2019 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team

2019 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball
2019 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	23–34 (14–13 SLC)
Head coach	Amy Hooks (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Erin Dickson; Rudi Cantu–Torres; Tara McKinney – Vol. Asst;
Home stadium	Lamar Softball Complex
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals

2019 Southland Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Sam Houston State ‍†‍‡‍^y	22	–	5	.815	35	–	23	.603
Nicholls ‍‍‍	21	–	6	.778	34	–	22	.607
McNeese State ‍‍‍	19	–	8	.704	33	–	32	.508
Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍	18	–	9	.667	36	–	23	.610
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍	17	–	10	.630	34	–	23	.596
Northwestern State ‍‍‍	15	–	12	.556	30	–	27	.526
Lamar ‍‍‍	14	–	13	.519	23	–	34	.404
Central Arkansas ‍‍‍	12	–	15	.444	26	–	28	.481
Houston Baptist ‍‍‍	10	–	17	.370	23	–	23	.500
Abilene Christian ‍‍‍	6	–	21	.222	13	–	31	.295
Incarnate Word ‍‍‍	4	–	22	.154	8	–	40	.167
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍	3	–	23	.115	8	–	43	.157

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 19, 2019^[1] Rankings from NFCA

The 2019 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team represented Lamar University in the 2019 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Cardinals played their home games at Lamar Softball Complex and are members of the Southland Conference. The team was coached by Amy Hooks in her first season at Lamar. The Lady Cardinals finished the season 7th in the Southland with a record of 23–34, 14–13 in conference play. They lost to Northwestern State in the single elimination opening round of the 2019 Southland Conference softball tournament.

Southland Conference Coaches and Sports Information Directors Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches and Sports Information Directors Poll was released on January 30, 2019. Lamar was picked to finish ninth in the Southland Conference with 80 votes. ^[2]^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches and Sports Information Directors poll
1	Nicholls	238 (18)
2	McNeese	224 (6)
3	Central Arkansas	164
4	Southeastern Louisiana	163
5	Stephen F. Austin	158
6	Northwestern State	156
7	Sam Houston State	145
8	Abilene Christian	119
9	Lamar	80
10	Incarnate Word	61
11	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	40
12	Houston Baptist	36

Preseason All-Southland Conference team

The preseason all-conference team is based on votes by the conference head coaches. Players who were named to the previous season's first and second teams are automatically named to the preseason team for their respective positions.^[4]

First team

Kaylyn Shepherd* (UCA, JR, 1st Base)
Cayla Jones* (NWSU, SO, 2nd Base)
Jewel Lara* (Nicholls SO, 3rd Base)
Amanda Gianelloni (Nicholls, SR, Shortstop)
Bailey White* (SHSU, RSO, Catcher)
Alexandria Saldivar* (MSU, JR, Designated Player/Pitcher)
Justyce McClain* (MSU, SR, Outfield)
Kasey Frederick* (Nicholls, SR, Outfield)
Kelsey Miller* (Nicholls, SO, Outfield)
Megan Landry* (Nicholls, SR, Pitcher)
Lindsey McLeod*(SLU, SR, Pitcher)
Alexsandra Flores* (SHSU, SR, Pitcher)
Kali Clement* (Nicholls, SR, Utility)
2018 All-Conference Designation

Second team

Sam Dares (Nicholls, JR, 1st Base)
Kelly Meeuwsen* (Lamar, SR, 2nd Base)
Madison Watson (SLU SO, 3rd Base)
Tiffany Thompson* (SHSU, JR, Shortstop)
Heidi Jaquez (HBU, JR, Catcher)
Taylor Davis* (Lamar, SR, Designated Player/Pitcher)
Donelle Johnson* (ACU, RJR, Outfield)
Ali McCoy* (SLU, JR, Outfield)
Morgan Felts* (UCA, SR, Pitcher)
Alexsandra Flores (MSU, JR, Pitcher)
Alexis LaBure* (Nicholls, SO, Pitcher)
Kaitlyn St. Clair* (NWST, JR, Utility)
2018 All-Conference Designation

Roster

2019 Lamar Lady Cardinals roster^[5]

Pitchers

15 Erin Kyle - Junior
17 Julia Voluntad - Senior
30 Mackenzie Savage - Freshman
50 Aaliyah Ruiz - Freshman
81 Jade Lewis - Junior

Catchers

10 Lauryn McMahon - Freshman
25 Bethany Edwards - Freshman

Utilities

13 Kimberly Mattox - Sophomore
14 Melissa Hernandez - Junior
16 Maddy Meyers - Senior
27 Alicia DeLeon - Freshman

Infielders

4 Savanah Guidry - Senior
5 Shaina Amir - Freshman
20 Victoria Garivey - Freshman
21 Taylor Murphy - Freshman

Outfielders

1 Savana Mata - Freshman
6 Elizabeth Castillo - Junior
9 Mackenzie Futrell - Junior
19 Shannon Klaus - Junior

Schedule and results

Legend
	Lamar win
	Lamar loss
	Postponement/Cancellation
Bold	Lamar team member
*	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2019 Lamar Lady Cardinals Softball Game Log

Regular season (23–33)

February (8–9)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Scrap Yard Tournament
Feb. 8	vs. Wisconsin*		Scrap Yard Sports Complex • Conroe, TX	0–8	Maddie Schwartz (1-0)	Voluntad, Julia (0-1)	None		0–1
Feb. 8	vs. Nebraska*		Scrap Yard Sports Complex • Conroe, TX	2–14	Lindsey Walljasper (1-0)	Lewis, Jade (0-1)	None		0–2
Feb. 9	vs. Omaha*		Scrap Yard Sports Complex • Conroe, TX	7–5	Lewis, Jade (1-1)	Millington, Ryanne (0-2)	None	123	1–2
Feb. 9	vs. Nebraska*		Scrap Yard Sports Complex • Conroe, TX	4–6	Olivia Ferrell (1-1)	Voluntad, Julia (0-2)	Regan Mergele (1)		1–3
Feb. 8	vs. Wisconsin*		Scrap Yard Sports Complex • Conroe, TX	0–8	Haley Hestekin (2-1)	Lewis, Jade (1-2)	None		1–4
Feb. 10	vs. Texas Tech*		Scrap Yard Sports Complex • Conroe, TX	1–3	Edmoundson, Erin (4-0)	Voluntad, Julia (0-3)	None	165	1–5
FGCU Invitational
Feb. 15	vs. FIU*		Swanson Stadium • Fort Meyers, FL	0–7	KUGELMANN, M (3-0)	Voluntad, Julia (0-4)	None		1–6
Feb. 15	at Florida Gulf Coast*		Swanson Stadium • Fort Meyers, FL	2–1	Lewis, Jade (2-2)	RANDOLPH, R. (2-2)	None	706	2–6
Feb. 16	vs. FIU*		Swanson Stadium • Fort Meyers, FL	5–8	MURASKIN, A. (2-2)	Lewis, Jade (2-3)	None		2–7
Feb. 16	vs. Memphis*		Swanson Stadium • Fort Meyers, FL	0–3	ALEXANDER, M (1-0)	Lewis, Jade (2-4)	NICHOLS, M (1)		2–8
Feb. 17	at Florida Gulf Coast*		Swanson Stadium • Fort Meyers, FL	4–1	Kyle, Erin (1-0)	MESIEMORE, M (2-2)	Voluntad, Julia (1)		3–8
Cardinal Classic
Feb. 22	Rhode Island*		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	2–1	Kyle, Erin (2-0)	GUNDERSON, Sarah (0-2)	Lewis, Jade (1)		4–8
Feb. 22	Maine*		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	4–2	Voluntad, Julia (1-4)	Volk, Lilly (0-1)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (1)		5–8
Feb. 23	Rhode Island*		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	4–1	Voluntad, Julia (2-4)	ROGERS, Becca (1-2)	None		6–8
Feb. 23	Maine*		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	7–2	Kyle, Erin (3-0)	Reid, Emily (0-1)	None		7–8
Feb. 24	UTSA*		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	0–9	NELSON, Madison (5-3)	Voluntad, Julia (2-5)	None		7–9
Feb. 24	Austin Peay*		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	3–0	Ruiz, Aaliyah (1-0)	MARDONES, Kelly (2-2)	Kyle, Erin (1)	413	8–9

March (9–11)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Texas A&M Invite
Mar 1	vs. Longwood*		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	3–6	BACKSTROM, S (5-1)	Voluntad, Julia (2-6)	GAY, S. (1)	163	8–10
Mar 1	at Texas A&M*		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	1–9	McBRIDE (7-0)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (1-1)	None	1,109	8–11
Mar 2	vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi*		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	4–1	Savage, Mackenzie (1-0)	SMITH,ASHLEY (0-7)	Lewis, Jade (2)	141	9–11
Mar 2	at Texas A&M*		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	7–10	POTTS (3-4)	Kyle, Erin (3-1)	None	1,109	9–12
Mar 3	vs. Longwood*		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	1–9	GAY, S. (6-3)	Lewis, Jade (2-5)	BACKSTROM, S (1)	191	9–13

Mar 8	Abilene Christian		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	4–1	Ruiz, Aaliyah (2-1)	Bradley, Samantha (2-8)	None		10–13	1–0
Mar 8	Abilene Christian		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	3–5	Burris, Calie (3-1)	Kyle, Erin (3-2)	Bradley, Samantha (1)	305	10–14	1–1
Mar 9	Abilene Christian		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	5–4	Voluntad, Julia (3-6)	Bradley, Samantha (2-9)	None	292	11–14	2–1
Mar 12	at Louisiana Tech*		Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA	0–3	GALLAWAY, Pr (7-5)	Lewis, Jade (2-6)	DE LA CRUZ, (1)		11–15
Mar 15	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Lamar Softball Complex • Lamar	5–4	Voluntad, Julia (4-6)	Smith,Ashley (0-8)	None		12–15	3–1
Mar 15	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Lamar Softball Complex • Lamar	5–4	Kyle, Erin (4-2)	Tovar,Alexis (0-1)	None	372	13–15	4–1
Mar 16	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Lamar Softball Complex • Lamar	9–5	Kyle, Erin (5-2)	Tovar,Alexis (0-2)	None	355	14–15	5–1
Mar 15	at LSU*		Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA	1–4	Kilponen (4-1)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (2-2)	None	1,153	14–16
Mar 22	at Sam Houston State		Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX	2–5	McLeod, Lindsey (7-7)	Kyle, Erin (5-3)	None	290	14–17	5–2
Mar 22	at Sam Houston State		Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX	2–3	McLeod, Lindsey (8-7)	Voluntad, Julia (4-7))	None	290	14–18	5–3
Mar 23	at Sam Houston State		Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX	5–3	Kyle, Erin (6-3)	Bailey, Annie (2-1)	Voluntad, Julia (2)	200	15–18	6–3
Mar 22	at Texas State*		Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX	1–4	King, M. (9-8)	Lewis, Jade (2-7)	None	481	15–19
Mar 29	Central Arkansas		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	5–8	Coleman, Kamryn (3-5)	Kyle, Erin (6-4)	None		15–20	6–4
Mar 29	Central Arkansas		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	2–1	Voluntad, Julia (5-7)	Sanchez, Rio (5-6)	None	418	16–20	7–4
Mar 30	Central Arkansas		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	1–0	Voluntad, Julia (6-7)	Reaves, Ellie (1-2)	None	399	17–20	8–4

April (6–10)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Apr 3	at Houston*		Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX	0–6	HERTENBERGER (4-1)	Lewis, Jade (2-8)	None	433	17–21
Apr 3	at Stephen F. Austin		SFA Softball Field • Nacogdoches, TX	3–2	Kyle, Erin (7-4)	Wilbur, Kassidy (12-11)	None	251	18–21	9–4
Apr 3	at Stephen F. Austin		SFA Softball Field • Nacogdoches, TX	4–1	Ruiz, Aaliyah (3-2)	Kriesel, Ashley (8-5)	None	251	19–21	10–4
Apr 3	at Stephen F. Austin		SFA Softball Field • Nacogdoches, TX	2–3	Wilbur, Kassidy (13-11)	Voluntad, Julia (6-8)	None	306	19–22	10–5
Apr 12	at Southeastern Louisiana		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	2–10	McDonald, Alley (9-5)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (3-3)	None	218	20–23	10–6
Apr 12	at Southeastern Louisiana		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	6–5	Kyle, Erin (8-4)	Wright, Tanner (5-5)	None	228	20–23	11–6
Apr 13	at Southeastern Louisiana		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	0–1	McDonald, Alley (10-5)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (3-4)	None	249	20–24	11–7
Apr 16	at Baylor*		Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX	0–6	McGlaun (1-1)	Voluntad, Julia (6-9)	None		20–25
Apr 16	at Baylor*		Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX	0–2	Krupit (1-0)	Kyle, Erin (8-5)	Holman (2)	590	20–26
Apr 19	Northwestern State		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	4–3	Ruiz, Aaliyah (4-4)	Guile, Samantha (8-9)	None		21–26	12–7
Apr 19	Northwestern State		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	5–6	Delafield, E.C. (7-2)	Kyle, Erin (8-6)	Rhoden, Bronte (1)	458	21–27	12–8
Apr 20	Northwestern State		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	5–0	Ruiz, Aaliyah (5-4)	Brown, Mikayla (3-6)	None	428	22–27	13–8
Apr 23	Houston Baptist*		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	2–3	Guindon, Emma (10-6)	Voluntad, Julia (6-10)	None		22–28
Apr 26	Nicholls		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	5–4	Ruiz, Aaliyah (6-4)	Landry, Megan (22-10)	None	467	23–28	14–8
Apr 27	Nicholls		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	0–3	Landry, Megan (23-10)	Kyle, Erin (8-7)	None		23–29	14–9
Apr 27	Nicholls		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	1–3	Danehower, Emily (5-1)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (6-5)	None	453	23–30	14–10

May (0–3)
Battle of the Border – Rivalry
May 3	at McNeese	Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	2–8	Flores, Alexsandra (11-9)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (6-6)	None		23–31	14–11
May 3	at McNeese	Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	2–3	Settle, Caroline (7-8)	Kyle, Erin (8-8)	None	380	23–32	14–12
May 4	at McNeese	Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	3–4	Flores, Alexsandra (12-9)	Voluntad, Julia (6-11)	None	408	23–33	14–13

Post-season (0–1)

Southland Tournament (0–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament Record
May 7	at Northwestern State (6)	(7)	Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA	0–4	Delafield, E.C. (10-3)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (6-7)	None	Southland Digital		23–34	0–1

Schedule Source:^[6]^[7]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

References

^ "Southland Conference Softball Standings". Southland.org. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
^ Zach Chavez (January 30, 2019). "Nicholls picked atop Southland softball preseason poll". Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
^ "Colonels Chosen to Win 2019 Southland Softball Season". Southland Conference. January 30, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
^ "Southland Releases 2019 Softball Preseason All-Conference Squads". Southland Conference. January 29, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
^ "2019 Softball Roster". Lamar Cardinals Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
^ "Lamar University Cardinals (23-34) RPI Ranking (181)". NCAA.org. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
^ "2019 Softball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

[1] "Southland Conference Softball Standings". Southland.org. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

[2] Zach Chavez (January 30, 2019). "Nicholls picked atop Southland softball preseason poll". Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

[3] "Colonels Chosen to Win 2019 Southland Softball Season". Southland Conference. January 30, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

[4] "Southland Releases 2019 Softball Preseason All-Conference Squads". Southland Conference. January 29, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

[roster-5] "2019 Softball Roster". Lamar Cardinals Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

[6] "Lamar University Cardinals (23-34) RPI Ranking (181)". NCAA.org. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

[7] "2019 Softball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

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