2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers softball team
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Kelley Green (11th season)
- Danielle Penner
- Kristin Erb
| 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers softball | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 13–8 (1–2 SBC) |
| Head coach |
|
| Assistant coaches |
|
| Home stadium | St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Louisiana | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 18 | – | 6 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 16 | – | 6 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 13 | – | 8 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020[1] Rankings from NFCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers softball team represented Coastal Carolina University in 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 eleventh year head coach Kelley Green and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including softball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On March 16, the Sun Belt formally announced the cancelation of all spring sports, thus ending their season definitely.
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 29, 2020. Coastal Carolina was picked to finish fifth in the Sun Belt Conference with 56 votes.[3]
| Coaches poll | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | 100 (10) |
| 2 | Troy | 85 |
| 3 | UT Arlington | 77 |
| 4 | Texas State | 74 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 56 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 47 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 36 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 31 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 26 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 18 |
Preseason All-Sun Belt team
- Summer Ellyson (LA, SR, Pitcher)
- Megan Kleist (LA, SR, Pitcher)
- Julie Rawls (LA, SR, Catcher)
- Reagan Wright (UTA, SR, Catcher)
- Katie Webb (TROY, SR, 1st Base)
- Kaitlyn Alderink (LA, SR, 2nd Base)
- Hailey Mackay (TXST, SR, 3rd Base)
- Alissa Dalton (LA, SR, Shortstop)
- Jayden Mount (ULM, SR, Shortstop)
- Whitney Walton (UTA, SR, Shortstop)
- Tara Oltmann (TXST, JR, Shortstop)
- Courtney Dean (CCU, JR, Outfield)
- Mekhia Freeman (GASO, SR, Outfield)
- Sarah Hudek (LA, SR, Outfield)
- Raina O'Neal (LA, JR, Outfield)
- Bailey Curry (LA, JR, Designated Player/1st Base)
National Softball Signing Day
| Player | Position | Hometown | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ally Clegg | Infielder | Leesburg, Georgia | Chipola College |
| Jade Soto | Utility | Fort Myers, Florida | Bishop Verot HS |
| Kiya Thomas | Infielder | Tacoma, Washington | Central Arizona College |
| Payton Ebersole | Outfielder | Dillsburg, Pennsylvania | Northern HS |
| Madison Hudson | Outfielder | Lithia, Florida | Bryon Nelson HS |
| Jordan Thompson | Catcher | Asburn, Virginia | Stonebridge HS |
| Riley Zana | Infielder | Elyria, Ohio | Elyria HS |