2021 BYU Cougars softball team

2021 BYU Cougars softball
2021 BYU Cougars softball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	38–17 (11–1 WCC)
Head coach	Gordon Eakin (19th season);
Assistant coaches	Pete Meredith (8th season); AJ Taulai'i (4th season);
Home stadium	Gail Miller Field

The 2021 BYU Cougars softball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. Gordon Eakin enters the year as head coach of the Cougars for a 19th consecutive season. 2021 is the eighth season for the Cougars as members of the WCC in softball.[2] The Cougars entered 2021 having won their last 11 conference championships, though they never made it to conference play in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 West Coast Conference softball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
BYU ‍†‍‍^y	11	–	1	–	0	.917	38	–	17	–	0	.691
Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍	10	–	5	–	0	.667	22	–	21	–	0	.512
Pacific ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	0	.444	14	–	14	–	1	.500
Saint Mary's ‍‍‍	4	–	8	–	0	.333	13	–	24	–	0	.351
San Diego ‍‍‍	5	–	10	–	0	.333	13	–	29	–	0	.310
Santa Clara ‍‍‍	5	–	10	–	0	.333	8	–	20	–	0	.286
Pacific suspended their season on May 5, 2021

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 21, 2021[1] Rankings from NFCA

2021 Roster

2021 BYU Cougars Roster[3]

Pitchers

10 Arissa Paulson – senior
15 Taryn Lennon – freshman
18 Lexi Atcitty – freshman
20 Autumn Moffat-Korth – senior
28 Carley Brown – sophomore
33 Lo Salcedo – freshman
77 Reggie Kanagawa – senior

Catchers

11 Morgan Bevell – senior
13 Bridget Fleener – junior
14 Kaylee Erickson – sophomore
24 Natalie Sicairos – freshman

Infielders

3 Marissa Chavez – junior
5 Taylei Williams – senior
7 Alyssa Podhurcak – sophomore
8 Emilee Erickson – senior
10 Arissa Paulson – senior
14 Kaylee Erickson – sophomore
16 Brooke Hill-Barrington – junior
17 Erin Miklus – senior
44 Mallory Barber – junior
54 Huntyr Aca – sophomore
55 Martha Epenesa – junior
77 Reggie Kanagawa – sophomore

Outfielders

1 HannahJo Peterson – senior
2 Rylee Jensen-McFarland – senior
4 Ally Oyanguren – freshman
6 Morgan Sterner – freshman
15 Taryn Lennon – freshman
23 Violet Zavodnik – freshman
99 Aubrielle Paulson – junior

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher
Kajakawa Classic
February 11*	3:00 PM	#16 Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 2–7	235	Cielo Meza (1–0)	Autumn Moffat-Korth (0–1)
February 11*	5:30 PM	#16 Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 5–7 ⁽⁸⁾	235	Allison Royalty (1–0)	Arissa Paulson (0–1)
February 12*	3:00 PM	Utah	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 0–1	146	Sydney Sandez (1–0)	Autumn Moffat-Korth (0–2)
February 13*	12:00 PM	Seattle	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 4–3	132	Autumn Moffat-Korth (1–2)	Stefanie Madrigal (0–2)
St. George Classic
February 18*	1:00 PM	#2 Washington	Karl Brooks Field • St. George, UT	L 1–4	122	Gabbie Plain (2–0)	Carley Brown (0–1)
February 19*	11:00 AM	Utah State	Canyons Softball Complex • St. George, UT	W 6–3	30	Arissa Paulson (1–1)	Jessica Stewart (0–3)
February 19*	1:30 PM	Montana	Canyons Softball Complex • St. George, UT	W 9–0 ⁽⁵⁾	30	Autumn Moffat-Korth (2–2)	Ashley Ward (0–2)
February 20*	11:00 AM	Utah Valley	Canyons Softball Complex • St. George, UT	W 7–2	50	Arissa Paulson (2–1)	Devyn Cretz
February 20*	1:30 PM	Nevada	Canyon Softball Complex • St. George, UT	W 7–1	50	Autumn Moffat-Korth (3–2)	Blake Craft (2–2)
Arizona Tournament
February 25*	2:00 PM	Seattle	Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–0	32	Autumn Moffat-Korth (4–2)	Shi Smith (2–4)
February 25*	5:00 PM	#3 Arizona	Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 0–12 ⁽⁵⁾	0	Alyssa Dengam (3–0)	Arissa Paulson (2–2)
February 26*	12:00 PM	Oregon State	Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 3–10	0	Mariah Mazon (4–0)	Autumn Moffat-Korth (4–3)
February 27*	3:00 PM	Colorado State	Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ	Canceled	CSU withdrew from Arizona Tournament due to COVID-19 protocols
February 27*	6:00 PM	Colorado State	Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ	Canceled	CSU withdrew from Arizona Tournament due to COVID-19 protocols
February 27*	2:00 PM	#3 Arizona	Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 3–11 ⁽⁶⁾	0	Mariah Lopez (3–0)	Autumn Moffat-Korth (4–4)
DeMarani Invitational
March 4*	4:30 PM	Cal	Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 8–7 ⁽⁸⁾	0	Carley Brown (1–1)	Sona Halijian (1–3)
March 4*	7:00 PM	Stanford	Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 3–5	0	Alana Vawter (5–0)	Arissa Paulson (2–3)
March 5*	2:00 PM	UCSB	Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 4–1	0	Autumn Moffat-Korth (5–4)	Alyssa Molina (0–2)
March 6*	12:30 PM	Nevada	Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	Canceled	Nevada withdrew from DeMarani Tournament due to COVID-19 protocols
March 6*	3:00 PM	Stanford	Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 2–3	0	Alana Vawter (6–0)	Autumn Moffat-Korth (5–5)
Regular Season
March 10*	2:00 PM	Sam Houston State	Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX	W 12–2 ⁽⁵⁾	0	Arissa Paulson (3–3)	Regan Dunn (2–2)
March 11*	5:00 PM	Texas State	Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX	L 1–2	237	Jessica Mullins (5–2)	Autumn Moffat-Korth (5–6)
March 12*	2:00 PM	UTSA	Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX	W 11–2 ⁽⁵⁾	0	Arissa Paulson (4–3)	Clarissa Hernandez (1–2)
March 13*	1:00 PM	#10 Texas	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	L 7–10	0	Molly Jacobsen (5–1)	Autumn Moffat-Korth (5–7)
March 13*	4:00 PM	Tarleton State	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	W 7–1	446	Autumn Moffat-Korth (6–7)	Tristan Bridges (2–7)
March 24*	5:00 PM	Stanford	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	L 4–5	215	Maddy Dwyer (2–0)	Autumn Moffat-Korth (6–8)
March 26*	2:30 PM	Boise State	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	L 4–6	759	Hannah Bailey (4–0)	Carley Brown (1–2)
March 26*	5:00 PM	Boise State	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	W 4–1	759	Autumn Moffat-Korth (7–8)	Sara Johnson (0–7)
March 27*	3:30 PM	Southern Utah	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	W 8–0 ⁽⁶⁾	799	Arissa Paulson (5–3)	Tyler Denhart
March 30*	5:00 PM	#14 Arizona State	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	Canceled	due to unknown health emergency, but it was not COVID-19 protocols
April 1*	6:00 PM	#25 Baylor	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	W 4–1	280	Autumn Moffat-Korth (8–8)	Gia Rodoni (7–4)
April 2*	1:00 PM	#25 Baylor	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	W 7–5	379	Carley Brown (2–2)	Sidney Mansell (6–1)
April 2*	3:50 PM	#25 Baylor	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	W 7–5	379	Autumn Moffat-Korth (9–8)	Aliyah Binford (5–2)
April 6*	3:30 PM	Utah State	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	W 4–0	365	Autumn Moffat-Korth (10–8)	Jes Stewart (9–9)
April 9	4:00 PM	Saint Mary's	Louis Guisto Field • Moraga, CA	W 10–6	30	Carley Brown (3–2)	Kayla Scott (2–4)
April 10	1:00 PM	Saint Mary's	Louis Guisto Field • Moraga, CA	W 8–5	40	Arissa Paulson (6–3)	Eileen Perez (1–4)
April 10	3:00 PM	Saint Mary's	Louis Guisto Field • Moraga, CA	W 1–0	55	Autumn Moffat-Korth (11–8)	Sofia Earle (4–8)
April 13*	6:00 PM	Idaho State	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	W 10–1 ⁽⁵⁾	616	Autumn Moffat-Korth (12–8)	Emma McMurray (0–5)
UCCU Crosstown Clash
April 14*	6:00 PM	Utah Valley	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	W 8–2	120	Arissa Paulson (7–3)	Devyn Cretz (9–10)
Regular Season
April 15*	5:00 PM	Southern Utah	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	W 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	162	Autumn Moffat-Korth (13–8)	Payton Goodrich (2–7)
Deseret First Duel
April 21*	6:00 PM	Utah	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	W 7–6	497	Carley Brown (4–2)	Sydney Sandez (7–5)
Regular Season
April 23	5:00 PM	San Diego	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	W 3–1	350	Autumn Moffat-Korth (14–8)	Madison Earnshaw (3–10)
April 23	7:00 PM	San Diego	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	W 11–3 ⁽⁵⁾	350	Arissa Paulson (8–3)	Courtney Rose (1–8)
April 24	1:00 PM	San Diego	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	W 3–0	290	Autumn Moffat-Korth (15–8)	Madison Earnshaw (3–11)
UCCU Crosstown Clash
April 27*	5:00 PM	Utah Valley	Wolverine Field • Orem, UT	L 1–8	229	Brooke Carter (4–5)	Carley Brown (4–3)
Regular Season
April 30	3:00 PM	Loyola Marymount	Smith Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–2	50	Autumn Moffat-Korth (16–8)	Marina Vitalich (12–8)
May 1	1:00 PM	Loyola Marymount	Smith Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 2–3 ⁽¹⁰⁾	65	Marina Vitalich (13-8)	Arissa Paulson (8–4)
May 1	4:30 PM	Loyola Marymount	Smith Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–1 ⁽⁶⁾	60	Autumn Moffat-Korth (17–8)	Marina Vitalich (13-9)
May 4*	3:00 PM	Southern Utah	Kathryn Berg Field • Cedar City, UT	W 9–0 ⁽⁵⁾	100	Arissa Paulson (9–4)	Tyler Denhart (8–12)
May 7*	5:00 PM	Santa Clara	SCU Softball Field • Santa Clara, CA	W 9–0 ⁽⁶⁾	35	Autumn Moffat-Korth (18–8)	Lauren Anderson (2–7)
May 7	7:30 PM	Santa Clara	SCU Softball Field • Santa Clara, CA	W 15–2 ⁽⁵⁾	35	Arissa Paulson (10–4)	Zoe Straughn (2–3)
May 8	2:00 PM	Santa Clara	SCU Softball Field • Santa Clara, CA	W 6–1	40	Autumn Moffat-Korth (19–8)	Liyah Lopez (3–4)
May 10*	2:00 PM	Dixie State	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	W 7–1	350	Autumn Moffat-Korth (20–8)	Carissa Burgess (13–13)
May 10*	4:00 PM	Dixie State	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	W 8–2	350	Arissa Paulson (11–4)	Ashtyn Bauerle (5–10)
May 11*	4:00 PM	Utah State	Johnson Softball Field • Logan, UT	W 4–0	197	Autumn Moffat-Korth (21–8)	Delaney Hull (3–8)
May 14	5:00 PM	Pacific	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	Canceled	Pacific cancelled their season citing health and wellness concerns May 5
May 14	7:00 PM	Pacific	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	Canceled	Pacific cancelled their season citing health and wellness concerns May 5
May 15	1:00 PM	Pacific	Gail Miller Field • Provo, UT	Canceled	Pacific cancelled their season citing health and wellness concerns May 5
2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament
May 20*	5:30 PM	#21 Virginia Tech	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 2–5	574	Keely Rochard (26–8)	Autumn Moffat-Korth (21–9)
May 21*	4:30 PM	Southern Illinois	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–2	550	Autumn Moffat-Korth (22–9)	Sarah Harness (22–6)
May 21*	8:00 PM	#12 ⁽¹³⁾ Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 9–8	689	Arissa Paulson (12–4)	Lindsay Lopez (16–7)
May 22*	4:00 PM	#21 Virginia Tech	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 4–11	719	Keely Rochard (28–8)	Autumn Moffat-Korth (22–10)
*Non-Conference Game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone.

TV and Streaming Broadcast Information

Arizona State: Matt Venezia & Mac Friday (P12+ ASU)
Arizona State: Ben Pokorny & Mac Friday (P12+ ASU)
Washington: No commentary (YouTube)
Seattle: No commentary (FloSoftball)
Arizona: Danny Martinez (P12+ ARIZ)
Oregon State: No commentary (P12+ ARIZ)
Arizona: Danny Martinez (P12+ ARIZ)
Stanford: Joaquin Wallace (P12+ STAN)
Stanford: Jenna Becerra (P12+ STAN)
Texas: Tyler Denning & Erin Miller (LHN)
Tarleton State: Tyler Denning & Erin Miller (LHN)
Stanford: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide (BYUtv.org)
Boise State DH: Jarom Jordan & Gary Sheide (BYUtv.org)
Southern Utah: Jarom Jordan & Spencer Linton (BYUtv)
Baylor: Spencer Linton & Caitlyn Alldredge (BYUtv.org)
Baylor DH: Spencer Linton & Caitlyn Alldredge (BYUtv.org)
Utah State: Spencer Linton & Caitlyn Alldredge (BYUtv.org)
Saint Mary's: No commentary (WCC Net)
Saint Mary's DH: No commentary (WCC Net)
Idaho State: Jarom Jordan & Caitlyn Alldredge (BYUtv.org)
Utah Valley: Spencer Linton & Caitlyn Alldredge (BYUtv.org)
Southern Utah: Spencer Linton & Caitlyn Alldredge (BYUtv.org)
Utah: Spencer Linton & Caitlyn Alldredge (BYUtv.org)
San Diego DH: Spencer Linton & Caitlyn Alldredge (BYUtv.org)
San Diego: Spencer Linton & Caitlyn Alldredge (BYUtv.org)
Utah Valley: Ryan Pickens & Josh Kallunki (WAC DN)
Loyola Marymount: No commentary (YouTube)
Loyola Marymount DH: No commentary (YouTube)
Southern Utah: Kylee Young (Pluto TV)
Santa Clara DH: No commentary (YouTube)
Santa Clara: No commentary (YouTube)
Dixie State DH: Spencer Linton & Caitlyn Alldredge (BYUtv.org)
Utah State: Adam Larson & Aaron (MW Net)
Virginia Tech: John Schriffen & Jennie Ritter (ESPN3)
Southern Illinois: John Schriffen & Jennie Ritter (ESPN3)
Arizona State: John Schriffen & Jennie Ritter (ESPN3)
Virginia Tech: John Schriffen & Jennie Ritter (ACCN)

External links

BYU Softball at byucougars.com

References

"WCC 2021 Softball Standings". D1 Softball. D1 Softball. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
"Cougars join the WCC" (Press release). Deseret News. July 3, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
https://byucougars.com/roster/softball/2021

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[1] "WCC 2021 Softball Standings". D1 Softball. D1 Softball. Retrieved February 6, 2021.

[2] "Cougars join the WCC" (Press release). Deseret News. July 3, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2013.

[3] ttps://byucougars.com/roster/softball/2021