2023 Oregon State Beavers softball team

The 2023 Oregon State Beavers softball team represents Oregon State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Beavers are led by head coach Laura Berg in her eleventh season and play their home games at Kelly Field.

2023 Oregon State Beavers softball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record10–18–1 (1–7–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
Associate head coachEric Leyba (5th season)
Assistant coachJamie Wiggins (1st season)
Home stadiumKelly Field
2023 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 UCLA ‍‍‍ 12–3–0 .80036–4–0 .900
No. 10 Washington ‍‍‍ 10–5–0 .66729–8–0 .784
No. 7 Stanford ‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .66731–6–0 .838
Utah ‍‍‍ 7–4–0 .63624–8–0 .750
California ‍‍‍ 6–8–1 .43324–12–1 .662
No. 18 Oregon ‍‍‍ 5–7–0 .41725–11–0 .694
No. 25 Arizona State ‍‍‍ 5–7–0 .41721–13–0 .618
No. 20 Arizona ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .25024–15–0 .615
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 2–12–1 .16711–23–1 .329
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of April 8, 2023[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Preseason

Following the Beavers second Women's College World Series appearance they entered the 2023 season ranked in the Top-25 preseason polls by Softball America and USA Softball.[2] Assistant coach Eric Leyba was promoted to Associate head coach and Jamie Wiggins joined the coaching staff.[3][4]

Roster
2023 Oregon State Beavers softball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightYearHome town
1 INF Aubree Seaney R/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Montverde, FL
2 C Des Rivera R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Chino, CA
3 OF Erin Mendoza L/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Lakewood, CA
4 C Abby Doerr R/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Coburg, OR
6 INF Savanah Whatley R/L 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Oakley, CA
7 INF Kaiea Higa R/R
—
 Fr Maple Valley, WA
8 OF Kinzy Brown R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr La Grande, OR
9 OF Shay McDowell R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Roseville, CA
10 U Jenna Birch R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Loomis, CA
11 OF Morgan Howey R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Arcadia, CA
12 OF Eliana Gottlieb L/L 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Newport Beach, CA
13 INF Carson Saabye R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Monument, CO
14 P Tarni Stepto R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr North Curl Curl, Australia
17 INF Grace Messmer R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Cloverdale, Canada
18 U Kiani Nakamura R/R 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) So Redmond, OR
20 U Sydney Saenz R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr El Paso, TX
21 U Charity Sevaaetasi R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Auburn, WA
22 OF Jade Soto L/R 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Jr Fort Myers, FL
23 P Chloe Moffitt R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Half Moon Bay, CA
24 C Lici Campbell R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Vallejo, CA
26 RHP Ellie Garcia R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Chino, CA
29 INF Kiki Escobar R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Oxnard, CA
30 P Sarah Haendiges R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Upland, CA
33 U Madison Simon R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Irvine, CA
42 INF Frankie Hammoude R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Oakland, CA
44 C Harleigh Braswell L/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Sutter Creek, CA
77 INF Madyson Clark R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Claremont, CA
88 OF Kristalyn Romulo L/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Cerritos, CA
99 U Kali Blount R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr La Verne, CA
Head coach

Laura Berg

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Leyba
Jamie Wiggins

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: Feb 19, 2023

Schedule and results
2023 Oregon State Beavers softball game log[5]
Regular season
February (7–8)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverallPac-12
Feb 10vs. New Mexico*No. 19Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA2–0Haendiges (1–0)Linton (1–1)None1–0
Feb 11vs. New Mexico*No. 19Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA0–8Brinka (1–0)Garcia (0–1)None1–1
Feb 11at No. 25 LSU*No. 19Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA0–12Berzon (1–0)Stepto (0–1)None1–2
Feb 12vs. Nicholls*No. 19Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA6–3Garcia (1–1)Yoo (0–2)Stepto (1)2–2
Feb 12at No. 25 LSU*No. 19Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA0–3Kilponen (2–0)Haendiges (1–1)None2–3
Feb 16vs. Illinois State*Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ1–0Haendiges (2–1)Ross (1–2)None3–3
Feb 17vs. BYU*Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ2–3Grey (3–2)Haendiges (2–2)None3–4
Feb 18vs. Portland State*Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ8–9Korth (3–1)Stepto (0–2)None3–5
Feb 18vs. Weber State*Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ0–3Johnson (3–2)Garcia (1–2)None3–6
Feb 19vs. GCU*GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ5–4Stepto (1–2)Thompson (2–1)None4–6
Feb 24vs. No. 24 Missouri*Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA3–2Haendiges (3–2)Pannell (0–1)None5–6
Feb 24vs. CSUN*Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA5–1Stepto (2–2)Carranco (0–2)Garcia (1)6–6
Feb 25vs. Cal State Fullerton*Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA0–4Sutherlin (4–1)Haendiges (3–3)None6–7
Feb 25vs. Ohio State*Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA0–6Ruck (1–0)Stepto (2–3)None6–8
Feb 26vs. Iowa*Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA2–1Stepto (3–3)Greer (2–1)None7–8
March (3–10–1)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverallPac-12
Mar 2vs. BYU*Karl Brooks Stadium • St. George, UT7–4Haendiges (4–3)Temples (2–3)Garcia (2)8–8
Mar 3vs. Utah Valley*Karl Brooks Stadium • St. George, UT3–2Garcia (5–3)Saili (1–3)None9–8
Mar 3at Utah Tech*Karl Brooks Stadium • St. George, UT0–1Garton (5–1)Stepto (3–4)None9–9
Mar 4vs. Idaho State*Karl Brooks Stadium • St. George, UT2–3Newman (1–1)Stepto (3–5)Schuring (1)9–10
Mar 4vs. UNLV*Karl Brooks Stadium • St. George, UT2–5Zellien (2–1)Haendiges (4–4)None9–11
Mar 10at UtahDumke Family Softball Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT1–66Sandy (9–1)Stepto (3–6)None9–120–1
Mar 11at UtahDumke Family Softball Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT6–7Lopez (7–2)Garcia (2–3)None9–130–2
Mar 12at UtahDumke Family Softball Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT5–6Sandez (10–1)Garcia (2–4)None9–140–3
Mar 17vs. CaliforniaKelly Field • Corvallis, OR2–1Stepto (4–6)Reimers (6–2)None10–141–3
Mar 18vs. CaliforniaKelly Field • Corvallis, OR6–15Halajian (3–1)Moffitt (0–1)None10–151–4
Mar 19vs. CaliforniaKelly Field • Corvallis, OR5–5NoneNoneNone10–15–11–4–1
Mar 24at No. 7 StanfordBoyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA1–9Vawter (12–1)Stepto (4–7)None10–16–11–5–1
Mar 25at No. 7 StanfordBoyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA2–10Krause (6–2)Garcia (2–5)None10–17–11–6–1
Mar 26at No. 7 StanfordBoyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA4–8Vawter (13–1)Stepto (4–8)None10–18–11–7–1
Mar 31vs. OregonKelly Field • Corvallis, OR
April (0–0)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverallPac-12
Apr 1vs. OregonKelly Field • Corvallis, OR
Apr 2vs. OregonKelly Field • Corvallis, OR
Apr 6at UCLAEaston Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
Apr 7at UCLAEaston Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
Apr 8at UCLAEaston Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
Apr 14vs. WashingtonKelly Field • Corvallis, OR
Apr 15vs. WashingtonKelly Field • Corvallis, OR
Apr 16vs. WashingtonKelly Field • Corvallis, OR
Apr 28at ArizonaMike Candrea Field at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Apr 29at ArizonaMike Candrea Field at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Apr 30at ArizonaMike Candrea Field at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
May (0–0)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverallPac-12
May 5vs. Arizona StateKelly Field • Corvallis, OR
May 6vs. Arizona StateKelly Field • Corvallis, OR
May 7vs. Arizona StateKelly Field • Corvallis, OR
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement/Tie
  • Bold: Oregon State team member
  • Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
  • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
  • * indicates a non-conference game.

Rankings
Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
NFCA / USA Today[6]19—————
Softball America[7]24—————
ESPN.com/USA Softball[8]25—————
D1Softball[9]——————

References
  1. "Softball Standings". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. "Softball Ranked by Multiple Polls to Open 2023". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  3. "Leyba Promoted to Associate head coach". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. "Wiggins Joins Softball Staff". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. "2023 Softball Schedule". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  6. NFCA/USA Today Poll
  7. Softball America Poll
  8. ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll
  9. D1Softball Poll
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