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2022 Northwestern State Lady Demons softball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record29–22 (10–8 Southland)
Head coach
  • Donald Pickett (14th season)
Assistant coachLexi Smith
Home stadiumLady Demon Diamond
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southland Conference softball standings
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 Northwestern State Lady Demons softball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Demons played their home games at Lady Demon Diamond and were led by fourteenth year head coach Donald Pickett. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

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Southland Conference Coaches Poll

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The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 4, 2022. Northwestern State was picked to finish second in the Southland Conference with 120 votes and 2 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

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First Team

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  • 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

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  • 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
Camryn Ford Outfielder Many, Louisiana Many HS
Ryleigh Denton Pitcher Rotan, Texas Rotan HS
Tyler JC

Personnel

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2022 Northwestern State Lady Demons softball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year Home town
0 OF Vivica Hernandez L/L 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Fort Worth, Texas
1 INF Carson Zachary R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Mount Pleasant, Texas
2 INF Cayla Jones L/R 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Sr Missouri City, Texas
4 INF Maggie Black R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Grapevine, Texas
6 OF Makenzie Chaffin L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Bossier City, Louisiana
7 RHP Bronte Rhoden R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Plano, Texas
9 OF Laney Roos L/L 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Aubrey, Texas
10 RHP Sage Hoover R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Edgewood, Texas
11 RHP Kenzie Seely R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Whitney, Texas
12 INF Taylor Williams L/R 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Tom Bean, Texas
13 C Tristin Court R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Rockwall, Texas
14 INF Keely DuBois R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Robeline, Louisiana
15 RHP Nana Vences R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Marshall, Texas
17 INF Kat Marshall R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Brenham, Texas
18 RHP Heather Zook Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Diana, Texas
22 OF Bailie Ragsdale L/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Lone Oak, Texas
23 OF Nani Winger Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Friendswood, Texas
24 RHP Haley Parker R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Fort Worth, Texas
27 C Derika Castillo R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Houston, Texas
28 RHP Maggie Darr Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Missouri City, Texas
33 C Lexie Roos R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Aubrey, Texas
42 C Alexis Perry R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Wylie, Texas
44 OF Casey Irvin R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Houston, Texas
Head coach

Donald Pickett (UT Chattanooga)

Assistant coach(es)

Lexi Smith (Texas A&M)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 27 June 2022

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Northwestern State win
  Northwestern State loss
  Postponement/Cancellation
Bold Northwestern State team member
2022 Northwestern State Lady Demons softball game log
Regular season (28–20)
February (9–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record
Natchitoches Historic District Development Commission Lady Demon Classic
Feb. 11 Chattanooga Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA W
1–0		 Hoover
(1-0)		 Parrott
(0-1)		 None 325 1–0
Feb. 11 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA W
4–0		 Darr
(1-0)		 Green
(0-1)		 None 410 2–0
Feb. 12 UT Martin Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA W
1–0		 Seely
(1-0)		 Groet
(1-1)		 Hoover
(1)		 308 3–0
Feb. 12 Baylor Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA L
0–5		 Binford
(1-0)		 Rhoden
(0-1)		 None 404 3–1
Feb. 13 Chattanooga Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA Game cancelled
Feb. 16 at Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Softball Complex • Ruston, LA W
3–2		 Hoover
(2-0)		 Pickett
(2-1)		 Seely
(1)		 540 4–1
Chattanooga Challenge
Feb. 18 vs. Tennessee Tech Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN L
0–5		 Bryson
(2-0)		 Rhoden
(0-2)		 None 21 4–2
Feb. 18 at Chattanooga Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN W
3–1		 Seely
(2-0)		 Alley
(0-2)		 Hoover
(2)		 187 5–2
Feb. 19 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN W
3–0		 Darr
(2-0)		 Johnson
(0-2)		 None 120 6–2
Feb. 19 SIU Edwardsville Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN L
4–58		 Haynes
(2-3)		 Hoover
(2-1)		 None 47 6–3
Feb. 20 vs. Indiana State Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN L
1–2		 Adamson
(2-0)		 Seely
(2-1)		 Benko
(1)		 62 6–4
Mardi Gras Mambo
Feb. 25 vs. Lipscomb Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA W
2–0		 Seely
(3-1)		 Veneziale
(1-3)		 None 106 7–4
Feb. 25 vs. Eastern Illinois Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA W
7–5		 Darr
(3-0)		 Morio
(1-2)		 Hoover
(3)		 100 8–4
Feb. 26 vs. No. 2 Alabama Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA L
3–8		 Fouts
(5-0)		 Hoover
(2-2)		 None 8–5
Feb. 26 vs. St. Thomas Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA W
5–3		 Darr
(4-0)		 True
(0-2)		 Hoover
(4)		 48 9–5
Feb. 27 vs. Portland State Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA L
7–9		 Frost
(3-1)		 Rhoden
(0-3)		 None 80 9–6
March (12–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record
Mar. 1 Grambling State Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA W
8–1		 Darr
(5-0)		 Shells
(0-1)		 None 109 10–6
Boerner Invitational
Mar. 4 vs. Fordham Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W
6–1		 Hoover
(3-2)		 Miller
(1-4)		 None 156 11–6
Mar. 4 vs. UTSA Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L
2–3		 Estell
(2-4)		 Darr
(5-1)		 None 156 11–7
Mar. 5 vs. Fordham Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L
3–5		 Watkins
(1-0)		 Seely
(3-2)		 None 156 11–8
Mar. 5 vs. UTSA Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W
5–0		 Hoover
(4-2)		 Williams
(0-4)		 None 156 12–8
Mar. 12 at Houston Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX L
2–7		 Todd
(3-2)		 Hoover
(4-3)		 Wilkey
(2)		 ESPN+ 281 12–9
Mar. 12 at Houston Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX L
3–5		 Wilkey
(5-4)		 Darr
(5-2)		 None ESPN+ 281 12–10
Mar. 13 at Houston Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX L
0–5		 Flores
(2-4)		 Seely
(3-3)		 None ESPN+ 339 12–11
Mar. 16 at Jackson State JSU Softball Field • Jackson, MS W
7–3		 Hoover
(5-3)		 Hill
(3-4)		 None 18 13–11
Mar. 16 at Jackson State JSU Softball Field • Jackson, MS W
3–2		 Rhoden
(1-3)		 Hopson
(0-1)		 Darr
(1)		 22 14–11
Tiger Classic
Mar. 18 vs. James Madison Tigers Softball Complex • Memphis, TN W
8–69		 Darr
(6-2)		 Humphrey
(0-1)		 Hoover
(5)		 15–11
Mar. 18 vs. East Tennessee State Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN W
7–1		 Rhoden
(2-3)		 Tucker
(0-1)		 None 16–11
Mar. 19 vs. East Tennessee State Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN W
9–15		 Darr
(7-2)		 Arnott
(0-7)		 None 61 17–11
Mar. 19 at Memphis Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN L
4–9		 Siems
(6-8)		 Seely
(3-4)		 None 309 17–12
Mar. 23 UT Arlington Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA Game cancelled
Mar. 25 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W
5–1		 Hoover
(6-3)		 Swanson
(4-3)		 None ESPN+ 288 18–12 1–0
Mar. 25 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W
10–2		 Darr
(8-2)		 Cotton
(2-4)		 None ESPN+ 288 19–12 2–0
Mar. 26 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W
7–1		 Rhoden
(3-3)		 Venker
(1-5)		 None ESPN+ 279 20–12 3–0
Mar. 29 Louisiana Tech Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA W
6–2		 Hoover
(7-3)		 Hutchinson
(5-5)		 None 276 21–12
April (7–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record
Apr. 1 Nicholls Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA W
1–0		 Hoover
(8-3)		 Lehman
(4-8)		 None 225 22–12 4–0
Apr. 1 Nicholls Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA W
4–38		 Rhoden
(4-3)		 Westbrook
(0-3)		 None 204 23–12 5–0
Apr. 2 Nicholls Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA L
4–5		 Lehman
(5-8)		 Hoover
(8-4)		 None 201 23–13 5–1
Apr. 8 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX W
2–112		 Hoover
(9-4)		 Gilbert
(3-8)		 None 153 24–13 6–1
Apr. 8 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L
3–4		 McNeill
(2-1)		 Seely
(3-5)		 None 168 24–14 6–2
Apr. 9 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L
1–5		 Smith
(4-6)		 Darr
(8-3)		 None 207 24–15 6–3
Apr. 14 McNeese State Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA L
0–1		 Vallejo
(10-6)		 Hoover
(9-5)		 None 228 24–16 6–4
Apr. 15 McNeese State Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA L
2–3		 Tate
(8-7)		 Seely
(3-6)		 Vallejo
(1)		 237 24–17 6–5
Apr. 15 McNeese State Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA W
8–3		 Rhoden
(5-3)		 Sanders
(6-2)		 None 244 25–17 7–5
Apr. 19 at Grambling State GSU Softball Complex • Grambling, LA Game cancelled
Apr. 22 Incarnate Word Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA W
1–0		 Hoover
(10-5)		 Trapp
(4-7)		 None 204 26–17 8–5
Apr. 22 Incarnate Word Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA W
5–3		 Darr
(9-3)		 Floyd
(2-5)		 None 185 27–17 9–5
Apr. 23 Incarnate Word Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA W
2–0		 Rhoden
(6-3)		 Myers
(3-4)		 None 209 28–17 10–5
May (0–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record
May 6 at Southeastern Louisiana North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L
3–7		 Zumo
(17-4)		 Hoover
(10-6)		 DuBois
(2)		 318 28–18 10–6
May 6 at Southeastern Louisiana North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L
0–85		 Comeaux
(10-3)		 Rhoden
(6-4)		 None 318 28–19 10–7
May 7 at Southeastern Louisiana North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L
1–6		 Zumo
(18-4)		 Hoover
(10-7)		 None 294 28–20 10–8
Post-Season (1–2)
Southland Tournament (1–2)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 10 vs. (5) Incarnate Word (4) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W
4–3		 Hoover
(11-7)		 Trapp
(6-9)		 None ESPN+ 191 29–20 1–0
May 11 vs. (1) McNeese State (4) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L
5–68		 Vallejo
(17-7)		 Rhoden
(6-5)		 None ESPN+ 267 29–21 1–1
May 12 vs. (3) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (4) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L
3–4		 Smith
(5-9)		 Seely
(4-6)		 Gilbert
(2)		 ESPN+ 242 29–22 1–2
Schedule Source:[6]

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

References

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  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 Inks Many's Ford". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Softball adds junior college pitcher Denton". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Softball schedule features four NCAA tournament opponents". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
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