2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball team

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2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record16–30–1 (8–16 Southland)
Head coach
  • Kimberly Dean (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Hunter Bunch
  • Robyn Leighton
Home stadiumH-E-B Field
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
McNeese  ‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 3 – 0   .875 47 – 16 – 0   .746
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 19 – 5 – 0   .792 47 – 14 – 0   .770
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 29 – 24 – 0   .547
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 22 – 34 – 0   .393
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 24 – 24 – 0   .500
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 25 – 27 – 0   .481
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 20 – 33 – 0   .377
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 16 – 30 – 1   .351
Texas A&M–Commerce*  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 9 – 39 – 0   .188
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II[1]
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 21, 2023[2]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


The 2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Cardinals played their home games at H-E-B Field and were led by second-year head coach Kimberly Dean. They are members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals compiled an overall record of 16–30–1, and a conference record of 8–16. Finishing in eighth place in conference play, the Cardinals did not qualify for the conference tournament.

Preseason[edit]

Southland Conference Coaches Poll[edit]

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 26, 2023. Incarnate Word was picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference with 45 votes.[3]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 McNeese State 128 (16)
2 Southeastern Louisiana 113 (2)
3 Northwestern State 91
4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 85
5 Houston Christian 58
6 Lamar 49
7 Texas A&M–Commerce 47
8 Incarnate Word 45
9 Nicholls 32

Preseason All-Southland team[edit]

The Cardinals had one player named to the Southland Conference preseason second team. [3]

First Team[edit]

  • Crislyne Moreno (MCNS, SO, 1st Base)
  • Caleigh Cross (MCNS, SR, 2nd Base)
  • Jil Poullard (MCNS, JR, 3rd Base)
  • Maddie Watson (SELA, SO, Shortstop)
  • Bailey Krolczyk (SELA, JR, Catcher)
  • Kaylee Lopez (MCNS, SR, Utility)
  • Audrey Greely (SELA, JR, Designated Player)
  • Laney Roos (NSU, JR, Outfielder)
  • Alayis Seneca (MCNS, SR, Outfielder)
  • Cam Goodman (SELA, JR, Outfielder)
  • Ashley Vallejo (MCNS, JR, Pitcher)
  • Bronte Rhoden (NSU, SR, Pitcher)

Second Team[edit]

  • Sydney Hoyt (TAMUCC, JR, 1st Base)
  • Madison Rayner (SELA, SR, 2nd Base)
  • Haylie Savage (HCU, SO, 3rd Base)
  • Ryleigh Mata (UIW, SO, Shortstop)
  • Tristin Court (NSU, JR, Catcher)
  • Melise Gossen (NICH, SR, Utility)
  • Chloe Gomez (MCNS, JR, Designated Player)
  • Alexa Poche (NICH, JR, Outfielder)
  • Makenzie Chaffin (NSU, JR, Outfielder)
  • Bailie Ragsdale (NSU, SO, Outfielder)
  • Lyndie Swanson (HCU, JR, Pitcher)
  • Siarah Galvan (TAMUCC, SO, Pitcher)

Schedule and results[edit]

Legend
  Incarnate Word win
  Incarnate Word loss
  Incarnate Word tie
  Postponement/Cancellation
Bold Incarnate Word team member
2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball game log
Regular season (16–30–1)
February (7–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record
Cardinal Invitational
Feb. 10 Green Bay H–E–B • San Antonio, TX 6–1 Aaliyah Garcia (1-0) Guzman, Viviana (0-1) 1–0
Feb. 10 Eastern Illinois H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 12–3 Samantha Portillo (1-0) REHMEIER, Alexa (0-1) ESPN+ 173 2–0
Feb. 11 vs. Grand Canyon H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 0–6 Hudson, Hailey (0-0) Floyd, Madison (0-1) ESPN+ 229 2–1
Feb. 11 Eastern Illinois H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 3–2 Gunther, Annie (1-0) PRICE, Olivia (0-0) 229 3–1
Feb. 12 Green Bay H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 2–3 Baneck, Brittany (0-0) Myers, Natalie (0-0) ESPN+ 219 3–2
Texas Classic
Feb. 17 vs. Loyola–Chicago Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 0–5 P. Pepkowski (3-1) Portillo , Samantha (1-1) 1,359 3–3
Feb. 17 vs. Omaha Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 3–0 Garcia, Aaliyah (2-0) Meyer (1-1) 1,352 4–3
Feb. 18 vs. Omaha Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 4–6 Meyer (2-1) Floyd, Madison (0-2) 1,400 4–4
Feb. 18 vs. Loyola–Chicago Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 3–2 Gunther, Annie (2-0) B. Johnson (0-2) Garcia, Aaliyah (1) 5–4
Feb. 19 at Texas Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 0–8
(5 inn)		 Morgan (3-0) Garcia, Aaliyah (2-1) 1,452 5–5
Feb. 21 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX 5–6 ESTELL, Marena (2-1) Floyd, Madison (1-2) 249 5–6
Feb. 25 Prairie View A&M H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 6–4 Floyd, Madison (0-0) Hailey Elizarraras (0-0) 75 6–6
Feb. 25 Prairie View A&M H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 4–1 Gunther, Annie (3-0) Cailin Massey (0-0) 153 7–6
March (4–9–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record
Mar. 3 at Stephen F. Austin SFA Softball Field • Nacogdoches, TX 2–5 Gainous, Brooke (2-2) A. Garcia (2-2) ESPN+ 184 7–7
Mar. 4 at Stephen F. Austin SFA Softball Field • Nacogdoches, TX 4–2 Gunther, Annie (4–0) A. Telford (4-6) ESPN+ 8–7
Mar. 4 at Stephen F. Austin SFA Softball Field • Nacogdoches, TX 4–5 S. Hannabas (3-2) Gunther, Annie (4-1) 8–8
Mar. 7 Tennessee State H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 3–3
Tie		 ESPN+ 132 8–8–1
Mar. 10 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA 4–2 Garcia, Aaliyah (3-2) Yoo, M. (6-3) ESPN+ 102 9–8–1 1–0
Mar. 10 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA 2–10
(5 inn)		 McNeill, Audrey (5-3) Floyd, Madison (1-4) ESPN+ 112 9–9–1 1–1
Mar. 11 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA 0–3 McNeill, A. (6-3) Garcia, Aaliyah (3-3) ESPN+ 151 9–10–1 1–2
Mar. 13 at Southern Lady Jaguar Field • Baton Rouge, LA Game Cancelled
Mar. 17 McNeese H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 0–9
(5 inn)		 Tate, Whitney (0-0) Garcia, Aaliyah (0-0) ESPN+ 78 9–11–1 1–3
Mar. 17 McNeese H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 1–5 Vallejo, Ashley (5-7) Gunther, Annie (4-3) ESPN+ 167 9–12–1 1–4
Mar. 18 McNeese H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 0–10 Tate, Whitney (9-1) Floyd, Madison (1-5) ESPN+ 142 9–13–1 1–5
Mar. 24 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 3–0 Gunther, Annie (5-2) Janes, K. (5-6) ESPN+ 250 10–13–1 2–5
Mar. 24 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 0–4 Swanson, L. (6-5) Garcia, Aaliyah (3-5) ESPN+ 250 10–14–1 2–6
Mar. 25 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 11–7 Myers, Natalie (1-1) Prasifka, A. (0-5) ESPN+ 250 11–14–1 3–5
Mar. 29 at Texas A&M 21 Davis Diamond • College Station, TX 0–6 URIBE (1-0) Gunther, Annie (5-3) ACKERMAN (2) SECN+ 1,126 11–15–1
April (4–13)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record
Apr. 1 Oklahoma State 2 H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 0–11
(5 inn)		 Maxwell, Kelly (11-0) Gunther, Annie (5-4) ESPN+ 310 11–16–1
Apr. 1 Oklahoma State 2 H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 0–10 Rosenberry, Ivy (4-1) Portillo , Samantha (1-2) ESPN+ 310 11–17–1
Apr. 4 at Texas Southern Memorial Park • Houston, TX 1–2 Gendorf (0-0) Garcia, Aaliyah (3-6) Guardiola (0) 83 11–18–1
Apr. 7 Southeastern Louisiana H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 8–12 Ladner, KK (0-0) GUNTHER, A (0-0) ESPN+ 57 11–19–1 3–7
Apr. 7 Southeastern Louisiana H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 7–10 Blanchard, Cera (0-0) GARCIA, A (0-0) Comeaux, Mary-Cathryn (MC) (0) ESPN+ 120 11–20–1 3–8
Apr. 8 Southeastern Louisiana H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 2–3 Comeaux, Mary-Cathryn (MC) (8-2) GUNTHER, A (1-3) ESPN+ 156 11–21–1 3–9
Apr. 12 at Prairie View Lady Panther Softball Complex • Prairie View, TX 2–6 J. Rojas (5-0) Floyd, Madison (1-6) C. Massey (2) 215 11–22–1
Apr. 14 Northwestern State H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 3–2 Portillo , Samantha (0-0) Darr, Maggie (0-0) ESPN+ 67 12–22–1 4–9
Apr. 14 Northwestern State H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 5–9 Denton, Ryleigh (4-4) Myers, Natalie (0-0) Rhoden, Bronte (3) ESPN+ 120 12–23–1 4–10
Apr. 15 Northwestern State H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 11–3 Gunther, Annie (0-0) Seely, Kenzie (0-0) ESPN+ 83 13–23–1 5–10
Apr. 18 UTSA H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 0–7 SMITH (4-13) Portillo , Samantha (2-3) ESPN+ 53 13–24–1
Apr. 21 at Texas A&M–Commerce John Cain Family Softball Complex • Commerce, TX 0–1 Sanchez, J. (4-12) Gunther, Annie (6-7) ESPN+ 205 13–25–1 5–11
Apr. 21 at Texas A&M–Commerce John Cain Family Softball Complex • Commerce, TX 5–0 Floyd, Madison (2-6) Arredondo, A (2-13) ESPN+ 14–25–1 6–11
Apr. 22 at Texas A&M–Commerce John Cain Family Softball Complex • Commerce, TX 0–1 Sanchez, J. (5-12) Gunther, Annie (6-8) ESPN+ 184 14–26–1 6–12
Apr. 28 at Lamar H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 0–9 Ruiz, Aaliyah (0-0) Gunther, Annie (0-0) ESPN+ 52 14–27–1 6–13
Apr. 28 Lamar H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 1–8 Ruiz, Aaliyah (0-0) Garcia, Aaliyah (0-0) ESPN+ 72 14–28–1 6–14
Apr. 29 Lamar H–E–B Field • San Antonio, TX 9–0
(5 inn)		 Floyd, Madison (3-6) Mitchell, Karyana (5-11) ESPN+ 147 15–28–1 7–14
May (1–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record
May. 5 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 2–7 Aholelei, P. (17-12) Floyd, Madison (3-7) ESPN+ 175 15–29–1 7–15
May. 5 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 4–1 Gunther, Annie (7-9) Saenz, A. (0-2) ESPN+ 252 16–29–1 8–15
May. 6 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 2–5 Aholelei, Primrose (18-12) Gunther, Annie (7-10) ESPN+ 268 16–30–1 8–16
Schedule Source:[4]*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Texas A&M University-Commerce Officially Joins NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference". Texas A&M University-Commerce. July 1, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Southland Conference Softball Standings". Southland.org. Southland Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "McNeese predicted to win 2023 softball race; Preseason poll and all-conference teams announced". Southland Conference. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Softball Schedule". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
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