University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016 Softball Roster
Zeringue, Kassidy
Jersey Number 4
Kassidy Zeringue
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lutcher, La.
- High School:
- Lutcher HS
Bio
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2017)
All-Sun Belt Second Team (2017)
CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team (2017)
CoSIDA Academic All-District VI (2017)
All-Louisiana First Team (2017)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2016)
CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team (2016)
CoSIDA Academic All-District VI (2016)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2015)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2014)
2017 (Senior)
Transitioned to second base after playing exclusively in outfield previous three seasons…started all 55 games at second base…hit .373 for the second straight season, third-highest average on the team and No. 7 overall in Sun Belt Conference…produced career-high totals in hits (50), runs (37), RBI (11) and stolen bases (13)…turned in several highlight-reel plays (SportsCenter Top 10 at Texas State on Apr. 15) and committed only nine errors over 187 total chances…recorded 108 putouts and 70 assists…starting in Game 2 at South Alabama (Mar. 25) began a string of 57 error-free chances and ended the season with only two errors over the final 29 games…slap-hit specialist delivered 12 multiple-hit games hitting from the No. 8 spot, increasing her career multiple-hit games total to 20…was one of only three Sun Belt players batting above .400 entering May…maintained a .370-plus batting average from March 1 to season's end…generated at least three base hits in six of eight Sun Belt Conference series…went through Sun Belt play without consecutive hitless games…13 stolen bases led the team and ranked Top 10 in Sun Belt…among the Top 150 ranked nationally in on base percentage (.455) and was aboard the base path in 46 of 55 games...reached base all six games in Louisiana Classics (Feb. 10-12)…scored the go-ahead run to complete the rally past Ball State on Feb. 11 when Kara Gremillion singled in the sixth inning…recorded four assists in the series-clinching win over No. 4 Alabama (Feb. 19)…doubled to lead off the seventh and scored the first of five runs that crossed in the inning as the Cajuns put away Dartmouth on Feb. 24…produced a career-high three RBI off a bunt single and triple on Feb. 26 vs. Mississippi Valley…scored a season-high three runs as Cajuns run-ruled North Dakota State on Mar. 4…delivered a 3-for-3 performance in the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational finale vs. Alcorn as the Cajuns captured the 700th victory of head coach Michael Lotief’s career…also had three-hit outings at South Alabama (Mar. 25) and Georgia Southern (Apr. 1)…was on base for DJ Sanders’ first grand slam in Game 2 of Good Friday doubleheader at Texas State…had two key singles in road win at No. 4 Texas A&M to help turn over lineup and set up Haley Hayden’s grand slam in second inning and bases-clearing double in third inning…posted a pair of two-hit games in her final weekend at Lamson Park (Apr. 29-30 vs. Coastal Carolina)…had an RBI in both ends of doubleheader vs. Coastal Carolina on Apr. 29 as Cajuns wrapped up Sun Belt championship…collected at least one hit and one run in all three games of Sun Belt Conference Tournament...earned repeat CoSIDA Academic All-America® and Academic All-District® recognition…was a first team All-Louisiana selection and member of the All-Sun Belt second team.
2016 (Junior)
Became a full-time starter for the first time in her career, serving as the starting right fielder … was an everyday starter until suffering an ankle injury on April 9 at Georgia State which limited her to four starts over the final seven weeks of the season … appeared in 52 games and totaled 35 starts … maintained the role of playing in left field in the late innings, switching over from right field when Shellie Landry moved to designated player … hit above .365 the entire season … produced eight multiple-hit games hitting from the nine-spot in the lineup … recorded 46 putouts playing right field and left field … among the toughest to strikeout at the NCAA Division I level, with only four strikeouts in 96 plate appearances … collected at least one base hit in 19 of her first 31 starts … produced the first RBI of her collegiate career, accumulating five … set a personal-best for stolen bases, swiping eight in nine attempts … eight stolen bases were second only to Haley Hayden’s nine … made her 100th career appearance on Feb. 27 vs. Alcorn State … finished the season with a .373 average, the fourth-highest mark on the team … went 2-for-2 at the plate and scored a career-high four runs in the season opener vs. Ball State in Gulf Shores … scored the game’s only run in a 1-0 win over Samford on Day 2 in Gulf Shores by reaching on an error in a bunt attempt and later scoring on a Haley Hayden single … opened the home schedule with a hit in each of the first six games, recording her season-best hitting streak … posted a hit in each matchup with No. 5 Oregon in the Louisiana Classics … finished 4-for-8 at the plate with a pair of two-hit games in series at Southern Miss (March 5-6) and UT Arlington (March 19-20) … was the second Cajun to reach base (bunt single) in the four-run sixth inning that snapped a 2-2 tie in the series finale at USM (March 6) … recorded seven putouts in the doubleheader at Troy on March 25 … reached base on a bunt single and scored on Kelsey Vincent’s grand slam in the fifth inning of Game 2 at Baylor on March 29 … a day after the injury at Georgia State, laid down a sacrifice bunt in the second inning of the series finale to put two runners in position to score on a throwing error off a ground ball from Taylor Terrio, upping the lead to 3-0… turned in a 3-for-5 performance at the plate in a doubleheader sweep at Georgia Southern on April 30 that secured the outright Sun Belt championship … appeared in all five of the Ragin’ Cajuns NCAA Tournament contests … received CoSIDA Academic All-District® honors for the first time in her career … named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I softball team, receiving second team honors … became the 10th student-athlete in Ragin' Cajuns Softball program history to earn Academic All-America® honors and the first since Ashley Brignac in 2012.
2015 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 41 games both as a pinch runner and defensive substituion in left field...Scored seven runs and recorded eight putouts...First run came on an Aleah Craighton sacrifice fly vs. McNeese State on Feb. 22...Recorded a putout in both games of the doubleheader at #24 South Alabama on Mar. 7...Pinch ran for Samantha Waslh and scored on Kelsey Vincent's home run in the sixth inning as the Cajuns broke open a 5-2 game in the Georgia Southern series opener on Mar. 16...Caught a Shelby Friudenberg fly ball for the first out of the seventh inning in game one of the Baylor doubleheader on Apr. 11...Pinch ran for Shellie Landry in game two and later scored on a wild pitch in the 12-run, fourth inning (it was Louisiana's inning of 10-plus runs since Apr. 2013)...Collected a season-high two putouts in the fifth inning of the Sun Belt Tournament opener vs. Georgia State on May 7...Appeared in five of the Cajuns' six NCAA Tournament games...Scored on Lexie Elkins' school-record tying 30th home run during the NCAA Lafayette Regional opener vs. Weber State on May 15.
2014 (Freshman)
Appeared in 45 games with five starts in center field … batted .125 in eight at bats … went 2-for-2 in stolen bases … had a perfect fielding percentage with 14 putouts and three assists on the season … scored six runs … registered a single to third in her first career at-bat in the season opener against Northern Iowa (2/7) … scored the first run in a 10-1 win over Texas (5/18) that sent Louisiana to the Super Regionals.
High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at Lutcher HS ... was a three-time all-state selection and four-time all-district selection ... helped lead the Bulldogs to three-straight district championships as a sophomore, junior and a senior ... played in the Louisiana All-Star Game as a senior ... stole 61 bases as a junior and 56 bases as a senior, batting .570 in her senior season.
Personal
Born on March 11, 1995 in Lutcher, La. … daughter of Kerry and Rhonda Zeringue … has an older sister, Keri, and a younger brother, Luke … an exercise science major.
All-Sun Belt Second Team (2017)
CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team (2017)
CoSIDA Academic All-District VI (2017)
All-Louisiana First Team (2017)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2016)
CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team (2016)
CoSIDA Academic All-District VI (2016)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2015)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2014)
2017 (Senior)
Transitioned to second base after playing exclusively in outfield previous three seasons…started all 55 games at second base…hit .373 for the second straight season, third-highest average on the team and No. 7 overall in Sun Belt Conference…produced career-high totals in hits (50), runs (37), RBI (11) and stolen bases (13)…turned in several highlight-reel plays (SportsCenter Top 10 at Texas State on Apr. 15) and committed only nine errors over 187 total chances…recorded 108 putouts and 70 assists…starting in Game 2 at South Alabama (Mar. 25) began a string of 57 error-free chances and ended the season with only two errors over the final 29 games…slap-hit specialist delivered 12 multiple-hit games hitting from the No. 8 spot, increasing her career multiple-hit games total to 20…was one of only three Sun Belt players batting above .400 entering May…maintained a .370-plus batting average from March 1 to season's end…generated at least three base hits in six of eight Sun Belt Conference series…went through Sun Belt play without consecutive hitless games…13 stolen bases led the team and ranked Top 10 in Sun Belt…among the Top 150 ranked nationally in on base percentage (.455) and was aboard the base path in 46 of 55 games...reached base all six games in Louisiana Classics (Feb. 10-12)…scored the go-ahead run to complete the rally past Ball State on Feb. 11 when Kara Gremillion singled in the sixth inning…recorded four assists in the series-clinching win over No. 4 Alabama (Feb. 19)…doubled to lead off the seventh and scored the first of five runs that crossed in the inning as the Cajuns put away Dartmouth on Feb. 24…produced a career-high three RBI off a bunt single and triple on Feb. 26 vs. Mississippi Valley…scored a season-high three runs as Cajuns run-ruled North Dakota State on Mar. 4…delivered a 3-for-3 performance in the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational finale vs. Alcorn as the Cajuns captured the 700th victory of head coach Michael Lotief’s career…also had three-hit outings at South Alabama (Mar. 25) and Georgia Southern (Apr. 1)…was on base for DJ Sanders’ first grand slam in Game 2 of Good Friday doubleheader at Texas State…had two key singles in road win at No. 4 Texas A&M to help turn over lineup and set up Haley Hayden’s grand slam in second inning and bases-clearing double in third inning…posted a pair of two-hit games in her final weekend at Lamson Park (Apr. 29-30 vs. Coastal Carolina)…had an RBI in both ends of doubleheader vs. Coastal Carolina on Apr. 29 as Cajuns wrapped up Sun Belt championship…collected at least one hit and one run in all three games of Sun Belt Conference Tournament...earned repeat CoSIDA Academic All-America® and Academic All-District® recognition…was a first team All-Louisiana selection and member of the All-Sun Belt second team.
2016 (Junior)
Became a full-time starter for the first time in her career, serving as the starting right fielder … was an everyday starter until suffering an ankle injury on April 9 at Georgia State which limited her to four starts over the final seven weeks of the season … appeared in 52 games and totaled 35 starts … maintained the role of playing in left field in the late innings, switching over from right field when Shellie Landry moved to designated player … hit above .365 the entire season … produced eight multiple-hit games hitting from the nine-spot in the lineup … recorded 46 putouts playing right field and left field … among the toughest to strikeout at the NCAA Division I level, with only four strikeouts in 96 plate appearances … collected at least one base hit in 19 of her first 31 starts … produced the first RBI of her collegiate career, accumulating five … set a personal-best for stolen bases, swiping eight in nine attempts … eight stolen bases were second only to Haley Hayden’s nine … made her 100th career appearance on Feb. 27 vs. Alcorn State … finished the season with a .373 average, the fourth-highest mark on the team … went 2-for-2 at the plate and scored a career-high four runs in the season opener vs. Ball State in Gulf Shores … scored the game’s only run in a 1-0 win over Samford on Day 2 in Gulf Shores by reaching on an error in a bunt attempt and later scoring on a Haley Hayden single … opened the home schedule with a hit in each of the first six games, recording her season-best hitting streak … posted a hit in each matchup with No. 5 Oregon in the Louisiana Classics … finished 4-for-8 at the plate with a pair of two-hit games in series at Southern Miss (March 5-6) and UT Arlington (March 19-20) … was the second Cajun to reach base (bunt single) in the four-run sixth inning that snapped a 2-2 tie in the series finale at USM (March 6) … recorded seven putouts in the doubleheader at Troy on March 25 … reached base on a bunt single and scored on Kelsey Vincent’s grand slam in the fifth inning of Game 2 at Baylor on March 29 … a day after the injury at Georgia State, laid down a sacrifice bunt in the second inning of the series finale to put two runners in position to score on a throwing error off a ground ball from Taylor Terrio, upping the lead to 3-0… turned in a 3-for-5 performance at the plate in a doubleheader sweep at Georgia Southern on April 30 that secured the outright Sun Belt championship … appeared in all five of the Ragin’ Cajuns NCAA Tournament contests … received CoSIDA Academic All-District® honors for the first time in her career … named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I softball team, receiving second team honors … became the 10th student-athlete in Ragin' Cajuns Softball program history to earn Academic All-America® honors and the first since Ashley Brignac in 2012.
2015 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 41 games both as a pinch runner and defensive substituion in left field...Scored seven runs and recorded eight putouts...First run came on an Aleah Craighton sacrifice fly vs. McNeese State on Feb. 22...Recorded a putout in both games of the doubleheader at #24 South Alabama on Mar. 7...Pinch ran for Samantha Waslh and scored on Kelsey Vincent's home run in the sixth inning as the Cajuns broke open a 5-2 game in the Georgia Southern series opener on Mar. 16...Caught a Shelby Friudenberg fly ball for the first out of the seventh inning in game one of the Baylor doubleheader on Apr. 11...Pinch ran for Shellie Landry in game two and later scored on a wild pitch in the 12-run, fourth inning (it was Louisiana's inning of 10-plus runs since Apr. 2013)...Collected a season-high two putouts in the fifth inning of the Sun Belt Tournament opener vs. Georgia State on May 7...Appeared in five of the Cajuns' six NCAA Tournament games...Scored on Lexie Elkins' school-record tying 30th home run during the NCAA Lafayette Regional opener vs. Weber State on May 15.
2014 (Freshman)
Appeared in 45 games with five starts in center field … batted .125 in eight at bats … went 2-for-2 in stolen bases … had a perfect fielding percentage with 14 putouts and three assists on the season … scored six runs … registered a single to third in her first career at-bat in the season opener against Northern Iowa (2/7) … scored the first run in a 10-1 win over Texas (5/18) that sent Louisiana to the Super Regionals.
High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at Lutcher HS ... was a three-time all-state selection and four-time all-district selection ... helped lead the Bulldogs to three-straight district championships as a sophomore, junior and a senior ... played in the Louisiana All-Star Game as a senior ... stole 61 bases as a junior and 56 bases as a senior, batting .570 in her senior season.
Personal
Born on March 11, 1995 in Lutcher, La. … daughter of Kerry and Rhonda Zeringue … has an older sister, Keri, and a younger brother, Luke … an exercise science major.
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