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The 2020 UT Arlington Mavericks softball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season . The Mavericks played their home games at Allan Saxe Field . The Cajuns were led by third year head coach Peejay Brun.
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. UT Arlington was picked to finish third in the Sun Belt Conference with 77 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] [ 5]
Roster
2020 UT Arlington Mavericks roster
Pitchers
00 Allie Gardiner - Sophomore
3 JoJo Valencia - Senior
15 RC Phillips - Junior
19 Kenedy Hines - Freshman
21 Laura Henriksen - Sophomore
Outfielders
1 Melanie Mendoza - Senior
4 Reagan Hukill - Freshman
8 Jadyn Erickson - Freshman
17 Amber Langston - Junior
Catchers
10 Courtney Ogle - Junior
20 Cielo Morin - Freshman
23 Jaden Hoelker - Sophomore
Infielders
6 Whitney Walton - Senior
7 Madison Miller - Junior
9 kJ Murphy - Junior
11 Anjelica Gonzalez - Freshman
14 Julissa Moreno - Freshman
16 Aileen Garcia - Senior
18 Kimber Cortemelia - Sophomore
26 Emily Evans - Redshirt Sophomore
27 Lindsey Franklin - Freshman
34 Brittany Wyllie - Senior
Coaching staff
2020 UT Arlington Mavericks coaching staff
Peejay Brun – Head Coach – 3rd year
Miranda Kramer – Associate head coach – 1st year
Megan Low – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year
Alix Ezell – Graduate Assistant
Alex Dreher – Associate Athletic Trainer – 4th year
Schedule and results
Legend
UT Arlington win
UT Arlington loss
Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold
UT Arlington team member
2020 UT Arlington Mavericks softball game log
Regular season (12-13)
February (8-11)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Aggie Classic
Feb. 7
at Texas A&M
Davis Diamond • College Station, TX
L 0-2
Herzog (1-0)
Valencia (0-1)
None
1,062
0-1
Feb. 7
at Texas A&M
Davis Diamond • College Station, TX
W 7-2
Gardiner (1-0)
Potts (0-1)
None
1,062
1-1
Feb. 8
at Texas A&M
Davis Diamond • College Station, TX
W 5-4
Gardiner (2-0)
McBride (0-1)
None
1,535
2-1
Feb. 8
vs. Abilene Christian
Davis Diamond • College Station, TX
L 2-4
Sinnott (1-0)
Phillips' (0-1)
None
2-2
Feb. 9
vs. Abilene Christian
Davis Diamond • College Station, TX
W 2-0
Gardiner' (3-0)
Bradley (0-1)
None
3-2
Maverick Classic
Feb. 14
Texas Southern
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
W 8-0
Phillips (1-1)
Reyes (0-3)
None
480
4-2
Feb. 15
Stephen F. Austin
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
W 11-3 (5 inn)
Hines (1-0)
Wilbur (1-2)
None
682
5-2
Feb. 15
Kansas City
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
W 12-3 (5 inn)
Valencia (1-1)
Hoveland (0-1)
None
682
6-2
Feb. 16
Kent State
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
L 0-1
Scali (2-1)
Phillips (1-2)
None
509
6-3
Boerner Invitational
Feb. 21
UTSA
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
L 5-8
Cortez (3-2)
Valencia (1-2)
None
524
6-4
Feb. 21
Rutgers
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
W 5-4
Valencia (2-2)
Hitchcock (3-2)
None
524
7-4
Feb. 22
Kansas
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
L 3-8
Reed (2-3)
Phillips (1-3)
None
550
7-5
Feb. 22
Kansas
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
L 1-4
Goff (3-3)
Valencia (2-3)
None
550
7-6
Feb. 23
UTSA
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
L 7-8
Estell (1-0)
Phillips (1-4)
Cortez (1)
7-7
Feb. 25
at RV North Texas
Lovelace Stadium • Denton, TX
L 1-10
Trautwein (7-1)
Valencia (2-4)
None
133
7-8
Easton Crimson Classic
Feb. 28
vs. McNeese State
Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
L 5-9
Settle (4-0)
Hines (1-1)
None
308
7-9
Feb. 28
at No. 8 Alabama
Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
L 3-11
Fouts (3-2)
Valencia (2-5)
None
193
7-10
Feb. 29
vs. McNeese State
Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
W 5-4
Valencia (3-5)
Flores (5-2)
Gardiner (1)
193
8-10
Feb. 29
at No. 8 Alabama
Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
L 2-3
Cornell (2-1)
Hines (1-2)
Goodman (1)
8-11
March (4-2)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Mar. 1
vs. No. 7 Arizona
Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
L 1-9
Denham (7-1)
Valencia (3-6)
None
398
8-12
Mar. 3
at No. 21 Baylor
Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX
W 1-0
Hines (2-2)
Rodoni (7-3)
None
650
9-12
Mar. 6
Troy
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
L 2-11
Johnson (9-2)
Hines (2-3)
None
344
9-13
0-1
Mar. 7
Troy
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
W 2-1
Phillips (2-4)
Blasingame (3-2)
None
386
10-13
1-1
Mar. 8
Troy
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
W 7-3
Valencia (4-6)
Johnson (9-3)
Gardiner (2)
378
11-13
2-1
Mar. 10
Western Kentucky
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
W 5-4
Gardiner (4-0)
Aikey (10-3)
Hines (1)
12-13
Mar. 13
at Louisiana–Monroe
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 14
at Louisiana–Monroe
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 15
at Louisiana–Monroe
Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 17
Columbia
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 20
Appalachian State
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 21
Appalachian State
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 22
Appalachian State
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 25
at No. 2 Texas
Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 27
at Georgia Southern
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 28
at Georgia Southern
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 29
at Georgia Southern
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. 1
Sam Houston State
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 3
Coastal Carolina
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 4
Coastal Carolina
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 5
Coastal Carolina
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 7
Baylor
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 9
Georgia State
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 10
Georgia State
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 11
Georgia State
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 14
at Abilene Christian
Poly Wells Field • Abilene, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 17
at South Alabama
Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 18
at South Alabama
Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 19
at South Alabama
Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 22
Oklahoma
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 24
No. 8 Louisiana
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 25
No. 8 Louisiana
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 26
No. 8 Louisiana
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 30
at Texas State
Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX
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 Texas State
Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX
Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 2
at Texas State
Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX
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
Venues Coaches
Jody Conradt (1973–1976)
Butch McBroom (1976–1977)
Karen Owen (1977–1979)
Randy Porter (1979–1984)
Rayla Allison (1984–1989)
Anne Campbell (1989–1996)
Debbie Hedrick (1997–2012)
Angela Perry (2012)
Kristie Fox (2013–2017)
Peejay Brun (2018– )
Seasons Women's College World Series appearances in italics