2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers softball team explained

Mode:	softball
Year:	2021
Next Year:	2022
Team:	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	SBC
Record:	21–24
Conf Record:	9–15
Head Coach:	Kelley Green
Hc Year:	12th
Asst Coach1:	Danielle Penner
Asst Coach2:	Kristin Erb
Stadium:	St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field

The 2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers softball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Chanticleers played their home games at St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field. The Chanticleers were led by twelfth-year head coach Kelley Green 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. Coastal Carolina was picked to finish fourth in the Sun Belt Conference with 68 votes.^[1]

Coaches poll
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

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

• Summer Ellyson (LA, SR, Pitcher)
• Leanna Johnson (TROY, SO, Pitcher)
• Allisa Dalton (LA, SR, Shortstop/3rd Base)
• Katie Webb (TROY, SR, Infielder/1st Base)
• Raina O'Neal (LA, JR, Outfielder)
• Julie Raws (LA, SR, Catcher)
• Courtney Dean (CCU, SR, Outfielder)
• Mekhia Freeman (GASO, SR, Outfielder)
• Korie Kreps (ULM, JR, Outfielder)
• Kaitlyn Alderink (LA, SR, 2nd Base)
• Jade Gortarez (LA, SR, Shortstop/3rd Base)
• Ciara Bryan (LA, SR, Outfielder)
• Kelly Horne (TROY, SO, Infielder/2nd Base)
• Makiya Thomas (CCU, SR, Outfielder/Infielder)
• Tara Oltmann (TXST, SR, Infielder/Shortstop)
• Jayden Mount (ULM, SR, Infielder)
• Katie Lively (TROY, SO, Outfielder)

National Softball Signing Day

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Kennedy Ellis	Pitcher	Aynor, South Carolina	Anyor HS
Abigail Jankay	Infielder/Utility	Coeur D'Alene, Idaho	Lake City HS
Madyson Jennings	Catcher	Belton, South Carolina	Belton-Honea Path HS
Nicolette Picone	Pitcher	Uniondale, New York	Kellenberg Memorial HS
Keirstin Roose	3rd Base	Wolcottville, Indiana	Lakeland HS
Madelyn Volpe	Pitcher	Harleysville, Pennsylvania	North Penn HS

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

Legend
	Coastal Carolina win
	Coastal Carolina loss
	Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold	Coastal Carolina team member

2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers softball game log
Regular season (21-23)
February (5-5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Kickin' Chicken Classic Feb. 12 Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Conway Feb. 12 St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Conway Feb. 13 Ohio St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Conway Feb. 13 St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Conway Feb. 14 Ohio St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Conway Battle at the Beach Feb. 19 St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Conway Feb. 19 St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Conway Feb. 20 St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 6-0 Beasley-Polko (1-0) Ally (0-1) None 70 1-0 Feb. 20 Saint Francis St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 3-9 Vesco (1-1) DeJesus (0-1) None 70 1-1 Feb. 21 East Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 11-3 (5 inn) Beasley-Polko (2-0) Estes (0-1) None 70 2-1 Feb. 21 East Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 1-9 (6 inn) Woodall (3-0) Brabham (0-1) None 70 2-2 Feb. 24 at No. 18 L 0-8 (6 inn) Powell (1-0) Beasley-Polko (2-1) None 200 2-3 Feb. 24 at No. 18 South Carolina Carolina Softball Stadium • Columbia, SC L 0-10 (5 inn) Vaughan (1-0) DeJesus (0-2) None 200 2-4 Chanticleer Showdown Feb. 26 St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 3-4 Burke (3-1) Beasley-Polko (2-2) None 70 2-5 Feb. 27 Lipscomb St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 10-9 Brabham (1-1) Barefoot (1-2) Zana (1) 70 3-5 Feb. 27 Lipscomb St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 7-2 DeJesus (1-1) Yakubowski (0-2) None 70 4-5 Feb. 28 Lipscomb St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 7-2 Beasley-Polko (3-2) Burke (1-1) None 70 5-5
March (3-8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Florida Atlantic Tournament Mar. 5 at W 4-2 Beasley-Polko (4-2) Gobourne (1-4) DeJesus (1) 115 6-5 Mar. 6 vs. FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL Cancelled due to inclement weather in Boca Raton Mar. 6 vs. No. 10 FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL Cancelled due to inclement weather in Boca Raton Mar. 7 vs. FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 5-12 Ross (1-0) Brabham (1-2) None 6-6 Mar. 7 vs. No. 10 Kentucky FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 3-12 Stoddard (3-0) Beasley-Polko (4-3) None 6-7 Mar. 13 L 3-6 Hulett (3-2) Beasley-Polko (4-4) None 305 6-8 0-1 Mar. 13 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA L 4-8 Hulett (4-2) De Jesus (1-3) None 305 6-9 0-2 Mar. 14 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 2-0 Beasley-Polko (5-3) Giddens (1-2) None 257 7-9 1-2 Mar. 16 at Game postponed due to threat of inclement weather in Charleston Mar. 16 at College of Charleston Patriots Point Athletic Complex • Charleston, SC Game postponed due to threat of inclement weather in Charleston Mar. 19 St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 3-5 Lackie (10-3) Beasley-Polko (5-5) None 120 7-10 1-3 Mar. 20 South Alabama St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 4-8 Hughes (1-1) De Jesus (1-4) None 120 7-11 1-4 Mar. 21 South Alabama St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 1-11 (5 inns) Lackie (11-3) Beasley-Polko (5-6) None 120 7-12 1-5 Mar. 24 at Charleston Southern CSU Softball Complex • Charleston, SC L 7-8 Heinrich (2-3) Brabham (1-3) None 60 7-13 Mar. 24 at Charleston Southern CSU Softball Complex • Charleston, SC W 7-6 De Jesus (2-4) Eaton (0-4) None 60 8-13
April (11–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 1 L 5-6 Mullins (11-2) Beasley-Polko (5-7) King (2) 263 8-14 1-6 Apr. 2 at RV Texas State Bobcat Softball Complex • San Marcos, TX L 1-5 King (6-1) De Jesus (2-5) None 263 8-15 1-7 Apr. 2 at RV Texas State Bobcat Softball Complex • San Marcos, TX L 2-3 King (7-1) Brabham (1-4) None 244 8-16 1-8 Apr. 9 St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 5-3 Brabham (2-5) Rewis (1-2) None 125 9-16 2-8 Apr. 10 Georgia Southern St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 1-9 (6 inns) Richardson (3-4) De Jesus (2-6) None 125 9-17 2-9 Apr. 10 Georgia Southern St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 6-7 Waldrep (3-4) Brabham (2-5) Rewis (1) 124 9-18 2-10 Apr. 13 W 14-3 (5 inns) Beasley-Polko (6-7) Lemire (1-9) None 64 10-18 Apr. 13 at College of Charleston Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Charleston, SC W 14-2 (5 inns) Brabham (3-5) Burke (1-7) None 64 11-18 Apr. 17 L 2-3 (9 inns) Mooney (6-8) Beasley-Polko (6-8) None 213 11-19 2-11 Apr. 17 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W 6-3 Brabham (4-5) Doolittle (0-4) None 213 12-19 3-11 Apr. 18 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W 8-7 Beasley-Polko (7-8) Freeman (2-3) None 217 13-19 4-11 Apr. 21 St. Johns Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 7-6 (8 inns) Beasley-Polko (8-8) Barefoot (10-5) None 125 14-19 Apr. 21 Campbell St. Johns Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 6-4 De Jesus (3-6) Richards (5-3) Beasley-Polko (1) 125 15-19 Apr. 24 St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 8-5 Beasley-Polko (9-8) Valencia (3-5) Brabham (1) 125 16-19 5-11 Apr. 24 UT Arlington St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 6-1 De Jesus (4-6) Hines (4-11) None 125 17-19 6-11 Apr. 25 UT Arlington St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 5-2 Brabham (5-6) Valencia (3-6) None 125 18-19 7-11 Apr. 27 at Game canceled Apr. 27 at Winthrop Terry Field • Rock Hill, SC Game canceled Apr. 28 at W 12-5 De Jesus (5-6) Gamache (2-6) Brabham (2) 73 19-19
May (2-4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 1 St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 2-7 Lamb (15-4) De Jesus (5-7) None 125 19-20 7-12 May 1 No. 13 Louisiana St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 0-7 Ellyson (17-5) Beasley-Polko (9-9) None 125 19-21 7-13 May 2 No. 13 Louisiana St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 2-10 (5 inns) Ellyson (18-5) Brabham (5-6) None 125 19-22 7-14 May 6 L 5-7 Longanecker (14-6) De Jesus (5-8) Buckner (2) 50 19-23 7-15 May 6 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 8-0 Beasley-Polko (10-9) Holland (7-6) None 50 20-23 8-15 May 7 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 12-3 (6 inns) Brabham (6-6) Buckner (4-4) None 50 21-23 9-15
Post-Season (0-1)

Schedule Source:^[3] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

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

All Conference First Team

• Ciara Bryan (LA)
• Summer Ellyson (LA)
• Sara Vanderford (TXST)
• Leanna Johnson (TROY)
• Jessica Mullins (TXST)
• Olivia Lackie (USA)
• Kj Murphy (UTA)
• Katie Webb (TROY)
• Jayden Mount (ULM)
• Kandra Lamb (LA)
• Kendall Talley (LA)
• Meredith Keel (USA)
• Tara Oltmann (TXST)
• Jade Sinness (TROY)
• Katie Lively (TROY)

All Conference Second Team

• Kelly Horne (TROY)
• Meagan King (TXST)
• Mackenzie Brasher (USA)
• Bailee Wilson (GASO)
• Makiya Thomas (CCU)
• Kaitlyn Alderink (LA)
• Abby Krzywiecki (USA)
• Kenzie Longanecker (APP)
• Alissa Dalton (LA)
• Julie Rawls (LA)
• Korie Kreps (ULM)
• Kayla Rosado (CCU)
• Justice Milz (LA)
• Gabby Buruato (APP)
• Arieann Bell (TXST)

References:^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Conference . Sun Belt . Sun Belt Conference Announces Preseason Softball Honors . sunbeltsports.org . 14 February 2021 . en.
2. Web site: Softball Announces Signing Class . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 16 February 2021 . en.
3. Web site: CCU Softball Schedule Finalized . Coastal Carolina University Athletics . 17 February 2021 . en.
4. Web site: Sun Belt Announces 2021 Softball Postseason All-Conference, Individual Awards . sunbeltsports.org . 5 January 2022 . en.