2020 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team

2020 Southland Conference softball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of March 13, 2020; Rankings from NFCA

2020 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball
2020 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball
Conference	Southland Conference
2020 record	8–12 (0–3 SLC)
Head coach	Amy Hooks (2nd season);
Assistant coach	Tara McKenney (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lamar Softball Complex; (Capacity: 467)
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals

The 2020 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team represented Lamar University in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Cardinals played their home games at Lamar Softball Complex and are members of the Southland Conference. The team was coached by Amy Hooks in her second season at Lamar. On March 12, the Southland Conference announced a suspension of Spring sports through March 30 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] The conference announced that all remaining Spring 2020 sports contests were cancelled on March 14.^[3] The Lady Cardinals played 20 games in the shortened season with an overall record of 8–12, and a 0–3 record in conference play.

Previous Season[]

In 2019, the Lady Cardinals finished the season 7th in the Southland with a record of 23–34, 14–13 in conference play. They lost to Northwestern State in the first round of the 2019 Southland Conference Softball Tournament.

Southland Conference Coaches and Sports Information Directors Poll[]

The Southland Conference Coaches and Sports Information Directors Poll was released on January 30, 2020. Lamar was picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference with 110 votes. ^[4]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches and Sports Information Directors poll
1	Stephen F. Austin	217 (11)
2	Sam Houston State	210 (10)
3	McNeese	202 (1)
4	Nicholls	186 (2)
5	Southeastern Louisiana	177
6	Northwestern State	152
7	Central Arkansas	122
8	Lamar	110
9	Abilene Christian	61
10	Houston Baptist	56
11	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	52
12	Incarnate Word	39

Preseason All-Southland Conference team[]

The preseason all-conference team is based on votes by the conference head coaches. Players who were named to the previous season's first and second teams are automatically named to the preseason team for their respective positions.^[5]

Kaylyn Shepherd* (UCA, SR, 1st Base)
Cayla Jones* (NWSU, JR, 2nd Base)
Cylla Hill* (UCA, SR, 3rd Base)
Tiffany Thompson* (SHSU, SR, Shortstop)
Ella Manzer* (SLU, JR, Catcher)
Jade Lewis* (LU, SR, Designated Player/Pitcher)
Megan McDonald* (SHSU, SR, Outfield)
Madisen Blackford* (SLU, JR, Outfield)
Kayla Crutchmer* (UCA, SR, Outfield)
Kassidy Wilbur* (SFA, SO, Pitcher)
Alley McDonald* (SLU, SR, Pitcher)
Alexsandra Flores* (MSU, SR, Pitcher)
E.C. Delafield* (NWSU, JR, Utility)
2019 All-Conference Designation

Roster[]

2020 Lamar Lady Cardinals roster^[6]

Pitchers

15 Erin Kyle - Senior
25 Shelby Mixon - Junior
30 Mackenzie Savage - Sophomore
50 Aaliyah Ruiz - Sophomore
81 Jade Lewis - Senior

Catchers

3 Hannah Carpenter - Junior
23 Alicia Lopez - Freshman
49 Felixia Hinojosa - Freshman

Utilities

00 Olivia Taylor - Freshman
2 Nicolette Ramirez - Freshman

Infielders

4 Hannah KinKade - Freshman
6 Elizabeth Castillo - Senior
12 Kristin Meyer - Sophomore
13 Mackenzie Brown - Sophomore
20 Victoria Garivey - Sophomore
21 Taylor Murphy - Sophomore

Outfielders

1 Savana Mata - Sophomore
5 Shaina Amir - Sophomore
9 Mackenzie Futrell - Senior
19 Shannon Klaus - Senior

Coaches[]

2020 Lamar Cardinals softball coaching staff^[6]
Amy Hooks - Head Coach - 2nd year Tara McKenney - Assistant Coach - 2nd year Elise Lebeouf - Graduate Assistant Coach Savana Guidry - Student Assistant Coach

Schedule[]

2020 Lamar Lady Cardinals Baseball Game Log^[7]

Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled Bold = Lamar team member

Regular Season (8–12)

February (8–8)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SLC Record
Texas Classic
Feb 7	vs. Wichita State*	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	L 2–19 (5 inn.)	Caitlan Bingham (1–0)	Erin Kyle (0–1)	None		0–1
Feb 7	at #6 Texas*	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	L 0–12 (5 inn.)	Ariana Williams (1–0)	Aaliyah Ruiz (0–1)	None	895	0–2
Feb 8	vs Colorado State*	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	L 1–4	Julia Cabral (1–0)	Jade Lewis (0–1)	None		0–3
Feb 8	vs Maryland*	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	W 7–6	Shelby Mixon (1–0)	T. Schlotterbeck (0–2)	None		1–3

Feb 8	at #13 Louisiana*	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	L 0–8 (6 inn.)	Summer Ellyson (3–0)	Erin Kyle (0–2)	None	1,875	1–4
Texas A&M Invitational
Feb 14	vs Binghamton*	Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	W 1–0	Aaliyah Ruiz (1–1)	Rayn Gibson (0–1)	none	108	2–4
Feb 14	at Texas A&M*	Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	L 0–8 (6 inn.)	Makinzy Hertzog (3–0)	Shelby Mixon (1–1)	None	1,068	2–5
Feb 15	vs St. Johns*	Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	W 10–2 (5 inn.)	Aaliyah Ruiz (2–1)	Faeita (0–2)	None	230	3–5
Feb 15	at Texas A&M*	Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	L 4–7	Hertzog (3–0)	Erin Kyle (0–3)	None	1,275	3–6
Feb 16	vs Binghamton*	Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	W 4–1	Aaliyah Ruiz (3–1)	Bienkowski (0–2)	None	209	4–6

Cardinal Classic
Feb 21	Northern Colorado*	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	W 5–2	Aaliyah Ruiz (4–1)	M. Thurston (1–5)	None	158	5–6
Feb 21	St. Johns*	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	W 5–4	Erin Kyle (1–3)	Kayla Kmett (0–3)	None	228	6–6
Feb 22	Northern Colorado*	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	W 4–1	Shelby Mixon (2–1)	E. Caviness (0–1)	None	128	7–6
Feb 22	St. Johns*	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	W 6–1	Aaliyah Ruiz (5–1)	Mia Faieta (0–3)	None	325	8–6

Feb 29 (DH)	Texas Southern*	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	L 1–6	Jazmine Gendorf (2-2)	Aaliyah Ruiz (5–2)	None	320	8–7
Feb 29	Texas Southern*	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	L 3–5	Chelsea Baxter (2-2)	Shelby Mixon (2–2)	None	386	8–8

March (0–4)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SLC Record
Mar 4	Louisiana Tech*	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	L 4–5	Audrey Pickett (2-6)	Erin Kyle (1–4)	None	226	8–9
Mar 6 (DH)	Stephen F. Austin	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	L 0–4	Ashley Kriesel (10-1)	Aaliyah Ruiz (6–3)	None	328	8–10	0–1
Mar 6 (DH)	Stephen F. Austin	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	L 1–10	Kassidy Wilbur (6-2)	Mackenzie Savage (0–1)	None	358	8–11	0–2
Mar 7	Stephen F. Austin	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	L 0–10 (6 inn.)	Ashley Kriesel (11-1)	Aaliyah Ruiz (6–4)	None	328	8–12	0–3
Mar 10	UTSA*	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	–					–
Mar 13 (DH)	at Northwestern State	Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA	–					–	–
Mar 13	at Northwestern State	Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA	–					–	–
Mar 14	at Northwestern State	Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA	–					–	–
Mar 20 (DH)	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	–					–	–
Mar 20 (DH)	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	–					–	–
Mar 21	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	–					–	–
Mar 26	Texas State*	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	–					–
Mar 27 (DH)	Sam Houston State	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	–					–	–
Mar 27 (DH)	Sam Houston State	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	–					–	–
Mar 28	Sam Houston State	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	–					–	–

April (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SLC Record
Apr 3 (DH)	at Abilene Christian	Poly Wells Field • Abilene, TX	–					–	–
Apr 3 (DH)	at Abilene Christian	Poly Wells Field • Abilene, TX	–					–	–
Apr 4	at Abilene Christian	Poly Wells Field • Abilene, TX	–					–	–
Apr 7	at LSU*	Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA	–					–
Apr 10 (DH)	Southeastern Louisiana	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	–					–	–
Apr 10 (DH)	Southeastern Louisiana	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	–					–	–
Apr 11	Southeastern Louisiana	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	–					–	–
Apr 15	at Houston Baptist*	Husky Field • Houston, TX	–					–
Apr 17 (DH)	McNeese State	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	–					–	–
Apr 17 (DH)	McNeese State	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	–					–	–
Apr 18	McNeese State	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	–					–	–
Apr 24 (DH)	at Central Arkansas	Farris Field • Conway, AR	–					–	–
Apr 24 (DH)	at Central Arkansas	Farris Field • Conway, AR	–					–	–
Apr 25	at Central Arkansas	Farris Field • Conway, AR	–					–	–
Apr 29	Houston*	Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	–					–

May (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SLC Record
May 1	at Nicholls	Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA	–					–	–
May 2 (DH)	at Nicholls	Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA	–					–	–
May 2 (DH)	at Nicholls	Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA	–					–	–

References[]

^ "Southland Conference Softball Standings". Southland.org. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
^ "SOUTHLAND SUSPENDS SPRING SPORTS COMPETITION". Southland Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
^ "SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CANCELS REMAINING SPRING SPORTS COMPETITIONS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS". Southland Conference. March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
^ "LADYJACKS NAMED 2020 SOUTHLAND SOFTBALL FAVORITES". Southland Conference. January 30, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
^ "2020 SOUTHLAND PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TEAMS ANNOUNCED". Southland Conference. January 29, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "2020 Softball Roster". Lamar Cardinals Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
^ "Lamar". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

[1] "Southland Conference Softball Standings". Southland.org. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

[2] "SOUTHLAND SUSPENDS SPRING SPORTS COMPETITION". Southland Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.

[3] "SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CANCELS REMAINING SPRING SPORTS COMPETITIONS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS". Southland Conference. March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.

[4] "LADYJACKS NAMED 2020 SOUTHLAND SOFTBALL FAVORITES". Southland Conference. January 30, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

[5] "2020 SOUTHLAND PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TEAMS ANNOUNCED". Southland Conference. January 29, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

[roster-6] "2020 Softball Roster". Lamar Cardinals Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

[7] "Lamar". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

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2020 Southland Conference softball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍	3	–	0	1.000	19	–	4	.826
McNeese State ‍‍‍	3	–	0	1.000	19	–	7	.731
Northwestern State ‍‍‍	3	–	0	1.000	15	–	7	.682
Central Arkansas ‍‍‍	3	–	0	1.000	17	–	9	.654
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	15	–	8	.652
Nicholls ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	12	–	14	.462
Houston Baptist ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	12	–	10	.545
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	6	–	16	.273
Lamar ‍‍‍	0	–	3	.000	9	–	12	.429
Sam Houston State ‍‍‍	0	–	3	.000	9	–	17	.346
Incarnate Word ‍‍‍	0	–	3	.000	8	–	16	.333
Abilene Christian ‍‍‍	0	–	3	.000	7	–	17	.292

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 13, 2020^[1]; Rankings from NFCA