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American college softball season
The 2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Warhawks played their home games at Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex. The Warhawks were led by fourth-year head coach Molly Fichtner and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
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The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 31, 2022. Louisiana–Monroe was picked to finish ninth in the conference with 27 votes.[2]
Coaches poll
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Predicted finish
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Team
|
Votes (1st place)
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1 |
Louisiana |
97 (7)
|
2 |
Texas State |
87 (2)
|
3 |
Troy |
82 (1)
|
4 |
South Alabama |
74
|
5 |
UT Arlington |
49
|
6 |
Appalachian State |
46
|
7 |
Coastal Carolina |
37
|
8 |
Georgia Southern |
32
|
9 |
Louisiana–Monroe |
27
|
10 |
Georgia State |
19
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Preseason All-Sun Belt team
[edit]
No players from the Warhawks were chosen to the team.
National Softball Signing Day
[edit]
[3]
2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks softball team
|
Players |
Coaches
|
# |
Pos. |
Name |
Bats/throws |
Height |
Year |
Home town
|
1
|
P
|
Kassidy Giddens
|
/
|
5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)
|
So
|
Castor, Louisiana
|
2
|
U
|
Kennedy Page
|
/
|
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
|
Sr
|
Prairieville, Louisiana
|
3
|
P
|
Gianni Hulett
|
/
|
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
|
So
|
Bryant, Arkansas
|
4
|
P
|
Victoria Abrams
|
/
|
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
|
Fr
|
Columbia, Louisiana
|
5
|
INF
|
Andie Edwards
|
/
|
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
|
So
|
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
|
6
|
OF
|
Caley McGuff
|
/
|
5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)
|
So
|
Spring, Texas
|
7
|
INF
|
Alexis Chavez
|
/
|
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
|
Fr
|
Riverside, California
|
9
|
OF
|
Gabby Davila
|
/
|
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
|
Fr
|
Pearland, Texas
|
10
|
C
|
Kelsey Giddens
|
/
|
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
|
So
|
Castor, Louisiana
|
11
|
OF
|
Lourdes Bacon
|
/
|
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
|
So
|
San Antonio, Texas
|
13
|
INF
|
Jacelyn Buck
|
/
|
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
|
Fr
|
Wellington, Kansas
|
15
|
U
|
Kennedy Johnson
|
/
|
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
|
Jr
|
Houston, Texas
|
17
|
INF
|
Madelyn Fletcher
|
/
|
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
|
So
|
Monroe, Louisiana
|
18
|
INF
|
Ashlan Ard
|
/
|
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
|
So
|
Franklinton, Louisiana
|
20
|
INF
|
Taylor Broddick
|
/
|
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
|
So
|
Madisonville, Louisiana
|
21
|
P
|
Kinsey Kackley
|
/
|
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
|
Fr
|
McKinney, Texas
|
23
|
C
|
Kendall Morton
|
/
|
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
|
Jr
|
Dublin, Georgia
|
24
|
P
|
Adrianna Chavarria
|
/
|
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
|
Sr
|
Pearland, Texas
|
26
|
OF
|
Korie Kreps
|
/
|
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
|
Sr
|
Anacoco, Louisiana
|
28
|
C
|
Madison Blount
|
/
|
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
|
So
|
La Vernia, Texas
|
|
- Head coach
Molly Fichtner (Alabama)
- Assistant coach(es)
Lea Wodach (Oklahoma) Laina Holmgren (Charleston Southern)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Current redshirt
Roster Last update: 17 June 2022
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Schedule and results
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Legend
|
|
Louisiana–Monroe win
|
|
Louisiana–Monroe loss
|
|
Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
|
Bold |
Louisiana–Monroe team member
|
2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks softball game log
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Regular season (27–26)
|
February (12–4)
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Rank
|
Site/stadium
|
Score
|
Win
|
Loss
|
Save
|
TV
|
Attendance
|
Overall record
|
SBC record
|
Best on the Bayou Classic
|
Feb. 11 |
Mississippi Valley State |
|
Ouachita Sportsplex • Monroe, LA |
W 13–15 |
Abrams (1-0) |
Wren (0-1) |
None |
|
|
1–0 |
|
Feb. 12 |
SIU Edwardsville |
|
Ouachita Sportsplex • Monroe, LA |
W 9–4 |
Chavarria (1-0) |
Baalman (0-1) |
None |
|
|
2–0 |
|
Feb. 12 |
Morehead State |
|
Ouachita Sportsplex • Monroe, LA |
W 8–05 |
Giddens (1-0) |
Spicer (0-1) |
None |
|
|
3–0 |
|
Feb. 13 |
Stephen F. Austin |
|
Ouachita Sportsplex • Monroe, LA |
W 3–1 |
Kackley (1-0) |
Wilbur (0-1) |
Hulett (1) |
|
|
4–0 |
|
Feb. 13 |
Southern |
|
Ouachita Sportsplex • Monroe, LA |
W 9–16 |
Abrams (2-0) |
Latta (0-1) |
None |
|
|
5–0 |
|
|
Feb. 16 |
Jackson State |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
W 12–05 |
Hulett (1-0) |
Kuppenbender (0-1) |
None |
|
327 |
6–0 |
|
Golden Eagle Invitational
|
Feb. 18 |
vs. Houston Baptist |
|
Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS |
W 11–7 |
Abrams (3-0) |
Janes (0-2) |
None |
|
272 |
7–0 |
|
Feb. 19 |
vs. Jacksonville State |
|
Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS |
L 2–3 |
Carter (3-1) |
Hulett (2-1) |
None |
|
207 |
7–1 |
|
Feb. 19 |
vs. Jacksonville State |
|
Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS |
W 5–2 |
Abrams (4-0) |
Currie (1-1) |
None |
|
317 |
8–1 |
|
Feb. 20 |
vs. Mississippi Valley State |
|
Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS |
W 8–3 |
Giddens (2-0) |
Page (0-3) |
Hulett (2) |
|
257 |
9–1 |
|
Feb. 20 |
at Southern Miss |
|
Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS |
L 1–8 |
Leinstock (4-1) |
Kackley (1-2) |
None |
|
674 |
9–2 |
|
|
Feb. 22 |
at Grambling State |
|
GSU Softball Complex • Grambling, LA |
W 11–4 |
Giddens (3-0) |
Richard (2-2) |
None |
|
215 |
10–2 |
|
Auburn Invitational
|
Feb. 25 |
vs. Delaware State |
|
Jane B. Moore Stadium • Auburn, AL |
W 3–1 |
Giddens (4-0) |
Hoffman (0-1) |
None |
|
|
11–2 |
|
Feb. 25 |
at No. 21 Auburn |
|
Jane B. Moore Stadium • Auburn, AL |
L 0–3 |
Lowe (6-1) |
Chavarria (1-1) |
None |
|
1,382 |
11–3 |
|
Feb. 26 |
vs. Bradley |
|
Jane B. Moore Stadium • Auburn, AL |
W 3–2 |
Kackley (2-2) |
Schaller (1-2) |
None |
|
|
12–3 |
|
Feb. 27 |
at No. 21 Auburn |
|
Jane B. Moore Stadium • Auburn, AL |
L 3–7 |
Penta (7-0) |
Chavarria (1-2) |
Lowe (3) |
SECN+ |
1,484 |
12–4 |
|
|
|
March (6–7)
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Rank
|
Site/stadium
|
Score
|
Win
|
Loss
|
Save
|
TV
|
Attendance
|
Overall record
|
SBC record
|
Mar. 1 |
at Alabama State |
|
Barbara Williams Softball Complex • Montgomery, AL |
W 4–18 |
Kackley (3-2) |
Greenlee (4-6) |
None |
|
137 |
13–4 |
|
Mar. 2 |
at Jacksonville State |
|
University Field • Jacksonville, AL |
L 0–7 |
Carter (4-3) |
Chavarria (1-3) |
None |
ESPN+ |
149 |
13–5 |
|
Mar. 11 |
Georgia Southern |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
L 4–68 |
Belogorska (2–5) |
Hulett (1-2) |
None |
ESPN+ |
403 |
13–6 |
0–1
|
Mar. 12 |
Georgia Southern |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
W 10–9 |
Chavarria (2-3) |
Belogorska (3-10) |
None |
ESPN+ |
526 |
14–6 |
1–1
|
Mar. 13 |
Georgia Southern |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
W 10–25 |
Kackley (8-3) |
Richardson (2-7) |
None |
ESPN+ |
449 |
15–6 |
2–1
|
Mar. 15 |
at Alcorn State |
|
Alcorn Softball Complex • Lorman, MS |
Game cancelled due to weather issues
|
Mar. 15 |
at Alcorn State |
|
Alcorn Softball Complex • Lorman, MS |
Game cancelled due to weather issues
|
Mar. 18 |
at Troy |
|
Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL |
W 1–0 |
Abrams (5-0) |
Johnson (10-3) |
None |
ESPN+ |
127 |
16–6 |
3–1
|
Mar. 19 |
at Troy |
|
Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL |
L 1–96 |
Johnson (11-3) |
Kackley (4-2) |
None |
ESPN+ |
312 |
16–7 |
3–2
|
Mar. 20 |
at Troy |
|
Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL |
L 4–6 |
Baker (5-2) |
Abrams (5-0) |
Johnson (2) |
ESPN+ |
307 |
16–8 |
3–3
|
Mar. 23 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
W 4–0 |
Kackley (5-2) |
Romano (0-2) |
None |
|
382 |
17–8 |
|
Mar. 25 |
Appalachian State |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
L 3–6 |
Buckner (7-3) |
Chavarria (2-4) |
None |
|
405 |
17–9 |
3–4
|
Mar. 26 |
Appalachian State |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
L 6–7 |
Neas (3-1) |
Kackley (5-3) |
None |
|
410 |
17–10 |
3–5
|
Mar. 27 |
Appalachian State |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
W 2–1 |
Chavarria (3-4) |
Northrop (3-5) |
None |
|
398 |
18–10 |
4–5
|
Mar. 29 |
at McNeese State |
|
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA |
L 5–7 |
Tate (4-7) |
Abrams (5-2) |
Sanders (1) |
|
436 |
18–11 |
|
|
April (7–12)
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Rank
|
Site/stadium
|
Score
|
Win
|
Loss
|
Save
|
TV
|
Attendance
|
Overall record
|
SBC record
|
Apr. 1 |
at UT Arlington |
|
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX |
L 2–3 |
Adams (8-9) |
Chavarria (3-5) |
None |
ESPN+ |
294 |
18–12 |
4–6
|
Apr. 2 |
at UT Arlington |
|
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX |
L 4–5 |
Bumpurs (6-4) |
Chavarria (3-6) |
None |
ESPN+ |
345 |
18–13 |
4–7
|
Apr. 3 |
at UT Arlington |
|
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX |
L 1–2 |
Adams (9-9) |
Kackley (5-4) |
None |
ESPN+ |
320 |
18–14 |
4–8
|
Apr. 5 |
Louisiana Tech |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
L 0–95 |
Pickett (16-4) |
Kackley (5-5) |
None |
|
|
18–15 |
|
Apr. 8 |
Texas State |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
W 5–4 |
Kackley (6-5) |
Mullins (13-11) |
None |
ESPN+ |
436 |
19–15 |
5–8
|
Apr. 9 |
Texas State |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
W 10–26 |
Abrams (6-2) |
Pierce (4-4) |
None |
|
465 |
20–15 |
6–8
|
Apr. 10 |
Texas State |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
L 1–4 |
Mullins (13-12) |
Abrams (6-3) |
None |
|
448 |
20–16 |
6–9
|
Apr. 14 |
at Coastal Carolina |
|
St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC |
W 11–36 |
Kackley (7-5) |
Volpe (1-3) |
None |
ESPN+ |
369 |
21–16 |
7–9
|
Apr. 15 |
at Coastal Carolina |
|
St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC |
W 2–0 |
Abrams (7-3) |
Beasley-Polko (8-7) |
None |
ESPN+ |
207 |
22–16 |
8–9
|
Apr. 15 |
at Coastal Carolina |
|
St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC |
W 6–3 |
Kackley (8-5) |
Volpe (1-4) |
None |
ESPN+ |
201 |
23–16 |
9–9
|
Apr. 19 |
at Mississippi State |
|
Nusz Park • Starkville, MS |
L 1–2 |
Fagan (3-1) |
Abrams (7-4) |
None |
SECN+ |
196 |
23–17 |
|
Apr. 22 |
South Alabama |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
L 1–4 |
Lackie (10-6) |
Kackley (8-6) |
None |
|
426 |
23–18 |
9–10
|
Apr. 23 |
South Alabama |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
L 4–5 |
Hardy (7-8) |
Abrams (7-5) |
Lackie (3) |
|
435 |
23–19 |
9–11
|
Apr. 24 |
South Alabama |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
L 0–2 |
Lackie (11-6) |
Kackley (8-7) |
None |
|
425 |
23–20 |
9–12
|
Apr. 26 |
Grambling State |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
W 9–15 |
Kackley (9-7) |
Bonner (1-3) |
None |
|
150 |
24–20 |
|
Apr. 26 |
Grambling State |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
W 4–3 |
Chavarria (5-6) |
Richard (3-7) |
None |
|
235 |
25–20 |
|
Apr. 27 |
McNeese State |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
L 0–3 |
Vallejo (12-7) |
Abrams (7-6) |
None |
ESPN+ |
325 |
25–21 |
|
Apr. 29 |
at Georgia State |
|
Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA |
L 0–3 |
Buck (7-5) |
Kackley (8-8) |
None |
|
101 |
25–22 |
9–13
|
Apr. 30 |
at Georgia State |
|
Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA |
L 2–3 |
Hodnett (4-4) |
Abrams (7-7) |
Mooney (2) |
|
124 |
25–23 |
9–14
|
|
May (2–3)
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Rank
|
Site/stadium
|
Score
|
Win
|
Loss
|
Save
|
TV
|
Attendance
|
Overall record
|
SBC record
|
May 1 |
at Georgia State |
|
Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA |
W 7–0 |
Kackley (9-8) |
Buck (7-6) |
None |
|
69 |
26–23 |
10–14
|
May 3 |
Louisiana Tech |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
W 3–28 |
Chavarria (6-6) |
Hutchinson (6-7) |
None |
ESPN+ |
411 |
27–23 |
|
May 6 |
Louisiana |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
L 1–145 |
Landry (17-3) |
Kackley (9-9) |
None |
|
455 |
27–24 |
10–15
|
May 7 |
Louisiana |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
L 3–10 |
Schorman (13-4) |
Abrams (7-8) |
None |
|
585 |
27–25 |
10–16
|
May 7 |
Louisiana |
|
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA |
L 3–10 |
Landry (18-3) |
Abrams (7-9) |
None |
|
585 |
27–26 |
10–17
|
|
Post-Season (0–1)
|
SBC tournament (0–1)
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
(Seed)/Rank
|
Site/stadium
|
Score
|
Win
|
Loss
|
Save
|
TV
|
Attendance
|
Overall record
|
Tournament record
|
May 10 |
vs. (9) Coastal Carolina |
(8) |
Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL |
L 0–5 |
Beasley-Polko (13-9) |
Abrams (7-10) |
None |
ESPN+ |
55 |
27–27 |
0–1
|
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- Schedule Source:[4]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.
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Venues | |
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Coaches |
- Lynette Caldwell (1980)
- Cherri Walker (1981–1982)
- Thomas Avera (1983)
- Mary Jo Murray (1984)
- Rosemary Holloway-Hill (1985–2014)
- Corey Lyon (2015–2018)
- Molly Fichtner (2019– )
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Seasons | |
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Women's College World Series appearances in italics |