Head Coach Beth Torina Reacts to End of LSU Softball Season
Despite making a strong effort to equalize the score three times, including twice in the last two innings, LSU was unable to finish the comeback and lost to Southeastern Louisiana, 8-7, ending their regional play on Saturday night at Tiger Park.
LSU wraps up its season with a record of 42-16 and will not advance for an opportunity to participate in the College World Series.
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After the game, Coach Beth Torina talked about how proud she was of her team. She said, 'First, congratulations to Southeastern on a game well played. I think it's truly been an honor to coach this team. I'm proud of a lot of the things they've accomplished. I'm sure from the outside looking in, you don't see the growth that happened in this program this year but it truly did. If you look back to when this season started and we graduated the entire team last year. Six seniors that played for five and six years, the majority of them with a brand new team and a brand new staff. I truly feel like this group moved this program forward. And while that might be hard to see from the outside, this team was ranked in the top 10 all year. They did a lot of really incredible things.'
Torina also spoke about what a joy it has been to coach senior Danieca Coffey. She said, 'I'd just like to say what an honor it was to coach a player like Danieca Coffey who gave us her heart and soul for five years. Cool story, the bounce back. She worked so hard to be back and lead this team.'
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