Louisiana will be well represented in the Super Regional round of the NCAA Division I softball championships this coming weekend, as perennial powerhouses LSU and UL-Lafayette moved on with regional championships this past weekend.
CLINTON, Mississippi — With their backs against the wall, the Lady Bengals came out swinging.
After fallling 9-0 in the first game Saturday, LSU Eunice responded with a 12-4 victory over Jones County Junior College to capture the 2016 NJCAA Divsion II softball championship.
The top-ranked LSU Eunice baseball team saw their season end with a 13-9 loss to Jones County Junior College Saturday in the NJCAA Division II Region 23 tournament.
Former Mamou High and current LSU-E catcher Logan Thomas is pictured above. Thomas and the Lady Bengals will play in the NJCAA National Tournament this week. (Photo courtesy of LSU-E)
Former Mamou standout catcher Logan Thomas, the daughter of Gregory and Lisa Fontenot, has been living a dream the past year, playing softball on the college level.
Three of Louisiana’s best softball programs have all punched their ticket to the NCAA National Softball Tournament beginning this weekend.
LSU, the number 10 national seed, will host a regional tournament starting tomorrow, when they face off against LIU Brooklyn in a 6 p.m. contest.
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