# 2021 South Alabama Jaguars softball team

The 2021 South Alabama Jaguars softball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Jaguars played their home games at Jaguar Field. The Jaguars were led by fifteenth-year head coach Becky Clark and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Preseason
### Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2021. South Alabama was picked to finish eighth in the Sun Belt Conference with 36 votes.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Louisiana | 100 (10) |
| 2 | Troy | 87 |
| 3 | Texas State | 72 |
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 68 |
| 4 | UT Arlington | 68 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 43 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 38 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 36 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 22 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 16 |

### National Softball Signing Day

| Player | Position | Hometown | Previous Team |
| Erin McGlothlin | Outfielder | Homestead, Florida | Keys Gate Charter |
| Rachel Everett | Pitcher | Hartland, Michigan | Hartland HS |
| Stephanie Gonzalez | Utility | Miramar, Florida | Pembroke Pines Charter HS |
| Gabby Stringer | Infielder | Mobile, Alabama | Faith Academy |
| Shelby Garrett | Infielder | Frostproof, Florida | Frostproof Middle-Senior HS |

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | South Alabama win |
| | South Alabama loss |
| | Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions |
| Bold | South Alabama team member |
2021 South Alabama Jaguars Softball Game Log :
Regular season (26-17) :
February (7-5) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Red & Black Showcase ||||||||||||
| Feb. 12 | at No. 14 Georgia | RV | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | L 3-8 | Avant (1-0) | Lackie (0-1) | None | | | 0-1 | |
| Feb. 12 | at No. 14 Georgia | RV | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | W 9-8 | Hardy (1-0) | Cutting (0-1) | Lackie (1) | | 107 | 1-1 | |
| Feb. 13 | vs. Virginia | RV | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | L 4-9 | Harris (1-1) | Lackie (0-2) | None | | 84 | 1-2 | |
| Feb. 14 | vs. Virginia | RV | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Athens | Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Athens | Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Athens | Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Athens | Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Athens | Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Athens | Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Athens | Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Athens |
| Jaguar Classic ||||||||||||
| Feb. 19 | Murray State | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 4-2 | Lackie (1-2) | Veber (0-3) | None | | 200 | 2-2 | |
| Feb. 19 | Lipscomb | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 6-0 | Hughen (1-0) | Yakubowski (0-1) | None | | 200 | 3-2 | |
| Feb. 20 | Murray State | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | L 0-1 | James (2-2) | Hughen (1-1) | None | | 200 | 3-3 | |
| Feb. 20 | Butler | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 7-5 | Lackie (2-2) | Ricketts (2-2) | None | ESPN+ | 200 | 4-3 | |
| Feb. 21 | Lipscomb | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | L 1-2 | Burke (1-1) | Hughen (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 200 | 4-4 | |
| South Alabama Invitational ||||||||||||
| Feb. 26 | No. 20 Missouri | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | L 3-8 | Nichols (2-1) | Hardy (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 200 | 4-5 | |
| Feb. 27 | Middle Tennessee | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 2-0 | Lackie (3-2) | Baldwin (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 200 | 5-5 | |
| Feb. 27 | Southern Illinois–Edwardsville | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 6-5 | Lackie (4-2) | Baalman (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 200 | 6-5 | |
| Feb. 28 | Northwestern State | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 6-1 | Lackie (5-2) | Seely (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 200 | 7-5 | |
March (10-6) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Easton T-Town Showdown ||||||||||||
| Mar. 5 | vs. Northern Iowa | | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 9-2 | Lackie (6-2) | Sanders (0-1) | None | | 183 | 8-5 | |
| Mar. 5 | vs. Northern Iowa | | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 1-5 | Packard (4-1) | Hughen (1-3) | None | | 218 | 8-6 | |
| Mar. 6 | vs. Kent State | | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 0-2 | Lebeau (2-2) | Lackie (6-3) | None | | 103 | 8-7 | |
| Mar. 6 | vs. Kent State | | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 10-3 | Hughen (2-3) | Sherman (0-2) | Hughes (1) | | 203 | 9-7 | |
| Mar. 7 | at No. 3 Alabama | | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 1-0 | Lackie (7-3) | Fouts (7-1) | None | | 1,121 | 10-7 | |
| Mar. 10 | at Ole Miss | RV | Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MS | L 5-6 | Borgen (5-0) | Hughes (0-1) | None | | 178 | 10-8 | |
| Mar. 13 | Appalachian State | RV | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 1-0 | Lackie (8-3) | Longanecker (6-1) | None | ESPN+ | 200 | 11-8 | 1-0 |
| Mar. 13 | Appalachian State | RV | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 7-4 | Hughen (3-3) | Holland (3-3) | None | ESPN+ | 200 | 12-8 | 2-0 |
| Mar. 14 | Appalachian State | RV | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 4-0 | Lackie (9-3) | Longanecker (6-2) | None | ESPN+ | 200 | 13-8 | 3-0 |
| Mar. 17 | Southern Miss | RV | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | Game cancelled due to threat of inclement weather in Mobile | Game cancelled due to threat of inclement weather in Mobile | Game cancelled due to threat of inclement weather in Mobile | Game cancelled due to threat of inclement weather in Mobile | Game cancelled due to threat of inclement weather in Mobile | Game cancelled due to threat of inclement weather in Mobile | Game cancelled due to threat of inclement weather in Mobile | Game cancelled due to threat of inclement weather in Mobile |
| Mar. 20 | at Coastal Carolina | RV | St. Johns Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC | W 5-3 | Lackie (10-3) | Beasley-Polko (5-5) | None | | 120 | 14-8 | 4-0 |
| Mar. 20 | at Coastal Carolina | RV | St. Johns Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC | W 8-4 | Hughes (1-1) | De Jesus (1-4) | None | | 120 | 15-8 | 5-0 |
| Mar. 21 | at Coastal Carolina | RV | St. Johns Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC | W 11-1 (5 inns) | Lackie (11-3) | Beasley-Polko (5-6) | None | | 120 | 16-8 | 6-0 |
| Mar. 24 | No. 13 LSU | RV | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| Mar. 26 | at No. 16 Louisiana | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | L 0-1 | Ellyson (6-4) | Lackie (11-4) | None | | 282 | 16-9 | 6-1 |
| Mar. 27 | at No. 16 Louisiana | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | L 0-1 | Lamb (8-2) | Hughen (3-4) | None | | 291 | 16-10 | 6-2 |
| Mar. 28 | at No. 16 Louisiana | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | L 0-6 | Lamb (9-2) | Lackie (11-5) | None | | 304 | 16-11 | 6-3 |
| Mar. 31 | McNeese State | RV | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 1-0 | Hughen (4-4) | Flores (4-6) | Lackie (2) | ESPN+ | 200 | 17-11 | |
April (8–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 6 | Nicholls | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 10-2 (6 inns) | Hughen (5-4) | Westbrook (2-5) | None | ESPN+ | 200 | 18-11 | |
| Apr. 7 | at RV Troy | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L 0-3 | Johnson (15-3) | Lackie (11-6) | None | | 212 | 18-12 | 6-4 |
| Apr. 10 | at No. 25 Texas State | | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 3-1 | Hughen (6-4) | Mullins (12-3) | None | | 243 | 19-12 | 7-4 |
| Apr. 10 | at No. 25 Texas State | | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 1-0 | Lackie (12-6) | King (7-2) | None | | 307 | 20-12 | 8-4 |
| Apr. 11 | at No. 25 Texas State | | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 7-4 | Hughes (2-1) | McCann (4-1) | Lackie (3) | | 307 | 21-12 | 9-4 |
| Apr. 18 | UT Arlington | RV | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 3-1 | Lackie (13-6) | Valencia (3-4) | None | ESPN+ | 200 | 22-12 | 10-4 |
| Apr. 18 | UT Arlington | RV | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | L 4-7 | Hines (4-9) | Hughes (2-2) | Valencia (1) | ESPN+ | 200 | 22-13 | 10-5 |
| Apr. 20 | at Southern Miss | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 4-2 | Lackie (14-6) | Pierce (2-8) | None | | | 23-13 | |
| Apr. 24 | Louisiana–Monroe | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| Apr. 24 | Louisiana–Monroe | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 4-2 | Lackie (15-6) | Hulett (4-6) | None | ESPN+ | 200 | 24-13 | 11-5 |
| Apr. 25 | Louisiana–Monroe | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 5-2 | Hardy (2-1) | Chavarria (1-9) | None | ESPN+ | 200 | 25-13 | 12-5 |
| Apr. 30 | at Georgia Southern | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | L 1-9 | Garcia (5-6) | Lackie (15-7) | None | | 126 | 25-14 | 12-6 |
May (1-3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 1 | at Georgia Southern | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | L 3-4 | Rewis (2-2) | Hardy (2-2) | None | | 165 | 25-15 | 12-7 |
| May 2 | at Georgia Southern | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | L 0-2 | Garcia (6-6) | Lackie (15-8) | None | | 145 | 25-16 | 12-8 |
| May 7 | Troy | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | L 0-1 | Johnson (19-6) | Lackie (15-9) | None | ESPN+ | 200 | 25-17 | 12-9 |
| May 8 | Troy | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 7-6 | Lackie (16-9) | Johnson (19-7) | None | ESPN+ | 200 | 26-17 | 13-9 |
Post-season (5-4) :
SBC Tournament (4-2) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| May 12 | vs. (5) Appalachian State | (4) | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 11-0 (5 inns) | Lackie (17-9) | Longanecker (14-7) | None | ESPN+ | 218 | 27-17 |
| May 13 | vs. (1)/No. 14 Louisiana | (4) | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L 3-10 | Ellyson (21-6) | Lackie (17-10) | None | ESPN+ | 167 | 27-18 |
| May 14 | vs. (5) Appalachian State | (4) | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 2-1 | Hardy (3-2) | Longanecker (14-8) | Lackie (4) | ESPN+ | 147 | 28-18 |
| May 14 | vs. (3) Troy | (4) | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 10-6 | Hardy (4-2) | Blasingame (6-1) | None | ESPN+ | 432 | 29-18 |
| May 15 | vs. (2) Texas State | (4) | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 4-3 (8 inns) | Lackie (18-10) | McCann (4-2) | None | ESPN+ | 321 | 30-18 |
| May 15 | vs. (1)/No. 14 Louisiana | (4) | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L 3-15 (5 inns) | Ellyson (23-6) | Hardy (4-3) | None | ESPN+ | 279 | 30-19 |
NCAA Division I softball tournament (1-2) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| Gainesville Regionals ||||||||||||
| May 21 | vs. (2) Baylor | (3) | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 2-0 | Lackie (19-10) | Rodoni (11-12) | None | ESPN3 | 1,569 | 31-19 | 1-0 |
| May 22 | vs. (1)/No. 4 Florida | (3) | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 0-10 | Lugo (17-2) | Lackie (19-11) | None | ESPN3 | 1,886 | 31-20 | 1-1 |
| May 22 | vs. (4) South Florida | (3) | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 0-1 | Corrick (24-8) | Lackie (19-12) | None | ESPN3 | 1,886 | 31-21 | 1-2 |
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

## Gainesville Regional

Gainesville Regional Teams :
| (1) Florida Gators | (2) Baylor Lady Bears | (3) South Alabama Jaguars | (4) South Florida Bulls |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Baylor | Baylor | 0 | | | | | | | |
| South Alabama | South Alabama | 2 | | | | | | | |
| South Alabama | South Alabama | 2 | | South Alabama | 0 | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Florida | 10 | | | | |
| | South Florida | 0 | 4 | Florida | 10 | | | | |
| 4 | Florida | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Florida | 1 | | | | 4 | Florida | 8 | – |
| | | | | | | | South Alabama | 0 | – |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | | South Alabama | 0 | – |
| | | | South Alabama | South Alabama | 0 | | | | |
| Baylor | Baylor | 0 | South Florida | South Florida | 1 | | | | |
| South Florida | South Florida | 5 | | | | | | | |

## Postseason
### Conference accolades

* Player of the Year: Ciara Bryan – LA
* Pitcher of the Year: Summer Ellyson – LA
* Freshman of the Year: Sara Vanderford – TXST
* Newcomer of the Year: Ciara Bryan – LA
* Coach of the Year: Gerry Glasco – LA
References:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| NFCA / USA Today | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | — | — | | | | | |
| Softball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | |
| ESPN.com/USA Softball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | |
| D1Softball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | |