BATON ROUGE — LSU junior Killian Roessner swept Southeastern Conference and Louisiana Softball Hitter of the Week honors, it was announced by the league and the Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association.
The Manasquan, N.J., native was named to the Husky Softball Classic All-Tournament team after leading the Tigers with a .667 batting average last week, including 10 hits with four doubles. The catcher also recorded a 1.133 slugging percentage with 10 RBIs while going perfect from the plate in four of her six games.
Over the course of five games, beginning with LSU’s final game of the Easton Purple & Gold Challenge against Louisiana Tech, Roessner recorded hits in 10 consecutive at-bats before having the streak stopped in her first at-bat against No. 14 Washington. During her streak, she recorded five singles, four doubles, a home run, a walk, a sacrifice bunt and was hit by a pitch.
For the season, Roessner leads the team with a .522 batting average and a .913 slugging percentage. In addition, she has the best on base percentage on the team at .577 and is tied for the team lead with nine doubles.
The Tigers return to action on Wednesday as LSU takes on in-state rival McNeese State at 6 p.m. The game will be televised live on Cox Sports Television in Baton Rouge on cable channel 37. LSU open SEC play this weekend as the Tigers travel to Oxford, Miss., for a three-game series with Ole Miss.