2015 SIU Edwardsville Cougars softball team
| 2015 SIU Edwardsville Cougars softball | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| 2015 record | 38–12 (19–4 OVC) |
| Head coach | Sandy Montgomery (27th year) |
| Assistant coach | Jessica Jones |
| Assistant coach | Valerie McCoy |
| Assistant coach | Cathy Weatherred |
| Home stadium |
Cougar Field Capacity 800+ |
| 2015 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIUE Cougars | 19 | – | 4 | .826 | 38 | – | 12 | .760 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JSU Gamecocks | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | 33 | – | 15 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State Racers | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | 33 | – | 17 | .660 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EKU Colonels | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 23 | – | 23 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TTU Golden Eagles | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | 26 | – | 24 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois Panthers | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | 17 | – | 24 | .415 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT–Martin Skyhawks | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | 24 | – | 23 | .511 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State Eagles | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | 21 | – | 20 | .512 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SEMO Redhawks | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | 15 | – | 24 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont Bruins | 6 | – | 15 | .286 | 11 | – | 31 | .262 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay Lady Govs | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | 9 | – | 34 | .209 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tenn. State Lady Tigers | 3 | – | 20 | .130 | 10 | – | 34 | .227 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – OVC Tournament champion As of April 29, 2015[1]; Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2015 SIU Edwardsville Cougars softball team represents Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) during the 2015 NCAA Division I softball season. The Cougars, led by twenty-seventh year head coach Sandy Montgomery, play their home games at Cougar Field on the SIUE campus as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).[2]
Preseason
Eleven players return from the 2013 squad that finished with a 30–23 overall record (19–5 in the OVC) and advanced to the NCAA Tournament after winning the OVC championship. They are joined by four freshmen, a junior college All-American transfer, and a senior who was a member of the Cougars' OVC champion women's soccer team.[3]
The Cougars were picked by the coaches and sports information directors of the Ohio Valley Conference to finish first in the conference.[4]
Regular Season
The 2015 season casts the Cougars in the role of road warriors, with only 17 home games on their 55-game schedule.
The schedule opened with tournaments in Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida and includes 36 schools from 14 states and the District of Columbia. Although the early season schedule is not as grueling as last years', the Cougars will face four other teams that were in the 2014 NCAA Tournament, including two that are ranked in the preseason Top 25.[5]
Highlights
The Cougars opened the season traveling to three weekend tournaments in the South. They started off by winning the Lady Techster Invitational at Louisiana Tech with a 4–1 record.[6] The following weekend, they went 3–1 and finished second to the 10th ranked Bulldogs at their Georgia Softball Classic. The third weekend took them to Auburn, Alabama for the Wilson/DeMarini Classic and another second-place finish behind the 16th ranked host Auburn Tigers with a 3–2 record.
Following a week off, the team went to Florida during break for five games at the USF Series - Under Armour Showcase and a pair of games in Fort Meyers. After sweeping the games at Clearwater, the Cougars ran their win streak to seven games before falling at FGCU and finishing the preconference schedule with a record of 16–5.[7]
On March 20, Haley Chambers struck out 20 Morehead State batters en route to the second perfect game of her Cougar career. She became the first Cougar pitcher to toss two perfect games. It was the sixth SIUE perfect game and the program's 32nd no-hitter. The game was not only Chambers' second perfect game, it was her fourth no-hitter.[8] Only current Cougar coach Sandy Montgomery has thrown more no-hit games, with six during her Cougar playing career, 1982-85.[9] As a result, the junior not only was named the OVC Pitcher of the Week[10] (her fourth award of the season), but she was also named the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division I National Pitcher of the Week.[11]
On April 16, Cougar pitcher Baylee Douglass was named as one of the twenty-five finalists for the NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Award.[12] At the time, she was 13-4 record with a 1.97 earned run average (ERA). She was also nationally ranked in several statistical categories:12th in saves (4), 38th in walks allowed/seven innings (1.40), 61st in ERA (1.97), 61st in hits allowed/seven innings (5.41), and 73rd in strikeouts/seven innings (7.6).[13][14]
Roster
Pink background indicates players returning from 2014.
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| # | Name | Position | Bats/Throws | Year | Hometown | High school |
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| 0 | Maria Prete | Infielder | R/R | Freshman | Westmont, IL | Westmont High School |
| 2 | Haley Chambers | Pitcher | L/L | Junior | Coatesville, IN | Cascade HS |
| 3 | Alex McDavid | Shortstop | R/R | Senior | Suwanee, GA | North Gwinnett HS |
| 4 | Alexis Kohrs | Pitcher | R/R | Sophomore | DuQuoin, IL | DuQuoin HS |
| 5 | Rebecca Gray | Outfielder | L/R | Senior | Crete, IL | Marian Catholic HS |
| 6 | Kelsey Hansen | Utlilty/Infield | R/R | Junior | East Peoria, IL | East Peoria Comm. HS |
| 7 | Baylee Douglass | Pitcher | L/R | Freshman | Centralia, Missouri | Centralia HS |
| 8 | Haley Adrian | Infielder | R/R | Freshman | Auburn, AL | Auburn HS |
| 9 | Tess Eby | Catcher | R/R | Freshman | Grapevine, TX | Colleyville Heritage HS |
| 11 | Whitney Lanphier | Outfield/3rd Base | R/R | Junior | Plainfield, IL | Plainfield South HS |
| 12 | Rachel Keller | 1st Base | R/R | Junior | Bethalto, IL | Civic Memorial HS |
| 13 | Allison Smiley | 2nd Base | R/R | Sophomore | Johnston City, IL | Johnston City HS |
| 22 | Amy Hunt | Catcher | R/R | Sophomore | Troy, IL | Triad HS |
| 23 | Brittany Toney | Right Fielder | R/R | Senior | Hendersonville, TN | Goodpasture Christian School |
| 25 | Allie Hill | Utility/Infielder | R/R | Junior | Bethalto, IL | Civic Memorial HS |
| 26 | Jordan LaFave | Outfielder | L/R | Junior | Valrico, FL | Durant HS |
| 31 | Samantha Jones | Utility | R/R | Senior | Florissant, Missouri | McCluer North HS |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher |
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| Louisiana Tech's Lady Techster Invitational | ||||||||
| February 6* | 11:45 AM | Abilene Christian | Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA | W 8–06 | 914 | Haley Chambers (1–0) | J.Montoya | |
| February 6* | 2:00 PM | Louisiana Tech | Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA | W 6–4 | 914 | Alexis Kohrs (1–0) | Bianca Duram | |
| February 7* | 1:30 PM | Missouri State | Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA | W 3–1 | 995 | Haley Chambers (2–0) | Jessie Van Es | |
| February 7* | 8:15 PM | Louisiana–Monroe | Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA | L 3–4 | 995 | Paige Porter | Baylee Douglass (0–1) | |
| February 8* | 11:15 AM | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA | W 11–15 | 657 | Haley Chambers (3–0) | M.Hunter | |
| Georgia Softball Classic | ||||||||
| February 13* | 11:30AM | Troy | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | W 10–0 | 121 | Haley Chambers (4–0) | Sara Mock | |
| February 13* | 2:00 PM | #10 Georgia | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | L 0–9 5 | 147 | Chelsea Wilkinson | Alexis Kohrs (1–1) | |
| February 14* | 9:00 AM | Elon | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | W 3–2 | 143 | Haley Chambers (5–0) | K. Mitchum | |
| February 14* | 2:00 PM | Troy | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | W 5–2 | 147 | Baylee Douglass (1–1) | Ashley Rainey | |
| February 15* | 10:30 AM | #10 Georgia | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | Cancelled | Cold | Weather | ||
| Auburn's Wilson/DeMarini Classic | ||||||||
| February 27* | 10:00 AM | Connecticut | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | L 1–2 | n/a | Duggan | Haley Chambers (5–1) | |
| February 27* | 12:15 PM | Texas State | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 10–26 | n/a | Baylee Douglass (2-1) | Taylor Webb | |
| February 28* | 2:30 PM | Samford | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 7–2 | n/a | Baylee Douglass (3-1) | Grey Adams | |
| February 28* | 5:00 PM | #16 Auburn | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | L 5–8 | 972 | L. Davis | Haley Chambers (5–2) | |
| March 1* | 11:30 AM | Ohio State | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 6–0 | n/a | Haley Chambers (6–2) | Olivia O'Reilly | |
| USF Series - Under Armour Showcase | ||||||||
| March 6* | |
Villanova | Eddie C. Moore Complex Field #3 • Clearwater, FL | W 4–1 | 145 | Haley Chambers (7–2) | Jordan Prutzer | |
| March 7* | 12:45 PM | Seton Hall | Eddie C. Moore Complex Field #4 • Clearwater, FL | W 5–3 | 67 | Baylee Douglass (4–1) | Destaso | |
| March 7* | 3:15 PM | North Florida | Eddie C. Moore Complex Field #4 • Clearwater, FL | W 4–3 12 | n/a | Haley Chambers (8–2) | Kaylie Wallace | |
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Georgetown | Eddie C. Moore Complex Field #2 • Clearwater, FL | W 8–2 8 | 55 | Baylee Douglass (5–1) | M. Hyson | |
| March 8* | |
Bowling Green | Eddie C. Moore Complex Field #9 • Clearwater, FL | W 3–0 | 55 | Haley Chambers (9–2) | Dillow | |
| March 10* | 1:30 PM | Pittsburgh | FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL | W 1–0 | 24 | Haley Chambers (10–2) | S. King | |
| March 10* | 6:00 PM | Florida Gulf Coast | FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL | L 0–3 | 121 | Ashley Dobson | Baylee Douglass (5–2) | |
| March 14 | |
Murray State | Cougar Field • Edwardsville, IL | W 5–4 | 167 | Baylee Douglass (6–2) | CheyAnne Gaskey | |
| March |
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Murray State | Cougar Field • Edwardsville, IL | L 2–7 | 193 | CheyAnne Gaskey | Haley Chambers (10–3) | |
| March 15 | |
Murray State | Cougar Field • Edwardsville, IL | W 6–4 | 193 | Baylee Douglass (7–2) | Mason Robinson | |
| March 17* | 4:00 PM | Bradley | Cougar FIeld • Edwardsville, IL | W 6–5 | 124 | Haley Chambers (11–3) | Jaelen Hull | |
| March 21 | 12:00 Noon | Eastern Kentucky | Gertrude Hood Field • Richmond, KY | W 5–1 | 292 | Haley Chambers (12–3) | Leanna Pittsenbarger | |
| March 21 | 2:00 PM | Eastern Kentucky | Gertrude Hood Field • Richmond, KY | W 8–0 6 | 302 | Baylee Douglass (8–2) | Shaylon Robb | |
| March 22 | 12:00 Noon | Morehead State | University Field • Morehead, KY | W 1–0 | 140 | Haley Chambers (13–3) | M. Grossmann | |
| March 22 | 2:00 PM | Morehead State | University Field • Morehead, KY | W 10–3 | 140 | Baylee Douglass (9–2) | Tana Sueferer | |
| March 25* | 3:00 PM | Missouri State | Cougar Field • Edwardsville, IL | W 3–2 | 112 | Haley Chambers (14–3) | Chelsea Jones | |
| March 28 | 1:00 PM | Southeast Missouri | Southeast Softball Complex • Cape Girardeau, MO | W 12–3 6 | 135 | Haley Chambers (15–3) | Aubrey Denno | |
| March 28 | 3:00 PM | Southeast Missouri | Southeast Softball Complex • Cape Girardeau, MO | W 7–0 | 155 | Baylee Douglass (10–2) | Madeline Krumrey | |
| March 29 | 1:00 PM | Southeast Missouri | Southeast Softball Complex • Cape Girardeau, MO | W 8–4 | 225 | Haley Chambers (16–3) | Madeline Krumrey | |
| April 1* | 4:00 PM | SIU Carbondale | Charlotte West Stadium • Carbondale, IL | L 1–5 | 239 | Katie Bertlesen | Baylee Douglass (10–3) | |
| April 4 | 1:00 PM | Jacksonville State | Cougar Field • Edwardsville, IL | W 2–1 | 144 | Haley Chambers (17–3) | T. West | |
| April 4 | 3:00 PM | Jacksonville State | Cougar Field • Edwardsville, IL | W 8–2 | 144 | Baylee Douglass (11–3) | L. Green | |
| April 5 | 12:00 Noon | Tennessee Tech | Cougar Field • Edwardsville, IL | L 3–4 | 105 | Erica Tuck | Haley Chambers (17–4) | |
| April 5 | 2:00 PM | Tennessee Tech | Cougar Field • Edwardsville, IL | L 2–4 | 105 | Danielle Liberatore | Baylee Douglass (11–4) | |
| April 7* | 3:00 PM | Western Illinois | Mary Ellen McKee Stadium • Macomb, IL | Cancelled | Heavy rain | Forecast | ||
| April 7* | 5:00 PM | Western Illinois | Mary Ellen McKee Stadium • Macomb, IL | Cancelled | Heavy rain | Forecast | ||
| April 11 | 12:00 Noon | Austin Peay | Cheryl Holt Field • Clarksville, TN | W 2–1 | 225 | Haley Chambers (18–4) | Natalie Ayala | |
| April 11 | 2:00 PM | Austin Peay | Cheryl Holt Field • Clarksville, TN | W 7–1 | 225 | Baylee Douglass (12–4) | Sidney Hooper | |
| April 12 | 12:00 Noon | Austin Peay | Cheryl Holt Field • Clarksville, TN | W 5–3 | 125 | Baylee Douglass (13–4) | Natalie Ayala | |
| April 15* | 4:00 PM | Saint Louis | Cougar Field • Edwardsville, IL | W 5–0 | 215 | Haley Chambers (19–4) | Briana Lore | |
| April 18 | 1:00 PM | Belmont | Cougar Field • Edwardsville, IL | W 3–0 | 168 | Haley Chambers (20–4) | Taylor Moon | |
| April 18 | 3:00 PM | Belmont | Cougar Field • Edwardsville, IL | L 0–2 | 168 | Caroline Snodgress | Baylee Douglass (13–5) | |
| April 19 | 1:00 PM | Tennessee State | Cougar Field • Edwardsville, IL | W 8–2 | 155 | Baylee Douglass (14–5) | Taylor Green | |
| April 19 | 3:00 PM | Tennessee State | Cougar Field • Edwardsville, IL | Cancelled | Game 1 began 0:41 late | then had 3:06 rain delay | ||
| April 22* | 1:00 PM | #rv Kansas | Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park • Lawrence, KS | L 4–6 | 425 | Bryn Houlton | Haley Chambers (20–5) | |
| April 25 | |
UT Martin | Cougar FIeld • Edwardsville, IL | W 5–3 6 (Rain) | 156 | Haley Chambers (21–5) | Elizabeth Wiegand | |
| April 26 | |
UT Martin | Cougar Field • Edwardsville, IL | W 3–0 | 167 | Baylee Douglass (14–5) | Casey Vincent | |
| April |
3:00 PM | UT Martin | Cougar FIeld • Edwardsville, IL | W 3–2 | 167 | Baylee Douglass (15–5) | Elizabeth Wiegand | |
| April 28* | 4:00 PM | Saint Louis | The Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO | L 2–7 | 85 | Maddie Baalman | Baylee Douglass (15–6) | |
| May 2 | 1:00 PM | Eastern Illinois | Williams Field • Charleston, IL | tbd | tbd | tbd | ||
| May 2 | 3:00 PM | Eastern Illinois | Williams Field • Charleston, IL | tbd | tbd | tbd | ||
| May 3 | 1:00 PM | Eastern Illinois | Williams Field • Charleston, IL | tbd | tbd | tbd | ||
| Ohio Valley Conference Tournament | ||||||||
| May 6–9 | @ Stadium of #1 seed • | tbd | tbd | tbd | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from NFCA released prior to game.All times are in Central Time Zone [5]. | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Softball". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ "OVC Member Institutions". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 SIUE Softball Roster". SIU Edwardsville. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ "SIUE Picked to Win the 2015 OVC Softball Race". Ohio Valley Conference. January 20, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "2015 SIUE Softball Schedule". SIU Edwardsville. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Softball starts season with tournament victory". The Alestle. February 9, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ↑ "SIUE goes unbeaten at Florida Tournament". Belleville News Democrat. March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ "COLLEGE SOFTBALL: SIUE’s Chambers ‘beyond lights out’ with 20 K’s, perfect game". The Telegraph. March 22, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ "SIUE Softball No-Hitters". SIUE Cougars. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ "OVC Softball Report - March 23". Ohio Valley Conference. March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ↑ "SIUE’s Chambers, Weber State’s Hingsberger Named Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Pitcher and Player of the Week". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Top 25 Finalists Announced for the NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Award". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Division I Softball Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ↑ "SIUE’s Douglass Among National Finalists". SIUE Cougars. April 16, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 SIUE Softball Roster". SIUE Cougars. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
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