March 12, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. - Assistant softball coach, Britni Sneed Newman, was one of six former LSU greats to be inducted into the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La.

"It is such an honor to be in the elite company of the LSU Hall of Fame," Sneed Newman said. "I have many great memories there, and I am proud now to be here at such a wonderful school as Baylor. It was a tremendous night and one I will never forget."

A three-time first-team All-American, Sneed Newman began her playing career at LSU under Baylor head coach Glenn Moore. In those two years, she posted a 50-12 record in the circle with 482 strikeouts in just over 400 innings pitched.

"Britni was one of the most fierce competitors I ever coached," Moore said. "She is more than deserving of this honor, and I am truly blessed to have her here at Baylor as a pitching coach."

In 2002, Sneed Newman was named NCAA Woman of the Year for the state of Louisiana. Twice during her career, she was a finalist for USA Softball Player of the Year honors.

Sneed Newman established LSU and Southeastern Conference single-season records for strikeouts in each of her final three seasons with the Tigers. She ranked second nationally in strikeouts per game as a senior, and her career strikeout total of 1,370 ranks second in NCAA history at the time she left.

Sneed Newman was named 2002 Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year after going 34-7 with a 0.75 ERA and 478 strikeouts in 281.0 innings. She earned Louisiana player of the year and SEC all-tournament honors twice.

For her career, Sneed Newman was 120-25 with an ERA of 0.89. She tossed 106 complete games with 55 shutouts and six no-hitters. Sneed allowed just 489 hits and 184 walks in 976.1 career innings pitched. On Oct. 29, 2008, Sneed Newman was elected to the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame.