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SEC CHAMPIONS #LSU 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2004 @LSUsoftball SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS @BethTorina 1999 • 2001 • 2002 • 2004 • 2007 2019 SOFTBALL WCWS APPEARANCES /LSUsoftball 2001 • 2004 • 2012 @LSUsoftball 2015 • 2016 • 2017 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NO. 9/7 LSU (9-2) IN LSU INVITATIONAL Date Opponent TV/StreamTime (CT)/Result FEBRUARY (9-2) 7 Tulsa! SECN+ W, 19-1 (5) BREAKDOWN 8 Iowa! SECN+ W, 9-0 (5) 8 Tulsa! SECN+ W, 11-0 (5) 9 Iowa! SECN+ W, 16-1 (5) 9 Bucknell! SECN+ 10-0 (5) 10 Bucknell! SECN+ 8-0 (5) 2019 Record 9-2, 0-0 SEC 14 vs. No. 20 Oklahoma St.$ ESPNU W, 3-1 Head Coach Beth Torina 15 vs. 19 Oregon$ SECN L, 8-5 15 vs. No. 11 Texas$ ESPNU W, 7-1 LSU Record/Years 325-138 (8th year) 16 vs. Ohio St.$ W, 7-2 Overall Record/Years 455-249 (12th year) 16 vs. No. 1 Florida St.$ ESPN3 L, 9-1 (6) 21 Stanford@ SECN+ 6 p.m. 22 Memphis@ SECN+ 5 p.m. 22 RV Michigan@ SECN+ 7:30 p.m. Stanford Memphis 23 CSUN@ SECN+ 5 p.m. 24 RV Michigan@ SECN+ 12:30 p.m. 26 Kent St. SECN+ 6 p.m. 6-2 5-4 MARCH (0-0) 2019 Record 2019 Record 1 USC Upstate% SECN+ 5 p.m. Head Coach Jessica Allister Head Coach Natalie Poole 1 Indiana% SECN+ 7:30 p.m. STAN Record/Years 30-33 (2nd Year) MEM Record/Years 183-223 (8th Year) 2 Stephen F. Austin% SECN+ 5 p.m. 2 Illinois St.% SECN+ 7:30 p.m. The all-time series is tied 3-3 LSU leads all-time series 5-0 3 Stephen F. Austin% SECN+ 11:30 a.m. 5 at Northwestern St. 3:30 p.m. 8 at Texas A&M* SECN+ 6 p.m. 9 at Texas A&M* SECN+ 3 p.m. 10 at Texas A&M* SECN 3 p.m. RV/RV Michigan CSUN 13 Troy SECN+ 6 p.m. 16 Florida* SECN+ 6 p.m. 17 Florida* SECN 4 p.m. 18 Florida* SECN 6 p.m. 2019 Record 4-5 2019 Record 3-5 20 Lamar SECN+ 6 p.m. Head Coach Carol Hutchins Head Coach Tairia Flowers 22 at Georgia* SECN+ 5 p.m. MICH Record/Years 1,575-509-5 (35th Year) CSUN Record/Years 220-232 (9th Year) 23 at Georgia* ESPN 3 p.m. 24 at Georgia* SECN+ 1 p.m. Michigan leads all-time series 7-2 LSU leads all-times series 2-0 27 Nicholls SECN+ 6 p.m. 29 South Carolina* SECN+ 6 p.m. FAST FACTS 30 South Carolina* SECN 6 p.m. 31 South Carolina* ESPNU 1 p.m. APRIL (0-0) • The 2019 Tigers return 14 players from last LSU Tiger uniform. She hit .692 with seven 5 at Mississippi St.* SECN+ 6 p.m. year’s squad. The majority of the batting doubles, six walks and 11 RBI. She had a 1.231 6 at Mississippi St.* ESPNU 5 p.m. lineup returns with the exception of Emily slugging percentage and a .800 on-base 7 at Mississippi St.* ESPNU 3 p.m. Griggs. percentage. 9 McNeese St. SECN+ 6 p.m. Head coach Beth Torina is in her eighth Freshman Shelby Wickersham became the 12 Kentucky* SECN+ 6 p.m. • • 13 Kentucky* SECN+ 6 p.m. season at the helm of LSU softball and has sixth rookie to throw a no-hitter and the 14 Kentucky* SECN+ 1 p.m. coached the Tigers to four Women’s College second freshman to throw a no-no in her 18 at Arkansas* SECN+ 6 p.m. World Series appearances. debut in the Tiger Classic 19 at Arkansas* SECN+ 6 p.m. • A total of 10 newcomers join the 2019 • Freshman Ali Kilponen pitched a two-hit 20 at Arkansas* ESPNU 1 p.m. squad, including graduate transfer Amanda shutout in her debut, tallying six strikeouts in 23 ULM SECN+ 6 p.m. 26 at Baylor 6:30 p.m. Sanchez. five innings. 27 at Baylor (DH) 5/7:30 p.m. • Aliyah Andrews and Amanda Sanchez were • The Tigers went 3-2 at the St. Pete/ MAY (0-0) both named to the Preseason All-SEC team Clearwater Elite Invitational. The Tigers 3 Alabama* ESPN2 6 p.m. in January. Andrews and Sanchez were both claimed wins over Oklahoma State, 3-1, 4 Alabama* SECN+ 5 p.m. on the SEC All-Defensive Team in 2018. Texas, 7-1, and Ohio State, 7-2. 5 Alabama* SECN 1 p.m. 8-11 SEC Tournament SECN TBA • Amanda Sanchez was named to the USA • Amanda Sanchez led the Tigers over last 17-19 NCAA Regionals TBA Softball Player of the Year “Watch List”. weekend, hitting .462 with a .692 slugging 23-26NCAA Super Regional TBA • The Tigers put together six-straight run- percentage and a .632 on-base percentage. 30-5 Women’s College World Series TBA rule victories to start the 2019 season, the She hit her first home run in a Tiger uniform, second-longest run-rule streak in program a two-run shot that gave the Tigers a 2-0 All times are central and subject to change. Home games are bolded and played at Tiger Park. ! - Tiger Classic [Baton Rouge, history. lead over Texas. La.]; $ - St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational [Clearwater, Fla.]; @ LSU tallied 73 runs in 30 innings on the Shelby Wickersham led the Tigers in the - Purple & Gold Challenge [Baton Rouge, La.]; % - LSU Invitational • • [Baton Rouge, La.]; * - SEC Contest; SECN - SEC Network; SECN+ - weekend, the most runs in any six-game circle, picking up two victories to remain SEC Network+; CST - Cox Sports stretch in program history. undefeated at 3-0 on the year. In 13.0 • Shelbi Sunseri had a huge performance in innings of work, she allowed five runs and the opening weekend, hitting .636 with four struck out five. runs scored, two doubles, four home runs, 14 • Maribeth Gorsuch picked up the other win in RBI, a 1.909 slugging percentage and a .643 the circle for the Tigers, pitching a complete- on-base percentage. She also finished with game against Ohio State. She struck out two shutouts in the circle and only allowed three in her nine innings of work on the five hits in 39 batters faced. Sunseri hit a weekend. walk-off against Iowa on Friday to force the • Shemiah Sanchez and Shelbi Sunseri each mercy rule on the Hawkeyes. hit two home runs on the weekend. • Amanda Sanchez put together a stellar performance in her first weekend in an 2019 Quick Facts SOFTBALL STAFF COMMUNICATIONS Head Coach Beth Torina Associate AD/Communications Michael Bonnette Alma Mater, Year Florida, 2000 Sr. Assoc. Comm. Director Bill Franques Record at LSU (Seasons) 325-138 (7) Sr. Assoc. Comm. Director Kent Lowe Career Record (Seasons) 455-249 (11) Associate Comm. Director Judy Willson Assistant Coach Howard Dobson Associate Comm. Director Brandon Berrio Alma Mater, Year McNeese State, 1997 Associate Comm. Director Chelsey Chamberlain Year at LSU 8th Season Associate Comm. Director Aaron Hyder Assistant Coach Lindsay Leftwich Chamberlain’s Email Address [email protected] Alma Mater, Year Northwesten State, 2005 Chamberlain’s Office Phone (225) 578-8204 Year at LSU 8th Season Chamberlain’s Cell Phone (225) 317-5450 Volunteer Coach Sandra Simmons SID Fax (225) 578-1861 Alma Mater, Year LSU, 2016 Administrative Specialist Pam LeBlanc Year at LSU 1st Season Director of Operations Quinlan Duhon Alma Mater, Year LSU, 2008 SPORTS INFORMATION Year at LSU 10th Season LSU Assistant Communications Director Chelsey Chamberlain handles the media relations duties for the Tiger softball team. TEAM INFORMATION Chamberlain can be reached on her cell at (225) 317-5450 or at her 2018 Overall Record 45-17 office (225) 578-8204 or by e-mail at [email protected]. 2018 SEC Record (Finish) 13-10 (5th) 2018 SEC Tournament Finish Second Round PRACTICE TIMES/INTERVIEWS 2018 Postseason Super Regionals LSU practices at Tiger Park and generally begins around 2 p.m. On 2018 Final Ranking (NFCA/USA Softball) 12/14 Tuesday afternoon’s head coach Beth Torina and players are available Letterwinners Returning/Lost 14/6 for interviews beginning at 1:30 p.m. prior to the team practice session. Starters Returning/Lost 7/2 Members of the media who wish to cover practice should contact Pitchers Returning/Lost 2/2 SID Chelsey Chamberlain for changes to practice times. Newcomers 10 Office and phone interviews may be arranged on special occasions. All interview requests must be made at least 24 hours in advance with PROGRAM HISTORY Chamberlain. All-Time Record 1114-388-1 (.741) All-Time SEC Record 410-186-1 (.688) SEC Western Division Titles 9 WWW.LSUSPORTS.NET Seasons 1997-2002, 2004, 2007, 2013 Information about the Tiger softball team, including player bios, SEC Regular Season Titles 5 game recaps and notes packets are available online at the Official Seasons 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 Website of LSU Athletics, www.LSUsports.net. All-Time SEC Tournament Record 44-22 (.667) LSU softball games that are broadcast on the radio also can be SEC Tournament Titles 5 heard on LSUsports.net. Live statistics for all games will be carried on Seasons 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007 LSUsports.net. NCAA Tournament Record 74-46 (.633) NCAA Tournament Appearances 20 TIGERS ON THE RADIO Seasons 1998-2004, 2006-2018 LSU softball is in its 22nd season of radio coverage, as the LSU Sports Women’s College World Series Appearances 6 Network will broadcast 30 regular season games which includes all of Seasons 2001, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 the team’s 24 SEC contests in addition to all postseason games.