Rosepine standout named to all-tournament team
Published 12:47 pm Sunday, June 19, 2022
- Former Rosepine standout and LSU-Eunice freshman pitcher Chloe Bennett debuted in fine fashion, striking out 10 as she fired a no-hitter in an 8-0 win over Alvin Community College on Tuesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy of LSU-Eunice Athletics)
By Will Norris | BWS Sports
EUNICE — Former Rosepine standout Chloe Bennett, in her freshman campaign with the LSU-Eunice Lady Bengals, was recently chosen as one of three pitchers on the all-tournament team following the NJCAA National Softball Tournament Championships.
Bennett fired three complete games in leading the Lady Bengals to a fifth-place finish, going 2-2 in the event. Over 26.2 innings of work, Bennett surrendered nine runs on 16 hits with 22 strikeouts.
Her first game was a 9-inning thriller where she struck out 13 batters in a win over Illinois Central, 2-1. She also fired a one-hitter in a win over the Louisburg Hurricanes, which snapped their nation-leading 45-game winning streak.
Bennett finished the season with a school-record 240 strikeouts and also placed herself in the record books with 23 wins as she helped LSU-E finish the season with an overall mark of 36-22.
