# 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball team

The 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Lions played their home games at North Oak Park and were led by seventh-year head coach Rick Fremin. They were members of the Southland Conference.

## Preseason
### Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 4, 2022. Southeastern Louisiana was picked to finish third in the Southland Conference with 113 votes.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | McNeese State | 132 (12) |
| 2 | Northwestern State | 120 (2) |
| 3 | Southeastern Louisiana | 113 |
| 4 | Houston Baptist | 102 |
| 5 | Incarnate Word | 84 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 82 |
| 7 | Nicholls | 81 |

### Preseason All-Southland team
#### First Team

* Caitlyn Brockway (HBU, JR, 1st Base)
* Cayla Jones (NSU, SR, 2nd Base)
* Lindsey Rizzo (SELA, SR, 3rd Base)
* Ashleigh Sgambelluri (TAMUCC, JR, Shortstop)
* Chloe Gomez (MCNS, SO, Catcher)
* Kaylee Lopez (MCNS, JR, Designated Player)
* Jil Poullard (MCNS, SO, Outfielder)
* Audrey Greely (SELA, SO, Outfielder)
* Aeriyl Mass (SELA, SR, Outfielder)
* Pal Egan (TAMUCC, JR, Outfielder)
* Lyndie Swanson (HBU, R-FR, Pitcher)
* Whitney Tate (MCNS, SO, Pitcher)
* Jasie Roberts (HBU, R-FR, Utility)

#### Second Team

* Haley Moore (TAMUCC, SO, 1st Base)
* Shelby Echols (HBU, SO, 2nd Base)
* Autumn Sydlik (HBU, JR, 3rd Base)
* Keely DuBois (NSU, SO, Shortstop)
* Bailey Krolczyk (SELA, SO, Catcher)
* Lexi Johnson (SELA, SO, Designated Player)
* Toni Perrin (MCNS, SR, Outfielder)
* Cam Goodman (SELA, SO, Outfielder)
* Alexandria Torres (TAMUCC, SO, Outfielder)
* Ashley Vallejo (MCNS, SO, Pitcher)
* Heather Zumo (SELA, SR, Pitcher)
* Beatriz Lara (TAMUCC, JR, Pitcher)
* Melise Gossen (NICH, JR, Utility)

### National Softball Signing Day

| Player | Position | Hometown | Previous Team |
| Lainee Bailey | Pitcher | Walker, Louisiana | Walker HS |
| Cera Blanchard | Pitcher | Metairie, Louisiana | De La Salle HS Copiah–Lincoln CC |
| Britt Bourgoyne | Utility | Port Allen, Louisiana | Brusly HS |
| Maria Detillier | Infielder | Gramercy, Louisiana | Lutcher HS |
| Mckayla Ferguson | Catcher | Plaquemine, Louisiana | Plaquemine HS |
| Jillian Gutierrez | Outfielder | Pearland, Texas | Shadow Creek HS |
| Madison Hebert | Infielder | Luling, Louisiana | St. Charles Catholic HS |
| Colleen Kulivan | Infielder | Covington, Louisiana | Covington HS |
| Maddie Leal | Outfielder | Spring, Texas | Spring HS LSU Eunice |

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Southeastern Louisiana win |
| | Southeastern Louisiana loss |
| | Postponement/Cancellation |
| Bold | Southeastern Louisiana team member |
2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball game log :
Regular season (37–14) :
February (10–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Lion Classic I ||||||||||||
| Feb. 11 | Southeast Missouri State | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 6–2 | Zumo (1-0) | Davis (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 329 | 1–0 |
| Feb. 12 | Southeast Missouri State | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 6–5 | Zumo (2-0) | Rook (1-1) | None | | 263 | 2–0 |
| Feb. 12 | Alabama A&M | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 12–5 | Comeaux (1-0) | Coe (1-2) | None | | 225 | 3–0 |
| Troy Cox Invitational ||||||||||||
| Feb. 18 | vs. Northern Colorado | NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM | W 7–6 | Comeaux (2-0) | Caviness (0-2) | None | | 167 | 4–0 |
| Feb. 18 | vs. Nebraska | NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM | W 2–0 | Zumo (3-0) | Ferrell (0-2) | Comeaux (1) | | 158 | 5–0 |
| Feb. 19 | vs. UT Arlington | NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM | L 1–5 | Adams (2-3) | DuBois (0-1) | None | | 173 | 5–1 |
| Feb. 19 | vs. Northern Colorado | NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM | W 6–0 | Comeaux (3-0) | Golden (1-3) | None | | 180 | 6–1 |
| Feb. 20 | vs. Nebraska | NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM | L 1–11 | Wallace (4-1) | Comeaux (3-1) | None | | 112 | 6–2 |
| Mardi Gras Mambo ||||||||||||
| Feb. 25 | vs. Portland State | Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA | W 3–0 | Zumo (4-0) | Grey (3-1) | DuBois (1) | | 123 | 7–2 |
| Feb. 25 | vs. No. 2 Alabama | Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA | L 0–5 | Fouts (4-0) | Comeaux (3-2) | None | | 245 | 7–3 |
| Feb. 26 | vs. Lipscomb | Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA | W 9–0$^5$ | Zumo (5-0) | Peters (0-1) | None | | 115 | 8–3 |
| Feb. 26 | vs. Eastern Illinois | Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA | W 5–0 | Ladner (1-0) | Kaufman (0-1) | None | | 123 | 9–3 |
| Feb. 27 | St. Thomas | Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA | W 8–0$^5$ | Comeaux (4-2) | Baniecke (1-4) | None | | 120 | 10–3 |
March (10–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC record |
| Mar. 2 | at Louisiana Tech | Lady Techsters Softball Complex • Ruston, LA | L 1–2 | Menzina (1-1) | Ladner (0-2) | None | | | 10–4 | |
| Lion Classic II ||||||||||||
| Mar. 4 | Buffalo | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | L 2–5 | Tarantino (3-4) | Comeaux (4-3) | None | ESPN+ | 203 | 10–5 | |
| Mar. 4 | Marist | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 10–2$^5$ | Zumo (6-0) | Pleasants (1-5) | None | ESPN+ | 197 | 11–5 | |
| Mar. 5 | Buffalo | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 8–0$^6$ | Zumo (7-0) | Tarantino (3-5) | None | ESPN+ | 119 | 12–5 | |
| Mar. 5 | Marist | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | L 2–3 | Myers (3-0) | Romano (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 161 | 12–6 | |
| Mar. 6 | Marist | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 4–2 | Zumo (8-0) | Pleasants (1-7) | Ladner (1) | ESPN+ | 137 | 13–6 | |
| Memphis Tournament ||||||||||||
| Mar. 10 | vs. Central Arkansas | Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN | L 1–6 | Johnson (4-6) | Zumo (8-1) | None | | 106 | 13–7 | |
| Mar. 11 | vs. South Dakota | Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN | W 13–5 | Zumo (9-1) | Edwards (7-4) | None | | | 14–7 | |
| Mar. 11 | at Memphis | Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| Mar. 12 | vs. Central Arkansas | Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| Mar. 12 | vs. No. 10 Oklahoma State | Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| Mar. 15 | at No. 20 LSU | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | L 2–11 | Chaffin (4-0) | Zumo (9-2) | None | SECN+ | 1,880 | 14–8 | |
| Mar. 16 | vs. Colgate | Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, AL | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| Mar. 17 | at Jacksonville State | Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, AL | W 8–5 | Comeaux (5-3) | Carter (8-5) | None | ESPN+ | 217 | 15–8 | |
| UT Chattanooga Tournament ||||||||||||
| Mar. 18 | vs. Bucknell | Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | W 5–4 | Ladner (2-1) | Toomey (3-8) | None | ESPN+ | 172 | 16–8 | |
| Mar. 19 | vs. Bucknell | Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | W 11–2$^5$ | Ladner (3-1) | Vestal (0-1) | None | | 116 | 17–8 | |
| Mar. 19 | at Chattanooga | Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | W 11–5 | Zumo (10-2) | Alley (3-7) | None | ESPN+ | 271 | 18–8 | |
| Mar. 20 | at Chattanooga | Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | L 3–4 | Alley (4-7) | Zumo (10-3) | Wood (1) | ESPN+ | 317 | 18–9 | |
| Mar. 23 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA | L 0–4 | Kackley (5-2) | Romano (0-2) | None | | 382 | 18–10 | |
| Mar. 29 | Alcorn State | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 6–0 | Findley (1-0) | Veamoi (3-7) | None | | 151 | 19–10 | |
| Mar. 29 | Alcorn State | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 10–2 | Comeaux (6-3) | Parker (4-4) | None | | 281 | 20–10 | |
April (14–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC record |
| Apr. 1 | Incarnate Word | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 4–2 | Comeaux (7-3) | Trapp (3-5) | Romano (1) | ESPN+ | 210 | 21–10 | 1–0 |
| Apr. 1 | Incarnate Word | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 9–1$^6$ | Zumo (11-3) | Floyd (2-3) | None | ESPN+ | 318 | 22–10 | 2–0 |
| Apr. 2 | Incarnate Word | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 7–3 | Zumo (12-3) | Garcia (1-8) | None | ESPN+ | 225 | 23–10 | 3–0 |
| Apr. 5 | Jackson State | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 5–1 | Findley (2-0) | Salazar (4-4) | None | ESPN+ | 130 | 24–10 | |
| Apr. 5 | Jackson State | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 9–0$^5$ | Comeaux (8-3) | Hopson (0-3) | None | ESPN+ | 130 | 25–10 | |
| Apr. 8 | at McNeese State | Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 6–1 | Zumo (13-3) | Sanders (6-1) | None | ESPN+ | 417 | 26–10 | 4–0 |
| Apr. 9 | at McNeese State | Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | L 0–4 | Vallejo (9-6) | Ladner (3-2) | None | | 473 | 26–11 | 4–1 |
| Apr. 9 | at McNeese State | Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | L 3–9 | Tate (7-7) | Findley (2-1) | None | | 473 | 26–12 | 4–2 |
| Apr. 12 | Louisiana | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| Apr. 15 | at Nicholls | Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA | W 10–4 | Zumo (14-3) | Lehman (5-11) | None | | 411 | 27–12 | 5–2 |
| Apr. 15 | at Nicholls | Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA | W 11–2 | Ladner (4-2) | Turner (5-11) | None | | 287 | 28–12 | 6–2 |
| Apr. 16 | at Nicholls | Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA | W 10–1 | Ladner (5-2) | Turner (5-12) | None | | 182 | 29–12 | 7–2 |
| Apr. 19 | at Southern | Lady Jaguar Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 13–0$^5$ | Comeaux (9-3) | Corona (1-7) | None | | 134 | 30–12 | |
| Apr. 22 | Houston Baptist | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 5–0 | Zumo (15-3) | Swanson (6-7) | None | ESPN+ | 115 | 31–12 | 8–2 |
| Apr. 22 | Houston Baptist | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 14–6$^6$ | Ladner (6-2) | Cotton (2-9) | None | ESPN+ | 115 | 32–12 | 9–2 |
| Apr. 23 | Houston Baptist | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 2–1 | Zumo (16-3) | Venker (1-7) | None | ESPN+ | 225 | 33–12 | 10–2 |
| Apr. 29 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | L 0–7 | Gilbert (7-8) | Zumo (16-4) | None | ESPN+ | 171 | 33–13 | 10–3 |
| Apr. 29 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | W 6–2 | Ladner (7-2) | Smith (4-8) | None | ESPN+ | 171 | 34–13 | 11–3 |
| Apr. 30 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | L 6–7 | Galvan (4-0) | Ladner (7-3) | None | | 282 | 34–14 | 11–4 |
May (3–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC record |
| May 6 | Northwestern State | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 7–3 | Zumo (17-4) | Hoover (10-6) | DuBois (2) | ESPN+ | 318 | 35–14 | 12–4 |
| May 6 | Northwestern State | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 8–0$^5$ | Comeaux (10-3) | Rhoden (6-4) | None | ESPN+ | 318 | 36–14 | 13–4 |
| May 7 | Northwestern State | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 6–1 | Zumo (18-4) | Hoover (10-7) | None | ESPN+ | 294 | 37–14 | 14–4 |
Post-Season (3–2) :
Southland Tournament (3–2) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 10 | vs. (7) Nicholls | (2) | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 10–2$^5$ | Zumo (19-4) | Lehman (5-16) | None | ESPN+ | 336 | 38–14 | 1–0 |
| May 11 | vs. (6) Houston Baptist | (2) | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 8–5 | Zumo (20-4) | Cotton (5-10) | None | ESPN+ | 361 | 39–14 | 2–0 |
| May 12 | vs. (1) McNeese State | (2) | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | L 6–7$^8$ | Tate (12-9) | Zumo (20-5) | None | ESPN+ | 381 | 39–15 | 2–1 |
| May 12 | vs. (6) Houston Baptist | (2) | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 9–1$^5$ | Ladner (8-3) | Swanson (9-8) | None | ESPN+ | 258 | 40–15 | 3–1 |
| May 13 | vs. (1) McNeese State | (2) | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | L 4–10 | Sanders (7-2) | Romano (0-3) | None | ESPN+ | 331 | 40–16 | 3–2 |
    Schedule Source:*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.