University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2025 Softball Roster
Ardoin, Erin
Jersey Number 4
Erin Ardoin
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Moss Bluff, La.
- High School:
- Sam Houston HS
- Prev School:
- McNeese
Bio
Sun Belt Conference Commisioner's List (2025)
2025 (Redshirt Junior)
Stepped onto the field 46 times, with 33 starts, during debut season with Louisiana ... vast majority of playing time came in right field ... posted a .275 average over 109 total plate appearances ... was one of nine players with over 100 plate appearances ... generated 25 base hits with five going for extra bases (four doubles, triple) ... tallied eight RBI, all coming in different games .,.. adding in 11 walks and a pair of hit by pitch, was aboard the base path 38 times leading to 19 runs scored ... registered 41 putouts, an assist and had only one error in outfield coverage ... first official appearance as a Ragin' Cajun came in a pinch run situation against Seton Hall in the season opener (Feb. 6) ... scored three runs two days later in helping spark a sweep of Seton Hall and George Mason ... first multiple-hit outing with UL was a 2-for-2 showing with an RBI triple that capped off a 3-0 win over Iowa in Tuscaloosa, Alabama ... was an everyday starter each game through April 11 vs. James Madison ... delivered two more multiple-hit games in March (at Marshall, at Coastal) on the way to finishing with six total multiple-hit games ... collected a hit and scored a run in return to McNeese on March 18 ... scored a season-high two runs as Cajuns salvaged a win in the road series at Coastal Carolina (March 30). ... posted at least one hit all three games at Troy the next weekend, highlighted by a 2-for-3 performance that included an RBI double for an insurance run in a 4-1 triumph in the series finale ... helped stir the offense in the win in the JMU series finale (April 13) with a 2-for-3 showing ... the JMU performance kicked off a season-high six-game hitting streak ... over Easter Weekend, scored a pair of runs on April 18 to lead the charge in the run-rule win over South Alabama - the team's lone shortened victory in conference play ... started the Spring Break road trip to Texas with an RBI apiece against No. 2 Texas A&M and Texas State in consecutive games.
Prior to Louisiana
Spent the 2022 through 2024 seasons at McNeese ... was a key performer on the Cowgirls' 2022 and 2023 squads that advanced to NCAA Regional finals ... quickly developed into an all-conference outfielder with McNeese ... after appearing in 41 games as a freshman in 2022, batted .288 and tracked down 73 fly balls as a sophomore in 2023 which garnered All-Southland Conference honors (second team) ... started 53 games in the outfield during the 2023 season, finishing fourth on the McNeese squad in batting average and leading the team in walks (21) ... batted near-.300 the entire season, primarily above .270, and registered a .280 average or higher the final 25 games ... over 118 at bats in sophomore campaign, posted 34 hits, 21 runs scored and swiped 18 stolen bases in 22 attempts ... competed in all five games of the NCAA Seattle Regional highlighted by three hits collected in the series of contests with host-Washington ... an early season injury limited her to two at bats during the 2024 season.
High School
Prepped at tradition rich Sam Houston High School in the Lake Charles area, earning all-district honors three times – a first team selection as a senior and second team honoree as a freshman and sophomore ... in senior season, recorded a .526 batting average, .600 on base percentage to go along with 13 RBI, 17 stolen bases, three triples, two doubles.
Personal
Born March 3, 2003 in Ville Platte, La. ... daughter of former professional baseball player Danny and Hope Ardoin ... has three brothers, Drew, Silas, and Sam ... comes from a family that's rich in baseball tradition ... father, Danny, was a catcher in the MLB for five seasons after being a fifth round selection in the 1995 MLB Draft ... all three brothers have played Division I baseball: Drew (Lamar), Silas (Texas) and Sam (Texas) who has transferred to the Ragin' Cajuns baseball squad and is a member of the 2025 squad ... majoring in mass communications.
2025 (Redshirt Junior)
Stepped onto the field 46 times, with 33 starts, during debut season with Louisiana ... vast majority of playing time came in right field ... posted a .275 average over 109 total plate appearances ... was one of nine players with over 100 plate appearances ... generated 25 base hits with five going for extra bases (four doubles, triple) ... tallied eight RBI, all coming in different games .,.. adding in 11 walks and a pair of hit by pitch, was aboard the base path 38 times leading to 19 runs scored ... registered 41 putouts, an assist and had only one error in outfield coverage ... first official appearance as a Ragin' Cajun came in a pinch run situation against Seton Hall in the season opener (Feb. 6) ... scored three runs two days later in helping spark a sweep of Seton Hall and George Mason ... first multiple-hit outing with UL was a 2-for-2 showing with an RBI triple that capped off a 3-0 win over Iowa in Tuscaloosa, Alabama ... was an everyday starter each game through April 11 vs. James Madison ... delivered two more multiple-hit games in March (at Marshall, at Coastal) on the way to finishing with six total multiple-hit games ... collected a hit and scored a run in return to McNeese on March 18 ... scored a season-high two runs as Cajuns salvaged a win in the road series at Coastal Carolina (March 30). ... posted at least one hit all three games at Troy the next weekend, highlighted by a 2-for-3 performance that included an RBI double for an insurance run in a 4-1 triumph in the series finale ... helped stir the offense in the win in the JMU series finale (April 13) with a 2-for-3 showing ... the JMU performance kicked off a season-high six-game hitting streak ... over Easter Weekend, scored a pair of runs on April 18 to lead the charge in the run-rule win over South Alabama - the team's lone shortened victory in conference play ... started the Spring Break road trip to Texas with an RBI apiece against No. 2 Texas A&M and Texas State in consecutive games.
Prior to Louisiana
Spent the 2022 through 2024 seasons at McNeese ... was a key performer on the Cowgirls' 2022 and 2023 squads that advanced to NCAA Regional finals ... quickly developed into an all-conference outfielder with McNeese ... after appearing in 41 games as a freshman in 2022, batted .288 and tracked down 73 fly balls as a sophomore in 2023 which garnered All-Southland Conference honors (second team) ... started 53 games in the outfield during the 2023 season, finishing fourth on the McNeese squad in batting average and leading the team in walks (21) ... batted near-.300 the entire season, primarily above .270, and registered a .280 average or higher the final 25 games ... over 118 at bats in sophomore campaign, posted 34 hits, 21 runs scored and swiped 18 stolen bases in 22 attempts ... competed in all five games of the NCAA Seattle Regional highlighted by three hits collected in the series of contests with host-Washington ... an early season injury limited her to two at bats during the 2024 season.
High School
Prepped at tradition rich Sam Houston High School in the Lake Charles area, earning all-district honors three times – a first team selection as a senior and second team honoree as a freshman and sophomore ... in senior season, recorded a .526 batting average, .600 on base percentage to go along with 13 RBI, 17 stolen bases, three triples, two doubles.
Personal
Born March 3, 2003 in Ville Platte, La. ... daughter of former professional baseball player Danny and Hope Ardoin ... has three brothers, Drew, Silas, and Sam ... comes from a family that's rich in baseball tradition ... father, Danny, was a catcher in the MLB for five seasons after being a fifth round selection in the 1995 MLB Draft ... all three brothers have played Division I baseball: Drew (Lamar), Silas (Texas) and Sam (Texas) who has transferred to the Ragin' Cajuns baseball squad and is a member of the 2025 squad ... majoring in mass communications.
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