SOUTHERN SOFTBALL PLACES THREE ON
6/13/2005

Baton Rouge, LA – The Southern University Lady Jaguars softball team placed three members of their Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division championship squad on the All-Louisiana second team.

                “We’ve seen one or no players on the All-Louisiana team before so to have three on there is an accomplishment,” said head coach Nancy Marshall.  “I am really proud for the young ladies. We are starting to get the recognition as a solid softball team by playing stiffer competition.”

                Brittany Richardson was recognized as a catcher.  She batted .362 to finish fourth on the team and ninth in the SWAC.  As the Lady Jaguars leadoff batter she scored 39 times, batted in 23 runs, hit nine doubles and three homeruns.  Richardson finished tied for eighth in the SWAC in stolen bases with 15 and was named first team All-SWAC. 

Jayme Roberts was recognized at shortstop even though she played third base most of the year.  The versatile player hit .348 for the season to place seventh in the SWAC.  Roberts finished the year with 20 runs, 32 hits, 27 RBI’s, 11 doubles and five homeruns.  As a pitcher she recorded four wins with 23 strike outs.

Candice Stevens picked up honors as the designated player.  She batted .427 to finish first on the team and in the SWAC.  She ended her sophomore year with 28 runs, 47 hits (Tied 6^th in SWAC), 39 RBI’s (2^nd in SWAC), nine doubles and 7 homeruns (2^nd in SWAC).  During the year Stevens was named SWAC Player of the Week three times and was named to the 2005 SWAC softball All-Tournament team.

Softball playing schools in the state had athletes nominated by the school sports information contacts and then a panel of LSWA members voted on the final team based on regular season statistical information.

 

2005 All-Louisiana College Softball Team
(Selected for the Louisiana Sports Writers Association)

FIRST TEAM
P -- Brooke Mitchell, Louisiana-Lafayette/Sr./Pasadena, Texas
P -- Heather Bobitt, Louisiana-Lafayette/So./Vidor, Texas
C -- Karin Smith, Southeastern Louisiana/Sr./Puyallup, Wash.
1B -- Beth Jordan, McNeese State/Sr./Moss Bluff, La
2B -- Brittany Bryant, Louisiana-Lafayette/Jr./Beaumont, Texas
3B -- Tonya Edlund, McNeese State/So./Conroe, Texas
SS -- Shay Hunt, Northwestern State/Sr./Texas City, Texas
OF -- Danyele Gomez, Louisiana-Lafayette/Jr./Metairie, La.
OF -- Camille Harris, LSU/Jr./Hendersonville, Tenn.
OF -- Nicole Martin, Northwestern State/Sr./Keller, Texas
DP -- Lauren Castle, LSU/Jr./Lafayette, La.
Util -- Amanda Glenn, Northwestern State/So./Dry Prong, La

SECOND TEAM
P -- Sandy Clark, La. College
P -- Emily Turner, LSU
C -- Brittany Richardson, Southern
1B -- Stephanie Hill, LSU
2B -- Vanessa Soto, LSU
3B -- Kim Leggett, La. College
SS -- Jayme Roberts, Southern
OF -- Jill Robertson, Louisiana-Lafayette
OF -- Micah Rhodes, Centenary
OF -- Brittany Stanley, Louisiana Tech.
DP -- Candice Stevens, Southern
Util -- Jennifer Mango, Centenary

Honorable Mention -- 3B -- Tiffany Hebert, Louisiana-Lafayette