2022 South Alabama Jaguars softball team

2022 South Alabama Jaguars softball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	25–21 (16–6 SBC)
Head coach	Becky Clark (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Kristina McCain Hannah Campbell
Home stadium	Jaguar Field
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 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.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

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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Player	Position	Hometown	Previous Team
Brooklynn Bockhaus	Outfielder/Utility	Haughton, Louisiana	Haughton HS
Marlayna Capaldi	Infielder	Wilmington, Delaware	Charter of Wilmington
Sophia Mendoza	Catcher/Infielder	Leigh Acres, Florida	Riverdale HS
Madison Lagle	Pitcher/Infielder	Glen St. Mary, Florida	Baker County HS

Personnel

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

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.

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. "CLARK ANNOUNCES FOUR ADDITIONS TO JAGUAR SOFTBALL FALL SIGNEE CLASS". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
5. "2022 Softball Schedule". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2021.