LSU Lady Tigers softball

LSU Tigers softball

University Louisiana State University
Conference SEC
Western Division
Location Baton Rouge, LA
Head Coach Beth Torina (4th year)
Home Stadium Tiger Park
(Capacity: 1,289)
Nickname Tigers
Colors Purple and Gold

             

WCWS Appearances
2001, 2004, 2012, 2015
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Conference Tournament Champions
1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007
Conference Champions
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004

The LSU Tigers[n 1] softball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and plays home games in Tiger Park. LSU has won five SEC championships and has been to the Women's College World Series four times. The team is coached by Beth Torina.

History

LSU softball had its beginnings in 1979 with a team coached by Carol Smith. However, after only three seasons, LSU decided to disband its softball program. In 1997 the Southeastern Conference decided to begin sponsoring softball, partly to help member institutions to comply with Title IX. LSU softball was reborn and quickly became one of the best teams not only in the conference, but in the nation. Since 1997, LSU has won 5 regular season SEC championships and 5 SEC tournament championships which is more than any other school in the conference. LSU has also appeared in three Women's College World Series and 14 NCAA tournaments. On June 9, 2011, the University announced long-time Alabama head coach Patrick Murphy as the new skipper of the LSU softball program. However, three days later, Murphy announced that he had changed his mind and would remain at Alabama. Beth Torina, coach at Florida International University (FIU), was hired a short time later.

National Awards

Killian Roessner - 2007

1st Team All-Americans

Player Position Year(s)
Ashlee Ducote 3B 1999, 2000
Stephanie Hastings 2B 2000
Britni Sneed P 2001, 2002
Trena Peel OF 2002
Kristin Schmidt P 2004
LaDonia Hughes OF 2004
Killian Roessner C 2007
Kirsten Shortridge OF 2010
Rachele Fico P 2012
Bianka Bell SS 2015

Year-by-Year Records

Season Coach Record Notes
1979 Carol Smith 16-7
1980 Carol Smith 15-9
1981 Carol Smith 14-12
No team fielded from 1982 - 1996
1997 Cathy Compton 44-14 (18-6 SEC) SEC Western Division Champions
1998 Cathy Compton (first 68 games)
Glenn Moore (last 4 games)		 58-14 (23-6 SEC) SEC Western Division Champions; NCAA Regionals
1999 Glenn Moore 56-10 (27-3 SEC) SEC Champions; SEC Tournament Champions; NCAA Regionals
2000 Glenn Moore 59-13 (26-4 SEC) SEC Champions; SEC Tournament Runners-Up; NCAA Regionals
2001 Yvette Girouard 59-11 (26-4 SEC) SEC Champions; SEC Tournament Champions; Women's College World Series
2002 Yvette Girouard 56-11 (25-4 SEC) SEC Champions; SEC Tournament Champions; NCAA Regionals
2003 Yvette Girouard 50-18 (20-9 SEC) SEC Tournament Runners-Up; NCAA Regionals
2004 Yvette Girouard 57-12 (22-6 SEC) SEC Champions; SEC Tournament Champions; Women's College World Series
2005 Yvette Girouard 31-23 (12-18 SEC)
2006 Yvette Girouard 55-14 (22-8 SEC) NCAA Super Regionals
2007 Yvette Girouard 55-12 (22-6 SEC) SEC Western Division Champions; SEC Tournament Champions; NCAA Super Regionals
2008 Yvette Girouard 44-18 (17-11 SEC) NCAA Regionals
2009 Yvette Girouard 34-18-1 (15-10-1 SEC) NCAA Regionals
2010 Yvette Girouard 45-16 (20-8 SEC) NCAA Regionals
2011 Yvette Girouard 40-18 (19-9 SEC) NCAA Regionals
2012 Beth Torina 40-25 (15-13 SEC) Women's College World Series
2013 Beth Torina 42-16 (15-8 SEC) SEC Western Division Champions; NCAA Regionals
2014 Beth Torina 38-24 (13-11 SEC) NCAA Regionals
2015 Beth Torina 52-14 (15-9 SEC) Women's College World Series
2016 Beth Torina

Roster

As of January 23, 2016.[3]

# State Name Position B/T Height Class Hometown Previous School
00 Louisiana Akiya Thymes OF L/R 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) Freshman Brusly, Louisiana Brusly HS
1 Louisiana Layna Savoie OF R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Junior Lake Charles, Louisiana Barbe HS
2 California Sahvanna Jaquish C/IF R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Junior Highland, California Redlands East Valley HS
3 California Sandra Simmons IF L/L 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Senior Fountain Valley, California Marina HS
4 Louisiana Jenna Kreamer IF R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Senior Shreveport, Louisiana Washington
5 Mississippi Constance Quinn IF R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Junior Hattiesburg, Mississippi Oak Grove HS
8 Kansas Emily Griggs OF L/R 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) Sophomore Wichita, Kansas Maize HS
9 Louisiana Elyse Thornhill UT L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Freshman Baton Rouge, Louisiana St. Joseph's Academy
10 Louisiana Sydney Bourg IF L/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sophomore Slidell, Louisiana Northshore HS
11 Louisiana Taylor Satchell UT R/R 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Freshman Rayne, Louisiana Notre Dame HS
12 Minnesota Sydney Smith P/1B R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Freshman Maple Grove, Minnesota Maple Grove HS
13 Louisiana Sydney Loupe C R/R 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Sophomore Slidell, Louisiana Pope John Paul II Catholic HS
14 Louisiana Taylor Lockwood OF L/R 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Sophomore Walker, Louisiana Walker HS
17 Texas Amber Serrett IF R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Freshman Spring, Texas Oak Ridge HS
19 Louisiana Baylee Corbello P/UT R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Junior Lake Charles, Louisiana Sam Houston HS
20 Louisiana Randi Provost IF R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sophomore Loreauville, Louisiana UL-Lafayette
21 South Carolina Carley Hoover P R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sophomore Clemson, South Carolina Stanford
23 Georgia (U.S. state) Shemiah Sanchez IF R/R 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Freshman Newnan, Georgia East Coweta HS
24 Louisiana Alayna Falcon OF R/R 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) Senior Donaldsonville, Louisiana Ascension Catholic HS
25 California Allie Walljasper P R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sophomore Manteca, California Sierra HS
26 Louisiana Bailey Landry OF L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Junior Prairieville, Louisiana East Ascension HS
27 Florida Bianka Bell IF/P R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Senior Tampa, Florida Chamberlain HS
77 California Kellsi Kloss C R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Senior Cypress, California Pacifica HS

Stadiums

Tiger Park

Tiger Park
Main article: Tiger Park

Tiger Park opened in 2009 and serves as the home field of the LSU Tigers softball team. The official capacity of the stadium is 1,289 people. The stadium also features an outfield berm that can accommodate an additional 1,200 fans.[1]

Tiger Park (1997)

Main article: Tiger Park (1997)

The original Tiger Park was a softball stadium located on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[1] It served as the home field of the LSU Tigers softball team from 1997-2008. The official capacity of the stadium was 1,000 people. The stadium was opened prior to the 1997 college softball season and played host to four NCAA Regionals in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2006 and hosted the 2008 SEC Softball Tournament. The 2008 season was the twelfth and final season in the original Tiger Park. LSU closed out the original Tiger Park with a home record of 331-51, including 140-34 in the SEC and 1-1 in the SEC Tournament.

Practice and Training facilities

LSU Strength and Conditioning facility

The LSU Tigers basketball strength training and conditioning facility is located in the LSU Strength and Conditioning facility. Built in 1997, it is located adjacent to Tiger Stadium.[4] Measuring 10,000-square feet with a flat surface, it has 28 multi-purpose power stations, 36 assorted selectorized machines and 10 dumbbell stations along with a plyometric specific area, medicine balls, hurdles, plyometric boxes and assorted speed and agility equipment.[5] It also features 2 treadmills, 4 stationary bikes, 2 elliptical cross trainers, a stepper and stepmill.[6]

Head coaches

Name Years Record at LSU
Carol Smith 1978-1981 45-28 Overall
Cathy Compton 1997-1998 100-26 Overall, 41-12 SEC
Glenn Moore 1998-2000 117-25 Overall, 53-7 SEC
Yvette Girouard 2001-2011 526-171-1 Overall, 220-93-1 SEC
Beth Torina 2012-present 172-79 Overall, 58-41 SEC

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ LSU uses the nickname of "Lady Tigers" only in sports that have both men's and women's teams. Since NCAA softball is a women-only sport, that team uses "Tigers" instead.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Megargee, Steve (June 26, 2015). "Tennessee set to make move to a lone 'Lady Vols' team". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved June 26, 2015. An Associated Press survey of all 65 schools from the five major conferences found that at least 28 had separate nicknames for men's and women's teams at some point in their histories. Only seven continue that practice, and in most cases they only have separate nicknames for certain women's teams. Texas Tech uses the Lady Raiders for women's teams in sports that also have men's teams: basketball, tennis, golf, track and cross country. LSU uses a similar strategy.
  2. ↑ https://nfca.org/index.php/awards/awards-history/4278-diamond-catchers-of-the-year-division-i
  3. ↑ "2016 Roster". LSU Athletics. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "LSU Strength and Conditioning". lsusports.net. September 29, 2009. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  5. ↑ "A Strength Training Legacy" (PDF). biggerfasterstronger.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  6. ↑ "LSU Tigers' Weight Room". ESPN The Magazine. November 14, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-11.

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