2023 Oregon State Beavers softball team

2023 Oregon State Beavers softball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record10–18–1 (1–7–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
Associate head coachEric Leyba (5th season)
Assistant coachJamie Wiggins (1st season)
Home stadiumKelly Field
2023 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 3 – 0   .875 52 – 7 – 0   .881
No. 6 Washington  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 44 – 14 – 0   .759
No. 17 Utah  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 42 – 16 – 0   .724
No. 7 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 47 – 15 – 0   .758
No. 19 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 38 – 17 – 0   .691
California  ‍‍‍y 9 – 14 – 1   .396 35 – 21 – 1   .623
 ‍‍‍ 6 – 17 – 1   .271 15 – 29 – 1   .344
Arizona ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 29 – 25 – 0   .537
Arizona State ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 22 – 26 – 0   .458
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 5, 2023[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2023 Oregon State Beavers softball team represented Oregon State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Beavers were led by head coach Laura Berg in her eleventh season and played their home games at Kelly Field.

Preseason

Following the Beavers second Women's College World Series appearance they entered the 2023 season ranked in the Top-25 preseason polls by Softball America and USA Softball.[2] Assistant coach Eric Leyba was promoted to associate head coach and Jamie Wiggins joined the coaching staff.[3][4]

Roster

2023 Oregon State Beavers softball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year Home town
1 INF Aubree Seaney R/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Montverde, FL
2 C Des Rivera R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Chino, CA
3 OF Erin Mendoza L/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Lakewood, CA
4 C Abby Doerr R/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Coburg, OR
6 INF Savanah Whatley R/L 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Oakley, CA
7 INF Kaiea Higa R/R
—
 Fr Maple Valley, WA
8 OF Kinzy Brown R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr La Grande, OR
9 OF Shay McDowell R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Roseville, CA
10 U Jenna Birch R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Loomis, CA
11 OF Morgan Howey R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Arcadia, CA
12 OF Eliana Gottlieb L/L 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Newport Beach, CA
13 INF Carson Saabye R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Monument, CO
14 P Tarni Stepto R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr North Curl Curl, Australia
17 INF Grace Messmer R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Cloverdale, Canada
18 U Kiani Nakamura R/R 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) So Redmond, OR
20 U Sydney Saenz R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr El Paso, TX
21 U Charity Sevaaetasi R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Auburn, WA
22 OF Jade Soto L/R 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Jr Fort Myers, FL
23 P Chloe Moffitt R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Half Moon Bay, CA
24 C Lici Campbell R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Vallejo, CA
26 RHP Ellie Garcia R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Chino, CA
29 INF Kiki Escobar R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Oxnard, CA
30 P Sarah Haendiges R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Upland, CA
33 U Madison Simon R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Irvine, CA
42 INF Frankie Hammoude R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Oakland, CA
44 C Harleigh Braswell L/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Sutter Creek, CA
77 INF Madyson Clark R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Claremont, CA
88 OF Kristalyn Romulo L/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Cerritos, CA
99 U Kali Blount R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr La Verne, CA
Head coach

Laura Berg

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Leyba
Jamie Wiggins

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: Feb 19, 2023

Schedule and results

2023 Oregon State Beavers softball game log[5]
Regular season
February (7–8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Pac-12
Feb 10 vs. New Mexico* No. 19 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA 2–0 Haendiges (1–0) Linton (1–1) None 1–0
Feb 11 vs. New Mexico* No. 19 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA 0–8 Brinka (1–0) Garcia (0–1) None 1–1
Feb 11 at No. 25 LSU* No. 19 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA 0–12 Berzon (1–0) Stepto (0–1) None 1–2
Feb 12 vs. Nicholls* No. 19 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA 6–3 Garcia (1–1) Yoo (0–2) Stepto (1) 2–2
Feb 12 at No. 25 LSU* No. 19 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA 0–3 Kilponen (2–0) Haendiges (1–1) None 2–3
Feb 16 vs. Illinois State* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ 1–0 Haendiges (2–1) Ross (1–2) None 3–3
Feb 17 vs. BYU* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ 2–3 Grey (3–2) Haendiges (2–2) None 3–4
Feb 18 vs. Portland State* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ 8–9 Korth (3–1) Stepto (0–2) None 3–5
Feb 18 vs. Weber State* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ 0–3 Johnson (3–2) Garcia (1–2) None 3–6
Feb 19 vs. GCU* GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ 5–4 Stepto (1–2) Thompson (2–1) None 4–6
Feb 24 vs. No. 24 Missouri* Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA 3–2 Haendiges (3–2) Pannell (0–1) None 5–6
Feb 24 vs. CSUN* Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA 5–1 Stepto (2–2) Carranco (0–2) Garcia (1) 6–6
Feb 25 vs. Cal State Fullerton* Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA 0–4 Sutherlin (4–1) Haendiges (3–3) None 6–7
Feb 25 vs. Ohio State* Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA 0–6 Ruck (1–0) Stepto (2–3) None 6–8
Feb 26 vs. Iowa* Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA 2–1 Stepto (3–3) Greer (2–1) None 7–8
March (3–10–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Pac-12
Mar 2 vs. BYU* Karl Brooks Stadium • St. George, UT 7–4 Haendiges (4–3) Temples (2–3) Garcia (2) 8–8
Mar 3 vs. Utah Valley* Karl Brooks Stadium • St. George, UT 3–2 Garcia (5–3) Saili (1–3) None 9–8
Mar 3 at Utah Tech* Karl Brooks Stadium • St. George, UT 0–1 Garton (5–1) Stepto (3–4) None 9–9
Mar 4 vs. Idaho State* Karl Brooks Stadium • St. George, UT 2–3 Newman (1–1) Stepto (3–5) Schuring (1) 9–10
Mar 4 vs. UNLV* Karl Brooks Stadium • St. George, UT 2–5 Zellien (2–1) Haendiges (4–4) None 9–11
Mar 10 at Utah Dumke Family Softball Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT 1–66 Sandy (9–1) Stepto (3–6) None 9–12 0–1
Mar 11 at Utah Dumke Family Softball Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT 6–7 Lopez (7–2) Garcia (2–3) None 9–13 0–2
Mar 12 at Utah Dumke Family Softball Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT 5–6 Sandez (10–1) Garcia (2–4) None 9–14 0–3
Mar 17 vs. California Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR 2–1 Stepto (4–6) Reimers (6–2) None 10–14 1–3
Mar 18 vs. California Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR 6–15 Halajian (3–1) Moffitt (0–1) None 10–15 1–4
Mar 19 vs. California Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR 5–5 None None None 10–15–1 1–4–1
Mar 24 at No. 7 Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA 1–9 Vawter (12–1) Stepto (4–7) None 10–16–1 1–5–1
Mar 25 at No. 7 Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA 2–10 Krause (6–2) Garcia (2–5) None 10–17–1 1–6–1
Mar 26 at No. 7 Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA 4–8 Vawter (13–1) Stepto (4–8) None 10–18–1 1–7–1
Mar 31 vs. Oregon Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR
April (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Pac-12
Apr 1 vs. Oregon Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR
Apr 2 vs. Oregon Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR
Apr 6 at UCLA Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
Apr 7 at UCLA Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
Apr 8 at UCLA Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
Apr 14 vs. Washington Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR
Apr 15 vs. Washington Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR
Apr 16 vs. Washington Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR
Apr 28 at Arizona Mike Candrea Field at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Apr 29 at Arizona Mike Candrea Field at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Apr 30 at Arizona Mike Candrea Field at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
May (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Pac-12
May 5 vs. Arizona State Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR
May 6 vs. Arizona State Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR
May 7 vs. Arizona State Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement/tie
  • Bold: Oregon State team member
  • Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
  • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
  • * indicates a non-conference game.

Rankings

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
NFCA / USA Today[6]19—————
Softball America[7]24—————
ESPN.com/USA Softball[8]25—————
D1Softball[9]——————

References

  1. ^ "Softball Standings". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Softball Ranked by Multiple Polls to Open 2023". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Leyba Promoted to Associate Head Coach". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Wiggins Joins Softball Staff". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Softball Schedule". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  6. ^ NFCA/USA Today Poll
  7. ^ Softball America Poll
  8. ^ ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll
  9. ^ D1Softball Poll
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