University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Athletics Hall of Fame
Stephanie DeFeo
- Induction:
- 2019
- Class:
- 1997
Stephanie DeFeo, a member of the Ragin' Cajuns softball team from 1994-97, went on to earn All-America honors three times, playing first base and designated player. Playing under Hall of Fame coach Yvette Girouard, DeFeo left with a school-record 43 home runs (15 in her senior season of 1997) in an era dominated by pitching, in addition to compiling a .676 slugging percentage and 187 runs batted in.
She earned All-America honors as a freshman in 1994 when she hit .435 on the season and set a school-record in slugging percentage at .739. DeFeo repeated as an All-American the following year in 1995, posting a .409 batting average before earning All-America honors for a third time in 1997.
DeFeo, a .383 hitter for the Ragin' Cajuns in 230 games and currently the head coach at Mercer University, finished her career as the school-record holder in home runs (43), RBI (187), walks (94) and slugging percentage (.676).
She earned All-America honors as a freshman in 1994 when she hit .435 on the season and set a school-record in slugging percentage at .739. DeFeo repeated as an All-American the following year in 1995, posting a .409 batting average before earning All-America honors for a third time in 1997.
DeFeo, a .383 hitter for the Ragin' Cajuns in 230 games and currently the head coach at Mercer University, finished her career as the school-record holder in home runs (43), RBI (187), walks (94) and slugging percentage (.676).
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