BATON ROUGE — LSU softball coach Yvette Girouard is scheduled to meet with members of the media Monday at noon CST to answer questions about the upcoming season from Walk-On’s Bistreaux.
The Tigers are ranked No. 17 and No. 19 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball and USA Today/NFCA Top 25 polls, respectively. Junior outfielder Rachel Mitchell picked Preseason All-SEC honors in addition to joining junior pitcher/outfielder Kirsten Shortridge on the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year watch list earlier this week.
LSU begins the 2009 season at the Paradise Softball Classic, squaring off against No. 10 Oklahoma, UAB and host Hawai`i from Feb. 5-7. The new Tiger Park opens against McNeese State on Feb. 11.
Season tickets are on sale now at www.LSUSports.net, the official Web site of LSU Athletics. Tickets also can be purchased at the ticket office or by calling (225) 578-2184 or (800) 960-8587. LSU students, faculty and staff are admitted free with a LSU ID.
There are a limited number of chair-back seats still available for $100, while reserved bleacher seating is $75. Fans are encouraged to get their season tickets to guarantee great seats for LSU’s marquee home schedule that features six games against teams that made the 2008 Women’s College World Series.