Weber State University softball is back in action for the 2025 season. Coming into the season, there had been some big changes made with the staff. Head coach Mary Kay Amicone retired after 11 seasons after taking the ‘Cats to 10 Big Sky Championships. Amicone finished as the Big Sky Conference’s all-time leader in wins. Longtime assistant coach Kristin Delahoussaye was promoted to the head coach position and started this season.
“The change is going good,” Delahoussaye said. “I’m learning new things every day, but overall, it’s an amazing experience to get to work with our team every day and grow and improve together.”
University of Texas at San Antonio Tournament
Their first tournament began in San Antonio on Feb. 7. Weber competed against the University of Massachusetts Lowell, the University of Texas at San Antonio and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Their first win of the season came against UMass Lowell with a 5–1 victory. The Wildcats scored four runs in the first inning and added an insurance run in the 5th inning. UMass scored their lone run in the 6th.
They played UTSA in the 2nd and 5th games of the invitational, losing 3–2 the first time on Feb. 7 and then again 5–0 on their second occasion on Feb. 9.
Weber State played SIUE twice on Feb. 8 and won both by an average of just over nine runs a game.
The ‘Cats came home after an impressive weekend performance with a record of 3–2.
Littlewood Classic
The Wildcats traveled to Tempe, Arizona, for the Littlewood Classic Tournament. Over the five games in Tempe, Weber went up against two top-25-ranked opponents in the University of Oregon (No. 21) and University of Washington (No. 25).
The first four games of the tournament went poorly, with Weber scoring only two combined runs while allowing 38 runs from the opposition. The batting was not there for Weber State, as they only had eight hits through the rough four-game stretch.
“It was really cool playing two nationally-ranked teams. Knowing our team and how much we love to compete, no one shied away from the fact that they were bigger schools,” Sammy Gallegos said.
“As a team, we learned a lot from playing them,” Gallegos said. “Without that strength of schedule, we wouldn’t be able to stay super consistent within our conference and win against other big schools.”
Weber’s final game of the tournament was against Belmont University on Feb. 15. The Wildcats battled hard but lost 8–12. They couldn’t secure the comeback despite a weekend high of 11 hits.
Lyman Classic
Heading into St. George for the Lyman Classic Tournament, the Wildcats had a record of 3–7 with six consecutive losses. Weber faced Utah State University, the University of San Diego, Boise State University, the University of California San Diego and Utah Tech University.
Weber started the tournament with a tight 10–11 loss to the Aggies on Feb. 21. Weber State scored four runs in the first inning, but the Aggies slowly crawled back as they took a two-run lead in the 5th inning. The Aggies scored three more runs in the 7th, but the Wildcats’ rally fell short when they scored four runs but couldn’t get a win over their in-state rivals.
In their second game on Feb. 21, the ‘Cats played the University of San Diego Toreros and lost 4–8. The game was close in the early innings, but in the bottom of the 5th, the Toreros scored three insurance runs to take a 6–2 lead. Weber fought back with two runs in the top of the 6th, but the Toreros scored two more runs to beat Weber.
Weber started off game three against Boise State on Feb. 22 with two runs in hopes of ending their losing streak. The game was tied 2–2 until the Broncos scored four runs in the 4th, and the Wildcats got run ruled in the 6th, and the Broncos scored five more runs for a score of 3–11.
“Growing through preseason somedays can be painful, but it’s making us stronger and more prepared for conference play,” Delahoussaye said.
Weber State broke their nine-game losing streak with a 5–3 victory over UC San Diego on Feb. 22. Weber scored three runs in the first two innings and shut down the Tritons most of the game while adding insurance runs. The final score was 5–3, as the Wildcats had nine hits in the contest.
In the final game of the Lyman Classic on Feb. 23, Weber lost to the Utah Tech Trailblazers 5–0. The Wildcats registered one hit in the game, which came from freshman Sadie Kirk.
Judi Garman Classic
Weber State then hit the road to Fullerton, California, for the Judi Garman Classic from Feb. 28 to March 2. During the five games played, the Wildcats faced off against four top-25-ranked teams in the nation with San Diego State University (No. 23), the University of Arizona (No. 10), Louisiana State University (No. 6) and the University of California Los Angeles (No. 4).
The tournament started out with a bang, with the Wildcats upsetting ranked San Diego State 7–6 in an extra inning showdown. Following the upset, Weber went on a three-game losing stint in which the Wildcats were out scored 48–9 against Arizona, LSU and UCLA.
Weber State bounced back in the last game of the Judi Garman Classic and defeated in-state rival University of Utah 6–4 with the help of Abby Grundy and Eva Richardson, who both had two runs batted in on the game.
Rams Invitational
Weber played Colorado State University four straight times on March 8 and 9 and split the series with two wins and two losses.
Weber’s record on the season is 8–16. The Wildcats will travel to Moraga, California, for the Saint Mary’s Tournament on March 14-16.
