2021 Texas State Bobcats softball team explained
| Mode: | softball |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | Texas State Bobcats |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | SBC |
| Record: | 39–14 |
| Conf Record: | 17–6 |
| Head Coach: | Ricci Woodard |
| Hc Year: | 21st |
| Asst Coach1: | Haley Long |
| Asst Coach2: | Paige McDuffee |
| Stadium: | Bobcat Softball Stadium |
| Champion: | Austin Regionals appearance |
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
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
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.[1]
| Coaches poll |
| 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 |
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Preseason All-Sun Belt team
- 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
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Roster
Coaching staff
Schedule and results
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| | Texas State win |
| | Texas State loss |
| | Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Texas State team member | |
| 2021 Texas State Bobcats Softball Game Log |
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| Regular season (36-10) |
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| February (6-2) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Feb. 13 | | RV | | 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 |
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| Feb. 20 | | | | Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Arlington | | Feb. 20 | | | 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 | |
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| Feb. 22 | Abilene Christian | | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 6-0 | Mullins (1-0) | White (1-2) | None | | 201 | 1-0 | | | Feb. 22 | Abilene Christian | | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 6-2 | King (1-0) | Bradley (1-1) | None | | 201 | 2-0 | | | Feb. 24 | | | | L 0-1 | Jacobsen (2-0) | Mullins (1-1) | None | | 282 | 2-1 | | | Lone Star State Invitational |
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| Feb. 26 | | | 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 | | | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 2-1 | Mullins (2-2) | Diederich (3-4) | None | | 313 | 4-2 | | | Feb. 27 | | | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 10-3 | McCann (2-0) | Bachmeyer (0-3) | None | | 313 | 5-2 | | | Feb. 28 | | | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 8-1 | King (2-0) | Marwitz (0-1) | None | | 234 | 6-2 | | | |
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| March (15-1) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Mar. 3 | | | | 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 | | | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 6-1 | Mullins (3-2) | Hertenberger (2-3) | None | | 235 | 8-3 | | | Mar. 6 | Houston | | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 8-0 (5 inns) | McCann (3-0) | Hudson (3-3) | None | | 254 | 9-3 | | | Mar. 7 | Houston | | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 5-2 | McCann (3-0) | Lee (2-2) | None | | 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 | | RV | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 2-1 | Mullins (5-2) | Moffat-Korth (5-6) | None | | 237 | 12-3 | | | Mar. 12 | | 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 | | RV | Bobcat Softball Complex • San Marcos, TX | W 2-0 | Mullins (7-2) | Beatriz (6-2) | None | | 174 | 15-3 | | | Mar. 21 | | RV | | 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 | | RV | | 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 | | RV | | Game postponed | | Mar. 30 | | RV | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 8-0 (6 inns) | Mullins (10-2) | Bridges (5-1) | None | | 238 | 21-3 | | |
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| April (11–6) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Apr. 1 | | RV | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 6-5 | Mullins (11-2) | Beasley-Polko (5-7) | King (2) | | 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 | | 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 | | No. 25 | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 7-6 | Mullins (12-2) | Poynter (7-2) | None | | 330 | 25-3 | | | Apr. 9 | | No. 25 | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | L 1-3 | Hughen (6-4) | Mullins (12-3) | None | | 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 | | 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) | | 307 | 25-6 | 8-3 | | Apr. 14 | | | | W 7-5 | Mullins (13-3) | Mansell (6-2) | None | | 340 | 26-6 | | | Apr. 17 | | | | W 5-1 | Mullins (14-3) | Lamb (14-3) | None | | 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 | | 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 | | 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) | | 375 | 27-9 | | | Apr. 24 | | RV | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 7-0 | Mullins (15-6) | Garcia (4-5) | None | | 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) | | 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 | | 145 | 30-9 | 12-5 | | Apr. 28 | | RV | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 4-2 | Mullins (16-6) | Patak (6-9) | King (4) | | 234 | 31-9 | | | Apr. 30 | | RV | | W 4-3 | Mullins (17-6) | Johnson (18-6) | None | | 134 | 32-9 | 13-5 | |
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| May (4-1) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| May 1 | at Troy | RV | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 3-0 | King (9-2) | Baker (6-4) | None | | 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 | | 121 | 33-10 | 14-6 | | May 6 | | RV | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 8-0 | Mullins (18-6) | Valencia (5-6) | None | | 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) | | 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 | | 306 | 36-10 | 17-6 | |
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| Post-season (3-4) |
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| (2-2) |
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| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| May 12 | vs. (10) Georgia State | (2) | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 2-0 | Mullins (20-6) | Allen (1-2) | None | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 321 | 38-12 | | |
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| NCAA Division I softball tournament (1-2) |
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| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
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| Austin Regionals |
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| May 21 | | (3) | | W 5-1 | King (12-4) | Yanez (20-6) | None | | 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 | | 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 | | 795 | 39-14 | 1-2 | |
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Schedule Source:[3] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.
Postseason
Conference accolades
- 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
All Conference First Team
- Ciara Bryan (LA)
- Summer Ellyson (LA)
- Sara Vanderford (TXST)
- Leanna Johnson (TROY)
- Jessica Mullins (TXST)
- Olivia Lackie (USA)
- Kj Murphy (UTA)
- Katie Webb (TROY)
- Jayden Mount (ULM)
- Kandra Lamb (LA)
- Kendall Talley (LA)
- Meredith Keel (USA)
- Tara Oltmann (TXST)
- Jade Sinness (TROY)
- Katie Lively (TROY)
All Conference Second Team
- Kelly Horne (TROY)
- Meagan King (TXST)
- Mackenzie Brasher (USA)
- Bailee Wilson (GASO)
- Makiya Thomas (CCU)
- Kaitlyn Alderink (LA)
- Abby Krzywiecki (USA)
- Kenzie Longanecker (APP)
- Alissa Dalton (LA)
- Julie Rawls (LA)
- Korie Kreps (ULM)
- Kayla Rosado (CCU)
- Justice Milz (LA)
- Gabby Buruato (APP)
- Arieann Bell (TXST)
References:[4]
Rankings
See main article: 2021 NCAA Division I softball rankings.
Notes and References
- Web site: Conference . Sun Belt . Sun Belt Conference Announces Preseason Softball Honors . sunbeltsports.org . 14 February 2021 . en.
- Web site: Six put pen to paper to join Woodard’s Bobcat program . Texas State Athletics . 17 February 2021 . en.
- Web site: TXST announces 2021 softball schedule . Texas State Athletics . 17 February 2021 . en.
- Web site: Sun Belt Announces 2021 Softball Postseason All-Conference, Individual Awards . sunbeltsports.org . 5 January 2022 . en.
