2022 Oregon State Beavers softball team

{{short description|American college softball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA team season

| sport = softball

| year = 2022

| team = Oregon State Beavers

| logo = Oregon State Beavers wordmark.svg

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| conference = Pac-12 Conference

| short_conf = Pac-12

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| record = 39–22

| conf_record = 9–15

| head_coach =Laura Berg

| hc_year = 10th

| assoc_coach=Marcie Green

| asst_coach1=Eric Leyba

| asst_coach2=Shelly Prochaska

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| stadium = Kelly Field

| champion = Stanford Super Regional champions
Knoxville Regional champions

| tourney = NCAA tournament

| tourney_result = Women's College World Series

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{{2022 Pac-12 Conference softball standings}}

The 2022 Oregon State Beavers softball team represented Oregon State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Beavers were led by head coach Laura Berg in her tenth season and played their home games at Kelly Field.

Roster

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colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon State Beavers|color=white}}"| 2022 Oregon State Beavers roster{{cite web|url=https://osubeavers.com/sports/softball/roster|title=2022 Softball Roster|publisher=Oregon State Athletics|accessdate=May 31, 2022}}
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Pitchers

  • 14 – Tarni Stepto– Sophomore
  • 15 – Morgan Flesland – Freshman
  • 24 – Ainsley Lambert – Freshman
  • 30 – Sarah Haendiges – Freshman
  • 34 – Mariah Mazon – Senior

Catchers

  • 2 – Desiree Rivera – Freshman
  • 35 – Lici Campbell – Freshman
  • 44 – Harleigh Braswell – Freshman

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Infielders

  • 6 – Savanah Whatley – Freshman
  • 8 – Xiao Gin – Sophomore
  • 17 – Grace Messmer – Sophomore
  • 29 – Kiki Escobar – Freshman
  • 42 – Frankie Hammoude – Junior

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Utility

  • 11 – Anna Carreon – Freshman
  • 18 – Kiani Nakamura – Freshman
  • 21 – Charity Sevaaetasi – Sophomore
  • 33 – Madison Simon – Sophomore

Outfielders

  • 3 – Erin Mendoza – Freshman
  • 5 – Kaylah Nelsen – Freshman
  • 12 – Eliana Gottlieb – Freshman
  • 22 – Jade Soto – Sophomore
  • 88 – Kristalyn Romulo – Sophomore

Coaches

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colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon State Beavers|color=white}}"| 2022 Oregon State Beavers softball coaching staff
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  • Laura Berg – Head coach – 10th season
  • Marcie Green – Associate head coach – 10th season
  • Eric Leyba – Assistant coach – 4th season
  • Shelly Prochaska – Volunteer assistant coach – 3rd season

Schedule and results

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon State Beavers|color=white|border=2}}"| Regular season

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{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Oregon State Beavers|color=white|border=2}}|title=February (12–3)|Date|Opponent|Rank|Site/stadium|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Overall|Pac-12}}

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| Feb 11 || vs. {{csb link|year=2022|team=New Mexico Lobos|title=New Mexico}}* || || Hillenbrand StadiumTucson, AZ || 2–3 || Linton (1–0) || Mazon (0–1) || – || 0–1 || –

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| Feb 12 || vs. {{csb link|year=2022|team=Southern Utah Thunderbirds|title=Southern Utah}}* || || Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ || 8–06 || Stepto (1–0) || Winston (0–3) || – || 1–1 || –

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| Feb 12 || vs. No. 2 {{csb link|year=2022|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}}* || || Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ || 1–5 || Fouts (1–0) || Mazon (0–2) || – || 1–2 || –

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| Feb 13 || vs. Texas State* || || NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM || 6–1 || Mazon (1–2) || Mullins (1–1) || – || 2–2 || –

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| Feb 13 || vs. {{csb link|year=2022|team=New Mexico State Aggies|title=New Mexico State}}* || || NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM || 12–05 || Haendiges (1–0) || De La Torre (0–2) || – || 3–2 || –

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| Feb 18 || vs. {{csb link|year=2022|team=South Dakota State Jackrabbits|title=South Dakota State}}* || || USD Softball Complex • San Diego, CA || 1–28 || Knische (2–1) || Mazon (1–3) || – || 3–3 || –

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| Feb 18 || vs. {{csb link|year=2022|team=UC Riverside Highlanders|title=UC Riverside}}* || || USD Softball Complex • San Diego, CA || 1–0 || Stepto (2–0) || Hilderbrand (0–3) || Haendiges (1) || 4–3 || –

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| Feb 19 || vs. {{csb link|year=2022|team=DePaul Blue Demons|title=DePaul}}* || || USD Softball Complex • San Diego, CA || 10–05 || Haendiges (2–0) || Lehman (2–2) || – || 5–3 || –

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| Feb 20 || at {{csb link|year=2022|team=Iowa Hawkeyes|title=Iowa}}* || || USD Softball Complex • San Diego, CA || 7–2 || Mazon (2–3) || Vasquez (3–2) || – || 6–3 || –

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| Feb 20 || vs. {{csb link|year=2022|team=San Diego Toreros|title=San Diego}}* || || USD Softball Complex • San Diego, CA || 8–1 || Stepto (3–0) || Rose (2–1) || – || 7–3 || –

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| Feb 25 || vs. No. 17 {{csb link|year=2022|team=Tennessee Volunteers|title=Tennessee}}* || || Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA || 5–2 || Mazon (3–3) || Rogers (3–1) || – || 8–3 || –

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| Feb 25 || vs. {{csb link|year=2022|team=Baylor Bears|title=Baylor}}* || || Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA || 13–7 || Mazon (4–3) || Orme (0–1) || – || 9–3 || –

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| Feb 26 || vs. {{csb link|year=2022|team=Cal State Northridge Matadors|title=CSUN}}* || || Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA || 6–0 || Mazon (5–3) || Martinez (0–1) || – || 10–3 || –

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| Feb 26 || vs. {{csb link|year=2022|team=Southern Utah Thunderbirds|title=Southern Utah}}* || || Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA || 19–05 || Haendiges (3–0) || Winston (1–11) || – || 11–3 || –

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| Feb 27 || vs. {{csb link|year=2022|team=UC San Diego Tritons|title=UC San Diego}}* || || Big League Dreams Complex • Cathedral City, CA || 2–0 || Stepto (4–0) || Simpson (3–3) || – || 12–3 || –

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| Mar 4 || vs. {{csb link|year=2022|team=Sacred Heart Pioneers|title=Sacred Heart}}* || || Amy S Harrison Field • Riverside, CA || 8–06 || Stepto (5–0) || Lawton (2–3) || – || 13–3 || –

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| Mar 4 || at UC Riverside* || || Amy S Harrison Field • Riverside, CA || 9–16 || Mazon (6–3) || Heinlin (2–2) || – || 14–3 || –

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| Mar 5 || vs. CSUN* || || Amy S Harrison Field • Riverside, CA || 5–0 || Haendiges (4–0) || Jamerson (2–5) || – || 15–3 || –

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| Mar 5 || at {{csb link|year=2022|team=California Baptist Lancers|title=California Baptist}}* || || Amy S Harrison Field • Riverside, CA || 7–0 || Mazon (7–3) || Schuring (1–1) || – || 16–3 || –

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| Mar 6 || vs. North Dakota State* || || Amy S Harrison Field • Riverside, CA || 3–1 || Stepto (6–0) || Paige (6–2) || – || 17–3 || –

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| Mar 7 || vs. {{csb link|year=2022|team=Robert Morris Colonials|title=Robert Morris}}* || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 8–06 || Mazon (8–3) || Vatakis (2–2) || – || 18–3 || –

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| Mar 7 || vs. Robert Morris* || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 3–0 || Stepto (7–0) || Rhinehart (4–1) || – || 19–3 || –

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| Mar 11 || vs. North Dakota State* || || Jane Sanders StadiumEugene, OR || 11–4 || Haendiges (5–0) || Schulz (2–3) || – || 20–3 || –

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| Mar 12 || vs. {{csb link|year=2022|team=Portland State Vikings|title=Portland State}}* || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 1–6 || Grey (10–1) || Stepto (7–1) || – || 20–4 || –

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| Mar 12 || vs. Portland State* || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 9–1 || Haendiges (6–0) || Lemos (0–4) || – || 21–4 || –

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| Mar 13 || vs. North Dakota State* || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 3–1 || Stepto (8–1) || Lainey (2–0) || – || 22–4 || –

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| Mar 18 || at No. 22 Arizona State || || Farrington Softball StadiumTempe, AZ || 3–5 || Morgan (10–1) || Stepto (8–2) || – || 22–5 || 0–1

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| Mar 19 || at No. 22 Arizona State || || Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ || 1–9 || Schuld (7–2) || Haendiges (6–1) || – || 22–6 || 0–2

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| Mar 20 || at No. 22 Arizona State || || Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ || 6–9 || Morgan (11–1) || Stepto (8–3) || – || 22–7 || 0–3

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| Mar 21 || at {{csb link|year=2022|team=Grand Canyon Antelopes|title=Grand Canyon}}* || || GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ || 6–58 || Stepto (9–3) || Hambrick (8–5) || – || 23–7 || –

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| Mar 25 || vs. No. 25 {{csb link|year=2022|team=Stanford Cardinal|title=Stanford}} || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 1–0 || Haendiges (7–1) || Vawter (11–4) || – || 24–7 || 1–3

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| Mar 26 || vs. No. 25 Stanford || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 4–1 || Mazon (9–3) || Krause (6–2) || – || 25–7 || 2–3

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| Mar 27 || vs. No. 25 Stanford || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 0–1 || Vawter (12–4) || Haendiges (7–2) || – || 25–8 || 2–4

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| Mar 31 || at {{csb link|year=2022|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}* || || Cottrell Field • Moraga, CA || 11–0 || Mazon (10–3) || Earle (6–5) || – || 26–8 || –

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| Apr 1 || at {{csb link|year=2022|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}} || || Levine-Fricke FieldBerkeley, CA || 4–0 || Haendiges (8–2) || Archer (6–7) || – || 27–8 || 3–4

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| Apr 2 || at California || || Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA || 8–06 || Mazon (11–3) || Teperson (1–3) || – || 28–8 || 4–4

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| Apr 3 || at California || || Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA || 1–0 || Haendiges (9–2) || Halajian (13–4) || – || 29–8 || 5–4

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| Apr 8 || vs. No. 20 Arizona || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 4–1 || Haendiges (10–2) || Bowen (7–6) || Mazon (1) || 30–8 || 6–4

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| Apr 9 || vs. No. 20 Arizona || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 3–1 || Mazon (12–3) || Elish (4–3) || – || 31–8 || 7–4

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| Apr 10 || vs. No. 20 Arizona || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 1–95 || Bowen (8–6) || Haendiges (10–3) || – || 31–9 || 7–5

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| Apr 14 || at No. 15 Washington || || Husky Softball StadiumSeattle, WA || 3–4 || Plain (10–4) || Mazon (12–4) || – || 31–10 || 7–6

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| Apr 15 || at No. 15 Washington || || Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA || 1–2 || Lynch (4–3) || Haendiges (10–4) || – || 31–11 || 7–7

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| Apr 16 || at No. 15 Washington || || Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA || 2–38 || Plain (11–4) || Mazon (12–5) || – || 31–12 || 7–8

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| Apr 22 || vs. No. 4 UCLA || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 5–6 || Azevedo (14–2) || Mazon (12–6) || Faraimo (4) || 31–13 || 7–9

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| Apr 23 || vs. No. 4 UCLA || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 2–3 || Azevedo (15–2) || Haendiges (10–5) || Faraimo (5) || 31–14 || 7–10

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| Apr 24 || vs. No. 4 UCLA || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 3–4 || Faraimo (16–1) || Mazon (12–7) || – || 31–15 || 7–11

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| Apr 29 || at No. 22 Oregon || || Jane Sanders Stadium • Eugene, OR || 0–55 || Hansen (11–7) || Mazon (12–8) || || 31–16 || 7–12

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| Apr 30 || at No. 22 Oregon || || Jane Sanders Stadium • Eugene, OR || 3–4 || Hansen (12–7) || Mazon (12–9) || – || 31–17 || 7–13

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| May 1 || at No. 22 Oregon || || Jane Sanders Stadium • Eugene, OR || 2–4 || Kliethermes (8–5) || Mazon (12–10) || – || 31–18 || 7–14

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| May 12 || vs. {{csb link|year=2022|team=Utah Utes|title=Utah}} || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 8–710 || Mazon (13–10) || Sandez (8–10) || – || 32–18 || 8–14

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| May 13 || vs. Utah || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 3–1 || Mazon (14–10) || Sandez (8–11) || Haendiges (2) || 33–18 || 9–14

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| May 14 || vs. Utah || || Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR || 3–5 || Lopez (8–5) || Haendiges (10–6) || Smith (1) || 33–19 || 9–15

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon State Beavers|color=white|border=2}}" | Postseason

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{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Oregon State Beavers|color=white|border=2}}|title=Knoxville Regional (4–1)|Date|Opponent|Rank|Site/stadium|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Overall|Regional}}

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| May 20 || vs. (2) {{csb link|year=2022|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}} || || Lee StadiumKnoxville, TN || 4–3 || Mazon (15–10) || Handley (22–10) || Haendiges (3) || 34–19 || 1–0

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| May 21 || vs. No. 13 (1) Tennessee || (3) || Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN || 0–3 || Rogers (12–5) || Mazon (15–11) || – || 34–20 || 1–1

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| May 21 || vs. (2) Ohio State || (3) || Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN || 5–1 || Haendiges (11–6) || Handley (22–11) || – || 35–20 || 2–1

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| May 22 || vs. No. 13 (1) Tennessee || (3) || Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN || 8–3 || Mazon (16–11) || Rogers (12–6) || – || 36–20 || 3–1

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| May 22 || vs. No. 13 (1) Tennessee || (3) || Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN || 3–1 || Haendiges (12–6) || Edmoundson (19–8) || Mazon (2) || 37–20 || 4–1

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{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Oregon State Beavers|color=white|border=2}}|title=Stanford Super Regional (2–0)|Date|Opponent|Rank|Site/stadium|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Overall|Super Regional}}

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| May 27 || vs. Stanford || || Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA || 3–1 || Mazon (17–11) || Vawter (25–13) || – || 38–20 || 1–0

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| May 28 || vs. Stanford || || Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA || 2–0 || Haendiges (13–6) || Vawter (25–14) || Mazon (3) || 39–20 || 2–0

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{{Game log section start|hide=n|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Oregon State Beavers|color=white|border=2}}|title=Women's College World Series (0–2)|Date|Opponent|Rank|Site/stadium|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Overall|WCWS}}

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| Jun 2 || vs. No. 12 {{csb link|year=2022|team=Florida Gators|title=Florida}} || || USA Softball Hall of Fame StadiumOklahoma City, OK || 1–7 || Lugo (12–5) || Haendiges (13–7) || – || 39–21 || 0–1

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| Jun 3 || vs. Arizona || || USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK || 1–3 || Bowen (14–11) || Mazon (17–12) || – || 39–22 || 0–2

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| {{hlist|{{legend inline|#bbffbb|Win}} | {{legend inline|#ffbbbb|Loss}} | {{legend inline|#bbbbbb|Postponement}} | Bold: Beavers team member}} {{hlist|Rankings from NFCA. | (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.|* indicates a non-conference game.}}

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Rankings

{{Main|2022 NCAA Division I softball rankings}}

{{NCAA Division I softball rankings

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| nfca_pre = NR

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| espnusa_1 = RV

| d1s_1 = -

| nfca_2 = NR

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| espnusa_2 = RV

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| nfca_3 = NR

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| nfca_4 = RV

| sa_4 = 23

| espnusa_4 = 24

| d1s_4 = 23

| nfca_5 = RV

| sa_5 = 23

| espnusa_5 = 24

| d1s_5 = 23

| nfca_6 = RV

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| espnusa_6 = RV

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| d1s_7 = 23

| nfca_8 = RV

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| espnusa_8 = 22

| d1s_8 = 20

| nfca_9 = RV

| sa_9 = 19

| espnusa_9 = 21

| d1s_9 = 19

| nfca_10 = RV

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| espnusa_10 = 23

| d1s_10 = 20

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| sa_11 = 21

| espnusa_11 = RV

| d1s_11 = 21

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| sa_12 = -

| espnusa_12 = RV

| d1s_12 = -

| nfca_13 = NR

| sa_13 = -

| espnusa_13 = RV

| d1s_13 = -

| nfca_14 = NR

| sa_14 = -

| espnusa_14 = NR

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