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
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

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.^[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
v t e	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.
^ Roster Softball byucougars.com

[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] Roster Softball byucougars.com

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