NBC 33's Turner on LSU All-Time Team
In celebration of the final season of Tiger Park and after LSU concluded the final regular season home games in the old park with a series sweep of Arkansas last weekend, Kristin Schmidt, Britni Sneed and Emily Turner were named the All-Tiger Park team pitchers. The LSU softball team has now announced its 12 members of the All-Tiger Park team. The honorees include LaDonia Hughes, Leslie Klein and Trena Peel from the outfield; Tara Asbill, Ashlee Ducote and Jodi Otten from the infield, Killian Roessner at catcher, Stephanie Hastings at utility and Lauren Castle at designated player, in addition to Sneed, Schmidt and Turner in the circle. All 12 members of the All-Tiger Park team garnered either NFCA or Easton All-America honors and went on to earn their degree from the University. A four-year letterwinner from 2004-2007, Turner earned All-America honors in 2006 and was named the Louisiana Pitcher of the Year. She earned All-SEC honors in both 2005 and 2006 and was a member of the NFCA All-South Region team n 2006 and 2007. In four seasons, she moved up to second in career shutouts, games started, and complete games and ranks third in career wins, saves and strikeouts. On two occasions she was named the USA Softball National Player of the Week, the only Tiger to ever earn the honor twice in their career. After completing her bachelor's degree in Communication Studies at LSU, Turner began her career as a sports reporter and videographer with NBC 33 and FOX 44. |
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