LSU 2007 Season Review

INTRO

THIS IS LSU

COACHES

TIGERS

REVIEW

HISTORY

RECORDS

LSU

MEDIA

Total Tiger Effort

TIGERS EARN SECOND TRIP TO SUPER REGIONALS LSU POSTS SECOND-MOST WINS; THIRD-BEST PCT. After sweeping through the NCAAPalo Alto Regional, the Tigers earned their second- In just its 11th year since reinstatement in 1997, the LSU program has proven to straight trip to the NCAA Super Regionals. LSU, the top seed in its region and 10th overall be among the elite in the nation. The Tigers have averaged 52.5 wins per year in its national seed, faced seventh-seeded Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz. In the first game, the previous 11 years, which is also the best in the SEC in that span (Alabama - 49.0). In the pair played to a scoreless tie through nine innings. In the bottom of the 10th, the Sun nation, LSU is second to only Arizona, which has averaged 55.53 wins a season over the Devils put together two of their only five hits in the game to score the lone run of the past 11 years. The Tigers also are third with a .789 winning percentage behind only Arizona contest for the walk-off win. While facing elimination and despite a valiant comeback at .867 and UCLA at .804. attempt, the Tigers saw their season come to an end with a 7-4 loss to Arizona State in the second game. LSU was put in a hole early after a grand slam by the Sun Devils. The Tigers LSU DOMINATES SEC SERIES used three home runs to edge back into the game, but could not overcome outstanding Dating back to 1997, LSU has competed in 108 series against conference foes and has pitching by . only lost 15. The Tigers have swept 30 three-game series since the SEC adopted the three- game format in 2001 and taken 21 more series wins in that time period. In 2007, LSU is 2-0 LSU IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT in mid-week doubleheader series since the SEC changed to a 28-game schedule. Prior to For the ninth time in 11 years, the Tigers earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament. LSU 2001, the league played four game series against divisional opponents and doubleheaders has advanced through the NCAA Regionals to the Women’s College World Series on two against cross divisional rivals. LSU swept nine four-game series and 15 doubleheaders occasions (2001 & 2004). The Tigers swept through the 2007 NCAARegionals in Palo while taking six series, 3-1. LSU now has an SEC series record of 83-15-10 (.815). Alto, Calif., to earn a bid in the NCAA Super Regionals at Tempe, Ariz., against Arizona State. LSU is 31-18 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, the fifth best all-time winning LSU VS. RANKED TEAMS percentage in tournament play in NCAA Division I history. LSU played 17 games against seven nationally ranked teams, including seven games against two teams ranked No. 1 and No. 2. The Tigers finished 11-6 against ranked teams, LSU WINS FIFTH SEC TOURNAMENT TITLE including a pair of wins over No. 1 Tennessee and a trio of wins over No. 2 Alabama. For the fifth time in the last nine seasons, the Tigers advanced through the SEC Tournament to claim the tournament championship. LSU knocked off Florida, 1-0, in nine LSU AMONG THE ELITE IN THE POLLS innings to earn the title. Back-to-back doubles by Rachel Mitchell and Leslie Klein scored LSU finished the season at NO. 10 in the NFCA/USA Today coaches poll, the fifth final the only run of the game to give the Tigers the victory. In the single-elimination format, the top 10 ranking in the program’s history. The Tigers have now been ranked for 31 straight Tigers used wins over South Carolina, 2-1 in 10 innings, and No. 2 Alabama, 4-1, to weeks after having been ranked for 103 straight weeks from Feb. 28, 1998 until March 30, advance to the title game. 2005. In all, LSU has been ranked in 134 of the 155 polls (.865) that have been released Having qualified for all 11 SEC Tournaments, LSU is 33-11 all-time, with the best since the program was reinstated in 1997. The Tigers have been ranked in the top 10 for 88 winning percentage of any school in the league. No other team has won the tournament total weeks, including all 15 weeks of the 2007 season. title or appeared in the championship game more than three times, while LSU has won five Since ESPN/USA Softball began its softball poll on Feb. 25, 2003, LSU has been times (1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007) and made eight appearances in the title game ranked in 70 of the 79 polls (.886). The final ranking of No. 10 last season was the third (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007). top 10 finish for the Tigers. LSU has also been ranked in the top 10 for 39 total weeks.

52 2008 LSU SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 Season Review LSU

...THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME The Tigers opened the 2007 home schedule with a 20-0 mark before falling to No. 2 INTRO Alabama on March 24, the second best home start in school history and five shy of the THIS IS LSU school record of 25-straight that began the 1997 season. Factoring in the 10 wins that COACHES completed the 2006 home schedule, LSU won a school record 30 consecutive home games TIGERS dating back to April 12, 2006. REVIEW

HENDERSON BREAKS RECORD HISTORY Against Texas-San Antonio on March 13, Dee Dee Henderson broke the LSU single- RECORDS game record for stolen bases with four. The designated player stole second in the bottom LSU of the first after reaching on a single. Her second stolen base came with a swipe of second MEDIA in the third inning after also reaching on a single. After reaching on an infield single in the fifth, she stole second and third, giving her the school record. Henderson broke the previous record of three, which was accomplished 10 times, including once by Henderson.

WALK IT OUT! KLEIN INKS NAME IN LSU RECORD BOOK Against Missouri State on Feb. 16, Rachel Mitchell broke the LSU single-game record Leslie Klein made her mark in the LSU record books with five offensive career for walks with four. She recorded her first walk on six pitches, taking a full count walk in records, the most of any player in Tiger history. She ranks in the top 10 in almost the first inning. Her second walk came courtesy of a four-pitch at-bat in the second. Her every hitting category, and finished with the school records for , third at-bat was the longest with nine pitches. The record walk came in the fifth as Mitchell doubles, home runs, RBIs and . In addition, Klein finished third in batting again took a full count for a walk, using six pitches to reach for the fourth time. The four average, tied for second in sacrifice flies, third in runs scoredand tied for third in hits. walks broke the previous record of three, done 19 times, including once by Mitchell. In addition to her career feats, she added to her legacy in the single-season record book. With a against Florida on May 12, the game-winning RBI shot in ROESSNER POSTS NCAA-RANKED FEAT the ninth to win the SEC Tournament, she broke the LSU single season record for Recording hits in 10 consecutive at-bats, Killian Roessner tied for the third most consecutive hits in NCAA history. Over the course of five games, beginning with LSU's final doubles. She recorded 22 doubles on the year, pushing her past former Tiger All- game of the Easton Purple & Gold Challenge against Louisiana Tech on Feb. 25, Roessner American Ashlee Ducote, who had 20 in 1999. In addition, Klein finished tied for recorded hits in 10 consecutive at-bats before having the streak stopped in her first at-bat second in single season doubles in SEC history, one shy of tying the record. against No. 14 Washington on March 3. During her streak, she recorded five singles, four With a two-RBI against Stanford in the NCAARegional Championship doubles, a home run, a walk, a sacrifice bunt and was by a pitch. The record of 12 on May 19, Klein broke the LSU single-season record for multiple-RBI games. For the consecutive hits was set this year by Brooke Marnitz of Kentucky. Lindsey Cameron of year, she had 17 multiple-RBI games, including seven games with three or more RBIs. Florida recorded 11 consecutive hits in 2005, while Dominique Lastrapes of Washington She broke the previous record of 16 multiple-RBI games by Ducote in 2000. had 10 consecutive hits in 2004. With two RBIs against Portland State on March 2, Klein broke the LSU career record for multiple-RBI games. She finished her career with 52 multiple-RBI games, ROESSNER BREAKS SINGLE-SEASON RECORD including 22 games with three or more RBIs. She broke the previous record of 42 Throwing out Tennessee’s Liane Horiuchi in the second game of the doubleheader on multiple-RBI games by Tara Asbill from 1997-2000. April 28, Killian Roessner broke the LSU single-season caught stealing record for a catcher with her 17th. Roessner broke her own record of 16, done in 2006, and by Jennie Reeves in 2002. Roessner led the SEC with 19 runners caught stealing and tied for first in the SEC TIGERS TIE SCHOOL RECORD FOR STOLEN BASES and for the LSU single-season record with four runners picked off.Roessner allowed just With eight stolen bases in their first game against Alcorn State on Feb. 27, LSU 28 stolen bases, including six with runners on the corners and second base conceded, for recorded the second most stolen bases in a single game in school history. Dee Dee a .596 mark. For her career, she has caught a school record 42 runners with the best Henderson and Jazz Jackson also tied the then-individual school record with three stolen stolen base pct. against in school history at .596. bases each. In all, four players stole bases against the Lady Braves. The last time LSU recorded eight stolen bases was against Virginia on March 9, 1998. The school record of STREAKING... nine was set against Bucknell on March 21, 1998. Against Florida on March 18, Dee Dee Henderson tied the LSU record for the longest hitting streak in school history at 15 games. Henderson’s streak began against Louisiana TURNER RECORDS FIRST CAREER NO-HITTER Tech on Feb. 23 and continued for 19 total games until an 0-for-5 performance against In her final season, Emily Turner recorded her first collegiate no-hitter. Turner tossed Centenary on March 21. On April 21, Tayl’r Hollis matched the feat with a 15-game hitting the no-no against Arkansas on April 21. She allowed just three walks and hit one batter to streak of her own. Hollis’ streak began at McNeese State on March 28 before ending on spoil the bid, but allowed just one base runner to reach second against her in April 22 with an 0-for-3 performance at Arkansas. Leslie Klein and Stephanie Hill also both the contest. Her no-hitter was also the 30th no-hitter in the program’s history. posted 15-game hitting streaks during the 2004 season. HOFER RECORDS TWO NO-HITTERS DOUBLE TROUBLE In her seventh appearance of the season, against Southern Miss on Feb. 24 in the The 2007 Tigers became the third LSU team and seventh SEC team to hit 100 doubles Easton Purple & Gold Challenge, Dani Hofer hurled her third career no-hitter, and her in a season. The Tigers led the league with 102 doubles, tied for the second most in LSU second of the season. She faced only two over the minimum and did not allow a single base history. Averaging 1.52 doubles per game, the Tigers ranked eighth in the NCAA in doubles runner to get into scoring position. Against Missouri State on Feb. 16 in the Houston per game. The 1998 Tigers set the school record with 133 doubles in 72 games, while Crowne Plaza Invitational, Hofer threw her first no-hitter of the season and her second 2006’s team also hit 102 doubles. Twelve players recorded at least one double, including 10 overall. She faced only two over the minimum and allowed only two base runners in the or more by five players, led by the 22 by Leslie Klein and 15 from Killian Roessner. third inning for the entire game. In 2006, Hofer threw her first no-hitter in her first collegiate outing against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. TIGERS TIE NCAA RECORD FOR HOME RUNS With five home runs against Stanford in the NCAA Palo Alto Regional Championship GARCIA RECORDS THIRD CAREER NO-HITTER game on May 19, LSU tied the NCAA Tournament single-game team record for home runs. In her first appearance of the season, against Centenary on Feb. 10 in the Easton Tiger The record the Tigers tied was their own, set by the 2003 LSU team against Hawai’i in the Classic, Tiffany Garcia hurled her third career no-hitter. She faced only three over the Austin Regional. The five home runs also tied the LSU single-game record for home runs, minimum and did not allow a single base runner after the second inning. In 2006, Garcia matching the performances against Hawai’i, Auburn and Cal Poly. threw back-to-back no-hitters, including just the third perfect game in LSU history. Her third no-hitter was also the 27th no-hitter in the program’s history.

2008 LSU SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 53 LSU 2007 Results

DATE OPPONENT RESULT R H E / R H E RECORD OF RECORD ATT. INTRO Feb. 9 (1) Memphis W 3-1 3 6 1 / 1 4 1 1-0, 0-0 SEC Turner (W 1-0) - THIS IS LSU Feb. 9 (1) Middle Tennessee State W 6-2 6 7 3 / 2 4 3 2-0, 0-0 SEC Hofer (W 1-0) 644 COACHES Feb. 10 (1) Missouri W 7-1 7 16 2 / 1 6 1 3-0, 0-0 SEC Turner (W 2-0) -

TIGERS Feb. 10 (1) Centenary W 9-0 (5) 9 10 0 / 0 0 1 4-0, 0-0 SEC Garcia (W 1-0) 804 Feb. 11 (1) Middle Tennessee State W 2-0 2 9 0 / 0 3 2 5-0, 0-0 SEC Turner (W 3-0) - REVIEW Feb. 11 (1) Memphis W 7-2 (9) 7 9 3 / 2 2 0 6-0, 0-0 SEC Hofer (W 1-0) 590 HISTORY Feb. 14 UL-Monroe W 7-0 7 11 0 / 0 1 2 7-0, 0-0 SEC Trahan (W 1-0) 440 RECORDS Feb. 16 (2) vs. Missouri State W 8-0 (5) 8 11 0 / 0 0 2 8-0, 0-0 SEC Hofer (W 3-0) -

LSU Feb. 16 (2) at Houston W 5-3 5 6 2 / 3 6 2 9-0, 0-0 SEC Turner (W 4-0) 391

MEDIA Feb. 17 (2) vs. Texas State W 7-1 7 10 2 / 1 4 2 10-0, 0-0 SEC Garcia (W 2-0) - Feb. 17 (2) vs. Indiana W 8-0 (6) 8 9 0 / 0 1 0 11-0, 0-0 SEC Hofer (W 4-0) 348 Feb. 18 (2) vs. Southern Illinois L 5-8 5 8 1 / 8 6 1 11-1, 0-0 SEC Turner (L 4-1) 412 Feb. 23 (3) Southern Miss W 4-0 4 7 1 / 0 1 0 12-1, 0-0 SEC Garcia (W 3-0) - Feb. 23 (3) Louisiana Tech W 8-0 (5) 8 11 0 / 0 1 1 13-1, 0-0 SEC Hofer (W 5-0) 496 Feb. 24 (3) Troy W 9-1 (6) 9 10 1 / 1 1 1 14-1, 0-0 SEC Turner (W 5-1) - Feb. 24 (3) Southern Miss W 9-0 (5) 9 10 0 / 0 0 1 15-1, 0-0 SEC Hofer (W 6-0) 616 Feb. 25 (3) Troy W 13-0 (5) 13 12 0 / 0 2 3 16-1, 0-0 SEC Hofer (W 7-0) - Feb. 25 (3) Louisiana Tech W 10-1 (5) 10 8 1 / 1 2 1 17-1, 0-0 SEC Turner (W 6-1) 552 Feb. 27 Alcorn State W 14-3 (5) 14 13 0 / 3 5 1 18-1, 0-0 SEC Garcia (W 4-0) - Feb. 27 Alcorn State W 12-0 (5) 12 11 1 / 0 1 1 19-1, 0-0 SEC Trahan (W 2-0) 451 March 2 (4) vs. Portland State W 7-0 7 9 1 / 0 3 0 20-1, 0-0 SEC Turner (W 7-1) 148 March 3 (4) vs. Portland State W 8-0 (5) 8 11 0 / 0 1 2 21-1, 0-0 SEC Hofer (W 8-0) - March 3 (4) at No. 14 Washington L 1-3 (9) 1 1 1 / 3 8 1 21-2, 0-0 SEC Turner (L 7-2) 620 March 4 (4) at No. 14 Washington L 3-6 3 7 0 / 6 6 2 21-3, 0-0 SEC Hofer (L 8-1) 540 March 7 McNeese State W 7-1 7 12 0 / 1 2 0 22-3, 0-0 SEC Turner (W 8-2) 699 March 10 * at Ole Miss L 1-2 1 5 1 / 2 4 0 22-4, 0-1 SEC Turner (L 8-3) - March 10 * at Ole Miss W 2-0 (9) 2 5 0 / 0 2 1 23-4, 1-1 SEC Hofer (W 9-1) 272 March 11 * at Ole Miss W 4-0 4 5 0 / 0 4 3 24-4, 2-1 SEC Hofer (W 10-1) 185 March 13 Texas-San Antonio W 3-0 3 9 1 / 0 7 1 25-4, 2-1 SEC Garcia (W 5-0) 462 March 17 * No. 19 Florida W 7-01 (5) 7 10 2 / 0 2 2 26-4, 3-1 SEC Turner (W 9-3) - March 17 * No. 19 Florida W 4-1 4 8 0 / 1 3 0 27-4, 4-1 SEC Hofer (W 11-1) 903 March 18 * No. 19 Florida W 2-1 2 2 1 / 1 3 1 28-4, 5-1 SEC Turner (W 10-3) 765 March 21 at Centenary W 9-1 9 12 1 / 1 3 3 29-4, 5-1 SEC Trahan (W 3-0) 532 March 24 * No. 2 Alabama L 0-6 0 3 1 / 6 9 0 29-5, 5-2 SEC Turner (L 10-4) - March 24 * No. 2 Alabama W 5-4 (8) 5 10 2 / 4 7 0 30-5, 6-2 SEC Hofer (W 12-1) 1371 March 25 * No. 2 Alabama W 3-0 3 10 1 / 0 10 1 31-5, 7-2 SEC Turner (W 11-4) 889 March 28 at McNeese State W 6-0 6 7 0 / 0 3 0 32-5, 7-2 SEC Trahan (W 4-0) 847 March 31 * at Auburn W 9-0 (5) 9 9 0 / 0 6 4 33-5, 8-2 SEC Turner (W 12-4) - March 31 * at Auburn W 4-1 4 5 0 / 1 3 0 34-5, 9-2 SEC Hofer (W 13-1) 536 April 1 * at Auburn W 5-2 5 6 0 / 2 7 0 35-5, 10-2 SEC Hofer (W 14-1) 322 April 3 * Kentucky W 4-0 4 8 0 / 0 2 2 36-5, 11-2 SEC Turner (W 13-4) - April 3 * Kentucky W 8-4 8 10 1 / 4 7 5 37-5, 12-2 SEC Hofer (W 15-1) 661 April 6 * South Carolina L 1-2 1 4 0 / 2 6 0 37-6, 12-3 SEC Turner (L 13-5) - April 6 * South Carolina W 8-0 (5) 8 11 1 / 0 1 1 38-6, 13-3 SEC Hofer (W 16-1) 1065 April 7 * South Carolina W 2-0 2 7 1 / 0 2 0 39-6, 14-3 SEC Hofer (W 17-1) 637 April 11 * Southeastern Louisiana W 8-0 (5) 8 10 0 / 0 1 0 40-6, 14-3 SEC Garcia (W 6-0) 816 April 14 * at Mississippi State W 4-1 (9) 4 6 2 / 1 4 3 41-6, 15-3 SEC Hofer (W 18-1) - April 14 * at Mississippi State W 4-3 (9) 4 10 1 / 3 10 1 42-6, 16-3 SEC Hofer (W 19-1) 419 April 17 Southern W 11-1 (5) 11 14 0 / 1 5 1 43-6, 16-3 SEC Turner (W 14-5) 595 April 21 * at Arkansas W 5-0 5 18 0 / 0 4 2 44-6, 17-3 SEC Hofer (W 20-1) - April 21 * at Arkansas W 7-0 7 15 0 / 0 0 4 45-6, 18-3 SEC Turner (W 15-5) 642 April 22 * at Arkansas W 3-1 3 3 1 / 1 5 4 46-6, 19-3 SEC Hofer (W 21-1) 379 April 25 at Southeastern Louisiana L 0-1 0 8 2 / 1 4 1 46-7, 19-3 SEC Trahan (L 4-1) 454 April 28 * No. 1 Tennessee L 1-2 1 4 2 / 2 6 0 46-8, 19-4 SEC Hofer (L 21-2) - April 28 * No. 1 Tennessee W 5-1 5 9 1 / 1 5 0 47-8, 20-4 SEC Turner (W 16-5) 2326 April 29 * No. 1 Tennessee W 3-2 3 2 0 / 2 4 0 48-8, 21-4 SEC Turner (W 17-5) 1531 May 5 * at Georgia L 5-13 (6) 5 6 3 / 13 13 2 48-9, 21-5 SEC Garcia (L 6-1) - May 5 * at Georgia W 5-3 5 6 4 / 3 9 1 49-9, 22-5 SEC Turner (W 18-5) 1157 May 6 * at Georgia L 0-1 (9) 0 6 1 / 1 9 2 49-10, 22-6 SEC Turner (L 18-6) 1483 May 10 (5) vs. South Carolina W 2-1 (10) 2 7 1 / 1 6 0 50-10, 22-6 SEC Hofer (W 22-2) 746 May 11 (5) at No. 2 Alabama W 4-1 4 6 0 / 1 6 0 51-10, 22-6 SEC Turner (W 19-6) 1032 May 12 (5) vs. No. 19 Florida W 1-0 (9) 1 5 0 / 0 5 0 52-10, 22-6 SEC Hofer (W 23-2) 798 May 17 (6) Cal State Northridge W 3-2 3 6 1 / 2 7 0 53-10, 22-6 SEC Turner (W 20-6) 197 May 18 (6) No. 25 Fresno State W 1-0 (9) 1 8 1 / 0 2 1 54-10, 22-6 SEC Turner (W 21-6) 183 May 19 (6) No. 16 Stanford W 11-5 11 9 2 / 5 9 2 55-10, 22-6 SEC Hofer (W 24-2) 296 May 25 (7) No. 9 Arizona State L 0-1 (10) 0 2 0 / 1 5 0 55-11, 22-6 SEC Turner (L 21-7) 1610 May 26 (7) No. 9 Arizona State L 4-7 4 6 1 / 7 5 0 55-12, 22-6 SEC Hofer (L 24-3) 1376

*- SEC games • 1 - Easton Tiger Classic; Baton Rouge, La. • 2 - Crowne Plaza Invitational; Houston, Texas • 3 - Easton Purple & Gold Challenge; Baton Rouge, La. 4 - Husky Softball Classic; Seattle, Wash. • 5 - SEC Tournament; Auburn, Ala. • 6 - NCAA Regionals; Palo Alto, Calif. • 7 - NCAA Super Regionals; Tempe, Ariz.

54 2008 LSU SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 Statistics LSU

OVERALL: 55-12 HOME: 30-4 AWAY: 15-7 NEUTRAL: 10-1 INTRO SEC: 22-6 HOME: 11-3 AWAY: 11-3 THIS IS LSU Overall Batting and Fielding Statistics COACHES TIGERS PLAYER AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% REVIEW Jazz Jackson .377 63-62 204 39 77 2 1 0 15 81 .397 14 3 26 0 .425 0 6 15-18 38 2 4 .909 Leslie Klein .371 67-67 202 43 75 22 4 9 60 132 .653 32 4 29 0 .459 4 3 21-26 58 3 3 .953 HISTORY Killian Roessner .354 64-60 175 23 62 15 0 6 36 95 .543 13 5 28 1 .408 3 6 2-2 461 4 6 .988 RECORDS

Rachel Mitchell .320 63-56 169 55 54 12 1 12 40 104 .615 30 5 36 1 .432 2 6 6-7 38 5 2 .956 LSU Vanessa Soto .280 66-62 186 32 52 14 1 3 29 77 .414 20 3 24 0 .357 1 2 6-6 256 26 4 .986 MEDIA Tayl'r Hollis .271 52-52 144 22 39 8 1 5 24 64 .444 12 3 30 0 .335 2 2 5-8 64 94 10 .940 Andrea Smith .190 67-67 174 22 33 11 0 2 15 50 .287 11 0 26 1 .238 0 2 1-1 96 86 12 .938 Dee Dee Henderson .342 61-35 111 38 38 1 0 0 4 39 .351 5 0 32 0 .371 0 5 29-31 1 0 0 1.00 Shannon Stein .294 49-46 126 22 37 7 1 1 14 49 .389 5 7 13 0 .355 0 2 4-6 91 34 6 .954 Kristen Hobbs .283 49-40 113 20 32 3 0 8 22 59 .522 15 1 29 0 .364 3 4 1-1 215 12 2 .991 Quinlan Duhon .262 59-38 130 21 34 5 1 9 31 68 .523 12 4 18 0 .336 3 0 1-1 7 0 0 1.00 Erika Sluss .232 46-18 56 16 13 2 0 3 14 24 .429 9 2 17 0 .358 0 0 3-3 32 23 2 .965 Cody Trahan .000 7-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 2 1 .286 0 0 0-0 5 3 2 .800 Lindsey Hope .000 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.00 TOTALS .304 67-67 1797 353 546 102 10 58 304 842 .469 180 37 311 4 .375 18 38 94-110 1376 409 56 .970 OPPONENTS .176 67-67 1620 103 285 34 0 24 94 391 .241 160 42 552 2 .267 4 46 37-57 1309 525 79 .959

LOB - Team (410), Opp (397). DPs turned - Team (9), Opp (16). CI - Team (2), Roessner 2. IBB - Team (4), Klein 3, Roessner 1, Opp (5). Picked off - Mitchell 1, Duhon 1. Overall Pitching Statistics PLAYER ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP HR ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA Emily Turner 1.21 21-7 34 30 19 7/2 1 197.1 137 41 34 71 207 17 0 6 709 .193 5 26 0 2 23 Dani Hofer 1.36 24-3 33 26 20 10/3 2 180.2 101 44 35 56 244 14 0 15 627 .161 1 11 1 2 20 Cody Trahan 0.54 4-1 9 5 5 3/1 0 38.2 21 8 3 13 60 3 0 0 134 .157 3 2 0 0 3 Tiffany Garcia 1.33 6-1 12 6 5 3/2 0 42.0 26 10 8 20 41 0 0 3 150 .173 0 3 0 0 0 TOTALS 1.22 55-12 67 67 49 27/4 3 458.2 285 103 80 160 552 34 0 24 1620 .176 9 42 1 4 46 OPPONENTS 4.51 12-55 67 67 37 4/0 2 436.1 546 353 281 180 311 102 10 58 1797 .304 38 37 0 18 38

PB - Team (2), Roessner 2, Opp (14). Pickoffs - Team (5), Roessner 4, Hobbs 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Roessner (28-47), Turner (15-25), Hofer (18-23), Hobbs (7-8), Garcia (2-5), Trahan (2-4), Sluss (2-2).

SEC Batting and Fielding Statistics PLAYER AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% Leslie Klein .337 28-28 83 15 28 8 0 3 18 45 .542 12 2 9 0 .433 0 1 10-11 29 2 2 .939 Killian Roessner .306 28-28 85 12 26 4 0 1 8 33 .388 5 2 11 1 .355 1 0 2-2 207 23 5 .979 Jazz Jackson .293 28-28 92 9 27 0 0 0 6 27 .293 5 0 12 0 .330 0 2 4-4 24 1 2 .926 Vanessa Soto .292 28-24 72 11 215006 26 .36171 100 .363014-4 10280 1.00 Tayl'r Hollis .292 25-25 72 9 21 5 0 3 17 35 .486 3 0 16 0 .312 2 0 3-3 38 55 4 .959 Dee Dee Henderson .273 25-23 66 16 18 0 0 0 3 18 .273 3 0 24 0 .304 0 2 11-12 0 0 0 .000 Rachel Mitchell .266 25-21 64 16 17 3 1 3 9 31 .484 8 2 11 1 .360 1 2 2-3 14 0 0 1.00 Andrea Smith .151 28-28 73 6 11 5 0 0 5 16 .219 2 0 13 0 .173 0 0 1-1 41 34 7 .915 Shannon Stein .293 19-19 58 5 17 1 0 1 5 21 .362 1 1 7 0 .317 0 0 2-4 51 16 2 .971 Quinlan Duhon .250 23-7 28 2 7 2 0 0 5 9 .321 3 1 4 0 .344 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.00 Kristen Hobbs .170 23-18 53 4 9 0 0 1 6 12 .226 4 0 19 0 .224 1 2 0-0 76 4 1 .988 Erika Sluss .071 20-3 14 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 .071 0 0 6 0 .071 0 0 1-1 3 9 1 .923 Cody Trahan .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 1 .000 Lindsey Hope .000 1-0 1 0000000 .0000010 .00000 0-0000 .000 TOTALS .266 28-28 762 111 203 33 1 12 88 274 .360 53 9 143 3 .320 5 10 40-45 594 187 26 .968 OPPONENTS .206 28-28 714 50 147 190 12 46 202 .283 6024 1971 .2891 26 17-27 570 238 39 .954

LOB - Team (158), Opp (183). DPs turned - Team (6), Opp (10). CI - Team (2), Roessner 2. IBB - Team (1), Roessner 1, Opp (3). SEC Pitching Statistics PLAYER ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP HR ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA Emily Turner 1.18 9-4 16 14 8 4/1 1 89.0 72 17 15 29 73 9 0 0 325 .222 0 16 0 1 13 Dani Hofer 1.25 13-1 18 14 11 5/12 101.0 61 22 18 26 117709 352 .1731710 12 Cody Trahan 5.25 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 9 6 3 2 2 3 0 0 22 .409 2 0 0 0 1 Tiffany Garcia 7.00 0-1 4 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 5 5 4 3 5 0 0 3 15 .333 0 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 1.41 22-6 28 28 19 10/1 3 198.0 147 50 40 60 197 19 0 12 714 .206 3 24 1 1 26 OPPONENTS 2.62 6-22 28 28 17 2/0 0 190.0 203 111 71 53 143 33 1 12 762 .266 12 9 0 5 10

PB - Team (1), Roessner 1, Opp (10). Pickoffs - Team (1), Roessner 1. SBA/ATT - Roessner (17-27), Hofer (12-16), Turner (4-9), Garcia (0-1), Trahan (1-1).

2008 LSU SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 55 LSU 2007 Game Superlatives

INTRO Team Single-Game Highs

THIS IS LSU BATTING FIELDING COACHES At-Bats...... 37 vs. Arkansas, April 21 Putouts ...... 30 vs. South Carolina, May 10

TIGERS Runs Scored...... 14 vs. Alcorn State, Feb. 27 Assists ...... 14 vs. Arizona State, May 25

REVIEW Hits ...... 18 vs. Arkansas, April 21 ...... 14 vs. Georgia, May 6

HISTORY RBIs ...... 12 vs. Alcorn State, Feb. 27 Errors...... 4 vs. Georgia, May 5 Doubles...... 5 Three times Passed Balls...... 1 vs. Alabama, March 25 RECORDS Triples ...... 2 vs. Southeastern Louisiana, April 11 ...... 1 vs. Troy, Feb. 24 LSU ...... 2 vs. Southern Miss, Feb. 24 DPs Turned...... 1 Nine times MEDIA Home Runs...... 5 vs. Stanford, May 19 Total Bases...... 29 vs. Southern, April 17 PITCHING Walks ...... 10 vs. Memphis, Feb. 11 ...... 10.0 vs. South Carolina, May 10 ...... 20 vs. Washington, March 3 Runs Allowed ...... 13 vs. Georgia, May 5 Sacrifice Hits ...... 4 vs. Troy, Feb. 25 Earned Runs Allowed ...... 8 vs. Georgia, May 5 Sacrifice Flies ...... 2 Three times Walks Allowed...... 7 vs. Washington, March 4 Stolen Bases...... 8 vs. Alcorn State, Feb. 27 Strikeouts ...... 14 Four times Hit By Pitch...... 3 vs. Florida, May 12 Hits Allowed ...... 13 vs. Georgia, May 5 ...... 3 vs. McNeese State, March 28 Wild Pitches...... 2 vs. Mississippi State, April 14 Caught Stealing ...... 1 16 times ...... 2 vs. Houston, Feb. 16 Runners LOB...... 12 Three times Hit Batters...... 3 vs. Georgia, May 5 Hit into DP...... 3 vs. Georgia, May 6 ...... 3 vs. Florida, March 17 ...... 3 vs. Kentucky, April 3

Individual Single-Game Highs

BATTING At-Bats...... 5 11 times Runs Scored...... 4 Jazz Jackson vs. Alcorn State, Feb. 27 Hits...... 4 Five times RBIs...... 6 Vanessa Soto vs. Centenary,Feb. 10 Doubles...... 2 10 times Triples ...... 1 10 times Home Runs...... 2 Four times Total Bases...... 10 Killian Roessner vs. Centenary, March 21 Walks ...... 4 Rachel Mitchell vs. Missouri State, Feb. 16 Strikeouts ...... 3 Nine times Sacrifice Hits...... 2 Andrea Smith vs. Troy, Feb. 25 Sacrifice Flies...... 2 Leslie Klein vs. McNeese State, March 7 ...... 2 Leslie Klein vs. Troy, Feb. 24 Stolen Bases ...... 4 Dee Dee Henderson vs. Texas-San Antonio, March 13 Hit by Pitch ...... 2 Shannon Stein vs. Stanford, May 19 ...... 2 Killian Roessner vs. Florida, May 12 Killian Roessner Caught Stealing...... 1 16 times Runners LOB...... 5 Six times

FIELDING Putouts ...... 14 Killian Roessner vs. Florida, May 12 ...... 14 Killian Roessner vs. Troy, Feb. 24 ...... 14 Killian Roessner vs. Indiana, Feb. 17 Assists...... 7 Andrea Smith vs. Georgia, May 6 Errors ...... 2 Tayl’r Hollis vs. Georgia, May 5 ...... 2 Andrea Smith vs. Georgia, May 5 ...... 2 Tayl’r Hollis vs. Memphis, Feb. 11 Passed Balls...... 1 Killian Roessner vs. Alabama, March 25 ...... 1 Killian Roessner vs. Troy, Feb. 24

PITCHING Innings Pitched ...... 10.0 Dani Hofer vs. South Carolina, May 10 Strikeouts ...... 14 Emily Turner vs. Troy, Feb. 24 ...... 14 Dani Hofer vs. Indiana, Feb. 17 ...... 14 Dani Hofer vs. Memphis, Feb. 11 Dani Hofer

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2007 LSU Individual Honors and Awards INTRO

THIS IS LSU Easton Purple & Gold Challenge All-Tournament Team QUINLAN DUHON 4 COACHES Drafted by the (Second Round) 4N CAA Tempe Super Regional All-Tournament Team 4 USA Softball Player of the Year Preseason Watch List TIGERS 4N CAA Palo Alto Regional All-Tournament Team 4 Graduated in May 2007 in Biological Sciences REVIEW 4SEC Academic Honor Roll 4 HISTORY

RACHEL MITCHELL RECORDS NCAA Tempe Super Regional All-Tournament Team DEE DEE HENDERSON 4 LSU NCAA Palo Alto Regional Tournament MVP 4LSWA First-Team All-Louisiana 4 S EC All-Freshman Team MEDIA 4L SWA Louisiana Hitter of the Week (3/13) 4 STEC All- ournament Team 4H usky Softball Classic All-Tournament Team 4 4ESPN the Magazine Third-Team Academic All-American ESPN the Magazine First-Team Academic All-District 4 KILLIAN ROESSNER 4SEC Academic Honor Roll 4Diamond Sports National Catcher of the Year KRISTEN HOBBS 4FTirst- eam NFCA All-American FTirst- eam NFCA All-South Region 4N CAA Tempe Super Regional All-Tournament Team 4 STecond- eam All-SEC 4B rad Davis SEC Community Service Scholarship 4 L SWA First-Team All-Louisiana 4S EC Good Works Team 4 SEC Player of the Week (3/5) 4Easton Tiger Classic MVP 4 LSWA Louisiana Hitter of the Week (4/24, 3/6) 4L SU Female Student-Athlete of the Week (2/13) 4 Husky Softball Classic All-Tournament Team 4SEC Academic Honor Roll 4 Graduated in May 2007 in Mass Communications 4 ANDREA SMITH DANI HOFER 4NCAA Palo Alto Regional All-Tournament Team SEC Player of the Week (3/26) 4Second-Team NFCA All-South Region 4 SEC Academic Honor Roll 4F irst-Team All-SEC 4 4L SWA Pitcher of the Year 4LSW A First-Team All-Louisiana NCAA Palo Alto Regional All-Tournament Team 4 VANESSA SOTO 4SEC Tournament MVP NCAA Palo Alto Regional All-Tournament Team 4LSU Female Student-Athlete of the Week (4/17, 4/10, 2/26) 4 Easton Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team 4LSWA Louisiana Pitcher of the Week (4/10, 3/27, 3/13, 2/27) 4 4SEC Pitcher of the Week (3/12, 2/26) 4Easton Purple & Gold Challenge MVP TAYL’R HOLLIS SHANNON STEIN 4LSWA Louisiana Hitter of the Week (4/10) 4SEC All-Tournament Team

JAZZ JACKSON EMILY TURNER 4Second-Team NFCA All-South Region Second-Team NFCA All-South Region 4Second-Team All-SEC 4 NCAA Tempe Super Regional All-Tournament Team 4SEC All-Freshman Team 4 NCAAPalo Alto Regional All-Tournament Team 4LSWAFreshman of the Year 4 LSWA First-Team All-Louisiana 4LSWA First-Team All-Louisiana 4 NFCA National Player of the Week (5/2) 4SEC Freshman of the Week (4/23) 4 USA Softball National Player of the Week (5/1) 4LSWA Louisiana Hitter of the Week (2/27) 4 SEC Pitcher of the Week (4/23, 4/2) 4Easton Purple & Gold Challenge All-Tournament Team 4 LSWA Louisiana Pitcher of the Week (5/1, 4/24) 4Easton Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team 4 4Husky Softball Classic All-Tournament Team LESLIE KLEIN 4Easton Purple & Gold Challenge All-Tournament Team Easton Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team 4NFCA Third-Team All-American 4 Drafted by the Philadelphia Force (Fourth Round) 4Easton Second-Team All-American 4 USA Softball Player of the Year Preseason Watch List 4Second- Team NFCA All-South Region 4 SEC Academic Honor Roll 4Second-Team All-SEC 4 Graduated in May 2007 in Communications Studies 4LSWA Louisiana Hitter of the Year 4 LSWA First-Team All-Louisiana 4 YVETTE GIROUARD 4USA Softball Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist Louisiana Coach of the Year 4SEC All-Tournament Team 4 4LSU Female Student-Athlete of the Week (3/20) 4LSWA Louisiana Hitter of the Week (3/20) 4SEC Player of the Week (3/19) 4Husky Softball Classic All-Tournament Team

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INTRO 2007 SEC STANDINGS THIS IS LSU

COACHES Western Division TIGERS Team SEC Pct. Overall Pct. REVIEW LSU*^ 22-6 .786 55-12 .821

HISTORY Alabama 21-6 .778 55-10 .846

RECORDS Mississippi State 14-14 .500 35-27 .565 Ole Miss 11-17 .393 24-34 .414 LSU Auburn 10-18 .357 26-30 .464 MEDIA Arkansas 6-22 .214 21-43 .328

Eastern Division Team SEC Pct. Overall Pct. Tennessee*! 23-4 .852 59-6 .908 Florida 17-11 .607 50-22 .694 Georgia 13-15 .464 46-28 .622 South Carolina 12-16 .429 38-26 .594 Kentucky 4-24 .143 20-31 .392

*- Division Champion !- Regular Season Champion All-American Leslie Klein ranked in the top 50 in the ^ - Tournament Champion NCAA in batting average and doubles per game.

SEC Team Statistics TEAM HITTING TEAM AVG. GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG.% BB HBP SB-ATT Alabama .335 65 1622 463 544 86 13 79 405 .551 237 57 189-224 Tennessee .318 71 1829 363 582 76 13 40 315 .440 223 37 169-187 LSU .304 67 1796 353 546 102 10 58 304 .469 180 37 94-109 Mississippi State .297 62 1681 305 499 66 14 23 265 .394 151 37 116-132 Kentucky .280 51 1316 252 368 66 13 56 237 .477 140 30 29-40 Georgia .266 74 1898 312 505 69 8 30 268 .358 198 46 135-150 Florida .257 72 1866 284 479 81 11 49 248 .391 195 32 129-152 Auburn .249 56 1367 187 340 43 4 26 165 .343 134 49 31-46 Ole Miss .248 58 1482 187 368 57 7 37 172 .371 142 13 25-41 South Carolina .232 64 1666 170 386 58 13 21 144 .320 118 24 31-41 Arkansas .225 64 1647 176 370 43 13 28 150 .318 100 24 53-66 TOTALS .275 698 18006 3043 4951 746 119 445 2666 .404 1799 385 993-1179

TEAM PITCHING TEAM ERA W-L GP CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO B/AVG. Tennessee 0.88 63-8 71 53 41 6 470.0 197 63 59 88 910 .125 LSU 1.22 55-12 67 49 27 3 458.2 285 103 80 160 552 .176 Florida 1.40 50-22 72 49 26 6 498.2 371 126 100 132 416 .207 Alabama 1.67 55-10 65 35 23 5 414.2 342 133 99 116 386 .222 South Carolina 1.79 38-26 64 46 18 4 446.2 334 144 114 91 442 .204 Auburn 2.38 26-30 56 22 11 3 367.0 282 160 125 172 491 .211 Georgia 2.42 46-28 74 50 23 3 492.0 456 228 170 198 464 .240 Mississippi State 2.50 35-27 62 7 10 13 419.1 415 227 150 104 240 .249 Ole Miss 2.88 24-34 58 32 6 3 388.1 386 223 160 158 308 .251 Arkansas 3.44 21-43 64 28 8 3 417.1 474 275 205 98 356 .278 Kentucky 5.09 20-31 51 18 2 3 324.1 444 301 236 145 123 .328 TOTALS 2.24 429-269 698 383 191 52 4653.0 3960 1977 1492 1448 4613 .226

TEAM FIELDING TEAM PCT. GP C PO A E DP SBA CSB PB Tennessee .988 71 1699 1410 268 21 9 15 12 7 Florida .975 72 2204 1496 653 55 26 37 21 5 South Carolina .974 64 1871 1340 483 48 21 50 7 9 Alabama .974 65 1826 1244 534 48 20 31 7 11 LSU .970 67 1841 1376 409 56 8 37 20 2 Auburn .962 56 1462 1101 305 56 7 53 21 21 Georgia .961 74 2128 1476 568 84 16 45 23 5 Kentucky .957 51 1466 973 430 63 25 83 12 2 Mississippi State .953 62 1980 1258 628 94 24 48 7 11 Ole Miss .950 58 1776 1165 523 88 9 100 10 16 Arkansas .949 64 1779 1252 437 90 8 69 15 11 TOTALS .965 698 19875 14091 5215 703 173 566 155 100

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2007 SEC Tournament Results ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM INTRO M ay 10-12 • Auburn, Ala. • Jane B. Moore Field THIS IS LSU P- Stacey Nelson, Florida COACHES THURSDAY, MAY 10 TIGERS C- McKenna Hughes, South Carolina No. 3 Alabama 3, No. 6 Georgia 2 (9 innings) REVIEW IF- Kellie Eubanks, Alabama No. 2 LSU 2, No. 7 South Carolina 1 (10 innings) HISTORY IF- Kim Waleszonia, Florida No. 4 Florida 3, No. 5 Mississippi State 0 RECORDS IF- Melissa Zick, Florida No. 1 Tennessee 6, No. 8 Ole Miss 0 LSU IF- Shannon Stein, LSU OF- Rachel Mitchell, LSU MEDIA FRIDAY, MAY 11 OF- Leslie Klein, LSU No. 2 LSU 4, No. 3 Alabama 1 OF- Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee No. 4 Florida 1, No. 1 Tennessee 0 DP- Tiffany Huff, Tennessee

SATURDAY, MAY 12 Tournament MVP: Championship Game: No. 2 LSU 1, No. 4 Florida 0 (9 innings) P- Dani Hofer, LSU

2007 ALL-SEC TEAM

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Player of the Year: India Chiles, Tennessee Charlotte Morgan, Alabama Pitcher of the Year: , Tennessee Anna Thompson, Auburn Co-Coaches of the Year: Ralph and Karen Weekly, Tennessee Jazz Jackson, LSU Freshman of the Year: Chelsea Bramlett, Mississippi State Chelsea Bramlett, Mississippi State Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee Jessica Bachkora, Arkansas Lauren Grill, Ole Miss FIRST TEAM Tiffany Huff,Tennessee P- Monica Abbott, Tennessee Molly Johnson, Kentucky P- Dani Hofer, LSU Natalie Smith, Kentucky C- Shannon Doepking, Tennessee Rachel Mitchell, LSU IF - Tonya Callahan, Tennessee Miranda Dixon, Arkansas IF - Lauren Parker, Alabama Francesca Enea, Florida IF - Courtney Bures, Mississippi State Ashley Dowdy, Ole Miss IF - Kim Waleszonia, Florida Jessie Bailey, Mississippi State OF - India Chiles, Tennessee OF - Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee PLAYER, PITCHER & FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK OF - Brittany Rogers, Alabama Wk. Player Pitcher Frehsman OF - Kellie Middleton, Georgia 1 Brooke Marnitz (UK) Monica Abbott (UT) Charlotte Morgan (UA) DP/UT - Jordan Praytor, Alabama 2 Brittany Rogers (UA) Monica Abbott (UT) Anna Thompson (AU) 3 Lauren Parker (UA) DANI HOFER (LS) Lindsey Walker (SC) SECOND TEAM 4 KILLIAN ROESSNER (LS) Monica Abbott (UT) Molly Johnson (UK) P- Chrissy Owens, Alabama 5 Kellie Middleton (UG) DANI HOFER (LS) Charlotte Morgan (UA) P- Stacey Nelson, Florida 6 LESLIE KLEIN (LS) M.J. Callahan (UM) Charlotte Morgan (UA) C- Killian Roessner, LSU 7 ANDREA SMITH (LS) Stacey Nelson (UF) Natalie Smith (UK) IF - Charlotte Morgan, Alabama 8 Lindsay Schutzler (UT) EMILY TURNER (LS) Chelsea Bramlett (MS) IF - Brooke Marnitz, Kentucky 9 Dani Woods (UA) Monica Abbott (UT) Chelsea Bramlett (MS) IF - Ashley Acuri, Auburn 10 India Chiles (UT) Melissa Hendon (SC) Becky Nye (UM) IF - Melissa Zick, Florida 11 Sammie Jo Bailey (MS) EMILY TURNER (LS) JAZZ JACKSON (LS) OF - Leslie Klein, LSU 12 Kim Waleszonia (UF) Blair Potter (UA) Anna Thompson (AU) OF - Dani Woods, Alabama 13 Tonya Callahan (UT) Kasi Carroll (UG) Molly Johnson (UK) OF - Hayle Guess, Mississippi State OF - Jazz Jackson, LSU DP/UT - Chelsea Bramlett, Mississippi State

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BATTING AVERAGE DOUBLES STOLEN BASES WINS INTRO 1. India Chiles, Tennessee .459 1. LESLIE KLEIN, LSU 22 1. Brittany Rogers, Alabama 48 1. Monica Abbott, Tennessee 50 THIS IS LSU 2. Lauren Parker, Alabama .457 2. Kelley Montalvo, Alabama 16 2. Kellie Middleton, Georgia 47 2. Stacey Nelson, Florida 34 COACHES 3. Brittany Rogers, Alabama .402 Kellie Middleton, Georgia 16 3. Chelsea Bramlett, Miss. State 46 3. Kasi Carroll, Georgia 29

TIGERS 4. Brooke Marnitz, Kentucky .399 Tonya Callahan, Tennessee 16 4. India Chiles, Tennessee 44 4. DANI HOFER, LSU 24 5. Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee .392 5. KILLIAN ROESSNER, LSU 15 5. Charvi Greer, Georgia 39 Chrissy Owens, Alabama 24 REVIEW 6. Chelsea Bramlett, Miss. State .386 Kim Waleszonia, Florida 15 Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee 39 6. EMILY TURNER, LSU 21 HISTORY 7. Tonya Callahan, Tennessee .385 7. VANESSA SOTO, LSU 14 7. Jordan Praytor, Alabama 35 7. Blair Potter, Alabama 20 RECORDS 8. JAZZ JACKSON, LSU .377 8. Courtney Bures, Miss. State 13 8. Mandy Burford, Alabama 31 Melissa Hendon, S. Carolina 20

LSU 9. Kellie Middleton, Georgia .374 9. 5 tied at 12 9. Kenora Posey, Tennessee 30 9. Kelli Miller, Miss. State 18 1 0. LESLIE KLEIN, LSU .371 1 0. DEE DEE HENDERSON, LSU 29 10. Kate Pouliot, S. Carolina 16 MEDIA TRIPLES SLUGGING PERCENTAGE 1. Nakita Boyce, Miss. State 6 AVERAGE APPEARANCES 1. Brooke Marnitz, Kentucky .895 2. Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee 5 1. Monica Abbott, Tennessee 0.68 1. Monica Abbott, Tennessee 63 2. Lauren Parker, Alabama .761 Kim Waleszonia, Florida 5 2. Stacey Nelson, Florida 0.95 2. Stacey Nelson, Florida 58 3. Kelley Montalvo, Alabama .667 Jessica Bachkora, Arkansas 5 3. EMILY TURNER, LSU 1.21 3. Katy Henry, Arkansas 51 4. LESLIE KLEIN, LSU .653 Ashton Payne, S. Carolina 5 4. Chrissy Owens, Alabama 1.30 4. Melissa Hendon, S. Carolina 45 5. Tonya Callahan, Tennessee .651 Kellie Middleton, Georgia 5 5. DANI HOFER, LSU 1.36 Sara Hickerson, Miss. State 45 6. Katie Campbell, Kentucky .640 7. Brittany Rogers, Alabama 4 6. Kate Pouliot, S. Carolina 1.48 6. Kasi Carroll, Georgia 44 7. Lauren Grill, Ole Miss .639 Natalie Smith, Kentucky 4 7. Megan Rhodes, Tennessee 1.50 7. Anna Thompson, Auburn 40 8. RACHEL MITCHELL, LSU .615 LESLIE KLEIN, LSU 4 8. Anna Thompson, Auburn 1.68 8. Kelli Miller, Miss. State 38 9. Charlotte Morgan, Alabama .606 Hayle Guess, Miss. State 4 9. Kasi Carroll, Georgia 1.77 9. Chrissy Owens, Alabama 37 10. Dani Woods, Alabama .572 Dayna Huckabee, Arkansas 4 10. Melissa Hendon, S. Carolina 1.77 10. Blair Potter, Alabama 36

ON-BASE PERCENTAGE HOME RUNS OPPONENT’S BATTING AVERAGE GAMES STARTED 1. Lauren Parker, Alabama .509 1. Brooke Marnitz, Kentucky 21 1. Monica Abbott, Tennessee .114 1. Monica Abbott, Tennessee 52 2. India Chiles, Tennessee .502 2. Lauren Grill, Ole Miss 14 2. Megan Rhodes, Tennessee .157 2. Stacey Nelson, Florida 42 3. Tonya Callahan, Tennessee .488 3. RACHEL MITCHELL, LSU 12 3. DANI HOFER, LSU .161 3. Kasi Carroll, Georgia 39 4. Jordan Praytor, Alabama .484 Melissa Zick, Florida 12 4. Anna Thompson, Auburn .169 4. Melissa Hendon, S. Carolina 38 5. Kellie Middleton, Georgia .462 Katie Campbell, Kentucky 12 5. Stacey Nelson, Florida .184 5. Katy Henry, Arkansas 32 6. Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee .461 6. Charlotte Morgan, Alabama 11 6. EMILY TURNER, LSU .193 6. Kelli Miller, Miss. State 31 7. LESLIE KLEIN, LSU .459 McKenna Hughes, S. Carolina 11 7. Melissa Hendon, S. Carolina .195 7. EMILY TURNER, LSU 30 8. Mandy Burford, Alabama .455 Tonya Callahan, Tennessee 11 8. Kate Pouliot, S. Carolina .201 8. Blair Potter, Alabama 29 9. Brooke Marnitz, Kentucky .454 Kelley Montalvo, Alabama 11 9. Blair Potter, Alabama .208 9. Christie Hamilton, Georgia 27 10. Courtney Bures, Miss. State .452 10. Two players with 10 10. Holly Currie, Auburn .218 10. Four tied at 26

RUNS SCORED TOTAL BASES INNINGS PITCHED HITS ALLOWED 1. Brittany Rogers, Alabama 68 1. Brooke Marnitz, Kentucky 137 1. Monica Abbott, Tennessee 358.1 1. Megan Rhodes, Tennessee 61 2. India Chiles, Tennessee 57 2. LESLIE KLEIN, LSU 132 2. Stacey Nelson, Florida 318.0 2. Sara Hickerson, Miss. State 84 3. Chelsea Bramlett, Miss. State 56 3. Kellie Middleton, Georgia 126 3. Melissa Hendon, S. Carolina 265.0 3. Holly Currie, Auburn 99 Lindsay Schutzler,Tennessee 56 4. Tonya Callahan, Tennessee 125 4. Kasi Carroll, Georgia 245.1 4. Mary Jane Callahan, Ole Miss 100 5. RACHEL MITCHELL, LSU 55 5. Kim Waleszonia, Florida 122 5. Katy Henry, Arkansas 230.1 5. DANI HOFER, LSU 101 6. Jordan Praytor, Alabama 50 6. Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee 120 6. EMILY TURNER, LSU 197.1 6. Anna Thompson, Auburn 111 Kellie Middleton, Georgia 50 7. Brittany Rogers, Alabama 116 7. Anna Thompson, Auburn 187.0 7. Kate Pouliot, S. Carolina 117 8. Lauren Parker, Alabama 47 8. Melissa Zick, Florida 113 8. Christie Hamilton, Georgia 181.1 Kelsey Nurnberg, Miss. State 117 Charvi Greer, Georgia 47 9. Lauren Grill, Ole Miss 108 9. DANI HOFER, LSU 180.2 9. Jennifer Young, Kentucky 119 10. Kim Waleszonia, Florida 46 McKenna Hughes, S. Carolina 108 10. Chrissy Owens, Alabama 167.1 10. Blair Potter, Alabama 125

HITS STRIKEOUTS RUNS ALLOWED 1. Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee 89 1. Megan McAllister, Georgia 48 1. Monica Abbott, Tennessee 724 1. Megan Rhodes, Tennessee 27 India Chiles, Tennessee 89 2. Tonya Callahan, Tennessee 39 2. Anna Thompson, Auburn 291 2. Monica Abbott, Tennessee 36 3. Kim Waleszonia, Florida 88 3. Jordan Praytor, Alabama 37 3. Stacey Nelson, Florida 285 3. Chrissy Owens, Alabama 38 Brittany Rogers, Alabama 88 Lauren Roussell, Florida 37 4. Melissa Hendon, S. Carolina 277 4. EMILY TURNER, LSU 41 5. Kellie Middleton, Georgia 85 5. Melissa Zick, Florida 34 5. DANI HOFER, LSU 244 5. DANI HOFER, LSU 44 6. Chelsea Bramlett, Miss. State 83 6. LESLIE KLEIN, LSU 32 6. Kasi Carroll, Georgia 234 6. Kate Pouliot, S. Carolina 45 7. JAZZ JACKSON, LSU 77 7. RACHEL MITCHELL, LSU 30 7. Katy Henry, Arkansas 224 7. Sara Hickerson, Miss. State 48 8. LESLIE KLEIN, LSU 75 8. Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee 29 8. EMILY TURNER, LSU 207 8. Holly Currie, Auburn 50 9. Tonya Callahan, Tennessee 74 Kellie Eubanks, Alabama 29 9. Megan Rhodes, Tennessee 186 9. Blair Potter, Alabama 54 10. Charvi Greer, Georgia 70 10. Mandy Burford, Alabama 28 10. Blair Potter, Alabama 166 10. Stacey Nelson, Florida 56

RUNS BATTED IN SACRIFICE FLIES STRIKEOUTS LOOKING EARNED RUNS ALLOWED 1. Brooke Marnitz, Kentucky 61 1. Tonya Callahan, Tennessee 6 1. Monica Abbott, Tennessee 126 1. Megan Rhodes, Tennessee 24 2. Tonya Callahan, Tennessee 60 Charlotte Morgan, Alabama 6 2. DANI HOFER, LSU 96 2. Sara Hickerson, Miss. State 28 LESLIE KLEIN, LSU 60 3. McKenna Hughes, S. Carolina 5 3. Melissa Hendon, S. Carolina 89 3. Chrissy Owens, Alabama 31 4. Tiffany Huff, Tennessee 58 4. LESLIE KLEIN, LSU 4 4. Kasi Carroll, Georgia 79 4. Kate Pouliot, S. Carolina 33 5. Courtney Bures, Miss. State 56 Lauren Parker, Alabama 4 5. Anna Thompson, Auburn 76 5. EMILY TURNER, LSU 34 6. Charlotte Morgan, Alabama 52 Megan McAllister, Georgia 4 6. EMILY TURNER, LSU 68 6. Mary Jane Callahan, Ole Miss35 7. Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee 49 Myesha Finney, Auburn 4 7. Katy Henry, Arkansas 64 Monica Abbott, Tennessee 35 8. Mandy Burford, Alabama 47 Dani Woods, Alabama 4 8. Stacey Nelson, Florida 60 DANI HOFER, LSU 35 Dani Woods, Alabama 47 9. 14 tied at 3 9. Megan Rhodes, Tennessee 55 9. Holly Currie, Auburn 43 10. Two players with 46 10. Chrissy Owens, Alabama 49 Stacey Nelson, Florida 43

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LSU in the NCAA Top 50 Final Statistics INTRO

INDIVIDUAL VICTORIES TEAM SCORING THIS IS LSU

RANK NAME, SCHOOL CL APP W L PCT RANK TEAM G W-L R R/G COACHES 1 Monica Abbott, Tennessee Sr. 63 50 5 0.909 1. Alabama 65 55-10 463 7.12 TIGERS 2 , Arizona Jr. 60 42 12 0.778 2. Howard 56 35-21 384 6.86 3 Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech Jr. 49 38 7 0.844 3. North Carolina A&T 60 30-30 411 6.85 REVIEW

4 Lauren Eckermann, Oklahoma Jr. 48 37 5 0.881 4. Oklahoma 63 55-8 430 6.83 HISTORY 5 Robin Mackin, Fresno State So. 55 36 11 0.766 5. Hampton 49 36-13 323 6.59 ...... RECORDS 29. Dani Hofer, LSU So. 33 24 3 0.889 31. LSU 67 55-12 353 5.27 LSU 46. Emily Turner, LSU Sr. 34 21 7 0.750 MEDIA TEAM BATTING AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL RANK TEAM G W-L AB H BA RANK NAME, SCHOOL CL IP R ER ERA 1. Alabama 65 55-10 1622 544 0.335 1. Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech Jr. 311.7 34 25 0.56 2. Bethune-Cookman 58 22-36 1536 505 0.329 2. Monica Abbott, Tennessee Sr. 358.3 36 35 0.68 3. Howard 56 35-21 1462 476 0.326 3. Cristi Ecks, South Florida So. 125.0 25 13 0.73 4. Oklahoma 63 55-8 1652 536 0.324 4. Allison Kime, Central Florida Jr. 266.3 53 33 0.87 5. North Carolina A&T 60 30-30 1658 536 0.323 5. Tracie Adix, DePaul Sr. 195.7 43 25 0.89 ...... 22. LSU 67 55-12 1796 546 0.304 13. Emily Turner, LSU Sr. 197.3 41 34 1.21 20. Dani Hofer, LSU So. 180.7 44 35 1.36 TEAM SLUGGING PERCENTAGE RANK TEAM G AB H AVG. INDIVIDUAL STRIKEOUTS PER SEVEN INNINGS 1. Alabama 65 1622 893 0.551 RANK NAME, SCHOOL CL APP IP SO SO/7 2. Georgia Tech 70 1915 1027 0.536 1. Monica Abbott, Tennessee Sr. 63 358.3 724 14.1 3. BYU 63 1705 900 0.528 2. Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech Jr. 49 311.7 617 13.9 4. Illinois 55 1471 767 0.521 3. Kylie Reynolds, Kent State Fr. 26 151.3 254 11.8 5. Boston University 48 1294 667 0.515 4. Megan Rhodes, Tennessee Jr. 26 111.7 186 11.7 ... 5. , Washington So. 49 278.0 457 11.5 27. LSU 67 1796 842 0.469 ... 17. Dani Hofer, LSU So. 33 180.7 244 9.5 TEAM DOUBLES PER GAME RANK TEAM G 2B 2B/G INDIVIDUAL BATTING AVERAGE 1. Howard 56 106 1.89 RANK NAME, SCHOOL CL POS AB H BA 2. Monmouth 49 88 1.80 1. Heather Gordon, Monmouth Sr. OF 49 64 1.31 3. Tulsa 58 102 1.76 2. Samantha Ricketts, Oklahoma So. 1B 63 81 1.29 4. Niagara 38 62 1.63 3. Courtney Totte, Oklahoma State Sr. C 58 71 1.22 5. Penn 42 68 1.62 4. Brooke Marnitz, Kentucky Sr. SS 51 61 1.20 ... 5. Jenn Salling, Oregon Fr. SS 63 73 1.16 8. LSU 67 102 1.52 ... 42. Leslie Klein, LSU Sr. OF 67 60 0.90 TEAM HOME RUNS PER GAME RANK TEAM G HR HR/G INDIVIDUAL DOUBLES PER GAME 1. Illinois 55 84 1.53 RANK NAME, SCHOOL CL POS G HBP HBP/G 2. BYU 63 87 1.38 1. Sara Dyer, Tulsa Jr. DP 58 25 0.43 3. Georgia Tech 70 96 1.37 2. McKenzie Bedra, Youngstown State Jr. INF 38 16 0.42 4. Boston University 48 65 1.35 3. Taylor Callahan, Valparaiso Sr. INF 46 19 0.41 5. Colorado State 58 78 1.34 4. Dana Shepherd, UMBC Jr. SS 50 19 0.38 ... 5. Annie Kinsey, Penn Jr. 2B 42 15 0.36 45. LSU 67 58 0.87 ... 12. Leslie Klein, LSU Sr. OF 67 22 0.33 TEAM STOLEN BASES PER GAME RANK TEAM G SB SB/G INDIVIDUAL STOLEN BASES PER GAME 1. Alabama 65 189 2.91 RANK NAME, SCHOOL CL POS G SB SB/G 2. Tennessee 71 169 2.38 1. Shanel Scott, Oklahoma State Sr. OF 58 51 0.88 3. Ball State 56 127 2.27 2. Nichole Alvarez, Monmouth So. OF 47 41 0.87 4. Savannah State 27 60 2.22 3. , Arizona Sr. OF 64 49 0.77 5. Baylor 67 141 2.10 4. Chelsea Bramlett, Mississippi State Fr. C 62 46 0.74 ... 5. Brittany Rogers, Alabama So. OF 65 48 0.74 43. LSU 67 94 1.40 ... 49. Dee Dee Henderson, LSU Jr. OF 61 29 0.48 TEAM FIELDING PERCENTAGE RANK TEAM G W-L PO A E PCT. TEAM WIN-LOSS PERCENTAGE 1. Tennessee 71 63-8 1410 268 21 0.988 RANK TEAM W L T PCT 2. East Carolina 60 40-20 1242 398 38 0.977 1. Tennessee 63 8 0 0.887 3. Arizona 65 50-14-1 1330 394 41 0.977 2. Oklahoma 55 8 0 0.873 4. Southern Illinois 57 41-16 1186 421 39 0.976 3. Alabama 55 10 0 0.846 5. Michigan 60 47-13 1216 415 40 0.976 4. LSU 55 12 0 0.821 ... 5. Northwestern 52 13 0 0.800 28. LSU 67 55-12 1376 409 56 0.970

TEAM EARNED RUN AVERAGE RANK TEAM G IP R ER ERA 1. Tennessee 71 470.0 63 59 0.88 2. LSU 67 458.7 103 80 1.22 3. Virginia Tech 65 441.7 128 81 1.28 4. Central Florida 64 438.3 140 81 1.29 5. South Florida 66 452.7 139 86 1.33

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