2022 UT Arlington Mavericks softball team

2022 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of March 24, 2022; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2022 UT Arlington Mavericks softball
2022 UT Arlington Mavericks softball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2022 record	11–11 (3–3 SBC)
Head coach	Peejay Brun (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Matthew Alberghini; Erin Arevalo;
Home stadium	Allan Saxe Field
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 UT Arlington Mavericks softball team represents the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Mavericks play their home games at Allan Saxe Field. The Mavericks are led by fifth-year head coach Peejay Brun and are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason[]

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll[]

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll will be released on January 31, 2022. UT Arlington was picked to finish fifth in the conference with 49 votes.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
1	Louisiana	97 (7)
2	Texas State	87 (2)
3	Troy	82 (1)
4	South Alabama	74
5	UT Arlington	49
6	Appalachian State	46
7	Coastal Carolina	37
8	Georgia Southern	32
9	Louisiana–Monroe	27
10	Georgia State	19

National Softball Signing Day[]

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Player	Position	Hometown	Previous Team
Kailee Bautista	Catcher	Rockwall, Texas	Rockwall-Heath HS
Alaina Hampton	Infielder	Pearland, Texas	Pearland HS
Marley Neises	Catcher/Utility	Cedar Park, Texas	Leander HS
Nikki Donahue	Catcher/Infielder	Honolulu, Hawaii	Kamehameha Schools
Giselle Villarreal	Infielder	Rosenberg, Texas	B. F. Terry HS

Roster[]

2022 UT Arlington Mavericks roster

Pitchers

16 Morgan Max - Freshman
19 Kenedy Hines - Junior
21 Laura Henriksen - Senior
22 Gracie Bumpurs - Sophomore

Outfielders

00 Aaliyah White - Freshman
4 Reagan Hukill - Junior
5 Dariane Cram - Sophomore
8 Jadyn Erickson - Junior
13 Reese Scott - Sophomore
14 Nicole Hill - Freshman
17 Amber Langston - Graduate Student
24 Morgan Westbrook - Sophomore
25 Haley Mountain - Freshman

Infielders

1 Jessica Carreon - Sophomore
3 Kaylee Cavazos - Freshman
6 Kimber Cortemelia - Senior
9 KJ Murphy - Graduate Student
27 Lindsey Franklin - Junior
33 Meagan Smith - Senior

Catchers

7 Sophie Wideman - Senior
10 Courtney Ogle - Graduate Student
23 Jaden Hoelker - Senior
77 Morgan Rios - Senior

Coaching staff[]

2022 UT Arlington Mavericks coaching staff
Peejay Brun – Head Coach – 5th year Matthew Alberghini – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year Erin Arevalo – Assistant Coach/Pitching – 1st year

Schedule and results[]

Legend
	UT Arlington win
	UT Arlington loss
	Postponement/Cancellation
Bold	UT Arlington team member

2022 UT Arlington Softball Game Log

Regular Season (11–11)

February (6–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
Aggie Classic
Feb. 11	vs. Western Kentucky		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	L 1–3	Nunn (1-0)	Bumpurs (0-1)	None			0–1
Feb. 11	at Texas A&M		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	L 0–9 (5 inns)	Herzog (1-0)	Adams (0-1)	None		1,321	0–2
Feb. 12	vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	L 0–2 (8 inns)	Beatriz (1-0)	Adams (0-2)	None			0–3
Feb. 12	at Texas A&M		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	Game cancelled
Feb. 13	at Texas A&M		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	L 1–9 (5 inns)	Ackerman (1-0)	Bumpurs (0-2)	None		1,071	0–4

Feb. 16	at UTEP		Helen of Troy Softball Complex • El Paso, TX	Game cancelled
Troy Cox Invitational
Feb. 17	at New Mexico State		NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM	W 6–5	Adams (1-2)	De La Torre (0-4)	None		148	1–4
Feb. 18	vs. Northern Colorado		NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, MM	W 6–4	Bumpurs (1-2)	Golden (1-2)	None		145	2–4
Feb. 18	at New Mexico State		NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM	L 7–12	King (1-1)	Adams (1-3)	None		433	2–5
Feb. 19	vs. Southeastern Louisiana		NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM	W 5–1	Adams (2-3)	DuBois (0-1)	None			3–5
Feb. 19	Nebraska		NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM	L 2–6	Wallace (4-1)	Henriksen (0-1)	None			3–6

Feb. 23	Baylor		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	W 12–3 (5 inns)	Adams (3-3)	Hertenberger (1-1)	None		323	4–6
The Evangeline Bank & Trust II Invitational
Feb. 25	vs. Memphis		Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	L 2–3	Siems (2-2)	Adams (3-4)	Hosc (1)			4–7
Feb. 25	vs. Manhattan		Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	W 5–4	Bumpurs (2-2)	Charest (0-1)	Adams (1)			5–7
Feb. 26	vs. Sam Houston State		Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	W 8–5	Adams (4-4)	Dunn (1-2)	None			6–7
Feb. 27	at McNeese State		Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	Game cancelled

March (5–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
Mar. 2	at North Texas		Lovelace Stadium • Denton, TX	Game cancelled
Boerner Invitational
Mar. 4	Fordham		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	Game cancelled
Mar. 4	UTSA		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	Game cancelled
Mar. 5	Northwestern State		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	Game cancelled

Mar. 8	Stephen F. Austin		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	L 0–2	Wilbur (4-6)	Adams (4-5)	None		156	6–8
Mar. 11	South Alabama		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	L 0–8 (5 inns)	Lackie (5-3)	Adams (4-6)	None		156	6–9	0–1
Mar. 12	South Alabama		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	L 3–9	Hardy (2-7)	Bumpurs (2-3)	None		316	6–10	0–2
Mar. 13	South Alabama		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	L 0–10	Hardy (3-7)	Adams (4-7)	None		282	6–11	0–3
Mar. 15	at Incarnate Word		H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX	W 11–5	Adams (5-7)	Gunther (4-8)	None		101	7–11
Mar. 16	No. 10 Oklahoma State		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	W 3–1	Adams (6-7)	Day (4-2)	None		709	8–11
Mar. 18	Coastal Carolina		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	W 11–5	Bumpurs (3-3)	Volpe (1-2)	None		289	9–11	1–3
Mar. 19	Coastal Carolina		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	W 5–2	Bumpurs (4-3)	Picone (5-5)	Adams (2)		159	10–11	2–3
Mar. 20	Coastal Carolina		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	W 5–2	Adams (7-7)	De Jesus (0-2)	None		244	11–11	3–3
Mar. 25	at Louisiana		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
Mar. 26	at Louisiana		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
Mar. 27	at Louisiana		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
Mar. 30	Sam Houston State		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX

April (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
Apr. 1	Louisiana–Monroe		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Apr. 2	Louisiana–Monroe		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Apr. 3	Louisiana–Monroe		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Apr. 6	at Texas		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX
Apr. 8	at Georgia State		Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA
Apr. 9	at Georgia State		Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA
Apr. 10	at Georgia State		Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA
Apr. 14	Georgia Southern		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Apr. 15	Georgia Southern		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Apr. 16	Georgia Southern		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Apr. 19	Baylor		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Apr. 22	at Troy		Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL
Apr. 23	at Troy		Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL
Apr. 24	at Troy		Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL
Apr. 29	at Appalachian State		Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC
Apr. 30	at Appalachian State		Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC

May (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
May 1	at Appalachian State		Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC
May 5	Texas State		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
May 6	Texas State		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
May 7	Texas State		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX

Schedule Source:^[4]

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

References[]

^ "2022 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Softball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
^ "Brun Announces 2022 Recruiting Class". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
^ "2022 Softball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

[1] "2022 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

[2] "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Softball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

[3] "Brun Announces 2022 Recruiting Class". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

[4] "2022 Softball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

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v t UT Arlington Mavericks softball
Venues	Unknown (1973) Allan Saxe Field (1974– )
Coaches	Jody Conradt (1973–1976) Butch McBroom (1976–1977) Karen Owen (1977–1979) Randy Porter (1979–1984) Rayla Allison (1984–1989) Anne Campbell (1989–1996) Debbie Hedrick (1997–2012) Angela Perry (2012) Kristie Fox (2013–2017) Peejay Brun (2018– )
Seasons	2020 2021 2022
Women's College World Series appearances in italics

2022 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Alabama ‍‍‍	5	–	1	.833	12	–	14	.462
Louisiana ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	17	–	8	.680
Troy ‍‍‍	3	–	2	.600	17	–	7	.708
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	3	–	3	.500	16	–	8	.667
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	3	–	3	.500	14	–	10	.583
UT Arlington ‍‍‍	3	–	3	.500	10	–	12	.455
Georgia State ‍‍‍	3	–	3	.500	12	–	17	.414
Texas State ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	14	–	12	.538
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	7	–	15	.318
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍	1	–	4	.200	10	–	13	.435

† – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 24, 2022^[1]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today