2023 South Alabama Jaguars softball team

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2023 South Alabama Jaguars softball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record39–14 (20–4 SBC)
Head coach
  • Becky Clark (17th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kristina McCain
  • Hannah Campbell
Home stadiumJaguar Field
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Louisiana  ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 2 – 0   .917 47 – 14 – 0   .770
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 20 – 4 – 0   .833 39 – 14 – 0   .736
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 17 – 5 – 0   .773 45 – 9 – 0   .833
Troy  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9 – 1   .604 33 – 19 – 1   .632
Texas State  ‍‍‍y 13 – 9 – 1   .587 34 – 23 – 1   .595
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 28 – 19 – 0   .596
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 36 – 20 – 0   .643
Louisiana-Monroe  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 25 – 32 – 0   .439
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 18 – 36 – 0   .333
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17 – 0   .261 22 – 24 – 0   .478
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 17 – 34 – 0   .333
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 18 – 0   .182 23 – 28 – 0   .451
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 28, 2023[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


The 2023 South Alabama Jaguars softball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Jaguars played their home games at Jaguar Field. The Jaguars were led by seventeenth-year head coach Becky Clark 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 February 2, 2023. South Alabama was picked to finish third in the conference with 118 votes.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Louisiana 144 (12)
2 Texas State 130
3 South Alabama 118
4 Troy 99
5 James Madison 93
6 Marshall 80
7 Southern Miss 68
8 Appalachian State 63
9 Louisiana–Monroe 44
10 Coastal Carolina 43
11 Georgia State
Georgia Southern		 27

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

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  • Jessica Mullins (Pitcher, TXST)
  • Olivia Lackie (Pitcher, USA)
  • Sophie Piskos (Pitcher, LA)
  • Hannah Shifflett (1st Base, JMU)
  • Stormy Kotzelnick (1st Base, LA)
  • Kelly Horne (2nd Base, TXST)
  • Alexa Langeliers (Shortstop, LA)
  • Jourdyn Campbell (3rd Base, LA)
  • Sara Vanderford (3rd Base, TXST)
  • Karly Heath (Designated Player, LA)
  • Iyanla De Jesus (Designated Player, CCU)
  • Ciara Trahan (Outfielder, TXST)
  • Maddie Hayden (Outfielder, LA)
  • Mackenzie Brasher (Outfielder, USA)
  • Kayt Houston (Outfielder, APP)

National Softball Signing Day

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Player Position Hometown Previous Team
Olivia Bransetter Infielder Liberty, Missouri Liberty HS
Caitlyn Gavin Infielder Jay, Florida Jay HS
Ryley Harrison Pitcher Fairhope, Alabama Fairhope HS
Emily Mizelle Infielder Mobile, Alabama Baker HS
Molly Pitts Catcher Mobile, Alabama Mobile Christian School
Amity White Outfielder Brundidge, Alabama Pike County HS
Cadence Williams Pitcher Rising Sun, Maryland Rising Sun HS

Personnel

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2023 South Alabama Jaguars softball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year Home town
0 INF Meredith Keel L/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Ashville, Ohio
2 OF Erin McGlothlin Current redshirt L/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Homestead, Florida
3 U Emma Kropp R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Fairhope, Alabama
4 OF Brooklynn Bockhaus R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Haughton, Louisiana
6 U Abby Allen R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Monroe, Louisiana
8 LHP Rachel Everett Current redshirt L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Hartland, Michigan
9 U Stephanie Gonzalez R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Pembroke Pines, Florida
11 INF Marley Sims L/R 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Jr Gulfport, Mississippi
12 OF Victoria Ortiz Current redshirt L/L 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Mobile, Alabama
13 INF Gabby Stagner R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mobile, Alabama
14 OF Bailey Welch L/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Hueytown, Alabama
18 OF Mackenzie Brasher L/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Orange Beach, Alabama
19 C Sasha Willems R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Sydney, Australia
21 U Hannah Ogea Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
22 RHP Madison Lagle L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Glen St. Mary, Florida
24 INF Shelby Garrett Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Frostproof, Florida
27 INF Odalys Cordova Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Orlando, Florida
28 LHP Kaitlyn Hughes L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Trussville, Alabama
35 RHP Jenna Hardy R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Whitehouse, Ohio
44 INF Marlayna Capaldi R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Wilmington, Delaware
66 C Sophia Mendoza R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Lehigh Acres, Florida
99 RHP Olivia Lackie R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Walker, Louisiana
Head coach

Becky Clark (Mobile)

Assistant coach(es)

Kristina McCain (Auburn)
Hannah Campbell (South Alabama)
Jayden Mount (Louisiana–Monroe)

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

Roster
Last update: 29 May 2023

Schedule and results

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Legend
  South Alabama win
  South Alabama loss
  Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold South Alabama team member
2023 South Alabama Jaguars softball game log
Regular season (38–13)
February (9–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
NFCA Leadoff Classic
Feb. 10 vs. Louisville Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL L
2–48		 Zabala
(1-0)		 Lackie
(0-1)		 None 556 0–1
Feb. 10 vs. No. 8 Northwestern Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL L
5–8		 Henry
(1-0)		 Lackie
(0-2)		 Boyd
(1)		 476 0–2
Feb. 11 vs. St. John's Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL W
5–3		 Hardy
(1-0)		 Serafinko
(0-1)		 None 435 1–2
Feb. 11 vs. No. 13 Tennessee Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL Game cancelled
Feb. 12 vs. Indiana Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL L
1–5		 Montgomery
(1-0)		 Hardy
(1-1)		 Johnson
(1)		 223 1–3
Mardi Gras Classic
Feb. 17 Missouri State Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L
1–3		 Johnston
(1-1)		 Hardy
(0-2)		 None 429 1–4
Feb. 17 Mississippi Valley State Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
9–05		 Lackie
(1-2)		 Guiterrez
(0-3)		 None 429 2–4
Feb. 18 Missouri State Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
10–05		 Lackie
(2-2)		 Houchlei
(0-2)		 None 487 3–4
Feb. 18 Rutgers Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
4–1		 Hardy
(2-2)		 Smith
(1-1)		 None 487 4–4
Feb. 19 Rutgers Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
4–0		 Lackie
(3-2)		 Vickers
(2-1)		 Hardy
(1)		 369 5–4
Feb. 21 at McNeese Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA W
3–0		 Lackie
(1-2)		 Vallejo
(1-3)		 None 621 6–4
South Alabama Invitational
Feb. 23 Tulsa Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L
2–4		 Nash
(3-1)		 Hardy
(2-3)		 None 326 6–5
Feb. 24 Furman Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
3–2		 Hardy
(3-3)		 Tufts
(3-3)		 None 437 7–5
Feb. 24 RV Mississippi State Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L
4–8		 Wesley
(2-1)		 Lackie
(4-3)		 None 437 7–6
Feb. 25 Tulsa Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
5–3		 Hardy
(4-3)		 Moore
(4-2)		 None 430 8–6
Feb. 26 Louisiana Tech Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
2–0		 Lackie
(5-3)		 Floyd
(2-1)		 None 527 9–6
March (14–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Jane B. Moore Memorial
Mar. 3 vs. Tennessee Tech Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL W
9–06		 Lackie
(6-3)		 Piper
(1-6)		 None 1,547 10–6
Mar. 3 at No. 19 Auburn Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL L
0–3		 Penta
(10-0)		 Hardy
(4-4)		 None 1,547 10–7
Mar. 4 vs. Bowling Green Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL W
12–05		 Hardy
(5-4)		 Anderson
(4-1)		 None 1,720 11–7
Mar. 4 at No. 19 Auburn Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL W
2–1		 Lackie
(7-3)		 Lowe
(2-1)		 None 1,720 12–7
Mar. 5 vs. Tennessee Tech Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL W
8–05		 Hardy
(6-4)		 Cole
(0-6)		 None 1,589 13–7
THE Spring Games
Mar. 10 vs. Chattanooga ROC Park • Madiera Beach, FL W
1–0		 Hardy
(7-4)		 Parrott
(2-2)		 None 123 14–7
Mar. 10 vs. Iowa ROC Park • Madiera Beach, FL L
2–4		 Adams
(4-4)		 Lackie
(7-4)		 Loecker
(2)		 189 14–8
Mar. 11 vs. Lehigh ROC Park • Madiera Beach, FL L
1–3		 Young
(6-0)		 Hardy
(7-5)		 None 224 14–9
Mar. 11 vs. Iona ROC Park • Madiera Beach, FL W
11–05		 Lackie
(8-4)		 Beckham
(0-2)		 None 269 15–9
Mar. 12 vs. Princeton ROC Park • Madiera Beach, FL W
3–2		 Hardy
(8-5)		 Laudenslager
(1-6)		 Lackie
(1)		 123 16–9
Mar. 18 Georgia State Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
8–06		 Lackie
(9-4)		 Doolittle
(5-2)		 None ESPN+ 504 17–9 1–0
Mar. 18 Georgia State Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
4–3		 Hardy
(9-5)		 Adams
(2-5)		 None ESPN+ 504 18–9 2–0
Mar. 19 Georgia State Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
9–5		 Hardy
(10-5)		 Adams
(2-6)		 None ESPN+ 332 19–9 3–0
Mar. 21 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA W
5–2		 Lagle
(1-0)		 McNeill
(7-4)		 Hardy
(2)		 ESPN+ 103 20–9
Mar. 24 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W
2–1		 Lackie
(10-4)		 Mullins
(11-7)		 None ESPN+ 417 21–9 4–0
Mar. 25 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L
2–6		 Pierce
(4-2)		 Hardy
(10-6)		 None ESPN+ 536 21–10 4–1
Mar. 26 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W
7–0		 Lackie
(11-4)		 McCann
(4-3)		 None ESPN+ 547 22–10 5–1
Mar. 31 Louisiana–Monroe Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
6–0		 Lackie
(12-4)		 Nichols
(1-1)		 None ESPN+ 437 23–10 6–1
April (12–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Apr. 1 Louisiana–Monroe Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
2–1		 Hardy
(11-6)		 Abrams
(4-6)		 Lackie
(2)		 ESPN+ 408 24–10 7–1
Apr. 2 Louisiana–Monroe Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
4–0		 Lackie
(13-4)		 Abrams
(4-7)		 None ESPN+ 481 25–10 8–1
Apr. 8 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L
5–7		 Schorman
(11-4)		 Lackie
(13-5)		 None ESPN+ 1,398 25–11 8–2
Apr. 8 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L
0–85		 Landry
(10-4)		 Hardy
(11-7)		 None ESPN+ 1,398 25–12 8–3
Apr. 9 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L
0–2		 Landry
(11-4)		 Lackie
(13-6)		 Lamb
(2)		 ESPN+ 1,004 25–13 8–4
Apr. 11 Nicholls Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
3–2		 Lackie
(14-6)		 McNeill
(9-7)		 None ESPN+ 331 26–13
Apr. 14 Appalachian State Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
9–05		 Lackie
(15-6)		 Northrop
(8-6)		 None ESPN+ 296 27–13 9–4
Apr. 14 Appalachian State Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
5–2		 Hardy
(12-7)		 Neas
(7-6)		 None ESPN+ 296 28–13 10–4
Apr. 16 Appalachian State Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
1–0		 Lackie
(16-6)		 Buckner
(4-7)		 None ESPN+ 338 29–13 11–4
Apr. 21 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W
5–48		 Hardy
(13-7)		 Kendrick
(8-3)		 None ESPN+ 235 30–13 12–4
Apr. 22 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W
6–1		 Hardy
(14-7)		 Barnard
(1-6)		 None ESPN+ 223 31–13 13–4
Apr. 23 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W
11–05		 Lackie
(17-6)		 Kendrick
(8-4)		 None ESPN+ 194 32–13 14–4
Apr. 28 at Southern Miss Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS W
10–5		 Lackie
(18-6)		 Leinstock
(11-13)		 None ESPN+ 681 33–13 15–4
Apr. 30 at Southern Miss Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS W
4–18		 Hardy
(15-7)		 Leinstock
(11-14)		 None ESPN+ 784 34–13 16–4
Apr. 30 at Southern Miss Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS W
11–05		 Lackie
(19-6)		 Lee
(3-5)		 None ESPN+ 784 35–13 17–4
May (3–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 4 Troy Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
6–1		 Lackie
(20-6)		 Johnson
(24-7)		 None ESPN+ 444 36–13 18–4
May 6 Troy Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
6–0		 Hardy
(16-7)		 Baker
(2-3)		 None ESPN+ 503 37–13 19–4
May 6 Troy Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W
7–68		 Hardy
(17-7)		 Johnson
(24-8)		 None ESPN+ 503 38–13 20–4
Post-Season (1–1)
SBC tournament (1–1)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 11 vs. (6) James Madison (3) Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W
4–1		 Lackie
(21-6)		 Berry
(11-6)		 None ESPN+ 920 39–13 1–0
May 12 vs. (2) Marshall (3) Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L
2–3		 Nester
(27-7)		 Hardy
(17-8)		 None ESPN+ 918 39–14 1–1
Schedule Source:[4]

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

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Tops Sun Belt Softball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "JAGUAR SOFTBALL ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF 7 IN FALL CLASS". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "2023 Softball Schedule". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
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