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2024 BYU Cougars softball team


The 2024 BYU Cougars softball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. Gordon Eakin enters the year as head coach of the Cougars for the 22nd consecutive season. 2024 is the first season that sees the Cougars as members of the Big 12 Conference.[2] BYU enter 2024 having won 13 of the last 14 conference championships but being picked to finish 7th in their new conference.[3]

2024 BYU Cougars softball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record17–11 (2–6 Big 12 Conference)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pete Meredith (11th season)
  • Allie Hancock-Schneemann (1st season)
  • Ken Brooke (1st season)
Home stadiumGail Miller Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 18 – 3 – 0   .857 42 – 4 – 0   .913
No. 1 Texas  ‍‍‍ 17 – 4 – 0   .810 38 – 6 – 0   .864
No. 4 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 5 – 0   .762 39 – 8 – 0   .830
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10 – 0   .524 27 – 17 – 1   .611
UCF  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11 – 0   .476 26 – 18 – 0   .591
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13 – 0   .381 25 – 18 – 0   .581
BYU  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13 – 0   .381 26 – 19 – 0   .578
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12 – 0   .333 26 – 16 – 0   .619
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 18 – 25 – 0   .419
Houston  ‍‍‍ 3 – 18 – 0   .143 23 – 24 – 0   .489
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of April 30, 2024[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2024 Roster edit

2024 BYU Cougars Roster[4]
 

Pitchers

  • 1 Gianna Mares - Freshman
  • 14 Alyssa Aguilar - Junior
  • 17 Olivia Laney - Freshman
  • 18 Kaysen Korth - Sophomore
  • 26 Kate Dahle - Freshman
  • 38 Chloe Temples - Senior
  • 44 Hina Huber - Sophomore
  • 50 Ailana Agbayani - Sophomore

Catchers

  • 3 Macy Simmons - Senior
  • 9 Abbey Gillespie - Freshman
  • 20 Hailey Morrow - Sophomore
  • 21 Lyndsey Madrigal - Junior
  

Infielders

  • 2 Breezy Hayward - Sophomore
  • 6 Keila Kamoku - Junior
  • 7 Aleia Agbayani - Senior
  • 13 Lily Owens - Sophomore
  • 20 Hailey Morrow - Sophomore
  • 28 Tristen Turlington - Sophomore
  • 34 Maddie Udall - Sophomore
  • 50 Ailana Agbayani - Sophomore
  • 54 Huntyr Ava - Senior
  

Outfielders

  • 1 Gianna Mares - Freshman
  • 7 Aleia Agbayani - Senior
  • 11 Jaelynn Lambert - Junior
  • 12 Lauren Flanders - Junior
  • 15 Taryn Lennon - Senior
  • 22 Maddie Bejarano - Senior
  • 23 Violet Zavodnik - Senior
  • 28 Tristen Turlington - Sophomore
  • 51 Lexie Bennett - Sophomore
  

Schedule edit

2024 BYU Cougars Game Log
Paradise Classic
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 record
February 8 vs. Kansas City – Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium 17–8 (6)[5] Kate Dahle (1–0) Sheridon Wilber (0–1) None 350 1–0 –
February 8 vs. Ole Miss – Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium 7–4[5] Chloe Temples (1–0) Catelyn Riley (0–1) None 550 2–0 –
February 9 vs. Nevada – Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium 8–0[6] Kate Dahle (2–0) Taryn Irimata (0–1) None 600 3–0 –
February 10 vs. Kansas City – Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium 3–0[7] Gianna Mares (1–0) Camryn Stickel (0–3) Chloe Temples (1) 400 4–0 –
February 10 at Hawai′i – Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium 3–2 Chloe Temples (2–0) Key-annah Campbell-Pua (0–2) None 700 5–0 –
Littlewood Classic
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 record
February 15 at Arizona State – Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium P12+ Arizona State 6–10 Mac Osborne (3–0) Gianna Mares (1–1) None 1,040 5–1 –
February 16 vs. #21 Virginia Tech – Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium 1–2 Lyndsey Grein (2–0) Kate Dahle (2–1) None 280 5–2 –
February 16 vs. Illinois State – Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium 10–0 (5) Chloe Temples (3–0) Hannah Meshnick (0–4) None 288 6–2 –
February 17 vs. Memphis – Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium 12–5 Kaysen Korth (1–0) Taniyah Brown (0–4) None 259 7–2 –
February 17 vs. Cal State Fullerton – Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium 6–5 (8) Kate Dahle (3–1) Haley Rainey (2–2) None 360 8–2 –
Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 record
February 22 vs. Bethune-Cookman – Big League Dreams Cathedral City Yankee Field FloSoftball 18–5 (5) Gianna Mares (2–1) Alyssa Brady (0–1) None 213 9–2 –
February 22 vs. UC Riverside – Big League Dreams Cathedral City Fenway Field FloSoftball 5–3 Chloe Temples (4–0) Briza Blanco (2–2) None 143 10–2 –
February 23 vs. Long Beach State – Big League Dreams Cathedral City Pawtuckett Field FloSoftball 4–6 Sophia Fernandez (1–3) Kate Dahle (3–2) None 315 10–3 –
February 24 vs. Cal Poly – Big League Dreams Cathedral City Des Moines Field FloSoftball 19–3 (5) Chloe Temples (5–0) Kate Judy (3–3) None 317 11–3 –
February 24 vs. Rutgers – Big League Dreams Cathedral City Fenway Field FloSoftball 9–1 (5) Kate Dahle (4–2) Mattie Boyd (6–2) None 172 12–3 –
Capital Classic
February/March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 record
February 29 at Sacramento State – Shea Stadium ESPN+ 3–4 Marissa Bertuccio (3-1) Chloe Temples (5–1) None 123 12–4 –
February 29 vs. UC Davis – Shea Stadium ESPN+ 5–3 Alyssa Aguilar (1–0) Caroline Grimes (2–3) None 194 13–4 –
March 1 vs. Utah State – La Rue Field Cancelled- inclement weather
March 2 vs. UC Santa Barbara – La Rue Field 8–3 Gianna Mares (3–1) Ainsley Waddell (1–6) Kate Dahle (1) 146 14–4 –
Regular season
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 record
March 7 Texas Tech* – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ 5–10 Maddie Kuehl (6–3) Chloe Temples (5–2) None 331 14–5 0–1
March 8 Texas Tech* – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ 0–15 (5) Maddy Wright (6–1) Gianna Mares (3–2) None 318 14–6 0–2
March 9 Texas Tech* – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ 10–8 Gianna Mares (4–2) Maddy Wright (6–2) Kate Dahle (2) 582 15–6 1–2
March 11 Utah Valley – Gail Miller Field BYU Softball on Facebook 9–7[8] Ailana Agbayani (1–0) Halle Morris (3–5) None 517 16–6 –
March 14 at #3 Texas* – Red & Charline McCombs Field LHN 0–13 (5) Mac Morgan (5–0) Kate Dahle (4–3) None 1,812 16–7 1–3
March 15 at #3 Texas* – Red & Charline McCombs Field LHN 0–10 (5) Citlaly Gutierrez (5–0) Kate Dahle (4–4) None 1,812 16–8 1–4
March 15 at #3 Texas* – Red & Charline McCombs Field LHN 3–7 Mac Morgan (6–0) Gianna Mares (4–3) None 1,812 16–9 1–5
March 18 at Utah – Dumke Family Softball Stadium P12+ Utah 1–3 Mariah Lopez (8–5) Gianna Mares (4–4) None 1,029 16–10 –
March 21 #6 Oklahoma State* – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ 2–3 Lexi Kilfoyl (11–2) Gianna Mares (4–5) None 640 16–11 1–6
March 22 #6 Oklahoma State* – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ 11–8 Kate Dahle (5–4) Kyra Aycock (4–2) None 692 17–11 2–6
March 23 #6 Oklahoma State* – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ – –
March 26 at Utah Tech – Karl Brooks Field WAC DN – –
March 28 Houston* – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ – –
March 29 Houston* – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ – –
March 30 Houston* – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ – –
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 record
April 2 Utah Tech – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ – –
April 4 at UCF* – UCF Softball Complex ESPN+ – –
April 5 at UCF* – UCF Softball Complex ESPN+ – –
April 6 at UCF* – UCF Softball Complex ESPN+ – –
April 9 at Utah Valley – Wolverine Field ESPN+ or WAC DN – –
April 11 at Oklahoma* – Love's Field ESPN+ – –
April 12 at Oklahoma* – Love's Field ESPN+ – –
April 13 at Oklahoma* – Love's Field ESPN+ – –
April 16 Idaho State – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ – –
April 18 Iowa State* – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ – –
April 19 Iowa State* – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ – –
April 20 Iowa State* – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ – –
April 25 Baylor* – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ – –
April 26 Baylor* – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ – –
April 27 Baylor* – Gail Miller Field ESPN+ – –
April 30 at Idaho State – Miller Ranch Stadium ESPN+ – –
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 record
May 2 at Kansas* – Arrocha Ballpark ESPN+ – –
May 3 at Kansas* – Arrocha Ballpark ESPN+ – –
May 4 at Kansas* – Arrocha Ballpark ESPN+ – –
2024 Big 12 Conference softball tournament
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 record
May 8 vs. – USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium ESPN+ – –
Rankings from NFCA. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.
*Big 12 Conference games

TV and Streaming Broadcast Information edit

  • Arizona State: Tia Reid, Scott Sandulli, & Grace Hand
  • Bethune-Cookman: Jon Gross
  • UC Riverside: Chris Hooks
  • Long Beach State: Taylor Storr
  • Cal Poly: Joe Simmons
  • Rutgers: Chris Hooks
  • Sacramento State: Will Schilling
  • UC Davis: Will Schilling
  • Texas Tech: Spencer Linton and Taylei Williams
  • Texas Tech: Spencer Linton and Taylei Williams
  • Texas Tech: Spencer Linton and Taylei Williams
  • Utah Valley: No commentary
  • Texas: Alex Loeb and Cat Osterman[9]
  • Texas DH: Alex Loeb and Cat Osterman[10]
  • Utah: Jacob Suomi
  • Oklahoma State: Dave McCann and Taylei Williams
  • Oklahoma State: Brandon Crow and Taylei Williams
  • Oklahoma State: TBA and Taylei Williams
  • Utah Tech:
  • Houston:
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  • Utah Tech:
  • UCF:
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  • Utah Valley:
  • Oklahoma:
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  • Idaho State:
  • Iowa State:
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  • Baylor:
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  • Kansas:
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See also edit

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "BYU accepts invitation to Big 12, will begin competition in 2023". Daily Universe. September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Five Things To Know About BYU Softball For 2024 Season". KSL.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  4. ^ https://byucougars.com/roster/softball/2024
  5. ^ a b "BYU softball wins two to open season at Paradise Classic". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "Zavodnik homers twice as BYU softball blanks Nevada". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "BYU's 'Super Saturday' warrants an extension of attention". Deseret News. February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "BYU/UVU roundup: Cougar softball beats Wolverines on walk-off home run". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  9. ^ "It's Go Time!". X, Formerly known as Twitter. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "Surprise! It's DH Day!". X, Formerly known as Twitter. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
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