STARKEVILLE, Miss. – LSU softball’s Kirsten Shortridge added to her legacy and became the fifth player in program history to secure Louisville Slugger/NFCA First-Team All-America accolades Wednesday as announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Shortridge joined Ashlee Ducote (1999 & 2001), Stephanie Hastings (2000), Britni Sneed (2001 & 2002) and Killian Roessner (2007) on the prestigious list of Tigers to accomplish this feat.
“Kirsten will be remembered as one of the finest players to wear a LSU uniform,” head coach Yvette Girouard said. “I’m extremely proud of her and for our program as she represents the Tigers as a member of this elite group. She’s one of the most exciting players I’ve had the opportunity to coach and made LSU softball worth the price of admission. Her record setting, thrilling performances will be sorely missed in the years to come.”
Shortridge paced the Tigers with a .410 batting average and ranked among the SEC’s Top 11 in four other categories, including hits (89), runs (50) and stolen bases (45). Her 89 hits on 29 multi-hit efforts were both second, while her .410 hitting clip was third for a single season in program history.
Shortridge amassed 45 stolen bases to equal Dee Douglas’ single season mark from 1999. She swiped multiple bags 11 times and recorded a stolen base against every SEC team in 2010 highlighted by a steal of home plate versus No. 8 Georgia to spark a 5-3 comeback win during the middle game of the series.
The two-time All-SEC First-Team performer finished her career as LSU’s all-time leader in batting average (.417) and on-base percentage (.453). Shortridge racked up 71 career stolen bases to tie for fifth place and notched 55 career multi-hit performances to share eighth place in program history.
LSU earned a runner-up finish at the SEC Tournament en route a 45-16 finish, its 10th season with at least 45 victories since softball was reinstated in 1997. The Tigers also reeled off a program-best 24-game winning streak and recorded their 12th NCAA Regional appearance in 2010.
2010 Louisville Slugger/NFCA First-Team All-American
P, Kenzie Fowler, Arizona
P, Danielle Lawrie, Washington
P, Jen Mineau, Fordham
C, Chelsea Bramlett, Mississippi State
1B, Meredith Hackett, Illinois
2B, Jen Yee, Georgia Tech
3B, Melissa Gonzalez, Hawai’i
SS, Katelyn Boyd, Arizona State
OF, Alissa Haber, Stanford
OF, Brittany Lastrapes, Arizona
OF, April Setterlund, Boston
UT/P, Megan Langenfield, UCLA
UT/Non-P/DP, Niki Williams, Washington
At-Large/UT-P, Valerie Ariot, California
At-Large/2B, Gionna DiSalvatore, UCLA
At-Large/SS, Jenn Salling, Washington
At-Large/OF, Kirsten Shortridge, LSU
At-Large/UT-P, Danielle Spalding, North Carolina