2024 BYU Cougars softball team

Softball Team

2024 BYU Cougars softball

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Record| 17–11 (2–6 Big 12 Conference)
Head coach|

* Gordon Eakin (22nd season)

Assistant coaches|

* Pete Meredith (11th season)
* Allie Hancock-Schneemann (1st season)
* Ken Brooke (1st season)

Home stadium| Gail Miller Field

Seasons

<- 2023

2025 ->

2024 Big 12 Conference softball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
No. 2 Texas ‍†‍‍y | 23 | - | 4 | - | 0 |  | .852 |  |  | 55 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .846
No. 1 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍y | 22 | - | 5 | - | 0 |  | .815 |  |  | 59 | - | 7 | - | 0 |  | .894
No. 6 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y | 21 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .778 |  |  | 49 | - | 12 | - | 0 |  | .803
Baylor ‍‍‍y | 14 | - | 13 | - | 0 |  | .519 |  |  | 36 | - | 23 | - | 0 |  | .610
UCF ‍‍‍y | 12 | - | 15 | - | 0 |  | .444 |  |  | 31 | - | 25 | - | 0 |  | .554
BYU ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 16 | - | 0 |  | .407 |  |  | 31 | - | 23 | - | 0 |  | .574
Kansas ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 16 | - | 0 |  | .407 |  |  | 28 | - | 25 | - | 1 |  | .528
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 16 | - | 0 |  | .333 |  |  | 29 | - | 21 | - | 0 |  | .580
Iowa State ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 18 | - | 0 |  | .250 |  |  | 20 | - | 31 | - | 0 |  | .392
Houston ‍‍‍ | 4 | - | 23 | - | 0 |  | .148 |  |  | 25 | - | 30 | - | 0 |  | .455
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2024[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

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 Roster

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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

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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

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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

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2024 BYU Cougars Game Log

Paradise Classic

February

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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+ |  |  |  |  |  | – | –

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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

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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

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* 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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* UCF:
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* Oklahoma:
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* Baylor:
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* Idaho State:
* Kansas:
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* Big 12 Tournament:

## See also

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* 2023 BYU Cougars football team
* 2023–24 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
* 2023–24 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
* 2023 BYU Cougars women's soccer team
* 2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team
* 2024 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team
* 2024 BYU Cougars baseball team

## External links

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* BYU Softball at byucougars.com

## References

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1. ^ "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 11, 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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