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SB: Landreneau Named LSWA Softball "Coach of the Year", Vallejo and Poullard named to the team

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BATON ROUGE—After leading McNeese softball to the 2022 regular season title, the Southland Conference Tournament title, and its first regional tournament final in program history, head coach James Landreneau has been named Louisiana Sports Writers Association "Coach of the Year". 
 
Joining Landreneau as McNeese representatives on the All-Louisiana team is sophomore pitcher Ashley Vallejo and sophomore third baseman Jil Poullard. Vallejo was named to the first team while Poullard was a second team selection.
 
In his fifth full season, Landreneau won 40 games for the third time, leading McNeese to a 40-21 record this season including two wins over nationally ranked Notre Dame at the NCAA Tournament. The 2022 Southland Conference "Coach of the Year" picked up his 200th career win over Lamar on April 23.   
 
Vallejo, a native of New Waverly, Texas had a break-out season where she was also named the SLC "Pitcher of the Year" after posting an 18-8 overall record and a perfect 9-0 record with a 0.26 ERA and five shutouts in league play. Vallejo also led the Cowgirls in strikeouts with 121, innings pitched (168.2), and eight shutouts.  The All-SLC first teamer was also a member of the SLC All-Tournament team.
 
Poullard, the native of Moss Bluff led the Cowgirls in almost every offensive statistical category in her first season playing third base. Poullard produced a team high .367 batting average, .640 slugging percent, 45 RBI, seven home runs, four triples, and 37 walks. Poullard was second on the team with 55 hits and tied for second with 44 runs scored. Like Vallejo, Poullard was also a first team All-SLC pick and a member of the SLC All-Tournament team.  
 
2022 ALL-LOUISIANA COLLEGIATE SOFTBALL TEAM
(season statistics do not include NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA national tournament games) 
First Team 
Position  Name  School  Yr.  Hometown  Notes 
Pitcher  Primrose Aholelei  Bossier Parish  So.  Honolulu, Hawaii  28-3, 1.14 ERA, NJCAA, NFCA Division I National Pitcher of the Year 
Pitcher  Ali Kilponen  LSU  Jr.  Highlands Ranch, Colo.  18-7, 2.32 ERA, All-SEC first team 
Pitcher  Audrey Pickett  Louisiana Tech  Sr.  Aurora, Colo.  25-6, 2.56 ERA, All-Conference USA first team 
Pitcher  Ashley Vallejo  McNeese  So.  New Waverly, Texas  17-7, 2.20 ERA, Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year 
Catcher  Sophie Piskos  Louisiana-Lafayette  So.  Paris, Tenn.  .365, 8 HR, 31 RBI, All-Sun Belt first team 
First Base  Stormy Kotzelnick  Louisiana-Lafayette  Fr.  Carmel, Ind.  .361, 9 HR, 49 RBI, All-Sun Belt second team 
Second Base  Melissa Mayeux  Louisiana-Lafayette  Sr.  Le Barcares, France  .333, 6 HR, 29 RBI, Sun Belt Player of the Year 
Third Base  Jourdyn Campbell  Louisiana-Lafayette  So.  Kingwood, Texas  .409, 10 HR, 33 RBI, All-Sun Belt first team, Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year 
Shortstop  Taylor Pleasants  LSU  So.  Houston, Texas  .302, 12 HR, 48 RBI, All-SEC second team 
Outfield  Ciara Briggs  LSU  So.  Yorba Linda, Calif.  .366, 2 HR, 32 RBI, All-SEC second team, Rawlings Gold Glove recipient 
Outfield  Aeriyl Mass  Southeastern Louisiana  Sr.  Lake Charles, La.  .410, 4 HR, 34 RBI, 33 SB, All-Southland first team 
Outfield  Sierra Sacco  Louisiana Tech  Fr.  Marrero, La.  .441, 0 HR, 21 RBI, 28 SB, Conference USA Freshman of the Year 
Designated Player  Karly Heath  Louisiana-Lafayette  Jr.  North Augusta, S.C.  .305, 13 HR, 38 RBI, All-Sun Belt first team 
Utility  Shelbi Sunseri  LSU  5th  Santa Fe, Texas  .266, 15 HR, 41 RBI, 8-7, 3.05 ERA, All-Louisiana for third time 
  
Hitter of the Year:  Jourdyn Campbell, Louisiana-Lafayette 
Pitcher of the Year:  Primrose Aholelei, Bossier Parish 
Newcomer of the Year:  Jourdyn Campbell, Louisiana-Lafayette 
Freshman of the Year:  Sierra Sacco, Louisiana Tech 
Coach of the Year:  James Landreneau, McNeese 
  
Second Team 
Position  Name  School  Yr.  Hometown  Notes 
Pitcher  Sam Landry  Louisiana-Lafayette  Fr.  Mont Belvieu, Texas  20-3, 2.15 ERA, All-Sun Belt second team 
Pitcher  Meghan Schorman  Louisiana-Lafayette  Jr.  Hazelwood, Mo.  15-4, 1.73 ERA, Sun Belt all-tournament 
Catcher  Bailey Krolczyk  Southeastern Louisiana  So.  Corpus Christi, Texas  .333, 3 HR, 23 RBI, All-Southland first team 
First Base  Georgia Clark  LSU  Jr.  Houston, Texas  .285, 16 HR, 59 RBI, All-SEC second team 
Second Base  Madison Rayner  Southeastern Louisiana  Jr.  Stringer, Miss.  .327, 5 HR, 44 RBI, All-Southland second team 
Third Base  Danieca Coffey  LSU  So.  Richwood, Texas  .385, 1 HR, 26 RBI, All-SEC second team 
Third Base  Jil Poullard  McNeese  So.  Lake Charles, La.  .364, 7 HR, 40 RBI, All-Southland first team 
Shortstop  Amanda Gonzalez  Louisiana Tech  Jr.  Santa Monica, Calif.  .370, 8 HR, 32 RBI, All-Conference USA first team 
Outfield  Maddie Hayden  Louisiana-Lafayette  Fr.  West Monroe, La.  .365, 1 HR, 27 RBI, All-Sun Belt second team 
Outfield  Maddie Leal  LSU-Eunice  So.  Houston, Texas  .414, 1 HR, 25 RBI, NJCAA, NFCA Division II All-America first team 
Outfield  Laney Roos  Northwestern State  So.  Aubrey, Texas  .365, 6 HR, 32 RBI, All-Southland first team 
Designated Player  Audrey Greely  Southeastern Louisiana  So.  Geismar, La.  .344, 2 HR, 23 RBI, All-Southland first team 
Utility  Olivia Coaker  Louisiana Christian  Jr.  Orange Beach, Ala.  .362, 8 HR, 52 RBI, 4-3, 3.61 ERA, All-Red River first team 
Utility  Kennedy Johnson  Louisiana-Monroe  Jr.  Houston, Texas  .342, 3 HR, 31 RBI, All-Sun Belt first team 
  
Honorable Mention
Pitcher:  Chloe Bennett, LSU-Eunice; Sage Hoover, Northwestern State; Heather Zumo, Southeastern Louisiana.
Catcher:  Brooke Diaz, Louisiana Tech.
Second Base:  Alexis Chavez, Louisiana-Monroe.
Shortstop:  Alexa Langeiers, Louisiana-Lafayette.
Outfield:  Mackenzie Cox, Centenary; Cam Goodman, Southeastern Louisiana. 
 
 
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