2023 Marshall Thundering Herd softball game log |
Regular season (43–9) |
February (11–3) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record | Florida Spring Games | Feb. 10 | vs. Portland State | | Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex • Leesburg, FL | W 8–1 | Nester (1-0) | Nakoa-Chu (0-1) | None | | 205 | 1–0 | | Feb. 11 | vs. Butler | | Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex • Leesburg, FL | L 6–7 | Dyer (1-0) | Joyce (0-1) | None | | 128 | 1–1 | | Feb. 11 | vs. Colgate | | Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex • Leesburg, FL | W 5–4 | Nester (2-0) | Acker (0-1) | None | | 133 | 2–1 | | Feb. 12 | vs. Butler | | Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex • Leesburg, FL | W 7–3 | Nester (3-0) | Dyer (1-2) | None | | 304 | 3–1 | | | Chattanooga Challenge | Feb. 17 | vs. Maine | | Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | W 16–05 | Nester (4-0) | Rieth (0-1) | None | | 107 | 4—1 | | Feb. 18 | vs. Indiana State | | Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | W 3–2 | Rice (1-0) | Newbanks (0-1) | None | | 189 | 5–1 | | Feb. 18 | at Chattanooga | | Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | L 4–7 | Long (1-0) | Nester (4-1) | None | | | 5–2 | | Feb. 19 | vs. Western Illinois | | Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | W 14–15 | Godfrey (1-0) | Rodriguez (0-1) | None | | 103 | 6–2 | | Feb. 19 | vs. Indiana State | | Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | W 1–0 | Nester (5-1) | Newbanks (0-2) | None | | 215 | 7–2 | | | Liberty Classic | Feb. 24 | vs. Northern Illinois | | Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | W 5–0 | Nester (6-1) | Cassell (0-1) | None | | 117 | 8–2 | | Feb. 24 | vs. Morgan State | | Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | W 11–05 | Rice (2-0) | Raubuch (1-3) | None | | 117 | 9–2 | | Feb. 25 | vs. Princeton | | Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | W 10–26 | Nester (7-1) | Chambers (1-1) | None | | 117 | 10–2 | | Feb. 26 | at Liberty | | Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | L 4–58 | Keeney (3-5) | Nester (7-2) | None | | 409 | 10–3 | | Feb. 26 | vs. Elon | | Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | W 7–3 | Rice (3-0) | McCard (1-2) | Godfrey (1) | | 217 | 11–3 | | | |
March (17–0) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record | Thundering Herd Round Robin | Mar. 2 | Morehead State | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 9–16 | Nester (8-2) | Ogden (1-3) | None | ESPN+ | 234 | 12–3 | | Mar. 2 | Morehead State | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 9–15 | Rice (4-0) | Spicer (1-2) | None | | 234 | 13–3 | | Mar. 4 | Kent State | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 8–1 | Nester (9-2) | Bowers (1-4) | None | ESPN+ | 670 | 14–3 | | Mar. 5 | Kent State | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 10–25 | Feringa (1-0) | Irelan (2-6) | None | ESPN+ | 545 | 15–3 | | Mar. 5 | Pittsburgh | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 4–3 | Nester (10-2) | Drogemuller (4-3) | None | ESPN+ | 545 | 16–3 | | Mar. 8 | Ohio | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 6–4 | Nester (11-2) | Miller (3-5) | None | ESPN+ | 396 | 17–3 | | | Thundering Herd March Madness | Mar. 9 | Cleveland State | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 9–16 | Godfrey (2-0) | Jenkins (0-4) | Rice (1) | | 243 | 18–3 | | Mar. 10 | Winthrop | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 8–1 | Nester (12-2) | Boulware (5-2) | None | ESPN+ | 139 | 19–3 | | Mar. 11 | Cleveland State | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 9–15 | Rice (5-0) | Watts (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 243 | 20–3 | | Mar. 1 | Rider | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 7–0 | Nester (13-2) | Schmierer (1-3) | None | ESPN+ | 293 | 21–3 | | | Mar. 18 | at Appalachian State | | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | W 8–06 | Nester (14-2) | Northrop (6-2) | None | ESPN+ | 241 | 22–3 | 1–0 | Mar. 18 | at Appalachian State | | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Game cancelled | Mar. 19 | at Appalachian State | | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Game cancelled | Mar. 22 | vs. UT Martin | | Knights Field • Louisville, KY | W 4–1 | Rice (6-0) | Linneman (4-4) | None | | 50 | 23–3 | | Mar. 22 | Bellarmine | | Knights Field • Louisville, KY | W 17–26 | Godfrey (3-0) | Jensen (1-4) | None | | 80 | 24–3 | | Mar. 25 | Southern Miss | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 4–0 | Nester (15-2) | Leinstock (8-8) | None | ESPN+ | 671 | 25–3 | 2–0 | Mar. 25 | Southern Miss | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 17–96 | Godfrey (4-0) | Lee (3-3) | None | ESPN+ | 641 | 26–3 | 3–0 | Mar. 26 | Southern Miss | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 4–0 | Nester (16-2) | Leinstock (8-9) | None | ESPN+ | 683 | 27–3 | 4–0 | Mar. 28 | Northern Kentucky | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 13–15 | Rice (7-0) | Flores (4-10) | None | ESPN+ | 567 | 28–3 | | |
April (12–6) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record | Apr. 1 | Georgia State | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 6–1 | Nester (17-2) | Doolittle (6-5) | None | ESPN+ | 495 | 29–3 | 5–0 | Apr. 2 | Georgia State | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 5–1 | Rice (8-0) | Adams (3-8) | Godfrey (2) | ESPN+ | 393 | 30–3 | 6–0 | Apr. 2 | Georgia State | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 6–0 | Nester (18-2) | Hodnett (4-8) | None | ESPN+ | 618 | 31–3 | 7–0 | Apr. 7 | at Louisiana–Monroe | | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | W 13–26 | Nester (19-2) | Abrams (4-8) | None | ESPN+ | 364 | 32–3 | 8–0 | Apr. 8 | at Louisiana–Monroe | | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | W 4–3 | Rice (9-0) | Chavarria (5-4) | Nester (1) | ESPN+ | 402 | 33–3 | 9–0 | Apr. 8 | at Louisiana–Monroe | | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | L 3–5 | Chavarria (6-4) | Nester (19-3) | None | ESPN+ | 402 | 33–4 | 9–1 | Apr. 12 | at Morehead State | | University Field • Morehead, KY | W 4–2 | Rice (10-0) | Begley (4-5) | None | ESPN+ | 72 | 34–4 | | Apr. 14 | at Coastal Carolina | | St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC | L 3–4 | Picone (8-2) | Nester (19-4) | None | ESPN+ | 315 | 34–5 | 9–2 | Apr. 15 | at Coastal Carolina | | St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC | W 5–3 | Godfrey (5-0) | Picone (8-3) | Nester (2) | ESPN+ | 312 | 35–5 | 10–2 | Apr. 16 | at Coastal Carolina | | St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC | W 3–2 | Nester (20-4) | Brabham (10-7) | None | ESPN+ | 298 | 36–5 | 11–2 | Apr. 18 | No. 18 Alabama | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | L 1–3 | Esman (4-2) | Nester (20-5) | Fouts (4) | ESPN+ | 2,768 | 36–6 | | Apr. 21 | James Madison | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 10–26 | Nester (21-5) | Muh (4-2) | None | ESPN+ | 457 | 37–6 | 12–2 | Apr. 22 | James Madison | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | L 6–7 | Muh (5-2) | Godfrey (5-1) | None | ESPN+ | 650 | 37–7 | 12–3 | Apr. 23 | James Madison | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 8–4 | Nester (22-5) | Berry (9-3) | None | ESPN+ | 626 | 38–7 | 13–3 | Apr. 25 | No. 21 Virginia Tech | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 2–1 | Nester (23-5) | Lemley (19-10) | None | ESPN+ | 1,064 | 39–7 | | Apr. 28 | Texas State | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | L 0–3 | Mullins (17-9) | Nester (23-6) | None | ESPN+ | 293 | 39–8 | 13–4 | Apr. 29 | Texas State | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | W 2–1 | Rice (11-0) | Glende (1-1) | Nester (3) | ESPN+ | 479 | 40–8 | 14–4 | Apr. 30 | Texas State | | Dot Hicks Field • Huntington, WV | L 1–96 | Mullins (19-9) | Nester (23-8) | None | ESPN+ | 393 | 40–9 | 14–5 | |
May (3–0) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record | May 4 | at Georgia Southern | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | W 4–0 | Nester (24-7) | Barnard (1-10) | None | ESPN+ | 238 | 41–9 | 15–5 | May 5 | at Georgia Southern | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | W 7–2 | Rice (12-0) | Belogorska (1-3) | Feringa (1) | ESPN+ | 249 | 42–9 | 16–5 | May 6 | at Georgia Southern | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | W 8–1 | Nester (25-7) | Belogorska (1-4) | None | ESPN+ | 254 | 43–9 | 17–5 | |
Post-season (2–1) |
SBC Tournament (2–1) | Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record | May 11 | vs. (7) Coastal Carolina | (2) | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 2–1 | Nester (26-7) | Brabham (12-12) | None | ESPN+ | | 44–9 | 1–0 | May 12 | vs. (3) South Alabama | (2) | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 3–2 | Nester (27-7) | Hardy (17-8) | None | ESPN+ | 918 | 45–9 | 2–0 | May 13 | vs. (1) Louisiana | (2) | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | L 0–1 | Landry (17-4) | Nester (27-8) | None | ESPN+ | 1,574 | 45–10 | 2–1 | |