American college softball season
The 2022 South Alabama Jaguars softball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Jaguars played their home games at Jaguar Field. The Jaguars were led by sixteenth-year head coach Becky Clark and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
[edit] The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 31, 2022. South Alabama was picked to finish fourth in the conference with 74 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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2022 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 | L/R | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | Fr | Homestead, Florida | 3 | U | Emma Kropp | R/R | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Jr | Fairhope, Alabama | 4 | RHP | Allie Hughen | R/R | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Sr | Vista, California | 6 | U | Abby Allen | R/R | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | So | Monroe, Louisiana | 7 | OF | Caroline Nichols | L/R | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | Sr | Hoover, Alabama | 8 | LHP | Rachel Everett | L/L | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Fr | Hartland, Michigan | 9 | U | Stephanie Gonzalez | R/R | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Fr | Pembroke Pines, Florida | 10 | C | Kassidy Wilcox | R/R | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | Jr | Brantley, Alabama | 11 | U | Kamdyn Kvistad | R/R | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | Sr | Lake City, Florida | 12 | OF | Shelby Sloan | L/R | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | So | Baker, Florida | 13 | INF | Gabby Stagner | R/R | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Fr | Mobile, Alabama | 14 | OF | Bailey Welch | L/R | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | So | Hueytown, Alabama | 18 | OF | Mackenzie Brasher | L/R | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Jr | Orange Beach, Alabama | 19 | INF | Kennedy Cronan | R/R | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Sr | Daphne, Alabama | 21 | U | Hannah Ogea | R/R | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | Fr | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 23 | INF | Belle Wolfenden | R/R | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Sr | Cantonment, Florida | 24 | INF | Shelby Garrett | R/R | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Fr | Frostproof, Florida | 25 | U | Janeah Finney | R/R | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Sr | Whatley, Alabama | 27 | INF | Odalys Cordova | R/R | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Jr | Orlando, Florida | 28 | LHP | Kaitlyn Hughes | L/L | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | So | Trussville, Alabama | 34 | OF | Victoria Ortiz | L/L | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | Jr | Mobile, Alabama | 35 | RHP | Jenna Hardy | R/R | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Jr | Whitehouse, Ohio | 99 | RHP | Olivia Lackie | R/R | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | So | Walker, Louisiana | | - Head coach
Becky Clark (Mobile) - Assistant coach(es)
Kristina McCain (Auburn) Hannah Campbell (South Alabama) Terri McCormick (Mobile) - Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 8 June 2022 |
Schedule and results
[edit] Legend |
| South Alabama win |
| South Alabama loss |
| Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions |
Bold | South Alabama team member |
2022 South Alabama Jaguars softball game log |
Regular season (24–19) |
February (4–10) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record | Tiger Classic | Feb. 11 | vs. Central Arkansas | | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | W 7–4 | Hughes (1-0) | Johnson (0-1) | Lackie (1) | | 210 | 1–0 | | Feb. 11 | at No. 17 LSU | | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge | L 0–3 | Sunseri (1-0) | Hughen (0-1) | None | | | 1–1 | | Feb. 12 | vs. Illinois | | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | L 2–3 | Wiles (1-1) | Hardy (0-1) | None | | 100 | 1–2 | | Feb. 12 | at No. 17 LSU | | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | L 1–8 | Kilponen (2-0) | Lackie (0-1) | None | | | 1–3 | | | Feb. 16 | at No. 5 Florida State | | JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | L 3–4 | Sandercock (2-0) | Hardy (0-2) | Wilson (1) | | 732 | 1–4 | | THE Spring Games | Feb. 18 | vs. No. 14 Missouri | | Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex • Leesburg, FL | L 2–3 | Schumacher (2-0) | Lackie (0-2) | None | | | 1–5 | | Feb. 18 | vs. Ohio State | | Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex • Leesburg, FL | L 2–4 | Handley (2-0) | Hardy (0-4) | None | | 144 | 1–6 | | Feb. 19 | vs. Butler | | Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex • Leesburg, FL | L 1–2 | Graves (1-1) | Hardy (0-3) | None | | 158 | 1–7 | | Feb. 20 | vs. Liberty | | Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex • Leesburg, FL | L 2–8 | Keeney (3-2) | Hughen (0-2) | None | | 123 | 1–8 | | | The Snowman (Alex Wilcox Memorial Tournament) | Feb. 25 | vs. Belmont | | Nusz Park • Starkville, MS | W 9–15 | Lackie (1-2) | Veltri (1-2) | None | | 103 | 2–8 | | Feb. 25 | vs. Longwood | | Nusz Park • Starkville, MS | W 2–1 | Hardy (1-4) | Backstrom (3-4) | Lackie (2) | | 122 | 3–8 | | Feb. 26 | vs. Longwood | | Nusz Park • Starkville, MS | L 2–3 | Backstrom (4-4) | Hardy (1-5) | None | | 114 | 3–9 | | Feb. 26 | at Mississippi State | | Nusz Park • Starkville, MS | W 1–0 | Lackie (2-2) | Hawk (3-1) | None | | 241 | 4–9 | | Feb. 27 | at Mississippi State | | Nusz Park • Starkville, MS | L 0–5 | Wesley (4-1) | Hardy (1-6) | None | | 157 | 4–10 | | | |
March (8–4) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record | Tennessee Invitational | Mar. 4 | vs. Dartmouth | | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 1–0 | Lackie (3-2) | Plonka (1-3) | None | | | 5–10 | | Mar. 4 | vs. Virginia | | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 4–6 | Henley (3-4) | Hardy (1-7) | None | | | 5–11 | | Mar. 5 | at No. 17 Tennessee | | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 0–95 | Edmoundson (8-1) | Hughen (0-3) | None | | | 5–12 | | Mar. 5 | vs. Virginia | | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 3–5 | Houge (6-2) | Lackie (3-3) | None | | 1,625 | 5–13 | | Mar. 6 | vs. Dartmouth | | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 5–2 | Lackie (4-3) | Hagge (0-1) | None | | | 6–13 | | | Mar. 12 | at UT Arlington | | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | W 9–3 | Hardy (2-7) | Bumpurs (2-3) | None | | 316 | 7–13 | 1–0 | Mar. 12 | at UT Arlington | | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | W 8–05 | Lackie (5-3) | Adams (4-6) | None | | 156 | 8–13 | 2–0 | Mar. 13 | at UT Arlington | | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | W 10–0 | Hardy (3-7) | Adams (4-7) | None | | 282 | 9–13 | 3–0 | Mar. 16 | Nicholls | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 3–0 | Hardy (4-7) | Turner (5-7) | None | | 274 | 10–13 | | Mar. 18 | Texas State | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 2–1 | Lackie (6-3) | Mullins (8-8) | None | | 36 | 11–13 | 4–0 | Mar. 19 | Texas State | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 7–0 | Hardy (5-7) | Pierce (3-2) | None | | 407 | 12–13 | 5–0 | Mar. 20 | Texas State | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | L 0–3 | Mullins (9-8) | Lackie (6-4) | None | | 352 | 12–14 | 5–1 | Mar. 25 | at Georgia State | | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA | Game cancelled | Mar. 26 | at Georgia State | | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA | Game cancelled | Mar. 27 | at Georgia State | | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA | Game cancelled | |
April (10–3) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record | Apr. 1 | Coastal Carolina | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 4–0 | Lackie (7-4) | Beasley-Polko (8-6) | None | | 369 | 13–14 | 6–1 | Apr. 2 | Coastal Carolina | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 3–2 | Hardy (6-7) | Picone (5-7) | None | | 347 | 14–14 | 7–1 | Apr. 3 | Coastal Carolina | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 3–0 | Lackie (8-4) | Volpe (0-1) | None | | | 15–14 | 8–1 | Apr. 8 | at Appalachian State | | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Game suspended due to inclement weather | Apr. 9 | at Appalachian State | | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Game cancelled | Apr. 10 | at Appalachian State | | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | W 10–6 | Lackie (8-4) | Buckner (9-6) | None | | 125 | 16–14 | 9–1 | Apr. 14 | Louisiana | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | L 7–10 | Schorman (7-4) | Lackie (9-5) | Landry (1) | ESPN+ | 302 | 16–15 | 9–2 | Apr. 15 | Louisiana | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | L 1–7 | Lamb (8-4) | Hardy (6-8) | None | ESPN+ | 504 | 16–16 | 9–3 | Apr. 15 | Louisiana | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | L 1–2 | Landry (13-2) | Lackie (9-6) | None | ESPN+ | 504 | 16–17 | 9–4 | Apr. 20 | at Nicholls | | Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA | W 12–25 | Hughen (1-3) | Turner (5-13) | None | | 123 | 17–17 | | Apr. 22 | at Louisiana–Monroe | | Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA | W 4–1 | Lackie (10-6) | Kackley (8-6) | None | | 426 | 18–17 | 10–4 | Apr. 23 | at Louisiana–Monroe | | Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA | W 5–4 | Hardy (7-8) | Abrams (7-5) | Lackie (3) | | 435 | 19–17 | 11–4 | Apr. 24 | at Louisiana–Monroe | | Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA | W 2–0 | Lackie (11-6) | Kackley (8-7) | None | | 425 | 20–17 | 12–4 | Apr. 29 | Georgia Southern | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 8–1 | Lackie (12-6) | Belogorska (3-12) | None | ESPN+ | 323 | 21–17 | 13–4 | Apr. 30 | Georgia Southern | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 3–1 | Hardy (8-8) | Waldrep (5-13) | None | ESPN+ | 441 | 22–17 | 14–4 | |
May (2–2) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record | May 1 | Georgia Southern | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 4–0 | Lackie (13-6) | Belogorska (3-13) | None | ESPN+ | 302 | 23–17 | 15–4 | May 5 | at Troy | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L 2–3 | Johnson (19-10) | Lackie (13-7) | None | | 321 | 23–18 | 15–5 | May 6 | at Troy | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L 2–7 | Baker (8-5) | Hardy (8-9) | None | | 423 | 23–19 | 15–6 | May 7 | at Troy | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 9–06 | Lackie (14-7) | Johnson (19-11) | None | | 219 | 24–19 | 16–6 | |
Post-Season (1–2) |
SBC tournament (1–2) | Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record | May 11 | vs. (7) Georgia State | (2) | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 10–25 | Lackie (15-7) | Adams (5-13) | None | ESPN+ | 487 | 25–19 | 1–0 | May 12 | vs. (3) Texas State | (2) | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | L 2–49 | Mullins (27-11) | Lackie (15-8) | None | ESPN+ | 278 | 25–20 | 1–1 | May 13 | vs. (9) Coastal Carolina | (2) | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | L 0–3 | Volpe (3-5) | Hardy (8-10) | None | ESPN+ | 134 | 25–21 | 1–2 | |
- Schedule Source:[5]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.
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Women's College World Series appearances in italics |