2021 Georgia State Panthers softball team

American college softball season

2021 Georgia State Panthers softball

Conference| Sun Belt Conference
Record| 16–30 (3–18 SBC)
Head coach|

* Roger Kincaid (11th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Todd Downes
* Erin Dixson

Home stadium| Robert E. Heck Softball Complex

Seasons

<- 2020

2022 ->

2021 Sun Belt Conference softball standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 15 Louisiana ‍†‍‡‍y | 21 | - | 3 |  | .875 |  |  | 47 | - | 12 |  | .797
Texas State ‍‍‍y | 17 | - | 6 |  | .739 |  |  | 39 | - | 14 |  | .736
Troy ‍‍‍y | 17 | - | 6 |  | .739 |  |  | 37 | - | 17 |  | .685
South Alabama ‍‍‍y | 13 | - | 9 |  | .591 |  |  | 31 | - | 21 |  | .596
Appalachian State ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 12 |  | .400 |  |  | 27 | - | 19 |  | .587
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 14 |  | .391 |  |  | 17 | - | 26 |  | .395
UT Arlington ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 14 |  | .391 |  |  | 17 | - | 34 |  | .333
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 15 |  | .375 |  |  | 21 | - | 24 |  | .467
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 15 |  | .286 |  |  | 17 | - | 32 |  | .347
Georgia State ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 18 |  | .143 |  |  | 16 | - | 30 |  | .348
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 23, 2021[1]
Rankings from NFCA

The 2021 Georgia State Panthers softball team represented Georgia State Panthers during the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Panthers played their home games at Robert E. Heck Softball Complex. The Panthers were led by eleventh-year head coach Roger Kincaid and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Preseason

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### Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

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The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2021. Georgia State was picked to finish last in the Sun Belt Conference with 16 votes.[2]

Coaches poll

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)
1 | Louisiana | 100 (10)
2 | Troy | 87
3 | Texas State | 72
4 | Coastal Carolina | 68
4 | UT Arlington | 68
6 | Appalachian State | 43
7 | Georgia Southern | 38
8 | South Alabama | 36
9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 22
10 | Georgia State | 16

### National Softball Signing Day

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Player  | Position  | Hometown  | Previous Team

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Hallie Adams  | Pitcher  | Marietta, Georgia | Pope HS
Abby Brown  | Infielder  | Tallapoosa, Georgia | Haralson County HS
Mallory Fletcher  | Outfielder/Infielder  | Coolidge, Georgia | Thomasville HS
Jaycee Goodwin  | Catcher  | Paris, Kentucky | Bourbon County HS
Emily Hodnett  | Pitcher  | Auburn, Georgia | Apalachee HS
Chloe Middlebrooks  | Outfielder  | Bishop, Georgia | Oconee County HS
Alice Thomas  | Outfielder  | Warner Robins, Georgia | Houston County HS
Emma Yanes  | Infielder  | Woodstock, Georgia | Etowah HS

## Roster

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2021 Georgia State Panthers roster

Pitchers

* 10 Sophie Mooney - Sophomore
* 11 Elle Doolittle - Freshman
* 13 Emily Buck - Redshirt Sophomore
* 26 Macy Banks - Freshman
* 32 Aniston Wright - Freshman
* 33 Julia Allen - Sophomore
* 55 Savannah Freeman - Redshirt Junior

Outfielders

* 1 Sydney Stavro - Senior
* 4 Gabby Benson - Junior
* 18 Caroline Brownlee - Freshman
* 19 Emily Brown - Sophomore
* 23 Alyssa Giles - Freshman

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Catchers

* 7 Sofia Tunon - Sophomore
* 8 Alyssa Brumelow - Senior
* 14 Carolyn Deady - Freshman
* 21 Kalynn Hicks - Junior

Infielders

* 2 Baylee Sexton - Senior
* 6 Bailee Richardson - Sophomore
* 9 Olivia Davis - Junior
* 17 Paige Taylor - Junior
* 22 Daisy Hess - Sophomore
* 24 Aslinn Spradlin - Freshman
* 25 Skylar Mosel - Senior
* 44 Gracie Kittrell - Sophomore

### Coaching staff

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2021 Georgia State Panthers coaching staff

* Roger Kincaid - Head Coach – 11th year
* Todd Downes - Assistant Head Coach – 10th year
* Erin Dixson - Pitching Coach – 2nd year

## Schedule and results

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Legend

| Georgia State win
| Georgia State loss
| Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold | Georgia State team member
2021 Georgia State Panthers softball game log

Regular season (15-28)
| February (6-5)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SBC record
Feb. 12 | Radford |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | W 3-1 | Mooney (1-0) | Marvin (0-1) | None |  | 113 | 1-0 |
Feb. 12 | Radford |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | W 6-0 | Buck (1-0) | Dehart (0-1) | None |  | 197 | 2-0 |
Feb. 13 | Boise State |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | W 4-3 | Freeman (1-0) | Johnson (0-2) | None |  | 197 | 3-0 |
Feb. 13 | Boise State |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 0-7 | Miller (0-1) | Allen (0-1) | None |  | 197 | 3-1 |
Feb. 14 | at Georgia Tech |  | Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA | L 0-8 (5 inn) | Neleman (3-0) | Mooney (1-1) | None | ACCN+ | 88 | 3-2 |
Feb. 20 | at North Carolina A&T |  | Aggie Softball Complex • Greensboro, GA | W 11-2 (5 inn) | Mooney (2-1) | Kirby (0-1) | None |  |  | 4-2 |
Feb. 20 | at North Carolina A&T |  | Aggie Softball Complex • Greensboro, NC | W 12-4 (6 inn) | Banks (1-0) | Stinson (0-1) | None |  |  | 5-2 |
Feb. 21 | at UNC Wilmington |  | Boseman Field • Wilmington, NC | W 8-2 | Buck (2-0) | Pate (0-1) | None |  | 25 | 6-2 |
Feb. 21 | at UNC Wilmington |  | Boseman Field • Wilmington, NC | L 4-5 | Pearce (1-0) | Freeman (1-1) | Gamache (1) |  | 27 | 6-3 |
Feb. 27 | No. 19 Georgia |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 0-7 | Mathis (1-1) | Mooney (2-2) | Cutting (1) |  | 397 | 6-4 |
Feb. 27 | Miami (OH) |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 4-6 | Pratt (1-3) | Freeman (1-2) | None |  | 343 | 6-5 |
| March (6-10)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SBC record
Mar. 3 | Kennesaw State |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | W 7-3 | Allen (1-1) | Kyte (1-2) | Doolittle (1) |  | 265 | 7-5 |
JU/UNF Spring Break Challenge
Mar. 5 | vs. Buffalo |  | Debbie & Fred Pruitt Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL | W 10-2 | Banks (2-0) | Lucyshyn (0-1) | None |  | 27 | 8-5 |
Mar. 5 | at Jacksonville |  | Debbie & Fred Pruitt Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL | L 0-5 | Bilodeau (4-4) | Mooney (2-3) | None |  | 43 | 8-6 |
Mar. 6 | vs. USC Upstate |  | Debbie & Fred Pruitt Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL | L 4-10 | Yoder (2-0) | Banks (1-1) | Brown (1) |  | 34 | 8-7 |
Mar. 6 | vs. Florida A&M |  | Debbie & Fred Pruitt Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL | W 13-0 (5 inns) | Buck (3-0) | Boatwright (0-3) | None |  | 49 | 9-7 |
Mar. 7 | at North Florida |  | UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL | W 13-7 | Mooney (3-3) | Clausen (2-3) | Doolittle (2) |  | 87 | 10-7 |
Mar. 10 | at No. 18 Georgia |  | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | L 0-1 | Mathis (3-1) | Buck (3-1) | None | SECN+ | 87 | 10-8 |
Mar. 13 | Chattanooga |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | W 6-2 | Mooney (4-3) | Thompson (1-3) | Buck (1) |  | 237 | 11-8 |
Mar. 13 | Chattanooga |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | W 8-2 | Freeman (2-2) | Wood (2-4) | None |  | 237 | 12-8 |
Mar. 19 | Troy |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 0-12 (5 inns) | Johnson (11-3) | Mooney (4-4) | None |  | 253 | 12-9 | 0-1
Mar. 20 | Troy |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 6-11 | Blasingame (4-0) | Banks (2-2) | None |  | 255 | 12-10 | 0-2
Mar. 21 | Troy |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 1-7 | Johnson (12-3) | Buck (3-2) | None |  | 243 | 12-11 | 0-3
Mar. 23 | Texas State |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 2-6 | King (5-1) | Banks (2-3) | None |  | 137 | 12-12 | 0-4
Mar. 23 | Texas State |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 0-9 | Mullins (8-2) | Buck (3-3) | None |  | 131 | 12-13 | 0-5
Mar. 24 | Texas State |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 5-10 | Mullins (9-2) | Mooney (4-5) | None |  | 153 | 12-14 | 0-6
Mar. 26 | at Appalachian State |  | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | L 5-6 | Longanecker (8-3) | Doolittle (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 50 | 12-15 | 0-7
Mar. 28 | at Appalachian State |  | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Game Cancelled due to threat of inclement weather in Boone
Mar. 28 | at Appalachian State |  | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Game Cancelled due to threat of inclement weather in Boone
| April (2–9)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SBC record
Apr. 2 | No. 16 Louisiana |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 2-10 (5 inns) | Ellyson (8-4) | Doolittle (0-2) | None |  | 125 | 12-16 | 0-8
Apr. 2 | No. 16 Louisiana |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 0-4 | Lamb (12-2) | Mooney (4-6) | None |  | 125 | 12-17 | 0-9
Apr. 3 | No. 16 Louisiana |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 1-13 (5 inns) | Ellyson (9-4) | Mooney (4-7) | None |  | 127 | 12-18 | 0-10
Apr. 7 | Mercer |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | Game Postponed
Apr. 7 | Mercer |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | Game Postponed
Apr. 10 | at UT Arlington |  | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | W 2-0 | Mooney (5-7) | Valencia (2-3) | None |  | 156 | 13-18 | 1-10
Apr. 10 | at UT Arlington |  | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | L 2-7 | Henriksen (2-3) | Doolittle (0-3) | None |  | 156 | 13-19 | 1-11
Apr. 11 | at UT Arlington |  | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | L 1-3 | Valencia (3-3) | Buck (3-4) | Gardiner (3) |  | 156 | 13-20 | 1-12
Apr. 14 | RV Auburn |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 1-4 | Lowe (11-3) | Mooney (5-8) | Dismukes (4) |  | 237 | 13-21 |
Apr. 17 | Coastal Carolina |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | W 3-2 (9 inns) | Mooney (6-8) | Beasley-Polko (6-8) | None |  | 213 | 14-21 | 2-12
Apr. 17 | Coastal Carolina |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 3-6 | Brabham (4-5) | Doolittle (0-4) | None |  | 213 | 14-22 | 2-13
Apr. 18 | Coastal Carolina |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 7-8 | Beasley-Polko (7-8) | Freeman (2-3) | None |  | 217 | 14-23 | 2-14
Apr. 21 | at Kennesaw State |  | Bailey Softball Complex • Kennesaw, GA | L 0-8 (5 inns) | Bennett (15-9) | Mooney (6-9) | None | ESPN+ | 100 | 14-24 |
| May (1-4)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SBC record
May 1 | at Louisiana–Monroe |  | Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA | L 1-2 | Hulett (5-6) | Mooney (2-4) | None | ESPN+ |  | 14-25 | 2-15
May 1 | at Louisiana–Monroe |  | Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA | W 2-1 | Freeman (3-3) | Hulett (5-7) | Buck (2) |  | 271 | 15-25 | 3-15
May 2 | at Louisiana–Monroe |  | Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA | Game cancelled due to threat of inclement weather
May 6 | Georgia Southern |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 4-5 | Richardson (4-5) | Mooney (6-11) | None |  | 283 | 15-26 | 3-16
May 7 | Georgia Southern |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 7-11 (8 inns) | Rewis (3-2) | Banks (2-4) | None |  | 285 | 15-27 | 3-17
May 7 | Georgia Southern |  | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 4-9 | Garcia (7-6) | Doolittle (0-5) | None |  | 285 | 15-28 | 3-18
Post-Season (1-2)
| SBC tournament (1-2)

Date  | Opponent  | (Seed)/Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SBC record
May 11 | vs. (7) Georgia Southern | (10) | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 4-1 | Mooney (7-11) | Garcia (7-7) | None | ESPN+ | 97 | 16-28 |
May 12 | vs. (2) Texas State | (10) | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L 0-2 | Mullins (20-6) | Allen (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 121 | 16-29 |
May 13 | vs. (5) Appalachian State | (10) | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L 1-2 | Holland (8-6) | Mooney (7-12) | None | ESPN+ | 104 | 16-30 |

Schedule Source:[4]

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

## References

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1. ^ "2021 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
2. ^ Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Conference Announces Preseason Softball Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
3. ^ "Get to Know the Newest Signees". Georgia State University. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
4. ^ "2021 Softball Schedule". Georgia State University. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

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* Robert E. Heck Softball Complex (1986–present)

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* Robert Heck (1984–2011
* Roger Kincaid (2012– )

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