Tigers Worldwide

LSU players have made their mark on the international level since the program restarted in 1997, playing for various national teams across the globe.

Current All-American shortstop Taylor Pleasants won a gold medal with Team USA in the 2022 World Games. Pleasants logged two hits and a pair of RBIs to help Team USA win their third consecutive WBSC World Championship title. Pleasants also helped Team USA win gold in the 2022 Canada Cup where she batted .313 and drove in eight runs.

Current LSU assistant coach Howard Dobson has served as an assistant coach for Team USA for 10 years. Dobson was a part of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic team that captured the silver medal.

Amanda Sanchez became the program’s first Olympian as a participant with Mexico in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Sanchez appeared in six games, including the bronze medal game against Canada.

Savannah Jaquish was honored with the Glen Todd Award: Most Valuable Player in the 2022 Canada Cup after batting .545 behind 12 hits, a teamhigh 13 RBIs and 11 runs scores, including three home runs over a nine-game stretch. She was also named to the 2022 Pan American Championship roster where she tallied a .550 batting average, 17 RBIs, 11 hits and two home runs on the way to another gold medal win. Jaquish is a three-time WBSC World Championship participant highlighted by a gold medal win in 2018 where she had a .308 batting average with a pair of home runs and six RBI. She also earned a gold medal in the 2019 Pan American Games and Japan Cup.

Carley Hoover played a part on the USA Softball level, making appearances in the Japan All-Star Series, USA Softball International Cup and the Japan Cup in 2018. She also participated in the in the 2016 World CUp of Softball.

Shemiah Sanchez has suited up for Puerto Rico in the 2018 International Cup and 2020 WBSC Softball Americas Qualifier.

Emily Griggs was a World Cup of Softball participant as a member of the 2016 Women’s Elite Team as well as the 2015 Junior Women’s National Team.

Bianka Bell is a two-time gold medalist as a member of the 2016 WBSC Women’s World Championship team and the 2015 World Cup of Softball roster. She also won a silver medal with the 2016 World Cup of Softball team.