2021 McNeese State Cowgirls softball team explained
Mode: | softball |
Year: | 2021 |
Team: | McNeese State Cowgirls |
Conference: | Southland Conference |
Short Conf: | Southland |
Record: | 35–26 |
Conf Record: | 18–9 |
Head Coach: | James Landreneau |
Hc Year: | 5th |
Asst Coach1: | Robbie Tate |
Asst Coach2: | Shellie Landry |
Stadium: | Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond |
Champion: | Baton Rouge Regionals appearance Southland Conference Tournament champions |
The 2021 McNeese State Cowgirls softball team represented McNeese State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Cowgirls played their home games at Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond and were led by fifth year head coach James Landreneau. They were members of the Southland Conference.
Preseason
Southland Conference Coaches Poll
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 5, 2021. McNeese State was picked to finish second in the Southland Conference with 217 votes and four first place votes.[1]
Coaches poll |
1 | Stephen F. Austin | 235 (17) |
2 | McNeese State | 217 (4) |
3 | Southeastern Louisiana | 183 |
4 | Sam Houston State | 172 (1) |
5 | Central Arkansas | 162 (1) |
6 | Northwestern State | 156 (1) |
7 | Nicholls | 131 |
8 | Lamar | 86 |
9 | Abilene Christian | 82 |
10 | Houston Baptist | 81 |
11 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 47 |
12 | Incarnate Word | 32 |
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Preseason All-Southland team
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First Team
- Kaylyn Shephard (UCA, R-SR, 1st Base)
- Cayla Joens (NSU, JR, 2nd Base)
- Cylla Hall (UCA, R-SR, 3rd Base)
- Cori McCrary (MCNS, SR, Shortstop)
- Ella Manzer (SELA, SR, Catcher)
- Samantha Bradley (ACU, R-SR, Designated Player)
- Linsey Tomlinson (ACU, R-SR, Outfielder)
- Kaylee Lopez (MCNS, SO, Outfielder)
- Elise Vincent (NSU, SR, Outfielder)
- Madisen Blackford (SELA, SR, Outfielder)
- Megan McDonald (SHSU, SR, Outfielder)
- Kayla Beaver (UCA, R-FR, Pitcher)
- Kassidy Wilbur (SFA, JR, Pitcher)
- E. C. Delafield (NSU, JR, Utility)
Second Team
- Shaylon Govan (SFA, SO, 1st Base)
- Brooke Malia (SHSU, SR, 2nd Base)
- Bryana Novegil (SFA, SR, 2nd Base)
- Caitlin Garcia (NICH, JR, 3rd Base)
- Alex Hudspeth (SFA, JR, Shortstop)
- Alexis Perry (NSU, SO, Catcher)
- Bailey Richards (SFA, SR, Catcher)
- Caitlyn Brockway (HBU, SO, Designated Player)
- Reagan Sperling (UCA, R-JR, Outfielder)
- Alayis Seneca (MCNS, SO, Outfielder)
- Hayley Barbazon (NSU, SR, Outfielder)
- Saleen Flores (MCNS, SO, Pitcher)
- MC Comeaux (SELA, FR, Pitcher)
- Sammi Thomas (TAMUCC, SO, Utility)
National Softball Signing Day
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Roster
Coaching staff
Schedule and results
Legend |
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2021 McNeese State Cowgirls Softball Game Log |
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Regular season (30-24) |
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February (3-11) |
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
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Tiger Classic |
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Feb. 11 | | | | L 0-8 (6 inns) | Sunseri (1-0) | Vallejo (0-1) | None | | 261 | 0-1 | | Feb. 12 | | | Tiger Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 9-8 | Flores (1-0) | Reed (0-1) | Edwards (1) | | 75 | 1-1 | | Feb. 12 | vs. Kansas | | Tiger Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 6-5 | Edwards (1-0) | Hamilton (0-1) | None | | 102 | 2-1 | | Feb. 13 | | | Tiger Field • Baton Rouge, LA | L 1-9 | Walters (1-0) | Tate (0-1) | None | | 65 | 2-2 | | |
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Feb. 16 | | | | Game Postponed due to threat of inclement travel conditions | Feb. 17 | | | | Game Postponed due to threat of freezing rain/snow/sleet in Lake Charles | Cowgirl Classic |
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Feb. 20 | | | Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | L 4-6 (14 inns) | Haff (1-1) | Vallejo (0-2) | None | | 489 | 2-3 | | Feb. 20 | No. 20 Arkansas | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 7-4 | Flores (2-0) | Bloom (0-1) | Edwards (2) | | 489 | 3-3 | | Feb. 21 | No. 20 Arkansas | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | L 1-3 | Haff (2-1) | Flores (2-1) | None | | 376 | 3-4 | | Feb. 21 | | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | L 2-3 (9 inns) | Binford (1-0) | Tate (0-2) | Rodoni (1) | | 376 | 3-5 | | |
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Feb. 23 | | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | L 0-5 | Eberle (3-0) | Flores (2-2) | None | | 398 | 3-6 | | Feb. 24 | | | | L 7-8 (8 inns) | Ellyson (3-0) | Tate (0-3) | None | | 244 | 3-7 | | Feb. 26 | | | | L 0-3 | White (5-0) | Vallejo (0-3) | None | | 101 | 3-8 | | Feb. 26 | at No. 22 UCF | | UCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL | L 1-4 | Mancha (3-1) | Tate (0-4) | None | | 98 | 3-9 | | Feb. 27 | at No. 22 UCF | | UCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL | L 3-11 (5 inns) | Jewell (1-0) | Flores (2-3) | None | | 88 | 3-10 | | Feb. 28 | | | | L 0-1 (8 inns) | Hightower (5-0) | Edwards (1-1) | None | | 428 | 3-11 | | |
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March (11-8) |
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
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Mar. 3 | No. 12 Louisiana | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | L 4-5 | Dixon (3-0) | Tate (0-5) | Ellyson (1) | | 366 | 3-12 | | Cowgirl Classic II |
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Mar. 5 | | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 6-0 | Flores (3-3) | Gendorf (0-3) | None | | 265 | 4-12 | | Mar. 5 | | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 6-5 | Vallejo (1-3) | Hernandez (1-1) | Edwards (3) | | 265 | 5-12 | | Mar. 6 | UTSA | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 3-2 | Tate (1-5) | Williams (1-1) | Edwards (4) | | 307 | 6-12 | | Mar. 6 | Texas Southern | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 3-1 | Edwards (2-1) | Reyes (0-1) | Flores (1) | | 307 | 7-12 | | |
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Mar. 10 | | | | W 4-3 | Flores (4-3) | Lee (2-3) | Tate (1) | | 86 | 8-12 | | Mar. 12 | | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 1-0 | Tate (2-5) | Beavers (5-3) | None | | 257 | 9-12 | 1-0 | Mar. 13 | Central Arkansas | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | L 4-5 | Beaver (6-3) | Vallejo (1-4) | None | | 207 | 9-13 | 1-1 | Mar. 13 | Central Arkansas | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 5-3 | Tate (3-5) | Sanchez (4-3) | None | | 207 | 10-13 | 2-1 | Mar. 16 | | | | L 2-5 | Jacobsen (6-1) | Tate (3-6) | None | | 379 | 10-14 | | Mar. 18 | | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | L 1-5 | Herzog (7-1) | Flores (4-4) | None | | 387 | 10-15 | | Mar. 19 | | | | L 1-6 | Dunn (3-3) | Vallejo (1-5) | None | | 109 | 10-16 | 2-2 | Mar. 20 | at Sam Houston State | | Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX | L 0-6 | Vento (3-2) | Tate (3-7) | None | | 107 | 10-17 | 2-3 | Mar. 20 | at Sam Houston State | | Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX | L 0-4 | Dunn (4-3) | Flores (4-5) | None | | 115 | 10-18 | 2-4 | Mar. 24 | Houston | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 9-3 | Tate (6-7) | Hulon (0-3) | None | | 177 | 11-18 | | Mar. 26 | | | | W 3-2 (9 inns) | Edwards (3-1) | Lara (9-3) | None | | 141 | 12-18 | 3-4 | Mar. 26 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | W 6-1 | Tate (5-7) | Lombrana (4-7) | None | | 141 | 13-18 | 4-4 | Mar. 27 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | W 9-0 | Edwards (4-1) | Lara (9-4) | None | | 151 | 14-18 | 5-4 | Mar. 31 | at South Alabama | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | L 0-1 | Hughen (4-4) | Flores (4-6) | Lackie (2) | | 200 | 14-19 | | |
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April (13–4) |
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
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Apr. 2 | | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 7-2 | Edwards (5-1) | Mixon (1-8) | None | | 257 | 15-19 | 6-4 | Apr. 3 | Lamar | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 8-0 (5 inns) | Tate (6-7) | Reyna (1-9) | None | | | 16-19 | 7-4 | Apr. 3 | Lamar | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 2-1 | Vallejo (2-5) | Mixon (1-9) | Flores (2) | | 257 | 17-19 | 8-4 | Apr. 7 | | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 7-1 | Flores (5-6) | Hernandez (6-5) | None | | 279 | 18-19 | | Apr. 9 | | | | L 2-3 | Zumo (13-2) | Vallejo (2-6) | None | | 245 | 18-20 | 8-5 | Apr. 10 | at Southeastern Louisiana | | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | L 2-3 | Hannabas (2-3) | Flores (5-7) | DuBois (6) | | 243 | 18-21 | 8-6 | Apr. 10 | at Southeastern Louisiana | | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 3-1 | Vallejo (3-6) | Sitzman (0-2) | None | | 245 | 19-21 | 9-6 | Apr. 13 | | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | Game Postponed | Apr. 16 | | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 7-0 | Tate (7-7) | White (4-11) | None | | 256 | 20-21 | 10-6 | Apr. 17 | Abilene Christian | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 7-1 | Edwards (6-1) | White (4-12) | None | | | 21-21 | 11-6 | Apr. 17 | Abilene Christian | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 8-0 (6 inns) | Vallejo (3-5) | Harris (0-3) | None | | 297 | 22-21 | 12-6 | Apr. 21 | at UTSA | | | W 6-3 | Vallejo (5-6) | Seith (3-3) | None | | 40 | 23-21 | | Apr. 23 | | | H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX | W 14-6 | Vallejo (6-6) | Gunther (6-8) | None | | 75 | 24-21 | 13-6 | Apr. 24 | at Incarnate Word | | H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX | W 3-1 (8 inns) | Tate (8-7) | Trapp (5-6) | None | | 75 | 25-21 | 14-6 | Apr. 24 | at Incarnate Word | | H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX | L 2-3 (9 inns) | Gunther (7-8) | Vallejo (6-7) | None | | 75 | 25-22 | 14-7 | Apr. 28 | Louisiana–Monroe | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 6-1 | Edwards (7-1) | Hulett (4-7) | Tate (2) | | 249 | 26-22 | | Apr. 30 | | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 3-0 | Tate (9-7) | Howell (6-9) | None | | 401 | 27-22 | 15-7 | Apr. 30 | Northwestern State | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | L 2-3 | Delafield (9-3) | Flores (5-8) | None | | 401 | 27-23 | 15-8 | |
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May (3-1) |
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
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May 1 | Northwestern State | | Joe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 5-3 (8 inns) | Tate (10-7) | Delafield (0-4) | None | | 478 | 28-23 | 16-8 | May 7 | | | | W 6-2 | Tate (11-7) | Westbrook (3-10) | None | | 330 | 29-23 | 17-8 | May 7 | at Nicholls | | Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA | L 0-1 | LaBure (4-5) | Edwards (7-2) | None | | 276 | 29-24 | 17-9 | May 8 | at Nicholls | | Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA | W 10-2 (6 inns) | Vallejo (7-7) | Turner (0-3) | None | | 202 | 30-24 | 18-9 | |
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Post-season (5-2) |
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(4-0) |
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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 13 | vs. (7) Sam Houston State | (3) | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 3-1 | Edwards (8-2) | Vento (8-8) | None | | 277 | 31-24 | 1-0 | May 13 | vs. (2) Central Arkansas | (3) | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 6-5 | Tate (12-7) | Johnson (11-8) | Flores (3) | | 335 | 32-24 | 2-0 | May 14 | vs. (1) Stephen F. Austin | (3) | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 4-1 | Tate (13-7) | Wilbur (30-5) | None | | 304 | 33-24 | 3-0 | May 15 | vs. (2) Central Arkansas | (3) | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | W 1-0 | Edwards (9-2) | Johnson (11-9) | Tate (3) | | 345 | 34-24 | 4-0 | |
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NCAA Division I softball tournament (1-2) |
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Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
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Baton Rouge Regionals |
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May 21 | | (4) | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | L 2-10 (6 inns) | Sunseri (10-6) | Tate (13-8) | None | | | 34-25 | 0-1 | May 22 | | (4) | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | W 12-0 (5 inns) | Tate (14-8) | Lange (21-10) | None | | 1,991 | 35-25 | 1-1 | May 22 | vs. (2)/No. 15 Louisiana | (4) | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | L 0-4 | Ellyson (25-7) | Edwards (9-3) | Lamb (1) | | 1,920 | 35-26 | 1-2 | |
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Schedule Source:[4] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.
Postseason
Conference accolades
- Player of the Year: Kassidy Wilbur – SFA
- Hitter of the Year: Shaylon Govan – SFA
- Pitcher of the Year: Kassidy Wilbur – SFA
- Freshman of the Year: Jenna Wildeman – UCA
- Newcomer of the Year: Jenna Edwards – MCNS
- Coach of the Year: Nicole Dickson – SFA
All Conference First Team
- Shaylon Govan (SFA)
- Bryana Novegil (SFA)
- Haylee Brinlee (MCNS)
- Cori McCrary (MCNS)
- Heidi Jaquez (HBU)
- E. C. Delafield (NSU)
- Mackenzie Bennett (SFA)
- Jenna Wildeman (UCA)
- Megan McDonald (SHSU)
- Aeriyl Mass (SELA)
- Kayla Beaver (UCA)
- Kassidy Wilbur (SFA)
All Conference Second Team
- Kaylyn Shephard (UCA)
- Mary Kate Brown (UCA)
- Lindsey Rizzo (SELA)
- Camryn Middlebrook (SFA)
- Hannah Scheaffer (SHSU)
- Gaby Garcia (SFA)
- Kaylee Lopez (MCNS)
- Donelle Johnson (ACU)
- Jil Poullard (MCNS)
- Audrey Greely (SELA)
- Jordan Johnson (UCA)
- Whitney Tate (MCNS)
All Conference Third Team
- Caitlyn Brockway (HBU)
- Cayla Jones (NSU)
- Alex Hedspeth (SFA)
- Ashlyn Reavis (NICH)
- Chloe Gomez (MCNS)
- Jasie Roberts (HBU)
- Anna Rodenberg (SELA)
- Kaitlyn St. Clair (NSU)
- Sheridan Fisher (SHSU)
- Pal Egan (TAMUCC)
- Lyndie Swanson (HBU)
- Heather Zumo (SELA)
References:[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Ladyjacks Tabbed 2021 Softball Preseason Favorites . www.southland.org . 20 March 2021 . en.
- Web site: 2021 Southland Preseason All-Conference Softball Teams Announced . www.southland.org . 20 March 2021 . en.
- Web site: SB: Cowgirls Ink Seven To NLI . McNeese State University Athletics . 29 March 2021 . en.
- Web site: Landreneau releases 2021 Schedule . McNeese State University Athletics . 29 March 2021 . en.
- Web site: SFA’s Kassidy Wilbur Named Southland Player of the Year . www.southland.org . 6 January 2022 . en.