LSU Softball Places Two on All-American Teams

The LSU Softball Team has two players chosen by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association to receive All-American accolades.

Senior pitcher Rachele Fico made First Team All-American for the second straight year.  Fico logged a 24-13 record this season with 10 shutouts.  She had 232 strikeouts, the second most in the SEC.

Sophomore outfielder A.J. Andrews made Third Team All-American.  Andrews led the Lady Tigers with a .359 batting average.  She was a part of 28% of LSU's runs scored on the season.  She'll return for her junior year in 2014.

LSU finished it's second year under head coach Beth Torina with a 40 win season.  The Lady Tigers will return 16 letterwinners in 2014.

2013 NFCA Division I All-Americans

First Team
P – Keilani Ricketts [Oklahoma]
P – Blaire Luna [Texas]
P – Hannah Rogers [Florida]
C – Amber Freeman [Arizona State]
1B – Lauren Chamberlain [Oklahoma]
2B – Lauren Gibson [Tennessee]
SS – Madison Shipman [Tennessee]
3B – Raven Chavanne [Tennessee]
OF – Cassidy Bell [Penn State]
OF – Kayla Braud [Alabama]
OF – Janie Takeda [Oregon]
P/UTL – Kaitlin Inglesby [Washington]
DP/UTL – Alexa Peterson [Oregon]
P/At-Large – Rachele Fico [LSU]
P/At-Large – Jessica Moore [Oregon]
P/At-Large – Chelsea Thomas [Missouri]
UTL/P/At-Large – Lauren Haeger [Florida]
3B/At-Large – Taylor Hoagland [Texas]

Second Team
P – Dallas Escobedo [Arizona State]
P – Olivia Galati [Hofstra]
P – Jolene Henderson [California]
C – Megan Baltzell [Longwood]
1B – Alicja Wolny [Louisville]
2B – Katie Keller [Louisville]
SS – Cheyenne Coyle [Arizona State]
3B – Shelby Pendley [Oklahoma]
OF – B.B. Bates [UCLA]
OF – Haylie McCleney [Alabama]
OF – Brianna Turang [Oklahoma]
P/UTL – Tatum Edwards [Nebraska]
DP/UTL – Cali Lanphear [Texas A&M]
P/At-Large – Hannah Campbell [South Alabama]
2B/At-Large – Kaila Hunt [Alabama]
SS/At-Large – Sierra Romero [Michigan]
OF/At-Large – Brianna Cherry [Louisiana-Lafayette]
OF/At-Large – Emilee Koerner [Notre Dame]

Third Team
P – Aimee Creger [Tulsa]
P – Kaia Parnaby [Hawaii]
P – Lacey Waldrop [Florida State]
C – Sarah Draheim [Louisiana-Lafayette]
1B – Geri Ann Glasco [Georgia]
2B – Kaylan Howard [Oregon]
SS – Taylor Thom [Texas]
3B – Kaitlyn Richardson [Minnesota]
OF – A.J. Andrews [LSU]
OF – Maggie Hull [Kansas]
OF – Tomeka Watson [Elon]
P/UTL – Jackie Traina [Alabama]
DP/UTL – Brooke Short [Longwood]
P/UTL/At-Large – Mel Dumezich [Texas A&M]
P/At-Large – Sara Nevins [South Florida]
C/At-Large – Stephanie Pasquale [Temple]
2B/At-Large – Ashley Lane [Michigan]
OF/At-Large – Jennifer Gilbert [Ball State]