SOFTBALL NO. 5/5 LSU VS ULM 2016 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2016 LSU DEPTH CHART BREAKDOWN FIRST PITCH

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1 2016 SOFTBALL SEC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS NCAA WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent TV/Stream Time/Result FEBRUARY (13-2) 12 Ohio State! SECN+ W, 9-0 [5] 12 North Florida! SECN+ W, 9-0 [5] 13 Connecticut! SECN+ W, 13-2 [5] 13 Pacific! SECN+ L, Pacific! W, 10-1 [5] 19 vs. No. 9/10 Arizona@ L, vs. Bethune-Cookman@ W, 16-2 [5] 20 vs. UCSB@ W, vs. No. 15/16 UCF@ W, vs. No 8/7 UCLA@ W, South Alabama SECN+ W, Illinois State# W, 10-2 [5] 27 Illinois State# W, 9-1 [5] 27 Texas Tech# W, 3-2 [8] 28 Texas Tech# W, 5-3 MARCH (0-0) 1 ULM SECN+ 6 p.m. 4 Memphis$ 5 p.m. 4 Tennessee Tech$ 7:30 p.m. 5 Liberty$ 5 p.m. 5 Louisiana Tech$ 7:30 p.m. 6 Tennessee Tech$ SECN+ 12 p.m. 8 Longwood 5 p.m. 8 Longwood 7:30 p.m. 11 Alabama [SEC] 6 p.m. 12 Alabama [SEC] SECN 5 p.m. 13 Alabama [SEC] SECN 2 p.m. 15 at Louisiana Tech CST 5 p.m. 18 at Texas A&M [SEC] 6:30 p.m. 19 at Texas A&M [SEC] 3 p.m. 20 at Texas A&M [SEC] 12:30 p.m. 22 Nicholls SECN+ 6 p.m. 25 Florida [SEC] SECN+ 4 p.m. 25 Florida [SEC] SECN+ 6:30 p.m. 26 Florida [SEC] ESPN2 11 a.m. APRIL (0-0) 1 at Georgia [SEC] 5 p.m. 2 at Georgia [SEC] 1 p.m. 3 at Georgia [SEC] 1 p.m. 6 Southern Miss SECN+ 6 p.m. 9 Kentucky [SEC] ESPN2 5 p.m. 10 Kentucky [SEC] SECN 6 p.m. 11 Kentucky [SEC] SECN 6 p.m. 13 at Southeastern La. CST 6 p.m. 15 at Mississippi St. [SEC] 5:30 p.m. 16 at Mississippi St. [SEC] SECN 7 p.m. 17 at Mississippi St. [SEC] SECN 3:30 p.m. 20 Northwestern St. 6 p.m. 22 South Carolina [SEC] 6 p.m. 23 South Carolina [SEC] SECN+ 6 p.m. 24 South Carolina [SEC] SECN+ 1 p.m. 26 McNeese St. SECN+ 6 p.m. 29 at Arkansas [SEC] 6 p.m. 30 at Arkansas [SEC] ESPNU 6 p.m. MAY (0-0) 1 at Arkansas [SEC] 1 p.m. 7 Washington 4 p.m. 7 Washington 6:30 p.m. 8 Washington 12 p.m at SEC Tournament [Starkville, Miss.] TBA NCAA Regional TBA NCAA Super Regional TBA JUNE (0-0) 2-8 Women s College World Series [Oklahoma City, Okla] TBA All times are central and subject to change. Home games are bolded and played at Tiger Park.!-Tiger Nutter Collegiate Classic; #-Purple and Gold Challenge; $-LSU Invitational; [SEC]-SEC contest; SECN- SEC Network; CST-Cox Sports Television. NO. 5/5 LSU VS ULM 2016 LSU DEPTH CHART POS NAME HT CL. AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB OB% SF-SH SB-SBA C/DP Kellsi Kloss 5-8 Sr C Sydney Loupe 5-2 So B Sandra Simmons 5-6 Sr B Constance Quinn 5-5 Jr SS Bianka Bell 5-5 Sr B/C Sahvanna Jaquish 5-8 Jr B Jenna Kreamer 5-4 Sr LF Emily Griggs 5-1 So RF Bailey Landry 5-8 Jr DP Allie Walljasper 6-2 So DP Carley Hoover 6-2 So DP Baylee Corbello 5-5 Jr INF Sydney Bourg 5-6 So INF Randi Provost 5-6 So INF Shemiah Sanchez 5-2 Fr INF Amber Serrett 5-6 Fr OF Alayna Falcon 5-3 Sr OF Layna Savoie 5-7 Jr OF Taylor Lockwood 5-7 So OF Akiya Thymes 5-1 Fr UTL Elyse Thornhill 5-9 Fr UTL Taylor Satchell 5-4 Fr IN THE CIRCLE POS NAME HT CL. ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO WP-HP OP BA P Carley Hoover 6-2 So / P Allie Walljasper 6-2 So / P Baylee Corbello 5-5 Jr / P Sydney Smith 6-0 Fr / LSU 2016 Record , 0-0 SEC Ranking... 5/5 Head Coach...Beth Torina Overall Record/Years /9 Record vs. ULM Team Batting Average Team ERA ULM 2016 Record , 0-0 Sun Belt Ranking...NA Head Coach...Corey Lyon Overall Record/Years /4 Team Batting Average Team ERA FIRST PITCH LSU is riding a nine-game winning streak entering the game against ULM The Tigers are in the middle of a 16-game home stand LSU is 9-1 in home games this season ULM is the first game this season against a Louisiana opponent LSU is 9-0 all-time against the Warhawks in the series history The Tigers are 7-0 at home in Tiger Park against the Warhawks LSU has won four of the nine meetings via run-rule against the Warhawks BREAKDOWN LSU STAT ULM Batting Average Slugging Percentage On-Base Percentage Fielding Percengtage Stolen Bases Total Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs Walks ERA Shutouts Pitcher Strikeouts Walks Allowed Opp. Batting Average SERIES HISTORY Date Team Result Score 1980 ULM W /24/98 ULM W 10-0 [5] 02/24/98 ULM W 8-0 [5] 02/14/07 ULM W /27/08 ULM W /23/08 at ULM W 11-0 [5] 02/17/10 ULM W /01/14 at ULM W 14-1 [5] 03/31/15 ULM W 7-3

2 Quick Facts UNIVERSITY Location Baton Rouge, La. Founded 1860 Enrollment 29,865 Nickname Tigers or Fighting Tigers Colors Purple & Gold Mascot Mike VI (live Bengal tiger) Conference Southeastern President & Chancellor Dr. F. King Alexander NCAA Faculty Representative Dr. Bill Demastes SOFTBALL STAFF Head Coach Beth Torina Alma Mater, Year Florida, 2000 Record at LSU (Seasons) (4) Career Record (Seasons) (8) Assistant Coach Howard Dobson Alma Mater, Year McNeese State, 1997 Year at LSU 5th Season Assistant Coach Lindsay Leftwich Alma Mater, Year Northwesten State, 2005 Year at LSU 5th Season Volunteer Assistant Coach Kara Dill Year at LSU 2nd Season Director of Operations Quinlan Duhon Alma Mater, Year LSU, 2008 Year at LSU 7th Season TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Overall Record SEC Record (Finish) 15-9 (T-4th) 2015 SEC Tournament Finish Second Round 2015 Postseason WCWS 2015 Final Ranking (NFCA/USA Softball) 4/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 16/4 Starters Returning/Lost 7/1 Pitchers Returning/Lost 3/1 Newcomers 7 PROGRAM HISTORY All-Time Record (.752) All-Time SEC Record (.708) SEC Western Division Titles 9 Seasons , 2004, 2007, 2013 SEC Regular Season Titles 5 Seasons 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 All-Time SEC Tournament Record (.660) SEC Tournament Titles 5 Seasons 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007 NCAA Tournament Record (.613) NCAA Tournament Appearances 17 Seasons , Women s College World Series Appearances 4 Seasons 2001, 2004, 2012, 2015 ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT Director of Athletics/Vice Chancellor Joe Alleva Sr. Assoc. AD/Operations Verge Ausberry Sr. Assoc. AD/Student Services & SWA Miriam Segar Sr. Assoc. AD/Business Mark Ewing Sr. Assoc. AD/Compliance & Planning Bo Bahnsen Sr. Assoc. AD/Facilities & Grounds Ronnie Haliburton Sr. Assoc. AD/Internal Affiars & Eddie Nunez Project Development Associate AD/Ticket Manager Brian Broussard Assistant AD/Marketing Matt Shanklin SPORTS INFORMATION Associate AD/SID Michael Bonnette Senior Associate SID Bill Franques Senior Associate SID Kent Lowe Associate SID (Softball Contact) Clyde Verdin Verdin s Address cverdin@lsu.edu Verdin s Office Phone (225) Verdin s Cell Phone (225) SID Fax (225) Associate SID Jennifer Rodrigues Associate SID Will Stafford Associate SID Jake Terry Administrative Specialist Pam LeBlanc Graphics Design Coordinator Hannah Brinks Staff Photographer Steve Franz 29 Off 1 vs. ULM 6 p.m. SECN Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. B-T Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 00 Akiya Thymes OF 5-1 L-R Fr-HS Brusly, La, (Brusly HS) 1 Layna Savoie OF 5-7 R-R Jr.-2L Lake Charles, La. (Barbe HS) 2 Sahvanna Jaquish C/INF 5-8 R-R Jr.-2L Highland, Calif. (Redlands East Valley HS) 3 Sandra Simmons INF 5-6 L-L Sr.-3L Fountain Valley, Calif. (Marina HS) 4 Jenna Kreamer INF 5-4 R-R Sr.-1L Shreveport, La. (Louisiana-Lafayette) 5 Constance Quinn INF 5-5 R-R Jr.-2L Hattiesburg, Miss. (Oak Grove HS) 8 Emily Griggs OF 5-1 L-R So.-1L Wichita, Kan. (Maize HS) 9 Elyse Thornhill UTL 5-9 L-R Fr.-HS Baton Rouge, La. (St. Joeeph s Academy) 10 Sydney Bourg INF 5-6 L-R So.-1L Slidell, La (Northshore HS) 11 Taylor Satchell UTL 5-4 R-R Fr.-HS Rayne, La. (Notre Dame HS) 12 Sydney Smith P/1B 6-0 R-R Fr.-HS Maple Grove, Minn (Maple Grove HS) 13 Sydney Loupe C 5-2 R-R So.-1L Slidell, La. (Pope John Paul II Catholic HS) 14 Taylor Lockwood OF 5-7 L-R So.-1L Walker, La. (Walker HS) 17 Amber Serrett INF 5-6 R-R Fr.-HS Spring, Texas (Oak Ridge HS) 19 Baylee Corbello P/UTL 5-5 R-R Jr.-2L Lake Charles, La. (Sam Houston HS) 20 Randi Provost INF 5-6 R-R So.-TR Loreauville, La. (Louisiana-Lafayette) 21 Carley Hoover P 6-2 R-R So.-1L Clemson, S.C. (Stanford) 23 Shemiah Sanchez INF 5-2 R/R Fr.-HS Newnan, Ga. (East Coweta HS) 24 Alayna Falcon OF 5-3 R-R Sr.-3L Donaldsonville, La. (Ascension Catholic HS) 25 Allie Walljasper P 6-2 R-R So.-1L Manteca, Calif. (Sierra HS) 26 Bailey Landry OF 5-8 L-R Jr.-2L Prairieville, La. (East Ascension HS) 27 Bianka Bell INF/P 5-5 R-R Sr.-3L Tampa, Fla. (Chamberlain HS) 77 Kellsi Kloss C 5-8 R-R Sr.-3L Cypress, Calif. (Pacifica HS) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Beth Torina [Florida, 2000} Assistant Coach: Howard Dobson [McNeese State, 1997] Assistant Coach: Lindsay Leftwich [Northwestern State, 2005] Volunteer Coach: Kara Dill [Kentucky, 2012] Director of Operations: Quinlan Duhon [LSU, 2008] PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Sydney BOURG Berg Sydney LOUPE Loop Sahvanna JAQUISH Jay-KWISH AKIYA THYMES A-kai-uh Times Shemiah Sanchez Sha-miah Layna SAVOIE Sav-wah Jenna KREAMER Kramer Beth TORINA To-ree-nuh SPORTS INFORMATION LSU Associate Sports Information Director Clyde Verdin handles the media relations duties for the Tiger softball team. Verdin can be reached at his office (225) , on his cell (225) or by at cverdin@lsu.edu. PRACTICE TIMES/INTERVIEWS LSU practices at Tiger Park and team sessions generally begin around 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon s. Head coach Beth Torina and players are available for interviews beginning at 1 p.m. prior to the team practice session. Members of the media who wish to cover practice should contact SID Clyde Verdin for the latest practice times. During the season, the Tigers generally take Monday s off. Office and phone interviews may be arranged on special occasions. Torina s office is located on the fourth floor of the Athletic Administration Building. All interview requests must be made at least 24 hours in advance with Verdin. Information about the Tiger softball team, including player bios, game recaps and notes packets are available online at the Official Website of LSU Athletics, Practice 2 p.m. This Week At A Glance 3 Practice 2 p.m. 4 vs. Memphis 5 p.m. vs. Tennessee Tech 7:30 p.m. LSU softball games that are broadcast on the radio also can be heard in the Geaux Zone on LSUsports.net. Live statistics for all games will be carried on LSUsports.net. MEDIA.LSUSPORTS.NET Media can now access images for all LSU athletics teams, including action shots, head shots and logos. To gain access to the high-resolution pictures, Clyde Verdin. You will be assigned a user name and a password. This service is for media use only. Resale of these images is strictly prohibited. TIGERS ON THE RADIO LSU softball is in its 20th season of radio coverage, as the LSU Sports Network will broadcast 30 regular season games which includes all of the team s 24 SEC contests in addition to all postseason games. The games will be broadcast in the Baton Rouge area on ESPN FM. In addition, the games can be heard live on the internet in the Geaux Zone at LSUsports.net. Patrick Wright calls the play-by-play action. 5 vs.liberty 5 p.m. vs. Louisiana Tech 7:30 p.m. 6 vs.tennessee Tech 12 p.m. SECN+

3 LSU s Record When... WIN-LOSS SUMMARY 2016 OVERALL Overall Non-Conference SEC SEC Tournament NCAA Tournament Home Away Neutral vs. Top vs. Top Louisiana Teams Day Games Night Games February March April May Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday RHP Starter LHP Starter Shutouts Run-rule Games Extra-inning Games One-run Games Two-run Games Three-run + Games Scored in 1st Inning Opp. Scored in 1st Inning Scored First Opp. Scored First Scored 0-2 Runs Scored 3-5 Runs Scored 6-9 Runs Scored 10 + Runs Opp. Scored 0-2 Runs Opp. Scored 3-5 Runs Opp. Scored 6-9 Runs Opp. Scored 10 + Runs Out-hit Opp Out-hit by Opp Hits are Tied Made 0 Errors Made 1 + Errors Opp. Made 0 Errors Opp. Made 1 + Errors A Look Back - Purple and Gold Challenge LSU went 4-0 in the Purple and Gold Challenge last weekend, taking a pair of wins from Illinois State and Texas Tech. The Tigers pushed its winning streak to nine games, earning two run-rule victories over the Redbirds, 10-2 and 9-1, while needing eight innings to earn a 3-2 win over Texas Tech and 5-3 win in the finale over the Red Raiders Sunday. LSU had a team hitting percentage of.353 to a combined.169 average for each of the two opponents. The Tigers outhit the two outfits over the course of the weekend, with 12 of those hits for extra bases. LSU had a team slugging percentage of.627. LSU outscored ISU and TTU 27-8 on the weekend, with 26 of their runs coming through counting as RBIs with just one for the Redbirds and Red Raiders. The team belted seven home runs during the four-game stretch, the most for the group on a weekend so far this season. LSU batters drew 11 walks on the week, striking out just nine times in 102 at-bats, earning an on-base percentage of.427. Constance Quinn led the team at the plate, hitting.538 over the weekend with a team-leading seven hits, including going 4-for-4 against Illinois State. Sahvanna Jaquish had one less hit but led the team in RBIs with eight, including hitting three home runs in each of the last three games of the weekend and slugging Kellsi Kloss drove in seven, as two of her hits were three-run home runs coming in the opener against Illinois State. Bailey Landry had one of the team s two triples and two of the seven home runs as she drove in four runs and slugged on the weekend. Emily Griggs tied Landry for the third most hits with five, hitting.357 with two runs scored. LSU s pitching staff combined for an earned run average of 0.56, allowing eight runs, of which only two were earned. The four pitchers struck out 33, while walking just four as a group. Carley Hoover struck out 15, a career-high and the most for a pitcher in a game this season. Hoover and Sydney Smith allowed the fewest hits in their contests, giving up just three. Smith had the best opponent batting average at.158 against Illinois State. Baylee Corbello gave up just one run in her only start, the fewest for the group on the weekend. Allie Walljasper pitched the most innings in a single game this season in her eight against Texas Tech, issuing no walks for the sixth time this season SEC Standings TEAM SEC PCT. OVERALL PCT. Florida Texas A&M Alabama Auburn Georgia Kentucky LSU South Carolina Mississippi State Ole Miss Missouri Tennessee Arkansas Leading after 6 Innings Trailing after 6 Innings Tied after 6 Innings

4 USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Week 2 RANK TEAM PTS RECORD PVS 1 Florida (32) Michigan Auburn Alabama LSU Louisiana-Lafayette Oregon Georgia Washington James Madison UCLA Oklahoma Florida State Tennessee Arizona Texas A&M Missouri Kentucky Arizona State Fresno State Minnesota UCF Notre Dame RV 24 Texas RV 25 California New to Poll: No. 23 Notre Dame, No. 24 Texas Dropped Out: No. 21 Baylor, No. 23 South Alabama Receiving Votes: Mississippi State (43), Baylor (38), Nebraska (33), Florida Atlantic (23), South Alabama (12), Long Beach State (6), Oregon State (6), North Texas (2). Bold Opponent; [RV] Receiving Votes ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 Week 2 RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS 1. Florida (18) Michigan Auburn Alabama LSU Louisiana-Lafayette Oregon Washington (1) Georgia UCLA Oklahoma T10 T12. Missouri T12. James Madison Texas A&M (1) Florida State Arizona T10 T17. Arizona State T17. Kentucky Tennessee Fresno State Texas Minnesota Mississippi State RV 24. Baylor California New to Poll: Mississippi State Dropped Out: UCF (16) RV: Utah (19), UCF (16), Notre Dame (15), Nebraska (13), USC Upstate (11), Long Beach State (6), Texas State (4), South Alabama (3), Oregon State (3), Texas Tech (2), Ohio State (1), Kent State (1), Florida Atlantic (1) Bell Eyes More LSU Records Already the owner of a host of LSU records, LSU senior infielder Bianka Bell is currently second all-time in career multi-rbi games with 50, right behind Leslie Klein who had 52 from She has 187 RBI so far in her career, placing her just five away from tying, and six from breaking, Klein s all-time total RBI mark. The Tampa, Florida, native is already the career record holder in home runs, single-season home runs, single season slugging percentage, and single-season total bases among others. Hoover Fans 15 LSU sophomore pitcher struck out 15 Texas Tech batters in the team s 5-3 win over the Red Raiders on Feb. 28, netting a new career-high in the process. Hoover is the first pitcher to fan 15 in a game since 2008, while finishing two strikeouts shy of the record of 17 held by Britini Sneed for the most in a seven-inning game. It s tied for the 12th most in a game for a pitcher in LSU history and in the top 10 for most in a seven-inning contest. Landry s Late-Inning Home Run Heroics Coming into the season, junior outfielder Bailey Landry had not tallied a regular-season home run, with her career five all coming in the last two postseason LSU appearances. Two swings changed all that as she drilled the walk off homer in extras on Feb. 27 and blasted a threerun shot on Feb. 28 in the finale of the Purple and Gold Challenge to give her two on the year. The first one was the first walk off home run in extra innings since 2011, and the 10th all-time in extra innings in program history. Fool Me Once...Fool Me Twice?!?! Kellsi Kloss has four home runs this season, and each have come in the same game, hitting two three-run home runs against Illinois State and two grand slams in the same inning against Bethune-Cookman. Dating back to last year, Kloss has been the only player to do so in a game, with three under her belt in her career. The only other player with more is junior Sahvanna Jaquish with four and Bianka Bell follows both with two. Double Figure Scoring Five of LSU s 13 wins this season have come with LSU scoring 10 or more runs in a single contest. Since 2012, LSU has won 37 games when scoring in the double-digits, having 14 wins last year which was the most. Year Wins When Scoring In Double Figures Record-Setting Kellsi It took just two swings of the bat for senior catcher Kellsi Kloss to etch her name among LSU greats after her performance at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, as against Bethune-Cookman she belted two grand slams, becoming the first Tiger ever to do so in a single game. With those shots, she also drove in nine RBI, the most in a single game, besting the record of seven, most recently done by Stephanie Hill in Clearing the Table With four grand slams this season, the Tigers are one shy of matching their entire total from 2015 of five. With one more, it would be the fourth time in program history that an LSU squad would have five in a season, matching the 2007, 2009 and 2015 teams. Since 2012, LSU SEASON HIGHLIGHTS has hit 15 grand slams, as from there were 23, with none from LSU and Texas A&M currently leads the SEC with four. Owning the Third So far this season, LSU is outscoring its opponents 31-5 in the third inning alone, the most runs the team has scored in any so far this year. Even without the UConn 13-run frame, the Tigers would still be outscoring teams 18-5, scoring in the frame in eight of the team s 15 games so far this season. When LSU scores in the third, the Tigers are 8-0. Jaquish Named SEC Player of the Week Junior Sahvanna Jaquish was named the SEC s Player of the Week on Feb. 15 after her nine-hit, nine-rbi performance in the Tiger Classic. It s the third time in her career she s earned the award and fourth time she s been honored by the league as a Tiger. Double-Digit Innings For the first time this season, LSU scored double-digit runs in a single inning with 13 in the third against UConn. It was also the 13th time in program history that LSU has scored at least 10 runs in a single frame, as it was the second-most ever scored in a single inning in team history, with the record being 15 against Nicholls on April 1, 2004 in a 20-0 win. Before the current staff took over, there were five instances of this happening, since then there have been eight. Date Opponent Runs Inning Score 02/12/16 UConn 13 2nd W, /15/15 Texas Southern 10 1st W, /03/15 Northwestern St. 10 1st W, /21/15 vs. Nebraska 10 1st W, /27/14 at Ole Miss 10 2nd W, /19/14 at South Carolina 10 6th W, /01/14 at ULM 11 4th W, /10/12 Miss. Valley St. 11 1st W, /09/08 at Kentucky 11 6th W, /15/08 St. Johns 10 1st W, /22/06 Texas Southern 12 2nd W, /10/05 Kentucky 11 1st W, /11/04 Nicholls 15 4th W, 20-0 Calling for Mercy In the Tiger Classic, LSU run-ruled every team and won four of their games five games via mercy rule, earning a pair of 9-0 wins over Ohio State and North Florida, a 13-2 win over UConn and 10-1 win in the finale against Pacific. It s the first time in LSU history that the Tigers have run-ruled its first three opponents, and matches the 2008 team for most run-rule victories in the first five games. LSU has had 53 runrule games since 2012, with 20 coming last season. LSU Returns SEC-Best Five All-Americans LSU had a record five All-American selections last season in the program s history in Bianka Bell, Sahvanna Jaquish, Carley Hoover, Bailey Landry and Allie Walljasper, tying for the most in the nation. This year, all five return giving LSU the most All-American s on a single team in the SEC. Season Openers LSU has had the luxury of opening the season at home for the last six seasons, as coming into 2016 LSU is 15-4 all-time in season-opening contests, while holding a 17-2 mark in home season openers. LSU has won three of the last five in both coming into the opener against Ohio State. Trio Named to USA Softball POY Top 50 Watch List Tigers In The Polls USA TODAY/NFCA TOP 25 Preseason No. 3 [711] ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALL Preseason No. 3 [446] Feb. 16 No. 4 [675] Feb. 16 No. 4 [423] Feb. 23 No. 5 [664] Feb. 23 No. 5 [420] March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 May 17 Final March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 May 17 Final

5 LSU Multi-Hit Games PLAYER SEASON CAREER Bianka Bell Sandra Simmons Bailey Landry Sahvanna Jaquish Kellsi Kloss Constance Quinn Emily Griggs Amber Serrett Sydney Bourg Alayna Falcon Allie Walljasper Elyse Thornhill LSU Multi-RBI Games PLAYER SEASON CAREER Bianka Bell Sahvanna Jaquish Sandra Simmons Kellsi Kloss Bailey Landry Constance Quinn Alayna Falcon Emily Griggs Allie Walljasper Elyse Thornhill Jenna Kreamer Amber Serrett LSU Hitting Streaks PLAYER SEASON CURRENT CAREER Bailey Landry Bianka Bell Constance Quinn Kellsi Kloss Sahvanna Jaquish Sandra Simmons Amber Serrett 6-6 Emily Griggs Jenna Kreamer 1-4 Alayna Falcon Sydney Bourg 1-3 Shemiah Sanchez 3-3 Baylee Corbello Allie Walljasper Elyse Thornhill 2-2 Carley Hoover 2-2 Taylor Satchell Taylor Lockwood 1-1 Randi Provost For the first time, LSU has had three players selected to the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List, as Bianka Bell, Carley Hoover and Bailey Landry all made the cut. The three selections tied for the most nationally along with Georgia and Michigan, as Bell is on the list for the second year, with Hoover and Landry are on the list for the first time in their careers. Bell, Hoover Preseason All-SEC LSU s duo of Bianka Bell and Carley Hoover were selected to the 14-member Preseason All-SEC Team before the start of the regular season. Bell earned a spot on the preseason list for the second consecutive year, while Hoover was picked for the first time in her LSU career as both finished last year as first team All-SEC selections. LSU was one of four member institutions to earn multiple selections on this year s list along with Florida and Auburn with three each and Alabama with two picks. LSU Earns Top Three Preseason Rank After finishing the season ranked in the top five after earning the program s fourth berth in the Women s College World Series, the LSU softball team will begin 2016 where they left off last year as the USA Today/NFCA and ESPN/USA Softball Division I Preseason Polls were released having the Tigers sitting in third place in both. LSU is no stranger to beginning the season in the top 10 in both polls, as this is the 10th time in team history that the Tigers have been slotted there by the NFCA and the fifth time being selected by USA Softball. The early ranking is the highest to start the year in program history, besting the 2002 ranking that had the Tigers open the year fourth by the NFCA and seventh by USA Softball in 2007 and New Year, Not-So New Tiger Park After having a year with record crowds, fans in 2016 will notice some new enhancements to Tiger Park, such as new entrances, updated tailgating options and the renovation of the berm to the new Tiger Park Terrace. The section in the outfield has been updated and made safer, where over 900 fans can enjoy softball for the upcoming season. Now, there is a walkway and steps that lead to the area that begins just before the left field foul pole and goes all the way into left center, stopping just short of reaching dead center. There is a new entrance in center where fans can enter to get to the Terrace, with tailgating in the grass area next to the soccer stadium where permanent restrooms will be available two hours prior to the first pitch of all LSU games. Many Happy Returns Overall Ranking Strength of Schedule Record vs. RPI 1-25 Home Away Neutral Record vs. RPI Home Away Neutral Record vs. RPI Home Away Neutral Record vs. RPI Home Away Neutral Record vs. RPI Home Away Neutral RPI REPORT Losing just three players to graduation, LSU will return over 80 percent of its hits, runs and RBI producers in Also included are three pitchers that combined for 43 of the pitching victories, 33 complete games and 15 shutouts between them. LSU Picked to Finish Second in SEC In a vote of the league s head coaches, the Southeastern Conference released its annual preseason poll on Thursday as LSU was picked to finish second after earning three first place votes and 128 overall points. The Tigers finished fourth last year and have won at least 15 conference games in three of the last four years. LSU Featured Nine Times Nationally Nine of LSU s games this season will be nationally televised on the ESPN family of networks the Southeastern Conference announced today, with more than 70 contests featuring SEC teams scheduled for air this year. Now in its second year of operation, the SEC Network will serve as the outlet for six of the nine games which will begin in March right at the start of league play. The other three games will be on one of the host of ESPN channels available for fans. Two games will be shown regionally on CST, when LSU travels to take on Louisiana Tech in March and Southeastern Louisiana in April. Three Selected For USA Softball National Teams A trio of LSU softball players were selected to a pair of teams that will represent the United States on the international level this summer, as senior infielder Bianka Bell was picked for the U.S. Women s National Team, while outfielders in sophomore Emily Griggs and junior Bailey Landry were picked for the Women s Elite Team the Amateur Softball Association of America and USA Softball announced. Bell and Griggs will be participating with the national teams for the second consecutive year, while Landry will make her inaugural debut in the Red, White and Blue later this year. Bell is one of 18 total selections for the WNT group, as well as being one of 12 veterans to make a return to the squad, while Griggs is one of three that was on the USA Softball Women s Junior National Team last year. LSU assistant coach Howard Dobson has been an assistant on the national team staff for the last four years. Softball Signs Highly-Rated Class LSU head softball coach Beth Torina announced the signing of seven high school standouts that will join the Tigers for the 2017 season in Aliyah Andrews, Michal Cunningham, Nicky Dawson, Amanda Doyle, Maribeth Gorsuch, Sydney Springfield and Claire Weinberger. After inking a very versatile class last year, this year s group is considered one OPPONENT RPI SEC Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Mississippi State Missouri South Carolina Tennessee Texas A&M RANK [RECORD VS.]

6 The Last Time A Tiger... Scored three runs in a game: Constance Quinn, Illinois State, 02/27/16 Scored four runs in a game: Ashley Langoni, at South Carolina, 03/25/12 Had four hits in a game: Constance Quinn, Illinois State, 02/27/16 Had five hits in a game: Sahvanna Jaquish, at South Carolina, 04/19/14 Had five RBIs in a game: Sahvanna Jaquish, Illinois State, 02/27/16 Had six RBIs in a game: Kellsi Kloss, Illinois State, 02/26/16 Had seven RBIs in a game: Stephanie Hill, Nicholls State, 04/01/04 Had nine RBIs in a game: Kellsi Kloss, vs. Bethune-Cookman, 02/19/16 Had two doubles in a game: Sandra Simmons, South Alabama, 02/24/16 Had three doubles in a game: Allison Falcon, vs. Louisville, 05/16/14 Had two triples in a game: A.J. Andrews, Stephen F. Austin, 03/01/15 Had two home runs in a game: Kellsi Kloss, Illinois State, 02/26/16 Hit a grand slam: Kellsi Kloss, vs. Bethune-Cookman, 02/19/16 Lead off game with home run: Kirsten Shortridge, at Hawai`i, 02/07/09 Lead off inning with home run: Bailey Landry, Texas Tech, 02/27/16 Hit an inside-the-park home run: Kailey McCasland, Central Arkansas, 02/13/15 Hit a walk-off home run to win regulation game: Sahvanna Jaquish, Louisiana Tech, 02/17/15 Hit a walk-off home run to win an extra inning game: Bailey Landry, Illinois State [8th], 02/27/16 Had eight total bases in a game: Sandra Simmons, vs. No. 16 Arizona, 05/24/15 Had nine total bases in a game: Kellsi Kloss, vs. Berthune-Cookman, 02/19/15 Had 10 total bases in a game: Kellsi Kloss, at No. 14 Tennessee, 04/12/15 Had 13 total bases in a game: Ashlee Ducote, at South Carolina [Gm 2], 04/14/00 Drew three walks in a game: Bianka Bell, Sahvanna Jaquish, vs. Bethune-Cookman, 02/19/16 Drew four walks in a game: Ashley Langoni, Penn State, 02/11/12 Drew two intentional walks in a game: Bianka Bell, Arkansas, 03/09/15 Drew three intentional walks in a game: Stephanie Hill, at Ole Miss [Gm 1], 04/17/04 Hit by pitch twice in a game: Bianka Bell, Kentucky, 03/15/13 Struck out three times in a game: Kellsi Kloss, vs. No. 23 Arizona State, 05/17/15 Struck out four times in a game: Alex Boulet, No. 1 Alabama, 04/08/11 Struck out five times in a game: Ashley Lewis, Southern Miss, 05/20/00 Had two sacrifice hits in a game: Jacee Blades, vs. SIUE, 02/07/14 Had three sacrifice hits in a game: Tara Asbill, at Alabama [Gm 1], 05/05/00 Had two sacrifice flies in a game: Sahvanna Jaquish, vs. No. 13 Arizona, 02/20/15 Had two stolen bases in a game: A.J. Andrews, vs. No. 16 Arizona, 05/24/15 Had three stolen bases in a game: Emily Griggs, Tennessee State, 02/07/15 Had four stolen bases in a game: Cassie Trosclair, vs. Sacred Heart, 05/21/11 Seven-inning complete-game shutout: Allie Walljasper, South Alabama, 02/24/16 Extra-inning complete-game shutout: Rachele Fico, at Mississippi State [14 IP], 03/08/13 Tossed a perfect game: Rachele Fico vs. Southeastern Louisiana [5 IP], 02/16/11 Tossed a no-hitter: Baylee Corbello, Northwestern State, 03/03/15 Seven-inning no-hitter: Rachele Fico, vs. Ohio State [7 IP], 02/22/13 Seven-inning complete-game one-hitter: Allie Walljasper, No. 8 Auburn, 05/02/14 Recorded 13 strikeouts in a game: Kelsee Selman, vs. Central Arkansas, 02/09/14 Recorded 14 strikeouts in a game: Rachele Fico, Tulsa, 02/09/13 Recorded 15 strikeouts in a game: Carley Hoover, Texas Tech, 02/28/15 Recorded 16 strikeouts in a game: Dani Hofer, vs. South Florida, 03/16/08 Recorded 17 strikeouts in a game: Brittany Mack, at No. 10 Missouri [Gm 1], 05/27/11 Recorded 18 strikeouts in a game: Rachele Fico, vs. Syracuse, 05/20/11 Recorded 19 strikeouts in a game: Britni Sneed, vs. Oklahoma, 05/26/01 Recorded 22 strikeouts in a game: Rachele Fico, at Mississippi State, 03/08/13 Pitched 10+ innings: Rachele Fico, Tulsa [10 IP], 02/09/13 Pitched 11+ innings: Ashley Czechner, vs. Harvard, 02/28/14 Pitched 13+ innings: Rachele Fico, at Mississippi State [14 IP], 03/08/13 Had 18 putouts: Morgan Russell, vs. Syracuse, 05/20/11 Had 19 putouts: Jennifer Schuelke, vs. Oklahoma, 05/26/01 Had 23 putouts: Lauren Houston, at Mississippi State, 03/08/13 Had six assists: Tammy Wray, No. 12 Missouri, 04/21/13 Had seven assists: Juliana Santos, at Kentucky [Gm. 2], 04/25/10 Had eight assists: Tammy Wray, No. 22 Florida State, 04/18/12 Had two errors: Taylor Satchell, Pacific, 02/13/16 Had three errors: Hailey Smith, vs. Central Arkansas, 02/09/14 Had four errors: Andrea Smith, vs. Arizona, 05/26/ Honors and Awards Bianka Bell Preseason All-SEC USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List Carley Hoover Preseason All-SEC USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List Sahvanna Jaquish SEC Player of the Week [02/15] Bailey Landry USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List Inning-By-Inning SCORE BY INNINGS TOTALS LSU Opponents

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9 of the best in the nation as website FloSoftball ranked the class No. 2 overall. In all, LSU signed two players from Louisiana, two from Texas and one from California, Ohio and Florida. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS continued Softball Signs Highly-Rated Class LSU head softball coach Beth Torina announced the signing of seven high school standouts that will join the Tigers for the 2017 season in Aliyah Andrews, Michal Cunningham, Nicky Dawson, Amanda Doyle, Maribeth Gorsuch, Sydney Springfield and Claire Weinberger. After inking a very versatile class last year, this year s group is considered one of the best in the nation as website FloSoftball ranked the class No. 2 overall. In all, LSU signed two players from Louisiana, two from Texas and one from California, Ohio and Florida. LSU Releases Home-Heavy Schedule Coming off of a 50-win season and the program s fourth trip to the Women s College World Series in 2015, the LSU softball team released the 2016 regular season schedule that features 37 games in the friendly confines of Tiger Park in a 56-game slate, hosting the likes of Alabama, Florida and Washington and contests against 14 teams that were in last year s NCAA tournament field. The Tigers will have a chance to get the year off on the right foot, playing 21 of their first 26 games in Tiger Park over the month of February and beginning of March, traveling just once during that time. The highlight of that stretch is a streak of 16-straight games in Baton Rouge from February 24-March 13. LSU was 38-5 at home last season.

10 2016 LSU Softball Overall Statistics for LSU (as of Feb 28, 2016) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 13-2 Home: 9-1 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 4-1 SEC: 0-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 20 Randi Provost Taylor Satchell Constance Quinn Sahvanna Jaquish Kellsi Kloss Bianka Bell Amber Serrett Elyse Thornhill Taylor Lockwood Bailey Landry Emily Griggs Shemiah Sanchez Sandra Simmons Carley Hoover Jenna Kreamer Allie Walljasper Sydney Bourg Alayna Falcon Sydney Loupe Akiya Thymes Layna Savoie Baylee Corbello Sydney Smith Totals Opponents LOB - Team (102), Opp (96). DPs turned - Team (3), Opp (5). IBB - Team (1), Jaquish 1. Picked off - Quinn 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 25 Allie Walljasper / Baylee Corbello / Carley Hoover / Sydney Smith / Totals / Opponents / P STARTS RECORD Carley Hoover Allie Walljasper Sydney Smith Baylee Corbello C STARTS RECORD Kellsi Kloss Sahvanna Jaquish B STARTS RECORD Sandra Simmons B STARTS RECORD Constance Quinn Shemiah Sanchez SS STARTS RECORD Bianka Bell Amber Serrett B STARTS RECORD Sahvanna Jaquish Jenna Kreamer Taylor Satchell Starters By Position Record LF STARTS RECORD Amber Serrett Emily Griggs Elyse Thornhill CF STARTS RECORD Emily Griggs Sydney Bourg Bailey Landry RF STARTS RECORD Bailey Landry Alayna Falcon DP STARTS RECORD Kellsi Kloss Bianka Bell Amber Serrett Constance Quinn Shemiah Sanchez Jenna Kreamer Carley Hoover Elyse Thornhill 1 1-0

11 1ST STARTS RECORD Constance Quinn Emily Griggs Bailey Landry ND STARTS RECORD Emily Griggs Bailey Landry RD STARTS RECORD Sahvanna Jaquish TH STARTS RECORD Bianka Bell Starters By Lineup Spot Record 5TH STARTS RECORD Kellsi Kloss TH STARTS RECORD Bailey Landry Sandra Simmons Constance Quinn Shemiah Sanchez TH STARTS RECORD Amber Serrett Shemiah Sanchez Elyse Thornhill Sandra Simmons Allie Walljasper TH STARTS RECORD Shemiah Sanchez Elyse Thornhill Carley Hoover Jenna Kreamer Alayna Falcon Allie Walljasper TH STARTS RECORD Sandra Simmons Constance Quinn Sydney Bourg Shemiah Sanchez 1 0-1

12 NO. PLAYER [HR NUMBER] OPPONENT [DATE] PITCHER ON-BASE INNING OUTS COUNT SCORE FINAL 1 Jenna Kreamer [1] North Florida [Feb. 12] Snipe [RHP] W, Sahvanna Jaquish [1] UConn [Feb. 13] Doty [RHP] W, Bianka Bell [1] Pacific [Feb. 14] Lindstrom [RHP] W, Sandra Simmons [1] Bethune-Cookman [Feb. 19] Genera [RHP] W, Kellsi Kloss [1] Bethune-Cookman [Feb. 19] Genera [RHP] W, Kellsi Kloss [2] Bethune-Cookman [Feb. 19] Conner [RHP] W, Kellsi Kloss [3] Illinois State [Feb. 26] Romshek [RHP] W, Kellsi Kloss [4] Illinois State [Feb. 26] Domkuski [RHP] W, Sahvanna Jaquish [2] Illinois State [Feb. 27] Finck [RHP] W, Sahvanna Jaquish [3] Texas Tech [Feb. 27] Maisel [RHP] W, Bailey Landry [1]* Texas Tech [Feb. 27] Maisel [RHP] W, Sahvanna Jaquish [4] Texas Tech [Feb. 28] Maisel [RHP] W, Bailey Landry [2] Texas Tech [Feb. 28] Maisel [RHP] W, 5-3 Bold represents game tying or go-ahead home run; Italics represents home runs in the same inning; Asterisk represents leadoff home run SITE Home 10 Away - Neutral 3 HR TYPE Solo 3 Two-Run 1 Three-Run 5 Grand Slam 4 NUMBER OF OUTS 0 Outs 1 1 Out 3 2 Outs 9 COUNT 0-0 Count Count Count Count Count Count Count Count Count Count Count Count 1 Home Run Breakdown CLASS Freshman - Sophomore - Junior 7 Senior 6 INNING 1st Inning 2 2nd Inning 1 3rd Inning 3 4th Inning 4 5th Inning 2 6th Inning - 7th Inning 1 Extra Innings 1 GAME TYPE Non-Conference 13 SEC Regular Season - SEC Tournament - NCAA Tournament - GAME RESULT Wins 13 Losses - MISC Leadoff 1 Inside the Park -

13 DATE OPPONENT RESULT INN LSU R-H-E OPP. R-H-E RECORD [SEC] PITCHER OF RECORD ATT TIME 02/12 Ohio State! W, 9-0 [5] [0-0] Hoover [1-0] 2,182 1:50 02/12 North Florida! W, 9-0 [5] [0-0] Smith [1-0] 2,182 1:40 02/13 Connecticut! W, 13-2 [5] [0-0] Corbello [1-0] 2,116 1:50 02/13 Pacific! L, [0-0] Walljasper [0-1] 2,116 2:14 02/14 Pacific! W, 10-1 [5] [0-0] Hoover [2-0] 1,451 2:04 02/19 No. 9 Arizona@ L, [0-0] Walljasper [0-2] 627 1:49 02/19 Bethune-Cookman@ W, 16-2 [5] [0-0] Corbello [2-0] 423 2:00 02/20 UCSB@ W, [0-0] Walljasper [1-2] 437 1:57 02/20 No. 15 UCF@ W, [0-0] Hoover [3-0] 435 2:30 02/21 No. 8 UCLA@ W, [0-0] Hoover [4-0] 467 2:52 02/24 South Alabama W, [0-0] Walljasper [2-2] 1,229 2:23 02/26 Illinois State# W, 10-2 [5] [0-0] Smith [2-0] 1,209 1:44 02/27 Illinois State# W, 9-1 [5] [0-0] Corbello [3-0] 1,920 1:36 02/27 Texas Tech# W, 3-2 [8] [0-0] Walljasper [3-2] 1,920 2:10 02/28 Texs Tech# W, [0-0] Hoover [5-0] 1,441 2:03 All times are central and subject to change. Home games are bolded and played at Tiger Park.!-Tiger Nutter Collegiate Classic; #-Purple and Gold Challenge; $-LSU Invitational; [SEC]-SEC contest.

14 DATE OPPONENT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH 02/12 Ohio State! Landry Griggs Jaquish Bell Kloss Simmons Serrett Sanchez Quinn 02/12 North Florida! Landry Griggs Jaquish Bell Kloss Simmons Sanchez Kreamer Bourg 02/13 Connecticut! Landry Griggs Jaquish Bell Kloss Simmons Serrett Thornhill Quinn 02/13 Pacific! Landry Griggs Jaquish Bell Kloss Simmons Walljasper Ala. Falcon Sanchez 02/14 Pacific! Griggs Landry Jaquish Bell Kloss Quinn Serrett Hoover Simmons 02/19 No. 9 Arizona@ Griggs Landry Jaquish Bell Kloss Sanchez Simmons Walljasper Quinn 02/19 Bethune-Cookman@ Griggs Landry Jaquish Bell Kloss Quinn Serrett Sanchez Simmons 02/20 UCSB@ Griggs Landry Jaquish Bell Kloss Simmons Serrett Sanchez Bourg 02/20 No. 15 UCF@ Griggs Landry Jaquish Bell Kloss Quinn Thornhill Hoover Simmons 02/21 No. 8 UCLA@ Quinn Griggs Jaquish Bell Kloss Landry Serrett Kreamer Simmons 02/24 South Alabama Quinn Griggs Jaquish Bell Kloss Landry Serrett Thornhill Simmons 02/26 Illinois State# Quinn Griggs Jaquish Bell Kloss Landry Serrett Satchell Simmons 02/27 Illinois State# Quinn Griggs Jaquish Bell Kloss Landry Sanchez Ala. Falcon Simmons 02/27 Texas Tech# Quinn Griggs Jaquish Bell Kloss Landry Serrett Walljasper Simmons 02/28 Texas Tech# Quinn Griggs Jaquish Bell Kloss Landry Serrett Thornhill Simmons All times are central and subject to change. Home games are bolded and played at Tiger Park.!-Tiger Nutter Collegiate Classic; #-Purple and Gold Challenge; $-LSU Invitational; [SEC]-SEC contest.

15 DATE OPPONENT P C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DP 02/12 Ohio State! Hoover Kloss Simmons Quinn Bell Jaquish Serrett Griggs Landry Sanchez 02/12 North Florida! Smith Jaquish Simmons Sanchez Bell Kreamer Griggs Bourg Landry Kloss 02/13 Connecticut! Corbello Kloss Simmons Quinn Serrett Jaquish Thornhill Griggs Landry Bell 02/13 Pacific! Walljasper Jaquish Simmons Sanchez Bell Satchell Griggs Landry Ala. Falcon Kloss 02/14 Pacific! Hoover Kloss Simmons Quinn Bell Jaquish Griggs Bourg Landry Serrett 02/19 No. 9 Arizona@ Walljasper Kloss Simmons Quinn Bell Jaquish Griggs Bourg Landry Sanchez 02/19 Bethune-Cookman@ Corbello Kloss Simmons Sanchez Bell Jaquish Serrett Griggs Landry Quinn 02/20 UCSB@ Smith Kloss Simmons Sanchez Serrett Jaquish Griggs Bourg Landry Bell 02/20 No. 15 UCF@ Hoover Kloss Simmons Quinn Bell Jaquish Thornhill Griggs Landry Provost 02/21 No. 8 UCLA@ Hoover Kloss Simmons Quinn Bell Jaquish Serrett Griggs Landry Kreamer 02/24 South Alabama Walljasper Kloss Simmons Quinn Bell Jaquish Serrett Griggs Landry Thornhill 02/26 Illinois State# Smith Jaquish Simmons Quinn Bell Satchell Serrett Griggs Landry Kloss 02/27 Illinois State# Corbello Kloss Simmons Sanchez Bell Jaquish Griggs Landry Ala. Falcon Quinn 02/27 Texas Tech# Walljasper Jaquish Simmons Quinn Bell Kreamer Serrett Griggs Landry Kloss 02/28 Texas Tech# Hoover Kloss Simmons Quinn Bell Jaquish Thornhill Griggs Landry Serrett All times are central and subject to change. Home games are bolded and played at Tiger Park.!-Tiger Nutter Collegiate Classic; #-Purple and Gold Challenge; $-LSU Invitational; [SEC]-SEC contest.