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#10 Kristen Hobbs Cain Season 2019-20

Position
L Club, Special Events & Community Relations Coordinator
Height
5'5
Class
Redshirt
Hometown
Palm Beach, Fla.
High School
Royal Palm Beach HS

Kristen Hobbs Cain moves into her second season as an assistant coach and her fourth overall season on the staff after spending the previous two seasons as a student and volunteer coach. She works with the Tiger infield and catchers along with assisting with the hitting and recruiting aspects of the program.

LSU’s defense put together a sparkling .976 fielding percentage in 2010 en route to a program single season mark. The fielding clip also was first in the SEC and eighth nationally. The Tiger catchers also limited the opposition to 34 stolen bases, the program’s lowest total since the 2006 season when Cain was a player.

Anissa Young notched NFCA All-South Region First-Team honors in 2010. She ranked second on the team with eight home runs and 39 RBIs. Rachele Fico and Jessica Mouse also notched All-SEC Defensive Team accolades last season.

As a student-athlete, Cain was awarded the Brad Davis SEC Community Service Scholarship in 2008 for her work with the CHAMPS/Life Skills program and volunteering in the area. She also was a three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the SEC Good Works Team.

Cain’s best season as a player came in 2007 during her senior campaign. She batted .283 and belted a career-best eight home runs en route to being selected Most Valuable Player of the Easton Tiger Classic and NCAA Tempe Super Regional All-Tournament Team. The Florida native also currently shares LSU’s career fielding percentage record after having committed just five errors in over 600 changes for a .992 mark.

One of the three team captains, the 2007 squad spent the entire season in the nation’s Top 10 and racked up an impressive 55-12 record. The Tigers notched series wins from both No. 1 Tennessee and No. 2 Alabama during the regular season to win its fourth SEC Western Division crown and fourth SEC Tournament title during the Yvette Girouard era. 

Overcoming Tommy John surgery that limited her to just seven games and no starts in 2006, Cain closed out her career on a high note. She caught both of Dani Hofer’s no-hitters against Missouri State and Southern Miss during the 2007 season. She also surpassed her season-bests with 32 hits, 20 runs scored and 22 RBIs.

Cain appeared in 34 games and made 19 starts as a freshman on LSU’s 2004 Women’s College World series squad. The Tigers were ranked as high as No. 2 in the ESPN/USA Softball poll on two separate occasions and turned in a clean sweep of the SEC’s three major league titles (SEC Western Division, SEC Regular Season Championship, SEC Tournament Championship).

Cain earned both of her degrees, a bachelor’s degree in mass communications, followed by her master’s degree in sports management from LSU. She is married to Nolan Cain, a four-year letterwinner on the LSU baseball team and member of the 2009 national championship team. The couple lives in Baton Rouge.

AS A PLAYER:

HONORS & AWARDS
2007 Team Tri-Captain
2007 Brad Davis SEC Community Service Scholarship
2007 NCAA Tempe Super Regional All-Tournament Team
2007 Easton Tiger Classic MVP
2007 LSU Female Student-Athlete of the Week (2/13)
2007 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2007 SEC Good Works Team
2006 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2006 SEC Good Works Team
2005 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2005 SEC Good Works Team

SENIOR SEASON (2007)
Played and started in all 67 games … One of three team captains … Received the Brad Davis SEC Community Service Scholarship … Named to the NCAA Tempe Super Regional all-tournament team … Selected the Easton Tiger Classic Most Valuable Player … Selected the LSU Female Student-Athlete of the Week on Feb. 13 … Played both behind the plate and at first base, filling in when injuries decimated the infield … Had the best year of her career with eight home runs after hitting only two in her previous three seasons … She also surpassed her season-bests with 32 hits, 20 runs scored and 22 doubles … Broke the LSU career fielding percentage record, committing just five errors in over 600 chances for a .992 mark … Tied the LSU single-game record with two home runs against Missouri … Recorded a career-best four RBIs against Memphis … Posted eight multiple-hit and six multiple-RBI games on the season …  Knocked in the game-winning run against Indiana … Three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the SEC Good Works Team.

JUNIOR SEASON (2006)
Played in seven games … Saw limited action after offseason Tommy John surgery in her throwing elbow … Scored a run against Arkansas-Pine Bluff … Did not commit an error in nine chances behind the plate … Is tied for the career record in fielding percentage in LSU history … Two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the SEC Good Works Team.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2005)
Played in 42 games, starting 38 … Played 36 games behind the plate … Committed only one error in 247 chances for a .996 fielding percentage … Ranked as the leading fielding percentage by a catcher in the SEC and tied for the seventh best overall fielding percentage in the league … Knocked in the game-winning runs on a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning against Arkansas … Recorded one multiple-hit game (vs. Southern) and two multiple-RBI games on the season (vs. Grambling State and Arkansas) … Tied the LSU single-game record for walks with three vs. Louisville … Posted a three-game hitting streak, the longest of her career … Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the SEC Good Works Team.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2004)
Played in 34 games, starting 19 … Played 26 games behind the plate … Also stepped in to play two games at third base during the Ole Miss series when Julie Wiese was injured … Committed only two errors in 162 chances for a .988 fielding percentage … Hit her first collegiate home run in her second collegiate game, against Illinois in the Tiger Classic … Had a pair of multiple hit games (vs. Alabama A&M and Nicholls State) … Recorded a pair of doubles in the fourth inning against Nicholls State … Scored the game-winning run in the top of the 10th inning at Ole Miss.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner in softball and a three-year letterwinner in volleyball at Royal Palm Beach High School … Her team finished ranked 10th in the state her senior season … Hit .365 her senior season with 15 RBIs and 17 runs scored … Was a four-time All-Palm Beach County and all-area selection … Was her team captain her senior season … Scored both runs in a 2-1 victory over Palm Beach Gardens in the district final … Helped her team to its first district championship in 2002, before they were defeated by the eventual state champion in the regional quarterfinals … Her team made four consecutive trips to the state tournament … Was a member of the National Honor Society and Beta Club … Voted Student Body President her senior year … Member of the student council all four years … Was a Girl’s State nominee and Wendy’s High School Heisman selection … Selected as a Safe School Ambassador and a Hoby Award Alternate … Earned the Principle’s Award for Academic Excellence … Voted Homecoming Queen.

PERSONAL
Full name is Kristen Nichole Hobbs … Parents are Sue and Steven Hobbs … Has one brother, Steven … Graduated in May 2007 with a degree in mass communications … Born on Oct. 23, 1984, in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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