Former UL Player/Coach Lana Bowers On SLU Staff

A former Louisiana Ragin' Cajun player and coach is now on the coaching staff of a state softball school, who will visit Lamson Park later this season.

Lana Bowers, who played for Louisiana from 2007-2010 is in her first year as an assistant coach for Southeastern Louisiana.

The Cajuns will host Southeastern Louisiana on April 10 this year.

A member of UL's College World Series team in 2008, Bowers, who was tabbed a three-time All-Sun Belt Conference catcher during her time with the Cajuns, hit a .298, to go along with 8 home runs and 34 runs batted in as a senior in 2010.

A native of Houston, Texas, Bowers was part of a 2014 coaching staff that helped Louisiana to a Women’s College World Series appearance and the Sun Belt Conference regular season and tournament championships.

Most recently the head coach at Baton Rouge Community College for two seasons (2017-2018), Bowers spent a season at LSU Eunice as a volunteer assistant coach, helping the Lady Bengals to the 2016 NJCAA Division II national championship.