2022 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders softball team

2022 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders softball
2022 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders softball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	25–27 (11–7 Southland)
Head coach	Kathleen Rodriguez (1st season);
Assistant coach	James Rodriguez
Home stadium	Chapman Field
	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 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders softball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Islanders played their home games at the softball facility at Chapman Field and were led by first-year head coach Kathleen Rodriguez. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 4, 2022. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi was picked to finish sixth in the Southland Conference with 82 votes.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
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)

Personnel

2022 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders softball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Year	Home town
0	OF	Tiler Noyola	L/R	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Montgomery, Texas
1	INF	Gabriella Torres	R/R	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	So	San Antonio, Texas
2	RHP	Siarah Galvan	R/R	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Rockport, Texas
4	INF	Jaquelin Garza	/	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Kingsville, Texas
5	P	Grace Gilbert	/	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Chipley, Florida
7	INF	Mackenzie Purcell	L/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Kingwood, Texas
8	INF	Paolina Baez	/	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Fort Worth, Texas
9	RHP	Sydney Hoyt	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Beach City, Texas
10	INF	Ashleigh Sgambelluri	R/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Benbrook, Texas
11	OF	Alexandria Torres	L/R	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	So	San Antonio, Texas
13	RHP	Audrey McNeill	R/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Plano, Texas
14	P	Denay Smith	/	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Mesa, Arizona
15	C	Haley Morse	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Mansfield, Texas
16	INF	Madison Garza	/	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Danbury, Texas
17	C	Kayla Keith	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Tucson, Arizona
18	U	Shelbie Fickling	L/L	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Hughes Springs, Texas
20	RHP	Beatriz Lara	R/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Orange Grove, Texas
21	RHP	Megan Depew	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Holland, Texas
22	P	Alyssa Aguilar	/	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Tucson, Arizona
24	C	Angelina Camen	/	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Tucson, Arizona
26	INF	Kimane Rogron	R/R	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	Montendre, France
27	INF	Quinn De Avila	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	West Covina, California
33	INF	Monee Montilla	/	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Edinburg, Texas
55	INF	Pal Egan	L/R	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Bakersfield, California
73	RHP	Jenika Lombrana	R/R	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Humble, Texas

Head coach

Kathleen Rodriguez (Eastern New Mexico)

Assistant coach(es)

James Rodriguez (St. Mary's)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 27 June 2022

Schedule and results

Legend
	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi win
	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi loss
	Postponement/Cancellation
Bold	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi team member

2022 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders softball game log

Regular season (23–25)

February (9–10)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC record
Aggie Classic
Feb. 11	vs. Western Kentucky		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	L 5–6	Fierke (1-0)	Depew (0-1)	None			0–1
Feb. 11	at Texas A&M		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	L 1–9⁶	Poynter (1-0)	Gilbert (0-1)	None	ESPN+		0–2
Feb. 12	vs. UT Arlington		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	W 2–0⁸	Lara (1-0)	Adams (0-2)	None			1–2
Feb. 12	at Texas A&M		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	L 3–11⁵	Kennedy (1-0)	Depew (0-2)	None	ESPN+	1,302	1–3
Feb. 13	vs. Western Kentucky		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	L 1–13⁵	Nunn (2-1)	Gilbert (0-2)	None			1–4

Feb. 15	Green Bay		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 6–1	Lara (2-0)	Baneck (1-2)	None	ESPN+	160	2–4
Feb. 15	Green Bay		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 4–0	Depew (1-2)	King (1-2)	None	ESPN+	179	3–4
Feb. 16	Prairie View A&M		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 12–11	Galvan (1-0)	Tapia (0-2)	None	ESPN+	145	4–4
Feb. 16	Prairie View A&M		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 7–2⁶	Depew (2-2)	Tapia (0-4)	None	ESPN+	145	5–4
Whataburger Softball Invitational
Feb. 18	vs. Alabama State		Tarleton Softball Complex • Stephenville, TX	L 0–5	Greenlee (2-2)	Lara (2-1)	None		112	5–5
Feb. 18	vs. Syracuse		Tarleton Softball Complex • Stephenville, TX	L 1–3	Clark (4-0)	Depew (2-3)	None		213	5–6
Feb. 19	vs. Syracuse		Tarleton Softball Complex • Stephenville, TX	W 3–2	Gilbert (1-2)	Adams (1-2)	None		143	6–6
Feb. 19	vs. Alabama State		Tarleton Softball Complex • Stephenville, TX	W 14–4⁵	Smith (1-0)	Pye (2-1)	None		76	7–6
Feb. 20	at Tarleton State		Tarleton Softball Complex • Stephenville, TX	L 4–5	Chism (3-0)	Aguilar (0-1)	None		389	7–7

Feb. 23	at Sam Houston State		Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX	Game cancelled
Feb. 23	at Sam Houston State		Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX	Game cancelled
Houston Tournament
Feb. 25	vs. Lamar		Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX	L 3–5	Linton (1-3)	Gilbert (1-3)	Ruiz (1)			7–8
Feb. 26	vs. Northern Colorado		Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX	L 0–6	Golden (3-3)	Aguilar (0-2)	None			7–9
Feb. 26	at Houston		Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX	W 8–7	Gilbert (2-4)	Flores (0-3)	None			8–9
Feb. 27	vs. Northern Colorado		Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX	W 10–9	McNeill (1-0)	Caviness (0-3)	Gilbert (1)			9–9
Feb. 27	at Houston		Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX	L 1–4	Todd (1-1)	Smith (1-1)	Lee (1)		350	9–10

March (3–10)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC record
Mar. 2	at Texas State		Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX	L 2–6	Mullins (4-3)	Gilbert (2-4)	Pierce (1)		389	9–11
Mar. 5	at Baylor		Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX	W 2–1	Smith (2-1)	Orme (3-3)	None	ESPN+	713	10–11
Mar. 5	at Baylor		Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX	L 3–5	Binford (1-0)	Smith (2-2)	None	ESPN+	713	10–12
Texas Tech Invitational
Mar. 12	vs. Tulsa		Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX	L 3–8	Pochop (4-5)	Smith (2-3)	None		111	10–13
Mar. 12	at Texas Tech		Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX	L 0–9⁵	Fritz (6-3)	McNeill (1-1)	None	ESPN+	320	10–14
Mar. 13	vs. Tulsa		Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX	L 4–7	Brown (2-4)	Aguilar (0-3)	None		102	10–15
Mar. 13	at Texas Tech		Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX	L 1–9⁵	Carlin (3-1)	Smith (2-4)	None		302	10–16

Mar. 22	UTSA		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 3–9	Gilbert (3-3)	Smith (2-5)	None	ESPN+	176	10–17
Mar. 25	McNeese State		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 4–5¹⁰	Vallejo (6-6)	Gilbert (2-5)	None	ESPN+	159	10–18	0–1
Mar. 25	McNeese State		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 0–9⁵	Tate (3-7)	Smith (2-6)	None	ESPN+	159	10–19	0–2
Mar. 26	McNeese State		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 3–9	Vallejo (7-6)	Gilbert (2-6)	None	ESPN+	259	10–20	0–3
Mar. 29	Texas Southern		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 6–2	Gilbert (3-6)	Hernandez (0-1)	None		74	11–20
Mar. 29	Texas Southern		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 7–1	Smith (3-6)	Gendorf (7-6)	None		74	12–20

April (9–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC record
Apr. 5	at UTSA		Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX	L 0–6	Harlson (1-0)	Gilbert (3-7)	None		98	12–21
Apr. 8	Northwestern State		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 1–2¹²	Hoover (9-4)	Gilbert (3-8)	None		153	12–22	0–4
Apr. 8	Northwestern State		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 4–3	McNeill (2-1)	Seely (3-5)	None		168	13–22	1–4
Apr. 9	Northwestern State		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 5–1	Smith (4-6)	Darr (8-3)	None		207	14–22	2–4
Apr. 12	at Prairie View A&M		Lady Panthers Softball Complex • Prairie View, TX	Game postponed
Apr. 12	at Prairie View A&M		Lady Panthers Softball Complex • Prairie View, TX	Game postponed
Apr. 15	at Houston Baptist		Husky Field • Houston, TX	W 1–0	Gilbert (4-8)	Swanson (6-5)	None	ESPN+	211	15–22	3–4
Apr. 15	at Houston Baptist		Husky Field • Houston, TX	W 7–0	Galvan (2-0)	Cotton (2-8)	None	ESPN+	256	16–22	4–4
Apr. 16	at Houston Baptist		Husky Field • Houston, TX	W 2–0	Gilbert (5-8)	Swanson (6-6)	None	ESPN+	194	17–22	5–4
Apr. 19	at Texas Southern		Memorial Park • Houston, TX	Game postponed
Apr. 22	at Nicholls		Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA	W 16–0⁵	Gilbert (6-8)	Lehman (5-12)	None		201	18–22	6–4
Apr. 22	at Nicholls		Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA	W 10–2⁶	Galvan (3-0)	Westbrook (0-4)	None		144	19–22	7–4
Apr. 23	at Nicholls		Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, TX	L 1–3	Turner (6-13)	Smith (4-7)	None		121	19–23	7–5
Apr. 25	at Louisiana		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Game cancelled
Apr. 26	at Sam Houston State		Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX	Game cancelled
Apr. 26	at Sam Houston State		Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX	Game cancelled
Apr. 29	Southeastern Louisiana		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 7–0	Gilbert (7-8)	Zumo (16-4)	None	ESPN+	171	20–23	8–5
Apr. 29	Southeastern Louisiana		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 2–6	Ladner (7-2)	Smith (4-8)	None	ESPN+	171	20–24	8–6
Apr. 30	Southeastern Louisiana		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 7–6	Galvan (4-0)	Ladner (7-3)	None		282	21–24	9–6

May (2–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC record
May 6	at Incarnate Word		H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX	W 4–2	Gilbert (8-8)	Garcia (2-11)	Galvan (1)		124	22–24	10–6
May 6	at Incarnate Word		H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX	W 6–1	Galvan (5-0)	Floyd (2-6)	None		202	23–24	11–6
May 7	at Incarnate Word		H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX	L 2–3	Trapp (6-8)	Smith (4-9)	None		157	23–25	11–7

Post-Season (2–2)

Southland Tournament (2–2)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 10	vs. (6) Houston Baptist	(3)	North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	L 4–5⁸	Cotton (5-9)	Galvan (5-1)	None	ESPN+	225	23–26	0–1
May 11	vs. (7) Nicholls	(3)	North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	W 7–2	Gilbert (9-8)	Turner (7-16)	None	ESPN+	372	24–26	1–1
May 12	vs. (4) Northwestern State	(3)	North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	W 4–3	Smith (5-9)	Seely (4-6)	Gilbert (2)	ESPN+	242	25–26	2–1
May 12	vs. (6) Houston Baptist	(3)	North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	L 3–5	Cotton (6-10)	Galvan (5-2)	Swanson (2)	ESPN+	231	25–27	2–2

Schedule Source:^[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

References

^ "2022 Softball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
^ "Cowgirls Voted to Top Spot in 2022 Softball Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ "2022 Softball Preseason All-Conference Teams Announced". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ "Softball Unveils 2022 Schedule". Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

[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] "Softball Unveils 2022 Schedule". Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

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