# 2020 Georgia State Panthers softball team

The 2020 Georgia State Panthers softball team represented Georgia State Panthers in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Panthers played their home games at Robert E. Heck Softball Complex. The Panthers were led by tenth year head coach Roger Kincaid and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
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 State was picked to finish dead-last at tenth in the Sun Belt Conference with 18 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 |
| Carolyn Deady | Catcher | Marietta, Georgia | Pope HS |
| Caroline Brownlee | Outfielder | Hoschton, Georgia | Jefferson HS |
| Aniston Wright | Pitcher | Senoia, Georgia | East Coweta HS |
| Macy Banks | Pitcher | Homer, Georgia | East Hall HS |
| Aslinn Spradlin | Infielder | Villa Rica, Georgia | Alexander HS |
| Elle Doolittle | Pitcher | Macon, Georgia | Howard HS |
| Alyssa Giles | Outfielder | Brunswick, Georgia | Brunswick HS |

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Georgia State win |
| | Georgia State loss |
| | Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Georgia State team member |
2020 Georgia State Panthers softball game log :
Regular season (7-16) :
February (5-13) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| USF-Rawlings Invitational ||||||||||||
| Feb. 7 | vs. RV Fresno State | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL | L 0-5 | Lung (1-0) | Mooney (0-1) | None | | | 0-1 | |
| Feb. 7 | vs. No. 17 Michigan | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL | L 1-6 | Storako (1-0) | Buck (0-1) | None | | | 0-2 | |
| Feb. 8 | vs. Illinois State | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 10-2 (6 inn) | Mooney (1-1) | Leonard (0-2) | None | | 362 | 1-2 | |
| Feb. 8 | at South Florida | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled |
| Feb. 9 | vs. No. 7 Florida | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL | L 0-10 (5 inn) | Trlicek (1-1) | Buck (0-2) | None | | | 1-3 | |
| Feb. 11 | No. 15 Georgia | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA | L 1-10 (6 inn) | Avant (3-0) | Mooney (1-2) | None | | 307 | 1-4 | |
| The Spring Games ||||||||||||
| Feb. 14 | vs. Presbyterian | R. O. C. Park • Madiera Beach, FL | L 0-4 | Greene (3-0) | Mooney (1-3) | None | FloSoftball | 200 | 1-5 | |
| Feb. 14 | vs. South Dakota | R. O. C. Park • Madiera Beach, FL | L 1-3 | Lisko (2-0) | Buck (0-3) | None | FloSoftball | 200 | 1-6 | |
| Feb. 15 | vs. Butler | R. O. C. Park • Madiera Beach, FL | L 0-1 | Griman (1-0) | Freeman (0-1) | None | FloSoftball | | 1-7 | |
| Feb. 15 | vs. Akron | R. O. C. Park • Madiera Beach, FL | L 6-8 | Smith (1-0) | Parson (0-1) | None | FloSoftball | | 1-8 | |
| Feb. 16 | vs. Monmouth | R. O. C. Park • Madiera Beach, FL | W 8-4 | Buck (1-3) | Gletow (1-1) | None | FloSoftball | | 2-8 | |
| Feb. 19 | Georgia Tech | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA | Game Postponed | Game Postponed | Game Postponed | Game Postponed | Game Postponed | Game Postponed | Game Postponed | Game Postponed |
| Mercer Tournament ||||||||||||
| Feb. 21 | vs. Bryant | Sikes Field • Macon, GA | W 11-4 | Buck (2-3) | McKeveny (0-3) | None | | 75 | 3-8 | |
| Feb. 22 | vs. Akron | Sikes Field • Macon, GA | L 0-1 | Smith (3-5) | Freeman (0-2) | None | | 69 | 3-9 | |
| Feb. 22 | at Mercer | Sikes Field • Macon, GA | L 0-8 | Pattison (5-1) | Buck (2-4) | None | | 212 | 3-10 | |
| Feb. 23 | vs. Presbyterian | Sikes Field • Macon, GA | L 2-8 | Greene (8-0) | Buck (2-4) | None | | 108 | 3-11 | |
| I-75 Challenge ||||||||||||
| Feb. 28 | Penn State | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA | L 1-3 | Parshall (3-3) | Freeman (0-3) | None | | 97 | 3-12 | |
| Feb. 28 | Penn State | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA | L 0-3 | Oatley (2-4) | Buck (2-6) | None | | 97 | 3-13 | |
| Feb. 29 | Rider | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA | W 9-0 (5 inn) | Mooney (2-3) | Trujillo-Quintana (0-3) | None | | 141 | 4-13 | |
| Feb. 29 | Rider | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA | W 7-3 | Buck (3-6) | Cal (0-1) | None | | 132 | 5-13 | |
March (1-4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Mar. 1 | Iowa State | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA | W 1-0 | Freeman (1-3) | Jasso (4-2) | None | | 137 | 6-13 | |
| Mar. 4 | Kennesaw State | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA | Game Postponed | Game Postponed | Game Postponed | Game Postponed | Game Postponed | Game Postponed | Game Postponed | Game Postponed |
| Mar. 6 | Texas State | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA | L 0-16 (6 inn) | Barrera (5-2) | Freeman (1-4) | None | | 215 | 6-14 | 0-1 |
| Mar. 7 | Texas State | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA | W 3-1 | Mooney (3-3) | McCann (5-4) | None | | 132 | 7-14 | 1-1 |
| Mar. 8 | Texas State | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA | L 0-7 | King (5-2) | Buck (3-7) | None | | 143 | 7-15 | 1-2 |
| Mar. 11 | at Auburn | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA | L 1-2 | Handley (4-6) | Mooney (3-4) | None | | 1,356 | 7-16 | |
| Mar. 13 | at South Alabama | Jaguar Field • Mobile, 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 South Alabama | Jaguar Field • Mobile, 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 South Alabama | Jaguar Field • Mobile, 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. 18 | at Clemson | Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, 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 | No. 8 Louisiana | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, 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. 21 | No. 8 Louisiana | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, 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. 22 | No. 8 Louisiana | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, 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. 25 | at Chattanooga | Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | 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 | 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 |
| Mar. 28 | 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 |
| Mar. 29 | 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 |
April (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 1 | at Georgia Tech | Shirley Clements Mewborn Stadium • 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 |
| Apr. 3 | Troy | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, 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. 4 | Troy | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, 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. 5 | Troy | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, 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. 9 | at UT Arlington | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, 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. 10 | at UT Arlington | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, 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. 11 | at UT Arlington | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, 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. 15 | at No. 14 Georgia | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, 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 | Coastal Carolina | 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 |
| Apr. 18 | Coastal Carolina | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, 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. 19 | Coastal Carolina | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, 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. 22 | at Kennesaw State | Bailey Softball Complex • 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 |
| Apr. 24 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, 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. 25 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, 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. 26 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, 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. 30 | Georgia Southern | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, 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 | Georgia Southern | | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, 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 | Georgia Southern | | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, 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 • Panthersville, 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 |
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.