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2024 McNeese Cowgirls softball
Southland Conference regular season champion
Conference Southland Conference
Record39–19 (22–2 Southland)
Head coach
  • James Landreneau (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Shelby Sunseri
  • Alexis Otero
  • Alayis Seneca
Home stadium Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond
Seasons
←  2023
2025 →
2024 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese ‍‍‍ 22 2   .917 38 19   .667
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 43 13   .768
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 31 25   .554
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 14 9   .609 32 15   .681
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 26 25   .510
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 21 22   .488
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 23 26   .469
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 5 18   .217 19 31   .380
Texas A&M–Commerce*  ‍‍‍ 2 22   .083 9 45   .167
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II [1]
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 8, 2024 [2]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


The 2024 McNeese Cowgirls softball team represents McNeese State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Cowgirls play their home games at Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond and are led by eighth-year head coach James Landreneau. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

McNeese had a regular season record of 41–14 and a conference record of 21–3 winning the Southland Conference regular season championship. They also won the 2023 Southland Conference softball tournament as the first seeded team.

The Cowgirls won the SLC autobid to the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament. They were runner-up to the Seattle Regional championship compiling a tournament record of 3–2. Leading the regional championship game 6–0 through the sixth inning, the Cowgirls' season ended ultimately losing to the tournament hosts, # 7 ranked Washington Huskies 7–6. The Cowgirls' final overall record was 47–16.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 2, 2024. McNeese was picked to finish first in the Southland Conference with 128 overall votes and 16 first place votes. [3]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 McNeese State 128 (16)
2 Southeastern Louisiana 114 (2)
3 Nicholls 97
4 Lamar 78
5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 72
6 Northwestern State 63
7 Houston Christian 49
8 Incarnate Word 30
9 Texas A&M–Commerce 17

Preseason All-Southland team

Reese Reyna, Chloe Gomez, Erin Ardoin, and Ashley Vallejo were named to the conference preseason first team. Crislyne Mareno, Mariana Torres, Rylie Bouvier, and Shaelyn Sanders were named to the conference preseason second team. [3]

First Team

  • Lexi Johnson (SELA, SR, 1st Base)
  • Erin Kraus (NICH, SO, 2nd Base)
  • Haylie Savage HCU, JR, 3rd Base)
  • Reese Reyna (MCNS, JR, Shortstop)
  • Bailey Krolczyk (SELA, SR, Catcher)
  • Chloe Gomez (MCNS, SR, Utility)
  • Audrey Greely (SELA, SR, Designated Player)
  • Alexa Poche (NICH, SR, Outfielder)
  • AB Garcia (HCU, SO, Outfielder)
  • Erin Ardoin (MCNS, JR, Outfielder)
  • Ashley Vallejo (MCNS, JR, Pitcher)
  • Primrose Aholelei (TAMUCC, JR, Pitcher)

Second Team

  • Crislyne Mareno (MCNS, JR, 1st Base)
  • Mariana Torres (MCNS, JR, 2nd Base)
  • Rylie Bouvier (MCNS, JR, 3rd Base)
  • Brooke Davis (LU, SR, Shortstop)
  • Ashlyn Walker (NWST, SR, Catcher)
  • Sydney Hoyt (TAMUCC, SR, Utility)
  • Cameron Niedenthal (LU, SR, Designated Player)
  • Cam Goodman (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
  • Ka'Lyn Watson (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
  • Laney Roos (NWST, SR, Outfielder)
  • Maggie Darr (NWST, SR, Pitcher)
  • Shaelyn Sanders (MCNS, SR, Pitcher)

Roster

2024 McNeese Cowgirls softball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year Home town
1 INF Jada Munoz R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So San Antonio, Texas
2 INF Brook Otto R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Smithville, Texas
3 RHP Ashley Vallejo R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr New Waverly, Texas
4 U Erynn Boatright R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Independence, Missouri
5 U Ashley Hagebusch R/R 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) Fr Conroe, Texas
6 OF Erin Ardoin L/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Moss Bluff, Louisiana
7 OF Rylee Eyster L/R 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Southaven, Mississippi
8 U Grace Janik R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Missouri City, Texas
9 RHP Lindsey Davis R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Troup, Texas
10 RHP Emma Banks R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Stuttgart, Arkansas
11 LHP Ryann Schexnayder L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Walker, Louisiana
12 INF Mariana Torres R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Pflugerville, Texas
14 INF Crislyne Moreno R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Converse, Texas
15 RHP Alexis Dibbley R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Moss Bluff, Louisiana
17 OF Delaney Dunham L/L 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Mont Belvieu, Texas
18 INF Brilee Ford R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Hammond, Louisiana
19 U Corine Poncho R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Basile, Louisiana
19 U Corine Poncho R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Basile, Louisiana
20 INF Molly Powell R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Nome, Texas
21 INF Brylie Fontenot R/R 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Moss Bluff, Louisiana
22 INF Reese Reyna R/R 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr Santa Fe, Texas
23 C Bella Perez R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Houston, Texas
24 LHP Shaelyn Sanders R/L 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Splendora, Texas
25 C Chloe Gomez R/R 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Sr Spring, Texas
26 C Kelsey Gaspard R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS So Roanoke, Louisiana
27 U Samantha Mundine L/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Luling, Texas
32 INF Rylie Bouvier L/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Santa Fe, Texas
34 C Emily Phillips R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Chesapeake, Virginia
Head coach

James Landreneau ( McNeese State)

Assistant coach(es)

Shelbi Sunseri ( LSU)
Alexis Otero ( Quinnipiac/ San Diego State
Alayis Seneca ( McNeese)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Legend
  McNeese win
  McNeese loss
  Postponement/Cancellation
Bold McNeese team member
* Non-Conference game
Make-Up Game
2024 McNeese Cowgirls softball game log
Regular season (39–19)
Post-Season (1–1)
Southland Tournament (1–1)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 8 vs. (4) Incarnate Word (1) North Oak ParkHammond, LA 2–3 Samantha Portillo(10-6) Sanders, Shaelyn(19-10) None ESPN+ 332 38–19 0–1
May 8 vs. (7) Houston Christian (1) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 8–6 Schexnayder, Ryann(9-2) Grofman, Ronni(6-10) None ESPN+ 322 39–19 1–1
May 9 vs. (3) Nicholls (1) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 8–6 (-) (-) ESPN+
Schedule Source: [4] [5] [6]*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

See also

2024 McNeese Cowboys baseball team

References

  1. ^ "Texas A&M University-Commerce Officially Joins NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference". Texas A&M University-Commerce. July 1, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Southland Standings". D1Softball. D1SOFTBALL. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "McNeese predicted to repeat as SLC Softball Champions; Preseason poll and all-conference teams announced". Southland Conference. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Softball Schedule". McNeese Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "WarrenNolan.com McNeese Cowgirls Southland". Nolan Analytics, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "D1SOFTBALL McNeese (Southland)". D1 Softball. Retrieved January 25, 2024.