NAME: Vanessa Soto – Softball
What is your nickname? Ness
What is your most memorable softball moment? Beating ULL at home in front of a sold out crowd in the NCAA Regionals
Who is your role model in life? My mom
What is your favorite food? Mexican
What is your favorite restaurant? Ninfa’s
Who is your favorite actor? Anthony Hopkins
Who is your favorite actress? Natalie Portman
What is your favorite book? Redeeming Love
What is your favorite movie? Kill Bill
What is your favorite sports movie? Prefontaine
What is your favorite TV show? Nip/Tuck
What is your favorite reality TV show? Laguna Beach
What is your favorite musical group or singer? The Juliana Theory
What song gets you pumped up for a game? Headstrong by Earshot
Who is your favorite pro athlete? Drew Brees
What is your favorite professional sports team? San Diego Padres
Name a place you’ve always wanted to visit but haven’t? Italy
Where is the most interesting place you have ever been? Paris
Nobody knows how much I … love to read
What is the most interesting thing about you that people don’t know? I’m half Costa Rican
What is your most prized possession? My baby blanket
What is your most embarrassing moment? Falling in front of a class of 350 my freshman year
What is the best thing about going to LSU? The tradition and undying support for LSU
What is the best thing about LSU softball? Our team chemistry
What is your favorite place on campus? Death Valley!
What is your favorite class? Any mass communication related class
What do you want to be when you grow up? Public relations for a pro sports team
What is your craziest ambition? Sky diving
What team would you most like to see added to the schedule? Arizona
If you could trade places with anyone on the team, who would it be and why? Killian, to know what it’s like to grow up in New Jersey
Do you own any pets? A black cat named Ada
What is the first thing you would buy if you won a million dollars? A big house for my mom
What is your favorite thing to do outside of softball? Listen to music