BATON ROUGE - LSUsports.net will get to know the seven newcomers on the Tiger softball team leading into the 2010 season. Today's edition features Lauren Houston.
Houston was a four-time All-District and All-Acadiana First-Team selection as St. Thomas More High School captured the 2007 4A and 2009 5A State Championships. She also garnered multiple LSWA All-State First-Teams honors.
"Personally, I can't continue LSU's championship tradition alone," Houston said. "We have to work hard, pull together as a team and play Tiger softball. Coach Girouard says we strive for perfection and that's our goal every time we take the field."
LSU opens the 2010 season against No. 19 North Carolina, No. 21 DePaul and host Texas, a trio of 2009 NCAA Tournament squads, at the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational on February 12-14.
Season and individual game tickets are on-sale now and can be purchased online at www.LSUSports.net, the official Web site of LSU Athletics. Tickets also can be purchased in person at the ticket office on the first floor of the Athletics Administration Building or by calling (225) 578-2184 or (800) 960-8587.
Fans are encouraged to get their season tickets to guarantee great seats for LSU's impressive home slate that features 16 games against 2009 NCAA Tournament teams highlighted by match-ups against Michigan and Georgia, a pair of Women's College World Series squads.
Major - Nutritional Sciences
Nickname - Huey
Which teammate would you want to switch places with for a day? - Allison Falcon because she's is the one of the smartest people that I know. She's my roommate and it's awesome to be around her all the time.
Which teammate would win 'Dancing with the Stars?' - Juliana Santos
What TV show can't you believe you watch? - Those reality dating shows. When I'm flipping around the channels, I can't help but watch them.
What's one thing in your apartment that you throw away but you won't do it? - I've got a lot of old softball tournament t-shirts from high school and club ball.
What thought/message would you like to see on a fortune cookie? - You're going to be an All-American one day.
