Softball players cheer on their fellow teammates at bat. 
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If you played softball in high school, recreateionally or for fun and feel like you have the chance to make the university’s softball team, then mark your calendars for walk-on tryouts. 

This will be the second year that softball Head softball Coach Rick Fremin will lead the Lady Lions in softball as well as continue walk-on tryouts. 

“We just always provide that any student at Southeastern has the opportunity to try out,” said Fremin. “Every year in August, as long as I am here, we will allow all students the opportunity to walk on and have a chance to be on the team. We will continue as long as I am coaching.”

Last year, six students tried out and one made the team. The softball coaches work together when deciding if a walk-on student makes the team.

“We are looking for someone that can help our program from the extent of if we are better with them,” said Fremin. “One of the last questions that we ask is, ‘Are we better with them?’ If the answer is yes, then we will bring them on as long as they meet NCAA requirements on the clearing house. All the coaches give a vote and we put our votes together and pretty much go with that.”

Softball tryouts may give students a chance to represent the university if they are able to make the team. 

“For walk-on opportunities, we are trying to give them an opportunity,” said Fremin. “There are a lot of players in the state of Louisiana that at times, they get overlooked. We want to give them an opportunity, that is the first thing I would want them to know. The next thing is if they want to represent the university and the state of Louisiana, have the opportunity to wear the green and gold and help our program reach regionals and national status, then we want them to be a part of the team.”

Tryouts will take place Aug. 24 at 3 p.m. at North Oak Park. Softball tryouts are offered to students currently enrolled full-time. Tryout participants will need to bring their own equipment such as gloves, bat, cleats, et cetera. 

If interested in tryouts, a walk-on procedure form, further information on requirements to tryout and other information is available at lionsports.net.