# 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles softball team

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. On March 16, the Sun Belt formally announced the cancelation of all spring sports, thus ending their season definitely.

## Preseason
### Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

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.
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

* 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

| 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 |

## Schedule and results

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 | 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 | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | 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 | 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 | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 14 | at Troy | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 15 | at Troy | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 17 | at Furman | Pepsi Stadium • Greenville, SC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 25 | at Kennesaw State | Bailey Park • Kennesaw, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
April (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic |
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.