2020 Georgia Southern Eagles softball team explained
| Mode: | softball |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | Georgia Southern Eagles |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | SBC |
| Record: | 14–10 |
| Conf Record: | 2–1 |
| Head Coach: | Kim Dean |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Brock Van Faussien |
| Asst Coach2: | Dani Price |
| Stadium: | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex |
The 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles softball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Eagles played their home games at Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex. The Eagles were led by third year head coach Kim Dean.
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.[1] 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 Southern was picked to finish seventh in the Sun Belt Conference with 36 votes.[2]
| Coaches poll |
| 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 |
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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
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Roster
Coaching staff
Schedule and results
| Legend |
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| | Georgia Southern win |
| | Georgia Southern loss |
| | Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Georgia Southern team member | |
| 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles softball game log |
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| Regular season (14-10) |
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| February (11-8) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Bash in the Boro |
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| Feb. 7 | | | | Game cancelled | | Feb. 7 | | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | W 10-2 (6 inn) | Waldrep (1-0) | Card (0-1) | None | True Blue Live | 219 | 1-0 | | | Feb. 8 | East Tennessee State | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | W 9-3 | Morton (1-0) | Boling (0-1) | None | True Blue Live | 232 | 2-0 | | | Feb. 8 | | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | W 9-1 (5 inn) | Garcia (1-0) | Vickers (1-1) | None | True Blue Live | 208 | 3-0 | | | Feb. 9 | | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | L 5-7 | Grete (1-1) | Morton (1-1) | Duong (1) | | 176 | 3-1 | | |
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| Feb. 12 | | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | W 5-3 | Garcia (2-0) | Byrd (0-2) | None | True Blue Live | 192 | 4-1 | | | Citrus Classic at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
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| Feb. 14 | | | | W 5-1 | Garcia (3-0) | Herr (0-1) | None | | 50 | 5-1 | | | Feb. 14 | | | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL | L 0-1 | Boyd (1-0) | Waldrep (1-1) | None | | 75 | 5-2 | | | Feb. 15 | | | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL | W 5-1 | Garcia (4-0) | Enriquez (0-1) | None | | 50 | 6-2 | | | Feb. 15 | | | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL | W 4-0 | Waldrep (2-1) | Heinrich (0-1) | None | | 50 | 7-2 | | | Feb. 16 | vs. Charleston Southern | | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL | W 9-4 | Richardson (1-0) | Junge (1-1) | None | | 50 | 8-2 | | |
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| Eagle Round Robin |
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| Feb. 21 | | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | L 8-14 | Vetter (2-4) | Garcia (4-1) | None | True Blue Live | 104 | 8-3 | | | Feb. 22 | | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | W 13-2 (5 inn) | Waldrep (3-1) | Gletow (1-2) | None | True Blue Live | 107 | 9-3 | | | Feb. 23 | | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | L 2-4 | Wyche (2-3) | Garcia (4-2) | None | | 235 | 9-4 | | | Feb. 23 | | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | W 5-1 | Richardson (2-0) | Smith (1-7) | None | | 187 | 10-4 | | |
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| Feb. 26 | | | | L 3-5 | Heath (2-0) | Waldrep (3-2) | Betenbaugh (1) | | 1,244 | 10-5 | | | Auburn Tigers Invitational |
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| Feb. 28 | | | | W 8-2 | Waldrep (4-2) | Bienkowski (0-3) | None | | | 11-5 | | | Feb. 28 | | | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | L 4-5 (9 inn) | Yarbrough (3-0) | Garcia (4-3) | None | | | 11-6 | | | Feb. 29 | | | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | L 3-14 (6 inn) | Fiser (7-5) | Waldrep (4-3) | None | | | 11-7 | | | Feb. 29 | vs. Binghamton | | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | L 1-2 (8 inn) | Gibson (1-3) | Garcia (4-4) | None | | | 11-8 | | |
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| March (3-2) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Mar. 1 | at Auburn | | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | L 0-6 | Yarbrough (5-0) | Waldrep (4-4) | Swindle (1) | | 1,615 | 11-9 | | |
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| Mar. 4 | | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | Game Cancelled | | Mar. 6 | | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | W 9-6 | Richardson (3-0) | Coons (4-2) | None | | 127 | 12-9 | 1-0 | | Mar. 7 | Louisiana–Monroe | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | W 4-3 | Waldrep (5-4) | Chavarria (0-1) | None | | 182 | 13-9 | 2-0 | | Mar. 8 | Louisiana–Monroe | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | L 3-6 | Williams (5-2) | Barfield (0-1) | Watts (1) | | 217 | 13-10 | 2-1 | | Mar. 8 | | | | W 6-1 | Garcia (5-4) | Sparkman (2-4) | None | | 155 | 14-10 | | | Mar. 13 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 14 | at Troy | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 15 | at Troy | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 17 | at Furman | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 20 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 21 | at Coastal Carolina | | St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 22 | at Coastal Carolina | | St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 25 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 27 | | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 28 | UT Arlington | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 29 | UT Arlington | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
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| April (0–0) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Apr. 3 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 4 | at Texas State | | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 5 | at Texas State | | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 9 | | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 10 | South Alabama | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 11 | South Alabama | | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 17 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 18 | at No. 8 Louisiana | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 19 | at No. 8 Louisiana | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 24 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 25 | at Appalachian State | | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 26 | at Appalachian State | | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 30 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
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| May (0-0) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| May 1 | at Georgia State | | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | May 2 | at Georgia State | | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
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| Post-Season (0-0) |
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Schedule Source:[4] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.
Notes and References
- Web site: Conference . Sun Belt . Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions . sunbeltsports.org . en.
- Web site: Rodgers . Scottie . Louisiana, Ragin' Cajuns' Dalton, Ellyson Top Softball Preseason Honors . sunbeltsports.org . en . January 28, 2020.
- Web site: Softball Inks Six In Early Signing Period For 2020-21 . Georgia Southern University Athletics . 13 December 2020 . en.
- Web site: 2020 Softball Schedule . Georgia Southern University Athletics . 13 December 2020 . en.
