2021 McNeese State Cowgirls softball team

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ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record35–26 (18–9 Southland)
Headcoach
  • James Landreneau (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Robbie Tate
  • Shellie Landry
2021 McNeese State Cowgirls softball
Baton Rouge Regionals appearance
Southland Conference Tournament champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record35–26 (18–9 Southland)
Head coach
  • James Landreneau (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Robbie Tate
  • Shellie Landry
Home stadiumJoe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin  ‍†‍‍ 25–2 .92635–12 .745
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 21–6 .77837–19 .661
McNeese State  ‍‍‡‍y 18–9 .66735–26 .574
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59324–22 .522
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58328–23 .549
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55622–17 .564
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51919–31 .380
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37014–33 .298
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 9–18 .33316–27 .372
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33318–30 .375
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 5–22 .18512–28 .300
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 4–23 .1488–43 .157
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 22, 2021[1]
Rankings from NFCA

The 2021 McNeese State Cowgirls softball team represented McNeese State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Cowgirls played their home games at Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond and were led by fifth year head coach James Landreneau. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 5, 2021. McNeese State was picked to finish second in the Southland Conference with 217 votes and four first place votes.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Stephen F. Austin235 (17)
2McNeese State217 (4)
3Southeastern Louisiana183
4Sam Houston State172 (1)
5Central Arkansas162 (1)
6Northwestern State156 (1)
7Nicholls131
8Lamar86
9Abilene Christian82
10Houston Baptist81
11Texas A&M–Corpus Christi47
12Incarnate Word32

Preseason All-Southland team

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First Team

  • Kaylyn Shephard (UCA, R-SR, 1st Base)
  • Cayla Joens (NSU, JR, 2nd Base)
  • Cylla Hall (UCA, R-SR, 3rd Base)
  • Cori McCrary (MCNS, SR, Shortstop)
  • Ella Manzer (SELA, SR, Catcher)
  • Samantha Bradley (ACU, R-SR, Designated Player)
  • Linsey Tomlinson (ACU, R-SR, Outfielder)
  • Kaylee Lopez (MCNS, SO, Outfielder)
  • Elise Vincent (NSU, SR, Outfielder)
  • Madisen Blackford (SELA, SR, Outfielder)
  • Megan McDonald (SHSU, SR, Outfielder)
  • Kayla Beaver (UCA, R-FR, Pitcher)
  • Kassidy Wilbur (SFA, JR, Pitcher)
  • E. C. Delafield (NSU, JR, Utility)

Second Team

  • Shaylon Govan (SFA, SO, 1st Base)
  • Brooke Malia (SHSU, SR, 2nd Base)
  • Bryana Novegil (SFA, SR, 2nd Base)
  • Caitlin Garcia (NICH, JR, 3rd Base)
  • Alex Hudspeth (SFA, JR, Shortstop)
  • Alexis Perry (NSU, SO, Catcher)
  • Bailey Richards (SFA, SR, Catcher)
  • Caitlyn Brockway (HBU, SO, Designated Player)
  • Reagan Sperling (UCA, R-JR, Outfielder)
  • Alayis Seneca (MCNS, SO, Outfielder)
  • Hayley Barbazon (NSU, SR, Outfielder)
  • Saleen Flores (MCNS, SO, Pitcher)
  • MC Comeaux (SELA, FR, Pitcher)
  • Sammi Thomas (TAMUCC, SO, Utility)

National Softball Signing Day

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Player Position Hometown Previous Team
Amanda Allen Pitcher Richmond, Texas Foster HS
Lindsay Henson Pitcher Lawrenceburg, Indiana East Central HS
Grace Cantu Outfielder Celina, Texas Celina HS
Kelsey Gaspard Catcher Roanoke, Louisiana Northside Christian HS
Reese Reyna Infielder Santa Fe, Texas Santa Fe HS
Katie VanDermark Infielder Walker, Louisiana Live Oak HS
Cristlyne Moreno Infielder Converse, Texas Samuel Clemens HS

Roster

2021 McNeese State Cowgirls roster
 

Pitchers

  • 1 Jenna Edwards – senior
  • 5 Whitney Tate – freshman
  • 20 Saleen Flores – sophomore
  • 22 Ashely Vallejo – freshman

Outfielders

  • 11 Toni Perrin – junior
  • 14 Kennedy Reynolds – freshman
  • 15 Taniece Tyson - Redshirt Freshman
  • 26 Teagan Whitley – freshman
  • 28 Alayis Seneca – sophomore

Utilities

  • 3 Sara Geier – sophomore
  • 4 Kaylee Lopez – sophomore
  • 10 Padyn Williams – sophomore
  • 21 Jil Poullard – freshman
  

Catchers

  • 6 Rebekah Dilavore – junior
  • 7 Adriana Ramirez – junior
  • 12 Gracie Devall – sophomore
  • 25 Chloe Gomez – freshman
  • 32 Macy McRight – freshman

Infielders

  • 9 Caleigh Cross – freshman
  • 18 Tayler Strother – junior
  • 19 Amy Reed – sophomore
  • 23 Haylee Brinlee – sophomore
  • 24 Cori McCrary – senior
  • 27 Caylon Brabham – freshman
  • 29 Aaliyah Ortiz – freshman
  • 34 Tiffany Steczo – junior

Coaching staff

2021 McNeese State Cowgirls coaching staff
  • James Landreneau – Head coach – 5th year
  • Robbie Tate – Assistant Head coach – 2nd year
  • Chris Watford – Assistant Head coach – 2nd year

Schedule and results

Legend
 McNeese State win
 McNeese State loss
 Postponement/Cancellation
BoldMcNeese State team member
2021 McNeese State Cowgirls Softball Game Log
Regular season (30-24)
February (3-11)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
Tiger Classic
Feb. 11at No. 5 LSUTiger Field • Baton Rouge, LAL 0-8 (6 inns)Sunseri (1-0)Vallejo (0-1)NoneSECN+2610-1
Feb. 12vs. KansasTiger Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 9-8Flores (1-0)Reed (0-1)Edwards (1)751-1
Feb. 12vs. KansasTiger Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 6-5Edwards (1-0)Hamilton (0-1)None1022-1
Feb. 13vs. No. 25 DukeTiger Field • Baton Rouge, LAL 1-9Walters (1-0)Tate (0-1)None652-2
Feb. 16at South AlabamaJaguar Field • Mobile, ALGame Postponed due to threat of inclement travel conditions
Feb. 17Louisiana–MonroeJoe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAGame Postponed due to threat of freezing rain/snow/sleet in Lake Charles
Cowgirl Classic
Feb. 20No. 20 ArkansasJoe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAL 4-6 (14 inns)Haff (1-1)Vallejo (0-2)None4892-3
Feb. 20No. 20 ArkansasJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 7-4Flores (2-0)Bloom (0-1)Edwards (2)4893-3
Feb. 21No. 20 ArkansasJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAL 1-3Haff (2-1)Flores (2-1)None3763-4
Feb. 21No. 23 BaylorJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAL 2-3 (9 inns)Binford (1-0)Tate (0-2)Rodoni (1)3763-5
Feb. 23No. 10 Oklahoma StateJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAL 0-5Eberle (3-0)Flores (2-2)None3983-6
Feb. 24at No. 9 LouisianaYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAL 7-8 (8 inns)Ellyson (3-0)Tate (0-3)None2443-7
Feb. 26at No. 22 UCFUCF Softball Stadium • Orlando, FLL 0-3White (5-0)Vallejo (0-3)NoneESPN+1013-8
Feb. 26at No. 22 UCFUCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FLL 1-4Mancha (3-1)Tate (0-4)NoneESPN+983-9
Feb. 27at No. 22 UCFUCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FLL 3-11 (5 inns)Jewell (1-0)Flores (2-3)None883-10
Feb. 28at No. 6 FloridaKatie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FLL 0-1 (8 inns)Hightower (5-0)Edwards (1-1)None4283-11
March (11-8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
Mar. 3No. 12 LouisianaJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAL 4-5Dixon (3-0)Tate (0-5)Ellyson (1)3663-12
Cowgirl Classic II
Mar. 5Texas SouthernJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 6-0Flores (3-3)Gendorf (0-3)None2654-12
Mar. 5UTSAJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 6-5Vallejo (1-3)Hernandez (1-1)Edwards (3)2655-12
Mar. 6UTSAJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 3-2Tate (1-5)Williams (1-1)Edwards (4)3076-12
Mar. 6Texas SouthernJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 3-1Edwards (2-1)Reyes (0-1)Flores (1)3077-12
Mar. 10at HoustonCougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TXW 4-3Flores (4-3)Lee (2-3)Tate (1)ESPN+868-12
Mar. 12Central ArkansasJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 1-0Tate (2-5)Beavers (5-3)None2579-121-0
Mar. 13Central ArkansasJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAL 4-5Beaver (6-3)Vallejo (1-4)None2079-131-1
Mar. 13Central ArkansasJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 5-3Tate (3-5)Sanchez (4-3)None20710-132-1
Mar. 16No. 10 TexasRed and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TXL 2-5Jacobsen (6-1)Tate (3-6)None37910-14
Mar. 18Texas A&MJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAL 1-5Herzog (7-1)Flores (4-4)None38710-15
Mar. 19at Sam Houston StateBearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TXL 1-6Dunn (3-3)Vallejo (1-5)None10910-162-2
Mar. 20at Sam Houston StateBearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TXL 0-6Vento (3-2)Tate (3-7)None10710-172-3
Mar. 20at Sam Houston StateBearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TXL 0-4Dunn (4-3)Flores (4-5)None11510-182-4
Mar. 24HoustonJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 9-3Tate (6-7)Hulon (0-3)None17711-18
Mar. 26at Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiChapman Field • Corpus Christi, TXW 3-2 (9 inns)Edwards (3-1)Lara (9-3)None14112-183-4
Mar. 26at Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiChapman Field • Corpus Christi, TXW 6-1Tate (5-7)Lombrana (4-7)None14113-184-4
Mar. 27at Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiChapman Field • Corpus Christi, TXW 9-0Edwards (4-1)Lara (9-4)None15114-185-4
Mar. 31at South AlabamaJaguar Field • Mobile, ALL 0-1Hughen (4-4)Flores (4-6)Lackie (2)ESPN+20014-19
April (13–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
Apr. 2LamarJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 7-2Edwards (5-1)Mixon (1-8)None25715-196-4
Apr. 3LamarJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 8-0 (5 inns)Tate (6-7)Reyna (1-9)None16-197-4
Apr. 3LamarJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 2-1Vallejo (2-5)Mixon (1-9)Flores (2)25717-198-4
Apr. 7Louisiana TechJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 7-1Flores (5-6)Hernandez (6-5)None27918-19
Apr. 9at Southeastern LouisianaNorth Oak Park • Hammond, LAL 2-3Zumo (13-2)Vallejo (2-6)None24518-208-5
Apr. 10at Southeastern LouisianaNorth Oak Park • Hammond, LAL 2-3Hannabas (2-3)Flores (5-7)DuBois (6)24318-218-6
Apr. 10at Southeastern LouisianaNorth Oak Park • Hammond, LAW 3-1Vallejo (3-6)Sitzman (0-2)None24519-219-6
Apr. 13No. 16 LSUJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAGame Postponed
Apr. 16Abilene ChristianJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 7-0Tate (7-7)White (4-11)None25620-2110-6
Apr. 17Abilene ChristianJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 7-1Edwards (6-1)White (4-12)None21-2111-6
Apr. 17Abilene ChristianJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 8-0 (6 inns)Vallejo (3-5)Harris (0-3)None29722-2112-6
Apr. 21at UTSARoadrunner Field • San Antonio, TXW 6-3Vallejo (5-6)Seith (3-3)None4023-21
Apr. 23at Incarnate WordH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXW 14-6Vallejo (6-6)Gunther (6-8)None7524-2113-6
Apr. 24at Incarnate WordH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXW 3-1 (8 inns)Tate (8-7)Trapp (5-6)None7525-2114-6
Apr. 24at Incarnate WordH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXL 2-3 (9 inns)Gunther (7-8)Vallejo (6-7)None7525-2214-7
Apr. 28Louisiana–MonroeJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 6-1Edwards (7-1)Hulett (4-7)Tate (2)24926-22
Apr. 30Northwestern StateJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 3-0Tate (9-7)Howell (6-9)None40127-2215-7
Apr. 30Northwestern StateJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAL 2-3Delafield (9-3)Flores (5-8)None40127-2315-8
May (3-1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
May 1Northwestern StateJoe Miller at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 5-3 (8 inns)Tate (10-7)Delafield (0-4)None47828-2316-8
May 7at NichollsSwanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LAW 6-2Tate (11-7)Westbrook (3-10)None33029-2317-8
May 7at NichollsSwanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LAL 0-1LaBure (4-5)Edwards (7-2)None27629-2417-9
May 8at NichollsSwanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LAW 10-2 (6 inns)Vallejo (7-7)Turner (0-3)None20230-2418-9
Postseason (5-2)
Southland Tournament (4-0)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 13vs. (7) Sam Houston State(3)North Oak Park • Hammond, LAW 3-1Edwards (8-2)Vento (8-8)NoneESPN+27731-241-0
May 13vs. (2) Central Arkansas(3)North Oak Park • Hammond, LAW 6-5Tate (12-7)Johnson (11-8)Flores (3)ESPN+33532-242-0
May 14vs. (1) Stephen F. Austin(3)North Oak Park • Hammond, LAW 4-1Tate (13-7)Wilbur (30-5)NoneESPN+30433-243-0
May 15vs. (2) Central Arkansas(3)North Oak Park • Hammond, LAW 1-0Edwards (9-2)Johnson (11-9)Tate (3)ESPN+34534-244-0
NCAA Division I softball tournament (1-2)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
Baton Rouge Regionals
May 21vs. (1)/No. 16 LSU(4)Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LAL 2-10 (6 inns)Sunseri (10-6)Tate (13-8)NoneESPNU34-250-1
May 22vs. (3) George Washington(4)Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LAW 12-0 (5 inns)Tate (14-8)Lange (21-10)NoneESPN31,99135-251-1
May 22vs. (2)/No. 15 Louisiana(4)Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LAL 0-4Ellyson (25-7)Edwards (9-3)Lamb (1)ESPN31,92035-261-2
Schedule source:[5]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

Baton Rouge Regional

Postseason

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