2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball team

2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	40–16 (14–4 Southland)
Head coach	Rick Fremin (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Katie Godwin Alana Fremin
Home stadium	North Oak Park
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 Southland Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
McNeese State  ‍†‍‡‍y	15	–	3		.833			40	–	21		.656
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍	14	–	4		.778			40	–	16		.714
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍	11	–	7		.611			25	–	27		.481
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍	10	–	8		.556			29	–	22		.569
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍	5	–	13		.278			15	–	36		.294
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍	4	–	13		.235			19	–	29		.396
Nicholls  ‍‍‍	4	–	14		.222			12	–	38		.240
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2022 [1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Lions played their home games at North Oak Park and were led by seventh-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 4, 2022. Southeastern Louisiana was picked to finish third in the Southland Conference with 113 votes. ^[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	McNeese State	132 (12)
2	Northwestern State	120 (2)
3	Southeastern Louisiana	113
4	Houston Baptist	102
5	Incarnate Word	84
6	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	82
7	Nicholls	81

Preseason All-Southland team

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First Team

• Caitlyn Brockway (HBU, JR, 1st Base)
• Cayla Jones (NSU, SR, 2nd Base)
• Lindsey Rizzo (SELA, SR, 3rd Base)
• Ashleigh Sgambelluri (TAMUCC, JR, Shortstop)
• Chloe Gomez (MCNS, SO, Catcher)
• Kaylee Lopez (MCNS, JR, Designated Player)
• Jil Poullard (MCNS, SO, Outfielder)
• Audrey Greely (SELA, SO, Outfielder)
• Aeriyl Mass (SELA, SR, Outfielder)
• Pal Egan (TAMUCC, JR, Outfielder)
• Lyndie Swanson (HBU, R-FR, Pitcher)
• Whitney Tate (MCNS, SO, Pitcher)
• Jasie Roberts (HBU, R-FR, Utility)

Second Team

• Haley Moore (TAMUCC, SO, 1st Base)
• Shelby Echols (HBU, SO, 2nd Base)
• Autumn Sydlik (HBU, JR, 3rd Base)
• Keely DuBois (NSU, SO, Shortstop)
• Bailey Krolczyk (SELA, SO, Catcher)
• Lexi Johnson (SELA, SO, Designated Player)
• Toni Perrin (MCNS, SR, Outfielder)
• Cam Goodman (SELA, SO, Outfielder)
• Alexandria Torres (TAMUCC, SO, Outfielder)
• Ashley Vallejo (MCNS, SO, Pitcher)
• Heather Zumo (SELA, SR, Pitcher)
• Beatriz Lara (TAMUCC, JR, Pitcher)
• Melise Gossen (NICH, JR, Utility)

National Softball Signing Day

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Player	Position	Hometown	Previous Team
Lainee Bailey	Pitcher	Walker, Louisiana	Walker HS
Cera Blanchard	Pitcher	Metairie, Louisiana	De La Salle HS Copiah–Lincoln CC
Britt Bourgoyne	Utility	Port Allen, Louisiana	Brusly HS
Maria Detillier	Infielder	Gramercy, Louisiana	Lutcher HS
Mckayla Ferguson	Catcher	Plaquemine, Louisiana	Plaquemine HS
Jillian Gutierrez	Outfielder	Pearland, Texas	Shadow Creek HS
Madison Hebert	Infielder	Luling, Louisiana	St. Charles Catholic HS
Colleen Kulivan	Infielder	Covington, Louisiana	Covington HS
Maddie Leal	Outfielder	Spring, Texas	Spring HS LSU Eunice

Personnel

2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year Home town 0 OF Cam Goodman / 5 ft 1 in(1.55 m) So Marrero, Louisiana 2 U Madison Rayner / 5 ft 3 in(1.6 m) Jr Stringer, Mississippi 3 INF Lindsey Rizzo / 5 ft 4 in(1.63 m) Jr Watson, Louisiana 4 INF Lexi Johnson / 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) So Reserve, Louisiana 5 INF Sarah Diaz / 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Fr Lafayette, Louisiana 7 INF Maddie Watson / 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana 9 C Blaire Bizette / 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) Fr New Roads, Louisiana 10 P Mary-Cathryn Comeaux / 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) So Port Allen, Louisiana 11 INF Ellie DuBois / 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) So Shreveport, Louisiana 12 OF Audrey Greely / 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) So Geismar, Louisiana 15 C Bailey Krolczyk / 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) So Corpus Christi, Texas 16 INF Elise Jones / 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Fr Livingston, Louisiana 17 OF Aeriyl Mass / 5 ft 1 in(1.55 m) Sr Lake Charles, Louisiana 18 P Alexis Findley / 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) Fr Jefferson City, Missouri 19 INF Sadie Hewitt / 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) So Forney, Texas 20 P Alyssa Romano / 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) So Gonzales, Louisiana 21 P KK Ladner / 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Jr Kiln, Mississippi 22 P Heather Zumo / 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana 24 P Leah Marshall / 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) Fr Mississauga, Canada 25 C Madisen Blackford / 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Sr Des Moines, Iowa	Head coach Rick Fremin (Jackson State) Assistant coach(es) Katie Godwin (Southeastern Louisiana) Alana Fremin (Belhaven) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 26 June 2022

Schedule and results

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

2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball game log
Regular season (37–14)
February (10–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Lion Classic I Feb. 11 Southeast Missouri State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 6–2 Zumo (1-0) Davis (0-1) None ESPN+ 329 1–0 Feb. 12 Southeast Missouri State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 6–5 Zumo (2-0) Rook (1-1) None 263 2–0 Feb. 12 Alabama A&M North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 12–5 Comeaux (1-0) Coe (1-2) None 225 3–0 Troy Cox Invitational Feb. 18 vs. Northern Colorado NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM W 7–6 Comeaux (2-0) Caviness (0-2) None 167 4–0 Feb. 18 vs. Nebraska NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM W 2–0 Zumo (3-0) Ferrell (0-2) Comeaux (1) 158 5–0 Feb. 19 vs. UT Arlington NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM L 1–5 Adams (2-3) DuBois (0-1) None 173 5–1 Feb. 19 vs. Northern Colorado NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM W 6–0 Comeaux (3-0) Golden (1-3) None 180 6–1 Feb. 20 vs. Nebraska NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM L 1–11 Wallace (4-1) Comeaux (3-1) None 112 6–2 Mardi Gras Mambo Feb. 25 vs. Portland State Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA W 3–0 Zumo (4-0) Grey (3-1) DuBois (1) 123 7–2 Feb. 25 vs. No. 2 Alabama Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA L 0–5 Fouts (4-0) Comeaux (3-2) None 245 7–3 Feb. 26 vs. Lipscomb Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA W 9–05 Zumo (5-0) Peters (0-1) None 115 8–3 Feb. 26 vs. Eastern Illinois Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA W 5–0 Ladner (1-0) Kaufman (0-1) None 123 9–3 Feb. 27 St. Thomas Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA W 8–05 Comeaux (4-2) Baniecke (1-4) None 120 10–3
March (10–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Mar. 2 at Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Softball Complex • Ruston, LA L 1–2 Menzina (1-1) Ladner (0-2) None 10–4 Lion Classic II Mar. 4 Buffalo North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 2–5 Tarantino (3-4) Comeaux (4-3) None ESPN+ 203 10–5 Mar. 4 Marist North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 10–25 Zumo (6-0) Pleasants (1-5) None ESPN+ 197 11–5 Mar. 5 Buffalo North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 8–06 Zumo (7-0) Tarantino (3-5) None ESPN+ 119 12–5 Mar. 5 Marist North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 2–3 Myers (3-0) Romano (0-1) None ESPN+ 161 12–6 Mar. 6 Marist North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 4–2 Zumo (8-0) Pleasants (1-7) Ladner (1) ESPN+ 137 13–6 Memphis Tournament Mar. 10 vs. Central Arkansas Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN L 1–6 Johnson (4-6) Zumo (8-1) None 106 13–7 Mar. 11 vs. South Dakota Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN W 13–5 Zumo (9-1) Edwards (7-4) None 14–7 Mar. 11 at Memphis Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN Game cancelled Mar. 12 vs. Central Arkansas Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN Game cancelled Mar. 12 vs. No. 10 Oklahoma State Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN Game cancelled Mar. 15 at No. 20 LSU Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA L 2–11 Chaffin (4-0) Zumo (9-2) None SECN+ 1,880 14–8 Mar. 16 vs. Colgate Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, AL Game cancelled Mar. 17 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, AL W 8–5 Comeaux (5-3) Carter (8-5) None ESPN+ 217 15–8 UT Chattanooga Tournament Mar. 18 vs. Bucknell Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN W 5–4 Ladner (2-1) Toomey (3-8) None ESPN+ 172 16–8 Mar. 19 vs. Bucknell Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN W 11–25 Ladner (3-1) Vestal (0-1) None 116 17–8 Mar. 19 at Chattanooga Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN W 11–5 Zumo (10-2) Alley (3-7) None ESPN+ 271 18–8 Mar. 20 at Chattanooga Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN L 3–4 Alley (4-7) Zumo (10-3) Wood (1) ESPN+ 317 18–9 Mar. 23 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA L 0–4 Kackley (5-2) Romano (0-2) None 382 18–10 Mar. 29 Alcorn State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 6–0 Findley (1-0) Veamoi (3-7) None 151 19–10 Mar. 29 Alcorn State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 10–2 Comeaux (6-3) Parker (4-4) None 281 20–10
April (14–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Apr. 1 Incarnate Word North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 4–2 Comeaux (7-3) Trapp (3-5) Romano (1) ESPN+ 210 21–10 1–0 Apr. 1 Incarnate Word North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 9–16 Zumo (11-3) Floyd (2-3) None ESPN+ 318 22–10 2–0 Apr. 2 Incarnate Word North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 7–3 Zumo (12-3) Garcia (1-8) None ESPN+ 225 23–10 3–0 Apr. 5 Jackson State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 5–1 Findley (2-0) Salazar (4-4) None ESPN+ 130 24–10 Apr. 5 Jackson State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 9–05 Comeaux (8-3) Hopson (0-3) None ESPN+ 130 25–10 Apr. 8 at McNeese State Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA W 6–1 Zumo (13-3) Sanders (6-1) None ESPN+ 417 26–10 4–0 Apr. 9 at McNeese State Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA L 0–4 Vallejo (9-6) Ladner (3-2) None 473 26–11 4–1 Apr. 9 at McNeese State Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA L 3–9 Tate (7-7) Findley (2-1) None 473 26–12 4–2 Apr. 12 Louisiana North Oak Park • Hammond, LA Game cancelled Apr. 15 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA W 10–4 Zumo (14-3) Lehman (5-11) None 411 27–12 5–2 Apr. 15 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA W 11–2 Ladner (4-2) Turner (5-11) None 287 28–12 6–2 Apr. 16 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA W 10–1 Ladner (5-2) Turner (5-12) None 182 29–12 7–2 Apr. 19 at Southern Lady Jaguar Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 13–05 Comeaux (9-3) Corona (1-7) None 134 30–12 Apr. 22 Houston Baptist North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 5–0 Zumo (15-3) Swanson (6-7) None ESPN+ 115 31–12 8–2 Apr. 22 Houston Baptist North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 14–66 Ladner (6-2) Cotton (2-9) None ESPN+ 115 32–12 9–2 Apr. 23 Houston Baptist North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 2–1 Zumo (16-3) Venker (1-7) None ESPN+ 225 33–12 10–2 Apr. 29 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L 0–7 Gilbert (7-8) Zumo (16-4) None ESPN+ 171 33–13 10–3 Apr. 29 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX W 6–2 Ladner (7-2) Smith (4-8) None ESPN+ 171 34–13 11–3 Apr. 30 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L 6–7 Galvan (4-0) Ladner (7-3) None 282 34–14 11–4
May (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record May 6 Northwestern State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 7–3 Zumo (17-4) Hoover (10-6) DuBois (2) ESPN+ 318 35–14 12–4 May 6 Northwestern State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 8–05 Comeaux (10-3) Rhoden (6-4) None ESPN+ 318 36–14 13–4 May 7 Northwestern State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 6–1 Zumo (18-4) Hoover (10-7) None ESPN+ 294 37–14 14–4
Post-Season (3–2)
Southland Tournament (3–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 10 vs. (7) Nicholls (2) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 10–25 Zumo (19-4) Lehman (5-16) None ESPN+ 336 38–14 1–0 May 11 vs. (6) Houston Baptist (2) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 8–5 Zumo (20-4) Cotton (5-10) None ESPN+ 361 39–14 2–0 May 12 vs. (1) McNeese State (2) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 6–78 Tate (12-9) Zumo (20-5) None ESPN+ 381 39–15 2–1 May 12 vs. (6) Houston Baptist (2) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 9–15 Ladner (8-3) Swanson (9-8) None ESPN+ 258 40–15 3–1 May 13 vs. (1) McNeese State (2) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 4–10 Sanders (7-2) Romano (0-3) None ESPN+ 331 40–16 3–2

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

References

1. "2022 Softball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
2. "Cowgirls Voted to Top Spot in 2022 Softball Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
3. "2022 Softball Preseason All-Conference Teams Announced". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
4. "SLU Adds Nine for 2023". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
5. "2022 Softball Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2022.