, Outfielder/Infielder)
  • Tara Oltmann (TXST, SR, Infielder/Shortstop)
  • Jayden Mount (ULM, SR, Infielder)
  • Katie Lively (TROY, SO, Outfielder)

National Softball Signing Day[edit]

[3]

Player Position Hometown Previous Team
Presley Glende Pitcher Kirbyville, Texas Buna HS
Missy Muras Infielder/Catcher La Grange, Texas LaGrange HS
Kaitlyn Dutton Pitcher/Utility Mont Belvieu, Texas Barbers Hill HS
Ciara Trahan Outfielder Santa Fe, Texas Santa Fe HS
Makayla Hall Catcher Spring, Texas Klein Oak HS
Bailee Welsh Pitcher Fairhope, Alabama McGill-Toolen Catholic HS

Roster[edit]

2021 Texas State Bobcats roster
 

Pitchers

  • 4 Jessica Mullins – freshman
  • 8 Meagan King – senior
  • 15 Tori McCann – sophomore
  • 16 Cassie Valdez – junior
  • 18 Dalilah Barrera – senior
  • 23 Brooke Blackwell – junior

Outfielders

  • 2 Molly Damiani – junior
  • 6 Marisa Cruz – senior
  • 10 Kylie George – senior
  • 11 Piper Randolph – freshman
  • 19 Arieann Bell – senior
  

Catchers

  • 00 Cat Crenek – junior
  • 13 Caitlyn Rogers – junior

Infielders

  • 3 Hannah Earls – freshman
  • 5 Sydney Belvin - Redshirt Freshman
  • 9 Maya Zavala – sophomore
  • 12 Raina Lange – freshman
  • 22 Tara Oltmann – senior
  • 24 Baylee Lemons – freshman
  • 25 Hailey MacKay – senior
  • 26 Sara Vanderford – sophomore
  • 27 Samara Lagway – junior

Utility

  • 28 Mia Cantu – freshman

Coaching staff[edit]

2021 Texas State Bobcats coaching staff
  • Ricci Woodard – Head coach – 21st year
  • Haley Long – Assistant Head coach – 4th year
  • Paige McDuffee – Assistant Head coach – 2nd year
  • Julia Hollingsworth – Graduate Assistant – 1st year
  • Jessie Farmiloe – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year

Schedule and results[edit]

Legend
  Texas State win
  Texas State loss
  Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold Texas State team member
2021 Texas State Bobcats Softball Game Log
Regular season (36-10)
February (6-2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Feb. 13 RV Texas Tech RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX Game postponed due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in San Marcos
Feb. 14 RV Texas Tech RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in San Marcos
Maverick Classic
Feb. 20 vs. Abilene Christian Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Arlington
Feb. 20 vs. Wichita State Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Arlington
Feb. 21 vs. Wichita State Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Arlington
Feb. 21 vs. Abilene Christian Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Arlington
Feb. 22 Abilene Christian Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 6-0 Mullins (1-0) White (1-2) None ESPN+ 201 1-0
Feb. 22 Abilene Christian Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 6-2 King (1-0) Bradley (1-1) None ESPN+ 201 2-0
Feb. 24 at No. 7 Texas Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L 0-1 Jacobsen (2-0) Mullins (1-1) None Longhorn Network 282 2-1
Lone Star State Invitational
Feb. 26 Mississippi State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 4-3 McCann (1-0) Wesley (1-1) Mullins (1) 256 3-1
Feb. 26 Mississippi State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 2-6 Fagan (1-0) Mullins (1-2) None 256 3-2
Feb. 27 Ole Miss Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 2-1 Mullins (2-2) Diederich (3-4) None 313 4-2
Feb. 27 Sam Houston State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 10-3 McCann (2-0) Bachmeyer (0-3) None 313 5-2
Feb. 28 Lamar Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 8-1 King (2-0) Marwitz (0-1) None ESPN+ 234 6-2
March (15-1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Mar. 3 at Texas Tech Rocky Johnson Stadium • Lubbock, TX W 6-5 Blackwell (1-0) Edmoundson (3-3) King (1) 7-2
Mar. 3 at Texas Tech Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX L 2-7 Zoch (3-2) King (2-1) None 7-3
Mar. 5 Houston Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 6-1 Mullins (3-2) Hertenberger (2-3) None ESPN+ 235 8-3
Mar. 6 Houston Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 8-0 (5 inns) McCann (3-0) Hudson (3-3) None ESPN+ 254 9-3
Mar. 7 Houston Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 5-2 McCann (3-0) Lee (2-2) None ESPN+ 260 10-3
Mar. 10 Sam Houston State RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 6-0 Mullins (4-2) Billmeier (0-2) None 272 11-3
Mar. 11 BYU RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 2-1 Mullins (5-2) Moffat-Korth (5-6) None 237 12-3
Mar. 12 UTSA RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 5-0 Mullins (6-2) Gilbert (1-2) None 330 13-3
Mar. 13 UTSA RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 8-1 King (3-1) Nelson (1-1) None 50 14-3
Mar. 16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi RV Bobcat Softball Complex • San Marcos, TX W 2-0 Mullins (7-2) Beatriz (6-2) None 174 15-3
Mar. 21 at Appalachian State RV Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 4-3 King (4-1) Longanecker (6-3) McCann (1) 50 16-3 1-0
Mar. 21 at Appalachian State RV Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 8-3 Barrera (1-0) Holland (3-4) Mullins (2) 50 17-3 2-0
Mar. 23 at Georgia State RV Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W 6-2 King (5-1) Banks (2-3) None 137 18-3 3-0
Mar. 23 at Georgia State RV Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W 9-0 Mullins (8-2) Buck (3-3) None 131 19-3 4-0
Mar. 24 at Georgia State RV Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W 10-5 Mullins (9-2) Mooney (4-5) None 153 20-3 5-0
Mar. 24 at No. 8 Texas RV Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX Game postponed
Mar. 30 Tarleton State RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 8-0 (6 inns) Mullins (10-2) Bridges (5-1) None ESPN+ 238 21-3
April (11–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Apr. 1 Coastal Carolina RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 6-5 Mullins (11-2) Beasley-Polko (5-7) King (2) ESPN+ 263 22-3 6-0
Apr. 1 Coastal Carolina RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 5-1 King (6-1) De Jesus (2-5) None ESPN+ 263 23-3 7-0
Apr. 2 Coastal Carolina RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 3-2 King (7-1) Brabham (1-4) None 244 24-3 8-0
Apr. 6 RV Texas A&M No. 25 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 7-6 Mullins (12-2) Poynter (7-2) None ESPN+ 330 25-3
Apr. 9 South Alabama No. 25 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 1-3 Hughen (6-4) Mullins (12-3) None ESPN+ 243 25-4 8-1
Apr. 10 South Alabama No. 25 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 0-1 Lackie (12-6) King (7-2) None ESPN+ 307 25-5 8-2
Apr. 11 South Alabama No. 25 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 4-7 Hughes (2-1) McCann (4-1) Lackie (3) ESPN+ 307 25-6 8-3
Apr. 14 at Baylor Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX W 7-5 Mullins (13-3) Mansell (6-2) None ESPN+ 340 26-6
Apr. 17 at No. 14 Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-1 Mullins (14-3) Lamb (14-3) None ESPN+ 289 27-6 9-3
Apr. 17 at No. 14 Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 3-7 Ellyson (14-4) Mullins (14-4) None ESPN+ 289 27-7 9-4
Apr. 18 at No. 14 Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 0-8 (6 inns) Ellyson (15-4) Mullins (14-5) None ESPN+ 283 27-8 9-5
Apr. 21 at No. 9 Texas RV Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L 4-5 Day (3-0) Mullins (14-6) O'Leary (3) LHN 375 27-9
Apr. 24 Georgia Southern RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 7-0 Mullins (15-6) Garcia (4-5) None ESPN+ 325 28-9 10-5
Apr. 24 Georgia Southern RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 3-0 Barrera (2-0) Waldrep (3-6) King (3) ESPN+ 325 29-9 11-5
Apr. 25 Georgia Southern RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 1-0 King (8-2) Garcia (4-6) None ESPN+ 145 30-9 12-5
Apr. 28 Houston Baptist RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 4-2 Mullins (16-6) Patak (6-9) King (4) ESPN+ 234 31-9
Apr. 30 at Troy RV Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 4-3 Mullins (17-6) Johnson (18-6) None ESPN+ 134 32-9 13-5
May (4-1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 1 at Troy RV Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 3-0 King (9-2) Baker (6-4) None ESPN+ 132 33-9 14-5
May 2 at Troy RV Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 4-6 Baker (7-4) King (9-3) None ESPN+ 121 33-10 14-6
May 6 UT Arlington RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 8-0 Mullins (18-6) Valencia (5-6) None ESPN+ 265 34-10 15-6
May 7 UT Arlington RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 2-1 King (10-3) Bumpurs (2-6) Mullins (3) ESPN+ 271 35-10 16-6
May 8 UT Arlington RV Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 4-2 Mullins (19-6) Gardiner (3-3) None ESPN+ 306 36-10 17-6
Post-season (3-4)
SBC Tournament (2-2)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 12 vs. (10) Georgia State (2) Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 2-0 Mullins (20-6) Allen (1-2) None ESPN+ 121 37-10
May 13 vs. (6) UT Arlington (2) Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 4-0 King (11-3) Bumpurs (2-7) None ESPN+ 138 38-10
May 14 vs. (1)/No. 14 Louisiana (2) Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 3-4 Ellyson (22-6) King (11-4) None ESPN+ 188 38-11
May 15 vs. (4) South Alabama (2) Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 3-4 (8 inns) Lackie (18-10) McCann (4-2) None ESPN+ 321 38-12
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 21 vs. (2)/No. 10 Oregon (3) Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX W 5-1 King (12-4) Yanez (20-6) None ESPN3 824 39-12 1-0
May 22 vs. (1)/No. 11 Texas (3) Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L 0-6 O'Leary (15-4) King (12-5) None ESPN2 973 39-13 1-1
May 22 vs. (2)/No. 10 Oregon (3) Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L 0-2 Yanez (21-6) King (12-6) None ESPN3 795 39-14 1-2
Schedule Source:[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

Austin Regional[edit]

Austin Regional Teams
(1) Texas Longhorns (2) Oregon Ducks (3) Texas State Bobcats (4) Saint Francis Red Flash
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Oregon1
Texas State5
Texas State0
12Texas6
12Texas12
Saint Francis0
12Texas
Oregon
Lower round 1Lower final
Texas State0
Oregon7Oregon2
Saint Francis0

Postseason[edit]

Conference accolades[edit]

  • Player of the Year: Ciara Bryan – LA
  • Pitcher of the Year: Summer Ellyson – LA
  • Freshman of the Year: Sara Vanderford – TXST
  • Newcomer of the Year: Ciara Bryan – LA
  • Coach of the Year: Gerry Glasco – LA

References:[5]

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today[6]RV———RVRVRVRV25—RVRVRV——
Softball America[7]—————2422222123—————
ESPN.com/USA Softball[8]———RVRVRVRVRV23RV—————
D1Softball[9]———22242120221825—————

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2021 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Conference Announces Preseason Softball Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Six put pen to paper to join Woodard's Bobcat program". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "TXST announces 2021 softball schedule". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2021 Softball Postseason All-Conference, Individual Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "2020 NCAA Division I Top 25". www.softballamerica.com. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "NCAA College Rankings and Polls - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top 25 Archives • D1Softball". D1Softball. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
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