2022 Georgia State Panthers softball team

2022 Georgia State Panthers softball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	21–33 (9–15 SBC)
Head coach	Angie Nicholson (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Rick Nicholson Lauren Whitten
Home stadium	Robert E. Heck Softball Complex
Seasons ←  2021 2023 →

2022 Sun Belt Conference softball standings

v t e	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

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

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

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  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  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 Current redshirt Roster Last update: 11 June 2022

Schedule and results

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

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.