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Tiger Tracks Features Hilliard, Softball

by Bill Franques
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Tiger Tracks Features Hilliard, Softball

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU Tiger Tracks, a program highlighting various aspects of the university and its athletic department, can be seen at 6:30 p.m. CT Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. CT Thursday and 9 p.m. CT Friday on Cox Sports Television.

The show, hosted by Jordy Hultberg and Bill Franques, is a weekly 30-minute production featuring interviews with LSU administrators, coaches and student-athletes, along with a look at some of the events and scholarly activity on campus.

LSU Tiger Tracks begins with a feature by correspondent Garrett Walvoord on senior running back Kenny Hilliard, who has been designated as the winner of the 2014-15 Eye of the Tiger Award, given each year to the Fighting Tiger student-athlete who best demonstrates the spirit necessary to overcome adversity and rise to a high level of success.

The show continues with a visit to the studio from softball coach Beth Torina, who discusses the opening of the 2015 season when the Tigers play host to Memphis at 4 p.m. Friday in Tiger Park.

LSU Tiger Tracks concludes with a report by Walvoord on the softball team’s preseason media day, as the Tigers discuss their goal to reach the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla.