LamarStatesports Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 The Lamar State College-Port Arthur women’s softball team begins their 2011 season at home this Thursday with a 2 p.m. doubleheader against Temple College at Martin Field, 1000 Lakeshore Drive.This is the seventh year for Lamar State’s softball program, and the sixth year in Region XIV, one of the top junior college conferences in the nation. The Seahawks’ first test this year will be a tough one. Temple is the 2010 Region V champion, and has seven returning sophomores, including two ex-Nederland High School players – catcher Lindsey Rossi and infielder Jordan Bodin.The Leopards reached the NJCAA national championship tournament three times in the past six years. They were eliminated in the first round in 2010 by Region XIV champion Blinn College.Lamar State head coach Vance Edwards also has an impressive team this spring with more talent and more players than any time since the college added intercollegiate sports in 2004. “We are excited about this team and looking forward to starting the season,†Edwards said. “We have more depth than ever. The players are focused on having a successful season. We are looking for good things to happen.†Only three of the 18 players on Lamar State’s roster are sophomores, including two starters from the 2010 squad -- all-conference outfielder Kirstyn Krugman from Dayton and pitcher/outfielder Lacey Simmons from Jersey Village.Krugman ranked second in stolen bases in Region XIV this past year. She was eighth in hits and 11th in batting average with a .408 mark in conference action. Krugman hit .424 on the season to lead the Seahawks.Simmons committed only two errors and had a .964 fielding average while playing in 32 of the Seahawks’ 35 games.Sami Williams, a sophomore infielder from Port Neches-Groves, also returns after being red-shirted for medical reasons last spring, which would have been her second season at Lamar State. Williams hit .304 and was a starting outfielder as a freshman. Assistant coach Megan Rowe, a former all-conference pitcher at Louisiana State University-Alexandria, is working with Simmons and the other three pitchers – Katy Austin from Port Neches-Groves, Ashlee Frank from Beaumont West Brook and Candice Spurlock from Texas City. The team has four experienced catchers – Valerie Brown from Bridge City, Samantha Lunceford from Port Neches-Groves, Keely Borel from Nederland and Shelby Klein from Seattle, Washington.Klein transferred from George Fox University in Oregon, where she started 31 games as a freshman and was named to the All-Northwest Conference second team.The fall roster also includes: outfielders Logan LeBlanc from Nederland; utility players Vicki Day from Pasadena, Erica Schmalenberger from Houston, Emily George from League City; and infielders Krista Mayer from Nederland, Katie Parker from League City, Tiffany Schwartzenburg from Beaumont and Kayla Adams from Silsbee.Adams signed with Angelina College in 2009, but didn’t play because of an injury.
LamarStatesports Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Posted February 2, 2011 Cold weather has caused the cancellation of Lamar State College-Port Arthur’s softball doubleheader with Temple College at Martin Field in Port Arthur.Lamar State head coach Vance Edwards said the games were postponed and will be played at a later date.The Seahawks opened every season since 2007 against the Leopards. Last year’s opener in Port Arthur was canceled by snow.
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