2023 BYU Cougars softball team explained

Mode:	softball
Year:	2023
Team:	BYU Cougars
Conference:	West Coast Conference
Short Conf:	WCC
Record:	35–17
Conf Record:	11–4
Head Coach:	Gordon Eakin
Hc Year:	21st
Asst Coach1:	Pete Meredith
Ac1 Year:	10th
Asst Coach2:	Todd Judge^[1]
Ac2 Year:	1st
Stadium:	Gail Miller Field
Bowl:	NISC
Bowl Result:	Runner-up

The 2023 BYU Cougars softball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. Gordon Eakin enters the year as head coach of the Cougars for a 21st consecutive season. 2023 is the tenth and final season for the Cougars as members of the WCC in softball as they'll join the Big 12 Conference for the 2024 season.^[2] The Cougars enter 2023 having won their last 13 conference championships and having been picked as the favorites to win the 2023 WCC title.

Schedule

|-! style=""| Puerto Vallarta College Challenge|- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"| February 9 || vs. North Carolina || – || Nancy Almaraz Field || FloSoftball || 0–2 || Bailey McCachren (1–0) || Chloe Temples (0–1) || None || 184 || 0–1 || –|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| February 9 || vs. Wisconsin || – || Nancy Almaraz Field || FloSoftball || 1–0 || Kaysen Korth (1–0) || Maddie Schwartz (0–1) || None || N/A || 1–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"| February 10 || vs. Maryland || – || Nancy Almaraz Field || FloSoftball || 2–10 ⁽⁵⁾ || Trinity Schlotterbeck (1–0) || Kaysen Korth (1–1) || None || 500 || 1–2 || –|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| February 11 || vs. North Dakota State || – || Nancy Almaraz Field || FloSoftball || 10–1 ⁽⁵⁾ || Chloe Temples (1–1) || Lainey Lyle (0–1) || None || 248 || 2–2 || –|-! style=""| Littlewood Classic|- |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffccc"| February 16 || at #22 Arizona State || – || Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium || P12 OR || 10–5 || Kaysen Korth (2–1) || Mac Osborne (1–2) || None || 1,213 || 3–2 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| February 17 || vs. San Jose State || – || Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium || || 7–5 || Ailana Agbayani (1–0) || Olivia Grey (2–2) || None || 350 || 4–2 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| February 17 || vs. Oregon State || – || Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium || || 3–2 || Kaysen Korth (3–1) || Tarni Stepto (1–2) || None || 520 || 5–2 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| February 18 || vs. Illinois State || – || Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium || || 2–1 ⁽⁸⁾ || Chloe Temples (2–1) || Hannah Meshnick (1–1) || None || 308 || 6–2 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| February 18 || vs. DePaul || – || Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium || || 13–7 || Alyssa Aguilar (1–0) || Bella Nigey (2–2) || None || 412 || 7–2 || –|-|-! style=""| Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic|- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"| February 23 || vs. #21 Missouri || – || Big League Dreams Complex || FloSoftball || 3–11 ⁽⁵⁾ || Jordan Weber (3–2) || Ailana Agbayani (1–1) || None || 286 || 7–3 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"| February 23 || vs. Texas A&M || – || Big League Dreams Complex || FloSoftball || 6–8 || Emiley Kennedy (3–0) || Kaysen Korth (3–2) || Shaylee Ackerman (1) || N/A || 7–4 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"| February 24 || vs. San Diego State || – || Big League Dreams Complex || FloSoftball || 1–4 || Sarah Lehman (4–0) || Chloe Temples (2–2) || Allie Light (4) || 108 || 7–5 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| February 25 || vs. Long Beach State || – || Big League Dreams Complex || FloSoftball || 6–5 || Kaysen Korth (4–2) || Sophia Fernandez (0–2) || None || 264 || 8–5 || –|-|-! style=""| Trailblazer Tournament|- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"| March 2 || vs. Oregon State || – || Karl Brooks Field || WAC DN || 4–7 || Sarah Haendiges (4–3) || Chloe Temples (2–3) || Ellie Garcia (2) || 109 || 8–6 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 3 || vs. UNLV || – || Karl Brooks Field || WAC DN || 9–2 || Kaysen Korth (5–2) || Jessie Fontes (3–3) || None || 100 || 9–6 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| March 3 || vs. Portland State || – || Karl Brooks Field || WAC DN || 8–3 || Kaysen Korth (6–2) || Sherrei Nakoa-Chung (0–4) || None || 129 || 10–6 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| March 4 || vs. Idaho State || – || Karl Brooks Field || WAC DN || 4–3 || Kaysen Korth (7–2) || Jordan Schuring (2–4) || None || 125 || 11–6 || –|-|-! style=""| Regular season|- |- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc"| March 15 || Utah || – || Gail Miller Field || byutv.org ||colspan=7| PPD until 4/10- Snowstorm|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| March 16 || at Utah Tech || – || Karl Brooks Field || WAC DN || 3–1 || Kaysen Korth (8–2) || Sauren Garton (7–3) || None || 157 || 12–6 || – |-|-! style=""| Iowa State Invitational|- |- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc"| March 17 || at Iowa State || – || Cyclone Sports Complex || ESPN+ || colspan=7| Cancelled- low temps|- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc"| March 17 || at Iowa State || – || Cyclone Sports Stadium || ESPN+ || colspan=7| Cancelled- low temps|- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc"| March 18 || vs. Omaha || – || Cyclone Sports Stadium || || colspan=7| Cancelled- low temps|- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc"| March 18 || vs. Omaha || – || Cyclone Sports Stadium || || colspan=7| Cancelled- low temps|-|-! style=""| Regular season|- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| March 18 || Idaho State || – || Gail Miller Field || byutv.org || 10–1 ⁽⁵⁾ || Chloe Temples (3–3) || Emma McMurray (1–6) || None || 337 || 13–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| March 18 || Idaho State || – || Gail Miller Field || byutv.org || 12–0 ⁽⁵⁾ || Kaysen Korth (9–2) || Rylee Peters (0–1) || None || 337 || 14–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| March 21 || Boise State || – || Gail Miller Field || byutv.org || 3–8 || Taylor Caudill (6–5) || Chloe Temples (3–4) || None || 120 || 14–7 || – |- align="center" " bgcolor="cccccc"| March 23 || Utah State || – || Gail Miller Field || byutv.org || colspan=7| Cancelled- inclement weather|- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc"| March 25 || Idaho State || – || Gail Miller Field || BYUtv || colspan=7| Cancelled- inclement weather|- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc"| March 25 || Idaho State || – || Gail Miller Field || BYUtv || colspan=7| Cancelled- inclement weather|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| March 27 || at Utah Tech || – || Karl Brooks Field || ESPN+ || 14–11 || Ailana Agbayani (2–1) || Ashtyn Bauerle (0–1) || None || 274 || 15–7 || – |-|-! style=""| Purple & Gold Challenge|- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| March 30 || at #12 LSU || – || Tiger Park || SEC+ || 2–3 || Sydney Berzon (10–2) || Ailana Agbayani (2–2) || None || 1,650 || 15–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| March 31 || vs. Louisiana Tech || – || Tiger Park || || 5–3 || Kaysen Korth (10–2) || Brook Melnychuk (4–5) || None || 326 || 16–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| March 31 || at #12 LSU || – || Tiger Park || SEC+ || 2–10 ⁽⁵⁾ || Raelin Chaffin (4–1) || Chloe Temples (3–5) || None || 1,697 || 16–9 || – |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| April 1 || vs. NC State || – || Tiger Park || || 1–0 || Alyssa Aguilar (2–0) || Madison Inscoe (7–8) || None || 127 || 17–9 || – |-|-! style=""| Regular season|- |- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc"| April 4 || at Idaho State || – || Miller Ranch Stadium || ESPN+ || colspan=7| Cancelled- inclement weather|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| April 7 || at Santa Clara* || – || SCU Softball Field || SCS Atlantic || 4–3 || Kaysen Korth (11–2) || Hannah Edwards (6–4) || None || 153 || 18–9 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| April 7 || at Santa Clara* || – || SCU Softball Field || SCS Atlantic || 8–2 || Chloe Temples (4–5) || Hazyl Gray (3–5) || None || 153 || 19–9 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| April 8 || at Santa Clara* || – || SCU Softball Field || WCC Net || 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾ || Kaysen Korth (12–2) || Sage Hager (8–4) || None || 162 || 20–9 || 3–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| April 10 || at #24 Utah || – || Gail Miller Field || byutv.org || 4–6 || Mariah Lopez (10–2) || Kaysen Korth (12–3) || None || 1,800 || 20–10 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| April 11 || Utah Valley || – || Gail Miller Field || byutv.org || 9–0 ⁽⁵⁾ || Chloe Temples (5–5) || Jorja Barrett (2–2) || None || 478 || 21–10 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| April 14 || at Loyola Marymount || – || Smith Field || SCS Pacific || 2–3 || Jenna Perez (8–9) || Kaysen Korth (12–4) || None || 236 || 21–11 || 3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| April 15 || at Loyola Marymount* || – || Smith Field || SCS Central || 2–5 || Jenna Perez (9–9) || Kaysen Korth (12–5) || None || N/A || 21–12 || 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| April 15 || at Loyola Marymount* || – || Smith Field || SCS Central || 5–2 || Ailana Agbayani (3–2) || Savannah Hooks (2–2) || None || N/A || 22–12 || 4–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| April 17 || #5 Stanford || – || Gail Miller Field || byutv.org || 0–1 || NiJaree Canady (9–0) || Kaysen Korth (12–6) || Alana Vawter (6) || 243 || 22–13 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| April 19 || at Utah Valley || – || Wolverine Field || ESPN+ || 6–5 || Ailana Agbayani (4–2) || Katie Zuniga (7–11) || Kaysen Korth (1) || 287 || 23–13 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| April 26 || Utah State || – || Gail Miller Field || byutv.org || 10–5 || Ailana Agbayani (5–2) || Hailey McLean (5–5) || None || 320 || 24–13 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| April 26 || Utah Tech || – || Gail Miller Field || byutv.org || 4–3 || Kaysen Korth (13–6) || Attlyn Johnston (8–6) || None || 478 || 25–13 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| April 28 ||San Diego* || – || Gail Miller Field || byutv.org || 8–1 || Kaysen Korth (14–6) || Madison Earnshaw (8–5) || None || 378 || 26–13 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| April 28 || San Diego* || – || Gail Miller Field || byutv.org || 12–1 ⁽⁵⁾ || Chloe Temples (6–5) || Courtney Rose (2–7) || None || 316 || 27–13 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| April 29 || San Diego* || – || Gail Miller Field || byutv.org || 8–0 || Kaysen Korth (15–6) || Kelsey Tadlock (1–8) || None || 491 || 28–13 || 7–2 |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| May 1 || #2 UCLA || – || Gail Miller Field || BYUtv || 2–7 || Brooke Yanez (15–1) || Kaysen Korth)15–7) || None || 619 || 28–14 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| May 5 || Pacific* || – || Gail Miller Field || byutv.org || 10–2 ⁽⁶⁾ || Kaysen Korth (16–7) || Vanessa Strong (4–7) || None || 443 || 29–14 || 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| May 5 || Pacific* || – || Gail Miller Field || byutv.org || 6–3 ⁽⁹⁾ || Kaysen Korth (17–7) || Desiree Smith (0–3) || None || 363 || 30–14 || 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| May 6 || Pacific* || – || Gail Miller Field || BYUtv || 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾ || Chloe Temples (7–5) || Vanessa Strong (4–7) || None || 723 || 31–14 || 10–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| May 12 || at Saint Mary's* || – || Cottrell Field || SCS Atlantic || 1–0 || Kaysen Korth (18–7) || Odhi Vasquez (7–6) || None || 150 || 32–14 || 11–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| May 13 || at Saint Mary's* || – || Cottrell Field || SCS Atlantic || 0–2 || Kailey O'Connor (5–12) || Chloe Temples (7–6) || None || 250 || 32–15 || 11–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| May 13 || at Saint Mary's* || – || Cottrell Field || SCS Atlantic || 0–2 || Avery Wolverton (6–6) || Kaysen Korth (18–8) || None || 250 || 32–16 || 11–4|-|-! style=""| NISC Tournament|- |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| May 18 || vs. San Jose State || – || Triple Crown Sports Red Rocks Field || YouTube || 5–2 || Kaysen Korth (19–8) || Lacie Ham (7–15) || None || N/A || 33–16 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| May 19 || vs. Maryland || – || Triple Crown Sports Red Rocks Field || YouTube || 6–4 || Chloe Temples (8–6) || Trinty Schlotter (15–7) || None || N/A || 34–16 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| May 20 || vs. South Dakota State || – || Triple Crown Sports Red Rocks Field || YouTube || 5–0 || Chloe Temples (9–6) || Tori Kniesche (24–7) || None || N/A || 35–16 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| May 20 || vs. Iowa || – || Triple Crown Sports Red Rocks Field || YouTube || 7–9 || Jalen Adams (10–13) || Ailana Agbayani (5–3) || None || N/A || 35–17 || – |-| style="font-size:88%" | Rankings from NFCA. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.
*West Coast Conference games

TV and Streaming Broadcast Information

• North Carolina: Scott Sudikoff & KJ Sanchelli^[3]
• Wisconsin: Scott Sudikoff & KJ Sanchelli
• Maryland: Corey Brooks & Karen Johns
• North Dakota State: Corey Brooks & Karen Johns^[4]
• Arizona State: Cindy Brunson
• Missouri: Chris Hooks & Joe Simmons
• Texas A&M: Chris Hooks & Joe Simmons
• San Diego State: Chris Hooks & Joe Simmons
• Long Beach State: Jill Guerin
• Oregon State: No commentary
• UNLV: No commentary
• Portland State: No commentary
• Idaho State: No commentary
• Utah Tech: No commentary
• Idaho State DH: Dave McCann & Gary Sheide
• Boise State: Spencer Linton & Jason Shepherd
• Utah Tech: Kylee Young
• LSU: Lyn Rollins & Yvette Girouard
• LSU: Lyn Rollins & Yvette Girouard
• Santa Clara DH: Daniel Brewer
• Santa Clara: Greg Mroz
• Utah: Spencer Linton & Taylei Williams
• Utah Valley: Spencer Linton
• Loyola Marymount: Jonah Malkin
• Loyola Marymount DH: Jonah Malkin
• Stanford: Spencer Linton & Taylei Williams
• Utah Valley: Brice Larson
• Utah State: Spencer Linton & Taylei Williams
• Utah Tech: Spencer Linton & Jason Shepherd
• San Diego DH: Spencer Linton & Taylei Williams
• San Diego: Spencer Linton & Taylei Williams
• UCLA: Spencer Linton & Taylei Williams
• Pacific DH: Spencer Linton & Taylei Williams
• Pacific: Spencer Linton & Taylei Williams
• Saint Mary's: Brian Brownfield & Rodrigo Delore
• Saint Mary's DH: Brian Brownfield & Rodrigo Delore
• San Jose State: Matthew Wozniak
• Maryland: No commentary
• South Dakota State: Thomas Hoffman
• Iowa: Thomas Hoffman

See also

• 2022 BYU Cougars football team
• 2022–23 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
• 2022–23 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
• 2022 BYU Cougars women's soccer team
• 2022 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team
• 2023 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team
• 2023 BYU Cougars baseball team

External links

• BYU Softball at byucougars.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: BYU softball makes Todd Judge assistant coach . . July 20, 2022 . July 20, 2022.
2. Web site: BYU accepts invitation to Big 12, will begin competition in 2023. . September 10, 2021.
3. Web site: 5 Games in 1 Day. Twitter. 2023-02-09.
4. Web site: Catch BYU/NDSU on FloSoftball. Twitter. 2023-02-11.