2022 Georgia State Panthers softball team

2022 Georgia State Panthers softball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record21–33 (9–15 SBC)
Head coach
  • Angie Nicholson (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rick Nicholson
  • Lauren Whitten
Home stadiumRobert E. Heck Softball Complex
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana  ‍†‍‡‍y 23 – 4   .852 47 – 13   .783
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 16 – 6   .727 26 – 21   .553
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 19 – 8   .704 39 – 19   .672
Troy  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 32 – 20   .615
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 22 – 28   .440
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 15   .400 29 – 26   .527
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 21 – 34   .382
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 27 – 27   .500
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 25 – 29   .463
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 13 – 34   .277
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


The 2022 Georgia State Panthers softball team represented Georgia State Panthers during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Panthers played their home games at Robert E. Heck Softball Complex. The Panthers were led by first-year head coach Angie Nicholson and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

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Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

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The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 31, 2022. Georgia State was picked to finish tenth in the conference with 19 votes.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Louisiana 97 (7)
2 Texas State 87 (2)
3 Troy 82 (1)
4 South Alabama 74
5 UT Arlington 49
6 Appalachian State 46
7 Coastal Carolina 37
8 Georgia Southern 32
9 Louisiana–Monroe 27
10 Georgia State 19

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

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  • Olivia Lackie (USA, Pitcher)
  • Leanna Johnson (TROY, Pitcher)
  • Kandra Lamb (LA, Pitcher)
  • Jessica Mullins (TXST, Pitcher)
  • Kamdyn Kvistad (USA, Catcher)
  • Sophie Piskos (LA, Catcher)
  • Faith Shirley (GASO, 1st Base)
  • Kelly Horne (TROY, 2nd Base)
  • Daisy Hess (GSU, Shortstop)
  • Sara Vanderford (TXST, 3rd Base)
  • Iyanla De Jesus (CCU, Designated Player)
  • Raina O'Neal (LA, Outfielder)
  • Mackenzie Brasher (USA, Outfielder)
  • Emily Brown (GSU, Outfielder)
  • Jade Sinness (TROY, Outfielder)

National Softball Signing Day

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Player Position Hometown Previous Team
Samara Ortega Infielder Fountain Valley, California Fountain Valley HS
Skylar Chavez Outfielder Orange, California Villa Park HS
Jackie Gonzalez Infielder Orange County, California Mater Dei HS

Personnel

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2022 Georgia State Panthers softball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year Home town
0 OF Havalynn Abernathy L/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Kennesaw, Georgia
1 OF Chloe Middlebrooks R/R 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Bishop, Georgia
2 INF Emma Yanes R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Woodstock, Georgia
3 C Jaycee Goodwin R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Paris, Kentucky
4 OF Gabby Benson L/L 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Buford, Georgia
5 OF Skylar Chavez R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Orange, California
6 INF Bailee Richardson R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Locust Grove, Georgia
7 C Sofia Tunon R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Woodstock, Georgia
10 RHP Sophie Mooney R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lawrenceville, Georgia
11 RHP Elle Doolittle R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Macon, Georgia
12 INF Abby Brown R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Tallapoosa, Georgia
13 RHP Emily Buck Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Woodstock, Georgia
14 C Carolyn Deady R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Marietta, Georgia
15 OF Alice Thomas L/R 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Fr Warner Robins, Georgia
16 INF Jackie Gonzalez R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Orange County, California
18 OF Caroline Brownlee R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Hoschton, Georgia
19 OF Emily Brown L/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Suwanee, Georgia
21 C Kalynn Hicks R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Marietta, Georgia
22 INF Daisy Hess R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Acworth, Georgia
23 OF Alyssa Giles L/L 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Brunswick, Georgia
25 RHP Hallie Adams R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Marietta, Georgia
27 RHP Emily Hodnett R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Auburn, Georgia
33 RHP Julia Allen R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Fayetteville, Georgia
44 INF Gracie Kittrell R/R 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Jr Marietta, Georgia
55 RHP Savannah Freeman Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Powder Springs, Georgia
88 INF Samara Ortega R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Orange, California
99 OF Mallory Fletcher R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Coolidge, Georgia
Head coach

Angie Nicholson (Cleveland State)

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Nicholson (Cleveland State)
Lauren Whitten (Michigan State)

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

Roster
Last update: 11 June 2022

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Georgia State win
  Georgia State loss
  Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold Georgia State team member
2022 Georgia State Panthers softball game log
Regular season (19–31)
February (5–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Stetson Lead-Off Classic
Feb. 11 vs. Indiana State Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FL W
12–3		 Hodnett
(1-0)		 Newbanks
(0-1)		 None 140 1–0
Feb. 11 at Stetson Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FL L
2–8		 Tino
(1-0)		 Mooney
(0-1)		 None ESPN+ 350 1–1
Feb. 12 vs. Indiana State Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FL L
0–2		 Benko
(1-1)		 Buck
(0-1)		 None 122 1–2
Feb. 12 vs. Delaware Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FL L
1–4		 Christian
(1-0)		 Hodnett
(1-1)		 Frost
(1)		 160 1–3
Feb. 13 at Stetson Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FL L
6–7		 Tino
(2-0)		 Buck
(0-2)		 None ESPN+ 125 1–4
Feb. 16 at Western Carolina Catamount Softball Complex • Cullowhee, NC L
1–5		 Rice
(2-0)		 Hodnett
(1-2)		 None 75 1–5
Feb. 16 at Western Carolina Catamount Softball Complex • Cullowhee, NC W
2–1		 Allen
(1-0)		 Eilers
(3-1)		 None 75 2–5
Feb. 23 at Georgia Tech Shirley Clements Mewborn Stadium • Atlanta, GA L
1–9		 Neleman
(6-1)		 Buck
(0-3)		 None ACCN 277 2–6
I-75 Challenge
Feb. 25 at Kennesaw State Bailey Park • Kennesaw, GA L
6–8		 Perrin
(1-0)		 Mooney
(0-2)		 None YouTube 575 2–7
Feb. 25 vs. East Tennessee State Bailey Park • Kennesaw, GA W
6–2		 Buck
(1-2)		 Tucker
(1-2)		 None YouTube 400 3–7
Feb. 26 Jacksonville State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W
5–3		 Buck
(2-3)		 Carter
(3-3)		 None 173 4–7
Feb. 26 Jacksonville State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W
8–3		 Adams
(1-0)		 Androlevich
(2-2)		 None 195 5–7
Feb. 27 Penn State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA Game cancelled
March (7–10)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Mar. 2 No. 20 Auburn Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA L
1–9		 Penta
(8-0)		 Mooney
(0-3)		 None 245 5–8
Bubly Invitational
Mar. 4 vs. Tennessee State Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W
3–0		 Buck
(3-3)		 King
(1-3)		 None 6–8
Mar. 4 at No. 3 Florida Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL L
1–3		 Mesiemore
(2-0)		 Adams
(1-1)		 None 6–9
Mar. 5 vs. Coastal Carolina Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W
3–2		 Buck
(4-3)		 Beasley-Polko
(4-3)		 None 1,301 7–9
Mar. 6 vs. Tennessee State Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL L
4–5		 Loveless
(3-6)		 Buck
(4-4)		 None 7–10
Mar. 6 at No. 3 Florida Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL L
0–85		 Delbrey
(7-1)		 Adams
(1-3)		 None 1,508 7–11
Mar. 9 at No. 15 Georgia Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA L
2–6		 Kerpics
(7-1)		 Adams
(1-2)		 None SECN+ 439 7–12
Mar. 11 at No. 22 Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W
4–1		 Adams
(2-2)		 Lamb
(4-3)		 None 1,439 8–12 1–0
Mar. 12 at No. 22 Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L
6–10		 Schorman
(4-1)		 Mooney
(0-4)		 Foreman
(1)		 1,733 8–13 1–1
Mar. 13 at No. 22 Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L
0–95		 Lamb
(5-3)		 Adams
(2-3)		 None 1,817 8–14 1–2
Mar. 15 at Chattanooga Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN L
3–5		 Wood
(2-5)		 Hodnett
(1-2)		 None ESPN+ 237 8–15
Mar. 15 at Chattanooga Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN L
1–5		 Alley
(3-6)		 Adams
(2-4)		 None ESPN+ 318 8–16
Mar. 17 Dartmouth Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W
9–06		 Adams
(3-4)		 Plonka
(1-6)		 None 61 9–16
Mar. 17 Dartmouth Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W
6–0		 Mooney
(1-4)		 McCarroll
(0-1)		 None 67 10–16
Mar. 18 Appalachian State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA L
0–115		 Buckner
(6-2)		 Adams
(2-5)		 None 81 10–17 1–3
Mar. 19 Appalachian State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W
6–2		 Mooney
(2-4)		 Nichols
(3-3)		 None 85 11–17 2–3
Mar. 20 Appalachian State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W
8–5		 Hodnett
(2-3)		 Northrop
(3-4)		 Buck
(1)		 87 12–17 3–3
Mar. 25 South Alabama Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA Game postponed
Mar. 26 South Alabama Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA Game cancelled
Mar. 27 South Alabama Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA Game cancelled
April (6–11)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Apr. 1 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L
0–1		 Johnson
(14-4)		 Adams
(3-6)		 None ESPN+ 117 12–18 3–4
Apr. 2 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L
2–4		 Baker
(6-3)		 Mooney
(2-5)		 None ESPN+ 212 12–19 3–5
Apr. 3 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W
4–0		 Adams
(4-6)		 Johnson
(14-5)		 None ESPN+ 227 13–19 4–5
Apr. 6 at No. 17 Auburn Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL Game cancelled
Apr. 8 UT Arlington Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA L
1–5		 Adams
(10-10)		 Adams
(4-7)		 None 110 13–20 4–6
Apr. 9 UT Arlington Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W
11–5		 Buck
(5-4)		 Bumpurs
(6-5)		 Mooney
(1)		 192 14–20 5–6
Apr. 10 UT Arlington Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W
8–78		 Buck
(5-4)		 Adams
(10-11)		 None 123 15–20 6–6
Apr. 12 Alabama State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W
10–6		 Hodnett
(3-2)		 Lundsford
(3-6)		 None 103 16–20
Apr. 14 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Complex • San Marcos, TX L
2–3		 Mullins
(15-11)		 Adams
(4-8)		 None ESPN+ 392 16–21 6–7
Apr. 15 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Complex • San Marcos, TX L
0–85		 Pierce
(5-4)		 Buck
(6-5)		 None ESPN+ 378 16–22 6–8
Apr. 16 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Complex • San Marcos, TX L
0–3		 Mullins
(16-11)		 Adams
(4-9)		 None ESPN+ 414 16–23 6–9
Apr. 20 Georgia Tech Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA L
0–3		 Dennis
(14-4)		 Allen
(1-1)		 Neleman
(4)		 127 16–24
Apr. 22 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L
2–3		 Beasley-Polko
(9-7)		 Adams
(4-10)		 None ESPN+ 216 16–25 6–10
Apr. 23 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L
10–12		 Volpe
(2-4)		 Hodnett
(3-4)		 None ESPN+ 317 16–26 6–11
Apr. 24 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade, John Lott Field • Conway, SC L
2–8		 Beasley-Polko
(10-7)		 Adams
(4-11)		 None ESPN+ 131 16–27 6–12
Apr. 27 Kennesaw State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA L
2–6		 Bennett
(11-14)		 Adams
(4-12)		 Kyte
(1)		 63 16–28
Apr. 29 Louisiana–Monroe Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W
3–0		 Buck
(7-5)		 Kackley
(8-8)		 None 101 17–28 7–12
Apr. 30 Louisiana–Monroe Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W
3–2		 Hodnett
(4-4)		 Abrams
(7-7)		 Mooney
(2)		 124 18–28 8–12
May (1–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 1 Louisiana–Monroe Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA L
0–7		 Kackley
(9-8)		 Buck
(7-6)		 None 69 18–29 8–13
May 5 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA L
2–3		 Belogorska
(6-13)		 Buck
(7-7)		 None ESPN+ 203 18–30 8–14
May 6 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA L
3–8		 Waldrep
(6-13)		 Mooney
(2-6)		 None ESPN+ 219 18–31 8–15
May 7 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W
4–3		 Adams
(5-12)		 Belogorska
(6-14)		 None ESPN+ 315 19–31 9–15
Post-Season (2–2)
SBC tournament (2–2)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 10 vs. (10) Georgia Southern (7) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
9–16		 Buck
(8-7)		 Waldrep
(6-14)		 None ESPN+ 46 20–31 1–0
May 11 vs. (2) South Alabama (7) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L
2–105		 Lackie
(15-7)		 Adams
(5-13)		 None ESPN+ 487 20–32 1–1
May 12 vs. (5) UT Arlington (7) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
5–3		 Buck
(9-7)		 Max
(4-3)		 None ESPN+ 44 21–32 2–1
May 13 vs. (4) Troy (7) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L
0–5		 Baker
(9-5)		 Buck
(9-8)		 None ESPN+ 129 21–33 2–2
Schedule Source:

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Softball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sun Belt Conference Announces Preseason Softball Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Nicholson Welcomes Trio to Softball Program". Georgia State University. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
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