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American college softball season
The 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles softball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season . The Eagles played their home games at Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex. The Eagles were led by third year head coach Kim Dean.
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.
Preseason
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 29, 2020. Georgia Southern was picked to finish seventh in the Sun Belt Conference with 36 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
[ 4]
Roster
2020 Georgia Southern Eagles roster
Pitchers
4 Jess Mazur - Sophomore
12 Rylee Waldrep - Junior
19 Harlee Rewis - Junior
23 Ashleigh Morton - Sophomore
31 Kyleigh Richardson - Freshman
77 Aaliyah Garcia - Freshman
Outfielders
3 Ellington Day - Senior
6 Mekhia Freeman - Senior
10 Alisha House - Freshman
15 Ashleigh Duty - Freshman
25 Mary Grace Howard - Sophomore
Catchers
14 Linzie Lafavor - Freshman
16 Sydney Horton - Senior
20 Janai Conklin - Freshman
91 Allyssah Mullis - Junior
Infielders
1 Shayla Smith - Senior
2 Shelby Barfield - Sophomore
5 Olivia Creamer - Freshman
7 Bailee Wilson - Freshman
22 Ashlynn Gunter - Sophomore
24 Alia Booth - Senior
43 Faith Shirley - Sophomore
Coaching staff
2020 Georgia Southern Eagles coaching staff
Kim Dean – Head Coach – 3rd year
Dani Price – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year
Brock Van Faussien – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year
Kelsea Cichocki – Graduate Assistant Coach – 2nd year
Olivia Clark-Kittleson – Graduate Assistant Coach – 2nd year
Schedule and results
Legend
Georgia Southern win
Georgia Southern loss
Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold
Georgia Southern team member
2020 Georgia Southern Eagles softball game log
Regular season (14-10)
February (11-8)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Bash in the Boro
Feb. 7
East Tennessee State
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
Game cancelled
Feb. 7
Hartford
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
W 10-2 (6 inn)
Waldrep (1-0)
Card (0-1)
None
True Blue Live
219
1-0
Feb. 8
East Tennessee State
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
W 9-3
Morton (1-0)
Boling (0-1)
None
True Blue Live
232
2-0
Feb. 8
Rutgers
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
W 9-1 (5 inn)
Garcia (1-0)
Vickers (1-1)
None
True Blue Live
208
3-0
Feb. 9
Army
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
L 5-7
Grete (1-1)
Morton (1-1)
Duong (1)
ESPN+
176
3-1
Feb. 12
Mercer
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
W 5-3
Garcia (2-0)
Byrd (0-2)
None
True Blue Live
192
4-1
Citrus Classic at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Feb. 14
vs. Saint Joseph's
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL
W 5-1
Garcia (3-0)
Herr (0-1)
None
50
5-1
Feb. 14
vs. Lehigh
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL
L 0-1
Boyd (1-0)
Waldrep (1-1)
None
75
5-2
Feb. 15
vs. Bethune–Cookman
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL
W 5-1
Garcia (4-0)
Enriquez (0-1)
None
50
6-2
Feb. 15
vs. Charleston Southern
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL
W 4-0
Waldrep (2-1)
Heinrich (0-1)
None
50
7-2
Feb. 16
vs. Charleston Southern
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL
W 9-4
Richardson (1-0)
Junge (1-1)
None
50
8-2
Eagle Round Robin
Feb. 21
Evansville
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
L 8-14
Vetter (2-4)
Garcia (4-1)
None
True Blue Live
104
8-3
Feb. 22
Monmouth
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
W 13-2 (5 inn)
Waldrep (3-1)
Gletow (1-2)
None
True Blue Live
107
9-3
Feb. 23
Maryland
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
L 2-4
Wyche (2-3)
Garcia (4-2)
None
ESPN+
235
9-4
Feb. 23
Furman
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
W 5-1
Richardson (2-0)
Smith (1-7)
None
ESPN+
187
10-4
Feb. 26
at No. 16 South Carolina
Carolina Softball Stadium • Columbia, SC
L 3-5
Heath (2-0)
Waldrep (3-2)
Betenbaugh (1)
SECN+
1,244
10-5
Auburn Tigers Invitational
Feb. 28
vs. Binghamton
Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL
W 8-2
Waldrep (4-2)
Bienkowski (0-3)
None
11-5
Feb. 28
at Auburn
Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL
L 4-5 (9 inn)
Yarbrough (3-0)
Garcia (4-3)
None
SECN+
11-6
Feb. 29
at No. 18 Minnesota
Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL
L 3-14 (6 inn)
Fiser (7-5)
Waldrep (4-3)
None
11-7
Feb. 29
vs. Binghamton
Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL
L 1-2 (8 inn)
Gibson (1-3)
Garcia (4-4)
None
11-8
March (3-2)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Mar. 1
at Auburn
Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL
L 0-6
Yarbrough (5-0)
Waldrep (4-4)
Swindle (1)
1,615
11-9
Mar. 4
Boston College
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
Game Cancelled
Mar. 6
Louisiana–Monroe
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
W 9-6
Richardson (3-0)
Coons (4-2)
None
ESPN+
127
12-9
1-0
Mar. 7
Louisiana–Monroe
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
W 4-3
Waldrep (5-4)
Chavarria (0-1)
None
ESPN+
182
13-9
2-0
Mar. 8
Louisiana–Monroe
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
L 3-6
Williams (5-2)
Barfield (0-1)
Watts (1)
ESPN+
217
13-10
2-1
Mar. 8
at College of Charleston
Patriots Point Athletic Complex • Charleston, SC
W 6-1
Garcia (5-4)
Sparkman (2-4)
None
155
14-10
Mar. 13
at Troy
Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 14
at Troy
Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 15
at Troy
Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 17
at Furman
Pepsi Stadium • Greenville, SC
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 20
at Coastal Carolina
St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 21
at Coastal Carolina
St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 22
at Coastal Carolina
St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 25
at Kennesaw State
Bailey Park • Kennesaw, GA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 27
UT Arlington
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 28
UT Arlington
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 29
UT Arlington
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
April (0–0)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Apr. 3
at Texas State
Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 4
at Texas State
Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 5
at Texas State
Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 9
South Alabama
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 10
South Alabama
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 11
South Alabama
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 17
at No. 8 Louisiana
Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 18
at No. 8 Louisiana
Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 19
at No. 8 Louisiana
Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 24
at Appalachian State
Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 25
at Appalachian State
Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 26
at Appalachian State
Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 30
at Georgia State
Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May (0-0)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
May 1
at Georgia State
Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 2
at Georgia State
Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Post-Season (0-0)
SBC tournament (0-0)
Date
Opponent
(Seed)/Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
May 6
TBD
Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA
Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic
Schedule Source: [ 5]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.
References
Venues
GSU Sports Complex (1978–1995)
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex (1996– )
Coaches
Dr. Bill Spieth (1978–1994)
Kelley Kirkland (1995–2001)
Natalie Poole (2002–2008)
Maggie Johnson (2009–2011)
Annie Smith (2012–2017)
Kim Dean (2018– )
Seasons Women's College World Series appearances in italics