# 2020 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team

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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. The conference announced that all remaining Spring 2020 sports contests were cancelled on March 14. 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.
Coaches and Sports Information Directors poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 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.
* 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

## Schedule

2020 Lamar Lady Cardinals Baseball Game Log :
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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | – | – | – |