NEW ORLEANS, La. - Nicholls State University had two representatives on the 2023 Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Collegiate Softball Team announced Tuesday by the LSWA as freshman Erin Krause was named first team and junior Alexa Poche' earned second team. 

The duo is the first all-state honorees under second-year head coach Justin Lewis, who tied for second in the state's coach of the year vote. Krause and Poche' are also the first Colonels since 2019 to make the LSWA softballs squad. 

Krause completed a trifecta of honors by garnering All-Louisiana First Team after being named All-Southland First Team and All-Region earlier this spring. She ranked fourth in the Southland with a team-high .363 batting average and paced the league with five triples. The Cypress, Texas native racked up 14 multi-hit games and tied for fifth in the SLC with 12 doubles while accounting 30 RBIs and 34 runs scored. Krause was a versatile fielder for the Colonel defense, seeing most of her time at second base while also playing shortstop and third. She led Nicholls with 113 assists and helped turn six double plays. 

In her third season, Poche' was selected all-state for the first time in her career after ranking fifth in the Southland with a .342 batting average and 40 RBIs. She posted the eighth-best slugging percentage in the SLC at .529 thanks to 10 doubles, five home runs and two triples. The Colonel outfielder pieced together a 12-game hitting streak and had two walk-off singles in extra innings. A native of New Orleans, Poche' closed out her junior campaign by being named SLC All-Tournament after helping the Colonels to a pair of victories. 

A Louisiana Sports Writers Association panel of media and sports publicists selected the All-Louisiana team, based on statistics and performances through the teams' conference tournaments.
 

2023 ALL-LOUISIANA COLLEGIATE SOFTBALL TEAM (season statistics do not include NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA national tournament games)
First Team
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
Pitcher	Sydney Berzon	LSU	Fr.	Buffalo, N.Y.
Pitcher	Sam Landry	Louisiana-Lafayette	So.	Mont Belvieu, Texas
Pitcher	Whitney Tate	McNeese	Jr.	Columbia, La.
Catcher	Bailey Krolczyk	Southeastern Louisiana	Jr.	Corpus Christi, Texas
First Base	Lauren Allred	Louisiana-Lafayette	Fr.	Texarkana, Texas
Second Base	Erin Krause	Nicholls	Fr.	Cypress, Texas
Third Base	Danieca Coffey	LSU	Jr.	Richwood, Texas
Shortstop	Taylor Pleasants	LSU	Jr.	Houston, Texas
Outfield	Ciara Briggs	LSU	Jr.	Yorba Linda, Calif.
Outfield	Karly Heath	Louisiana-Lafayette	Sr.	North Augusta, S.C.
Outfield	Mihyia Davis	Louisiana-Lafayette	Fr.	Lovelady, Texas
Designated Player	Georgia Clark	LSU	Sr.	Houston, Texas
Utility	Ali Newland	LSU	Jr.	Bremen, Ga.
Hitter of the Year:  Karly Heath, Louisiana-Lafayette
Pitcher of the Year:  Sam Landry, Louisiana-Lafayette
Newcomer of the Year:  Mariana Torres, McNeese
Freshman of the Year:  Mihyia Davis, Louisiana-Lafayette
Coach of the Year:  Gerry Glasco, Louisiana-Lafayette
Second Team
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
Pitcher	Chloe Bennett	LSU-Eunice	So.	Rosepine, La.
Pitcher	Ali Kilponen	LSU	Sr.	Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Pitcher	KK Ladner	Southeastern Louisiana	Sr.	Kiln, Miss.
Catcher	Sophie Piskos	Louisiana-Lafayette	Jr.	Paris, Tenn.
First Base	Lexi Johnson	Southeastern Louisiana	Jr.	Reserve, La.
Second Base	Mariana Torres	McNeese	So.	Pflugerville, Texas
Third Base	Maria Detillier	Southeastern Louisiana	Fr.	Gramercy, La.
Shortstop	Reese Reyna	McNeese	So.	Santa Fe, Texas
Outfield	Kylie Neel	Louisiana Tech	Jr.	Richmond, Texas
Outfield	Alexa Poché	Nicholls	Jr.	New Orleans, La.
Outfield	McKenzie Redoutey	LSU	So.	Franklin, N.C.
Outfield	Alayis Seneca	McNeese	Sr.	The Woodlands, Texas
Designated Player	Audrey Greely	Southeastern Louisiana	Jr.	Geismar, La.
Utility	Katie Salling	LSU-Eunice	Fr.	Baton Rouge, La.
Honorable Mention Pitcher:  Cera Blanchard, Southeastern Louisiana; Meghan Schorman, Louisiana-Lafayette; Ashley Vallejo, McNeese. Third Base:  Rylie Bouvier, McNeese. Shortstop:  Alexa Langeliers, Louisiana-Lafayette. Outfield:  Kaylea Patridge, Centenary. Designated Player:  Makenzie Chaffin, Northwestern State.