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Quick FactsGeneral inFormationLocation Lafayette, La.Enrollment 16,673 (Fall 2010)Founded 1898President Dr. E. Joseph SavoieFaculty Athletic Representative Anita HazelwoodConference Sun BeltFirst Year of Sun Belt Competition 2000Nickname Ragin’ Cajuns or CajunsColors Vermilion (PMS 193) and WhiteUniversity Web Site www.louisiana.eduAthletics Web Site www.RaginCajuns.com

athletics administrationInterim Director of Athletics Scott FarmerAssociate AD/SWA Sherry LeBasAssociate AD/Director of Athletic Training John PorcheAssistant AD/Compliance Jessica ClarkeAssistant AD/Internal Affairs John Dugas

home FieldStadium (capacity) Lamson Park (2,790)Dimensions LF-200, CF-220, RF-200Year Opened 1985 Renovated 2011Seasons Played Entering 27thFirst Game Feb. 26, 1985All-Time Home Record 579-92 (.867)Press Box Phone (337) 262-1349 or (337) 262-1350

louisiana soFtball historyFirst Season 1981All-Time Division I Record 1,255-379 (.768)Sun Belt Conference Record 167-30 (.848)Women’s College World Series Appearances 5

(1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2008)Women’s College World Series Record 6-10 (.375)NCAA Super Regional Appearances 2

(2008, 2010)NCAA Super Regional Record 2-3 (.400)NCAA Regional Appearances 20

(1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 ,1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 , 2010)

NCAA Regional Record 42-29 (.592)Regular Season Sun Belt Championships 9

(2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010)Sun Belt Tournament Championships 10

(2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010)Sun Belt Tournament Record 35-3 (.921)Conference Affiliations Independent (1981-82)

Southland (1983-87)Independent (1988-99)Sun Belt (2000-present)

louisiana soFtball staFFCo-Head Coach Stefni Lotief (Louisiana, 1990) School Record 497-128 (11th season) Career Record SameCo-Head Coach Michael Lotief (Louisiana, 1985) School Record 396-105 (9th season) Career Record SameAssistant Coach Chris Malveaux (Texas A&M, 2001)Administrative Assistant Bobby NeveauxAthletic Trainer Julie Hara (TCU, 2008)

2011 louisiana’s raGin’ cajunsLetterwinners Returning/Lost 16/10Position Players Returning/Lost 14/8Pitchers Returning/Lost 2/2Position Starters Returning/Lost 4/5Pitching Starters Returning/Lost 0/2Newcomers 6

2010 recapOverall Record 45-18 (.714) Home Record 19-2 (.905) Road Record 11-8 (.579) Neutral Site Record 15-8 (.652)SBC Record (Finish) 19-5 (1st)SBC Tournament Record (Finish) 4-0 (Champions)NCAA Baton Rouge Regional (Finish) 3-0 (Champions)NCAA Los Angeles Super Regional 0-2Final Rankings (NFCA/USA Softball) 16/17

UL Athletic Media RelationsSports Information Director Daryl CetnarAssistant SID Matt HebertSoftball Contact Matt Mays Office (337) 482-6332 Fax (337) 482-6529 Cell (985) 264-5185 E-mail [email protected]

Thank you for your interest in Ragin’ Cajuns Softball. The 2011 team guide features most of the information you will need to cover the Cajuns this season. You may also find the Ragin’ Cajuns Softball History & Record Book helpful. It contains last season’s stats, as well as all documented historical data and records. The History & Record Book is available at RaginCa-juns.com under the softball homepage.

media inFormationLamson Park 2-3Sports Information/Media Outlets 4Media Information 5City of Lafayette 62011 Season Preview 72011 Roster 8

student-athlete proFilesGabriele Bridges 9Ashley Brignac 10Christi Orgeron 11Katie Smith 12Erikka Murphy - Megan Granger 13Paige Cormier - Jensen Tydelski 14Taryn Broussard - Nerissa Myers 15Jennifer Martin - Sarah Draheim 16Megan Waterman - Callie Philen - Brianna Cherry 17Paige Cavallin - Courtney Hollier - Natalie Fernandez 18Shelbee Rodgers - Christina Hamilton - Lacey Blanchard - Allie Chenailt 19

coach proFilesCo-Head Coach Stefni Lotief 20-21Co-Head Coach Michael Lotief 22-23Assistant Coach Chris Malveaux - Support Staff 24

Fans can listen to all Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns football, men’s basketball and baseball, plus comprehensive

coverage of women’s basketball and softball on the Ragin’ Cajuns Radio Network.

Sports Radio ESPN 1420 (KPEL-AM) is now in its fifth decade as the flagship station for Ragin’ Cajuns athletics.

Every football and men’s basketball game can be heard on KRKA 107.9 FM in Lafayette KPEL 1420 AM in Lafayette KANE 1240 AM in New Iberia

In addition Cajuns baseball is broadcast on KPEL 1420 AM and KANE 1240 AM. All Sun Belt Conference baseball games can be heard on KPEL News Radio 96.5 FM.

All broadcasts are also available on the internet via RaginCajuns.com.

Sports Radio ESPN 1420Programming Director Steve Peloquin has served as color analyst for the Ragin’ Cajuns Radio Network since 2002.

Peloquin is the football color analyst and is the primary play-by-play voice for women’s basketball and softball.

Under his guidance, coverage of women’s basketball and softball has increased to nearly 100 live events since 2007-08, with plans for even further expansion.

A broadcasting veteran since 1991, Peloquin hosts the always entertaining morning sports show, “Thinking Out Loud,” which airs Monday-Friday from 7-9 a.m. on ESPN 1420 AM.

WE ARE LOUISIANAWe are the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Please refer to us as Louisiana, Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Ragin’ Cajuns or simply, Cajuns. PLEASE DO NOT REFER TO US AS LAFAYETTE, as Lafayette College is located in Easton, Pa.,

and is an entirely separate institution.

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27th Season • 671 Games • 579 Wins • .863 Winning Percentage alFred aNd heleN lamsoN park

Since 1985, the University of Louisiana and its perennial powerhouse softball program has called Alfred and Helen Lamson Ragin’ Cajuns Softball Park its very own home.

And what a home it is.Often called the most beautiful and nostalgic field in

the country by opposing teams who play on it, Lamson Park will have quite a new feel for the 2011 season. The park will further its place as one of the finest softball fields in the country as a $2.1 million renovation, which began in the winter of 2009, is completed.

The renovation includes a new mostly-covered grandstand between dugouts, three private luxury boxes and a 50-seat Stadium Club. Fans will also notice more seating beyond the outfield fence. All of these new seats bring the capacity of Lamson Park up to 2,790.

Also, a new press box with three broadcast booths capable of hosting NCAA Regionals will be included.

The Cajuns also welcome a larger and more functional locker room that includes a technology-driven meeting room.

In addition to ammenities coming in 2011, fans will recognize the new scoreboard in right field that

debuted in 2010.Plans also call for new batting cages

and a special indoor area that will house the latest in video and virtual reality programming.

The 2011 season marks the 27th season since the facility opened.

Originally know as Lady Cajun Park, the facility changed names in 2006 to Alfred and Helen Lamson Ragin’ Cajuns Softball Park. The facility was dedicated in memory of long-time loyal supporters Alfred and Helen Lamson.

Even today, the facility continues to grow to meet the needs of an ever-growing fan base and provide a first-class atmosphere.

In 2007, the UL Athletics Department oversaw the construction of the Leon Moncla Indoor Practice Facility. Equipped with an artificial playing surface and drop-down batting cages, it is located adjacent to the softball field.

A few other changes were made in 2006. The right field and left field foul lines were adorned by brick walls. Another major construction project involved new dugouts for both the Cajuns and the visiting team – adding to the new and improved look of the facility and providing the biggest square footage dugouts you will find in the country.

The batting cages down the right field line were expanded in 2006. The new design allowed the Ragin’ Cajuns access to six different cages at once and was able to accommodate several teams at once when Louisiana hosted a tournament.

Each year Lamson Park changes before the fans’ eyes. The subtle changes are helping the Ragin’ Cajuns put a more “modern” feel into the park and continue to make the facility truly one of the unique ones in the nation. Come to a game this season and see if you notice anything new.

The Ragin’ Cajuns have dominated at home under co-head coaches Stefni and Michael Lotief, winning 243 of 264 games played under their direction since 2001.

Dominating at Lamson Park is nothing new for Louisiana. Through 671 games contested, a UL team has been victorious 579 times (86 percent).

If there really is a “Field of Dreams,” it might just be UL’s Lamson Park. Twenty-six years ago, the land which now houses the facility, was a pasture filled with barns, cattle, six-foot tall grass and the University’s dairy farm.

Today, this same land houses one of the best facilities in the country and plays host to the greatest softball show around.

From the time fans enter the confines of Lamson Park, until the time they exit the gates, they will be treated to three hours of pure excitement, also known as Ragin’ Cajuns Softball.

From the on-the-field action of the 19-time NCAA Regionals qualifiers, to the off-the-field antics of Robert Harris, the Centerfield Club and many others,

it is easy to see why UL Softball is one of the greatest entertainment options in town.

The official beginning of the game is right around the corner when Harris begins belting out the Cajuns starters in a style all his own. Harris a.k.a. “The Voice of the Ragin’ Cajuns,” has been a fixture on the microphone and will always have all of the fans’ attentions, regardless of what is taking place on the field.

From his patented “Ask the Ump” segment to his dreaded phone calls, Harris always seems to keep the crowd laughing. The mixture of off-the-field antics gives Louisiana a distinction from any other program in the country. From the first call of “play ball” to the final “yer out” call, no school can match the excitement of Ragin’ Cajuns Softball.

The field itself is what it’s all about. It provides the ultimate in playing and spectator facilities. From the oak trees that line the outfield fence, to the park benches at the front entrance to the astounding green grass that covers the field, the park provides all the comforts of home.

Along the outside of the park, fans must notice the “Wall of Fame,” marking the Ragin’ Cajuns’ climb up the NCAA rankings in the early 1990’s, which saw the team peak at the No. 2 spot in 1994. It also list the numerous All-American accolades the program has collected via the many greats that have adorned a Cajuns uniform and treaded across the Lamson Park playing surface.

The evolution of Lamson Park has been ongoing ever since it was constructed in the 1980’s. Starting in the early 1990’s the facility began to grow into its current state.

After sustaining damage during Hurricane Andrew in 1992, a 30-foot backstop and a grandstand seating section were added behind home plate. Not long after, a Press Box/Concession was added on to the grandstand – all which still stand today.

The Cajuns received a welcome addition to Lamson Park at the end of the 1994 season. With the generosity and effort of many loyal fans, the Cajuns received a locker room/bathroom facility with brand new carpeting and a satellite television, as well as leather furniture – giving the team plenty of room for relaxation before and after the game. An equipment room with a washer and dryer was also part of the facility.

Other features added included a public address system and an electronic scoreboard in right field,

year-by-year at LAMSON PARkYear Record Pct.1985 12-4 .7501986 10-6 .6251987 16-6 .7271988 15-4 .7891989 20-6 .7691990 24-4 .8571991 16-6 .7271992 20-5 .8001993 22-0 1.0001994 31-2 .9391995 31-1 .9691996 25-2 .9261997 23-7 .7671998 19-4 .8261999 26-2 .9292000 26-2 .9292001 22-4 .8462002 26-3 .8972003 26-1 .9632004 22-3 .8802005 30-3 .9092006 25-2 .9262007 25-7 .7812008 22-1 .9572009 26-5 .8342010 19-2 .905Total 579-92 .863

LAMSON PARk milestone Victories

Win Date Opponent Score1 Feb. 26, 1985 Ball State 11-050 Apr. 18, 1988 Louisiana Tech 2-1100 Feb. 23, 1991 DePaul 2-0200 Mar. 30, 1995 Southeastern La. 5-0300 Mar. 25, 1999 Northwestern State 5-4400 Apr. 5, 2003 Middle Tennessee 12-4500 Mar. 7, 2007 Middle Tennessee 4-1

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which also included a message board.Lamson Park had a 225-foot fence encircling the

entire field until the 1995 season. NCAA regulations called for an adjustment of the fence so that all possible Regional sites could be uniform. The fence now reaches 200-feet down the lines and 220-feet in centerfield.

The five-foot high red wall gave up few home runs until the implementation of the neon ball in 1993 by the NCAA, which allows for a more “offensive” game. Five home runs left the park in 1993. In 2001, the Ragin’ Cajuns said good-bye 40 times and 34 more in 2002. During the 2003 season, the Cajuns hit a park-record 58 home runs.

Under the Lotiefs, Lamson Park began to see several additions and improvements. In 2002, a brick wall was added to the backstop and a new lighting system was installed just in time for the Ragin’ Cajuns to host a 2002 NCAA Regional. The lighting system allowed Lamson Park to meet the NCAA lighting standards for hosting an NCAA Regional, an amenity in which few facilities across the country compare to.

The all-time Lamson Park attendance high occurred on April 18, 2001, when 1,729 managed to pack into the facility as Louisiana hosted in-state rival LSU in a doubleheader. The two nationally-ranked programs split the doubleheader, as fans lined the fences for the Louisiana intercollegiate softball attendance record.

Lamson Park has hosted eight NCAA Regionals (last was 2002) and the 2000 and 2004 Sun Belt Conference tournaments. The park is scheduled to host the Sun Belt Conference tournament once again in 2011.

LAMSON PARk at a Glance

Playing Surface Bermuda GrassDimensions LF-200, CF-220, RF-200Cajuns Home Record 579-92 (.863) 1985-89 73-26 (.737) 1990-99 237-33 (.878) 2000-09 250-31 (.890) 2010 19-2 (.905)Cajuns’ Home Record under Stefni and Michael Lotief 243-31 (.887)Cajuns’ Home Sun Belt Conference Record 83-14 (.856)Record in Home Openers 24-2 (.923)Home Winning Seasons 26Home Non-Winning Seasons 0Longest Home Winning Streak 53 (Feb. 20, 1993 - May 22, 1994)Longest Home Losing Streak 3 (Twice, Last April 6-7, 2007)Most Home Wins in a Season 31 (1994, 1995)Most Home Losses in a Season 7 (1997, 2007)First Game Feb. 26, 1985 (Louisiana 11, Ball State 0)First Win Feb. 26, 1985 (Louisiana 11, Ball State 0)Opened (as Lady Cajun Park) 1985Re-Named (Lamson Park) 2006Seating Capacity 2,790Largest Crowd 1,729 vs. LSU (April 18, 2001)NCAA Regionals Hosted 8 (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002)Cajuns Home NCAA Regional Record 13-12 (.520)Sun Belt Conference Tournaments Hosted 2 (2000, 2004)Cajuns’ Home Sun Belt Tournament Record 6-0 (1.000)

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LOCAL MEDIA

PRINTwire serviceThe Associated Press1001 Howard Ave.Suite 200-ANew Orleans, LA 70113PHONE: (504) 523-3931FAX: (504) 586-0531SPORTS EDITOR: Brett MartelE-MAIL: [email protected]

newspaperLafayette Daily Advertiser1100 Bertrand Dr.Lafayette, LA 70502PHONE: (337) 289-6303FAX: (337) 289-6443ONLINE: www.theadvertiser.comSPORTS EDITOR: E-MAIL: UL BEAT WRITER: Josh ParrottE-MAIL: [email protected]

The AdvocateP.O. Box 588Baton Rouge, LA 70821PHONE: (337) 233-8920 (Lafayette)PHONE: (225) 383-1111 (Baton Rouge)FAX: (225) 388-0318ONLINE: www.2theadvocate.comSPORTS EDITOR: Butch MuirE-MAIL: [email protected] BEAT WRITER: Bobby ArdoinE-MAIL: [email protected] BEAT WRITER: Glen QuebedeauxE-MAIL: [email protected]

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Main Office Phone: (337) 851-2255Mays Direct: (337) 482-6332

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MEDIA LUNCHEON DATES

Tuesday, February 8Wednesday, February 16

Monday, February 21 (1:00 p.m.)Wednesday, March 2

Monday, March 14Monday, March 21Monday, March 28

Monday, April 4Monday, April 11Monday, April 18Monday, April 25

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TUESDAY, FEB. 8First Media Luncheon

FRI.-SUN., FEB. 11-1325th Annual Louisiana Classics - Lamson Park

FRIDAY, FEB. 11First Game at Lamson Park - Arkansas vs. Prairie View A&M - 11:30 a.m.

FRIDAY, FEB. 11Cajuns’ Regular Season Opener - vs. Rhode Island - 2:00 p.m.

FRI.-SUN., FEB. 18-20Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational - Lamson Park

FRIDAY, FEB. 25First Road Game - vs. Southern (Lake Charles, La.) - 11:00 a.m.

MON.-WED., MAR. 7-9School Closed Mardi Gras

SAT.-SUN., MAR. 12-13First Sun Belt seriesat North Texas

TUESDAY, MAR. 15Lamson Park Grand Opening - vs. McNeese State - 6:00 p.m.

SAT.-SUN., MAR. 26-27First Home Sun Belt Seriesvs. Troy

MON.-FRI., APR 18-22School Closed Easter/Spring Break

SUNDAY, MAY 1Home Finale - Senior Day vs. WKU - 12:00 p.m.

MON.-FRI., MAY 2-6Final Exams

SUNDAY, MAY 8Regular Season Finaleat La.-Monroe - 12:00 p.m.

WED.-SAT., MAY 11-14Sun Belt Tournament Lamson Park

SATURDAY, MAY 14Spring Commencement

SUNDAY, MAY 15NCAA Selection Show - ESPNU

FRI.-SUN., MAY 20-22NCAA RegionalsCampus Sites

FRI.-SAT., MAY 27-28NCAA Super RegionalsCampus Sites

THURS.-WED., JUNE 2-8NCAA Women’s College World Series - Oklahoma City, Okla.

Player and Coach Interviews• Players and coaches will be available for

interviews periodically throughout the week. Most interviews will be conducted following practice. All interview requests should be submitted in writing (preferred via e-mail) to softball contact Matt Mays at least 24 hours in advance.

• Co-Head Coach Stefni Lotief, and sometimesplayers, will be available during and shortly after the weekly media luncheon.

• Post-game interviews need to be arranged through UL softball contact Matt Mays. A mandatory 10-minute cooling off period will be observed before any interviews take place.

•Playerswill not be available for interviews on the day before competition or on NCAA-mandated days off.

Radio Rights• One (1) official radio network for the visiting

team must be designated by the team’s athletic director or media relations director.

• Visiting radio stations should coordinate all credential needs through Matt Mays. Only those working on the radio broadcast will be given credentials for that area.

• The visiting radio will be reserved a broadcastbooth next to the press box

• Only the “official” radio outlet of the visitingteam is permitted to originate a live broadcast without written permission of the UL Athletics

Department. • Broadcast and telecast arrangements must be

made no later than 10 days prior to the day of a game.

• BroadcastsoftheULsoftballgamesareproducedby the Ragin’ Cajuns Radio Network. Any station wishing to join the network should contact Jay Walker.

Weekly Media Luncheon• Each MONDAY during the season (with

exceptions for travel and holiday conflicts), the UL Athletics Media Relations Office and co-head coach Stefni Lotief will host a media luncheon in Room 140 of the Cox Communications Athletic Center.

• TheluncheonbeginswithamealatNoon,whichis immediately followed by comments from UL baseball student-athletes and head coach Tony Robichaux. UL softball student-athletes and co-head coach Stefni Lotief will then address the media.

• Mediamembersareaskedtoarriveatthemedialuncheon BEFORE NOON.

Media Credentials• MediacredentialsareissuedtoWORkING MEDIA MEMBERS ONLY.• Allrequestsforpress,photoandbroadcastcredentialsfor2011ULhome

softball games must be made in writing AT LEAST FIVE DAYS IN ADVANCE of each game OR prior to the season if all home game credentials are requested. Must provide valid contact information: name, address, work and cell phone numbers and e-mail address.

• Allrequestsshouldbee-mailedtoMatt Mays, Louisiana Softball Contact, at [email protected].

• Credentialswillbemailed(timepermitting),butcredentialswhichcannotbe mailed will be left at the ticket booth at the main entrance to Lamson Park.

• Duringtheweek,credentialsmaybepickedupintheSportsInformationOffice located in the Cox Communications Athletic Center, Room 140.

Below are a few guidelines:• AllmembersofthemediamustrequestcredentialsIN WRITING through

UL softball contact Matt Mays (preferred via e-mail).• Requestsarehonoredfromsportseditorsofdailynewspapersandsports

directors of television and radio stations. Requests from individuals not employed by a media outlet WILL NOT be considered.

• Requestsfromradiostationsmustcomefromthesportsdirectorofthatradio station.

Media ServicesRaginCajuns.comInformation about the Ragin’ Cajuns softball team can be accessed via the world wide web at www.RaginCajuns.com. Media and fans can use the site to access information about UL softball, including game notes, updated statistics, rosters and much more.

SunBeltSports.orgInformation on all Sun Belt Conference teams can be accessed via the world wide web at www.SunBeltSports.org. In addition, information on media credentials for SBC championships and media events can be found here.

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Holiday Inn Express210 E. Kaliste Saloom Road _____ 337.456.69003903 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy _ 337.981.0600736 I-10 S. Frontage Road ______ 337.232.6845

Jameson Inn2200 NE Evangeline Thruway ____ 337.291.2916

LaQuinta Inn2100 NE Evangeline Thruway ____ 337.233.56101015 W. Pinhook Road _________ 337.291.1088

Microtel Inn and Suites301 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy __ 337.235.9010

Pear Tree Inn126 Alcide Dominique Drive ____ 337.289.9907

Ramada Inn120 East Kaliste Saloom Road ___ 337.235.0858

Residence Inn by Marriott128 James Comeaux Road ______ 337.232.3341

Staybridge Suites129 East Kaliste Saloom Road ___ 337.267.4666

Wingate by Wyndham702 East Kaliste Saloom Road ___ 337.234.3700

GROUND TRANSPORTATIONAlamo Rent-A-Car

200 Terminal Drive _____________ 337.234.3170Avis Rent-A-Car

200 Terminal Drive _____________ 337.234.6944Budget Rent-A-Car

200 Terminal Drive _____________ 337.233.8888Enterprise Rent-A-Car

200 Terminal Drive _____________ 337.232.5493Hertz Rent-A-Car

200 Terminal Drive _____________ 337.233.7010National Car Rental

200 Terminal Drive _____________ 337.234.3170

CHARTER/COMMERCIAL AIRLINESLafayette Regional Airport (LFT)American/Continental/Delta

200 Terminal Drive _____________ 337.266.4400Odyssey Aviation

123 Grissom Drive _____________ 337.234.3100

RESTAURANT PARTNER’SDeano’s Cajun Pizza

305 Bertrand Drive _____________ 337.233.5446HoneyBaked Ham Co. & Cafe

4400-F Ambassador Caffery Pkwy _ 337.524.1010Judice Inn (Hamburgers)

3134 Johnston Street ___________ 337.984.5614Olde Tyme Po-Boys

218 W. St. Mary Boulevard _______ 337.235.8165Posados Cafe (Mexican)

3822 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy __ 337.988.0835Pete’s Family Sports Grill

3903 Johnston Street ___________ 337.981.4670Pizza Hut

105 St. Landry Street ___________ 337.233.33351420 NE Evangeline Thruway _____ 337.233.67151821 W. Pinhook Road __________ 337.233.4568

Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits2018 W. University Avenue _______ 337.237.84931300 W. Pinhook Road __________ 337.235.1587200 E. Willow Street ____________ 337.237.16302404 W. Congress Street _________ 337.234.41122216 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy __ 337.993.9573

Prejean’s Restaurant (Cajun Seafood/Steaks)3480 NE Evangeline Trwy. (I-49N) _ 337.896.3247

Quizno’s Autumnwood Plaza2668 Johnston Street, Suite A2 ___ 337.233.9685

Raising Cane’s2426 W. Congress Street _________ 337.572.9966100 E. Kaliste Saloom Road ______ 337.267.13502516 Kaliste Saloom Road _______ 337.984.6427

Roly Poly Oil Center1004 Coolidge Street ___________ 337.234.3289

Texas Roadhouse5620 Johnston Street ___________ 337.981.6155

The Wild Salmon Bar & Grill813 Foreman Drive _____________ 337.988.0052

Tropical Smoothie Cafe458 Heymann Blvd Ste. B ________ 337.456.3933

Wing Stop2865 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy __ 337.993.9464

THINGS TO DOFebruary Mardi Gras (Lafayette)March The Festival of Live Oaks (New Iberia)March Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off Festival (Eunice)March Downtown Alive! (Lafayette)April Bayou Teche Bear Festival (Franklin) April Cajun Hot Sauce Festival (New Iberia)April Festival International (Lafayette)April Rhythms on the River (Lafayette)April Downtown Alive! (Lafayette)May Crawfish Festival (Breaux Bridge)May Rhythms on the River (Lafayette)May Downtown Alive! (Lafayette)June Buggy Festival (Church Point)June Le Festivale de la Viande Boucanee (Smoked Meat) (Ville Platte)June Spice & Music Festival (Opelousas)July Acadiana Symphony Orchestra 4th of July Concert (Lafayette)August Shrimp Festival (Delcambre)August Le Cajun Festival Music Awards (Lafayette)August Duck Festival (Gueydan)August Cajun Music Festival (Mamou)Sept Sugar Cane Festival (New Iberia)Sept Frog Festival (Rayne)Sept Plaisance Zydeco Festival (Opelousas)Sept Creole Zydeco Festival (St. Martinville)Sept BooZoo’s Labor Day Zydeco Festival (Iowa)Sept Downtown Alive! (Lafayette)October Latin Music Festival (Lafayette)October Louisiana Cattle Festival (Abbeville)October Festivals Acadiens (Lafayette)October Boudin Cook-off (Lafayette)October Louisiana Cotton Festival (Ville Platte) October International Rice Festival (Crowley)October Louisiana Tournoi (Ville Platte)October The Yambilee Festival (Opelousas)October South Louisiana Black Pot Cookoff and Festival (Lafayette)October Downtown Alive! (Lafayette)November “5000 EGG” Giant Omelette Celebration (Abbeville)November Frog Festival (Rayne)November Atchafalaya Basin Festival (Henderson)December Noel Acadien au Village (Lafayette)

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12The Cajuns have advanced to 12

consecutive NCAA Regionals (1999-2010), including two Super Regional trips (2008, 2010) and two Women’s College World Series appearances (2003, 2008).

45+Louisiana has posted at least 45 wins in each of those past 12 seasons, including

seven seasons in which the Cajuns reached the 50-win plateau and one

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The Cajuns finished last season ranked 16th in the USA Today/NFCA Top 25

Poll after advancing to an NCAA Super Regional and posting a record of 45-18.

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roster in 2010, Gabriele Bridges.

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that are redshirt juniors (Ashley Brignac, Christi Orgeron, Katie Smith, Paige

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10+Senior Gabriele Bridges and junior Christi Orgeron have each hit at least 10 home runs in all five of their seasons. The two have a combined 69 home runs in their

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2,790Louisiana will open a renovated Lamson Park in 2011. The state-of-the-art facility

will seat 2,790 fans and host two in-season tournaments in 2011 plus the Sun

Belt Conference Tournament.

.400The Cajuns have had at least one player hit .400 or better in each of the last five seasons. 2006 marked the last time an individual did not accomplish the feat.

Vallie Gaspard extended the streak last season by hitting .422 for the year.

With the 2011 softball season approaching, Ragin’ Cajuns fans are going to see quite a few changes around Lamson Park, in the stands and on the field. When Louisiana opens its home slate on February 11 with the 25th Annual Louisiana Classics, fans will be treated to a freshly renovated Alfred and Helen Lamson Ragin’ Cajuns Softball Park. The renovation has been on-going for nearly two years now, and the 2011 Ragin’ Cajuns are going to be able to call their home one of the finest collegiate softball facilities in the nation. The facility is set to host two in-season tournaments as well as the 2011 Sun Belt Conference Tournament It has been a tradition of success that has helped build the new Lamson Park. The Cajuns have advanced to NCAA postseason play in each of the past 12 seasons, the 11th longest streak in the nation, and in 20 of the last 21 seasons. UL has posted at least 45 wins in each of those past 12 seasons including at least 50 wins seven times and 60 once. However, it isn’t just the surroundings that will look different for the Cajuns in 2011. Co-head coaches Stefni and Michael Lotief have lost seven seniors from a 2010 squad that advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals and will have to replace them with a few new faces. Fans will recognize some faces, including the lone senior on the 2011 squad, Gabriele Bridges, and redshirt juniors Ashley Brignac and Christi Orgeron. Bridges and Orgeron will pace a potent offensive attack for UL that features a great mix of power and slap hitters. Bridges and Orgeron have combined for 69 career home runs and will team up with the likes of Taryn Broussard, Megan Granger and Sarah Draheim to provide the power for the Cajuns’ offense. A few speedsters will set the tone for Louisiana including junior Erikka Murphy. Murphy hit .315 a year ago and was 33-for-34 in the stolen bases category. The Cajuns will also welcome the return of katie Smith who was lost early in 2010 due to injury. The junior slapper boasts a .378 career batting average and has swiped 48-of-52 bases in two-plus seasons as a Cajun. Speedy sophomore Nerissa Myers will return to man her shortstop position and provide a great mix of offense and defense for UL as well. The pitching rotation for UL will also feature a proven commodity and a mix of new faces. Brignac returns after missing all of 2010 due to injury. The junior right-hander was sensational in 2008, leading the Cajuns to a College World Series berth, going 31-7 with 327 K’s in her freshman campaign. She was equally impressive in 2009, posting a 0.44 ERA and striking out 107 batters in just 79.0 innings of work. The only other returning pitcher is sophomore Paige Cavallin who saw limited action in 2010. Freshmen hurlers such as Allie Chenault, Christina Hamilton and Shelbee Rodgers are going to have to step up in 2011 if the Cajuns want to continue their dominance in the circle. There is no doubt that, with a good mix of returning experience and fresh talent, the pieces are in place for UL to make yet another postseason run in 2011. Fans are going to see a great product in the newly renovated Lamson Park, but an even greater product on the field as the Cajuns look to continue their winning ways.

Category Returning (Pct.) Lost (Pct.) Top ReturnerHits 258 (49.6) 262 (50.4) Erikka Murphy (62)At-Bats 889 (51.2) 845 (48.8) Erikka Murphy (197)Batting Average .290 .310 Erikka Murphy (.315)Runs 178 (52.6) 160 (47.4) Erikka Murphy (52)Runs Batted In 163 (56.7) 124 (43.3) Christi Orgeron (56)Doubles 26 (41.9) 36 (58.1) Christi Orgeron (16)Triples 3 (50.0) 3 (50.0) Three Players (1)Home Runs 39 (76.5) 12 (23.5) Gabriele Bridges (17)Stolen Bases 61 (61.0) 39 (39.0) Erikka Murphy (33)

Errors 41 (55.4) 33 (44.6) Nerissa Myers (18)Putouts 730 (58.9) 509 (41.1) Gabriele Bridges (384)Assists 162 (28.7) 402 (71.2) Nerissa Myers (134)

Innings Pitched 1.0 (0.2) 412.0 (99.8) Paige Cavallin (1.0)Wins 0 (0.0) 45 (100.0) -Losses 0 (0.0) 18 (100.0) -Runs 0 (0.0) 184 (100.0) -Earned Runs 0 (0.0) 137 (100.0) -Strikeouts 1 (0.3) 391 (99.7) Paige Cavallin (1)Walks 0 (0.0) 111 (100.0) -

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By State- Louisiana (14): Lacey Blanchard, Ashley Brignac, Gabriele Bridges, Paige Cavallin, Paige Cormier, Natalie Fernandez, Megan Granger, Christina Hamilton, Courtney Hollier, Jennifer Martin, Christi Orgeron, Callie Philen, Shelbee Rodgers, Katie Smith- Texas (5): Taryn Broussard, Allie Chenault, Sarah Draheim, Erikka Murphy, Jensen Tydelski- Mississippi (2): Brianna Cherry, Nerissa Myers- Virginia (1): Megan Waterman

By Class- Seniors (1): Gabriele Bridges- Juniors (7): Ashley Brignac, Paige Cormier, Megan Granger, Courtney Hollier, Erikka Murphy, Christi Orgeron, Katie Smith- Sophomores (9): Taryn Broussard, Paige Cavallin, Brianna Cherry, Sarah Draheim, Jennifer Martin, Nerissa Myers, Callie Philen, Jensen Tydelski, Megan Waterman- Freshmen (5): Lacey Blanchard, Allie Chenault, Natalie Fernandez, Christina Hamilton, Shelbee Rodgers

By Major- kinesiology-Exercise Science (7): Lacey Blanchard, Ashley Brignac, Paige Cavallin, Allie Chenault, Sarah Draheim, Natalie Fernandez, Jensen Tydelski- General Studies (5): Gabriele Bridges, Taryn Broussard, Megan Granger, Erikka Murphy, Christi Orgeron- Psychology (3): Paige Cormier, Nerissa Myers, Callie Philen- Biology (1): Megan Waterman- Dietetics (1): Courtney Hollier- kinesiology-Grades k-12 (1): Christina Hamilton- Marketing (1): Katie Smith- Middle School Education (1): Jennifer Martin- Public Relations (1): Brianna Cherry- Secondary Education-English (1): Shelbee Rodgers

NumericalNo. Player Pos. B/T Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School)00 Ashley Brignac P R/R 5-10 Jr.-2L River Ridge, La. (John Curtis)3 Natalie Fernandez INF L/R 5-5 Fr.-HS Denham Springs, La. (Live Oak)4 Shelbee Rodgers P L/R 5-3 Fr.-HS Greenwell Springs, La. (Central)5 Jensen Tydelski OF L/R 5-3 So.-1L Pearland, Texas (Pearland)6 Courtney Hollier INF R/R 5-7 Jr.-TR* Kaplan, La. (LSU)8 Megan Waterman OF R/R 5-7 So.-1L Ashburn, Va. (Broad Run)9 Taryn Broussard UTL R/R 5-9 So.-RS Lake Jackson, Texas (Texas A&M)12 Christi Orgeron UTL R/R 5-11 Jr.-2L New Orleans, La. (Mt. Carmel)13 Erikka Murphy OF L/L 5-4 Jr.-2L Victoria, Texas (Memorial)15 Nerissa Myers INF L/R 5-5 So.-1L Petal, Miss. (Petal)16 Christina Hamilton P R/R 5-9 Fr.-HS Leesville, La. (Rosepine)17 Callie Philen UTL R/R 6-0 So.-1L Boyce, La. (Alexandria Senior)19 Lacey Blanchard P/UTL L/L 5-10 Fr.-HS Shreveport, La. (Captain Shreve)20 Katie Smith OF R/R 5-6 Jr.-2L Ruston, La. (Ruston)22 Jennifer Martin INF R/R 5-7 So.-1L Lafayette, La. (St.Thomas More)23 Brianna Cherry OF R/R 5-10 So.-1L Petal, Miss. (Petal)24 Sarah Draheim C R/R 6-0 So.-1L Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus)25 Gabriele Bridges 1B R/R 6-0 Sr.-3L Lafitte, La. (John Curtis)28 Paige Cavallin P R/R 5-5 So.1L Lafayette, La. (Beau Chene)29 Megan Granger INF R/R 5-9 Jr.-1L St. Martinville, La. (Louisiana Tech)31 Paige Cormier INF R/R 5-5 Jr.-2L Carencro, La. (Teurlings Catholic)32 Allie Chenault P R/R 5-9 Fr.-HS Sweeny, Texas (Sweeny)* Will sit out 2011 season.

AlphabeticalNo. Player Pos. B/T Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School)19 Lacey Blanchard P/UTL L/L 5-10 Fr.-HS Shreveport, La. (Captain Shreve)00 Ashley Brignac P R/R 5-10 Jr.-2L River Ridge, La. (John Curtis)25 Gabriele Bridges 1B R/R 6-0 Sr.-3L Lafitte, La. (John Curtis)9 Taryn Broussard UTL R/R 5-9 So.-RS Lake Jackson, Texas (Texas A&M)28 Paige Cavallin P R/R 5-5 So.1L Lafayette, La. (Beau Chene)32 Allie Chenault P R/R 5-9 Fr.-HS Sweeny, Texas (Sweeny)23 Brianna Cherry OF R/R 5-10 So.-1L Petal, Miss. (Petal)31 Paige Cormier INF R/R 5-5 Jr.-2L Carencro, La. (Teurlings Catholic)24 Sarah Draheim C R/R 6-0 So.-1L Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus)3 Natalie Fernandez INF L/R 5-5 Fr.-HS Denham Springs, La. (Live Oak)29 Megan Granger INF R/R 5-9 Jr.-1L St. Martinville, La. (Louisiana Tech)16 Christina Hamilton P R/R 5-9 Fr.-HS Leesville, La. (Rosepine)6 Courtney Hollier INF R/R 5-7 Jr.-TR* Kaplan, La. (LSU)22 Jennifer Martin INF R/R 5-7 So.-1L Lafayette, La. (St.Thomas More)13 Erikka Murphy OF L/L 5-4 Jr.-2L Victoria, Texas (Memorial)15 Nerissa Myers INF L/R 5-5 So.-1L Petal, Miss. (Petal)12 Christi Orgeron UTL R/R 5-11 Jr.-2L New Orleans, La. (Mt. Carmel)17 Callie Philen UTL R/R 6-0 So.-1L Boyce, La. (Alexandria Senior)4 Shelbee Rodgers P L/R 5-3 Fr.-HS Greenwell Springs, La. (Central)20 Katie Smith OF R/R 5-6 Jr.-2L Ruston, La. (Ruston)5 Jensen Tydelski OF L/R 5-3 So.-1L Pearland, Texas (Pearland)8 Megan Waterman OF R/R 5-7 So.-1L Ashburn, Va. (Broad Run)* Will sit out 2011 season.

Co-Head Coach: Stefni Lotief (Louisiana, 1990) - 11th season at LouisianaCo-Head Coach: Michael Lotief (Louisiana, 1985) - 9th season at LouisianaAssistant Coach: Chris Malveaux (Texas A&M, 2001) - 3rd season at Louisiana

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Awards• FirstTeamAll-Louisiana(2009,2010)• SecondTeamAll-SunBelt(2009,2010)• All-BatonRougeRegionalTeam(2010)• All-BatonRougeRegionalMVP(2010)• All-Sun Belt Conference Tournament (2008, 2010)• All-SunBeltConferenceTournamentMVP(2010)• NFCA Leadoff Classic All-Tournament Team (2010)• SunBeltConferenceAcademicHonorRoll(2009)• LouisianaClassicsAll-TournamentTeam(2008)

2010 (Junior)• Started all 63 games for the Cajuns, most at first base• Named Second Team All-Sun Belt and First Team All-Louisiana• Hit .314 on the season with a .617 slugging percentage• Hit 17 home runs, the most by a Cajun and the highest total in the Sun Belt• Drew a team high 30 walks to help her .417 on base percentage• Her 55 RBI was one behind Christi Orgeron for the team and Sun Belt lead• Hit .353 against left handed pitchers and .363 with runners on base, including .320 with runners in scoring position• Was named the Baton Rouge Regional MVP (5/21-5/23) after going 4-for-9 with a double, two runs scored and six RBI in the tournament, helping lead the Cajuns to wins over No.17 Louisiana State and No.18 Texas A&M, and Super Regional Berth• Was also named MVP of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament (5/12-5/15) after going 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and five RBI against Troy in the Championship Game• Was also named to the NFCA Leadoff Classic All- Tournament Team (2/26-2/28), thanks in large part to a two home run game against No.6 Missouri• Posted multiple hits in 15 games and multiple RBI in 17 games

2009 (Sophomore) • Startedall58gamesatfirstbase• Earned First Team All-Louisiana accolades after leading the Sun Belt with 16 homers• Recorded 48 RBI with a .598 slugging percentage and a .279 batting average• Hit.583withrunnersinscoringposition• Hit four home runs in a week (2/16) to earn Sun Belt Player of the week honors

• Repeated the feat later in the season to claim the honor again (4/6) • Ledtheleaguewith107totalbases• Posted 11 multi-hit games and six multi-run performances• Hadaseason-highthreehits,onthreeoccasions• Tied a career-high of six RBI after hitting two home runs against Providence (2/14)• DrewfourwalksagainstSanDiegoState• Wassecondonthesquadwith444putouts• Grabbedfivestolenbasesonsixattempts

2008 (Freshman)• One of just four players to start every game for the Cajuns and the only freshman to start every game• Hit .236 on the year with 46 hits, including seven doubles and 11 home runs for a .441 slugging percentage• Raised her batting average 63 points to .242 after letting it dip as low as .179 on April 1• Ranked in the Cajuns top-5 in slugging percentage, RBI, home runs, total bases, walks and hit by pitch• Finished the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional 3-for- 10 with a double, three RBI; Was one of five Cajuns to finish the regional with a .300 batting average or better• Second on the team behind only All-American Holly Tankersley in home runs on the season• Boasted 10 multiple hit games on the year with 10 multiple RBI games• Had a season high three hits against NCAA Regional participant Mississippi Valley State and Western Kentucky• Recorded four or more RBI in three separate games, boasting a team-best six runs batted in against IUPUI• Had five RBI in a game against Western Kentucky at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and four RBI against Mississippi Valley State• Named All-Tournament during the conference tournament finishing with a .462 batting average with six hits including a pair of home runs and a double• Finished the SBC Tournament with a tournament- record eight RBI• During the conference tournament, had a 1.000 slugging percentage High School• Letteredinsoftball,volleyballandcheerleadingatJohn Curtis High School• Helped the Patriots to five consecutive state championships in softball (2003-07)• HelpedJCHStothedistrictchampionshipin2003,2004,

2006 and 2007• Named all-state in 2005, 2006 and 2007...Helped the Patriots volleyball team to the 2004 state playoffs• InvitedtotheJuniorOlympictrialsinChulaVista,Calif.

Personal• BornonDecember1,1988inMarrero,La.• FullnameisGabrieleLaurenBridges• DaughterofDonandMayBridges• Hasoneyoungerbrother,Garrett• AspirestograduatewithherMaster’sdegreeandwork for Disney as a graphic designer• MemberoftheNationalHonorSociety• HomecomingQueen

First Base • R/R • 6-0 • Sr.-3L • Lafitte, La. • John Curtis HS

BRIDGES’ CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear 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%2008 .236 67-67 195 21 46 7 0 11 41 86 .441 22 6 56 0 .330 1 0 4-4 358 7 4 .9892009 .279 58-58 179 37 50 9 0 16 48 107 .598 26 1 49 1 .372 1 0 5-6 444 5 9 .9802010 .314 63-63 188 26 59 6 0 17 55 116 .617 30 4 46 0 .417 1 0 1-1 384 14 5 .988Total .276 188-188 562 84 155 22 0 44 144 309 .550 78 11 151 1 .373 3 0 10-11 1186 26 18 .985

CAREER HIGHSAt-Bats

6 vs. UConn (Feb. 20, 2009)

Runs3 - Twice - Last vs. McNeese State (Feb. 15, 2009)

Hits3 - Eight Times - Last at Troy (Apr. 10, 2010)

RBI6 - Twice - Last vs. Providence (Feb. 14, 2009)

Doubles2 vs. Troy (Apr. 26, 2008)

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Total Bases10 vs. Providence (Feb. 14, 2009)

Walks4 vs. San Diego State (Feb. 21, 2009)

Stolen Bases2 vs. McNeese State (Apr. 9, 2008)

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Awards• SunBeltConferenceCommissioner’sList (2008,2009, 2010)• NFCAAll-AmericaScholarAthlete(2008,2010)• CoSIDAAcademicAll-District(2009)• NFCAAll-SouthRegion(2008)• SunBeltConferencePitcheroftheYear(2008)• All-SunBeltConference(2008)• SBCTournamentMostOutstandingPlayer(2008)• LouisianaClassicsAll-TournamentTeam(2008)

2010 (Redshirt)• Didnotplayandreceivedaredshirt

2009 (Sophomore)• Sawlimitedactionreturningfromanoff-seasoninjury but made an impact, nonetheless• Aftersurrenderingapairofearnedrunsinherfirstouting, she did not allowed an earned run in 59.1 consecutive innings of work (10 appearances)• Posted an 8-3 record in 14 appearances, going the distance in nine contests with six shutouts• Firsttwo lossescameinapairofgames inwhichthe opposition scored an unearned run• Onlyallowedearnedrunsintwogames• Boastedateamandconferencebest0.44ERA,allowing no earned runs in Sun Belt Conference play • Struckout107battersin79.0inningspitched• Heldopponentstoameager.124battingaverage• Fannedacareer-best16battersin3-2winoverLouisiana Tech (3/10)• Postedfourdouble-digitstrikeoutperformances• Threwafive-inning,one-hitteragainstFIU• Threw another one-hitter against Texas State at the Waco Regional (6.0 ip)• ERAwasat0.19beforefinalgameagainstBayloratWaco Regional

2008 (Freshman)• Liveduptothehypeinherrookiecampaign, leading the Cajuns in wins, innings pitched, strikeouts, strikeouts looking, appearances, starts and opponent batting average• Named Second Team NFCA All-South Region, Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-Sun Belt Conference, Sun Belt Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player, Louisiana Classics All-Tournament Team• RankedintheNCAAinERA,strikeoutsperseveninnings, victories and hits allowed per seven innings• Hasateambest31winsin44appearanceswiththree saves to her credit• Led the teamwith 13 shutouts, twono-hitters and a

perfect game• Fanned a UL freshman record 327 batters in 228.1 innings of work• Was 12-1 in 15 appearances with a 1.54 ERA, four shutouts and 119 strikeouts in Sun Belt play• Hadsevenwinsandasaveover rankedopponents– Wins: Feb. 29 vs. #23 North Carolina (W, 7-1); Mar. 8 at #3 Texas A&M (W, 2-1); Apr. 30 at #9 Houston (W, 4-0); May 17 at #15 LSU (W, 9-4) - NCAA Baton Rouge Regional; May 23 at #10 Houston (W, 6-4) - NCAA Houston Super Regional; May 24 at #10 Houston (W, 4-0) - NCAA Houston Super Regional; May 29 vs. #1 Florida (W, 3-2) - Women’s College World Series. Save: May 18 at #15 LSU (W, 6-3) - NCAA Baton Rouge Regional• Had 17 games with double-digit strikeouts with a season-best 15 strikeouts in the Cajuns victory over #1 Florida in the first game of the Women’s College World Series• Hadastringof16consecutivebatters retiredagainst Florida Atlantic and 10 consecutive strikeouts against North Texas• Four-timeSunBeltConferencePitcheroftheWeek(Feb. 11; Mar. 20; Mar. 27; and Apr. 21) and two-time LSWA Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 27 and Mar. 18)

High School• Despitesittingoutthestartofthe2007seasonrecovering from minor knee surgery, recorded a flawless 0.00 ERA for the second consecutive season and led John Curtis Christian School to their fifth straight state championship• Inthecircle,sheusedher72mileperhourfastballto record 21 shutouts, 21 no-hitters and seven perfect games• Career122-4record;Struckout1,454of2,037batters faced• WasalsothestaffaceontheUSASoftballJuniorWomen’s National Team that won the 2006 Pan Am Championship with a 10-0 record• LedtheUSASoftballJuniorNationalteamtothegold medal at the 2007 World Championships• GaveuponehitinsixgamesinleadingU18GoldVoodoo club team to the Hall of Fame Classic Tournament title in Oklahoma City in July 2006 – becoming the first team from Louisiana to ever win the tournament• Three-Time Louisiana Softball Coaches Association (LSCA) Class 2A Player of the Year; Two-time All-District and All-Metro MVP, three-time All-District and All-Metro selection• Two-time Gatorade Louisiana Softball Player of the Year• Two-timeLouisianaSportsWritersAssociation’sFarm- Bureau-Miss Softball selection• Two-Time National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association (NFCA) All-American

• Won Corbett Award as the All-State Sugar Bowl Outstanding Female Amateur Athlete for Greater New Orleans area

Personal• BornonMay2,1989inBatonRouge,La.• DaughterofJosephandTammyBrignac• Hasanolderbrother, Joseph,andayoungerbrother, Christopher• Hasayoungersister,Katie• HighSchoolCo-valedictorian• MemberoftheNationalHonorSociety.

Pitcher • R/R • 5-10 • Jr.-2L • River Ridge, La. • John Curtis HS

BRIGNAC’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp sfa sha bk2008 1.38 31-7 44 35 28 13/2 3 228.1 123 62 45 100 327 13 1 16 927 .155 14 13 3 17 02009 0.44 8-3 14 13 9 6/2 0 79.0 34 12 5 24 107 3 0 3 307 .124 3 4 0 5 02010 - - Redshirt - Did Not Play - -Total 1.14 39-10 58 48 37 19/4 3 307.1 157 74 50 124 434 16 1 19 1234 .147 17 17 3 22 0

CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched

11.0 vs. Southern Miss (Feb. 24, 2008)9.0 vs. Western Kentucky (Mar. 22, 2009)

8.2 vs. Iowa (Mar. 1, 2008)8.0 at No.3 Texas A&M (Mar. 8, 2008)8.0 vs. No.1 Florida (May 29, 2008)

Strikeouts16 vs. Louisiana Tech (Mar. 10, 2009)

15 vs. No.1 Florida (May 29, 2008)13 vs. No.24 Fresno State (Mar. 13, 2009)

13 at Louisiana Tech (Feb. 10, 2008)13 vs. IUPUI (Mar. 11, 2008)

13 vs. Florida Atlantic (Apr. 16, 2008)13 vs. North Texas (Apr. 23, 2008)

Shutouts19 Times - Last vs. Texas State (May 17, 2009)

Notablesvs. No.24 Fresno State (Mar. 13, 2009)

at No. 10 Houston (May 24, 2008)at No.9 Houston (Apr. 30, 2008)

Perfect Gamesvs. IUPUI (5inn. - Mar. 11, 2008)

No-Hittersvs. Florida Atlantic (7inn. - Apr. 16, 2008) vs. San Diego State (7inn. - Feb. 21, 2009)

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Awards• Louisville Slugger/NFCA First Team All-Region (2010)• SecondTeamAll-SunBelt(2009,2010)• SecondTeamAll-Louisiana(2010)• LouisianaClassicAll-TournamentTeam(2010)• SunBeltConferenceAcademicHonorRoll(2009, 2010)• Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year (2009)• FirstTeamAll-Louisiana(2009)• SunBeltTournamentMostOutstandingPlayer (2009)• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List (2008)• NFCAAll-AmericaScholar-Athlete(2008)

2010 (Sophomore)• WasnamedaLouisvilleSlugger/NFCAFirstTeam All-Region performer• Also garnered Second Team All-Sun Belt and Second Team All-Louisiana honors• Started61gamesfortheCajuns,mostlyinright field• Hit.307ontheseasonwithaCajunshighandSun Belt best 56 RBI• Hit15homeruns,thesecondmostontheteam and second most in the Sun Belt• Her16doublesledtheCajunsandrankedsecond in the Sun Belt• Posted122totalbases,themostontheteamand second most in the Sun Belt• Ranked ninth in the nation with five sacrifice flies• Posteda.635sluggingpercentage• Scored 33 runs, the third highest total on the squad• Hit.343withrunnersinscoringposition• Hit.412againstlefthandpitchers• PostedaCajunsseasonhighsevenRBIagainst Southern Miss (3/6), going 2-for-3 with two home runs and a sacrifice fly• Hittwohomerunsinagamethreetimes,against Bryant (3/13), No.20 UMass (2/28) and Southern Miss (3/6)• Had15multipleRBIgames,includingsevenwith at least three RBI and five with at least four RBI• Had quite a weekend at the Razorback

Invitational (3/5-3/7) hitting .647 (11-for-17) with three home runs and 14 RBI in five games.

2009 (Freshman) • PostedastellarfreshmanyearearningSunBelt Freshman of the Year honors• Claimed the Sun Belt Tournament Most Outstanding Player honor• NamedFirstTeamAll-Louisiana• GarneredSecondTeamAll-SunBeltHonors• Earnedback-to-backSunBeltPlayeroftheWeek honors (4/20 and 4/27)• Played in55gameswith52starts,seeingtime at second bases, right field and as the designated hitter• Batted.312ontheseasonwith10homerunsand 37 RBI• Led the Cajuns with a .611 slugging percentage• Recordedmultiplehitsin13gamesandmultiple RBI in eight games• Inconferenceplay,hitsevenhomerunswitha .714 slugging percentage• PostedsixRBIagainstTroyafter recordingtwo homers, including a grand slam (4/18-19)• HittwodoublesinSBCChampionshipgameover Florida Atlantic (5/9)

2008 (Redshirt)• Did not compete during the season, taking a redshirt. High School• Multi-sport athlete who lettered in softball, soccer and swimming at Mount Carmel Academy• Helped theCubs to the stateplayoffs in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 in softball; 2004, 2005, 2006 in soccer; and 2004 in swimming• Wonthedistrictchampionshipinsoftballin2006 and 2007• Soccer state champions in 2005 and district champions in 2005 and 2006• All-Districtselectionforsoftballfrom2005-07• Two-timeAll-Statepickin2006and2007• 2006All-MetroPlayeroftheYear• Two-timeAll-Metroselection(2006,2007)• All-Statesoccerselectionin2006andAll-District selection in 2005 and 2006

• Posteda.423careerbattingaveragewith141hits including 45 doubles, 18 triples, 21 home runs, 131 RBI and 31 stolen bases

Personal• BornonJune3,1989inNewOrleans,La• FullnameisChristineMarieOrgeron• DaughterofAllenandTeresaOrgeron• Hasanolderbrother,Allen,Jr.• Planstobeanurseanesthetists/ERnurseupon graduation

Utility • R/R • 5-11 • Jr.-2L • New Orleans, La. • Mt. Carmel HS

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4 - Several Times - Last vs. No.18 Texas A&M (May 23, 2010)

Runs3 vs. Bryant (Feb 12, 2010)

Hits4 vs. Florida Atlantic (Apr 20, 2010)

RBI7 vs. Southern Miss (Mar. 6, 2010)

Doubles3 - Twice - Last vs. South Alabama (Apr 17, 2010)

Triples1 - Twice - Last vs. La.-Monroe (May 8, 2010)

Home Runs2 - Four Times - Last vs. Southern Miss

(Mar. 6, 2010)

Total Bases10 - Twice - Last vs. Bryant (Feb. 12, 2010)

Walks3 at Western Kentucky (Mar. 27, 2010)

Stolen Bases1 - Five Times - Last vs. La.-Monroe (May 8, 2010)

CHRISTI ORGERON

ORGERON’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear 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%2008 - - Redshirt - Did Not Play - -2009 .312 55-52 157 23 49 15 1 10 37 96 .611 19 0 36 0 .382 2 0 2-2 22 16 2 .9502010 .307 61-61 192 33 59 16 1 15 56 122 .635 27 1 34 0 .387 5 0 3-3 88 3 4 .958Total .309 116-113 349 56 108 31 2 25 93 218 .625 46 1 70 0 .385 1 0 5-5 110 19 6 .956

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Awards• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List (2010)• NFCAAll-AmericaScholarAthlete(2010)• SunBeltConferenceAcademicHonorRoll (2008, 2009)• All-LouisianaHonorableMention(2009)• SecondTeamAll-SunBelt(2009)• Louisiana Classics All-Tournament Team (2009)• Mardi Gras Invitational All-Tournament Team (2009)• All-Louisiana(2008)• All-NFCA Leadoff Classic Tournament (2008)• Louisiana Classics All-Tournament Team (2008)

2010 (Hardship)• Received a hardship after starting the first eight games of the season before suffering a season ending knee injury• Hit.350inthoseeightgameswithsixruns scored and was a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen bases

2009 (Sophomore) • Started 43 games on the year, seeing action at second base, right field and as the designated hitter• Ranked third in the Sun Belt with a .393 batting average• Collected48hitswith39runs• Went25-for-28onstolenbases• Posteda .515battingaverage inSunBelt games• Had 14 multiple hit games including a season-best performance against Western Kentucky, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored (3/21)• Scoredmultiplerunrunsinninecontests, including a season-high three runs against Providence (2/14) and Middle Tennessee (3/31)

• Led the Cajuns with a .516 on base percentage • As leadoff batter, tallied a .515 batting average

2008 (Freshman)• Thespeedyslapperfinishedinthetopfive on the team in batting average• Boasteda.370battingaverageandnever let her batting average dip below .370 on the season• Ranked in the top-5 among Cajuns in batting average, on base percentage, runs scored, hits, sacrifice bunts and stolen bases• Led the team with eight sacrifice bunts and 20 stolen bases• Had60hitsontheyearwith19walksfora .440 on base percentage• Scored39runsontheseasonwhiledriving in nine• In the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, she was second on the team, hitting .444, going 4-for-9 with a pair of runs scored, a walk and an RBI• Had a .400 batting average in Sun Belt Conference play• Posted16multiplehitgamestohercredit with a season-high three hits against No. 23 North Carolina and Middle Tennessee• Reachedbasesafelyin52ofthe65games she played, collecting hits in 43 of those games

High School• PlayedsoftballatRustonHighSchool• Had a .467 batting average in her senior year with a .537 on-base percentage and a .610 slugging percentage• InherfinalseasonatRHS,had105atbats, with 49 runs, 49 hits, five doubles, two triples, two home runs and 11 runs batted in• Tallied64totalbaseswith15walksand22 stolen bases

Personal• BornonJuly31,1989inMonroe,La.• FullnameisKaitlinScottSmith• Daughterof Rocky andVeronicaWilliams and Joey Smith• Has two younger sisters, Kelby and Kendall

Outfield • R/R • 5-6 • Jr.-2L • Ruston, La. • Ruston HSKATIE SMITH

SMITH’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear 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%2008 .370 65-65 162 39 60 1 0 0 9 61 .377 19 1 26 0 .440 0 8 20-21 58 2 1 .9842009 .393 43-43 122 39 48 0 0 0 3 48 .393 28 3 15 0 .516 0 4 25-28 26 18 6 .8802010 (Hardship) .350 8-8 20 6 7 0 0 0 2 7 .350 4 0 3 0 .458 0 0 3-3 3 0 2 .600Total .378 116-116 304 84 115 1 0 0 14 116 .382 51 4 44 0 .474 0 12 48-52 87 20 9 .922

CAREER HIGHSAt-Bats

5 - Twice - Last vs. Kentucky (Feb. 20, 2009)

Runs3 - Twice - Last vs. Middle Tennessee

(Mar. 31, 2009)

Hits3 - Three Times - Last vs. Western Kentucky

(Mar. 21, 2009)

RBI1 - 14 Times - Last vs. Syracuse (Feb. 14, 2010)

Doubles1 vs. Nebraska (Feb. 29, 2008)

TriplesNone

Home RunsNone

Total Bases3- Four Times - Last vs. Western Kentucky

(Mar. 21, 2009)

Walks3 - Twice - Last vs. Tulsa (Mar. 17, 2009)

Stolen Bases3 - Three Times - Last vs. FIU (Apr 5, 2009)

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2010 (Sophomore)• Played in all 63 games for UL - starting 62 - all in the outfield• Had the third highest batting average on the team at .315• Was nearly perfect (33-for-34) in stolen bases, leading the Cajuns and the Sun Belt in total swipes• The 33 stolen bases are tied for the fifth most in a single season in Cajuns history• Stolemultiplebasesinfivegames• Also led the Cajuns and the Sun Belt with 52 runs scored• Hit.352in29gamesintheleadoffspot• Scored multiple runs in 15 different games, including a three game stretch (4/11-4/17) in which she scored nine runs

2009 (Freshman)• Saw significant action as a true freshman, playing in 54 games • Earned29startsatDHandintheoutfield• Wasaperfect13-for-13onstolenbases• Hit .292 in 96 at bats with two doubles and two triples• Registerd19runs• Reached bases safely with a .310 on base percentage• Batted.316intheleadoffspot• Successfully advanced runners 53.4 percent of the time in 58 opportunities

High School• Lettered in softball (four years), basketball (two years) and power lifting (four years) at Memorial High School• LedtheViperstotheDistrictChampionship(2005-08)• Helped MHS to the state playoffs from 2005-08,

advancing to the quarterfinals in 2006 and 2007• Named All-State, All-District, District MVP, State Newcomer of the Year and All-Academic team• StateChampioninpowerlifting• Asafreshman,batted.447,with17RBI,16stolenbases and eight triples• As a sophomore,batted .463,with26 runs, 38hits, 22 RBI, five triples, three home runs and 26 stolen bases• Batted.591with65hits(110atbats),37runs,17RBI,two doubles, two home runs, six walks, 74 stolen bases and .610 on-base percentage

Personal• BornonMay3,1990inVictoria,Texas• FullnameisErikkaMurphy• DaughterofEricandRoslynMurphy• Has a younger brother, Bernard, and a younger sister, Eboni

At-Bats5 - Five Times - Last at FIU (Apr. 10, 2010)

Runs3 - Three Times - Last vs. South Alabama

(Apr. 17, 2010)

Hits4 - Twice - Last at Arkansas (Mar. 5, 2010)

RBI2- Four Times - Last vs. La.-Monroe

(May 8, 2010)

Home RunsNone

Doubles1- Three Times - Last at Cal State Fullerton

(Mar. 21, 2010)

Triples1 - Three Times - Last vs. Bradley Feb. 13, 2010)

Total Bases4 - Five Times - Last at Arkansas (Mar. 5, 2010)

Walks1 - 17 Times - Last vs. No.17 LSU (May 22, 2010)

Stolen Bases2 - Seven Times - Last vs. South Alabama

(Apr. 17, 2010)ERIKKA MURPHY

OutfieldL/L • 5-4 • Jr.-2L Victoria, Texas Memorial HS


Awards• Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2009)

2010 (Sophomore)• Played in 34 games, mostly as a defensive substitute at first base • Startedthreegamesatshortstop

2009 (Redshirt)• Did not compete during the season, taking a redshirt

2008 (Freshman at Louisiana Tech)• Sawactionin12games,makingfourstarts• Made two starts at shortstop, one at catcher and one

at designated player• Registered a .167 batting average with three hits in 18 at bats• Scoredthreeruns• Was successful on her only steal attempt of the season• Recorded the first two hits of her collegiate career in a loss to Jacksonville State (March 1)

High School• LetteredforfouryearsatTeurlingsCatholicHighSchool• HelpedleadtheRebelstofourstraightdistricttitlesand the 2007 Louisiana Class 3A state championships• Also helped the Rebels to a state runner-up finish in Class 3A as a junior• Registered a .482 batting average with 11 home runs and 39 RBI as a senior

• NamedFirstTeamAll-Districtthreestraightyears• Named All-State and All-Acadiana as a junior and senior• Playedbasketballforthreeyearsinhighschool• Named Academic All-State in both basketball and softball as a senior• PlayedtravelballfortheLouisianaRebels

Personal• BornonFebruary1,1989inLafayette• FullnameisMeganReneeGranger• DaughterofReneeandPercyGranger• Hasonebrother,Brandon• HasatwinsisterMandywhoplayssoftball forNicholls State

MEGAN GRANGER

InfieldR/R • 5-9 • Jr.-1L St. Martinville, La.

Louisiana Tech • Teurlings Catholic HS

GRANGER’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear 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%2008 (La. Tech) .167 12-4 18 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 .167 1 2 2 0 .286 0 0 1-1 11 9 3 .8702009 - - Redshirt - Did Not Play- - 2010 .000 34-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 4 0 .143 0 2 0-0 57 7 5 .928Total .125 44-7 24 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 .125 2 2 6 0 .250 0 2 1-1 68 16 8 .913

MURPHY’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear 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%2009 .292 54-29 96 19 28 2 2 0 9 34 .354 3 0 24 0 .310 1 0 13-13 5 0 2 .7142010 .315 63-62 197 52 62 1 1 0 12 65 .330 14 5 44 0 .375 0 1 33-34 38 0 2 .950Total .307 117-91 293 71 90 3 3 0 21 99 .338 17 5 68 0 .354 1 1 46-47 43 0 4 .915

At-Bats3 vs. No.11 Georgia Tech (Feb. 27, 2010)

RunsNone

HitsNone

RBINone

DoublesNone

TriplesNone

Home RunsNone

Total BasesNone

Walks1 vs. Drake (Mar. 5, 2010)

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Major: Psychology

Awards• SunBeltConferenceAcademicHonorRoll(2008)

2010 (Sophomore)• Sawactionin23gameswithonestartatdesignated player against McNeese State (3/11)• Scoredthreerunsontheyear• Went1-for-1instolenbases

2009 (Freshman)• Playedin13gamesmostlyasapinchrunner

• Scoredone run in9-0winoverNewMexico in the Judi Garman Classic (3/15)2008 (Redshirt)• Did not compete during the season, taking a redshirt

High School• Lettered inbothsoftballandvolleyballatTeurlings Catholic High School• Helped Teurlings to the district championship for five years• Helped the Rebels to a state title and two state runner-up finishes

• Madestateplayoffsfrom2003through2007• Namedall-statefortwoyearsandwasafour-timeall- district selection• AcademicAll-Stateselection• HelpedTeurlingstothestateplayoffsinvolleyballin 2006

Personal• BornonJanuary30,1989inLafayette• FullnameisPaigeElizabethCormier• DaughterofLauraandGeorgeCormier• Hasthreeolderbrothers,Marc,ChadandRyan;one younger brother, Troy; and a older sister, Shayla

PAIGE CORMIER

InfieldR/R • 5-5 • Jr.-2L

Carencro, La.Teurlings Catholic HS



2010 (Freshman)• Sawactionin43games,mostlyasapinchrunner• StartedthreegamesintheoutfieldfortheCajuns• Scored10runsin31pinchrunningappearances• Was1-for-5attheplatewithawalk.

High School• Playedall threeoutfieldpositionsatPearlandHigh School in Pearland, Texas• Helped the Rowdy to the 2007 and 2009 District Championships

• Captured theRegion III Championships in 2009en route to the 5A State Runner-up• Were Regional Finalists in 2006 and Regional Quarterfinalists in 2007 and 2008• Earned All-State First Team honors from the TGCA and TSWA • Named2009All-GreaterHoustonPlayeroftheYear as well as All-Brazoria County Player of the Year, earning a post on the 5A Finals All-Tournament Team • PickedupAll-AmericaHonors as a 2009 EA Sports Outfielder, 2009 NFCA Outfielder and 2009 NFCA All- Region Outfielder• HelpedPHStoa126-34(.788)overallrecordinfour seasons and a No. 16 ranking by USA Today/ NFCA High School poll her senior season

• Hit.522in2009witha.545on-basepercentage• LedallofTexaswith76hitsandledall5Ahighschool with 42 bases• NamedAll-Districtin2008and2009andwastabbed Freshman Most Valuable Player in 2006 • Earned theOilerPrideAward in2008whilehitting over .300 with 15 stolen bases

Personal• BornonFeb.2,1991inHouston,Texas• FullnameisJensenRochelleTydelski• DaughterofGregandBettyTydelski• Has one older brother, Matt, and one older sister, Heather

JENSEN TYDELSKI

OutfieldL/R • 5-3 • So.-1L Pearland, Texas

Pearland HS

CORMIER’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear 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%2008 - - Redshirt - Did Not Play - -2009 .000 13-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .0002010 .000 23-1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 2 0 .250 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 .000Total .000 36-1 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 2 0 .222 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 .000

TYDELSkI’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear 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%2010 .200 43-3 5 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 1 0 4 0 .333 0 0 3-6 4 0 0 1.000Total .200 43-3 5 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 1 0 4 0 .333 0 0 3-6 4 0 0 1.000

At-Bats2 vs. Houston (Mar. 30, 2010)

Runs1 - 11 Times - Last vs. No.18 Texas A&M

(May 21, 2010)

Hits1 vs. Houston (Mar. 30, 2010)

RBINone

DoublesNone

TriplesNone

Home RunsNone

Total Bases1 vs. Houston (Mar. 30, 2010)

Walks1 vs. Houston (Mar. 30, 2010)

Stolen Bases1 - Three Times - Last vs. La.-Monroe

(May 8, 2010)

At-Bats2 vs. UTSA (Feb. 20, 2010)

Runs1 - Four Times - Last at Western Kentucky

(Mar. 28, 2010)

HitsNone

RBINone

DoublesNone

TriplesNone

Home RunsNone

Total BasesNone

Walks1 - Twice - Last vs. No.20 UMass (Feb. 28, 2010)

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2010 (Hardship)• Received a hardship after injuries ended her season just 12 games in • Started10gamesatdesignatedplayer• Posted10hits,includingfivehomerunswith12RBI• Slugged.735inherbriefseason• HersecondhitasaCajunwasagrandslamagainst Radford (2/26)• Hit two home runs in her final game of the year against Iowa State (3/7)

2009 (Freshman at Texas A&M)• Played in 38 games, starting 33, for the Aggies at first base and outfield• Posteda1.000fieldingpercentagein158chances• Batted.221with2homersand16RBI• Recordeda .302 sluggingpercentagewith26 total bases in 86 at bats

High School• Atwo-yearletterwinneratBrazoswoodHighSchool• Receivedfirst-teamall-district, first-teamall-county and offensive player of the year awards• Memberofacademicall-districtteam

• Selectedtotheall-starteamandthenchosentoplay in the All-American game at the Sparkler Tournament in Westminster, Colo., in 2006 • 2004 Home RunDerby Champion at the Colorado Fireworks Tournament• PlayedforTexasConnectionGoldforthreeyears

Personal• WasbornonOct.9,1989• FullnameisTarynBrenBroussard• DaughterofTroyandStarrBroussardofLakeJackson, Texas• Hasasister,Tanah(16)

TARYN BROUSSARD

UtilityR/R • 5-9 • So.-RS

Lake Jackson, TexasTexas A&M • Brazoswood HS

Major: Psychology

Awards• All-BatonRougeRegionalTeam(2010)• SunBeltConferenceAcademicHonorRoll(2010)

2010 (Freshman)• Playedin62games-starting60asatruefreshman-all at shortstop • Hit.247witha.354onbasepercentage• Was15-for-20inthestolenbasescategory• Hit.296inSunBeltplay• Hit .344 with runners in scoring position and .452 with runners in scoring position and two outs• HadfiveRBIinherfirsttwocollegiategames(2/12- 2/13) • Hit .400 (4-for-10) in the Baton Rouge Regional including a 3-for-4 effort in the Championship Game

win over No.18 Texas A&M, earning All-Tournament honors and helping the Cajuns advance to the Super Regionals

High School• LikecurrentteammateCherry,playedfastpitchand slowpitch softball, along with basketball at Petal High School • WasaStateRunner-Up,SouthStateRunner-Upand District Champions in fastpitch softball • WasCo-DistrictChampioninbasketball• Helped Petal High School to runner-up finishes at the 2006 Fastpitch South State and 2005 Fastpitch State tournaments • WasSlowpitchStateChampions in softball in2006 leading PHS to a 31-1 record • NamedSlowpitchPlayeroftheYearasajunior• TabbedAll-StateFastpitchin2008andAll-Districtin

2006 and 2007, while being named All-District and All-State Slowpitch as a sophomore and a junior• WasAll-DistrictinbasketballasajuniorandthePHS Scholar Athlete in 2007 and 2008 and Scholar Athlete Fastpitch in 2006 and 2008• Hit for the cycle in the Slowpitch State Championship

Personal• BornonNovember26,1990inPetal,Miss.• FullnameisNerissaManantriaMyers• DaughterofSuzetteandAronBajoie• HastwoyoungerbrothersNecotaandAron,Jr.

NERISSA MYERS

InfieldL/R • 5-5 • So.-1L

Petal, Miss. Petal HS

BROUSSARD’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear 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%2009 (Texas A&M) .221 38-33 86 6 19 1 0 2 13 26 .302 10 1 25 0 .306 1 0 0-1 155 3 0 1.0002010 (Hardship) .294 12-10 34 5 10 0 0 5 12 25 .735 2 1 16 0 .351 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000Total .242 50-43 120 11 29 1 0 7 25 51 .425 12 2 41 0 .304 1 0 0-1 157 3 0 1.000

MYERS’ CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear 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%2010 .287 62-60 171 31 49 2 1 1 18 56 .327 15 3 31 1 .354 0 4 15-20 64 134 18 .917Total .287 62-60 171 31 49 2 1 1 18 56 .327 15 3 31 1 .354 0 4 15-20 64 134 18 .917

At-Bats4 - Four Times - Last vs. Southern Miss

(Mar. 6, 2010)

Runs2 vs. Iowa State (Mar. 7, 2010)

Hits2 - Three Times - Last vs. No.20 UMass

(Feb. 28, 2010)

RBI5 vs. Radford (Feb. 26, 2010)

DoublesNone

TriplesNone

Home Runs2 vs. Iowa State (Mar. 7, 2010)

Total Bases8 vs. Iowa State (Mar. 7, 2010)

Walks1 - Twice - Last at Arkansas (Mar. 5, 2010)

Stolen BasesNone

At-Bats4 - 13 Times - Last vs. No.18 Texas A&M

(May 23, 2010)

Runs2 - Nine Times - Last vs. ULM (May 8, 2010)

Hits3 - Four Times - Last vs. No.18 Texas A&M

(May 23, 2010)

RBI3 vs. Bryant (Feb. 12, 2010)

Doubles1 - Twice - Last vs. McNeese St. (Mar. 11, 2010)

Triples1 at FIU (Apr. 10, 2010)

Home Runs1 vs. Bradley (Feb. 13, 2010)

Total Bases4 - Twice - Last at FIU (Apr. 10, 2010)

Walks2 - Three Times - Last vs. North Texas

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Stolen Bases2 - Twice - Last at Cal State Fullerton (Mar. 21,

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2010 (Freshman)• Sawactionin24games,mostlyasapinchrunner• Scoredfiveruns• Went2-for-2instolenbases.

High School• PlayedsoftballandbasketballatSt.ThomasMorein Lafayette • PlayedbothpitcherandshortstopfortheCougars’ softball team• HelpedtheCougarstothe2006,2007,2008and 2009 District Championship and led STM to the 4-A State Championship in 2007 and 2009• Helped STM to an 85-25 (.773) record in three seasons • Namedtothe2008NFCAAll-SouthRegionteam

• She was named First Team All-District from 2006-09; First Team All-Acadiana in 2007 and 2008; and First Team All-State in 2007 and All-State Honorable Mention in 2008 and 2009

Personal• BornonApril4,1991inLafayette,La.• FullnameisJenniferNicoleMartin• DaughterofJohnandLisaMartin• Hasthreesisters,Monique,CandaceandKylie


Awards• NFCAAll-AmericaScholarAthlete(2010)• SunBeltConferenceCommissioner’sList(2010)

2010 (Freshman)• Playedin32games-mostlyasacatcher-including eight starts behind the plate and 14 starts total • Hit.222witha.386onbasepercentage• Posted10hits• Went3-for-3withadoubleandthreeRBIagainst Middle Tennessee (4/7) • Had one home run on the year, in a start at

designated player against FIU (4/11)

High School• Played softball and basketball at Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas• Helped the Marauders win the District Championship in both softball and basketball as a sophomore and senior • LedMHStotheStateSemifinalsasasophomore• Teamwasaregionalfinalistin2009• Named District 6-5A Catcher of the Year as a sophomore, junior and senior • Tabbed Marcus High School Most Offensive Player as a sophomore, MHS Most Valuable Player

as a junior and MHS Most Defensive Player as a senior• In2007,hitawalk-offhomeruntosendMarcusto state championships for first time in school’s history

Personal• BornonAugust8,1991inRenton,Wash.• FullnameisSarahLouiseDrahiem• DaughterofStephanieandDonDraheim• Hastwoolderbrothers,BlakeandAaron

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SARAH DRAHEIM

InfieldR/R • 5-7 • So.-1L

Lafayette, La. St. Thomas More HS

CatcherR/R • 6-0 • So.-1L

Flower Mound, TexasMarcus HS

DRAHEIM’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear 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%2010 .222 32-14 45 4 10 1 0 1 5 14 .311 10 2 9 0 .386 0 0 0-0 86 6 1 .989Total .222 32-14 45 4 10 1 0 1 5 14 .311 10 2 9 0 .386 0 0 0-0 86 6 1 .989

MARTIN’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear 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%2010 .000 24-0 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 8 0 .000 0 0 2-2 3 3 3 .667Total .000 24-0 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 8 0 .000 0 0 2-2 3 3 3 .667

At-Bats2 - Twice - Last at Middle Tennessee

(Apr. 7, 2010)

Runs1 - Five Times - Last vs. Virginia (Mar. 18, 2010)

HitsNone

RBINone

DoublesNone

TriplesNone

Home RunsNone

Total BasesNone

WalksNone

Stolen Bases1 - Twice - Last vs. Virginia (Mar. 18, 2010)

At-Bats4 - Three Times - Last at Troy (Apr. 24, 2010)

Runs2 vs. Bryant (Feb. 12, 2010)

Hits3 at Middle Tennessee (Apr. 7, 2010)

RBI3 at Middle Tennessee (Apr. 7, 2010)

Doubles1 at Middle Tennessee (Apr. 7, 2010)

TriplesNone

Home RunsNone

Total Bases4 at Middle Tennessee (Apr. 7, 2010)

Walks2 vs. Bryant (Feb. 12, 2010)

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Utility R/R • 6-0 • So.-1L

Boyce, La.Alexandria Senior HS

Major: Psychology

Awards•SunBeltConferenceAcademicHonorRoll(2010)

2010 (Freshman)• Saw action in one game during the Louisiana Classics

2009 (Redshirt)• Didnotcompeteduringtheseason,takingaredshirt

High School• LetteredinsoftballforfouryearsatAlexandriaSeniorHighSchool• HelpedtheTrojanstoapairofdistrictplayoffappearances• LedASHStoaquarterfinalistfinishinthestateplayoffsasajuniorandasenior• NamedAll-Districtthreetimes,All-CenlatwiceandAll-Stateonce• Batted.487asajunior

Personal• BornonNovember14,1989inAlexandria,La.• FullnameisCallieReneePhilen• DaughterofJanetPhilenandRayPhilen,Jr.• Hastwobrothers,RileyandBrady

OutfieldR/R • 5-7 • So.-1L

Ashburn, Va.Broad Run HS

Major: Biology

Awards•NFCAAll-AmericaScholarAthlete(2010)•SunBeltConferenceCommissioner’sList(2010)

2010 (Freshman)•PlayedinfourgamesforUL,allasapinchrunner

• ScoredarunintheCajunsfirstgameoftheseason.

High School• PlayedherfirstthreeseasonsofhighschoolsoftballatMonsignorKellyHighSchoolin Beaumont, Texas before transferring to Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Va. for senior final season • AtBroadRun,helpedtheSpartansclaimthedistrict,regionandstatechampionships

in 2009 • PriortoVirginia,helpedMonsignorKellytoaTexasAssociationofPrivateandParochial Schools 6A State Championship in 2008 • AdvancedtotheStateTournamentin2008andtheRegionalsin2007• LedtheMonsignorKellyBulldogstoa27-6(.818)overallrecordin2008,hitting.410 with eight doubles, a home run, and 26 RBI • Was tabbedAll-District andAll-State in 2006 and2007 andnamed to theAll-State Tournament Team in 2008 • Was theMonsignorKellyOffensiveMVP in2006andPlayerwith theMostHeart in 2007 • NamedtotheAll-SoutheastTexasSoftballteamfrom2006-08

Personal• BornJune6,1991inFairfax,Va.• DaughterofDouglasandTherseaWaterman• Hastwobrothers,TimandJoey,andtwosisters,JaneandMel

MEGAN WATERMAN

CALLIE PHILEN

OutfieldR/R • 5-10 • So.-1L

Petal, Miss.Petal HS

Major: Public Relations


2010 (Freshman)•Playedin16games-mostlyintheoutfield-withfive starts at designated player

• Posted threeRBIon theyear,with twocomingagainstFresnoState (3/18)andone against Western Kentucky (3/27).

High School• Letteredinsoftball,basketballandvolleyball• Playedfirstbase,secondbase,thirdbase,rightfield,centerfield,leftfieldandpitcheronthe softball team and shooting guard, forward and center for the basketball team • HelpedPHStoStateRunner-Up,SouthStateRunner-UpandDistrictChampionsinfastpitch

softball • WasCo-DistrictChampioninbasketballandDistrictChampionsinvolleyball• Wasamemberofthe2006FastpitchSouthStateRunner-Up,2005FastpitchStateRunner- Up and Slowpitch State Champions in softball in 2006• EarnedAll-Americanhonorsinbasketballforthreeyears• NamedAll-DistrictforfouryearsinfastpitchsoftballandAll-Districtforthreeyearsinslow pitch softball• TabbedAll-TournamentTeamandAll-Districtforbasketball• BoastedmostRBI,mostdoublesandmost improved insoftball,whilebeingnamedtop rebounder and best defensive player in basketball• WashighschoolteammateswithcurrentCajunNerissaMyersPersonal• BornonDecember7,1990inTampa,Fla.• FullnameisBriannaNikelleCherry• DaughterofKimberlyG.Cherry• Hasayoungerbrother,Micah

BRIANNA CHERRY

WATERMAN’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear 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%2010 .000 4-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000Total .000 4-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

PHILEN’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear 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%2009 - - Redshirt - Did Not Play - - 2010 .000 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000Total .000 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000

CHERRY’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear 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%2010 .067 16-5 15 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 .067 3 2 9 0 .300 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 .500Total .067 16-5 15 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 .067 3 2 9 0 .300 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 .500

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Pitcher R/R • 5-5 • So.-1L

Lafayette, La.Beau Chene HS



2010 (Freshman)• Saw action in one game, throwing one inning against Bryant (2/12), giving up one hit and

striking out one

High School• Wasafour-yearletterwinneratBeauCheneinsoftballandvolleyballandearnedtwoletters in basketball

• Playedfirstbase,pitcherandoutfieldfortheGators• Wascrownedparishchampionsfrom2006-09• In2007,helpedleadteamtostatequarterfinalsafterclaimingthebi-districtandregional championships• Wonthebi-districtchampionshipin2006and2009• Wasnamedall-districtandall-parishfirstbasemenin2007• Tabbedasall-district,all-parishandall-statepitcherin2008and2009• Earnedall-districthonorsinvolleyballallfouryears

Personal• BornonNovember29,1990inClearLakeCity,Texas• FullnameisPaigeHayleyCavallin• DaughterofDavidCavallinandMichelleMaxwell

InfieldR/R • 5-7 • Jr.-TR

Kaplan, La. LSU • Kaplan HS

Major: Dietetics

2010 (Sophomore at LSU)• Made58appearances including50starts,mostlyat second base• Hit .213 with three home runs and 22 RBI •Hadasevengamehittingstreak(3/6-3/17)sparked by a walkoff home run

2009 (Freshman at LSU)• Made37appearancesandtallied14starts• Posteda.250on-basepercentage,drawingeightwalksin40plateappearances

High School• TwoyearletterwinnerforRichardPrejeanatNorthVermillionandathreeyearletterwinner for Shay Herpin at Kaplan

• Teamwon2006statechampionshipandappearedinstatechampionshipgamein2007• Teamalsoshareddistrictchampionship twice in2006and2007beforeclaimingdistrict crown in 2008• Atwo-timeAll-Stateselection(2007,2008)• Earned2008All-Parish,DailyAdvertiser’sAll-AcadianaMVPand3AAll-StateMVPhonors after hitting .500 with seven home runs and 40 RBI as a senior • Five-timeAll-DistrictandAll-Parishpick• GraduatedintheTop10ofherclassandwasanAll-StateAcademicpick• Alsoletteredinbasketballasashootingguard.• EarnedthreeAll-Districtselectionsandscoredover1,000careerpoints• PlayedclubsoftballwiththeLouisianaRebels

Personal• BornonNov.22,1989inKaplan,La• FullnameisCourtneyReneéHollier* Daughter of Carl and Julie Hollier• Hasonebrother,Josh(27),whoplayedcollegebaseballatBlinnCCandMcNeeseState

PAIGE CAVALLIN

COURTNEY HOLLIER

InfieldL/R • 5-5 • Fr.-HS

Denham Springs, La.Live Oak HS


High School• Was a four year letterwinner under head coach Michelle Morris at Live Oak •HelpedleadtheEaglestothreeDistrict

Championships and four state playoff appearances•All-Stateasasophomore,juniorandsenior• Named All-District in all four years, including MVP honors as a sophomore, junior and senior

• Also named to the All-Parish team as a sophomore, junior and senior with a Golden Glove award as a senior• Was All-Metro as a sophomore, junior and senior and All-Metro MVP in 2010 as a senior

Personal• BornonJune24,1992inBatonRouge• FullnameisNatalieFlorenceFernandez• DaughterofJudyandGeraldFernandez• Hasoneoldersister,Emily

NATALIE FERNANDEZ

HOLLIER’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear 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%2009 (LSU) .063 37-14 32 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 .063 8 0 13 0 .250 0 1 1-1 34 16 5 .9092010 (LSU) .213 58-50 150 21 32 8 0 3 22 49 .327 11 3 37 0 .279 1 4 3-4 115 72 3 .984Total .159 95-64 182 29 34 8 0 3 22 51 .280 19 3 50 0 .278 1 5 4-5 149 88 8 .967

CAVALLIN’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERSYear era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp sfa sha bk2010 .000 0-0 1 0 0 0/1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .200 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL .000 0-0 1 0 0 0/1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .200 0 0 0 0 0

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Greenwell Springs, La.Central HS

Major: Secondary Education-English

High School•Letteredforfouryearsunderheadcoach Michelle Efferson at Central High School•LedtheWildcatstothestateplayoffsinallfour

years - the school’s first playoff berths in over 10 years • Helped the team advance to State Quarterfinals as a sophomore and as a senior • WasanAll-Stateperformerasasophomore,juniorandsenior• NamedFirstTeamAll-Metroinallfourofherseasons• WasalsoFirstTeamAll-District inall four season, includingDistrictMVPasa

junior in 2009 • Asaseniorin2010,threwfourperfectgameswhilepostinga0.75ERA• Ledtheteamin2009witha.411battingaverage• Struckout18battersinoneplayoffgamein2008andposted313K’sthroughout the season • Alsoletteredinvolleyballandcrosscountry

Personal• BornonSeptember14,1992inBatonRouge• FullnameisShelbeeMarieRodgers• DaughterofCathyandGeraldRodgers• Hastwooldersisters,TiffaneeandWhitnee,andoneolderbrother,Garrett

SHELBEE RODGERS

PitcherR/R • 5-9 • Fr.-HS

Leesville, La.Rosepine HS

Major: Kinesiology-Grades K-12

High School• FirstTeamAll-StateandAll-DistrictPitcherfor four consecutive years •LedRosepinetotheDistrictandBi-District

Championships as a senior in 2010 • Was named to theAll-StateTeam andwas tabbed as theMostOutstanding Player in 2010 • Struckout506battersduringherseniorseasonandhit.484• 2009All-StateandAll-DistrictMostOutstandingPlayerasajunior• Helped the Eagles to a District Championship and the State Championship

Game as a junior in 2009• Inthecirclein2009went33-3witha0.33ERAand452strikeouts• Inthebatter’sboxin2009hit.510with12homerunsand42RBI• Named to the Louisiana Softball Coaches Association All-State Team as a freshman and as a junior • HelpedleadRosepinetoaDistrictChampionshipin2007asafreshman

Personal• BornonNovember6,1991inMonroe,La.• FullnameisChristinaNicholeHamilton• DaughterofStephanieandTimHamilton• Hasonebrother,Tim

CHRISTINA HAMILTON

Pitcher R/R • 5-9 • Fr.-HSSweeny, Texas

Sweeny HSMajor: Kinesiology-Exercise Science

High School• Played under head coach Melissa Hansen at Sweeny High School •Playedprimarilypitcherandfirstbase•Asasenior,ledtheBulldogstoanundefeated

District Championship while posting a 28-5 record in the circle • WasnamedSecondTeamAll-State• AsajuniorledherteamtotheDistrictChampionshipandwasnamedFirstTeam All-State and First Team All-County after going 36-4 while posting a 0.21 ERA with 298 strikeouts and just 18 walks • Asa sophomore,was tabbedFirstTeamAll-District, SecondTeamAll-County

and Honorable Mention All-State while leading the Bulldogs to the Bi-District Championship • Asa freshmangarneredNewcomerof theYearandAll-CountyPitcherof the Year honors • Threwfourperfectgamesand11no-hittersinherhighschoolcareer• PlayedsummerselectballfortheTexasGoldSessum

Personal• WasbornonApril20,1992• FullnameisAllieMaeChenault• DaughterofTammyandJimChenault• Hasonesister,Jobeth,andonebrother,Barry

Pitcher/UtilityL/L • 5-10 • Fr.-HSShreveport, La.

Captain Shreve HSMajor: Kinesiology-Exercise Science

High School• Letteredfor fouryearsat threedifferenthigh schools • Attended SpringHill in Longview,Texas as a

freshman, Henderson in Henderson, Texas as a sophomore and junior, and Captain Shreve in Shreveport as a senior • AtCaptainShreve in2010wasnamedAll-DistrictandselectedtotheLHSAA All-Star Game • Ledtheteamwitha.423battingaverage,.817sluggingpercentageanda.557 on base percentage

• AtHendersonin2008wasDistrictNewcomeroftheYearbutaninjurycosther most of the 2009 season • Priortotheinjuryin2009,was4-1witha0.76ERAand57K’s in36.2innings • ReturnedfrominjuryintheStatePlayoffsin2009andhit.500inthreegames• AlsoletteredinbasketballwhileatHenderson

Personal• BornonMay26,1992inFortWorth,Texas• FullnameisKristinLacyBlanchard• DaughterofReneandChrisBlanchard• Hasoneolderbrother,Cody

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s Co-Head Coach • 11th SeasonOverall Record: 497-128 (.795) • Sun Belt Record: 167-30 (.848)

STEFNI LOTIEF In 2001 Stefni Lotief was named the head coach of the perennially ranked Ragin’ Cajuns softball program after being one of the most successful players in the history of the storied program. Since 2003, she has served alongside husband Michael Lotief as co-head coach of the program. No stranger to success in her days as an All-American pitcher for Louisiana from 1987-1990, Lotief has continued that success as co-head coach and kept the Ragin’ Cajuns as one of the nation’s premier programs guiding the Cajuns to seven NCAA Regional championship games, a two Super Regionals and two Women’s College World Series appearance in her first ten seasons at the helm. In Lotief, the Ragin’ Cajuns’ pitching staff has one of the top mentors in the nation. In the last four seasons, the Cajuns pitching staff have had two freshmen (Brittany Cuevas, 2007 and Ashley Brignac, 2008) who have won 30 games in the circle and posted 300-plus strikeouts. In addition to her pitching staff duties, Lotief manages the softball program’s administrative duties and spearheads the program’s fundraising arm.

A Winning Tradition Lotief holds an overall record of 497-128 (.795) at the University of Louisiana and has posted 50-plus victories six times in ten seasons. Her career winning percentage ranks near the top in the NCAA record books amongst all active Division I head coaches. Lotief’s teams claimed the Sun Belt Conference regular season and tournament championships in her first six seasons and posted the first undefeated conference record in program history in 2004 (18-0). She has led the program to NCAA Regionals in each season and the Women’s College World Series in 2003 and 2008. She has compiled a 167-30 (.848) record in Sun Belt games.

Attracting Homegrown Talent Alongside her husband and co-head coach Michael Lotief, she has been able to maintain the high standards of the program with “hometown” athletes, affirming her belief that the state of Louisiana and East Texas is a hotbed for college softball.

“Most of the players on this team are ‘hometown girls’,” she said. “The coaches are hometown people. All of us, for the most part, were overlooked by the ‘big’ schools in the recruiting process. “We had the courage to make a choice to defy the naysayers and conventional wisdom and stay close to home, near family and friends and pursue excellence,” she added. “All of us came here with hopes and dreams. Add to that hard-work and solid preparation – it creates an environment where people care about each other – and add in a community where fans and families who support and believe in the dreams and hopes, and watch the dreams become reality.”

Coaching at Louisiana Lotief has garnered Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year honors six times (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010) and Louisiana Coach of the Year honors four times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008). In 2010, UL won its third straight Sun Belt Regular Season Title and their thrid cosecutive Sun Belt Tournament Championship. The Cajuns defeated No.18 Texas A&M twice and host No.17 LSU once to advance through the Baton Rouge Regional. UL fell to eventual National Champion UCLA in the Super Regional. In 2009, the Ragin’ Cajuns reclaimed the Sun Belt Conference regular season and tournament titles for the second season in a row after being edged out in 2007 by Florida Atlantic. In 2008, Louisiana won the Baton Rouge Regional defeating LSU in the winner’s bracket final and championship game to advance to the Super Regional round in Houston. The Cajuns won the Houston Super Regional to advance to the second WCWS appearance under Lotief. Louisiana would defeat No.1 national seed Florida in the WCWS opening game. From 2004 through 2006 the Cajuns won 50-plus games. It was the first time in program history that Louisiana reached 50 wins in three consecutive seasons. The 2004 team marched its way to a school-record 60 victories and ended national power Arizona’s string of 16 straight Women’s College World Series berths with a 5-0 win at the NCAA Regional No. 1

HONORS N’ AWARDS

NCAA Women’s College World SeriesTwo (2003, 2008)

NCAA Super RegionalsTwo (2008, 2010)

NCAA RegionalsTen (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,

2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

Sun Belt Regular Season ChampionshipsNine (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,

2006, 2008, 2009, 2010)

Sun Belt Tournament ChampionshipsNine (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,

2006, 2008, 2009, 2010)

NFCA Regional Coaching Staff of the YearOne (2010)

Sun Belt Coach of the YearSix (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010)

Louisiana Coach of the YearFour (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008)

NFCA All-American SelectionsNine

CoSIDA Academic All-American SelectionsTwo

NFCA All-Region Selections30

All-Sun Belt Selections68 (51 First Team)

Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll Selections(3.00 - 3.49 GPA)

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semifinal held in Tucson, Ariz.. Perhaps her best work as the Ragin’ Cajuns pitching instructor took place in 2009. The Cajuns finished second in nation with a 1.02 team ERA with opponents posting a meager .166 batting average. In 2006, She worked with a pair of pitchers who were tossing at the Division I level for the first time ever – Krystal Lewallen and Ashley Kirchberg – and guided them both to 20-win seasons. In 2005, the pitching staff posted a Lotief Era-best 32 shutouts and reached 500 strikeouts for the second straight season. Under her tutelage in 2004, All-American pitcher Brooke Mitchell set the single-season record for strikeouts with 524 and led the nation in victories with 45 en route to being named an NFCA/Louisville Slugger Division I First Team All-American. The pitching staff’s earned run average of 0.90 ranked second in the NCAA stats. The Cajuns ended the 2004 season ranked No. 10 in the final NFCA Top 25 poll – the second straight season with a Top 10 finish. In 2003, Lotief and her squad saw their dreams come true and hard work pay off. She guided the program to the pinnacle of the college softball world with an appearance in the 2003 Women’s College World Series – theprogram’s first appearance during her tenure. The Cajuns ended No. 8 in the final Top 25 poll – the highest final ranking since the 1996 season. In her first season in Lafayette, she led the team to a 51-10 record, one of the best marks in school history, Sun Belt Conference regular season and tournament championships. Under her tutelage, pitcher Melissa Coronado set the

school record for wins (35). Lotief’s second season (2002) was highlighted by an NCAA Regional held at Alfred and Helen Lamson Ragin’ Cajuns Softball Park, the first time since 1997 that UL had hosted a regional. She was also instrumental in getting a new lighting system for the park, an accomplishment which helped the school land the regional bid. The 50-win season was the second straight for the program and Lotief and it marked just the second time in school history that the Cajuns had back-toback such seasons. Lotief became the fastest to 100 wins in school history as well.

Award-Winning Results Since arriving in 2001, Lotief has demanded that her team performs both on and off the field. Her squads have set high academic standards and maintained them. In 2002-03, a total of 12 members (out of 18 total) on the team were members of the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll. Six received recognition of being named to the Commissioner’s List (3.5 GPA and above). The Cajuns topped that mark in 2009-10 when a total of 20 (out of 26) student-athletes were recognized by the Sun Belt. Eleven were named to the Academic Honor Roll while nine landed on the Commisioner’s List. That success went a step further in 2004 when Brooke Mitchell was named a CoSIDA Academic All-American – the first such selection for the program since 1997. The Ragin’ Cajuns have had 115 All-Sun Belt Academic honorees under Lotief. The 2008 squad earned Dean’s List Honors with a 3.24 overall GPA. Of the 25 members, 16 were named to the Honor Roll with nine players earning President’s List accolades for the Fall 2007 Semester. The Spring 2008 semester saw 14 student-athletes post a 3.0 or better. Freshman Ashley Brignac posted a 4.0 GPA in both the Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 semesters. The program has produced college graduates as well. In the 2006-07 academic year nine student-athletes coached by Lotief earned college degrees. On the playing field, Lotief has helped mold six players into All-American status and her system has produced a total of nine All-American selections – Alana Addison (2001), Becky McMurtry (2002 & 2003), Danyele Gomez (2003, 2005 & 2006), Brooke Mitchell (2004), Holly Tankersley (2008) and Karli Hubbard (2009). The system that she along with her husband and co-head coach Michael Lotief have installed has generated 68 All-Sun Belt Conference athletes including 51 first team selections. Louisiana has produced the Player of the Year eight times, Pitcher of the Year nine times and Freshman of the Year six times.

Prior to Louisiana Her collegiate coaching experience is not just with Louisiana. In 1992, Lotief was the pitching coach at North Carolina. She later returned to Louisiana as an assistant pitching and catching coach for the Cajuns during the 1996 and 1997 seasons. Before joining the Ragin’ Cajuns’ program as cohead coach, she was the head coach and president of the Louisiana Image, one of the best American Softball Association fastpitch teams in the country. As the mentor of the Image, Lotief worked with some of the best college players in the country. She also served as a marketing instructor and Assistant Dean in the College of Business Administration at UL.

As a Student-Athlete at Louisiana Lotief came to the Ragin’ Cajuns via Friendswood, Texas, and became the school’s first-ever All-American in 1989. She became the program’s first, first-team All-American one year later, and was named the 1990 GTE Academic Player of the Year. Also in 1990, she led the Cajuns to their first Top 10 ranking, as well as the school’s first of what is now 18 NCAA Regional appearances in the last 16 years. She is currently the school’s fourth-winningest pitcher (78 victories) and has the second-lowest career ERA (0.66).

Personal Lotief graduated from Louisiana in 1990 with a degree in marketing, and she received her MBA in 1993. She was UL’s Outstanding Graduate in 1990 – the highest honor the University bestows upon a student. She is married to Lafayette attorney and Cajuns co-head coach Michael Lotief, and the couple has a daughter, Chelsea, and a son, Andrew.

STEFNI LOTIEF’S MILESTONE VICTORIES

Win Date Opponent Location Score1 Feb. 17, 2001 vs. Dayton Lake Charles, La. 10-050 May 17, 2001 vs. Southern Miss Baton Rouge, La. 5-1100 May 11, 2002 vs. Middle Tennessee Miami, Fla. 6-0200 May 9, 2004 at Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn. 6-3300 Apr. 29, 2006 vs. Western Kentucky Lafayette, La. 3-2400 May 9, 2008 vs. Western Kentucky Troy, Ala. 3-1

ERA/STRIkEOUTS UNDER STEFNI LOTIEF

Year ERA Strikeouts2001 1.44 2542002 1.83 3402003 1.25 3722004 0.90 6372005 1.05 5372006 1.87 3882007 2.19 4142008 1.34 5852009 1.02 4872010 2.32 392Total 1.52 4,406

WINNINGEST ALL-TIME NCAA DIVISION I COACHES

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Coach, Last Team Yrs. Record (Pct.)1. Sue Enquist, UCLA 18 887-175-1 (.835)2. Sharon Backus, UCLA 22 854-173-3 (.831)3. *Mike Candrea, Arizona 23 1,229-259-2 (.826)4. *Stefni Lotief, Louisiana 10 497-128-0 (.795)5. *Patrick Murphy, Alabama 13 659-199-0 (.768)6. *Patty Gasso, Oklahoma 16 774-250-0 (.755)7. *Yvette Girouard, LSU 30 1,245-403-1 (.755)8. *Ralph Weekly, Tennessee 23 966-331-2 (.744)9. *Lu Harris-Champer, Georgia 14 711-245-1 (.743)10. *Carol Hutchins, Michigan 27 1,179-412-4 (.740)*Active Coach

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MICHAEL LOTIEF Regarded as one of the best offensive minds in the game of college softball, Michael Lotief has been a member of the Ragin’ Cajuns softball coaching staff since 2001. He has served alongside his wife, Stefni Lotief, as co-head coach since 2003. Michael’s career includes over 20 years of experience from nearly every level of softball and baseball. The first to arrive at the park and the last to leave, Lotief has been the driving force behind the continued success of Ragin’ Cajuns softball. His passion, dedication, work ethic and knowledge have contributed to turning the Ragin’ Cajuns hitters into one of the most productive offensive units in the country. “Hitting is an art,” Lotief said. “Hitting is a science too. It is the most difficult skill to perform in all of sports.” “I love the challenge of teaching hitting,” he added. “I love to talk hitting with our players and analyze their mechanics and break down video with them and figure out a way to help our players be the best in the country and realize their dreams and potential. When they hit a bomb it makes all those hours of throwing batting practice worth it.” Besides hitting, Lotief’s responsibilities also include recruiting, infield defense, fundraising, camps and clinics.

The System The results are amazing. From 2002 to 2006, Lotief’s hitting

system produced at least 70 home runs and ranked in the Top 30 of nearly every hitting category in the NCAA stats. The run included a string of three straight seasons (2002 through 2004) in which the offense set the record for school home runs in succession (76 in 2002, 79 in 2003 and 88 in 2004). In 2006, his hitting system wielded the first 100 home run season in school history. Three of his hitters – Danyele Gomez, Ashley Evans and Lacey Bertucci – ranked in the Top 10 of all NCAA Division I hitters in home runs. Under his guidance the squad ranked in the Top 5 in the NCAA statistical rankings for home runs per game for five straight seasons (2002 through 2006) which included a No. 2 ranking in 2006 (1.65 home runs per game). As with any system, individuals make up the different components which enable it to thrive. Lotief’s hitting system has seen some talented individuals put up some impressive numbers. He has tutored the Ragin’ Cajuns’ top four career home run hitters. Lotief molded the most accomplished hitter in school history, Danyele Gomez. Behind his guidance, Gomez, a freshman not recruited out of high school, turned out to be a steal for the Cajuns’ coaching staff. She set the school single season and freshman records for home runs by going yard 20 times in 2003. In the 2005 season, Lotief saw another amazing season out of Gomez as she belted 20 home runs for the second

time in her career. In 2006, he saw the completion of a stellar career by Gomez. She became only the third player in NCAA history to hit 30 home runs in a season and led the nation in home runs, slugging percentage and runs scored per game. Under Lotief’s system, Gomez ended her career with 83 career home runs which ranks fourth all-time in the NCAA record books and broke the previous school record of 57 home runs set by Alana Addison (2002). Another freshman had a banner season working in Lotief’s system. Holly Tankersley eclipsed Gomez’s single-season and freshman records with 21 home runs in 2004. Tankersley went on to hit 71 career home runs which ranks second in school history. Lotief also worked with Lacey Bertucci, the school’s No. 3 career home run hitter with 58. In all, he has coached four players who reached 50-plus career home runs (Gomez, Tankersley, Bertucci and Addison). Still one of the greatest accomplishments of the system came in 2004. Every player on the squad hit at least one home – four reached double digits – and the byproduct was 88 home runs – the first 80-plus home run season in program history. It all happened with a team that did not have one senior in the

MICHAEL LOTIEF’S MILESTONE VICTORIES

Win Date Opponent Location Score1 Feb. 11, 2003 vs. Louisiana Tech Lafayette, La. 8-050 Feb. 8, 2004 at La.-Monroe Monroe, La. 10-0100 May 13, 2004 vs. North Texas Lafayette, La. 6-0200 Apr. 30, 2006 vs. Western Kentucky Lafayette, La. 7-6300 May 10, 2008 vs. La.-Monroe Troy, Ala. 13-0

WINNINGEST ACTIVE NCAA DIVISION I COACHES

(By winning percentage - Min. 5 years)

Coach, Team Yrs. Record (Pct.)1. Mike Candrea, Arizona 23 1,229-259-2 (.826)2. Stefni Lotief, Louisiana 10 497-128-0 (.795)3. Michael Lotief, Louisiana 8 396-105-0 (.790)4. Clint Myers, Arizona State 5 264-72-0 (.783)5. Patrick Murphy, Alabama 13 659-199-0 (.768)6. Patty Gasso, Oklahoma 16 774-250-2 (.755) Yvette Girouard, LSU 30 1,245-403-1 (.755)8. Tim Walton, Florida 8 398-131-0 (.752)9. Ralph Weekly, Tennessee 23 966-331-2 (.744)10. Lu Harris-Champer, Georgia 14 711-245-1 (.743)

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starting lineup all season long. “I have had the privilege of working with some of the best hitters in the world,” Lotief said.

Prior to Louisiana Lotief was i n s t r u m e n t a l in developing Louisiana’s nationally recognized summer-

ball softball program – Louisiana Reflections. In five years, his teams won five consecutive state championships, made five National Tournament appearances and won the AFA 18-U National Championship in 2000. Over 20 high school players who played for him have received Division I scholarships.

Personal Lotief graduated from Teurlings Catholic High School in Lafayette in 1981. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1985 from the University of Louisiana and earned his juris doctorate from LSU in 1988. He began his own law practice in Lafayette in 1992 and started coaching fastpitch softball in 1994. He is married to Stefni (Whitton) Lotief, co-head coach of the Ragin’ Cajuns softball program, and they have two children – Chelsea and Andrew.

MICHAEL LOTIEF’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS

Season Overall Record SBC Record Sun Belt Finish Post Season (Site)2003 47-11 (.810) 13-3 (.813) Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs NCAA Regional (Fullerton, Calif.); College World Series2004 60-8 (.882) 18-0 (1.000) Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs NCAA Regional (Tuscon, Ariz.)2005 51-10 (.836) 19-1 (.950) Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs NCAA Regional (Norman, Okla.)2006 50-12 (.806) 12-3 (.800) Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs NCAA Regional (Baton Rouge, La.)2007 46-18 (.719) 15-8 (.652) Regular Season Runner-Up NCAA Regional (College Station, Texas)2008 52-15 (.776) 19-3 (.864) Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs NCAA Regional (Baton Rouge, La.); NCAA Super Regional (Houston, Texas); College World Series2009 45-13 (.776) 18-5 (.783) Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs NCAA Regional (Waco, Texas)2010 45-18 (.714) 19-5 (.792) Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs NCAA Regional (Baton Rouge, La.); NCAA Super Regional (Los Angeles, Calif.)Total 396-105 (.790) 133-28 (.826) 7 Regular Season Titles; 7 Tournament Titles 8 Regionals; 2 Super Regionals; 2 College World Series

STEFNI LOTIEF’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS

Season Overall Record SBC Record Sun Belt Finish Post Season (Site)2001 51-10 (.836) 19-1 (.950) Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs NCAA Regional (Baton Rouge, La.)2002 50-13 (.794) 15-1 (.938) Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs NCAA Regional (Lafayette, La.)2003 47-11 (.810) 13-3 (.813) Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs NCAA Regional (Fullerton, Calif.); College World Series2004 60-8 (.882) 18-0 (1.000) Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs NCAA Regional (Tuscon, Ariz.)2005 51-10 (.836) 19-1 (.950) Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs NCAA Regional (Norman, Okla.)2006 50-12 (.806) 12-3 (.800) Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs NCAA Regional (Baton Rouge, La.)2007 46-18 (.719) 15-8 (.652) Regular Season Runner-Up NCAA Regional (College Station, Texas)2008 52-15 (.776) 19-3 (.864) Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs NCAA Regional (Baton Rouge, La.); NCAA Super Regional (Houston, Texas); College World Series2009 45-13 (.776) 18-5 (.783) Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs NCAA Regional (Waco, Texas)2010 45-18 (.714) 19-5 (.792) Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs NCAA Regional (Baton Rouge, La.); NCAA Super Regional (Los Angeles, Calif.)Total 497-128 (.795) 167-30 (.848) 9 Regular Season Titles; 9 Tournament Titles 10 Regionals; 2 Super Regionals; 2 College World Series

HOME RUNS UNDER MICHAEL LOTIEF

Year Team HRs Team Leader2001 40 Alana Addison (15)2002 76 Alana Addison (16)2003 79 Danyele Gomez (20)2004 88 Holly Tankersley (21)2005 81 Danyele Gomez (20)2006 102 Danyele Gomez (30)2007 69 Holly Tankersley (18)2008 62 Holly Tankersley (23)2009 50 Gabriele Bridges (16)2010 51 Gabriele Bridges (17)Total 698 69.8 HR per season

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Assistant Coach • Third Season • Texas A&M, 2001

CHRIS MALVEAUX Chris Malveaux joined the Ragin’ Cajuns coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach in 2009. He was elevated to full-time assistant coach in 2010. Prior to Lousiana, Malveaux spent a seven-year stint at McNeese State, serving as the Cowgirls’ head coach from 2005-08. Malveaux brings many years of coaching experience as well as a great perspective to UL. He knows what has to happen behind the scenes in order for a successful softball program to function and understands recruiting. He is known as a tireless recruiter and refuses to be outworked. “I’m very excited for this opportunity to join the Ragin’ Cajun family and to be part of this great program,” Malveaux said at the time of his hriing. “It is a privilege to work with this coaching staff. They are great people and are very knowledgeable when it comes to the game of softball.” “Seeing this team from the other side for the last few years has brought a lot of admiration for what’s going on here,” he added. “It was always a great challenge and was very exciting to play in the environment at Lamson Park. Seeing what Mike and Stefni have both done since their arrival is awesome. They’ve been extremely classy and strong year after year. They are also great people and have been great friends to me for years. I’m very fortunate to be a part of the Ragin’ Cajuns family.”

Prior to Louisiana Malveaux led the McNeese State Cowgirls to four straight Southland Conference Tournament appearances during his tenure as head coach from 2005-2008. In his first season as head coach (2005), he was one of a few coaches to lead their team to the NCAA Tournament in their first season as head coach. The season began with a 9-24 start and the Cowgirls turned

things around to produce a 24-9 record in their last 33 games. McNeese won the Southland Conference Tournament and participated in the 2005 NCAA Regionals – only the second appearance in school history – and recorded the school’s first regional contest victory. In 2005, the Cowgirls set the school and SLC single season record for doubles (105) and set the school single season record for home runs (60). In each of the last two seasons, Malveaux’s squad led the Southland Conference in stolen bases. Malveaux produced a number of All–SLC selections, including one Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year and two Southland Conference Utility Players of the Year, two All-South Region players and four All-Louisiana players. Prior to being elevated to head coach, Malveaux served as an assistant under Scott Eastman from 2002–2004. He was also a part of the school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes program.

Personal The Houston native graduated from Texas A&M in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness. There, he served as student equipment manager for head coach Jo Evans. He also helped coach the Texas Comets, an 18-and-under team from College Station.

Co-head coach Michael Lotief on Chris Malveaux “He has an unmatched energy and passion and enthusiasm to help our players get better and make this program the best in the country,” Lotief said. “He is our good friend, who has good values and a good heart and a winning attitude. He cares immensely about the well being of all around him.”

MALVEAUX AT A GLANCE

Birthplace

Houston, Texas

Coaching Timeline

McNeese State (2002-2004)Assistant Coach

McNeese State (2005-2008)Head Coach

Louisiana (2009)Volunterr Assistant Coach

Louisiana (2010-present)Assistant Coach

ul soFTball supporT sTaFF

julie haraAthletic Trainer

matt maysMedia Relations

bobby neVeauxSoftball Administrative

Assistant

catherine younGAdministrative Assistant

christy alFordStudent-Athlete Academic

Advisor

sherry lebasSenior Woman Administrator

chelsea malcombeStudent Manager

adrienne jonesStudent Manager

courtney trahanVolunteer Assistant Coach

jake rayburnStrength and Conditioning

ashley briGnacP•R/R•Jr.-2L

RiverRidge,La.•JohnCurtisHS

natalie FernandezIF•L/R•Fr.-HS

DenhamSprings,La.•LiveOakHS

paiGe cormierIF•R/R•Jr.-2L

Carencro,La.•TeurlingsCatholicHS

meGan GranGerIF•R/R•Jr.-1L

St.Martinville,La.•LouisianaTech

paiGe caVallinP•R/R•So.-1L

Lafayette,La.•BeauCheneHS

Gabriele bridGes1B•R/R•Sr.-3L

Lafitte,La.•JohnCurtisHS

sarah draheimC•R/R•So.-1L

FlowerMound,Texas•MarcusHS

brianna cherryOF•R/R•So.-1L

Petal,Miss.•PetalHS

jenniFer martinIF•R/R•So.-1L

Lafayette,La.•St.ThomasMoreHS

katie smithOF•R/R•Jr.-2L

Ruston,La.•RustonHS

lacey blanchardP/UT•L/L•Fr.-HS

Shreveport,La.•CaptainShreveHS

callie philenUT•R/R•So.-1L

Boyce,La.•AlexandriaSeniorHS

christina hamiltonP•R/R•Fr.-HS

Leesville, La. - Rosepine HS

nerissa myersIF•L/R•So.-1L

Petal,Miss.•PetalHS

erikka murphyOF•L/L•Jr.-2L

Victoria,Texas•MemorialHS

christi orGeronUT•R/R•Jr.-2L

NewOrleans,La.•Mt.CarmelHS

taryn broussardUT•R/R•So.-RS

LakeJackson,Texas•TexasA&M

meGan WatermanOF•R/R•So.-1L

Ashburn,Va.•BroadRunHS

courtney hollierIF•R/R•Jr.-TR

Kaplan,La.•LSU

jensen tydelskiOF•L/R•So.-1L

Pearland,Texas•PearlandHS

shelbee rodGersP•L/R•Fr.-HS

GreenwellSprings,La.•CentralHS

chris malVeauxAssistant Coach

ThirdSeason•TexasA&M,2001

michael lotieFCo-Head Coach

NinthSeason•Louisiana,1985

steFni lotieFCo-Head Coach

11thSeason•Louisiana,1990

allie chenaultP•R/R•Fr.-HS

Sweeny,Texas•SweenyHS

2011 PhoTo rosTer

date opponent location time

25th Annual Louisiana Classics (Lamson Park)2.11 rhode island Lamson Park 2 p.m.2.11 rhode island Lamson Park 4:30 p.m.2.12 arkansas Lamson Park 12:30 p.m.2.12 prairie VieW a&m Lamson Park 3 p.m.2.13 sam houston state Lamson Park 3 p.m.

Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational (Lamson Park)2.18 maine Lamson Park 1:30 p.m.2.18 tennessee state Lamson Park 4 p.m.2.19 maine Lamson Park 12:30 p.m.2.19 stephen F. austin Lamson Park 3 p.m.2.20 tennessee state Lamson Park 12:30 p.m.

McNeese Cowgirl Classic (Lake Charles, La.) 2.25 vs. Southern Lake Charles, La. 11 a.m.2.25 vs. Jackson State Lake Charles, La. 1 p.m.2.26 vs. Grambling State Lake Charles, La. 3:30 p.m.2.26 at McNeese State Lake Charles, La. 7:45 p.m.2.27 vs. Houston Baptist Lake Charles, La. 2 p.m.

Citrus Classic at ESPN Wide World of Sports (Kissimmee, Fla.)3.4 vs. Virginia Kissimmee, Fla. TBA3.4 vs. Alabama Kissimmee, Fla. TBA3.5 vs. Oregon Kissimmee, Fla. TBA3.5 vs. Temple Kissimmee, Fla. TBA3.6 vs. Long Island Kissimmee, Fla. TBA

3.12 - 3.13 at North Texas* Denton, Texas 2 p.m. (DH), 11 a.m.

Lamson Park Grand Opening3.15 mcneese state Lamson Park 6 p.m.

Judi Garman Classic (Fullerton, Calif.)3.17 vs. Notre Dame Fullerton, Calif. 7:30 p.m. (CST)3.17 vs. Arizona Fullerton, Calif. 9:30 p.m. (CST)3.18 vs. Arizona State Fullerton, Calif. 9:30 p.m. (CST)3.19 vs. New Mexico Fullerton, Calif. 7:30 p.m. (CST)3.19 vs. Long Beach State Fullerton, Calif. 9:30 p.m. (CST)

3.26 - 3.27 troy* Lamson Park 1 p.m. (DH), 12 p.m.4.6 - 4.7 FIU* Lamson Park 5 p.m. (DH), 5 p.m.4.9 - 4.10 at South Alabama* Mobile, Ala. 1 p.m. (DH), 12 p.m.4.13 centenary Lamson Park 4 p.m. (DH)4.16 - 4.17 middle tennessee* Lamson Park 1 p.m. (DH), 12 p.m.4.19 nicholls state Lamson Park 5 p.m. (DH)4.23 - 4.24 at Florida Atlantic* Boca Raton, Fla. 5 p.m. (DH), 12 p.m. (CST)4.27 northWestern state Lamson Park 6 p.m.4.30 - 5.1 Western kentucky* Lamson Park 1 p.m. (DH), 12 p.m.5.7 - 5.8 at Louisiana-Monroe* Monroe, La. 1 p.m. (DH), 12 p.m.5.11 - 5.14 sun belt conFerence tournament Lamson Park TBA5.20 - 5.22 NCAA Regionals Campus Sites TBA5.27 - 5.29 NCAA Super Regionals Campus Sites TBA6.2 - 6.8 Women’s College World Series Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA

Home games listed in bold caps and played at lamson park (2,790)* Denotes Sun Belt Conference Series | All Times Listed are CENTRAL and are subject to change.

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