BATON ROUGE — LSU softball’s Kirsten Shortridge continues to add to her impressive list of accolades Thursday as she became the 13th player in program history to earn Easton All-America honors.
A day after being named All-Louisiana First Team and LSWA Newcomer of the Year, Shortridge picked up an Easton All-America Second-Team selection to go along with her Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America Third-Team honors from last week. She joins Leslie Klien (2004, 2006 & 2007), LaDonia Hughes (2004) and Trena Peel (2002) as the only Tiger outfielders to be honored from both organizations during the same season.
Shortridge tallied an impressive .426 batting average on 80 hits to go along with 26 multi-hit efforts. Her .426 clip was second-highest, while the 80 hits were tied for eighth-most in program history over a single season. She also swiped 26 stolen bases. The Texas native recorded a 5-4 mark in the circle, including marquee wins over Women’s College World Series participants Alabama and Arizona State.
LSU recently completed a 34-18-1 season and made its 11th NCAA Regional appearance in 13 seasons since softball was reinstated in 1997. The Tigers will now await the final Top 25 rankings in both the NFCA and USA Softball polls that are scheduled to be released next week.
2009 Easton First Team All-American
Name, School, Class
Brandice Balschmiter, Massachusetts, Senior
Stephanie Brombacher, Florida, Sophomore
Kelsey Bruder, Florida, Sophomore
Kelsi Dunne, Alabama, Sophomore
Francesca Enea, Florida, Junior
Alisa Goler, Georgia, Sophomore
Cheyenne Jenks, Florida Gulf Coast, Senior
Megan Langenfeld, UCLA, Junior
Charlotte Morgan, Alabama, Junior
Stacey Nelson, Florida, Senior
Carly Normandin, Massachusetts, Junior
Aja Paculba, Florida, Sophomore
Brittany Rogers, Alabama, Senior
Taylor Scholpy, Georgia, Sophomore
Katie Schroeder, UCLA, Sophomore
2009 Easton Second Team All-American
Valerie Arioto, California, Sophomore
Sharon Bell, St. Gregory’s, Senior
Tory Ferreira, California Baptist, Freshman
Amanda Kamekona, UCLA, Senior
Beth Lawson, Alabama-Huntsville, Junior
Caitlin Lee, Alabama-Huntsville, Sophomore
Courtney McGuire, North Georgia College, Junior
Bianca Mejia, Long Island, Sophomore
Tara Oltman, Creighton, Junior
Sarah Phillips, North Georgia College, Sophomore
Kristina Prater, Alabama-Huntsville, Junior
Jessica Purcell, BYU, Sophomore
Kirsten Shortridge, LSU, Junior
Sage Woodham, Alabama-Huntsville, Senior
Whitney Wyly, Texas-Tyler, Sophomore
2009 Easton Third Team All-American
Ashley Boyd, California Baptist, Junior
Lauren Brenneman, Salisbury, Junior
Anna Cahn, Cal Poly, Sophomore
Strohm Fouty, Southern Oregon, Senior
Whitney Haller, Georgia Tech, Senior
Ryanne Hill, North Carolina AT & T, Sophomore
Loryn Johnson, Texas, Junior
Nikki Lowe, California Baptist, Senior
Meaghan O’Gara, Salisbury, Senior
Cortney Reynaga, St. Gregory’s, Sophomore
Megan Roo Richardson, Texas-Tyler, Senior
April Setterlund, Boston, Sophomore
Kaila Shull, UCLA, Junior
Kelly Waskewicz, Salisbury, Junior
Jen Yee, Georgia Tech, Junior