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 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

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

Personnel

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

2022 Texas State Bobcats softball game log Regular season (35–17) February (6–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record New Mexico State University TournamentFeb. 11 at NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM W10–25 Mullins(1-0) De La Torre(0-1) None 646 1–0 Feb. 12 vs. NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM W14–25 Pierce(1-0) King(0-1) None 575 2–0 Feb. 13 vs. Oregon State NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM L1–6 Mazon(2-0) Mullins(1-1) None 113 2–1 Feb. 17 at No. 13 Oregon Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L3–7 Kliethermes(3-0) Pierce(1-1) None 502 2–2 Houston ClassicFeb. 19 vs. McNeese State Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX W5–3 Pierce(2-1) Tate(1-2) None 3–2 Feb. 19 at Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX W8–2 Pierce(3-1) Todd(0-1) None 1,743 4–2 Feb. 20 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX L0–85 May(3-0) Mullins(1-2) None 4–3 Feb. 20 at Houston Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX W8–2 Mullins(2-2) Wilkey(2-3) None 881 5–3 Texas ClassicFeb. 25 vs. Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX Game cancelledFeb. 25 vs. No. 23 Arizona State Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX W2–0 Mullins(3-2) Schuld(2-2) None 6–3 Feb. 26 vs. Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX Game cancelledFeb. 26 vs. Tulsa Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L5–9 Nash(1-1) Glende(0-1) None 6–4 Feb. 27 at Texas Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L2–5 Simpson(3-1) Mullins(3-3) None 835 6–5 March (12–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMar. 2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W6–2 Mullins(4-3) Gilbert(2-4) Pierce(1) 389 7–5 Wildcat InvitationalMar. 4 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W2–1 Glende(1-1) Ruggles(0-2) Pierce(2) 8–5 Mar. 4 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W10–05 Mullins(5-3) Jones(2-6) None 9–5 Mar. 5 at No. 9 Arizona Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L10–11 Elish(4-1) Mullins(5-4) None 2,773 9–6 Mar. 6 vs. Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W6–2 Glende(2-1) Caudill(7-3) Mullins(1) 10–6 Mar. 6 vs. Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W4–3 Mullins(6-5) Spelhaug(3-5) None 11–6 Mar. 9 at Davis Diamond • College Station, TX L1–4 Kennedy(6-2) Mullins(6-5) None 998 11–7 Mar. 12 Appalachian State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W5–0 Mullins(7-5) Buckner(5-2) None ESPN+ 483 12–7 1–0Mar. 12 Appalachian State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L2–3 Nichols(3-2) Glende(2-2) None ESPN+ 483 12–8 1–1Mar. 13 Appalachian State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L1–4 Northrop(3-3) Mullins(7-6) None ESPN+ 408 12–9 1–2Mar. 15 Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W4–0 Mullins(8-6) Seith(2-4) None ESPN+ 337 13–9 Mar. 16 Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L0–3 Orme(4-6) Mullins(8-7) Binford(1) 817 13–10 Mar. 18 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L1–28 Lackie(6-3) Mullins(8-8) None 36 13–11 1–3Mar. 19 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L0–7 Hardy(5-7) Pierce(3-2) None 407 13–12 1–4Mar. 20 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W3–0 Mullins(9-8) Lackie(6-4) None 352 14–12 2–4Mar. 23 No. 21 Texas Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L2–4 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 W8–2 Mullins(10-9) Beasley-Polko(6-5) None 223 15–13 3–4Mar. 26 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W9–06 Mullins(11-9) Picone(5-6) None 307 16–13 4–4Mar. 27 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W9–7 Mullins(12-9) Picone(5-7) None 315 17–13 5–4Mar. 30 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX W5–3 Pierce(4-2) Seith(2-5) Mullins(2) 201 18–13 April (13–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordApr. 1 Louisiana Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L0–1 Landry(10-2) Mullins(12-10) Schorman(2) ESPN+ 562 18–14 5–5Apr. 2 Louisiana Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L1–105 Schorman(6-2) Pierce(4-3) None ESPN+ 575 18–15 5–6Apr. 3 Louisiana Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W5–4 Mullins(13-10) Schorman(6-3) None ESPN+ 547 19–15 6–6Apr. 7 at Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX W7–4 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 L4–5 Kackley(6-5) Mullins(13-11) None 436 20–16 6–7Apr. 9 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA L2–106 Abrams(6-2) Pierce(4-4) None 465 20–17 6–8Apr. 10 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surface Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W4–1 Mullins(13-12) Abrams(6-3) None 448 21–17 7–8Apr. 12 at Baylor Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX Game cancelledApr. 14 Georgia State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W3–2 Mullins(15-11) Adams(4-8) None ESPN+ 392 22–17 8–8Apr. 15 Georgia State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W8–05 Pierce(5-4) Buck(6-5) None ESPN+ 378 23–17 9–8Apr. 16 Georgia State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W3–0 Mullins(16-11) Adams(4-9) None ESPN+ 414 24–17 10–8Apr. 19 UTSA Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W8–05 Pierce(6-4) Williams(3-6) None ESPN+ 416 25–17 Apr. 20 Incarnate Word Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W12–05 Mullins(17-11) Garcia(2-9) None 433 26–17 Apr. 22 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W2–0 Mullins(18-11) Belogorska(3-10) None ESPN+ 234 27–17 11–8Apr. 23 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W5–1 Mullins(19-11) Waldrep(5-12) None ESPN+ 226 28–17 12–8Apr. 24 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W11–15 Mullins(20-11) Belogorska(3-11) None ESPN+ 185 29–17 13–8Apr. 29 Troy Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W5–1 Mullins(21-11) Johnson(18-9) None ESPN+ 453 30–17 14–8Apr. 30 Troy Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W2–1 Mullins(22-11) Baker(7-5) None ESPN+ 555 31–17 15–8 May (4–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMay 1 Troy Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W5–2 Mullins(23-11) Johnson(18-10) None ESPN+ 493 32–17 16–8May 5 at UT Arlington Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W11–25 Mullins(24-11) Max(4-2) None 300 33–17 17–8May 6 at UT Arlington Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W7–2 Mullins(25-11) Adams(12-15) None 318 34–17 18–8May 7 at UT Arlington Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W4–0 Pierce(7-4) Adams(12-16) None 334 35–17 19–8 Post-Season (3–2) (3–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 11 vs. (6) Appalachian State (3) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W2–0 Mullins(26-11) Buckner(13-11) None ESPN+ 103 36–17 1–0May 12 vs. (2) South Alabama (3) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W4–29 Mullins(27-11) Lackie(15-8) None ESPN+ 278 37–17 2–0May 13 vs. (1)/No. 25 Louisiana (3) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L0–18 Schorman(15-4) Mullins(27-12) None ESPN+ 184 37–18 2–1May 14 vs. (9) Coastal Carolina (3) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W3–1 Pierce(8-4) Beasley-Polko(15-11) None ESPN+ 115 38–18 3–1May 14 vs. (1)/No. 25 Louisiana (3) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L1–7 Landry(20-3) Mullins(27-13) None ESPN+ 269 38–19 3–2 Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

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