The 2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers softball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Chanticleers played their home games at St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field. The Chanticleers were led by twelfth-year head coach Kelley Green and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Preseason
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2021. Coastal Carolina was picked to finish fourth in the Sun Belt Conference with 68 votes.
Coaches poll 1 Louisiana 100 (10) 2 Troy 87 3 Texas State 72 4 Coastal Carolina 68 4 UT Arlington 68 6 Appalachian State 43 7 Georgia Southern 38 8 South Alabama 36 9 Louisiana-Monroe 22 10 Georgia State 16
Preseason All-Sun Belt team Summer Ellyson (LA, SR, Pitcher) Leanna Johnson (TROY, SO, Pitcher) Allisa Dalton (LA, SR, Shortstop/3rd Base) Katie Webb (TROY, SR, Infielder/1st Base) Raina O'Neal (LA, JR, Outfielder) Julie Raws (LA, SR, Catcher) Courtney Dean (CCU, SR, Outfielder) Mekhia Freeman (GASO, SR, Outfielder) Korie Kreps (ULM, JR, Outfielder) Kaitlyn Alderink (LA, SR, 2nd Base) Jade Gortarez (LA, SR, Shortstop/3rd Base) Ciara Bryan (LA, SR, Outfielder) Kelly Horne (TROY, SO, Infielder/2nd Base) Makiya Thomas (CCU, SR, Outfielder/Infielder) Tara Oltmann (TXST, SR, Infielder/Shortstop) Jayden Mount (ULM, SR, Infielder) Katie Lively (TROY, SO, Outfielder)
National Softball Signing Day
Kennedy Ellis Pitcher Aynor, South Carolina Anyor HS Abigail Jankay Infielder/Utility Coeur D'Alene, Idaho Lake City HS Madyson Jennings Catcher Belton, South Carolina Belton-Honea Path HS Nicolette Picone Pitcher Uniondale, New York Kellenberg Memorial HS Keirstin Roose 3rd Base Wolcottville, Indiana Lakeland HS Madelyn Volpe Pitcher Harleysville, Pennsylvania North Penn HS
Roster
2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers roster Pitchers 17 Raelee Brabham - Sophomore 34 Iyanla de Jesus - Sophomore 99 Kaitlin Beasley-Polko - Senior
Outfielders 2 Stavi Augur - Senior 6 Courtney Dean - Senior 8 Sydney Guess - Junior 9 Paige Rivas - Sophomore 11 Peyton Rivas - Sophomore 14 Madison Hudson - Freshman 15 Payton Ebersole - Freshman Catchers 25 Jordan Thompson - Freshman 33 Mackenzie Beyer - Junior
Infielders 00 Kendall Coyle - Junior 1 Ally Clegg - Senior 3 Mary Sobataka - Sophomore 5 Makiya Thomas - Senior 7 Allison Kreyer - Junior 24 Abbey Montoya - Junior 42 Kayla Rosado - Senior 45 Taylor Sweigart - Senior 61 Shelbie Summerlin - Sophomore 68 Riley Zana - Freshman
Utility 23 Da'Vidria Robinson - Sophomore 26 Michaela McAuley - Senior
Coaching staff 2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers coaching staffKelley Green – Head coach – 12th year Danielle Penner – Associate head coach – 4th year Kristin Erb – Assistant head coach – 9th year Amandad Daneker – Volunteer assistant coach – 3rd year Blake Schultz – Director of operations – 3rd year
Schedule and results Legend Coastal Carolina win Coastal Carolina loss Postponement/Cancellation/SuspensionsBoldCoastal Carolina team member
{| class="toccolours" width=95% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" |- ! colspan=2 style="" | 2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers softball game log |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Regular season (21-23) |- valign="top" | February (5-5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Kickin' Chicken ClassicFeb. 12 St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in ConwayFeb. 12 St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in ConwayFeb. 13 Ohio St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in ConwayFeb. 13 UConn St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in ConwayFeb. 14 Ohio St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Conway Battle at the BeachFeb. 19 St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Conway Feb. 19 St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC Game cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in ConwayFeb. 20 St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 6-0 Beasley-Polko (1-0) Ally (0-1) None 70 1-0 Feb. 20 Saint Francis St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 3-9 Vesco (1-1) DeJesus (0-1) None 70 1-1 Feb. 21 East Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 11-3 (5 inn) Beasley-Polko (2-0) Estes (0-1) None 70 2-1 Feb. 21 East Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 1-9 (6 inn) Woodall (3-0) Brabham (0-1) None 70 2-2 Feb. 24 at No. 18 Carolina Softball Stadium • Columbia, SC L 0-8 (6 inn) Powell (1-0) Beasley-Polko (2-1) None SECN 200 2-3 Feb. 24 at No. 18 South Carolina Carolina Softball Stadium • Columbia, SC L 0-10 (5 inn) Vaughan (1-0) DeJesus (0-2) None SECN 200 2-4 Chanticleer ShowdownFeb. 26 St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 3-4 Burke (3-1) Beasley-Polko (2-2) None 70 2-5 Feb. 27 Lipscomb St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 10-9 Brabham (1-1) Barefoot (1-2) Zana (1) 70 3-5 Feb. 27 Lipscomb St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 7-2 DeJesus (1-1) Yakubowski (0-2) None 70 4-5 Feb. 28 Lipscomb St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 7-2 Beasley-Polko (3-2) Burke (1-1) None 70 5-5
March (3-8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Florida Atlantic TournamentMar. 5 at FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 4-2 Beasley-Polko (4-2) Gobourne (1-4) DeJesus (1) 115 6-5 Mar. 6 vs. FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL Cancelled due to inclement weather in Boca RatonMar. 6 vs. No. 10 FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL Cancelled due to inclement weather in Boca RatonMar. 7 vs. FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 5-12 Ross (1-0) Brabham (1-2) None 6-6 Mar. 7 vs. No. 10 Kentucky FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 3-12 Stoddard (3-0) Beasley-Polko (4-3) None 6-7 Mar. 13 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA L 3-6 Hulett (3-2) Beasley-Polko (4-4) None 305 6-8 0-1Mar. 13 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA L 4-8 Hulett (4-2) De Jesus (1-3) None 305 6-9 0-2Mar. 14 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 2-0 Beasley-Polko (5-3) Giddens (1-2) None 257 7-9 1-2Mar. 16 at Patriots Point Athletic Complex • Charleston, SC Game postponed due to threat of inclement weather in CharlestonMar. 16 at College of Charleston Patriots Point Athletic Complex • Charleston, SC Game postponed due to threat of inclement weather in CharlestonMar. 19 South Alabama St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 3-5 Lackie (10-3) Beasley-Polko (5-5) None 120 7-10 1-3Mar. 20 South Alabama St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 4-8 Hughes (1-1) De Jesus (1-4) None 120 7-11 1-4Mar. 21 South Alabama St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 1-11 (5 inns) Lackie (11-3) Beasley-Polko (5-6) None 120 7-12 1-5Mar. 24 at Charleston Southern CSU Softball Complex • Charleston, SC L 7-8 Heinrich (2-3) Brabham (1-3) None 60 7-13 Mar. 24 at Charleston Southern CSU Softball Complex • Charleston, SC W 7-6 De Jesus (2-4) Eaton (0-4) None 60 8-13
{| class="wikitable collapsible " style="margin:auto; width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! colspan=12 style="padding-left:4em;" | April (11–6) |- ! Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! TV ! Attendance ! Overall record ! SBC record |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Apr. 1 || at RV Texas State || || Bobcat Softball Complex • San Marcos, TX || L 5-6 || Mullins (11-2) || Beasley-Polko (5-7) || King (2) || || 263 || 8-14 || 1-6 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Apr. 2 || at RV Texas State || || Bobcat Softball Complex • San Marcos, TX || L 1-5 || King (6-1) || De Jesus (2-5) || None || || 263 || 8-15 || 1-7 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Apr. 2 || at RV Texas State || || Bobcat Softball Complex • San Marcos, TX || L 2-3 || King (7-1) || Brabham (1-4) || None || || 244 || 8-16 || 1-8 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Apr. 9 || Georgia Southern || || St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC || W 5-3 || Brabham (2-5) || Rewis (1-2) || None || ESPN+ || 125 || 9-16 || 2-8 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Apr. 10 || Georgia Southern || || St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC || L 1-9 (6 inns) || Richardson (3-4) || De Jesus (2-6) || None || ESPN+ || 125 || 9-17 || 2-9 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Apr. 10 || Georgia Southern || || St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC || L 6-7 || Waldrep (3-4) || Brabham (2-5) || Rewis (1) || ESPN+ || 124 || 9-18 || 2-10 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Apr. 13 || at College of Charleston || || Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Charleston, SC || W 14-3 (5 inns) || Beasley-Polko (6-7) || Lemire (1-9) || None || || 64 || 10-18 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Apr. 13 || at College of Charleston || || Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Charleston, SC || W 14-2 (5 inns) || Brabham (3-5) || Burke (1-7) || None || || 64 || 11-18 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Apr. 17 || at Georgia State || || Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA || L 2-3 (9 inns) || Mooney (6-8) || Beasley-Polko (6-8) || None || || 213 || 11-19 || 2-11 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Apr. 17 || at Georgia State || || Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA || W 6-3 || Brabham (4-5) || Doolittle (0-4) || None || || 213 || 12-19 || 3-11 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Apr. 18 || at Georgia State || || Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA || W 8-7 || Beasley-Polko (7-8) || Freeman (2-3) || None || || 217 || 13-19 || 4-11 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Apr. 21 || Campbell || || St. Johns Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC || W 7-6 (8 inns) || Beasley-Polko (8-8) || Barefoot (10-5) || None || || 125 || 14-19 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Apr. 21 || Campbell || || St. Johns Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC || W 6-4 || De Jesus (3-6) || Richards (5-3) || Beasley-Polko (1) || || 125 || 15-19 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Apr. 24 || UT Arlington || || St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC || W 8-5 || Beasley-Polko (9-8) || Valencia (3-5) || Brabham (1) || ESPN+ || 125 || 16-19 || 5-11 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Apr. 24 || UT Arlington || || St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC || W 6-1 || De Jesus (4-6) || Hines (4-11) || None || ESPN+ || 125 || 17-19 || 6-11 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Apr. 25 || UT Arlington || || St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC || W 5-2 || Brabham (5-6) || Valencia (3-6) || None || ESPN+ || 125 || 18-19 || 7-11 |- align="center" bgcolor=#dddddd |Apr. 27 || at || || Terry Field • Rock Hill, SC || colspan=12| Game canceled|- align="center" bgcolor=#dddddd |Apr. 27 || at Winthrop || || Terry Field • Rock Hill, SC || colspan=12| Game canceled'' |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Apr. 28 || at || || Boseman Field • Wilmington, NC || W 12-5 || De Jesus (5-6) || Gamache (2-6) || Brabham (2) || || 73 || 19-19 ||