2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball team

The 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball team represents the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Cardinals play their home games at H-E-B Field and are led by first-year head coach Kimberly Dean. They are members of the Southland Conference.

2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2022 record13–26 (3–6 Southland)
Head coach
  • Kimberly Dean (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Hunter Bunch
  • Mark Shirley
Home stadiumH-E-B Field
2022 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 10–2 .83333–12 .733
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 10–2 .83329–17 .630
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66728–17 .622
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58319–23 .452
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 3–8 .27313–28 .317
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 3–9 .25011–31 .262
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 2–13 .13312–26 .316
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of April 25, 2022[1]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 4, 2022. Incarnate Word was picked to finish fifth in the Southland Conference with 84 votes.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1McNeese State132 (12)
2Northwestern State120 (2)
3Southeastern Louisiana113
4Houston Baptist102
5Incarnate Word84
6Texas A&M–Corpus Christi82
7Nicholls81

Preseason All-Southland team

No players from Incarnate Word were chosen to the team

National Softball Signing Day

[3]

Player Position Hometown Previous Team
Dominique Guerra Infielder/Utility San Antonio, Texas McCollum HS
Victoria Altamirano Outfielder Los Fresnos, Texas Los Fresnos HS
Sammie Portillo Pitcher San Antonio, Texas Sandra Day O'Connor HS

Roster
2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals roster
 

Pitchers

  • 10 Madison Floyd - Sophomore
  • 12 Ashley Trapp - Junior
  • 13 Annie Gunther - Sophomore
  • 28 Maddy Blake - Sophomore
  • 31 Natalie Myers - Sophomore
  • 48 Renee Hoffman - Junior
  • 76 Catarina Esteves - Freshman
  • 77 Aaliyah Garcia - Junior

Outfielders

  • 1 Julia Cordon - Freshman
  • 24 Teanna Lucio - Senior
  • 25 Savannah BeHabetz - Junior
  • 34 Kendall McGary - Sophomore
  • 44 Maddie Boldt - Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 5 Bella Sanchez - Sophomore
  • 23 Alicia Lopez - Sophomore
  • 26 Avaloln Sanchez - Freshman
  • 45 Hailey Jackson - Redshirt Sophomore

Infielders

  • 2 Maddison Guillen - Freshman
  • 3 Hannah De La Rosa - Freshman
  • 15 Jazmine Torres - Sophomore
  • 16 Hannah Zajdel - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 27 Leah Hayes - Freshman

Utility

  • 18 Lauren Olivarri - Freshman
  • 21 Ryleigh Mata - Freshman
  • 22 Abby Frank - Sophomore

Coaching staff
2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals coaching staff
  • Kimberly Dean – Head Coach – 1st year
  • Hunter Bunch – Assistant Head Coach – 1st year
  • Mark Shirley – Assistant Head Coach – 1st year

Schedule and results
Legend
 Incarnate Word win
 Incarnate Word loss
 Postponement/Cancellation
BoldIncarnate Word team member
2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals Softball Game Log
Regular Season (13–26)
February (4–12)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SLC Record
UIW Tournament
Feb. 10Cleveland StateH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXL 3–4Watts (1-0)Trapp (0-1)None890–1
Feb. 11Green BayH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXW 9–4Floyd (1-0)King (0-1)None2121–1
Feb. 12Cleveland StateH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXL 5–6Holzopfel (1-0)Floyd (1-1)None2731–2
Feb. 12Green BayH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXW 4–2Trapp (1-1)Baneck (1-1)Gunter (1)2732–2
Feb. 13Prairie View A&MH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXW 19–6 (5 inns)Gunther (1-0)Rojas (0-1)None2283–2
Feb. 16Green BayH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXL 3–7Gawlinski (2-0)Blake (0-1)None1123–3
Cardinal Invitational
Feb. 18OmahaH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXL 0–4Nuismer (1-2)Trapp (1-2)None1263–4
Feb. 19UMassH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXL 0–10 (5 inns)DiPasquale (2-2)Garcia (0-1)None2433–5
Feb. 19Boise StateH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXL 0–16 (5 inns)Caudill (5-0)Gunther (1-1)None2733–6
Feb. 20OmahaH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXL 2–7Hampton (2-2)Trapp (1-3)None2443–7
Feb. 20UTSAH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXL 5–11Seith (1-2)Gunther (1-2)None3033–8
Feb. 23at Texas StateBobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TXGame postponed
GCU Tournament
Feb. 25vs. PacificGCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZW 4–2Myers (1-0)Strong (2-2)None1154–8
Feb. 25at Grand CanyonGCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZL 1–9Hambrick (5-1)Garcia (0-2)None1694–9
Feb. 26vs. Colorado StateGCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZL 6–11Nannen (2-1)Trapp (1-4)None1504–10
Feb. 26vs. ColgateGCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZL 3–4Borruso (3-1)Garcia (0-3)Edwards (1)1694–11
Feb. 27vs. Colorado StateGCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZL 0–1 (8 inns)Hornbuckle (1-3)Garcia (0-4)None454–12
March (7–8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SLC Record
Mar. 5at UTEPHelen of Troy Softball Complex • El Paso, TXL 0–8 (5 inns)Alarcon (4-5)Myers (1-1)None3074–13
Mar. 5at UTEPHelen of Troy Softball Complex • El Paso, TXW 8–7Garcia (1-4)Collins (1-2)None3075–13
Mar. 6at UTEPHelen of Troy Softball Complex • El Paso, TXL 8–10Alarcon (5-5)Garcia (1-5)None1175–14
Mar. 8at Abilene ChristianPoly Wells Field • Abilene, TXW 3–1Myers (2-1)Holman (4-6)None366–14
Mar. 8at Abilene ChristianPoly Wells Field • Abilene, TXW 5–4Trapp (2-4)White (5-5)Myers (1)467–14
Mar. 15UT ArlingtonH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXL 5–11Adams (5-7)Gunther (1-3)None1017–15
Red Raider Classic
Mar. 19vs. Northern ColoradoRocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TXL 1–6Golden (6-5)Myers (2-2)None977–16
Mar. 19at Texas TechRocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TXL 4–7Kuehl (2-1)Myers (2-3)Hornback (1)2037–17
Mar. 20vs. Northern ColoradoRocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TXL 9–10Knox (1-0)Floyd (1-2)None907–18
Mar. 20at Texas TechRocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TXL 1–2Fritz (11-4)Garcia (1-6)None1767–19
Mar. 22Texas SouthernH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXW 4–3Gunther (2-3)Rodriguez (1-1)None2278–19
Mar. 25NichollsH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXW 5–4Myers (3-3)Lehman (3-7)None1239–191–0
Mar. 25NichollsH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXL 4–9Lehman (4-7)Garcia (1-7)None1239–201–1
Mar. 26NichollsH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXW 9–1 (6 inns)Trapp (3-4)Turner (5-10)None14310–202–1
Mar. 29at BaylorGetterman Stadium • Waco, TXW 6–4Floyd (2-2)West (4-2)Trapp (1)50511–20
April (2–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SLC Record
Apr. 1at Southeastern LouisianaNorth Oak Park • Hammond, LAL 2–4Comeaux (7-3)Trapp (3-5)Romano (1)21011–212–2
Apr. 1at Southeastern LouisianaNorth Oak Park • Hammond, LAL 1–9Zumo (11-3)Floyd (2-3)None31811–222–3
Apr. 2at Southeastern LouisianaNorth Oak Park • Hammond, LAL 3–7Zumo (12-3)Garcia (1-8)None22511–232–4
Apr. 5at Texas A&MDavis Diamond • College Station, TXL 2–10 (6 inns)Uribe (5-2)Trapp (3-6)None78511–24
Apr. 8Houston BaptistH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXL 0–3Swanson (5-4)Floyd (2-4)None10611–252–5
Apr. 8Houston BaptistH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXW 5–4Trapp (4-6)Cotton (2-6)Gunther (2)10612–253–5
Apr. 9Houston BaptistH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TXL 4–7Swanson (6-4)Gunther (2-4)None11712–263–6
Apr. 13at UTSARoadrunner Field • San Antonio, TXW 5–2Garcia (2-8)Estell (3-8)None26713–26
Apr. 20at Texas StateBobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX
Apr. 22at Northwestern StateLady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
Apr. 22at Northwestern StateLady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
Apr. 23at Northwestern StateLady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA
Apr. 29at McNeese StateJoe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
Apr. 29at McNeese StateJoe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
Apr. 30at McNeese StateJoe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
May (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SLC Record
May 6Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX
May 6Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX
May 7Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiH-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX
Schedule Source:[4]

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

References
  1. "2022 Softball Standings". www.southland.org. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  2. "Cowgirls Voted to Top Spot in 2022 Softball Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. "UIW Softball Welcomes Three Signees for the 2022-23 Season". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. "UIW Announces 2022 Softball Schedule, Season Tickets". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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