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SEC CHAMPIONS #LSU 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2004 @LSUsoftball SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS @BethTorina 1999 • 2001 • 2002 • 2004 • 2007 2021 SOFTBALL WCWS APPEARANCES /LSUsoftball 2001 • 2004 • 2012 @LSUsoftball 2015 • 2016 • 2017 2021 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent TV/StreamTime (CT)/Result NO. 11 LSU (18-11, 4-5 SEC) VS. ULM (10-13, 4-1 SBC) FEBRUARY (10-5) 11 McNeese St.! SECN+ W, 8-0 (6) BREAKDOWN 12 #25 Duke! SECN+ L, 8-4 13 Kansas! SECN W, 5-3 17 North Dakota W, 19-3 (5) ULM 20 vs. Liberty$ W, 4-3 20 at Alabama$ SECN+ L, 5-2 2021 Record 18-11, 4-5 SEC 2021 Record 10-13, 4-1 Sun Belt 21 vs. Liberty$ W, 8-5 21 at Alabama$ SECN+ L, 13-5 (5) Head Coach Beth Torina Head Coach Molly Fichtner 23 Central Arkansas SECN+ W, 3-0 LSU Record/Years 399-169 (10th Season) ULM Record/Years 34-69 (3rd Season) 23 Central Arkansas SECN+ W, 2-0 Overall Record/Years 528-280 (14th Season) Overall Record/Years Same 25 at ULL% ESPN+ W, 4-0 LSU leads the all-time series, 12-0 26 Oklahoma St.% SECN+ L, 1-0 26 Oklahoma St.% SECN+ L, 3-1 27 ULL% SECN+ W, 3-2 FAST FACTS 27 Buffalo% SECN+ W, 7-1 MARCH (8-6) • The No. 11 Tigers have a five-game • Aliyah Andrews leads the team in batting 2 Southern Miss SECN+ W, 11-3 (6) homestand over the next eight days, starting average at .340. She has 32 hits on the 5 Texas SECN+ L, 8-5 with ULM on Tuesday, March 30 at 6 p.m., season to go along with 25 runs scored, 6 Texas SECN+ W, 2-1 (8) 6 Texas SECN+ W, 7-2 followed by at 3-game SEC series with Ole three doubles, two triples and two home 13 at Tennessee* SECN+ W, 2-1 (8) Miss Thursday thru Sunday and a single runs. 13 at Tennessee* SECN L, 4-3 (8) game against Louisiana Tech on April 6. • Aliyah Andrews and Amanda Doyle have 14 at Tennessee* SECN+ W, 11-3 (5) • All four games this week will be carried on played in many games during their career 16 at Southeastern La. ESPN+ W, 12-1 SEC Network+ with Patrick Wright’s radio at LSU. Andrews is currently second among 20 Texas A&M* SECN+ L, 2-1 21 Texas A&M* SECN W, 6-1 call. active Division I players with 240 games 22 Texas A&M* SECN W, 4-1 • Going for 400: Head coach Beth Torina played and Doyle is right behind in third with 24 at South Alabama ESPN+ Cancelled is in her 10th season at the helm of LSU 239. 26 at Florida* SECN+ L, 5-0 softball and has coached the Tigers to four • Five true freshmen have seen action in 27 at Florida* ESPN L, 7-4 Women’s College World Series appearances. the first 26 games of the season. Danieca 28 at Florida* SECN+ L, 9-3 30 ULM SECN+ 6 p.m. The team’s next victory will be her 400th Coffey, Ali Newland, Morgan Smith, Kennedi APRIL (0-0) coaching the Purple and Gold. Houshmandzadeh and Hayden Brown have 1 Ole Miss* SECN+ 6 p.m. • Under Beth Torina, the Tigers are averaging also seen action. 2 Ole Miss* SECN+ 6 p.m. 45 wins per season. Torina currently has a • The Tigers have played 16 games against 3 Ole Miss* SECN+ 1 p.m. total of 399 wins at LSU, just one win away Top 25 teams to start the season. In those 6 Louisiana Tech SECN+ 5 p.m. 9 at Missouri* SECN+ 6:30 p.m. from 400 as a Tiger. She earned her 500th games, LSU is 6-10. The Tigers are 4-8 10 at Missouri* SECN+ 2 p.m. career victory February 21, 2020 with a against Top 10 opponents. 11 at Missouri* ESPNU 1 p.m. no-hitter against Sam Houston State, thrown • LSU ranks fourth in the NCAA RPI through 13 at McNeese St. CST 6:30 p.m. by Shelby Wickersham. games played on March 28. The Tigers 16 at NC State ACCNX 6 p.m. • Last Time Out: LSU lost the three-game strength of schedule ranks second. 17 at NC State ACCNX 4 p.m. 17 at NC State ACCNX 6:30 p.m. series at No. 5 Florida over the weekend. • Seven states are represented on the 23 at Kentucky* SECN+ 5 p.m. • The middle infield of Danieca Coffey and roster this season: Louisiana (8), Texas 24 at Kentucky* ESPN2 3 p.m. Taylor Pleasants went 3-for-7 and 4-for-10, (8), California (6), Georgia (2), Florida (2), 25 at Kentucky* ESPN2 11 a.m. respectively from the plate over the series. Colorado (1), Arizona (1). MAY (0-0) Pleasants scored two runs and hit a double, • Aliyah Andrews, Shelbi Sunseri, Shelby 1 Arkansas* ESPNU 6 p.m. 2 Arkansas* SECN 5 p.m. while Coffey picked up an RBI. Each player Wickersham and Ali Kilponen all earned 3 Arkansas* SECN 6 p.m. recorded seven assists defensively, while a spot on the Preseason All-SEC Team. 7 Auburn* ESPNU 5:30 p.m. Pleasants added six putouts. Andrews was also named to the Top 50 USA 8 Auburn* SECN+ 6 p.m. • Ciara Briggs hit a key triple in Sunday’s game Softball Watch List. 9 Auburn* SECN+ 1 p.m. to leadoff the fifth inning and scored on a • The Tigers return 21 players from last year’s 12-15 SEC Tournament SECN TBA 21-23 NCAA Regionals TBA groundout by the next batter. squad, who went 21-3 before the season was 27-30NCAA Super Regional TBA • Numbers: The Tigers have hit 34 home shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. JUNE (0-0) runs in 26 games, averaging 1.3 per game. • The Tigers return their entire pitching staff 3-9 Women’s College World Series TBA Amanda Doyle leads the team with seven, who led the nation last season at 0.95. followed by Shelbi Sunseri with six. Shelby Wickersham was second in the nation All times are central and subject to change. Home games are bolded and played at Tiger Park. ! - Tiger Classic [Baton Rouge, • Aliyah Andrews added four more stolen at 0.40. Ali Kilponen, Shelbi Sunseri and La.]; % - LSU Invitational [Baton Rouge, La.]; @ - Purple & Gold bases in the A&M series to bring her career Maribeth Gorsuch all had ERAs in the Top 35. Challenge [Baton Rouge, La.]; $ - Bama Bash [Tuscaloosa, Ala.]; * - SEC Contest; SECN - SEC Network; SECN+ - SEC Network+; CST total to 134. She is 22 away from being the - Cox Sports all-time leader. Dee Douglas is the current leader with 155 (1998-2001). Her 134 in her career leads Division I active players and is second among all divisions of college softball. 2021 Quick Facts SOFTBALL STAFF Associate AD/Business & Finace Neal Lamonica Head Coach Beth Torina Associate AD/Human Resources Wendy Nall Alma Mater, Year Florida, 2000 Assistant AD/Marketing Dave Haskins Record at LSU (Seasons) 399-169 Assistant AD/Compliance Blair Napolitano Career Record (Seasons) 528-280 Director of Student-Athlete Mental Health LaKeitha Poole Year at LSU 10th Season Director of Tiger Life Courtney Randall Year in Career 14th Season Assistant Coach Howard Dobson COMMUNICATIONS Alma Mater, Year McNeese State, 1997 Associate AD/Communications Michael Bonnette Year at LSU 10th Season Sr. Assoc. Comm. Director Bill Franques Assistant Coach Lindsay Leftwich Sr. Assoc. Comm. Director Kent Lowe Alma Mater, Year Northwesten State, 2005 Associate Comm. Director Judy Willson Year at LSU 10th Season Asst. Comm. Director Aaron Hyder Volunteer Coach Sandra Simmons Executive Director of Creative Content Emily Dixon Alma Mater, Year LSU, 2016 Assoc. Director of Creative & Digital Content Brandon Berrio Year at LSU 3rd Season Coordinator of Digital & Creative Content Matt Tornquist Director of Operations Quinlan Duhon Berrio’s Email Address [email protected] Alma Mater, Year LSU, 2008 Willson’s Email Address [email protected] Year at LSU 12th Season Berrio’s Cell Phone (225) 328-7065 Willson’s Cell Phone (225) 436-7986 TEAM INFORMATION Administrative Specialist Pam LeBlanc 2020 Overall Record 21-3 2020 SEC Record (Finish) N/A CREATIVE SERVICES 2020 SEC Tournament Finish N/A Executive Director Jason Feirman 2020 Postseason N/A Graphic Design Coordinator Stephanie Lyles 2020 Final Ranking (NFCA/USA Softball) 5/5 Graphic Design Coordinator Lindsey Thompson Players Returning/Lost 21/2 Graphic Design Coordinator Madison Leavelle Starters Returning/Lost 10/0 Photography Manager Chris Parent Pitchers Returning/Lost 6/0 Photographer Coordinator Gus Stark Newcomers 8 LSU SPORTS PRODUCTIONS PROGRAM HISTORY Director of Media Productions David Landry All-Time Record 1187-419-1 (.739) Production Coordinator Lee Scioneaux All-Time SEC Record 428-201-1 (.680) Production Specialist Rafa Amaya SEC Western Division Titles 9 Production Specialist Sheldon Lee Seasons 1997-2002, 2004, 2007, 2013 Director of Broadcasting Chris Blair SEC Regular Season Titles 5 Softball Radio Play-by-Play Patrick Wright (25th season) Seasons 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 Network Phone Number (225) 578-1882 All-Time SEC Tournament Record 44-23 (.657) Director of Digital Media Todd Politz SEC Tournament Titles 5 Website LSUsports.net Seasons 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007 NCAA Tournament Record 77-49 (.611) SPORTS INFORMATION NCAA Tournament Appearances 21 LSU Associate Communications Directors Brandon Berrio and Judy Seasons 1998-2004, 2006-2019 Willson will be covering the media relations duties for the Tiger softball Women’s College World Series Appearances 6 team.