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The 2022 McNeese State Cowgirls softball team represented McNeese State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season . The Cowgirls played their home games at Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond and were led by sixth-year head coach James Landreneau. They were members of the Southland Conference .
Southland Conference Coaches Poll [ edit ]
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 4, 2022. McNeese State was picked to finish first in the Southland Conference with 132 votes and 12 first place 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 [ edit ]
[ 3]
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)
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 [ edit ]
[ 4]
2022 McNeese State Cowgirls softball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
Bats/throws
Height
Year
Home town
3
RHP
Ashley Vallejo
R/R
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr
New Waverly, Texas
4
U
Kaylee Lopez
L/L
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sr
Indian Bayou, Louisiana
5
RHP
Whitney Tate
L/R
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr
Columbia, Louisiana
6
OF
Erin Ardoin
L/R
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
So
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
9
INF
Caleigh Cross
L/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
Forney, Texas
14
INF
Crislyne Moreno
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Converse, Texas
15
OF
Kendall Talley
L/R
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr
San Antonio, Texas
20
RHP
Olivia Johnson
R/R
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr
Bentley, Louisiana
21
U
Jil Poullard
L/R
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Jr
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
22
INF
Reese Reyna
R/R
5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)
So
Santa Fe, Texas
24
LHP
Shaelyn Sanders
R/L
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Jr
Splendora, Texas
25
C
Chloe Gomez
R/R
5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)
Jr
Spring, Texas
26
C
Kelsey Gaspard
R/R
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Fr
Roanoke, Louisiana
27
LHP
Amanda Allen
R/L
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Richmond, Texas
28
OF
Alayis Seneca
L/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
The Woodlands, Texas
Head coach
James Landreneau (McNeese State )
Assistant coach(es)
Shellie Landry (Louisiana ) Alyssa Denham (Arizona ) Cori McCrary (McNeese State )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: 18 June 2022
Schedule and results [ edit ]
Legend
McNeese State win
McNeese State loss
Postponement/Cancellation
Bold
McNeese State team member
2022 McNeese State Cowgirls softball game log
Regular season (35–19)
February (8–6)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC Record
The Evangeline Bank and Trust Invitational I
Feb. 11
Texas Southern
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 11–4
Johnson (1-0)
Gendorf (0-1)
None
564
1–0
Feb. 12
Tulsa
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 6–0
Vallejo (1-0)
Pochop (0-1)
None
2–0
Feb. 12
UAB
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 4–39
Sanders (1-0)
Tindell (0-1)
None
612
3–0
Feb. 13
North Texas
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 1–0
Vallejo (2-0)
Peters (1-1)
None
4–0
Feb. 13
Texas Southern
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 7–0
Tate (1-0)
Reyes (0-2)
None
313
5–0
Feb. 16
at No. 11 Texas
Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX
L 4–8
Simpson (1-0)
Vallejo (2-1)
None
LHN
894
5–1
Houston Classic
Feb. 18
vs. No. 1 Oklahoma
Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX
L 1–155
Bahl (3-0)
Tate (1-1)
None
5–2
Feb. 18
at Houston
Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX
W 8–5
Vallejo (3-1)
Wilkey (2-1)
None
ESPN+
728
6–2
Feb. 19
vs. Texas State
Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX
L 3–5
Pierce (2-1)
Tate (1-2)
None
6–3
Feb. 19
vs. No. 1 Oklahoma
Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX
L 0–115
Trautwein (3-0)
Vallejo (3-2)
None
6–4
The Evangeline Bank and Trust Invitational II
Feb. 24
Sam Houston State
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
L 0–1
Wasik (2-0)
Vallejo (3-2)
None
177
6–5
Feb. 25
UNLV
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
L 0–3
Bressler (5-0)
Tate (1-3)
None
473
6–6
Feb. 26
Manhattan
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 12–05
Sanders (2-0)
Metzger (0-1)
None
473
7–6
Feb. 26
Memphis
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 3–1
Vallejo (4-3)
Siems (2-3)
None
473
8–6
Feb. 27
UT Arlington
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
Game postponed
March (9–8)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC Record
Mar. 1
Louisiana Tech
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
L 1–6
Pickett (7-2)
Tate (1-4)
None
456
8–7
Mar. 4
Tarleton State
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
L 4–5
Ferguson (3-0)
Vallejo (4-4)
None
465
8–8
Mar. 5
Tarleton State
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 3–2
Tate (2-4)
Mayo (1-2)
None
456
9–8
Mar. 8
Tarleton State
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 8–1
Vallejo (5-4)
Ellett (1-2)
None
456
10–8
Mar. 9
at No. 22 Louisiana
Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
L 3–5
Lamb (4-2)
Vallejo (5-5)
None
1,772
10–9
Mar. 11
Boise State
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
L 1–4
Bailey (7-1)
Tate (2-5)
None
406
10–10
Mar. 12
Boise State
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
L 4–7
Caudill (7-3)
Johnson (1-1)
None
447
10–11
Mar. 12
Boise State
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
L 1–4
Bailey (8-1)
Tate (2-6)
None
447
10–12
Mar. 16
Southern
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 14–15
Sanders (3-0)
Corona (0-5)
None
534
11–12
Mar. 18
at Baylor
Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX
L 2–5
Orme (5-6)
Tate (2-7)
None
ESPN+
695
11–13
Mar. 19
at Baylor
Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX
W 5–4
Sanders (4-0)
West (3-1)
None
ESPN+
793
12–13
Mar. 19
at Baylor
Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX
L 0–3
Binford (5-2)
Vallejo (5-6)
None
ESPN+
793
12–14
Mar. 23
Southern Miss
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 8–5
Sanders (5-0)
Kilgore (2-2)
None
ESPN+
423
13–14
Mar. 25
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX
W 5–410
Vallejo (6-6)
Gilbert (2-5)
None
ESPN+
159
14–14
1–0
Mar. 25
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX
W 9–05
Tate (3-7)
Smith (2-6)
None
ESPN+
159
15–14
2–0
Mar. 26
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX
W 9–3
Vallejo (7-6)
Gilbert (2-6)
None
259
16–14
3–0
Mar. 29
Louisiana–Monroe
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 7–5
Tate (4-7)
Abrams (5-2)
Sanders (1)
436
17–14
Mar. 30
at No. 20 LSU
Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA
Game postponed
April (16–5)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC Record
Apr. 1
Houston Baptist
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 1–0 (by forfeit)
4–0
Apr. 3
Houston Baptist
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 9–16
Sanders (6-0)
Cotton (2-5)
None
411
18–14
5–0
Apr. 3
Houston Baptist
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 9–15
Vallejo (8-6)
Swanson (4-3)
None
411
19–14
6–0
Apr. 4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 13–15
Tate (5-7)
Hubbard (0-5)
None
376
20–14
Apr. 4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 16–15
Johnson (2-1)
Schmidt (1-8)
None
376
21–14
Apr. 6
Louisiana
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 6–513
Tate (6-7)
Schorman (6-4)
None
ESPN+
560
22–14
Apr. 8
Southeastern Louisiana
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
L 1–6
Zumo (13-3)
Sanders (6-1)
None
417
22–15
6–1
Apr. 9
Southeastern Louisiana
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 4–0
Vallejo (9-6)
Ladner (3-2)
None
473
23–15
7–1
Apr. 9
Southeastern Louisiana
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 9–3
Tate (7-7)
Findley (2-1)
None
473
24–15
8–1
Apr. 12
Houston
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
Game postponed
Apr. 14
at Northwestern State
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
W 1–0
Vallejo (10-6)
Hoover (9-5)
None
228
25–15
9–1
Apr. 15
at Northwestern State
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
W 3–2
Tate (8-7)
Seely (3-6)
Vallejo (1)
237
26–15
10–1
Apr. 15
at Northwestern State
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
L 3–8
Rhoden (5-3)
Sanders (6-2)
None
244
26–16
10–2
Apr. 19
No. 21 LSU
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
L 1–7
Chaffin (6-2)
Vallejo (10-7)
None
1,150
26–17
Apr. 22
at Lamar
Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX
W 6–2
Tate (9-7)
Ruiz (7-13)
Sanders (2)
504
27–17
Apr. 23
Lamar
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 8–1
Vallejo (11-7)
Ruiz (7-14)
None
ESPN+
375
28–17
Apr. 23
Lamar
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 7–3
Tate (10-7)
Ruiz (7-15)
None
375
29–17
Apr. 26
at No. 19 LSU
Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA
L 1–105
Sunseri (7-7)
Tate (10-8)
None
1,756
29–18
Apr. 27
Louisiana–Monroe
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA
W 3–0
Vallejo (12-7)
Abrams (7-6)
None
ESPN+
325
30–18
Apr. 29
Incarnate Word
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 9–05
Vallejo (13-7)
Trapp (4-8)
None
ESPN+
447
31–18
11–2
Apr. 30
Incarnate Word
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
L 6–7
Trapp (5-8)
Tate (10-9)
Gunther (3)
ESPN+
507
31–19
11–3
Apr. 30
Incarnate Word
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
W 8–05
Vallejo (14-7)
Garcia (2-10)
None
ESPN+
507
32–19
12–3
May (3–0)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC Record
May 6
at Nicholls
Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA
W 3–1
Vallejo (15-7)
Lehman (5-14)
None
201
33–19
13–3
May 6
at Nicholls
Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA
W 7–0
Tate (11-9)
Turner (7-15)
None
201
34–19
14–3
May 7
at Nicholls
Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA
W 3–0
Vallejo (16-7)
Lehman (5-15)
None
155
35–19
15–3
Post-season (5–2)
Southland Tournament (3–0)
Date
Opponent
(Seed)/Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
Tournament record
May 11
vs. (4) Northwestern State
(1)
North Oak Park • Hammond, LA
W 6–58
Vallejo (17-7)
Rhoden (6-5)
None
ESPN+
267
36–19
1–0
May 12
vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana
(1)
North Oak Park • Hammond, LA
W 7–68
Tate (12-9)
Zumo (20-5)
None
ESPN+
381
37–19
2–0
May 13
vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana
(1)
North Oak Park • Hammond, LA
W 10–4
Sanders (7-2)
Romano (0-3)
None
ESPN+
331
38–19
3–0
NCAA Division I softball tournament (2–2)
Date
Opponent
(Seed)/Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
Tournament record
Evanston Regionals
May 20
vs. (2)/No. 21 Notre Dame
(3)
Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL
W 11–15
Tate (13-9)
Tidd (15-4)
None
ESPN+
840
39–19
1–0
May 21
vs. (1)/No. 10 Northwestern
(3)
Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL
L 3–175
Williams (28-4)
Vallejo (17-8)
None
ESPN+
39–20
1–1
May 21
vs. (2)/No. 21 Notre Dame
(3)
Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL
W 3–1
Vallejo (18-8)
Becker (10-4)
None
ESPN+
987
40–20
2–1
May 22
vs. (1)/No. 10 Northwestern
(3)
Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL
L 2–105
Williams (29-4)
Tate (13-10)
None
ESPN+
1,120
40–21
2–2
Schedule Source: [ 5]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.
Venues Culture & lore Coaches
Cathy Cunningham (1979–1980)
Jim Draudt (1981–1982)
Vicky Chapman (1983)
Cheryl Manuel (1984–1985)
Cherilyn Lantrip (1986–1987)
Rose Ruffino (1988–1992)
Scott Eastman (1993–2004)
Chris Malveaux (2005–2008)
Natalie Poole (2009–2011)
Mike Smith (2012–2014)
Joanna Hardin (2015–2016)
James Landreneau (2017–present)
NCAA tournament appearances Seasons