2023 Softball Roster

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Leighton Chamblee

5 Whitney Tate

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Columbia, LA. /Caldwell Parish High

Biography

ACCOLADES
All-SLC (2023/1st team), (2021/2nd team)
SLC All-Tournament Team (2023, 2022)
SLC Tournament MVP (2021)
All-Louisiana (2023/1st team), (2021/1st team)
SLC All-Academic (2023/1st team), (2022/1st team), (2021/1st team)
SLC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)
SLC Softball Student Athlete of the Year (2023)
Steve McCarty Citizenship Award (2023)
Ranked Among D1 Softball's Top 100 Best Players of 2023 being ranked No. 95
Ended her career with a 48-24 record, . a 2.19 ERA, 226 strikeouts, 68 walks, and 16 shutouts

INDIVIDUAL CAREER/SEASON RANKINGS
(CAREER)

Fewest Walks Allowed/7 Inning Game (1st/0.98)
Lowest ERA (3rd/2.19)
Shutouts (T-3rd/16)
Wins (4th/48)
Saves (T-4th/5)
Innings Pitches (4th/483.1)
Games Started (4th/75)
Appearances (5th/109)
Complete Games (8th/32)
 
(SEASON)
Lowest ERA (1st/1.26)
Shutouts (2nd/9)
Fewest Walks Allowed/7 Inning Game (5th/1.14)
Games Started (7th/26)
Wins (T-7th/18)
Innings Pitched (10th/166.1)

2023 SENIOR (opted not to take COVID Yr.)

• Posted an 18-4 record
• Led the team with 33 appearances, 26 starts, a 1.26 ERA, and 166.1 innings pitched
• Second in the SLC with a 0.99 ERA in conference games
• Ranked among D1 Softball's Top 100 Best Players of 2023, ranking at No. 95
• All-SLC (First Team)
• SLC All-Tournament
• All-Louisiana (First Team)
• SLC Student-Athlete of the Year
• Steve McCarty Citizenship Award
• SLC All-Academic (First Team)
• Commissioner's Honor Roll

2022 JUNIOR
• Appeared in 35 games with 24 starts and eight complete games
• Posted a 13-10 record with a 3.74 ERA and two shutouts despite missing the 2021 fall season
• Second on the team with 131.0 innings pitched and 57 strikeouts
• Allowed a staff low 17 walks
• SLC All-Tournament Team
• SLC All-Academic (1st team)
• SLC Commissioner's Honor Roll

2021 SOPHOMORE
• Appeared in 29 games with 21 starts and 10 complete games
• Led the team in wins (14-8), a team low 2.08 ERA, five shutouts and 148.0 innings pitched
• Posted an 10-2 record with a 1.44 ERA in SLC games
• Also had three saves and allowed a team low 19 walks
• Second on the team with 55 strike outs
• Won 11 of the last 12 games she appeared in
• Was three outs away from a perfect game against NW State on April 30
• Ranked third in wins (10) and ERA (1.44) in SLC games only
• Ranked fourth in innings pitched (81.1), opponent BA (.209) in SLC games only
• SLC Tournament MVP
• All-SLC (2nd team)
• All-Louisiana (1st team)
• SLC All-Academic (1st team)
• SLC Commissioner's Honor Roll
 
2020 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (Covid Yr.)
• Produced a 3-2 record in 12 appearances
• Led the pitching staff with a 1.29 ERA
• Allowed a staff low seven earned runs
• Allowed 34 hits, 10 runs and five walks in 38.0 innings pitched
• Was also productive at the plate with a .308 batting average, four hits, three RBI and scored one run
• SLC Commissioner's Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL
• Attended Caldwell Parish High she was a a three-sport letterwinner in softball, basketball and track and field
• Helped her team to the 2018 state title and state runners-up in 2019
• Member of two district titles (2018, 2019)
• Three time all-district
• Two time district MVP
• Three time all-state
• All-CENLA
• NFCA All-Region
• Two time NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete
 
PERSONAL
Parents: Robbie and Christy Tate
Born: March 8, 2001
Major: Biological Science with a concentration in Pre-Med and minor in Psychology

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2020Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2021Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2022Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2023Senior

    Pitcher
    5'7"
    5