BATON ROUGE — LSU softball players Killian Roessner and Leslie Klein were two of the 54 student-athletes named to the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America team, it was announced by the organization on Wednesday.
Roessner garnered first-team honors at catcher, while Klein was named to the third team in the outfield. It marked the third All-America award for Klein, who also earned third-team honors in 2004 and 2006. This is the first All-America honor for Roessner.
A first-team All-South Region and second-team All-Southeastern Conference selection, Roessner earned SEC Player of the Week honors once and Louisiana Hitter of the Week honors twice this season. The junior catcher broke the LSU single-season record and leads the SEC with 19 runners caught stealing, while allowing just 28 stolen bases on the year. She also is tied for the league lead and the school single-season record with four runners picked off. In addition, she allowed just two passed balls and eight wild pitches on the season.
At the plate, she recorded the third most hits in consecutive at-bats in NCAA history, posting 10 straight hits in 10 consecutive at-bats. The Manasquan, N.J., native ranks in the top 10 in the SEC in doubles with a career-best 15, while also posting career highs with six home runs, 36 RBIs and 23 runs scored this season. With 17 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI games, she knocked in the game-winning run in six games this year, including a win over nationally ranked Florida.
A second-team All-SEC and All-South Region selection, Klein is just the second Tiger in school history to earn three All-America honors and remains the only freshman to earn All-American honors in LSU history. The only other Tiger to earn three All-America honors was Britni Sneed in 2000, 2001 and 2002.
A USA Softball National Player of the Year Top 25 finalist, Klein leads the SEC with a school-record 22 doubles, the second most single-season doubles in conference history. She also broke the LSU single-season record with 17 multiple-RBI games and ranked second on the team with 22 multiple-hit games. In addition, she ranks in the top 10 in the SEC in batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, hits, RBIs, triples, total bases and walks this season.
The senior center fielder recorded the second most RBIs with 60 and third most total bases with 132 in a single-season in LSU history. The Tiger softball career record holder for slugging percentage, doubles, home runs, RBIs, total bases and multiple-RBI games finished her career ranked second in career doubles and third in career RBIs in SEC history. The Sunrise, Fla., native recorded separate 10-game, nine-game and eight-game hitting streaks this season and led the team with 15 game-winning RBIs, including six over nationally ranked teams.
2007 NFCA/LOUISVILLE SLUGGER All-AMERICA TEAMS
First Team
Pos.
Name
School
P
Monica Abbott
Tennessee
P
Katie Burkhart
Arizona State
P
Angela Tincher
Virginia Tech
C
LSU
1B
Dena Tyson
Washington
2B
Lauren Parker
Alabama
3B
Norrelle Dickson
Oklahoma
SS
Jennifer Salling
Oregon
OF
India Chiles
Tennessee
OF
Kaitlin Cochran
Arizona State
OF
Caitlin Lowe
Arizona
UT/P
Danielle Lawrie
Washington
UT/Non-P
Chelsea Bramlett
Mississippi State
At-Large/UT
Megan Gibson
Texas A&M
At-Large/OF
Caitlin Lever
Georgia Tech
At-Large/OF
Lisa Modglin
Cal Poly
At-Large/P
Amanda Scarborough
Texas A&M
At-Large/SS
Tammy Williams
Northwestern
Second Team
Pos.
Name
School
P
Eileen Canney
Northwestern
P
Taryne Mowatt
Arizona
P
Stacey Nelson
Florida
C
Rachel Folden
Marshall
1B
Tonya Callahan
Tennessee
2B
Lisa Dodd
UCLA
3B
Kara Nelson
Illinois State
SS
Amber Jackson
Maryland
OF
Krista Colburn
UCLA
OF
Danielle Kinley
Penn State
OF
Brittany Rogers
Alabama
UT/P
Kate Robinson
Hawaii
UT/Non-P
Susan Ogden
Oklahoma
At-Large/P
Tracie Adix
DePaul
At-Large/SS
Ashley Charters
Washington
At-Large/1B
Samantha Ricketts
Oklahoma
At-Large/OF
Lindsay Schutzler
Tennessee
At-Large/3B
Clare Warwick
Hawaii
Third Team
Pos.
Name
School
P
Lauren Eckermann
Oklahoma
P
Robin Mackin
Fresno State
P
Chrissy Owens
Alabama
C
Courtney Totte
Oklahoma State
1B
Garland Cooper
Northwestern
2B
Veronica Wootson
Florida State
3B
Brette Reagan
Baylor
SS
Aileen Morales
Georgia Tech
OF
Gina Carbonatto
Pacific
OF
Angela Findlay
Michigan
OF
LSU
UT/P
Abbie Sims
North Carolina State
UT/Non-P
Tyleen Tausaga
Hawaii
At-Large/1B
Jennifer Curtier
Pacific
At-Large/OF
Alissa Haber
Stanford
At-Large/UT
Becca Heteniak
DePaul
At-Large/1B
Ashley Monceaux
Baylor
At-Large/2B
Kim Waleszonia
Florida