LSU softball team adds transfer

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• Published: Jul 1, 2009

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LSU softball coach Yvette Girouard announced Tuesday the addition of transfer Heidi Pizer.

Pizer comes to the Tigers from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and will play the 2010 season as a sophomore.

“Heidi was originally on our recruiting radar a few years ago as an exceptional two-sport athlete who is very talented and gifted,” Girouard said. “She will fill a need for us in the middle infield as we battled injuries to our infielders last season.”

At Tigard High School in Oregon, Pizer was a four-time All-Pacific Conference selection at shortstop. She also notched four All-Pacific Conference picks in basketball. Pizer went 2-for-5 with an RBI and saw action in eight games for the Ragin’ Cajuns last season.

Scotto, Carlin receive SLU honors

HAMMOND — Southeastern Louisiana men’s golfer Cedric Scotto and women’s basketball player Kristy Carlin were named the school’s 2008-09 male and female athletes of the year Tuesday.

Scotto and Carlin, first-team All-Southland Conference picks, also excelled in the class room. The management majors were first-team Academic All-Southland Conference recipients. Scotto (3.75 grade-point average) was named the SLC men’s golf student-athlete of the year, while Carlin posted a 3.08 gpa.

Scotto, a sophomore from Albi, France, earned individual medalist honors at the Southland Conference tournament by sinking a birdie putt on the second playoff hole. He was selected the Southland Conference men’s golfer of the year.

Carlin, a senior from Walker, finished fourth in the SLC in scoring with 15.1 points per game. The senior also ranked among the SLC leaders in rebounding (7.8, eighth) and free throw percentage (.775, eighth).

Probation reduced for Alabama State

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The NCAA has reduced the probation period for Alabama State’s football program from five to three years.

In December, the NCAA placed the program on probation for 17 rules violations that allegedly occurred from 1999-2003. Violations included changing grades, allowing ineligible players to play and practice, and conducting offseason workouts not allowed by NCAA rules.

The NCAA said in a release Tuesday that it was reducing the length of probation because it determined Alabama State officials took action to correct the problems while the case was being investigated. The NCAA did not lift a penalty that prevents the Hornets from competing for the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship in the 2009 season.