2022 UT Arlington Mavericks softball team

The 2022 UT Arlington Mavericks softball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Mavericks played their home games at Allan Saxe Field. The Mavericks were led by fifth, and final, year head coach Peejay Brun and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 31, 2022. UT Arlington was picked to finish fifth in the conference with 49 votes. Coaches poll 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

National Softball Signing Day

Kailee Bautista Catcher Rockwall, Texas Rockwall-Heath HS Alaina Hampton Infielder Pearland, Texas Pearland HS Marley Neises Catcher/Utility Cedar Park, Texas Leander HS Nikki Donahue Catcher/Infielder Honolulu, Hawaii Kamehameha Schools Giselle Villarreal Infielder Rosenberg, Texas B. F. Terry HS

Personnel

Schedule and results Legend UT Arlington win UT Arlington loss Postponement/CancellationBoldUT Arlington team member

2022 UT Arlington softball game log Regular season (22–25) February (6–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Aggie ClassicFeb. 11 vs. Davis Diamond • College Station, TX L1–3 Nunn(1-0) Bumpurs(0-1) None 0–1 Feb. 11 at Davis Diamond • College Station, TX L0–95 Herzog(1-0) Adams(0-1) None 1,321 0–2 Feb. 12 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Davis Diamond • College Station, TX L0–28 Beatriz(1-0) Adams(0-2) None 0–3 Feb. 12 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond • College Station, TX Game cancelledFeb. 13 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond • College Station, TX L1–95 Ackerman(1-0) Bumpurs(0-2) None 1,071 0–4 Feb. 16 at Helen of Troy Softball Complex • El Paso, TX Game cancelled Troy Cox InvitationalFeb. 17 at NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM W6–5 Adams(1-2) De La Torre(0-4) None 148 1–4 Feb. 18 vs. NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, MM W6–4 Bumpurs(1-2) Golden(1-2) None 145 2–4 Feb. 18 at New Mexico State NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM L7–12 King(1-1) Adams(1-3) None 433 2–5 Feb. 19 vs. Southeastern Louisiana NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM W5–1 Adams(2-3) DuBois(0-1) None 3–5 Feb. 19 NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM L2–6 Wallace(4-1) Henriksen(0-1) None 3–6 Feb. 23 Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W12–35 Adams(3-3) Hertenberger(1-1) None 323 4–6 The Evangeline Bank & Trust II InvitationalFeb. 25 vs. Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA L2–3 Siems(2-2) Adams(3-4) Hosc(1) 4–7 Feb. 25 vs. Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA W5–4 Bumpurs(2-2) Charest(0-1) Adams(1) 5–7 Feb. 26 vs. Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA W8–5 Adams(4-4) Dunn(1-2) None 6–7 Feb. 27 at McNeese State Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA Game cancelled March (6–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMar. 2 at Lovelace Stadium • Denton, TX Game cancelled Boerner InvitationalMar. 4 Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX Game cancelledMar. 4 Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX Game cancelledMar. 5 Northwestern State Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX Game cancelledMar. 8 Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L0–2 Wilbur(4-6) Adams(4-5) None 156 6–8 Mar. 11 South Alabama Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L0–85 Lackie(5-3) Adams(4-6) None 156 6–9 0–1Mar. 12 South Alabama Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L3–9 Hardy(2-7) Bumpurs(2-3) None 316 6–10 0–2Mar. 13 South Alabama Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L0–10 Hardy(3-7) Adams(4-7) None 282 6–11 0–3Mar. 15 at Incarnate Word H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX W11–5 Adams(5-7) Gunther(4-8) None 101 7–11 Mar. 16 No. 10 Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W3–1 Adams(6-7) Day(4-2) None 709 8–11 Mar. 18 Coastal Carolina Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W11–5 Bumpurs(3-3) Volpe(1-2) None 289 9–11 1–3Mar. 19 Coastal Carolina Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W5–2 Bumpurs(4-3) Picone(5-5) Adams(2) 159 10–11 2–3Mar. 20 Coastal Carolina Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W5–2 Adams(7-7) De Jesus(0-2) None 244 11–11 3–3Mar. 23 at Northwestern State Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA Game cancelled due to poor field conditionsMar. 25 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L1–96 Landry(8-2) Adams(7-8) None 1,854 11–12 3–4Mar. 26 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L0–105 Lamb(6-4) Bumpurs(4-4) None 1,893 11–13 3–5Mar. 27 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L0–105 Landry(9-2) Adams(7-9) None 1,739 11–14 3–6Mar. 30 Sam Houston State Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W1–0 Bumpurs(5-4) Dunn(2-6) None 506 12–14 April (10–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordApr. 1 Louisiana–Monroe Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W3–2 Adams(8-9) Chavarria(3-5) None ESPN+ 294 13–14 4–6Apr. 2 Louisiana–Monroe Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W5–4 Bumpurs(6-4) Chavarria(3-6) None ESPN+ 345 14–14 5–6Apr. 3 Louisiana–Monroe Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W2–1 Adams(9-9) Kackley(5-4) None ESPN+ 320 15–14 6–6Apr. 6 at No. 19 Texas Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L4–14 Simpson(6-2) Adams(9-10) None 923 15–15 Apr. 8 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA W5–1 Adams(10-10) Adams(4-7) None 110 16–15 7–6Apr. 9 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA L5–11 Buck(5-4) Bumpurs(6-5) Mooney(1) 192 16–16 7–7Apr. 10 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA L7–88 Buck(6-4) Adams(10-11) None 123 16–17 7–8Apr. 12 at Poly Wells Field • Abilene, TX W9–0 (5 inns) Max(1-0) White (7-8) None 75 17–17 Apr. 15 Georgia Southern Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W5–0 Adams(11-11) Waldrep(6-6) None 254 18–17 8–8Apr. 16 Georgia Southern Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W9–5 Max(2-0) Richardson(1-6) None ESPN+ 156 19–17 9–8Apr. 16 Georgia Southern Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W6–06 Adams(12-11) Waldrep(6-7) None ESPN+ 300 20–17 10–8Apr. 19 Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L1–29 Orme(10-10) Adams(12-12) None 301 20–18 Apr. 22 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L0–5 Johnson(17-8) Adams(12-13) None ESPN+ 97 20–19 10–9Apr. 23 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W3–1 Max(3-0) Cannon(0-1) None 113 21–19 11–9Apr. 24 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L0–5 Johnson(18-8) Max(3-1) None ESPN+ 189 21–20 11–10Apr. 29 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC L6–7 Northrop(4-5) Bumpurs(6-6) Buckner(1) 219 21–21 11–11Apr. 29 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC L2–7 Buckner(12-8) Adams(12-14) None 188 21–22 11–12Apr. 30 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W4–1 Max(4-1) Buckner(11-9) None 237 22–22 12–12 May (0–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMay 5 Texas State Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L2–115 Mullins(24-11) Max(4-2) None 300 22–23 12–13May 6 Texas State Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L2–7 Mullins(25-11) Adams(12-15) None 318 22–24 12–14May 7 Texas State Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L0–4 Pierce(7-4) Adams(12-16) None 334 22–25 12–15 Post-Season (0–2) (0–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 11 vs. (4) Troy (5) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L1–2 Johnson(20-11) Adams(12-17) None ESPN+ 120 22–26 0–1May 12 vs. (7) Georgia State (5) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L3–5 Buck(9-7) Max(4-3) None ESPN+ 44 22–27 0–2 Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

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