2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball team

2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	28–23 (14–10 Southland)
Head coach	Rick Fremin (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Jack Byerley Katie Godwin
Home stadium	North Oak Park
Seasons ← 2020 2022  →

2021 Southland Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stephen F. Austin  ‍†‍‍	25	–	2		.926			35	–	12		.745
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍	21	–	6		.778			37	–	19		.661
McNeese State  ‍‍‡‍y	18	–	9		.667			35	–	26		.574
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍	16	–	11		.593			24	–	22		.522
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			28	–	23		.549
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍	15	–	12		.556			22	–	17		.564
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍	14	–	13		.519			19	–	31		.380
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍	10	–	17		.370			14	–	33		.298
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍	9	–	18		.333			16	–	27		.372
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			18	–	30		.375
Nicholls  ‍‍‍	5	–	22		.185			12	–	28		.300
Lamar  ‍‍‍	4	–	23		.148			8	–	43		.157
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 22, 2021 [1] Rankings from NFCA

The 2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Lions played their home games at North Oak Park and were led by sixth-year head coach Rick Fremin. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 5, 2021. Southeastern Louisiana was picked to finish third in the Southland Conference with 183 votes. ^[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Stephen F. Austin	235 (17)
2	McNeese State	217 (4)
3	Southeastern Louisiana	183
4	Sam Houston State	172 (1)
5	Central Arkansas	162 (1)
6	Northwestern State	156 (1)
7	Nicholls	131
8	Lamar	86
9	Abilene Christian	82
10	Houston Baptist	81
11	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	47
12	Incarnate Word	32

Preseason All-Southland team

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First Team

• Kaylyn Shephard (UCA, R-SR, 1st Base)
• Cayla Joens (NSU, JR, 2nd Base)
• Cylla Hall (UCA, R-SR, 3rd Base)
• Cori McCrary (MCNS, SR, Shortstop)
• Ella Manzer (SELA, SR, Catcher)
• Samantha Bradley (ACU, R-SR, Designated Player)
• Linsey Tomlinson (ACU, R-SR, Outfielder)
• Kaylee Lopez (MCNS, SO, Outfielder)
• Elise Vincent (NSU, SR, Outfielder)
• Madisen Blackford (SELA, SR, Outfielder)
• Megan McDonald (SHSU, SR, Outfielder)
• Kayla Beaver (UCA, R-FR, Pitcher)
• Kassidy Wilbur (SFA, JR, Pitcher)
• E. C. Delafield (NSU, JR, Utility)

Second Team

• Shaylon Govan (SFA, SO, 1st Base)
• Brooke Malia (SHSU, SR, 2nd Base)
• Bryana Novegil (SFA, SR, 2nd Base)
• Caitlin Garcia (NICH, JR, 3rd Base)
• Alex Hudspeth (SFA, JR, Shortstop)
• Alexis Perry (NSU, SO, Catcher)
• Bailey Richards (SFA, SR, Catcher)
• Caitlyn Brockway (HBU, SO, Designated Player)
• Reagan Sperling (UCA, R-JR, Outfielder)
• Alayis Seneca (MCNS, SO, Outfielder)
• Hayley Barbazon (NSU, SR, Outfielder)
• Saleen Flores (MCNS, SO, Pitcher)
• MC Comeaux (SELA, FR, Pitcher)
• Sammi Thomas (TAMUCC, SO, Utility)

National Softball Signing Day

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Player	Position	Hometown	Previous Team
Blaire Bizette	Utility	New Roads, Louisiana	Catholic-Pointe Coupee HS
Sarah Diaz	Infielder	Lafayette, Louisiana	Lafayette Christian
Taylor Duncan	Utility	Lake, Mississippi	Lake HS
Alexis Findley	Pitcher	Jefferson City, Missouri	Blair Oaks HS
Elise Jones	Utility	Livingston, Louisiana	Doyle HS
Leah Marshall	Pitcher	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada	Mount Dora Christian
Madison Watson	Utility	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Parkview Baptist

Roster

2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions roster
	Pitchers 6 Karlee Kraft - Sophomore 9 Kassie Salling - Freshman 10 MC Comeaux - Freshman 18 Sophie Hannabas - Sophomore 20 Alyssa Romano - Freshman 22 Heather Zumo - Senior 28 Shelby Sitzman - Senior Outfielders 1 Anna Rodenberg - Senior 12 Audrey Greely - Freshman 17 Aeriyl Mass - Junior 24 Kylie Chauvin - Freshman 31 Cameron Goodman - Freshman		Catchers Ella Manzer - Senior 25 Madisen Blackford - Senior Infielders 2 Cameron Beal - Senior 3 Lindsey Rizzo - Junior 4 Lexi Johnson - Freshman 5 Kelci Bodin - Senior 11 Ellie Dubois - Freshman 13 Madison Watson - Senior 19 Sadie Hewitt - Freshman 23 Briahna Bennett - Junior

Coaching staff

2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions coaching staff
Rick Fremin – Head Coach – 6th year Jack Byerley – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year Katie Godwin – Assistant Head Coach – 3rd year Alana Fremin – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 6th year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Southeastern Louisiana win
	Southeastern Louisiana loss
	Postponement/Cancellation
Bold	Southeastern Louisiana team member

2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball game log
Regular season (27-21)
February (7-6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Lion Classic Feb. 11 South Dakota STA Softball Field • Hammond, LA W 11-0 Zumo (1-0) Fletcher (0-1) None 116 1-0 Feb. 12 South Dakota STA Softball Field • Hammond, LA W 14-9 Comeaux (1-0) Fletcher (0-2) None 128 2-0 Feb. 12 South Dakota STA Softball Field • Hammond, LA W 17-15 Zumo (2-0) Lisko (0-1) None 128 3-0 Feb. 13 South Dakota STA Softball Field • Hammond, LA L 3-9 Lisko (1-1) DuBois (0-1) None 128 3-1 Feb. 13 North Texas STA Softball Field • Hammond, LA L 2-6 Trautwein (1-0) Comeaux (1-1) None 128 3-2 Feb. 17 at No. 22 Mississippi State Nusz Park • Starkville, MS Game postponed due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Starkville UAB Green and Gold Classic Feb. 20 vs. Jacksonville State Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL W 2-1 Zumo (3-0) Brown (0-1) None 73 4-2 Feb. 20 at UAB Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL L 6-14 (6 inns) Golliver (1-0) Comeaux (1-2) None 75 4-3 Feb. 21 vs. No. 9 Louisiana Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL L 1-9 (6 inns) Lamb (2-0) Hannabas (0-1) None 55 4-4 Feb. 21 at UAB Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL L 1-6 Valbak (1-0) Zumo (3-1) None 112 4-5 FSU Unconquered Invitational Feb. 26 vs. Florida A&M JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL W 11-1 (5 inns) Zumo (4-1) Williams (0-1) None 5-5 Feb. 26 vs. Florida A&M JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL W 12-3 Comeaux (2-2) Boatwright (0-1) None 6-5 Feb. 27 at No. 15 Florida State JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL L 0-3 Arnold (3-1) Hannabas (0-2) None ACCN+ 199 6-6 Feb. 28 vs. Florida Gulf Coast JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL W 1-0 Zumo (5-1) Bauman (2-3) None 26 7-6
March (10-7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Mar. 3 Louisiana Tech North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 4-3 Zumo (6-1) Pickett (0-2) None 205 8-6 Mar. 3 Louisiana Tech North Oak Park • Hammond, LA Cancelled Auburn Invitational Mar. 5 vs. Troy Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL L 6-9 Johnson (8-2) Comeaux (1-3) None 370 8-7 Mar. 5 vs. Troy Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL L 6-9 Blasingame (2-0) Zumo (6-2) None 370 8-8 Mar. 6 at No. 24 Auburn Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL W 2-9 Lowe (5-0) Comeaux (1-4) None 370 8-9 Mar. 6 at No. 24 Auburn Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL W 1-9 (6 inns) Dismukes (2-0) Sitzman (0-1) None 370 8-10 Mar. 10 Southern Miss North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 1-0 Comeaux (3-4) Pierce (1-4) DuBois (1) 232 9-10 Mar. 12 Lamar North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 6-2 Zumo (7-2) Ruiz (1-6) DuBois (2) ESPN+ 243 10-10 1-0 Mar. 12 Lamar North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 8-1 Comeaux (4-4) Mixon (1-4) None ESPN+ 243 11-10 2-0 Mar. 13 Lamar North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 7-3 Comeaux (5-4) Williams (0-4) None 245 12-10 3-0 Mar. 16 No. 12 LSU North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 1-12 Kilponen (4-3) Comeaux (5-5) None ESPN+ 250 12-11 Mar. 19 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W 2-1 Zumo (8-2) Patak (3-5) DuBois (3) 95 13-11 4-0 Mar. 19 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX L 5-6 Swanson (2-0) Hannabas (0-3) None 90 13-12 4-1 Mar. 20 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W 9-4 Zumo (8-2) Janes (0-1) None 55 14-12 5-1 Mar. 24 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 2-1 Comeaux (6-5) Chavarria (1-3) DuBois (4) 296 15-12 Mar. 26 Abilene Christian North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 6-2 Hannabas (1-3) Bradley (3-10) None ESPN+ 245 16-12 6-1 Mar. 26 Abilene Christian North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 4-5 White (4-7) DuBois (0-2) None ESPN+ 245 16-13 6-2 Mar. 27 Abilene Christian North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 5-0 Zumo (10-2) Bradley (3-11) None ESPN+ 233 17-13 7-2
April (9–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Apr. 2 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA W 6-1 Zumo (11-2) Westbrook (2-2) None 244 18-13 8-2 Apr. 2 at Nicholls Swanner Field at the Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA W 5-3 Comeaux (7-5) Westbrook (2-3) None 205 19-13 9-2 Apr. 3 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA W 7-4 Zumo (12-2) Westbrook (2-4) None 200 20-13 10-2 Apr. 5 Mississippi State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 6-4 Comeaux (8-5) Williams (3-3) DuBois (5) ESPN+ 250 21-13 Apr. 9 McNeese State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 3-2 Zumo (13-2) Vallejo (2-6) None 245 22-13 11-2 Apr. 10 McNeese State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 3-2 Hannabas (2-3) Flores (5-7) DuBois (6) 243 23-13 12-2 Apr. 11 McNeese State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 1-3 Vallejo (3-6) Sitzman (0-2) None 245 23-14 12-3 Apr. 13 at No. 14 Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA Game Cancelled due to threat of inclement weather in Lafayette Apr. 17 at Sam Houston State Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX W 13-0 (5 inns) Zumo (14-2) Dunn (5-7) None ESPN+ 115 24-14 13-3 Apr. 17 at Sam Houston State Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX L 0-8 (6 inns) Vento (6-5) Hannabas (2-4) None ESPN+ 115 24-15 13-4 Apr. 18 at Sam Houston State Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX L 2-4 Vento (7-5) Zumo (14-3) None 115 24-16 13-5 Apr. 21 Louisiana–Monroe North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 7-1 Zumo (15-3) Chavarria (1-8) None ESPN+ 245 25-16 Apr. 23 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi North Oak Park • Hammond, LA Game cancelled Apr. 23 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi North Oak Park • Hammond, LA Game cancelled Apr. 24 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi North Oak Park • Hammond, LA Game cancelled Apr. 27 Southern North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 8-0 (5 inns) Romano (1-0) Donaldson (4-10) None ESPN+ 204 26-16 Apr. 30 Central Arkansas North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 0-6 Johnson (10-7) Zumo (15-4) None ESPN+ 224 26-17 13-6 Apr. 30 Central Arkansas North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 0-5 Beaver (16-6) Hannabas (2-5) None ESPN+ 224 26-18 13-7
May (1-3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record May 1 Central Arkansas North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 6-7 Beaver (17-6) Zumo (15-5) None ESPN+ 245 26-19 13-8 May 4 Jackson State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA Game cancelled May 4 Jackson State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA Game cancelled May 7 at Northwestern State Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA L 4-9 Delafield (10-4) Zumo (15-6) None 200 26-20 13-9 May 7 at Northwestern State Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA L 5-13 (5 inns) Seely (1-2) Hannabas (2-6) None 200 26-21 13-10 May 8 at Northwestern State Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA W 7-2 Comeaux (8-6) Rhoden (4-5) None 150 27-21 14-10
Post-Season (1-2)
Southland Tournament (1-2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record May 12 vs. (8) Abilene Christian (5) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 4-3 Zumo (16-6) Bradley (10-14) None ESPN+ 222 28-21 May 13 vs. (4) Northwestern State (5) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 4-7 Delafield (11-4) Kraft (0-1) None ESPN+ 343 28-22 May 14 vs. (2) Central Arkansas (5) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 1-2 Beaver (19-6) Zumo (16-7) None ESPN+ 275 28-23

Schedule source: ^[5] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

Postseason

Conference Accolades

• Player of the Year: Kassidy Wilbur – SFA
• Hitter of the Year: Shaylon Govan – SFA
• Pitcher of the Year: Kassidy Wilbur – SFA
• Freshman of the Year: Jenna Wildeman – UCA
• Newcomer of the Year: Jenna Edwards – MCNS
• Coach of the Year: Nicole Dickson – SFA

All Conference First Team Shaylon Govan (SFA) Bryana Novegil (SFA) Haylee Brinlee (MCNS) Cori McCrary (MCNS) Heidi Jaquez (HBU) E. C. Delafield (NSU) Mackenzie Bennett (SFA) Jenna Wildeman (UCA) Megan McDonald (SHSU) Aeriyl Mass (SELA) Kayla Beaver (UCA) Kassidy Wilbur (SFA)

All Conference Second Team Kaylyn Shephard (UCA) Mary Kate Brown (UCA) Lindsey Rizzo (SELA) Camryn Middlebrook (SFA) Hannah Scheaffer (SHSU) Gaby Garcia (SFA) Kaylee Lopez (MCNS) Donelle Johnson (ACU) Jil Poullard (MCNS) Audrey Greely (SELA) Jordan Johnson (UCA) Whitney Tate (MCNS)

All Conference Third Team Caitlyn Brockway (HBU) Cayla Jones (NSU) Alex Hedspeth (SFA) Ashlyn Reavis (NICH) Chloe Gomez (MCNS) Jasie Roberts (HBU) Anna Rodenberg (SELA) Kaitlyn St. Clair (NSU) Sheridan Fisher (SHSU) Pal Egan (TAMUCC) Lyndie Swanson (HBU) Heather Zumo (SELA)

References: ^[6]

References

1. "Southland Softball Standings". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
2. "Ladyjacks Tabbed 2021 Softball Preseason Favorites". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
3. "2021 Southland Preseason All-Conference Softball Teams Announced". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
4. "SLU Adds Seven For 2022". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
5. "2021 Softball Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
6. "SFA's Kassidy Wilbur Named Southland Player of the Year". www.southland.org. Retrieved January 6, 2022.