| 2021 BYU Cougars softball | |
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| Conference | West Coast Conference |
| Record | 38–17 (11–1 WCC) |
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| Home stadium | Gail Miller Field |
| Seasons← 20202022 → | |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU † | 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 Rankings from NFCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 BYU Cougars softball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. Gordon Eakin entered the year as head coach of the Cougars for a 19th consecutive season. 2021 was the eighth season for the Cougars as members of the WCC in softball. 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 roster
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | |
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 65 | Marina Vitalich (13-8) | Arissa Paulson (8–4) | ||
| May 1 | 4:30 PM | Loyola Marymount | Smith Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 9–1 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 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)
See also
- 2020 BYU Cougars football team
- 2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
- 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
- 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's soccer team
- 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team
- 2021 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team
- 2021 BYU Cougars baseball team
External links
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.
- Roster Softball byucougars.com