2022 Houston Baptist Huskies softball team explained
| Mode: | softball |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | Houston Baptist Huskies |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 19–29 |
| Conf Record: | 4–13 |
| Head Coach: | Mary-Ellen Hall |
| Hc Year: | 31st |
| Asst Coach1: | Natali Duron |
| Asst Coach2: | Heidi Jaquez |
| Stadium: | Husky Field |
| Next: | 2023 |
The 2022 Houston Baptist Huskies softball team represented Houston Baptist University during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Huskies played their home games at Husky Field and were led by thirty–first year head coach Mary-Ellen Hall. They were members of the Southland Conference.
This was the Huskies' final season as Houston Baptist. On September 21, 2022, the university announced it had adopted the new name of Houston Christian University. The Huskies nickname was not affected.[1]
Preseason
Southland Conference Coaches Poll
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 4, 2022. Houston Baptist was picked to finish fourth in the Southland Conference with 102 votes.[2]
| Coaches poll |
| 1 | McNeese State | 132 (12) |
| 2 | Northwestern State | 120 (2) |
| 3 | Southeastern Louisiana | 113 |
| 4 | Houston Baptist | 102 |
| 5 | Incarnate Word | 84 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 82 |
| 7 | Nicholls | 81 |
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Preseason All-Southland team
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First Team
- Caitlyn Brockway (HBU, JR, 1st Base)
- Cayla Jones (NSU, SR, 2nd Base)
- Lindsey Rizzo (SELA, SR, 3rd Base)
- Ashleigh Sgambelluri (TAMUCC, JR, Shortstop)
- Chloe Gomez (MCNS, SO, Catcher)
- Kaylee Lopez (MCNS, JR, Designated Player)
- Jil Poullard (MCNS, SO, Outfielder)
- Audrey Greely (SELA, SO, Outfielder)
- Aeriyl Mass (SELA, SR, Outfielder)
- Pal Egan (TAMUCC, JR, Outfielder)
- Lyndie Swanson (HBU, R-FR, Pitcher)
- Whitney Tate (MCNS, SO, Pitcher)
- Jasie Roberts (HBU, R-FR, Utility)
Second Team
- Haley Moore (TAMUCC, SO, 1st Base)
- Shelby Echols (HBU, SO, 2nd Base)
- Autumn Sydlik (HBU, JR, 3rd Base)
- Keely DuBois (NSU, SO, Shortstop)
- Bailey Krolczyk (SELA, SO, Catcher)
- Lexi Johnson (SELA, SO, Designated Player)
- Toni Perrin (MCNS, SR, Outfielder)
- Cam Goodman (SELA, SO, Outfielder)
- Alexandria Torres (TAMUCC, SO, Outfielder)
- Ashley Vallejo (MCNS, SO, Pitcher)
- Heather Zumo (SELA, SR, Pitcher)
- Beatriz Lara (TAMUCC, JR, Pitcher)
- Melise Gossen (NICH, JR, Utility)
Schedule and results
| Legend |
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| | Houston Baptist win |
| | Houston Baptist loss |
| | Postponement/Cancellation |
| Bold | Houston Baptist team member | |
| 2022 Houston Baptist Huskies softball game log |
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| Regular season (16–27) |
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| February (6–5) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC record |
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| Bearkat Classic |
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| Feb. 11 | vs. | | | W
2–0 | Swanson
(1-0) | Gumm
(0-1) | None | | | 1–0 | | | Feb. 11 | vs. | | Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX | L
0–6 | Edwards
(1-0) | Janes
(0-1) | None | | | 1–1 | | | Feb. 12 | vs. | | Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX | L
2–106 | Schopfer
(1-0) | Swanson
(1-1) | None | | 256 | 1–2 | | | Feb. 12 | at | | Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX | Game cancelled | |
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| Feb. 15 | | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | W
3–2 | Swanson
(2-1) | Gendorf
(0-2) | None | | 217 | 2–2 | | | Southern Miss Invitational |
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| Feb. 18 | | | | L
7–11 | Abrams
(2-0) | Janes
(0-2) | None | CUSA.TV | 272 | 2–3 | | | Feb. 18 | vs. | | Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS | L
3–7 | Androlevich
(2-1) | Cotton
(0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 256 | 2–4 | | | Feb. 19 | vs. | | Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS | W
2–0 | Janes
(1-2) | Wren
(0-3) | None | CUS.TV | 103 | 3–4 | | | Feb. 19 | at | | Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS | L
0–3 | Leinstock
(3-1) | Venker
(0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | | 3–5 | | |
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| UH Tournament |
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| Feb. 26 | | | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W
11–8 | Janes
(2-2) | Mixon
(0-3) | None | | | 4–5 | | | Feb. 26 | at | | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | Game cancelled | | Feb. 27 | vs. Lamar | | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W
11–9 | Janes
(3-2) | Ruiz
(3-6) | None | | | 5–5 | | | Feb. 27 | at Houston | | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W
7–0 | Swanson
(3-1) | Wilkey
(2-4) | None | ESPN+ | 350 | 6–5 | | | |
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| March (4–11) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC record |
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| Mar. 1 | | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L
1–9 | Seith
(1-0) | Cotton
(0-2) | None | ESPN+ | | 6–6 | | | Mar. 4 | | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L
2–3 | Guevara
(1-1) | Janes
(3-3) | Innerst
(1) | | 150 | 6–7 | | | Mar. 4 | | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | W
2–0 | Swanson
(4-1) | Hall
(0-2) | None | | 131 | 7–7 | | | Mar. 5 | Brown | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | W
4–2 | Venker
(1-1) | Aguirre
(0-2) | None | | 109 | 8–7 | | | Mar. 5 | Prairie View A&M | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | W
9–16 | Cotton
(1-2) | Massey
(0-3) | None | | 194 | 9–7 | | | Mar. 6 | Brown | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L
1–3 | Guevara
(2-1) | Venker
(1-2) | None | | 162 | 9–8 | | | Lipscomb University Tournament |
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| Mar. 11 | vs. | | | L
0–4 | Muraskin
(4-2) | Venker
(1-3) | None | | 131 | 9–9 | | | Mar. 11 | at | | Draper Diamond • Nashville, TN | W
9–4 | Cotton
(2-2) | Peters
(1-3) | Venker
(1) | | 127 | 10–9 | | | Mar. 13 | vs. | | Draper Diamond • Nashville, TN | L
4–7 | Hurley
(3-1) | Venker
(1-4) | Gottshall
(2) | | 117 | 10–10 | | | Mar. 13 | at Lipscomb | | Draper Diamond • Nashville, TN | L
8–10 | Barefoot
(4-4) | Cotton
(2-3) | None | | 187 | 10–11 | | |
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| Mar. 23 | at | | | L
4–5 | Poynter
(2-0) | Swanson
(4-2) | None | | 809 | 10–12 | | | Mar. 25 | | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L
1–5 | Hoover
(6-3) | Swanson
(4-3) | None | ESPN+ | 288 | 10–13 | 0–1 | | Mar. 25 | Northwestern State | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L
2–10 | Darr
(8-2) | Cotton
(2-4) | None | ESPN+ | 288 | 10–14 | 0–2 | | Mar. 26 | Northwestern State | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L
1–7 | Rhoden
(3-3) | Venker
(1-5) | None | ESPN+ | 279 | 10–15 | 0–3 | | Mar. 29 | at Lamar | | | L
1–95 | Ruiz
(5-10) | Venker
(1-6) | None | | 400 | 10–16 | | |
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| April (4–11) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC record |
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| Apr. 3 | | | | L
1–96 | Sanders
(6-0) | Cotton
(2-5) | None | | | 10–17 | 0–4 | | Apr. 3 | at McNeese State | | Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | L
1–95 | Vallejo
(8-6) | Swanson
(4-3) | None | | 411 | 10–18 | 0–5 | | Apr. 5 | at Prairie View A&M | | | Game cancelled | | Apr. 8 | | | | W
3–0 | Swanson
(5-4) | Floyd
(2-4) | None | | 106 | 11–18 | 1–5 | | Apr. 8 | at Incarnate Word | | H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX | L
4–5 | Trapp
(4-6) | Cotton
(2-6) | Gunther
(2) | | 106 | 11–19 | 1–6 | | Apr. 9 | at Incarnate Word | | H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX | W
7–4 | Swanson
(6-4) | Gunther
(2-4) | None | | 117 | 12–19 | 2–6 | | Apr. 13 | Sam Houston State | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L
1–5 | Wasik
(4-2) | Cotton
(2-7) | Dunn
(1) | ESPN+ | 130 | 12–20 | | | Apr. 15 | | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L
0–1 | Gilbert
(4-8) | Swanson
(6-5) | None | ESPN+ | 211 | 12–21 | 2–7 | | Apr. 15 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L
0–7 | Galvan
(2-0) | Cotton
(2-8) | None | ESPN+ | 256 | 12–22 | 2–8 | | Apr. 16 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L
0–2 | Gilbert
(5-8) | Swanson
(6-6) | None | ESPN+ | 194 | 12–23 | 2–9 | | Apr. 22 | | | | L
0–5 | Zumo
(15-3) | Swanson
(6-7) | None | ESPN+ | 115 | 12–24 | 2–10 | | Apr. 22 | at Southeastern Louisiana | | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | L
6–146 | Ladner
(6-2) | Cotton
(2-9) | None | ESPN+ | 115 | 12–25 | 2–11 | | Apr. 23 | at Southeastern Louisiana | | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | L
1–2 | Zumo
(16-3) | Venker
(1-7) | None | ESPN+ | 225 | 12–26 | 2–12 | | Apr. 27 | at UTSA | | Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX | Game cancelled | | Apr. 29 | | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | W
1–0 | Swanson
(7-7) | Turner
(6-14) | None | | 241 | 13–26 | 3–12 | | Apr. 29 | Nicholls | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | W
6–5 | Cotton
(3-9) | Lehman
(5-13) | Swanson
(1) | | 208 | 14–26 | 4–12 | | Apr. 30 | Nicholls | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L
0–1 | Turner
(7-14) | Venker
(1-8) | Lehman
(1) | | 226 | 14–27 | 4–13 | |
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| May (2–0) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC record |
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| May 7 | at | | | W
9–7 | Swanson
(8-7) | Bridges
(11-11) | Venker
(2) | | 450 | 15–27 | | | May 7 | at Tarleton State | | Tarleton Softball Complex • Stephenville, TX | W
6–3 | Cotton
(4-9) | Chism
(7-5) | None | | 455 | 16–27 | | |
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| Post-Season (3–2) |
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| (3–2) |
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| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
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| May 10 | vs. (3) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | (6) | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W
5–48 | Cotton
(5-9) | Galvan
(5-1) | None | ESPN+ | 225 | 17–27 | 1–0 | | May 11 | vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana | (6) | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | L
5–8 | Zumo
(20-4) | Cotton
(5-10) | None | ESPN+ | 361 | 17–28 | 1–1 | | May 11 | vs. (5) Incarnate Word | (6) | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W
8–4 | Swanson
(9-7) | Garcia
(2-12) | None | ESPN+ | 250 | 18–28 | 2–1 | | May 12 | vs. (3) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | (6) | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W
5–3 | Cotton
(6-10) | Galvan
(5-2) | Swanson
(2) | ESPN+ | 231 | 19–28 | 3–1 | | May 12 | vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana | (6) | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | L
1–9 | Ladner
(8-3) | Swanson
(9-8) | None | ESPN+ | 258 | 19–29 | 3–2 | |
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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
- Houston Baptist University Changes Name to Houston Christian University . Houston Christian University . September 21, 2022 . September 26, 2022.
- Web site: Cowgirls Voted to Top Spot in 2022 Softball Preseason Poll . www.southland.org . 18 March 2022 . en.
- Web site: 2022 Softball Preseason All-Conference Teams Announced . www.southland.org . 18 March 2022 . en.
- Web site: 2022 Softball Schedule . Houston Baptist University Athletics . 19 March 2022 . en.
