2022 UT Arlington Mavericks softball team

2022 UT Arlington Mavericks softball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	22–27 (12–15 SBC)
Head coach	Peejay Brun (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Matthew Alberghini Erin Arevalo
Home stadium	Allan Saxe 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 UT Arlington Mavericks softball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Mavericks played their home games at Allan Saxe Field. The Mavericks were led by fifth, and final, year head coach Peejay Brun and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

UT Arlington in action against Louisiana–Monroe

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 31, 2022. UT Arlington was picked to finish fifth in the conference with 49 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

National Softball Signing Day

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Player	Position	Hometown	Previous Team
Kailee Bautista	Catcher	Rockwall, Texas	Rockwall-Heath HS
Alaina Hampton	Infielder	Pearland, Texas	Pearland HS
Marley Neises	Catcher/Utility	Cedar Park, Texas	Leander HS
Nikki Donahue	Catcher/Infielder	Honolulu, Hawaii	Kamehameha Schools
Giselle Villarreal	Infielder	Rosenberg, Texas	B. F. Terry HS

Personnel

2022 UT Arlington Mavericks softball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year Home town 0 OF Aaliyah White L/R 5 ft 2 in(1.57 m) Fr Angleton, Texas 1 INF Jessica Carreon L/R 5 ft 4 in(1.63 m) So College Station, Texas 3 INF Kaylee Cavazos R/R 5 ft 4 in(1.63 m) Fr San Marcos, Texas 4 OF Reagan Hukill R/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) Jr Mansfield, Texas 5 OF Dariane Cram L/R 5 ft 3 in(1.6 m) So Dickinson, Texas 6 INF Kimber Cortemelia R/R 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) Sr Lake Jackson, Texas 7 C Sophie Wideman R/R 5 ft 4 in(1.63 m) Sr Woodway, Texas 8 OF Jadyn Erickson L/R 5 ft 4 in(1.63 m) Jr Pleasant Hill, Iowa 9 INF KJ Murphy R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Sr Baytown, Texas 10 C Courtney Ogle R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Sr Austin, Texas 11 INF Jacquelyn Adams R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Fr Bryan, Texas 13 OF Reese Scott L/R 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) So Sugar Land, Texas 14 OF Nicole Hill L/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Fr Bonita, California 15 RHP Jessica Adams R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Fr Bryan, Texas 16 LHP Morgan Max L/L 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Fr Moore, Oklahoma 17 OF Amber Langston R/R 5 ft 2 in(1.57 m) Sr Pearland, Texas 19 RHP Kenedy Hines R/R 5 ft 4 in(1.63 m) Jr Spring, Texas 21 RHP Laura Henriksen R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) Sr Los Alamitos, California 22 RHP Gracie Bumpurs R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) So Splendora, Texas 23 C Jaden Hoelker R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) Sr Aubrey, Texas 24 OF Morgan Westbrook R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) So Houston, Texas 25 OF Haley Mountain R/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Fr The Woodlands, Texas 27 INF Lindsey Franklin R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Jr Weatherford, Texas 33 INF Meagan Smith R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Sr Lake Jackson, Texas 77 C Morgan Rios R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Sr Mansfield, Texas	Head coach Peejay Brun (Cal State Dominguez Hills) Assistant coach(es) Erin Arevalo (Georgia) Taylor Satchell (Texas Tech) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 11 June 2022

Schedule and results

Legend
	UT Arlington win
	UT Arlington loss
	Postponement/Cancellation
Bold	UT Arlington team member

2022 UT Arlington softball game log
Regular season (22–25)
February (6–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Aggie Classic Feb. 11 vs. Western Kentucky Davis Diamond • College Station, TX L 1–3 Nunn (1-0) Bumpurs (0-1) None 0–1 Feb. 11 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond • College Station, TX L 0–95 Herzog (1-0) Adams (0-1) None 1,321 0–2 Feb. 12 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Davis Diamond • College Station, TX L 0–28 Beatriz (1-0) Adams (0-2) None 0–3 Feb. 12 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond • College Station, TX Game cancelled Feb. 13 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond • College Station, TX L 1–95 Ackerman (1-0) Bumpurs (0-2) None 1,071 0–4 Feb. 16 at UTEP Helen of Troy Softball Complex • El Paso, TX Game cancelled Troy Cox Invitational Feb. 17 at New Mexico State NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM W 6–5 Adams (1-2) De La Torre (0-4) None 148 1–4 Feb. 18 vs. Northern Colorado NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, MM W 6–4 Bumpurs (1-2) Golden (1-2) None 145 2–4 Feb. 18 at New Mexico State NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM L 7–12 King (1-1) Adams (1-3) None 433 2–5 Feb. 19 vs. Southeastern Louisiana NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM W 5–1 Adams (2-3) DuBois (0-1) None 3–5 Feb. 19 Nebraska NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM L 2–6 Wallace (4-1) Henriksen (0-1) None 3–6 Feb. 23 Baylor Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 12–35 Adams (3-3) Hertenberger (1-1) None 323 4–6 The Evangeline Bank & Trust II Invitational Feb. 25 vs. Memphis Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA L 2–3 Siems (2-2) Adams (3-4) Hosc (1) 4–7 Feb. 25 vs. Manhattan Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA W 5–4 Bumpurs (2-2) Charest (0-1) Adams (1) 5–7 Feb. 26 vs. Sam Houston State Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA W 8–5 Adams (4-4) Dunn (1-2) None 6–7 Feb. 27 at McNeese State Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA Game cancelled
March (6–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 2 at North Texas Lovelace Stadium • Denton, TX Game cancelled Boerner Invitational Mar. 4 Fordham Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX Game cancelled Mar. 4 UTSA Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX Game cancelled Mar. 5 Northwestern State Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX Game cancelled Mar. 8 Stephen F. Austin Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L 0–2 Wilbur (4-6) Adams (4-5) None 156 6–8 Mar. 11 South Alabama Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L 0–85 Lackie (5-3) Adams (4-6) None 156 6–9 0–1 Mar. 12 South Alabama Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L 3–9 Hardy (2-7) Bumpurs (2-3) None 316 6–10 0–2 Mar. 13 South Alabama Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L 0–10 Hardy (3-7) Adams (4-7) None 282 6–11 0–3 Mar. 15 at Incarnate Word H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX W 11–5 Adams (5-7) Gunther (4-8) None 101 7–11 Mar. 16 No. 10 Oklahoma State Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 3–1 Adams (6-7) Day (4-2) None 709 8–11 Mar. 18 Coastal Carolina Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 11–5 Bumpurs (3-3) Volpe (1-2) None 289 9–11 1–3 Mar. 19 Coastal Carolina Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 5–2 Bumpurs (4-3) Picone (5-5) Adams (2) 159 10–11 2–3 Mar. 20 Coastal Carolina Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 5–2 Adams (7-7) De Jesus (0-2) None 244 11–11 3–3 Mar. 23 at Northwestern State Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA Game cancelled due to poor field conditions Mar. 25 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 1–96 Landry (8-2) Adams (7-8) None 1,854 11–12 3–4 Mar. 26 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 0–105 Lamb (6-4) Bumpurs (4-4) None 1,893 11–13 3–5 Mar. 27 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 0–105 Landry (9-2) Adams (7-9) None 1,739 11–14 3–6 Mar. 30 Sam Houston State Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 1–0 Bumpurs (5-4) Dunn (2-6) None 506 12–14
April (10–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 1 Louisiana–Monroe Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 3–2 Adams (8-9) Chavarria (3-5) None ESPN+ 294 13–14 4–6 Apr. 2 Louisiana–Monroe Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 5–4 Bumpurs (6-4) Chavarria (3-6) None ESPN+ 345 14–14 5–6 Apr. 3 Louisiana–Monroe Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 2–1 Adams (9-9) Kackley (5-4) None ESPN+ 320 15–14 6–6 Apr. 6 at No. 19 Texas Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L 4–14 Simpson (6-2) Adams (9-10) None 923 15–15 Apr. 8 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA W 5–1 Adams (10-10) Adams (4-7) None 110 16–15 7–6 Apr. 9 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA L 5–11 Buck (5-4) Bumpurs (6-5) Mooney (1) 192 16–16 7–7 Apr. 10 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA L 7–88 Buck (6-4) Adams (10-11) None 123 16–17 7–8 Apr. 12 at Abilene Christian Poly Wells Field • Abilene, TX W 9–0 (5 inns) Max (1-0) White (7-8) None 75 17–17 Apr. 15 Georgia Southern Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 5–0 Adams (11-11) Waldrep (6-6) None 254 18–17 8–8 Apr. 16 Georgia Southern Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 9–5 Max (2-0) Richardson (1-6) None ESPN+ 156 19–17 9–8 Apr. 16 Georgia Southern Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 6–06 Adams (12-11) Waldrep (6-7) None ESPN+ 300 20–17 10–8 Apr. 19 Baylor Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L 1–29 Orme (10-10) Adams (12-12) None 301 20–18 Apr. 22 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 0–5 Johnson (17-8) Adams (12-13) None ESPN+ 97 20–19 10–9 Apr. 23 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 3–1 Max (3-0) Cannon (0-1) None 113 21–19 11–9 Apr. 24 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 0–5 Johnson (18-8) Max (3-1) None ESPN+ 189 21–20 11–10 Apr. 29 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC L 6–7 Northrop (4-5) Bumpurs (6-6) Buckner (1) 219 21–21 11–11 Apr. 29 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC L 2–7 Buckner (12-8) Adams (12-14) None 188 21–22 11–12 Apr. 30 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 4–1 Max (4-1) Buckner (11-9) None 237 22–22 12–12
May (0–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 5 Texas State Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L 2–115 Mullins (24-11) Max (4-2) None 300 22–23 12–13 May 6 Texas State Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L 2–7 Mullins (25-11) Adams (12-15) None 318 22–24 12–14 May 7 Texas State Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L 0–4 Pierce (7-4) Adams (12-16) None 334 22–25 12–15
Post-Season (0–2)
SBC tournament (0–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 11 vs. (4) Troy (5) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L 1–2 Johnson (20-11) Adams (12-17) None ESPN+ 120 22–26 0–1 May 12 vs. (7) Georgia State (5) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L 3–5 Buck (9-7) Max (4-3) None ESPN+ 44 22–27 0–2

Schedule source: ^[4]

*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. "Brun Announces 2022 Recruiting Class". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
4. "2022 Softball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2021.