BATON ROUGE—After leading McNeese softball to the 2022 regular season title, the Southland Conference Tournament title, and its first regional tournament final in program history, head coach James Landreneau has been named Louisiana Sports Writers Association "Coach of the Year". 
 
Joining Landreneau as McNeese representatives on the All-Louisiana team is sophomore pitcher Ashley Vallejo and sophomore third baseman Jil Poullard. Vallejo was named to the first team while Poullard was a second team selection.
 
In his fifth full season, Landreneau won 40 games for the third time, leading McNeese to a 40-21 record this season including two wins over nationally ranked Notre Dame at the NCAA Tournament. The 2022 Southland Conference "Coach of the Year" picked up his 200^th career win over Lamar on April 23.   
 
Vallejo, a native of New Waverly, Texas had a break-out season where she was also named the SLC "Pitcher of the Year" after posting an 18-8 overall record and a perfect 9-0 record with a 0.26 ERA and five shutouts in league play. Vallejo also led the Cowgirls in strikeouts with 121, innings pitched (168.2), and eight shutouts.  The All-SLC first teamer was also a member of the SLC All-Tournament team.
 
Poullard, the native of Moss Bluff led the Cowgirls in almost every offensive statistical category in her first season playing third base. Poullard produced a team high .367 batting average, .640 slugging percent, 45 RBI, seven home runs, four triples, and 37 walks. Poullard was second on the team with 55 hits and tied for second with 44 runs scored. Like Vallejo, Poullard was also a first team All-SLC pick and a member of the SLC All-Tournament team.  
 

2022 ALL-LOUISIANA COLLEGIATE SOFTBALL TEAM (season statistics do not include NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA national tournament games)
First Team
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown	Notes
Pitcher	Primrose Aholelei	Bossier Parish	So.	Honolulu, Hawaii	28-3, 1.14 ERA, NJCAA, NFCA Division I National Pitcher of the Year
Pitcher	Ali Kilponen	LSU	Jr.	Highlands Ranch, Colo.	18-7, 2.32 ERA, All-SEC first team
Pitcher	Audrey Pickett	Louisiana Tech	Sr.	Aurora, Colo.	25-6, 2.56 ERA, All-Conference USA first team
Pitcher	Ashley Vallejo	McNeese	So.	New Waverly, Texas	17-7, 2.20 ERA, Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year
Catcher	Sophie Piskos	Louisiana-Lafayette	So.	Paris, Tenn.	.365, 8 HR, 31 RBI, All-Sun Belt first team
First Base	Stormy Kotzelnick	Louisiana-Lafayette	Fr.	Carmel, Ind.	.361, 9 HR, 49 RBI, All-Sun Belt second team
Second Base	Melissa Mayeux	Louisiana-Lafayette	Sr.	Le Barcares, France	.333, 6 HR, 29 RBI, Sun Belt Player of the Year
Third Base	Jourdyn Campbell	Louisiana-Lafayette	So.	Kingwood, Texas	.409, 10 HR, 33 RBI, All-Sun Belt first team, Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year
Shortstop	Taylor Pleasants	LSU	So.	Houston, Texas	.302, 12 HR, 48 RBI, All-SEC second team
Outfield	Ciara Briggs	LSU	So.	Yorba Linda, Calif.	.366, 2 HR, 32 RBI, All-SEC second team, Rawlings Gold Glove recipient
Outfield	Aeriyl Mass	Southeastern Louisiana	Sr.	Lake Charles, La.	.410, 4 HR, 34 RBI, 33 SB, All-Southland first team
Outfield	Sierra Sacco	Louisiana Tech	Fr.	Marrero, La.	.441, 0 HR, 21 RBI, 28 SB, Conference USA Freshman of the Year
Designated Player	Karly Heath	Louisiana-Lafayette	Jr.	North Augusta, S.C.	.305, 13 HR, 38 RBI, All-Sun Belt first team
Utility	Shelbi Sunseri	LSU	5th	Santa Fe, Texas	.266, 15 HR, 41 RBI, 8-7, 3.05 ERA, All-Louisiana for third time
Hitter of the Year:  Jourdyn Campbell, Louisiana-Lafayette
Pitcher of the Year:  Primrose Aholelei, Bossier Parish
Newcomer of the Year:  Jourdyn Campbell, Louisiana-Lafayette
Freshman of the Year:  Sierra Sacco, Louisiana Tech
Coach of the Year:  James Landreneau, McNeese
Second Team
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown	Notes
Pitcher	Sam Landry	Louisiana-Lafayette	Fr.	Mont Belvieu, Texas	20-3, 2.15 ERA, All-Sun Belt second team
Pitcher	Meghan Schorman	Louisiana-Lafayette	Jr.	Hazelwood, Mo.	15-4, 1.73 ERA, Sun Belt all-tournament
Catcher	Bailey Krolczyk	Southeastern Louisiana	So.	Corpus Christi, Texas	.333, 3 HR, 23 RBI, All-Southland first team
First Base	Georgia Clark	LSU	Jr.	Houston, Texas	.285, 16 HR, 59 RBI, All-SEC second team
Second Base	Madison Rayner	Southeastern Louisiana	Jr.	Stringer, Miss.	.327, 5 HR, 44 RBI, All-Southland second team
Third Base	Danieca Coffey	LSU	So.	Richwood, Texas	.385, 1 HR, 26 RBI, All-SEC second team
Third Base	Jil Poullard	McNeese	So.	Lake Charles, La.	.364, 7 HR, 40 RBI, All-Southland first team
Shortstop	Amanda Gonzalez	Louisiana Tech	Jr.	Santa Monica, Calif.	.370, 8 HR, 32 RBI, All-Conference USA first team
Outfield	Maddie Hayden	Louisiana-Lafayette	Fr.	West Monroe, La.	.365, 1 HR, 27 RBI, All-Sun Belt second team
Outfield	Maddie Leal	LSU-Eunice	So.	Houston, Texas	.414, 1 HR, 25 RBI, NJCAA, NFCA Division II All-America first team
Outfield	Laney Roos	Northwestern State	So.	Aubrey, Texas	.365, 6 HR, 32 RBI, All-Southland first team
Designated Player	Audrey Greely	Southeastern Louisiana	So.	Geismar, La.	.344, 2 HR, 23 RBI, All-Southland first team
Utility	Olivia Coaker	Louisiana Christian	Jr.	Orange Beach, Ala.	.362, 8 HR, 52 RBI, 4-3, 3.61 ERA, All-Red River first team
Utility	Kennedy Johnson	Louisiana-Monroe	Jr.	Houston, Texas	.342, 3 HR, 31 RBI, All-Sun Belt first team
Honorable Mention Pitcher:  Chloe Bennett, LSU-Eunice; Sage Hoover, Northwestern State; Heather Zumo, Southeastern Louisiana. Catcher:  Brooke Diaz, Louisiana Tech. Second Base:  Alexis Chavez, Louisiana-Monroe. Shortstop:  Alexa Langeiers, Louisiana-Lafayette. Outfield:  Mackenzie Cox, Centenary; Cam Goodman, Southeastern Louisiana.