The 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Lions played their home games at North Oak Park and were led by seventh-year head coach Rick Fremin. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 4, 2022. Southeastern Louisiana was picked to finish third in the Southland Conference with 113 votes.

Coaches poll 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

First Team 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)

Second Team 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

Lainee Bailey Pitcher Walker, Louisiana Walker HS Cera Blanchard Pitcher Metairie, Louisiana De La Salle HSCopiah–Lincoln CC Britt Bourgoyne Utility Port Allen, Louisiana Brusly HS Maria Detillier Infielder Gramercy, Louisiana Lutcher HS Mckayla Ferguson Catcher Plaquemine, Louisiana Plaquemine HS Jillian Gutierrez Outfielder Pearland, Texas Shadow Creek HS Madison Hebert Infielder Luling, Louisiana St. Charles Catholic HS Colleen Kulivan Infielder Covington, Louisiana Covington HS Maddie Leal Outfielder Spring, Texas Spring HSLSU Eunice

Personnel

Schedule and results Legend Southeastern Louisiana win Southeastern Louisiana loss Postponement/CancellationBoldSoutheastern Louisiana team member

2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball game log Regular season (37–14) February (10–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Lion Classic IFeb. 11 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W6–2 Zumo(1-0) Davis(0-1) None ESPN+ 329 1–0 Feb. 12 Southeast Missouri State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W6–5 Zumo(2-0) Rook(1-1) None 263 2–0 Feb. 12 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W12–5 Comeaux(1-0) Coe(1-2) None 225 3–0 Troy Cox InvitationalFeb. 18 vs. NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM W7–6 Comeaux(2-0) Caviness(0-2) None 167 4–0 Feb. 18 vs. NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM W2–0 Zumo(3-0) Ferrell(0-2) Comeaux(1) 158 5–0 Feb. 19 vs. UT Arlington NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM L1–5 Adams(2-3) DuBois(0-1) None 173 5–1 Feb. 19 vs. Northern Colorado NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM W6–0 Comeaux(3-0) Golden(1-3) None 180 6–1 Feb. 20 vs. Nebraska NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM L1–11 Wallace(4-1) Comeaux(3-1) None 112 6–2 Mardi Gras MamboFeb. 25 vs. Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA W3–0 Zumo(4-0) Grey(3-1) DuBois(1) 123 7–2 Feb. 25 vs. No. 2 Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA L0–5 Fouts(4-0) Comeaux(3-2) None 245 7–3 Feb. 26 vs. Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA W9–05 Zumo(5-0) Peters(0-1) None 115 8–3 Feb. 26 vs. Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA W5–0 Ladner(1-0) Kaufman(0-1) None 123 9–3 Feb. 27 Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA W8–05 Comeaux(4-2) Baniecke(1-4) None 120 10–3 March (10–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC recordMar. 2 at Lady Techsters Softball Complex • Ruston, LA L1–2 Menzina(1-1) Ladner(0-2) None 10–4 Lion Classic IIMar. 4 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L2–5 Tarantino(3-4) Comeaux(4-3) None ESPN+ 203 10–5 Mar. 4 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W10–25 Zumo(6-0) Pleasants(1-5) None ESPN+ 197 11–5 Mar. 5 Buffalo North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W8–06 Zumo(7-0) Tarantino(3-5) None ESPN+ 119 12–5 Mar. 5 Marist North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L2–3 Myers(3-0) Romano(0-1) None ESPN+ 161 12–6 Mar. 6 Marist North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W4–2 Zumo(8-0) Pleasants(1-7) Ladner(1) ESPN+ 137 13–6 Memphis TournamentMar. 10 vs. Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN L1–6 Johnson(4-6) Zumo(8-1) None 106 13–7 Mar. 11 vs. Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN W13–5 Zumo(9-1) Edwards(7-4) None 14–7 Mar. 11 at Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN Game cancelledMar. 12 vs. Central Arkansas Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN Game cancelledMar. 12 vs. No. 10 Tiger Softball Complex • Memphis, TN Game cancelledMar. 15 at No. 20 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA L2–11 Chaffin(4-0) Zumo(9-2) None SECN+ 1,880 14–8 Mar. 16 vs. Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, AL Game cancelledMar. 17 at Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, AL W8–5 Comeaux(5-3) Carter(8-5) None ESPN+ 217 15–8 UT Chattanooga TournamentMar. 18 vs. Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN W5–4 Ladner(2-1) Toomey(3-8) None ESPN+ 172 16–8 Mar. 19 vs. Bucknell Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN W11–25 Ladner(3-1) Vestal(0-1) None 116 17–8 Mar. 19 at Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN W11–5 Zumo(10-2) Alley(3-7) None ESPN+ 271 18–8 Mar. 20 at Chattanooga Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN L3–4 Alley(4-7) Zumo(10-3) Wood(1) ESPN+ 317 18–9 Mar. 23 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA L0–4 Kackley(5-2) Romano(0-2) None 382 18–10 Mar. 29 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W6–0 Findley(1-0) Veamoi(3-7) None 151 19–10 Mar. 29 Alcorn State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W10–2 Comeaux(6-3) Parker(4-4) None 281 20–10 April (14–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC recordApr. 1 Incarnate Word North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W4–2 Comeaux(7-3) Trapp(3-5) Romano(1) ESPN+ 210 21–10 1–0Apr. 1 Incarnate Word North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W9–16 Zumo(11-3) Floyd(2-3) None ESPN+ 318 22–10 2–0Apr. 2 Incarnate Word North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W7–3 Zumo(12-3) Garcia(1-8) None ESPN+ 225 23–10 3–0Apr. 5 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W5–1 Findley(2-0) Salazar(4-4) None ESPN+ 130 24–10 Apr. 5 Jackson State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W9–05 Comeaux(8-3) Hopson(0-3) None ESPN+ 130 25–10 Apr. 8 at McNeese State Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA W6–1 Zumo(13-3) Sanders(6-1) None ESPN+ 417 26–10 4–0Apr. 9 at McNeese State Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA L0–4 Vallejo(9-6) Ladner(3-2) None 473 26–11 4–1Apr. 9 at McNeese State Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA L3–9 Tate(7-7) Findley(2-1) None 473 26–12 4–2Apr. 12 Louisiana North Oak Park • Hammond, LA Game cancelledApr. 15 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA W10–4 Zumo(14-3) Lehman(5-11) None 411 27–12 5–2Apr. 15 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA W11–2 Ladner(4-2) Turner(5-11) None 287 28–12 6–2Apr. 16 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA W10–1 Ladner(5-2) Turner(5-12) None 182 29–12 7–2Apr. 19 at Lady Jaguar Field • Baton Rouge, LA W13–05 Comeaux(9-3) Corona(1-7) None 134 30–12 Apr. 22 Houston Baptist North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W5–0 Zumo(15-3) Swanson(6-7) None ESPN+ 115 31–12 8–2Apr. 22 Houston Baptist North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W14–66 Ladner(6-2) Cotton(2-9) None ESPN+ 115 32–12 9–2Apr. 23 Houston Baptist North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W2–1 Zumo(16-3) Venker(1-7) None ESPN+ 225 33–12 10–2Apr. 29 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L0–7 Gilbert(7-8) Zumo(16-4) None ESPN+ 171 33–13 10–3Apr. 29 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX W6–2 Ladner(7-2) Smith(4-8) None ESPN+ 171 34–13 11–3Apr. 30 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L6–7 Galvan(4-0) Ladner(7-3) None 282 34–14 11–4 May (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC recordMay 6 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W7–3 Zumo(17-4) Hoover(10-6) DuBois(2) ESPN+ 318 35–14 12–4May 6 Northwestern State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W8–05 Comeaux(10-3) Rhoden(6-4) None ESPN+ 318 36–14 13–4May 7 Northwestern State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W6–1 Zumo(18-4) Hoover(10-7) None ESPN+ 294 37–14 14–4 Post-Season (3–2) (3–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 10 vs. (7) Nicholls (2) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W10–25 Zumo(19-4) Lehman(5-16) None ESPN+ 336 38–14 1–0May 11 vs. (6) Houston Baptist (2) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W8–5 Zumo(20-4) Cotton(5-10) None ESPN+ 361 39–14 2–0May 12 vs. (1) McNeese State (2) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L6–78 Tate(12-9) Zumo(20-5) None ESPN+ 381 39–15 2–1May 12 vs. (6) Houston Baptist (2) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W9–15 Ladner(8-3) Swanson(9-8) None ESPN+ 258 40–15 3–1May 13 vs. (1) McNeese State (2) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L4–10 Sanders(7-2) Romano(0-3) None ESPN+ 331 40–16 3–2 Schedule source:*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

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