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{{Infobox college softball team
|name = LSU Tigers Softball
|CurrentSeason =
|logo = Louisiana State University (block logo).svg
|logo_size = 200px
|university = Louisiana State University
|conference = Southeastern Conference
|city = Baton Rouge
|stateabb = LA
|state = Louisiana
|coach = [[Beth Torina]]
|tenure =
|stadium = [[Tiger Park]]
|capacity = 1,289 (1,200 additional seats on the Tiger Park Terrace
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|national_champion =
|wcws = 2001, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
|super_regional = 2006, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
|ncaa_tourneys = 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
|conference_tournament = 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007
|conference_champion = 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
|athletic_director=Scott Woodward|founded=1979 (45 years ago)}}
The '''LSU Tigers{{refn|group=n|LSU uses the nickname of "Lady Tigers" only in sports that have both men's and women's teams. Since LSU only sponsors gymnastics, soccer, softball, and volleyball for women,
==History==
LSU has won nine Western Division titles, five regular season SEC championships and five SEC tournament championships. LSU has also appeared in six Women's College World Series and
===Carol Smith era (1979-1981)===
LSU softball had its beginnings in 1979 with a team coached by [[Carol Smith (softball)|Carol Smith]]. However, after only three seasons, LSU decided to disband its softball program. During Smith's tenure, she coached the team to an overall record of 45–28 (.616).
===Cathy Compton era (1997-1998)===
In 1997 the Southeastern Conference decided to begin sponsoring softball, partly to help member institutions to comply with [[Title IX]]. LSU softball was reborn with the hiring of [[Cathy Compton]] from [[Nicholls Colonels softball|Nicholls State University]]. Compton was head coach from 1997 through the 1998 regular season and finished with an overall record of 100–26 (.797) and 41–12 (.774) in the SEC.
===Glenn Moore era (1999-2000)===
[[Glenn Moore (softball)|Glenn Moore]] became head coach at LSU starting with the 1998 NCAA Tournament. He was head coach at LSU through the 2000 season and
===Yvette Girouard era (2001-2011)===
In 2001, LSU hired [[National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame|NFCA Hall of Fame]] head coach [[Yvette Girouard]] from the [[Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball|University of Louisiana at Lafayette]]. During her 11 years as head coach, Girouard had an overall record of 526–171–1 (.754) and SEC record of 220–93–1 (.702). She led the Tigers to two College Women's World Series appearances and made the NCAA Tournament in ten of her eleven years as head coach. She coached LSU to three [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] championships (2001, 2002, 2004) and four [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] tournament championships (2001, 2002, 2004, 2007). She retired following the 2011 season.
During Girouard's tenure as head coach, LSU moved into the new [[Tiger Park]] during the spring of 2009 after previously playing at the [[Tiger Park (1997)|Original Tiger Park]] that opened in 1997.
===Beth Torina era (2012-present)===
On June 9, 2011, LSU announced long-time [[Alabama Crimson Tide softball|Alabama]] head coach [[Patrick Murphy (softball)|Patrick Murphy]] was hired to replace Yvette Girouard. However, three days later, Murphy announced that he had changed his mind and would remain at Alabama. LSU then hired [[Beth Torina]], head coach at [[FIU Panthers softball|Florida International University]] (FIU) on June 20, 2011. Torina led the Tigers to the
With Torina as head coach, the program earned its 1,000th victory on May 1, 2016 after defeating the [[Arkansas Razorbacks]] 9-1 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210926805|title=Softball Sweeps Arkansas With 9-1 Win|publisher=lsusports.net|
==Year-by-Year Records==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
! style="background:#461D7C;" align="center" | <span style="color: white;">Year</span>
! style="background:#461D7C;" align="center" | <span style="color: white;">Coach</span>
! style="background:#461D7C;" align="center" | <span style="color: white;">Overall</span>
! style="background:#461D7C;" align="center" | <span style="color: white;">Conference</span>
! style="background:#461D7C;" align="center" | <span style="color: white;">Standing</span>
! style="background:#461D7C;" align="center" | <span style="color: white;">Notes</span>
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1979
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| colspan="6" | '''No team fielded from 1982–1996'''
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1997
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| 22–6
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| SEC Western Division Champions; SEC Tournament Champions; '''[[2007 NCAA Division I
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2008
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| 17–11
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| '''[[2008 NCAA Division I
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2009
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| 15–10–1
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| '''[[2009 NCAA Division I
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2010
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| 20–8
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| '''[[2010 NCAA Division I
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2011
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| 19–9
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| '''[[2011 NCAA Division I
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2012
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| 15–8
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| SEC Western Division Champions; '''[[2013 NCAA Division I
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2014
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| 13–11
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| '''[[2014 NCAA Division I
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2015
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| 13–11
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|'''[[2018 NCAA Division I
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2019
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| 14–10
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|'''[[2019 NCAA Division I
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2020
| Beth Torina
| 21–3
| 0–0
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|Tournament cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2021
| Beth Torina
| 35–22
| 13–11
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|'''[[2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament|NCAA Super Regionals]]'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2022
| Beth Torina
| 34–23
| 13–11
|
|'''[[2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament|NCAA Regionals]]'''
|- style="text-align:center;" class="sortbottom"
! style="background:#FDD023; color:#000;"| Total
! style="background:#FDD023; color:#000;"|
! style="background:#FDD023; color:#000;"|
! style="background:#FDD023; color:#000;"|
! style="background:#FDD023; color:#000;"|
! style="background:#FDD023; color:#000;"|
|}
==Awards and honors==
==National & Conference Awards==▼
===National awards===
:Ashlee Ducote - 2000▼
;[[Southeastern Conference Softball Player of the Year|SEC Player of the Year]]
:Britni Sneed - 2001▼
;[[Southeastern Conference Softball Pitcher of the Year|SEC Pitcher of the Year]]'''
:Rachele Fico - 2010▼
;[[Southeastern Conference Softball Freshman of the Year|SEC Freshman of the Year]]
:Bianka Bell - 2013▼
*'''SEC Tournament MVP'''▼
:Ashley Lewis - 1999▼
▲:Britni Sneed - 2001, 2002
:Kristin Schmidt - 2003, 2004▼
:Dani Hofer - 2007▼
*Britni Sneed (2001, 2002)
===All-Americans===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
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| 2015, 2017
| 2nd Team, 1st Team
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Amanda Sánchez]]
| 3B
| 2019
| 2nd Team
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Shelbi Sunsieri
| UT/P
| 2019
| 2nd Team
|}
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===Tiger Park (1997)===
{{main|Tiger Park (1997)}}
The original Tiger Park was a softball stadium located on the campus of [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]].[1] It served as the home field of the LSU Tigers softball team from 1997-2008. The official capacity of the stadium was 1,000 people. The stadium was opened prior to the 1997 college softball season and played host to four NCAA Regionals in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2006 and hosted the 2008 SEC
==Practice and Training facilities==
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===LSU Strength and Conditioning facility===
{{main|LSU Strength and Conditioning facility}}
The LSU North Stadium Weight Room strength training and conditioning facility is located in the [[LSU Strength and Conditioning facility]]. Built in 1997, it is located adjacent to [[Tiger Stadium (LSU)|Tiger Stadium]].<ref name="LSU Strength and Conditioning">{{cite web|date= September 29, 2009| title=LSU Strength and Conditioning|publisher=lsusports.net|url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=177537|
==Head coaches==
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