Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters softball
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The Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters softball team represents Louisiana Tech University
in NCAA Division I college softball
. The team participates in the Western Athletic Conference
. They are currently coached by head coach Sarah Dawson and assistant coaches Brad Kerr and Amber Miles. They play home games at the Lady Techster Softball Complex. LA Tech has won one WAC tournament championship. The Lady Techsters have made nine NCAA Tournament appearances and have advanced to the Women's College World Series
three times.
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
in NCAA Division I college softball
College softball
College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softball is normally played by women at the intercollegiate level, whereas college baseball is normally played by men.As with other intercollegiate...
. The team participates in the Western Athletic Conference
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...
. They are currently coached by head coach Sarah Dawson and assistant coaches Brad Kerr and Amber Miles. They play home games at the Lady Techster Softball Complex. LA Tech has won one WAC tournament championship. The Lady Techsters have made nine NCAA Tournament appearances and have advanced to the Women's College World Series
Women's College World Series
The Women's College World Series is the final portion of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship for college softball in the United States. The tournament format consists of two four-team double-elimination brackets. The winners of each bracket then compete in a best-of-three title game series...
three times.
First Team
- Lea Ann Jarvis, catcher (1984)
- Lea Ann Jarvis, catcher (1985)
- Stacey Johnson, pitcher (1986)
- Debbie Nichols-Hedrick, pitcher (1988)
Academic All-Americans
- Faith Holman (1986)
- Stacey Johnson (1986)
- Paige England (1997)
- Paige England (1998)
- Paige England (1999)
- Erica St. Romain (1999)
National Pro Fastpitch Draft
- 2010: Amberly Waits, Chicago BanditsChicago BanditsThe Chicago Bandits are a women's professional softball team based in Rosemont, Illinois. Since the 2005 season, they have played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch . The Bandits won the 2008 NPF championship, defeating the Washington Glory in the final game of the championship series...
(No. 8 overall selection)
Hall of Fame
- Bill Galloway, head coach (2001)