2020 Georgia Southern Eagles softball team

2020 Georgia Southern Eagles softball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record14–10 (2–1 SBC)
Head coach
  • Kim Dean (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brock Van Faussien
  • Dani Price
Home stadiumEagle Field at GS Softball Complex
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 18 – 6   .750
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 15 – 9   .625
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 14 – 10   .583
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 12 – 13   .480
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 8 – 17   .320
Troy  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 16 – 6   .727
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 13 – 8   .619
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 13 – 9   .591
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 10 – 14   .417
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 7 – 16   .304
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020[1]
Rankings from NFCA


The 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles softball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Eagles played their home games at Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex. The Eagles were led by third year head coach Kim Dean.

On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including softball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On March 16, the Sun Belt formally announced the cancelation of all spring sports, thus ending their season definitely.

Preseason

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Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

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The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 29, 2020. Georgia Southern was picked to finish seventh in the Sun Belt Conference with 36 votes.[3]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Louisiana 100 (10)
2 Troy 85
3 UT Arlington 77
4 Texas State 74
5 Coastal Carolina 56
6 Appalachian State 47
7 Georgia Southern 36'
8 South Alabama 31
9 Louisiana-Monroe 26
10 Georgia State 18

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

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  • Summer Ellyson (LA, SR, Pitcher)
  • Megan Kleist (LA, SR, Pitcher)
  • Julie Rawls (LA, SR, Catcher)
  • Reagan Wright (UTA, SR, Catcher)
  • Katie Webb (TROY, SR, 1st Base)
  • Kaitlyn Alderink (LA, SR, 2nd Base)
  • Hailey Mackay (TXST, SR, 3rd Base)
  • Alissa Dalton (LA, SR, Shortstop)
  • Jayden Mount (ULM, SR, Shortstop)
  • Whitney Walton (UTA, SR, Shortstop)
  • Tara Oltmann (TXST, JR, Shortstop)
  • Courtney Dean (CCU, JR, Outfield)
  • Mekhia Freeman (GASO, SR, Outfield)
  • Sarah Hudek (LA, SR, Outfield)
  • Raina O'Neal (LA, JR, Outfield)
  • Bailey Curry (LA, JR, Designated Player/1st Base)

National Softball Signing Day

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Player Position Hometown Previous Team
Madi Campbell Outfielder/Infielder Warner Robins, Georgia Houston County HS
JJ Darley Infielder Byron, Georgia Tattnall Square Academy
Anna Feil Pitcher Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington Central HS
Sydney Harris Outfielder Dacula, Georgia Hebron Christian Academy
Aniston Johnson Infielder Alma, Georgia Bacon County HS
Dejah Mills Outfielder Powder Springs, Georgia Hillgrove HS

Roster

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2020 Georgia Southern Eagles roster
 

Pitchers

  • 4 Jess Mazur - Sophomore
  • 12 Rylee Waldrep - Junior
  • 19 Harlee Rewis - Junior
  • 23 Ashleigh Morton - Sophomore
  • 31 Kyleigh Richardson - Freshman
  • 77 Aaliyah Garcia - Freshman

Outfielders

  • 3 Ellington Day - Senior
  • 6 Mekhia Freeman - Senior
  • 10 Alisha House - Freshman
  • 15 Ashleigh Duty - Freshman
  • 25 Mary Grace Howard - Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 14 Linzie Lafavor - Freshman
  • 16 Sydney Horton - Senior
  • 20 Janai Conklin - Freshman
  • 91 Allyssah Mullis - Junior

Infielders

  • 1 Shayla Smith - Senior
  • 2 Shelby Barfield - Sophomore
  • 5 Olivia Creamer - Freshman
  • 7 Bailee Wilson - Freshman
  • 22 Ashlynn Gunter - Sophomore
  • 24 Alia Booth - Senior
  • 43 Faith Shirley - Sophomore

Coaching staff

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2020 Georgia Southern Eagles coaching staff
  • Kim Dean – Head Coach – 3rd year
  • Dani Price – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year
  • Brock Van Faussien – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year
  • Kelsea Cichocki – Graduate Assistant Coach – 2nd year
  • Olivia Clark-Kittleson – Graduate Assistant Coach – 2nd year

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Georgia Southern win
  Georgia Southern loss
  Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold Georgia Southern team member
2020 Georgia Southern Eagles softball game log
Regular season (14-10)
February (11-8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Bash in the Boro
Feb. 7 East Tennessee State Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA Game cancelled
Feb. 7 Hartford Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W 10-2 (6 inn) Waldrep (1-0) Card (0-1) None True Blue Live 219 1-0
Feb. 8 East Tennessee State Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W 9-3 Morton (1-0) Boling (0-1) None True Blue Live 232 2-0
Feb. 8 Rutgers Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W 9-1 (5 inn) Garcia (1-0) Vickers (1-1) None True Blue Live 208 3-0
Feb. 9 Army Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA L 5-7 Grete (1-1) Morton (1-1) Duong (1) ESPN+ 176 3-1
Feb. 12 Mercer Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W 5-3 Garcia (2-0) Byrd (0-2) None True Blue Live 192 4-1
Citrus Classic at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Feb. 14 vs. Saint Joseph's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL W 5-1 Garcia (3-0) Herr (0-1) None 50 5-1
Feb. 14 vs. Lehigh ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL L 0-1 Boyd (1-0) Waldrep (1-1) None 75 5-2
Feb. 15 vs. Bethune–Cookman ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL W 5-1 Garcia (4-0) Enriquez (0-1) None 50 6-2
Feb. 15 vs. Charleston Southern ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL W 4-0 Waldrep (2-1) Heinrich (0-1) None 50 7-2
Feb. 16 vs. Charleston Southern ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL W 9-4 Richardson (1-0) Junge (1-1) None 50 8-2
Eagle Round Robin
Feb. 21 Evansville Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA L 8-14 Vetter (2-4) Garcia (4-1) None True Blue Live 104 8-3
Feb. 22 Monmouth Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W 13-2 (5 inn) Waldrep (3-1) Gletow (1-2) None True Blue Live 107 9-3
Feb. 23 Maryland Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA L 2-4 Wyche (2-3) Garcia (4-2) None ESPN+ 235 9-4
Feb. 23 Furman Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W 5-1 Richardson (2-0) Smith (1-7) None ESPN+ 187 10-4
Feb. 26 at No. 16 South Carolina Carolina Softball Stadium • Columbia, SC L 3-5 Heath (2-0) Waldrep (3-2) Betenbaugh (1) SECN+ 1,244 10-5
Auburn Tigers Invitational
Feb. 28 vs. Binghamton Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL W 8-2 Waldrep (4-2) Bienkowski (0-3) None 11-5
Feb. 28 at Auburn Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL L 4-5 (9 inn) Yarbrough (3-0) Garcia (4-3) None SECN+ 11-6
Feb. 29 at No. 18 Minnesota Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL L 3-14 (6 inn) Fiser (7-5) Waldrep (4-3) None 11-7
Feb. 29 vs. Binghamton Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL L 1-2 (8 inn) Gibson (1-3) Garcia (4-4) None 11-8
March (3-2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Mar. 1 at Auburn Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL L 0-6 Yarbrough (5-0) Waldrep (4-4) Swindle (1) 1,615 11-9
Mar. 4 Boston College Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA Game Cancelled
Mar. 6 Louisiana–Monroe Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W 9-6 Richardson (3-0) Coons (4-2) None ESPN+ 127 12-9 1-0
Mar. 7 Louisiana–Monroe Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W 4-3 Waldrep (5-4) Chavarria (0-1) None ESPN+ 182 13-9 2-0
Mar. 8 Louisiana–Monroe Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA L 3-6 Williams (5-2) Barfield (0-1) Watts (1) ESPN+ 217 13-10 2-1
Mar. 8 at College of Charleston Patriots Point Athletic Complex • Charleston, SC W 6-1 Garcia (5-4) Sparkman (2-4) None 155 14-10
Mar. 13 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 14 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 15 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 17 at Furman Pepsi Stadium • Greenville, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 20 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 21 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 22 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 25 at Kennesaw State Bailey Park • Kennesaw, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 27 UT Arlington Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 28 UT Arlington Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 29 UT Arlington Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
April (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Apr. 3 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 4 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 5 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 9 South Alabama Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 10 South Alabama Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 11 South Alabama Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 17 at No. 8 Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 18 at No. 8 Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 19 at No. 8 Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 24 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 25 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 26 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 30 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May (0-0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 1 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 2 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Post-Season (0-0)
SBC tournament (0-0)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 6 TBD Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic
Schedule Source:[5]

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

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.
  3. ^ Rodgers, Scottie (January 28, 2020). "Louisiana, Ragin' Cajuns' Dalton, Ellyson Top Softball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org.
  4. ^ "Softball Inks Six In Early Signing Period For 2020-21". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Softball Schedule". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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