The 2023 Texas State Bobcats softball team represented Texas State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Softball Stadium. The Bobcats were led by twenty-third 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 February 2, 2023. Texas State was picked to finish second in the conference with 130 votes. Coaches poll 1 Louisiana 144 (12) 2 Texas State 130 3 South Alabama 118 4 Troy 99 5 James Madison 93 6 Marshall 80 7 Southern Miss 68 8 Appalachian State 63 9 Louisiana–Monroe 44 10 Coastal Carolina 43 11 Georgia StateGeorgia Southern 27

Preseason All-Sun Belt team Jessica Mullins (Pitcher, TXST) Olivia Lackie (Pitcher, USA) Sophie Piskos (Pitcher, LA) Hannah Shifflett (1st Base, JMU) Stormy Kotzelnick (1st Base, LA) Kelly Horne (2nd Base, TXST) Alexa Langeliers (Shortstop, LA) Jourdyn Campbell (3rd Base, LA) Sara Vanderford (3rd Base, TXST) Karly Heath (Designated Player, LA) Iyanla De Jesus (Designated Player, CCU) Ciara Trahan (Outfielder, TXST) Maddie Hayden (Outfielder, LA) Mackenzie Brasher (Outfielder, USA) Kayt Houston (Outfielder, APP)

Personnel

Schedule and results Legend Texas State win Texas State loss Postponement/Cancellation/SuspensionsBoldTexas State team member

2023 Texas State Bobcats softball game log Regular season (33–22–1) February (12–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Texas State TournamentFeb. 10 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L2–3 Cooper(1–0) Mullins(0–1) None ESPN+ 576 0–1 Feb. 10 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W8–05 Pierce(1–0) Bowers(0–1) None ESPN+ 576 1–1 Feb. 11 Kent State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W5–1 Mullins(1-1) Kelly(0–1) Glende(1) ESPN+ 585 2–1 Feb. 11 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L2–4 Gallant(1–0) McCann(0–1) None ESPN+ 585 2–2 Feb. 12 Wichita State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W7–4 Mullins(2–1) Howell(1-1) None ESPN+ 544 3–2 I-35 TourneyFeb. 16 Lamar Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W9–05 McCann(1-1) Mitchell(0–3) None ESPN+ 361 4–2 Feb. 17 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L0–2 Kniesche(4–0) Mullins(2-2) None ESPN+ 453 4–3 Feb. 18 South Dakota State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W3–1 Pierce(2–0) Lasey(3–1) None ESPN+ 517 5–3 Feb. 19 South Dakota State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W9–15 McCann(2–1) Williams(0–2) None ESPN+ 405 6–3 Feb. 19 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W0–4 Brown(1-1) Mullins(2–3) Dix(1) ESPN+ 405 6–4 TXST ClassicFeb. 23 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W1–0 McCann(3–1) Estell(2-2) None ESPN+ 513 7–4 Feb. 23 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W4–39 Mullins(3-3) Bumpurs(1–2) None ESPN+ 513 8–4 Feb. 24 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W2–1 Mullins(4–3) Ludwig(2–1) None ESPN+ 596 9–4 Feb. 24 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W4–1 McCann(4–1) Hornbuckle(3-3) None ESPN+ 596 10–4 Feb. 25 UT Arlington Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W6–58 Mullins(5–3) Adams(3–5) None ESPN+ 705 11–4 Feb. 26 Colorado State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W4–3 Mullins(6–3) Serna(9–6) None ESPN+ 572 12–4 March (9–10–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Owl ClassicMar. 2 vs. FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L4–8 Smith(1–0) McCann(4–2) None ESPN+ 52 12–5 Mar. 2 at FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W2–0 Mullins(7–3) Gardner(2–3) None ESPN+ 13–5 Mar. 3 vs. FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W9–05 Pierce(3–0) Fiorentino(0–3) None ESPN+ 78 14–5 Mar. 3 vs. FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W3–1 Mullins(8–3) Meshnick(1–4) None ESPN+ 15–5 Mar. 4 vs. Winthrop FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W5–0 Mullins(8–3) Basinger(6–4) None ESPN+ 16–5 Bevo ClassicMar. 10 vs. Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L2–49 Salo(4–0) Mullins(9–4) Schwartz(1) ESPN+ 16–6 Mar. 10 vs. Wisconsin Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L3–4 Magnanimo(1-1) Pierce(3–1) Schwartz(2) ESPN+ 16–7 Mar. 11 vs. No. 13 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX W3–1 Mullins(10–4) Harvey(3–1) None LHN 17–7 Mar. 12 at No. 9 Texas Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX W5–49 Mullins(11–4) Simpson(2–1) None LHN 1,782 18–7 Mar. 14 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L3–4 Fritz(6–1) Mullins(11–5) Hoover(1) ESPN+ 1,005 18–8 Mar. 14 Texas Tech Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L2–3 Carlin(1–2) Pierce(3–2) Herzog(2) ESPN+ 1,005 18–9 Mar. 18 at Troy Trojan Softball Complex • Troy, AL L6–7 Johnson(16–2) Mullins(11–6) None ESPN+ 243 18–10 0–1Mar. 18 at Troy Trojan Softball Complex • Troy, AL L3–6 Brookelyn(1–0) Welsh(0–1) Johnson(2) ESPN+ 356 18–11 0–2Mar. 19 at Troy Trojan Softball Complex • Troy, AL L2–2 ESPN+ 373 18–11–1 0–2–1Mar. 22 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX W15–05 Mullins(12–6) Estell(2–6) None ESPN+ 292 19–11–1 Mar. 24 South Alabama Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L1–2 Lackie(10–4) Mullins(11–7) None ESPN+ 417 19–12–1 0–3–1Mar. 25 South Alabama Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W6–2 Pierce(4–2) Hardy(10–6) None ESPN+ 536 20–12–1 1–3–1Mar. 26 South Alabama Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L0–7 Lackie(11–4) McCann(4–3) None ESPN+ 547 20–13–1 1–4–1Mar. 29 No. 21 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L2–3 Crandall(8–4) McCann(4-4) None ESPN+ 566 20–14–1 Mar. 31 at Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W4–3 Pierce(5–2) Neas(6–3) None ESPN+ 133 21–14–1 2–4–1 April (10–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordApr. 1 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W3–1 McCann(5–4) Buckner(4-4) None ESPN+ 271 22–14–1 3–4–1Apr. 2 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W7–2 Mullins(13–7) Northrop(7–4) None ESPN+ 214 23–14–1 4–4–1Apr. 6 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX Game cancelledApr. 8 Southern Miss Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W4–3 McCann(6–4) Leinstock(8–11) None ESPN+ 518 24–14–1 5–4–1Apr. 8 Southern Miss Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W4–2 Pierce(5–2) Kilgore(4–2) Mullins(1) ESPN+ 518 25–14–1 6–4–1Apr. 11 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W4–28 Mullins(14–7) Grams(6–4) None ESPN+ 406 26–14–1 Apr. 12 No. 8 Texas Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L0–4 Morgan(12–2) McCann(6–5) None ESPN+ 1,027 26–15–1 Apr. 14 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L3–5 Schorman(12–5) Mullins(14–8) Lamb(3) ESPN+ 1,651 26–16–1 6–5–1Apr. 15 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L2–4 Lamb(5–1) McCann(6-6) None ESPN+ 1,753 26–17–1 6–6–1Apr. 16 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L0–7 Landry(12–4) Pierce(5–3) None ESPN+ 1,602 26–18–1 6–7–1Apr. 19 at No. 25 Davis Diamond • College Station, TX L0–86 Ackerman(6-6) McCann(6–7) None ESPN+ 1,186 26–19–1 Apr. 21 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W3–2 Mullins(15–8) Chavarria(6–7) None ESPN+ 482 27–19–1 7–7–1Apr. 22 Louisiana–Monroe Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W5–1 McCann(7-7) Abrams(4–11) None ESPN+ 643 28–19–1 8–7–1Apr. 22 Louisiana–Monroe Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W3–1 Mullins(16–8) Chavarria(6–8) None ESPN+ 643 29–19–1 9–7–1Apr. 26 at No. 18 Baylor Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX L0–36 West(7–2) Mullins(16–9) None ESPN+ 670 29–20–1 Apr. 28 at Marshall Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV W3–0 Mullins(17–9) Nester(23–6) None ESPN+ 293 30–20–1 10–7–1Apr. 29 at Marshall Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV L1–2 Rice(11–0) Glende(1-1) Nester(3) ESPN+ 479 30–21–1 10–8–1Apr. 30 at Marshall Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV W9–16 Mullins(19–9) Nester(23–8) None ESPN+ 393 31–21–1 11–8–1 May (2–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMay 4 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W2–0 Mullins(20–9) Berry(10–4) None ESPN+ 487 32–21–1 12–8–1May 5 James Madison Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W8–2 Mullins(21–9) Berry(10–5) None ESPN+ 502 33–21–1 13–8–1May 6 James Madison Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L1–3 Berry(11–5) Mullins(21–10) None ESPN+ 448 33–22–1 13–9–1 Post-Season (2–3) (1–1) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 11 vs. (4) Troy (5) Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W3–0 Mullins(22–10) Johnson(24–9) None ESPN+ 34–22–1 1–0May 12 vs. (1) Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L1–4 Lamb(9–1) Mullins(22–11) None ESPN+ 1,458 34–23–1 1–1 NCAA Division I softball tournament (1–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record Austin RegionalsMay 19 vs. (2) Texas A&M (3) Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L1–28 Kennedy(12–5) Mullins(22–12) None LHN 1,655 34–24–1 0–1May 20 vs. (4) (3) Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX W4–3 Mullins(23–12) Carr(11–5) McCann(1) ESPN+ 1,585 35–24–1 1–1May 20 vs. (2) Texas A&M (3) Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L2–4 Leavitt(11–6) McCann(7–8) Kennedy(3) ESPN+ 1,579 35–25–1 1–2 Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

Austin Regional Austin Regional Teams(1) Texas Longhorns(2) Texas A&M Aggies(3) Texas State Bobcats(4) Seton Hall Pirates

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