2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers softball team

2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers softball
2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers softball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	13–8 (1–2 SBC)
Head coach	Kelley Green (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Danielle Penner; Kristin Erb;
Home stadium	St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field

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.

2020 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
	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

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. Coastal Carolina was picked to finish fifth in the Sun Belt Conference with 56 votes.[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
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][5]

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

Roster

2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers roster

Pitchers

4 Gabby Baylog - Freshman
10 Ally Marcano - Senior
17 Raelee Brabham - Freshman
34 Iyanla de Jesus - Freshman
99 Kaitlin Beasley-Polko - Junior

Outfielders

2 Stavi Augur - Junior
6 Courtney Dean - Junior
8 Sydney Guess - Sophomore
9 Paige Rivas - Freshman
11 Peyton Rivas - Freshman
16 Adrienne Visintine - Sophomore
22 Jade Soto - Freshman

Catchers

14 Kassidy Smith - Senior
33 Mackenzie Beyer - Sophomore

Infielders

00 Kendall Coyle - Sophomore
1 Ally Clegg - Junior
3 Mary Sobataka - Freshman
5 Makiya Thomas - Junior
7 Allison Kreyer - Sophomore
24 Abbey Montoya - Sophomore
45 Taylor Sweigart - Junior
61 Shelbie Summerlin - Freshman

Utility

26 Michaela McAuley - Senior

Coaching staff

2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers coaching staff
Kelley Green – Head Coach – 11th year Danielle Penner – Associate head coach – 3rd year Kristin Erb – Assistant Head Coach – 8th year Amandad Daneker – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 2nd year Blake Schultz – Director of Operations – 2nd year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Coastal Carolina win
	Coastal Carolina loss
	Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold	Coastal Carolina team member

2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers softball game log

Regular season (13-8)

February (12-4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Kickin' Chicken Classic
Feb. 7	Virginia Tech		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	L 2-11	Rochard (1-0)	Beasley-Polko (0-1)	None		217	0-1
Feb. 8	Iowa		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	L 1-2 (8 inn)	Doocy (1-0)	Beasley-Polko (0-2)	None		256	0-2
Feb. 8	East Carolina		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 8-1	Brabham (1-0)	Woodall (0-1)	None		256	1-2
Feb. 9	Campbell		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	L 3-4	Barefoot (1-2)	Beasley-Polko (0-3)	None		312	1-3

Battle at the Beach
Feb. 14	Jacksonville State		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 8-6	Marcano (1-0)	Bearden (0-2)	None		256	2-3
Feb. 15	Northern Illinois		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 15-2 (5 inn)	Brabham (2-0)	Ostrowski (2-3)	None		338	3-3
Feb. 15	Delaware State		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 10-0 (5 inn)	Brabham (3-0)	Diao (0-1)	None		338	4-3
Feb. 16	Delaware State		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 13-0 (5 inn)	Beasley-Polko (1-3)	Diao (0-2)	None		298	5-3
Feb. 16	College of Charleston		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	Game Cancelled

Chanticleer Showdown
Feb. 21	Seton Hall		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 6-4	Beasley-Polko (2-3)	Gumm (1-3)	Marcano (1)		223	6-3
Feb. 22	Seton Hall		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 7-0	Brabham (3-0)	Camp (0-4)	None		212	7-3
Feb. 22	Iona		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 2-0	Beasley-Polko (3-3)	Evans (0-1)	None		212	8-3
Feb. 23	UMBC		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 4-0	Brabham (4-0)	Leach (1-1)	None		256	9-3

Feb. 25	at Presbyterian		PC Softball Complex • Clinton, SC	Game Cancelled
Barefoot Landing Invitational
Feb. 28	Monmouth		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 5-4	Brabham (6-0)	Irons (4-3)	Marcano (2)		214	10-3
Feb. 28	Ohio		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 8-3	Beasley-Polko (4-3)	Thornhill (1-5)	None		214	11-3
Feb. 29	Ohio		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	L 5-13	McCrady (5-3)	Brabham (6-1)	None		236	11-4
Feb. 29	Maryland Eastern Shore		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 8-0	Marcano (2-0)	Gingrich (0-6)	None		236	12-4

March (1-4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 1	USC Upstate		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	L 5-9	Hill (5-2)	Brabham (6-2)	None		310	12-5

Mar. 4	at Winthrop		Terry Field • Rock Hill, SC	Game Postponed
Mar. 6	No. 8 Louisiana		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 7-1	Marcano (9-2)	Kleist (5-5)	None		243	13-5	1-0
Mar. 7	No. 8 Louisiana		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	L 0-5	Ellyson (10-1)	Beasley-Polko (4-4)	None		356	13-6	1-1
Mar. 8	No. 8 Louisiana		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	L 2-10 (5 inn)	Kleist (6-5)	Beasley-Polko (4-5)	None		342	13-7	1-2
Mar. 10	No. 16 South Carolina		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	L 2-10 (5 inn)	Ochs (5-3)	Brabham (6-3)	None		538	13-8
Mar. 13	at Texas State		Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 14	at Texas State		Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 15	at Texas State		Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 17	Florida State		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 20	Georgia Southern		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 21	Georgia Southern		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 22	Georgia Southern		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 25	College of Charleston		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 27	at Troy		Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 28	at Troy		Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 29	at Troy		Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 31	Charleston Southern		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 31	Charleston Southern		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	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	UT Arlington		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 4	UT Arlington		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 5	UT Arlington		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 7	at Winthrop		Terry Field • Rock Hill, SC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 9	at Louisiana–Monroe		Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 10	at Louisiana–Monroe		Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 11	at Louisiana–Monroe		Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 14	at UNC Wilmington		Boseman Field • Wilmington, NC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 17	at Georgia State		Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 18	at Georgia State		Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 19	at Georgia State		Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 24	South Alabama		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 25	South Alabama		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 26	South Alabama		St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 30	at Appalachian State		Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC	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 Appalachian State		Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 2	at Appalachian State		Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC	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:[6]

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

References

"2020 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.
Rodgers, Scottie (January 28, 2020). "Louisiana, Ragin' Cajuns' Dalton, Ellyson Top Softball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org.
"Chanticleers Add Three To 2019 Recruiting Class". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
"Chanticleer Softball Adds Four On 2020 NLI Signing Day". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
"2020 Softball Schedule". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

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[1] "2020 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[2] Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.

[3] Rodgers, Scottie (January 28, 2020). "Louisiana, Ragin' Cajuns' Dalton, Ellyson Top Softball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org.

[4] "Chanticleers Add Three To 2019 Recruiting Class". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[5] "Chanticleer Softball Adds Four On 2020 NLI Signing Day". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[6] "2020 Softball Schedule". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers softball
Venues	St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field (1981– )
Coaches	Steve Taylor (1981–1986) Dee Dee Kish (1987) Jess Dannelly (1988–2009) Kelley Green (2010– )
Seasons	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Women's College World Series appearances in italics