2023 South Alabama Jaguars softball team

2023 South Alabama Jaguars softball
2023 South Alabama Jaguars softball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	39–14 (20–4 SBC)
Head coach	Becky Clark (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Kristina McCain; Hannah Campbell;
Home stadium	Jaguar Field
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Louisiana ‍†‍‡‍^y	22	–	2	–	0	.917	47	–	14	–	0	.770
South Alabama ‍‍‍	20	–	4	–	0	.833	39	–	14	–	0	.736
Marshall ‍‍‍	17	–	5	–	0	.773	45	–	9	–	0	.833
Troy ‍‍‍	14	–	9	–	1	.604	33	–	19	–	1	.632
Texas State ‍‍‍^y	13	–	9	–	1	.587	34	–	23	–	1	.595
James Madison ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0	.542	28	–	19	–	0	.596
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0	.458	36	–	20	–	0	.643
Louisiana-Monroe ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0	.292	25	–	32	–	0	.439
Georgia State ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0	.292	18	–	36	–	0	.333
Southern Miss ‍‍‍	6	–	17	–	0	.261	22	–	24	–	0	.478
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0	.250	17	–	34	–	0	.333
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	4	–	18	–	0	.182	23	–	28	–	0	.451

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 28, 2023^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2023 South Alabama Jaguars softball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Jaguars played their home games at Jaguar Field. The Jaguars were led by seventeenth-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 February 2, 2023. South Alabama was picked to finish third in the conference with 118 votes.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
1	Louisiana	144 (12)
2	Texas State	130
3	South Alabama	118
4	Troy	99
5	James Madison	93
6	Marshall	80
7	Southern Miss	68
8	Appalachian State	63
9	Louisiana–Monroe	44
10	Coastal Carolina	43
11	Georgia State Georgia Southern	27

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

Jessica Mullins (Pitcher, TXST)
Olivia Lackie (Pitcher, USA)
Sophie Piskos (Pitcher, LA)
Hannah Shifflett (1st Base, JMU)
Stormy Kotzelnick (1st Base, LA)
Kelly Horne (2nd Base, TXST)
Alexa Langeliers (Shortstop, LA)
Jourdyn Campbell (3rd Base, LA)
Sara Vanderford (3rd Base, TXST)
Karly Heath (Designated Player, LA)
Iyanla De Jesus (Designated Player, CCU)
Ciara Trahan (Outfielder, TXST)
Maddie Hayden (Outfielder, LA)
Mackenzie Brasher (Outfielder, USA)
Kayt Houston (Outfielder, APP)

National Softball Signing Day

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Player	Position	Hometown	Previous Team
Olivia Bransetter	Infielder	Liberty, Missouri	Liberty HS
Caitlyn Gavin	Infielder	Jay, Florida	Jay HS
Ryley Harrison	Pitcher	Fairhope, Alabama	Fairhope HS
Emily Mizelle	Infielder	Mobile, Alabama	Baker HS
Molly Pitts	Catcher	Mobile, Alabama	Mobile Christian School
Amity White	Outfielder	Brundidge, Alabama	Pike County HS
Cadence Williams	Pitcher	Rising Sun, Maryland	Rising Sun HS

Personnel

2023 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 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Homestead, Florida
3	U	Emma Kropp	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Fairhope, Alabama
4	OF	Brooklynn Bockhaus	R/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Haughton, Louisiana
6	U	Abby Allen	R/R	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Monroe, Louisiana
8	LHP	Rachel Everett	L/L	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Hartland, Michigan
9	U	Stephanie Gonzalez	R/R	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Pembroke Pines, Florida
11	INF	Marley Sims	L/R	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	Jr	Gulfport, Mississippi
12	OF	Victoria Ortiz	L/L	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Mobile, Alabama
13	INF	Gabby Stagner	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Mobile, Alabama
14	OF	Bailey Welch	L/R	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Hueytown, Alabama
18	OF	Mackenzie Brasher	L/R	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Orange Beach, Alabama
19	C	Sasha Willems	R/R	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Sydney, Australia
21	U	Hannah Ogea	R/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
22	RHP	Madison Lagle	L/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Glen St. Mary, Florida
24	INF	Shelby Garrett	R/R	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Frostproof, Florida
27	INF	Odalys Cordova	R/R	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Orlando, Florida
28	LHP	Kaitlyn Hughes	L/L	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Trussville, Alabama
35	RHP	Jenna Hardy	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Whitehouse, Ohio
44	INF	Marlayna Capaldi	R/R	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Wilmington, Delaware
66	C	Sophia Mendoza	R/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Lehigh Acres, Florida
99	RHP	Olivia Lackie	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Walker, Louisiana

Head coach

Becky Clark (Mobile)

Assistant coach(es)

Kristina McCain (Auburn)
Hannah Campbell (South Alabama)
Jayden Mount (Louisiana–Monroe)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 29 May 2023

Schedule and results

Legend
	South Alabama win
	South Alabama loss
	Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold	South Alabama team member

2023 South Alabama Jaguars softball game log

Regular season (38–13)

February (9–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
NFCA Leadoff Classic
Feb. 10	vs. Louisville		Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL	L 2–4⁸	Zabala (1-0)	Lackie (0-1)	None		556	0–1
Feb. 10	vs. No. 8 Northwestern		Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL	L 5–8	Henry (1-0)	Lackie (0-2)	Boyd (1)		476	0–2
Feb. 11	vs. St. John's		Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL	W 5–3	Hardy (1-0)	Serafinko (0-1)	None		435	1–2
Feb. 11	vs. No. 13 Tennessee		Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL	Game cancelled
Feb. 12	vs. Indiana		Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL	L 1–5	Montgomery (1-0)	Hardy (1-1)	Johnson (1)		223	1–3

Mardi Gras Classic
Feb. 17	Missouri State		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	L 1–3	Johnston (1-1)	Hardy (0-2)	None		429	1–4
Feb. 17	Mississippi Valley State		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 9–0⁵	Lackie (1-2)	Guiterrez (0-3)	None		429	2–4
Feb. 18	Missouri State		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 10–0⁵	Lackie (2-2)	Houchlei (0-2)	None		487	3–4
Feb. 18	Rutgers		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 4–1	Hardy (2-2)	Smith (1-1)	None		487	4–4
Feb. 19	Rutgers		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 4–0	Lackie (3-2)	Vickers (2-1)	Hardy (1)		369	5–4

Feb. 21	at McNeese		Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	W 3–0	Lackie (1-2)	Vallejo (1-3)	None		621	6–4
South Alabama Invitational
Feb. 23	Tulsa		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	L 2–4	Nash (3-1)	Hardy (2-3)	None		326	6–5
Feb. 24	Furman		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 3–2	Hardy (3-3)	Tufts (3-3)	None		437	7–5
Feb. 24	RV Mississippi State		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	L 4–8	Wesley (2-1)	Lackie (4-3)	None		437	7–6
Feb. 25	Tulsa		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 5–3	Hardy (4-3)	Moore (4-2)	None		430	8–6
Feb. 26	Louisiana Tech		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 2–0	Lackie (5-3)	Floyd (2-1)	None		527	9–6

March (14–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Jane B. Moore Memorial
Mar. 3	vs. Tennessee Tech		Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL	W 9–0⁶	Lackie (6-3)	Piper (1-6)	None		1,547	10–6
Mar. 3	at No. 19 Auburn		Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL	L 0–3	Penta (10-0)	Hardy (4-4)	None		1,547	10–7
Mar. 4	vs. Bowling Green		Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL	W 12–0⁵	Hardy (5-4)	Anderson (4-1)	None		1,720	11–7
Mar. 4	at No. 19 Auburn		Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL	W 2–1	Lackie (7-3)	Lowe (2-1)	None		1,720	12–7
Mar. 5	vs. Tennessee Tech		Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL	W 8–0⁵	Hardy (6-4)	Cole (0-6)	None		1,589	13–7

THE Spring Games
Mar. 10	vs. Chattanooga		ROC Park • Madiera Beach, FL	W 1–0	Hardy (7-4)	Parrott (2-2)	None		123	14–7
Mar. 10	vs. Iowa		ROC Park • Madiera Beach, FL	L 2–4	Adams (4-4)	Lackie (7-4)	Loecker (2)		189	14–8
Mar. 11	vs. Lehigh		ROC Park • Madiera Beach, FL	L 1–3	Young (6-0)	Hardy (7-5)	None		224	14–9
Mar. 11	vs. Iona		ROC Park • Madiera Beach, FL	W 11–0⁵	Lackie (8-4)	Beckham (0-2)	None		269	15–9
Mar. 12	vs. Princeton		ROC Park • Madiera Beach, FL	W 3–2	Hardy (8-5)	Laudenslager (1-6)	Lackie (1)		123	16–9

Mar. 18	Georgia State		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 8–0⁶	Lackie (9-4)	Doolittle (5-2)	None	ESPN+	504	17–9	1–0
Mar. 18	Georgia State		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 4–3	Hardy (9-5)	Adams (2-5)	None	ESPN+	504	18–9	2–0
Mar. 19	Georgia State		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 9–5	Hardy (10-5)	Adams (2-6)	None	ESPN+	332	19–9	3–0
Mar. 21	at Nicholls		Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA	W 5–2	Lagle (1-0)	McNeill (7-4)	Hardy (2)	ESPN+	103	20–9
Mar. 24	at Texas State		Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX	W 2–1	Lackie (10-4)	Mullins (11-7)	None	ESPN+	417	21–9	4–0
Mar. 25	at Texas State		Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX	L 2–6	Pierce (4-2)	Hardy (10-6)	None	ESPN+	536	21–10	4–1
Mar. 26	at Texas State		Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX	W 7–0	Lackie (11-4)	McCann (4-3)	None	ESPN+	547	22–10	5–1
Mar. 31	Louisiana–Monroe		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 6–0	Lackie (12-4)	Nichols (1-1)	None	ESPN+	437	23–10	6–1

April (12–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 1	Louisiana–Monroe		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 2–1	Hardy (11-6)	Abrams (4-6)	Lackie (2)	ESPN+	408	24–10	7–1
Apr. 2	Louisiana–Monroe		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 4–0	Lackie (13-4)	Abrams (4-7)	None	ESPN+	481	25–10	8–1
Apr. 8	at Louisiana		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	L 5–7	Schorman (11-4)	Lackie (13-5)	None	ESPN+	1,398	25–11	8–2
Apr. 8	at Louisiana		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	L 0–8⁵	Landry (10-4)	Hardy (11-7)	None	ESPN+	1,398	25–12	8–3
Apr. 9	at Louisiana		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	L 0–2	Landry (11-4)	Lackie (13-6)	Lamb (2)	ESPN+	1,004	25–13	8–4
Apr. 11	Nicholls		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 3–2	Lackie (14-6)	McNeill (9-7)	None	ESPN+	331	26–13
Apr. 14	Appalachian State		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 9–0⁵	Lackie (15-6)	Northrop (8-6)	None	ESPN+	296	27–13	9–4
Apr. 14	Appalachian State		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 5–2	Hardy (12-7)	Neas (7-6)	None	ESPN+	296	28–13	10–4
Apr. 16	Appalachian State		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 1–0	Lackie (16-6)	Buckner (4-7)	None	ESPN+	338	29–13	11–4
Apr. 21	at Georgia Southern		Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA	W 5–4⁸	Hardy (13-7)	Kendrick (8-3)	None	ESPN+	235	30–13	12–4
Apr. 22	at Georgia Southern		Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA	W 6–1	Hardy (14-7)	Barnard (1-6)	None	ESPN+	223	31–13	13–4
Apr. 23	at Georgia Southern		Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA	W 11–0⁵	Lackie (17-6)	Kendrick (8-4)	None	ESPN+	194	32–13	14–4
Apr. 28	at Southern Miss		Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS	W 10–5	Lackie (18-6)	Leinstock (11-13)	None	ESPN+	681	33–13	15–4
Apr. 30	at Southern Miss		Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS	W 4–1⁸	Hardy (15-7)	Leinstock (11-14)	None	ESPN+	784	34–13	16–4
Apr. 30	at Southern Miss		Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS	W 11–0⁵	Lackie (19-6)	Lee (3-5)	None	ESPN+	784	35–13	17–4

May (3–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 4	Troy		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 6–1	Lackie (20-6)	Johnson (24-7)	None	ESPN+	444	36–13	18–4
May 6	Troy		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 6–0	Hardy (16-7)	Baker (2-3)	None	ESPN+	503	37–13	19–4
May 6	Troy		Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 7–6⁸	Hardy (17-7)	Johnson (24-8)	None	ESPN+	503	38–13	20–4

Post-Season (1–1)

SBC tournament (1–1)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 11	vs. (6) James Madison	(3)	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 4–1	Lackie (21-6)	Berry (11-6)	None	ESPN+	920	39–13	1–0
May 12	vs. (2) Marshall	(3)	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	L 2–3	Nester (27-7)	Hardy (17-8)	None	ESPN+	918	39–14	1–1

Schedule Source:^[4]

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

References

^ "2023 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
^ "Louisiana Tops Sun Belt Softball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^ "JAGUAR SOFTBALL ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF 7 IN FALL CLASS". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ "2023 Softball Schedule". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2023.

[1] "2023 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved May 28, 2023.

[2] "Louisiana Tops Sun Belt Softball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved April 8, 2023.

[3] "JAGUAR SOFTBALL ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF 7 IN FALL CLASS". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[4] "2023 Softball Schedule". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2023.

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