2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders softball team

2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders softball
2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders softball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	21–21 (9–15 Southland)
Head coach	Kathleen Rodriguez (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	James Rodriguez; Roxsanna Segura;
Home stadium	Chapman Field
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders softball team represents Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Islanders play their home games at the softball facility at Chapman Field and are led by third-year head coach Kathleen Rodriguez. They are members of the Southland Conference.

2024 Southland Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
McNeese ‍†‍‍	22	–	2	.917	38	–	18	.679
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍	17	–	7	.708	42	–	13	.764
Nicholls ‍‍‍	16	–	8	.667	29	–	24	.547
Incarnate Word ‍‍‍	14	–	9	.609	30	–	16	.652
Lamar ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	26	–	23	.531
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	22	–	20	.524
Houston Christian ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	22	–	25	.468
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 5, 2024^[2] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Preseason edit

Southland Conference Coaches Poll edit

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 2, 2024. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi was picked to finish fifth in the Southland Conference with 72 votes.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
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 edit

Primrose Aholelei was named to the conference preseason first team. Sydney Hoyt was named to the conference preseason second team. ^[3]

First Team edit

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 edit

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 edit

2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders softball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Year	Home town
00	C	Juliana Garcia	/	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Weslaco, Texas
1	OF	Natalie Garcia	/	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Fr	Thorndale, Texas
2	INF	Nicolette Ramirez	/	—	Sr	San Antonio, Texas
3	OF	Sidney Campion	/	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	San Antonio, Texas
4	U	Riley Todd	/	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Jr	Jacksonville, Texas
5	U	Crystal Davila	/	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Corpus Christi, Texas
6	INF	Mimi Thornton	/	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)	So	Universal City, Texas
8	U	Paolina Baez	/	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Fort Worth, Texas
9	U	Sydney Hoyt	/	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Beach City, Texas
10	U	Rhea–Ann Avalos	/	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Corpus Christi, Texas
11	OF	Malia Williams	/	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	So	Eugene, Oregon
12	OF	Alina Jasso	/	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	San Benito, Texas
13	U	Taniece Tyson	/	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Lancaster, Texas
14	INF	Erin Villela	/	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	Fr	San Antonio, Texas
15	P	Kendra Winfrey	/	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Ankeny, Iowa
16	P	Ariella Saenz	/	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Pharr, Texas
17	U	Kimane Rogron	/	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	Montendre, France
18	OF	Isabella Hune	/	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	San Antonio, Texas
19	C	Precious Aholelei	/	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Honolulu, Hawaii
22	P	Siarah Galvan	/	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Rockport, Texas
24	OF	Felixia Hinojosa	/	—	Sr	Beeville, Texas
25	P	Primrose Aholelei	/	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Honolulu, Hawaii
26	C	Dafne Mercado	/	5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)	So	Coppell, Texas
27	INF	Brooke Jones	/	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Hanahan, South Carolina
33	U	Monee Montilla	/	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Edinburg, Texas
55	INF	Karisa Lopez	/	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Edinburg, Texas

Head coach

Kathleen Rodriguez (St. Mary's University, Texas)

Assistant coach(es)

James Rodriguez
Roxanna Segura (Trinity Valley Community College/Southern University)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 1, 2024

Schedule and results edit

Legend
	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi win
	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi loss
	Postponement/Cancellation
Bold	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi team member
*	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders softball game log

Regular season (21–21)

February (10–5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC record
River City Classic
Feb. 9	vs. Arlington Baptist*		Jackson State University Softball Stadium • Jackson, MS	13–4	Ariella Saenz (1-0)	(-)	Malia Williams (1)			1–0
Feb. 9	vs. Alcorn State*		Jackson State University Softball Stadium • Jackson, MS	4–2	Siarah Galvan (1-0)		Primrose Aholelei (1)			2–0
Feb. 10	at Jackson State*		Jackson State University Softball Stadium • Jackson, MS	8–9 (9 inn)	Bickers, Kelley (1-0)	Garcia, Juliana A. (0-1)	None		70	2–1
Feb. 10	vs. Alabama A&M*		Jackson State University Softball Stadium • Jackson, MS	8–2	Winfrey, Kendra (0-0)	Paige Scott (0-0)	None		70	3–1
Feb. 11	vs. Grambling*		Jackson State University Softball Stadium • Jackson, MS				Cancelled

Feb. 12	at Louisiana Tech*		Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA	1–4	MELNYCHUK, Brook (1-0)	Aholelei, Primrose (0-1)	FLOYD, Allie (1)		640	3–2
Feb. 17	Stephen F. Austin*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	2–0	Aholelei, Primrose (2-2)	Brooke Gainous (0-2)	None		234	4–2
Feb. 17	Stephen F. Austin*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	4–2	Saenz, Ariella (1-0)	Aydenne Brown (0-2)	Aholelei, Primrose (1)		248	5–2
Feb. 18	Stephen F. Austin*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	3–2	Aholelei, Primrose (3-2)	Alexis Telford (1-3)	None		145	6–2
Frost Classic
Feb. 23	vs. Valparaiso*		Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	2–1	Aholelei, Primrose (4-2)	McDermott, Sydney (1-4)	None			7–2
Feb. 23	at Chattanooga*		Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	2–4	Taylor Long (5-1)	Saenz, Ariella (1-1)	None			7–3
Feb. 24	vs. Ohio*		Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	5–3	Aholelei, Primrose (5-2)	Keegan Moore (1-2)	None			8–3
Feb. 24	vs. UT Martin*		Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	7–2	Williams, Malia (3-0)	Kiersten Nixon (0-2)	None			9–3
Feb. 25	vs. Georgetown*		Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	5–4	Aholelei, Primrose (6-2)	Kayla Dunn (3-3)	None			10–3
5th Boerner Invitational
Feb. 29	at UT Arlington*		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	5–13 (5 inn)	Gutierrez (2-1)	Aholelei, Primrose (6-3)	None		52	10–4
Feb. 29	at UT Arlington*		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	0–10 (5 inn)	Adams, Je. (2-5)	Williams, Malia (3-1)	None		131	10–5

March (9–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC record
5th Boerner Invitational
Mar 1	vs. UTSA*		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	1–3	Iliana Saucedo (2-0)	Aholelei, Primrose (6-4)	None		100	10–6
Mar 1	vs. Grambling*		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	6–2	Galvan, Siarah (1-0)	Erin Gibbs (2-2)	Saenz, Ariella (1)		306	11–6
Mar 1	vs. UTSA*		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	4–2	Aholelei, Primrose (7-4)	Kenzi Schultz (0-6)	None		220	12–6

Mar 8	Texas A&M–Commerce		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	1–0	Aholelei, Primrose (8-4)	Arredondo, Anissa (0-1)	None		150	13–6	1–0
Mar 8	Texas A&M–Commerce		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	10–3	Saenz, Ariella (2-1)	Muller, Maddie (2-9)	None		143	14–6	2–0
Mar 9	Texas A&M–Commerce		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	8–0 (5 inn)	Aholelei, Primrose (9-4)	Arredondo, Anissa (0-2)	None		208	15–6	3–0
Mar 15	at Incarnate Word		H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX	2–6	Larissa Jacquez (4-3)	Aholelei, Primrose (9-5)	None	ESPN+	145	15–7	3–1
Mar 15	at Incarnate Word		H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX	2–11 (6 inn)	Gunther, Annie (3-2)	Saenz, Ariella (2-2)	None	ESPN+	145	15–8	3–2
Mar 16	at Incarnate Word		H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX	0–4	Samantha Portillo (3-1)	Galvan, Siarah (1-1)	None	ESPN+	78	15–9	3–3
Mar 19	at Prairie View A&M*		Lady Panther Softball Complex • Prairie View, TX	–	(-)	Cancelled				–
Mar 19	at Prairie View A&M*		Lady Panther Softball Complex • Prairie View, TX	–	(-)	Cancelled				–
Mar 23	Northwestern State		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	6–2	Aholelei, Primrose (10-5)	Darr, Maggie (5-8)	None	ESPN+	150	16–9	4–3
Mar 23	Northwestern State		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	4–7	Seely, Kenzie (7-9)	Williams, Malia (3-2)	Darr, Maggie (1)	ESPN+	150	16–10	4–4
Mar 24	Northwestern State		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	3–0	Aholelei, Primrose (11-5)	Darr, Maggie (5-9)	None	ESPN+	120	17–10	5–4
Mar 28	at Houston Christian		Husky Field • Houston, TX	7–0	Aholelei, PM (12-5)	Swanson, Lyndie (4-4)	None		200	18–10	6–4
Mar 28	at Houston Christian		Husky Field • Houston, TX	0–3	Grofman, Ronni (5-5)	Galvan, Siarah (1-2)	None		200	18–11	6–5
Mar 29	at Houston Christian		Husky Field • Houston, TX	3–2	Aholelei, PM (13-5)	Swanson, L. (4-5)	None	ESPN+	200	19–11	7–5

April (2–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC record
Apr 5	Southeastern Louisiana		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	0–3	Blanchard, Cera (12-1)	Aholelei, Primrose (13-6)	Comeaux, MC (3)	ESPN+	178	19–12	7–6
Apr 5	Southeastern Louisiana		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	2–9	DuBois, Ellie (11-3)	Saenz, Ariella (2-3)	Brunson, Allison (1)	ESPN+	180	19–13	7–7
Apr 6	Southeastern Louisiana		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	0–5	Blanchard, Cera (13-1)	Aholelei, Primrose (13-7)	None	ESPN+	272	19–14	7–8
Apr 12	at Lamar		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	4–2	Aholelei, Primrose (14-7)	Wardlaw, Emma (9-4)	None	ESPN+	300	20–14	8–8
Apr 12	at Lamar		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	1–5	Mitchell, Karyana (11-5	Saenz, Ariella (2-4)	None	ESPN+	587	20–15	8–9
Apr 13	at Lamar		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	1–2	Mitchell, Karyana (12-5)	Aholelei, Primrose (14-8)	None	ESPN+	620	20–16	8–10
Apr 26	McNeese		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	0–1 (8 inn)	Sanders, Shaelyn (17-8)	Saenz, Ariella (2-5)	None	ESPN+	250	20–17	8–11
Apr 26	McNeese		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	2–1	Aholelei, Primrose (15-8)	Sanders, Shaelyn (17-9)	None	ESPN+	216	21–17	9–11
Apr 27	McNeese		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	1–3	Sanders, Shaelyn (18-9)	Aholelei, Primrose (15-9)	None	ESPN+	282	21–18	9–12
Apr 30	Prairie View A&M*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX			Cancelled
Apr 30	Prairie View A&M*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX			Cancelled

May (0–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC record
May. 3	at Nicholls		Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA	0–2	McNeill, Audrey (13-12)	Aholelei, Primrose (15-10)	None		177	21–19	9–13
May. 3	at Nicholls		Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA	1–7	Yoo, Molly (7-8)	Saenz, Ariella (2-6)	Paden, Averi (2)		201	21–20	9–14
May. 4	at Nicholls		Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA	0–1	McNeill, Audrey (14-12)	Williams, Malia (3-3)	None		201	21–21	9–15

Post-Season (0–0)

Southland Tournament (0–0)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 7	vs. (7) Houston Christian	(6)	North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–

Schedule Source:^[4]^[5]^[6]

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

References edit

^ "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.
^ "Southland Standings". D1Softball. D1SOFTBALL. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ "2024 Softball Schedule". Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
^ "WarrenNolan.com - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders - Southland". Nolan Analytics, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ "D1SOFTBALL - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Southland)". D1 Softball. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[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 6, 2024.

[Polls-3] "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". Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

[5] "WarrenNolan.com - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders - Southland". Nolan Analytics, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[6] "D1SOFTBALL - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Southland)". D1 Softball. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

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2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders softball team

Contents

Preseason edit

Southland Conference Coaches Poll edit

Preseason All-Southland team edit

First Team edit

Second Team edit

Roster edit

Schedule and results edit

See also edit

References edit