2022 Houston Baptist Huskies softball team

The 2022 Houston Baptist Huskies softball team represented Houston Baptist University during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Huskies played their home games at Husky Field and were led by thirty–first year head coach Mary-Ellen Hall. They were members of the Southland Conference.

2022 Houston Baptist Huskies softball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	19–29 (4–13 Southland)
Head coach	Mary-Ellen Hall (31st season)
Assistant coaches	Natali Duron Heidi Jaquez
Home stadium	Husky Field
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Southland Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
McNeese State  ‍†‍‡‍^y	15	–	3		.833			40	–	21		.656
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍	14	–	4		.778			40	–	16		.714
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍	11	–	7		.611			25	–	27		.481
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍	10	–	8		.556			29	–	22		.569
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍	5	–	13		.278			15	–	36		.294
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍	4	–	13		.235			19	–	29		.396
Nicholls  ‍‍‍	4	–	14		.222			12	–	38		.240
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2022^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

This was the Huskies' final season as Houston Baptist. On September 21, 2022, the university announced it had adopted the new name of Houston Christian University. The Huskies nickname was not affected.^[2]

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 4, 2022. Houston Baptist was picked to finish fourth in the Southland Conference with 102 votes.^[3]

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

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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)

Personnel

2022 Houston Baptist Huskies softball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year Home town 1 C Jasie Roberts R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Pasadena, Texas 2 INF Baylee Chandler   R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Liberty, Texas 3 INF Kaicey Hagler R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Splendora, Texas 4 U Avery Drake   R/L 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Belton, Texas 5 C Justice Palmer R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Fairhope, Alabama 7 RHP Madison Cotton   R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Belton, Texas 8 INF Shelby Echols R/L 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Pearland, Texas 11 INF Autumn Sydlik R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Spring, Texas 12 OF AB Garcia L/L 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Cypress, Texas 18 U Haylie Savage R/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Angleton, Texas 20 U Katy Janes / 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Huffman, Texas 21 RHP Sarah Venker R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Houston, Texas 23 C Caitlyn Brockway R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Tomball, Texas 26 OF Riley Martin L/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Pearland, Texas 27 U Jackie Jessup R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Sugar Land, Texas 32 U Breana Herrera R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Corpus Christi, Texas 33 RHP Lyndie Swanson R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Katy, Texas	Head coach Mary-Ellen Hall (US Sports Academy) Assistant coach(es) Natali Duron (Houston) Heidi Jaquez (Houston Baptist) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 28 June 2022

Schedule and results

Legend
	Houston Baptist win
	Houston Baptist loss
	Postponement/Cancellation
Bold	Houston Baptist team member

2022 Houston Baptist Huskies softball game log
Regular season (16–27)
February (6–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Bearkat Classic Feb. 11 vs. Dayton Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX W 2–0 Swanson (1-0) Gumm (0-1) None 1–0 Feb. 11 vs. South Dakota Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX L 0–6 Edwards (1-0) Janes (0-1) None 1–1 Feb. 12 vs. Wichita State Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX L 2–10^6 Schopfer (1-0) Swanson (1-1) None 256 1–2 Feb. 12 at Sam Houston State Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX Game cancelled Feb. 15 Texas Southern Husky Field • Houston, TX W 3–2 Swanson (2-1) Gendorf (0-2) None ESPN+ 217 2–2 Southern Miss Invitational Feb. 18 vs. Louisiana–Monroe Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS L 7–11 Abrams (2-0) Janes (0-2) None CUSA.TV 272 2–3 Feb. 18 vs. Jacksonville State Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS L 3–7 Androlevich (2-1) Cotton (0-1) None CUSA.TV 256 2–4 Feb. 19 vs. Mississippi Valley State Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS W 2–0 Janes (1-2) Wren (0-3) None CUS.TV 103 3–4 Feb. 19 at Southern Miss Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS L 0–3 Leinstock (3-1) Venker (0-1) None CUSA.TV 3–5 UH Tournament Feb. 26 vs. Lamar Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX W 11–8 Janes (2-2) Mixon (0-3) None 4–5 Feb. 26 at Houston Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX Game cancelled Feb. 27 vs. Lamar Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX W 11–9 Janes (3-2) Ruiz (3-6) None 5–5 Feb. 27 at Houston Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX W 7–0 Swanson (3-1) Wilkey (2-4) None ESPN+ 350 6–5
March (4–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Mar. 1 UTSA Husky Field • Houston, TX L 1–9 Seith (1-0) Cotton (0-2) None ESPN+ 6–6 Mar. 4 Brown Husky Field • Houston, TX L 2–3 Guevara (1-1) Janes (3-3) Innerst (1) 150 6–7 Mar. 4 Prairie View A&M Husky Field • Houston, TX W 2–0 Swanson (4-1) Hall (0-2) None 131 7–7 Mar. 5 Brown Husky Field • Houston, TX W 4–2 Venker (1-1) Aguirre (0-2) None 109 8–7 Mar. 5 Prairie View A&M Husky Field • Houston, TX W 9–1^6 Cotton (1-2) Massey (0-3) None 194 9–7 Mar. 6 Brown Husky Field • Houston, TX L 1–3 Guevara (2-1) Venker (1-2) None 162 9–8 Lipscomb University Tournament Mar. 11 vs. Pittsburgh Draper Diamond • Nashville, TN L 0–4 Muraskin (4-2) Venker (1-3) None 131 9–9 Mar. 11 at Lipscomb Draper Diamond • Nashville, TN W 9–4 Cotton (2-2) Peters (1-3) Venker (1) 127 10–9 Mar. 13 vs. Bowling Green Draper Diamond • Nashville, TN L 4–7 Hurley (3-1) Venker (1-4) Gottshall (2) 117 10–10 Mar. 13 at Lipscomb Draper Diamond • Nashville, TN L 8–10 Barefoot (4-4) Cotton (2-3) None 187 10–11 Mar. 23 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond • College Station, TX L 4–5 Poynter (2-0) Swanson (4-2) None 809 10–12 Mar. 25 Northwestern State Husky Field • Houston, TX L 1–5 Hoover (6-3) Swanson (4-3) None ESPN+ 288 10–13 0–1 Mar. 25 Northwestern State Husky Field • Houston, TX L 2–10 Darr (8-2) Cotton (2-4) None ESPN+ 288 10–14 0–2 Mar. 26 Northwestern State Husky Field • Houston, TX L 1–7 Rhoden (3-3) Venker (1-5) None ESPN+ 279 10–15 0–3 Mar. 29 at Lamar Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX L 1–9^5 Ruiz (5-10) Venker (1-6) None 400 10–16
April (4–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Apr. 3 at McNeese State Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA L 1–9^6 Sanders (6-0) Cotton (2-5) None 10–17 0–4 Apr. 3 at McNeese State Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA L 1–9^5 Vallejo (8-6) Swanson (4-3) None 411 10–18 0–5 Apr. 5 at Prairie View A&M Lady Panther Softball Field • Prairie View, TX Game cancelled Apr. 8 at Incarnate Word H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX W 3–0 Swanson (5-4) Floyd (2-4) None 106 11–18 1–5 Apr. 8 at Incarnate Word H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX L 4–5 Trapp (4-6) Cotton (2-6) Gunther (2) 106 11–19 1–6 Apr. 9 at Incarnate Word H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX W 7–4 Swanson (6-4) Gunther (2-4) None 117 12–19 2–6 Apr. 13 Sam Houston State Husky Field • Houston, TX L 1–5 Wasik (4-2) Cotton (2-7) Dunn (1) ESPN+ 130 12–20 Apr. 15 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Husky Field • Houston, TX L 0–1 Gilbert (4-8) Swanson (6-5) None ESPN+ 211 12–21 2–7 Apr. 15 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Husky Field • Houston, TX L 0–7 Galvan (2-0) Cotton (2-8) None ESPN+ 256 12–22 2–8 Apr. 16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Husky Field • Houston, TX L 0–2 Gilbert (5-8) Swanson (6-6) None ESPN+ 194 12–23 2–9 Apr. 22 at Southeastern Louisiana North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 0–5 Zumo (15-3) Swanson (6-7) None ESPN+ 115 12–24 2–10 Apr. 22 at Southeastern Louisiana North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 6–14^6 Ladner (6-2) Cotton (2-9) None ESPN+ 115 12–25 2–11 Apr. 23 at Southeastern Louisiana North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 1–2 Zumo (16-3) Venker (1-7) None ESPN+ 225 12–26 2–12 Apr. 27 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX Game cancelled Apr. 29 Nicholls Husky Field • Houston, TX W 1–0 Swanson (7-7) Turner (6-14) None 241 13–26 3–12 Apr. 29 Nicholls Husky Field • Houston, TX W 6–5 Cotton (3-9) Lehman (5-13) Swanson (1) 208 14–26 4–12 Apr. 30 Nicholls Husky Field • Houston, TX L 0–1 Turner (7-14) Venker (1-8) Lehman (1) 226 14–27 4–13
May (2–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record May 7 at Tarleton State Tarleton Softball Complex • Stephenville, TX W 9–7 Swanson (8-7) Bridges (11-11) Venker (2) 450 15–27 May 7 at Tarleton State Tarleton Softball Complex • Stephenville, TX W 6–3 Cotton (4-9) Chism (7-5) None 455 16–27
Post-Season (3–2)
Southland Tournament (3–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 10 vs. (3) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (6) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 5–4^8 Cotton (5-9) Galvan (5-1) None ESPN+ 225 17–27 1–0 May 11 vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana (6) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 5–8 Zumo (20-4) Cotton (5-10) None ESPN+ 361 17–28 1–1 May 11 vs. (5) Incarnate Word (6) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 8–4 Swanson (9-7) Garcia (2-12) None ESPN+ 250 18–28 2–1 May 12 vs. (3) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (6) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 5–3 Cotton (6-10) Galvan (5-2) Swanson (2) ESPN+ 231 19–28 3–1 May 12 vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana (6) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 1–9 Ladner (8-3) Swanson (9-8) None ESPN+ 258 19–29 3–2

Schedule Source:^[5]*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

References

1. "2022 Softball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
2. "Houston Baptist University Changes Name to Houston Christian University" (Press release). Houston Christian University. September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
3. "Cowgirls Voted to Top Spot in 2022 Softball Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
4. "2022 Softball Preseason All-Conference Teams Announced". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
5. "2022 Softball Schedule". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.