# 2020 UT Arlington Mavericks softball team

The 2020 UT Arlington Mavericks softball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Mavericks played their home games at Allan Saxe Field. The Cajuns were led by third year head coach Peejay Brun.
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. UT Arlington was picked to finish third in the Sun Belt Conference with 77 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 |
| Gracie Bumpers | Pitcher | Splendora, Texas | Splendora HS |
| Jessi Carreon | Infielder | College Station, Texas | College Station HS |
| Dariane Cram | Outfielder | Dickinson, Texas | Dickinson HS |
| Reese Scott | Outfielder | Sugar Land, Texas | George Ranch HS |
| Morgan Westbrook | Outfielder/Infielder | Houston, Texas | Stephen F. Austin HS |
| Sophie Wideman | Catcher | Woodway, Texas | Midway HS |
| Raegan Edwards | Pitcher/Infielder | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | Broken Arrow HS |

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | UT Arlington win |
| | UT Arlington loss |
| | Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions |
| Bold | UT Arlington team member |
2020 UT Arlington Mavericks softball game log :
Regular season (12-13) :
February (8-11) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Aggie Classic ||||||||||||
| Feb. 7 | at Texas A&M | Davis Diamond • College Station, TX | L 0-2 | Herzog (1-0) | Valencia (0-1) | None | 1,062 | 0-1 |
| Feb. 7 | at Texas A&M | Davis Diamond • College Station, TX | W 7-2 | Gardiner (1-0) | Potts (0-1) | None | 1,062 | 1-1 |
| Feb. 8 | at Texas A&M | Davis Diamond • College Station, TX | W 5-4 | Gardiner (2-0) | McBride (0-1) | None | 1,535 | 2-1 |
| Feb. 8 | vs. Abilene Christian | Davis Diamond • College Station, TX | L 2-4 | Sinnott (1-0) | Phillips' (0-1) | None | | 2-2 |
| Feb. 9 | vs. Abilene Christian | Davis Diamond • College Station, TX | W 2-0 | Gardiner' (3-0) | Bradley (0-1) | None | | 3-2 |
| Maverick Classic ||||||||||||
| Feb. 14 | Texas Southern | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | W 8-0 | Phillips (1-1) | Reyes (0-3) | None | 480 | 4-2 |
| Feb. 15 | Stephen F. Austin | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | W 11-3 (5 inn) | Hines (1-0) | Wilbur (1-2) | None | 682 | 5-2 |
| Feb. 15 | Kansas City | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | W 12-3 (5 inn) | Valencia (1-1) | Hoveland (0-1) | None | 682 | 6-2 |
| Feb. 16 | Kent State | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | L 0-1 | Scali (2-1) | Phillips (1-2) | None | 509 | 6-3 |
| Boerner Invitational ||||||||||||
| Feb. 21 | UTSA | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | L 5-8 | Cortez (3-2) | Valencia (1-2) | None | 524 | 6-4 |
| Feb. 21 | Rutgers | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | W 5-4 | Valencia (2-2) | Hitchcock (3-2) | None | 524 | 7-4 |
| Feb. 22 | Kansas | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | L 3-8 | Reed (2-3) | Phillips (1-3) | None | 550 | 7-5 |
| Feb. 22 | Kansas | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | L 1-4 | Goff (3-3) | Valencia (2-3) | None | 550 | 7-6 |
| Feb. 23 | UTSA | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | L 7-8 | Estell (1-0) | Phillips (1-4) | Cortez (1) | | 7-7 |
| Feb. 25 | at RV North Texas | Lovelace Stadium • Denton, TX | L 1-10 | Trautwein (7-1) | Valencia (2-4) | None | 133 | 7-8 |
| Easton Crimson Classic ||||||||||||
| Feb. 28 | vs. McNeese State | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 5-9 | Settle (4-0) | Hines (1-1) | None | 308 | 7-9 |
| Feb. 28 | at No. 8 Alabama | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 3-11 | Fouts (3-2) | Valencia (2-5) | None | 193 | 7-10 |
| Feb. 29 | vs. McNeese State | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 5-4 | Valencia (3-5) | Flores (5-2) | Gardiner (1) | 193 | 8-10 |
| Feb. 29 | at No. 8 Alabama | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 2-3 | Cornell (2-1) | Hines (1-2) | Goodman (1) | | 8-11 |
March (4-2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Mar. 1 | vs. No. 7 Arizona | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 1-9 | Denham (7-1) | Valencia (3-6) | None | | 398 | 8-12 | |
| Mar. 3 | at No. 21 Baylor | Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX | W 1-0 | Hines (2-2) | Rodoni (7-3) | None | | 650 | 9-12 | |
| Mar. 6 | Troy | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | L 2-11 | Johnson (9-2) | Hines (2-3) | None | | 344 | 9-13 | 0-1 |
| Mar. 7 | Troy | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | W 2-1 | Phillips (2-4) | Blasingame (3-2) | None | | 386 | 10-13 | 1-1 |
| Mar. 8 | Troy | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | W 7-3 | Valencia (4-6) | Johnson (9-3) | Gardiner (2) | | 378 | 11-13 | 2-1 |
| Mar. 10 | Western Kentucky | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | W 5-4 | Gardiner (4-0) | Aikey (10-3) | Hines (1) | | | 12-13 | |
| Mar. 13 | 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 |
| Mar. 14 | 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 |
| Mar. 15 | 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 |
| Mar. 17 | Columbia | 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 |
| Mar. 20 | Appalachian State | 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 |
| Mar. 21 | Appalachian State | 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 |
| Mar. 22 | Appalachian State | 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 |
| Mar. 25 | at No. 2 Texas | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, 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 |
| Mar. 27 | at Georgia Southern | 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 | at Georgia Southern | 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 | at Georgia Southern | 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. 1 | Sam Houston State | 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. 3 | Coastal Carolina | 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. 4 | Coastal Carolina | 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. 5 | Coastal Carolina | 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. 7 | Baylor | 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. 9 | Georgia State | 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 | Georgia State | 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 | Georgia State | 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. 14 | at Abilene Christian | Poly Wells Field • Abilene, 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. 17 | 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 |
| Apr. 18 | 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 |
| Apr. 19 | 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 |
| Apr. 22 | Oklahoma | 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. 24 | No. 8 Louisiana | 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. 25 | No. 8 Louisiana | 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. 26 | No. 8 Louisiana | 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. 30 | 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 |
May (0-0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 1 | 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 |
| May 2 | 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 |
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.