2023 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team

2023 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball
2023 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	22–34 (12–12 Southland)
Head coach	Amy Hooks (5th season);
Assistant coach	Tara McKenney
Home stadium	Lamar Softball Complex

The 2023 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team represented Lamar University during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Cardinals played their home games at Lamar Softball Complex and were led by fifth-year head coach Amy Hooks. The 2023 season marked Lamar's return to the Southland Conference following one season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference.

2023 Southland Conference softball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
McNeese ‍†‍‡‍^y	21	–	3	–	0	.875	47	–	16	–	0	.746
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍	19	–	5	–	0	.792	47	–	14	–	0	.770
Nicholls ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0	.542	29	–	24	–	0	.547
Lamar ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0	.500	22	–	34	–	0	.393
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0	.458	24	–	24	–	0	.500
Northwestern State ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0	.417	25	–	27	–	0	.481
Houston Christian ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0	.375	20	–	33	–	0	.377
Incarnate Word ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0	.333	16	–	30	–	1	.351
Texas A&M–Commerce* ‍‍‍	5	–	19	–	0	.208	9	–	39	–	0	.188
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II[1]

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 21, 2023[2] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Preseason

Early signing

On September 2, 2022, Lamar announced that seven new players would join the team for the 2023 season. [3]

Player	Position	Hometown	Previous Team
Mikaila (Kay Kay) Kenney	Outfielder	Highland Village, Texas	Marcus HS / Marshall
Julia Kramer	Infielder	Prairieville, Louisiana	St. Amant HS / Nicholls
Emilee LaRue	Catcher	San Antonio, Texas	Blanco HS
Rien Milliken	Infielder	Victoria, British Columbia Canada	Lambrick Park Secondary School / Utah Valley
Karyana Mitchell	Pitcher	Palm Bay, Florida	Viera HS / UNC Charlotte
Cameron Niedenthal	Infielder/Pitcher	Port Neches, Texas	Port Neches–Groves HS /Lamar State College–Port Arthur

National signing day

On November 10, 2022, National signing day, Lamar announced that ten additional new players would join the team for the 2023 season. [4]

Player	Position	Hometown	Previous Team
Raigan Alexis Brannon	Catcher/Infielder	Mansfield, Texas	Lake Ridge HS
Aubrey Brown	Infielder/Utility	Wylie, Texas	Wylie HS
Sam Flores	Infielder	Humble, Texas	Summer Creek HS
Madison Guidry	Pitcher	La Porte, Texas	La Porte HS
Veronica "Roni" Harrison	Infielder	Alvin, Texas	Alvin HS
Lainie Schaefer	Infielder/Outfielder	Houston, Texas	Friendswood HS
Roxy Thompson	Infielder/Outfielder	Dallas, Texas	Rockwall HS
Makayla Valle	Pitcher/Utility	Aurora, Colorado	Grandview HS
Emma Wardlaw	Pitcher	Comfort, Texas	Comfort HS
Makenzie Wright	Pitcher	Pearland, Texas	Pearland HS

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 26, 2023. Lamar was picked to finish sixth in the Southland Conference with 49 votes.[5]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
1	McNeese State	128 (16)
2	Southeastern Louisiana	113 (2)
3	Northwestern State	91
4	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	85
5	Houston Christian	58
6	Lamar	49
7	Texas A&M–Commerce	47
8	Incarnate Word	45
9	Nicholls	32

Preseason All-Southland team

No Lady Cardinals were named to conference preseason teams. [5]

First Team

Crislyne Moreno (MCNS, SO, 1st Base)
Caleigh Cross (MCNS, SR, 2nd Base)
Jil Poullard (MCNS, JR, 3rd Base)
Maddie Watson (SELA, SO, Shortstop)
Bailey Krolczyk (SELA, JR, Catcher)
Kaylee Lopez (MCNS, SR, Utility)
Audrey Greely (SELA, JR, Designated Player)
Laney Roos (NSU, JR, Outfielder)
Alayis Seneca (MCNS, SR, Outfielder)
Cam Goodman (SELA, JR, Outfielder)
Ashley Vallejo (MCNS, JR, Pitcher)
Bronte Rhoden (NSU, SR, Pitcher)

Second Team

Sydney Hoyt (TAMUCC, JR, 1st Base)
Madison Rayner (SELA, SR, 2nd Base)
Haylie Savage (HCU, SO, 3rd Base)
Ryleigh Mata (UIW, SO, Shortstop)
Tristin Court (NSU, JR, Catcher)
Melise Gossen (NICH, SR, Utility)
Chloe Gomez (MCNS, JR, Designated Player)
Alexa Poche (NICH, JR, Outfielder)
Makenzie Chaffin (NSU, JR, Outfielder)
Bailie Ragsdale (NSU, SO, Outfielder)
Lyndie Swanson (HCU, JR, Pitcher)
Siarah Galvan (TAMUCC, SO, Pitcher)

Roster

2023 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Year	Home town
00	U	Olivia Taylor	R/R	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Sr	College Station, Texas
1	OF	Mikaila Kenney	R/R	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Highland Village, Texas
2	INF	Nicolette Ramirez	R/R	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	San Antonio, Texas
3	INF	Kalie Amos	R/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
5	INF	Brooke Davis	R/R	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Keller, Texas
6	OF	Audrey Fleming	R/R	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Haslet, Texas
8	OF	Aleka Xayaseng	L/R	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	Sr	Call, Texas
10	U	Hayley Freudenberg	R/R	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	Jr	Baytown, Texas
11	U	Kalyn Xayaseng	R/R	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	So	Call, Texas
13	RHP	Cameron Niedenthal	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Port Neches, Texas
15	RHP	Kelsey Pizarro	R/R	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Rio Hondo, Texas
17	INF	Sydnee Adams	L/R	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Port Neches, Texas
18	RHP	Fadwa Ben Karim	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Milan Italy
19	C	Estela Garza	R/R	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Fr	Baytown, Texas
21	C	Emilee LaRue	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Blanco, Texas
22	INF	Kaylee Ancelot	R/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)		Orangefield, Texas
24	C	Sam Bean	R/R	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Rockwall, Texas
27	RHP	Karyana Mitchell	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Palm Bay, Florida
30	INF	Rien Milliken	R/R	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)		Victoria, BC Canada
49	C	Felixia Hinojosa	R/R	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Beeville, Texas
50	RHP	Aaliyah Ruiz	R/R	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)		Beeville, Texas
59	INF	Sydney Norton	R/R	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	Schertz, Texas

Head coach

Amy Hooks – 5th year

Assistant coach(es)

Tara McKenney – 5th year
Anthony Aresco – 1st year

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2023-01-31

Schedule and results

Legend
	Lamar win
	Lamar loss
	Postponement/Cancellation
Bold	Lamar team member
*	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2023 Lamar Lady Cardinals Softball Game Log

Regular season (22–34)

February (3–15)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Houston Invitational
Feb. 9	vs. Virginia*		Cougar Softball Complex • Houston, TX	0–5	E. Bigham (1-0)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (0-1)		MaxxSportsTV		0–1
Feb. 10	vs. Nebraska*		Cougar Softball Complex • Houston, TX	0–8	Wallace (1-0)	Mitchell, Karyana (0-1)		MaxxSportsTV		0–2
Feb. 10	at Houston*		Cougar Softball Complex • Houston, TX	1–9	EDWARDS,Taylor (1-0)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (0-2)		ESPN+	463	0–3
Feb. 11	vs Virginia*		Cougar Softball Complex • Houston, TX	1–4	J. Bressler (1-0)	Mitchell, Karyana (0-2)	E. Bigham (2)	MaxxSportsTV		0–4
Feb. 11	vs Nebraska*		Cougar Softball Complex • Houston, TX	0–7	Harness (1-0)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (0-3)		MaxxSportsTV		0–5

Feb. 15	at Texas*		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	2–8	Gutierrez, Citlaly (1-0)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (0-4)		LHN	1,297	0–6
I-35 Tournament
Feb. 16	at Texas State*		Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX	0–9	McCann, Tori (1-1)	Mitchell, Karyana (0-3)			361	0–7
Feb. 17	vs. Abilene Christian*		Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX	6–4	Mitchell, Karyana (1-3)	Rote, E. (0-2)				1–7
Feb. 17	at UTSA*		Roadrunner Field •San Antonio, TX	12–13	GILBERT, Jamie (1-1)	Mitchell, Karyana (1-4)				1–8
Feb. 18	vs. Abilene Christian*		Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX	5–11	White, R. (1-1)	Mitchell, Karyana (0-4)				1–9
Feb. 19	at UTSA*		Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX	11–7	Niedenthal, Cameron (1-0)	ESTELL, Marena (1-1)			265	2–9

Feb. 21	at Stephen F. Austin*		SFA Softball Field • Nacogdoches, TX	3–2	Mitchell, Karyana (2-5)	A. Telford (3-4)		ESPN+		3–9
Feb. 21	at Stephen F. Austin*		SFA Softball Field • Nacogdoches, TX	4–6	S. Hannabas (2-2)	Ben Karim, Fadwa (0-1)	B. Gainous (1)	ESPN+		3–10
Unconquered Invitational
Feb. 24	vs. Troy*		JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL	0–8 (5 inn)	Cato, Olivia (2-1)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (0-5)				3–11
Feb. 24	at Florida State*	6	JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL	0–4	Ali DuBois (2-1)	Ben Karim, Fadwa (0-2)		ACCNX		3–12
Feb. 25	vs. FGCU*		JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL	0–7	HULME,Ally (4-4)	Mitchell, Karyana (2-6)				3–13
Feb. 25	at Florida State*	6	JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL	3–11	Royalty (5-0)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (0-6)	Wilson (1)		1,351	3–14
Feb. 26	vs. Troy*		JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL	0–2	Johnson, Leanna (7-1)	Mitchell, Karyana (2-7)				3–15

March (7–9)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Mar. 1	at Tarleton State Texans*		Tarleton Softball Complex • Stephenville, TX	4–8	Garcia, Grace (6-1)	Mitchell, Karyana (2-8)		ESPN+	316	3–16
Boerner Invitational
Mar. 3	vs Rider*		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	9–1	Ruiz, Aaliyah (1-6)	Stoeckel, F. (2-1)				4–16
Mar. 3	vs. UMKC*		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	5–4	Mitchell, Karyana(3-8)	Camryn Stickel(1-4)				5–16
Mar. 4	vs. UMKC*		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	3–2	Ruiz, Aaliyah (2-6)	Katie Noble (1-3)			372	6–16
Mar. 4	vs. Rider*		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	0–1	Schmierer, Kathryn(1-1)	Mitchell, Karyana(3-9)			315	6–17
Mar. 5	at UT Arlington*		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	2–0	Niedenthal, Cameron (2-0)	Bumpurs, Gracie (3-4)			388	7–17

Mar. 8	at Sam Houston*		Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX	1–3	GUIDON, E. (2-2)	Niedenthal, Cameron (2-1)			302	7–18
Mar. 11	at Northwestern State		Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA	8–2	Mitchell, Karyana (4-9)	Darr, Maggie (6-4)		ESPN+	248	8–18	1–0
Mar. 11	at Northwestern State		Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA	4–5	Seely, Kenzie (3-1)	Niedenthal, Cameron (2-2)		ESPN+	246	8–19	1–1
Mar. 12	at Northwestern State		Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA	6–1	Ruiz, Aaliyah (3-6)	Denton, Ryleigh (2-3)		ESPN+	187	9–19	2–1
Mar. 17	Southeastern Louisiana		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	2–6	Ladner, KK (1-0)	Niedenthal, Cameron (2-3)		ESPN+	422	9–20	2–2
Mar. 17	Southeastern Louisiana		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	7–14	Blanchard, Cera (10-3)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (3-7)		ESPN+	422	9–21	2–3
Mar. 18	Southeastern Louisiana		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	6–2	Ruiz, Aaliyah (4-7)	Comeaux, MC (3-2)		ESPN+	402	10–21	3–3
Mar. 21	Texas Southern*		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	Cancelled
Mar. 28	at Texas A&M*	21	Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	2–3	Leavitt, Emily (7-4)	Niedenthal, Cameron (2-4)		SECN+	1,073	10–22
Mar. 31	McNeese		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	4–7	Vallejo, Ashley (7-7)	Mitchell, Karyana (4-10)	Tate, Whitney (1)	ESPN+	410	10–23	3–4
Mar. 31	McNeese		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	2–4	Sanders, Shaelyn (4-0)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (4-8)	Davis, Lindsay (3)	ESPN+	394	10–24	3–5

April (7–8)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Apr. 1	McNeese		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	0–12 (5 inn)	Tate, Whitney (12-2)	Niedenthal, Cameron (2-5)		ESPN+	455	10–25	3–6
Apr. 5	at Southern*		Lady Jaguar Field • Baton Rouge, LA	1–2	Raquel Latta (3-4)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (4-9)	Kairah Williams (1)		43	10–26
Apr. 6	at Nicholls		Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA	4–5	McNeill, Audrey (8-6)	Niedenthal, Cameron (2-6)		ESPN+	87	10–27	3–7
Apr. 6	at Nicholls		Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA	10–0 (5 inn)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (5-9)	Yoo, Molly (10-6)		ESPN+	87	11–27	4–7
Apr. 7	at Nicholls		Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA	0–1	McNeill, Audrey (9-6)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (5-10)		ESPN+	66	11–28	4–8
Apr. 14	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	0–1	Aholelei, Primrose (14-9)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (5-11)		ESPN+		11–29	4–9
Apr. 14	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	3–2	Mitchell, Karyana (5-10)	Hoyt, Sydney (2-4)		ESPN+		12–29	5–9
Apr. 15	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	1–5	Aholelei, Primrose (15-9)	Niedenthal, Cameron (2-7)		ESPN+	279	12–30	5–10
Apr. 21	Houston Christian		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	3–2	Ruiz, Aaliyah (6-11)	Janes, Katy (6-10)		ESPN+	445	13–30	6–10
Apr. 21	Houston Christian		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	2–6 (9 inn)	Swanson, Lyndie (9-6)	Niedenthal, Cameron (2-8)		ESPN+	463	12–31	6–11
Apr. 22	Houston Christian		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	4–3	Ruiz, Aaliyah (6-10)	Grofman, Ronni (5-3)		ESPN+	500	13–31	7–11
Apr. 25	Texas Southern*		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	3–1	Ruiz, Aaliyah (8-11)	Melonie Guardiola (2-5)		ESPN+	542	14–31
Apr. 28	at Incarnate Word		H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX	9–0 (5 inn)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (9-11)	GUNTHER, A (0-0)		ESPN+	52	15–31	8–11
Apr. 28	at Incarnate Word		H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX	8–1	Ruiz, Aaliyah (10-11)	GARCIA, A (0-0)		ESPN+	72	16–31	9–11
Apr. 29	at Incarnate Word		H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX	0–9 (5 inn)	FLOYD, M (3-6)	Mitchell, Karyana (5-11)		ESPN+	145	17–32	9–12

May (3-0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
May 5	Texas A&M–Commerce		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	7–0	Ruiz, Aaliyah (11-11)	Sanchez, J. (7-14)		ESPN+	300	18–32	10–12
May 5	Texas A&M–Commerce		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	6–4	Ruiz, Aaliyah (12-11)	Sanchez, J. (7-15)		ESPN+	397	19–32	11–12
May 6	Texas A&M–Commerce		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	2–1	Ruiz, Aaliyah (13-11)	Sanchez, J. (7-16)		ESPN+	397	20–32	12–12

Post-season (2–2)

Southland Tournament (2–2)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 9	vs. (5) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	(4)	Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	2–3	Aholelei, Primrose (19-12)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (13-12)		ESPN+		20–31	0–1
May 11	vs. (6) Northwestern State	(4)	Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	5–4	Ruiz, Aaliyah (13-11)	Darr, Maggie (12-10)	Ben Karim, Fadwa (1)	ESPN+		21–33	1–1
May 12	vs. (3) Nicholls	(4)	Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	5–4	Ruiz, A (15-12)	Yoo, Molly (13-12)		ESPN+		23–33	2–1
May 12	vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana	(4)	Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	0–8 (5 inn)	DuBois, Ellie (3-0)	Ruiz, Aaliyah (15-13)		ESPN+	363	22–34	2–2

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Schedule Source:[6][7][8]

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

References

"Texas A&M University-Commerce Officially Joins NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference". Texas A&M University-Commerce. July 1, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
"Southland Conference Softball Standings". Southland.org. Southland Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
Kenneth Cline (September 2, 2022). "Seven New Cardinals Joining 2023 Squad". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
Kenneth Cline (November 10, 2022). "Softball Gains 10 New Red Birds on Signing Day". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
"McNeese predicted to win 2023 softball race; Preseason poll and all-conference teams announced". Southland Conference. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
Kenneth Cline (December 7, 2022). "Cardinals Softball Releases 2023 Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
"Lamar University Cardinals". NCAA.org. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
"2023 Southland Softball Schedule Announced". Southland Conference. October 13, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

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[1] "Texas A&M University-Commerce Officially Joins NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference". Texas A&M University-Commerce. July 1, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

[2] "Southland Conference Softball Standings". Southland.org. Southland Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2023.

[3] Kenneth Cline (September 2, 2022). "Seven New Cardinals Joining 2023 Squad". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

[4] Kenneth Cline (November 10, 2022). "Softball Gains 10 New Red Birds on Signing Day". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

[Polls-5] "McNeese predicted to win 2023 softball race; Preseason poll and all-conference teams announced". Southland Conference. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.

[6] Kenneth Cline (December 7, 2022). "Cardinals Softball Releases 2023 Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

[7] "Lamar University Cardinals". NCAA.org. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[8] "2023 Southland Softball Schedule Announced". Southland Conference. October 13, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

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