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The 2022 Northwestern State Lady Demons softball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season . The Lady Demons played their home games at Lady Demon Diamond and were led by fourteenth year head coach Donald Pickett. They were members of the Southland Conference .
Southland Conference Coaches Poll [ edit ]
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 4, 2022. Northwestern State was picked to finish second in the Southland Conference with 120 votes and 2 first place votes.[ 2]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
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
Preseason All-Southland team [ edit ]
[ 3]
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)
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)
National Softball Signing Day [ edit ]
[ 4] [ 5]
2022 Northwestern State Lady Demons softball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
Bats/throws
Height
Year
Home town
0
OF
Vivica Hernandez
L/L
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Fr
Fort Worth, Texas
1
INF
Carson Zachary
R/R
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Fr
Mount Pleasant, Texas
2
INF
Cayla Jones
L/R
5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Sr
Missouri City, Texas
4
INF
Maggie Black
R/R
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr
Grapevine, Texas
6
OF
Makenzie Chaffin
L/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Bossier City, Louisiana
7
RHP
Bronte Rhoden
R/R
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr
Plano, Texas
9
OF
Laney Roos
L/L
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So
Aubrey, Texas
10
RHP
Sage Hoover
R/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
Edgewood, Texas
11
RHP
Kenzie Seely
R/R
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
So
Whitney, Texas
12
INF
Taylor Williams
L/R
5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)
So
Tom Bean, Texas
13
C
Tristin Court
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Rockwall, Texas
14
INF
Keely DuBois
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Robeline, Louisiana
15
RHP
Nana Vences
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Marshall, Texas
17
INF
Kat Marshall
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Brenham, Texas
18
RHP
Heather Zook
R/R
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Fr
Diana, Texas
22
OF
Bailie Ragsdale
L/R
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Fr
Lone Oak, Texas
23
OF
Nani Winger
R/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
Friendswood, Texas
24
RHP
Haley Parker
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Fort Worth, Texas
27
C
Derika Castillo
R/R
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Fr
Houston, Texas
28
RHP
Maggie Darr
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Missouri City, Texas
33
C
Lexie Roos
R/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Aubrey, Texas
42
C
Alexis Perry
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
Wylie, Texas
44
OF
Casey Irvin
R/R
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr
Houston, Texas
Head coach
Donald Pickett (UT Chattanooga )
Assistant coach(es)
Lexi Smith (Texas A&M )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: 27 June 2022
Schedule and results [ edit ]
Legend
Northwestern State win
Northwestern State loss
Postponement/Cancellation
Bold
Northwestern State team member
2022 Northwestern State Lady Demons softball game log
Regular season (28–20)
February (9–6)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC record
Natchitoches Historic District Development Commission Lady Demon Classic
Feb. 11
Chattanooga
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
W 1–0
Hoover (1-0)
Parrott (0-1)
None
325
1–0
Feb. 11
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
W 4–0
Darr (1-0)
Green (0-1)
None
410
2–0
Feb. 12
UT Martin
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
W 1–0
Seely (1-0)
Groet (1-1)
Hoover (1)
308
3–0
Feb. 12
Baylor
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
L 0–5
Binford (1-0)
Rhoden (0-1)
None
404
3–1
Feb. 13
Chattanooga
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
Game cancelled
Feb. 16
at Louisiana Tech
Lady Techsters Softball Complex • Ruston, LA
W 3–2
Hoover (2-0)
Pickett (2-1)
Seely (1)
540
4–1
Chattanooga Challenge
Feb. 18
vs. Tennessee Tech
Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN
L 0–5
Bryson (2-0)
Rhoden (0-2)
None
21
4–2
Feb. 18
at Chattanooga
Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN
W 3–1
Seely (2-0)
Alley (0-2)
Hoover (2)
187
5–2
Feb. 19
vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN
W 3–0
Darr (2-0)
Johnson (0-2)
None
120
6–2
Feb. 19
SIU Edwardsville
Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN
L 4–58
Haynes (2-3)
Hoover (2-1)
None
47
6–3
Feb. 20
vs. Indiana State
Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN
L 1–2
Adamson (2-0)
Seely (2-1)
Benko (1)
62
6–4
Mardi Gras Mambo
Feb. 25
vs. Lipscomb
Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA
W 2–0
Seely (3-1)
Veneziale (1-3)
None
106
7–4
Feb. 25
vs. Eastern Illinois
Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA
W 7–5
Darr (3-0)
Morio (1-2)
Hoover (3)
100
8–4
Feb. 26
vs. No. 2 Alabama
Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA
L 3–8
Fouts (5-0)
Hoover (2-2)
None
8–5
Feb. 26
vs. St. Thomas
Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA
W 5–3
Darr (4-0)
True (0-2)
Hoover (4)
48
9–5
Feb. 27
vs. Portland State
Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA
L 7–9
Frost (3-1)
Rhoden (0-3)
None
80
9–6
March (12–6)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC record
Mar. 1
Grambling State
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
W 8–1
Darr (5-0)
Shells (0-1)
None
109
10–6
Boerner Invitational
Mar. 4
vs. Fordham
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
W 6–1
Hoover (3-2)
Miller (1-4)
None
156
11–6
Mar. 4
vs. UTSA
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
L 2–3
Estell (2-4)
Darr (5-1)
None
156
11–7
Mar. 5
vs. Fordham
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
L 3–5
Watkins (1-0)
Seely (3-2)
None
156
11–8
Mar. 5
vs. UTSA
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
W 5–0
Hoover (4-2)
Williams (0-4)
None
156
12–8
Mar. 12
at Houston
Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX
L 2–7
Todd (3-2)
Hoover (4-3)
Wilkey (2)
ESPN+
281
12–9
Mar. 12
at Houston
Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX
L 3–5
Wilkey (5-4)
Darr (5-2)
None
ESPN+
281
12–10
Mar. 13
at Houston
Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX
L 0–5
Flores (2-4)
Seely (3-3)
None
ESPN+
339
12–11
Mar. 16
at Jackson State
JSU Softball Field • Jackson, MS
W 7–3
Hoover (5-3)
Hill (3-4)
None
18
13–11
Mar. 16
at Jackson State
JSU Softball Field • Jackson, MS
W 3–2
Rhoden (1-3)
Hopson (0-1)
Darr (1)
22
14–11
Tiger Classic
Mar. 18
vs. James Madison
Tigers Softball Complex • Memphis, TN
W 8–69
Darr (6-2)
Humphrey (0-1)
Hoover (5)
15–11
Mar. 18
vs. East Tennessee State
Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN
W 7–1
Rhoden (2-3)
Tucker (0-1)
None
16–11
Mar. 19
vs. East Tennessee State
Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN
W 9–15
Darr (7-2)
Arnott (0-7)
None
61
17–11
Mar. 19
at Memphis
Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN
L 4–9
Siems (6-8)
Seely (3-4)
None
309
17–12
Mar. 23
UT Arlington
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
Game cancelled
Mar. 25
at Houston Baptist
Husky Field • Houston, TX
W 5–1
Hoover (6-3)
Swanson (4-3)
None
ESPN+
288
18–12
1–0
Mar. 25
at Houston Baptist
Husky Field • Houston, TX
W 10–2
Darr (8-2)
Cotton (2-4)
None
ESPN+
288
19–12
2–0
Mar. 26
at Houston Baptist
Husky Field • Houston, TX
W 7–1
Rhoden (3-3)
Venker (1-5)
None
ESPN+
279
20–12
3–0
Mar. 29
Louisiana Tech
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
W 6–2
Hoover (7-3)
Hutchinson (5-5)
None
276
21–12
April (7–5)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC record
Apr. 1
Nicholls
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
W 1–0
Hoover (8-3)
Lehman (4-8)
None
225
22–12
4–0
Apr. 1
Nicholls
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
W 4–38
Rhoden (4-3)
Westbrook (0-3)
None
204
23–12
5–0
Apr. 2
Nicholls
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
L 4–5
Lehman (5-8)
Hoover (8-4)
None
201
23–13
5–1
Apr. 8
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX
W 2–112
Hoover (9-4)
Gilbert (3-8)
None
153
24–13
6–1
Apr. 8
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX
L 3–4
McNeill (2-1)
Seely (3-5)
None
168
24–14
6–2
Apr. 9
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX
L 1–5
Smith (4-6)
Darr (8-3)
None
207
24–15
6–3
Apr. 14
McNeese State
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
L 0–1
Vallejo (10-6)
Hoover (9-5)
None
228
24–16
6–4
Apr. 15
McNeese State
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
L 2–3
Tate (8-7)
Seely (3-6)
Vallejo (1)
237
24–17
6–5
Apr. 15
McNeese State
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
W 8–3
Rhoden (5-3)
Sanders (6-2)
None
244
25–17
7–5
Apr. 19
at Grambling State
GSU Softball Complex • Grambling, LA
Game cancelled
Apr. 22
Incarnate Word
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
W 1–0
Hoover (10-5)
Trapp (4-7)
None
204
26–17
8–5
Apr. 22
Incarnate Word
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
W 5–3
Darr (9-3)
Floyd (2-5)
None
185
27–17
9–5
Apr. 23
Incarnate Word
Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
W 2–0
Rhoden (6-3)
Myers (3-4)
None
209
28–17
10–5
May (0–3)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC record
May 6
at Southeastern Louisiana
North Oak Park • Hammond, LA
L 3–7
Zumo (17-4)
Hoover (10-6)
DuBois (2)
318
28–18
10–6
May 6
at Southeastern Louisiana
North Oak Park • Hammond, LA
L 0–85
Comeaux (10-3)
Rhoden (6-4)
None
318
28–19
10–7
May 7
at Southeastern Louisiana
North Oak Park • Hammond, LA
L 1–6
Zumo (18-4)
Hoover (10-7)
None
294
28–20
10–8
Post-Season (1–2)
Southland Tournament (1–2)
Date
Opponent
(Seed)/Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
Tournament record
May 10
vs. (5) Incarnate Word
(4)
North Oak Park • Hammond, LA
W 4–3
Hoover (11-7)
Trapp (6-9)
None
ESPN+
191
29–20
1–0
May 11
vs. (1) McNeese State
(4)
North Oak Park • Hammond, LA
L 5–68
Vallejo (17-7)
Rhoden (6-5)
None
ESPN+
267
29–21
1–1
May 12
vs. (3) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
(4)
North Oak Park • Hammond, LA
L 3–4
Smith (5-9)
Seely (4-6)
Gilbert (2)
ESPN+
242
29–22
1–2
Schedule Source: [ 6]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.
Venues Head coaches
Pam Carey (1979)
Debra Pheil (1980)
James Smith (1981–1984)
Linda Jones (1985–1986)
Rickey McCalister (1987–1994)
Gay McNutt (1995–2000)
Ty Singleton (2001–2002)
Eileen Schmidt (2003–2004)
Mike Perniciaro (2005)
Becky McMurtry (2006–2008)
Donald Pickett (2009– )
Seasons Women's College World Series appearances in italics