As Western Kentucky softball coach Tyra Perry prepared her team's scouting report for UL, she was reminded of two important facts about the Ragin' Cajuns:

Senior outfielder Holly Tankersley is arguably the Sun Belt's top player and leads her team offensively and defensively with her gritty play on the field.

Pitchers Ashley Brignac, Donna Bourgeois and Brittany Cuevas - nicknamed "the Killer Bs" by UL announcer Robert Harris early in the year - are all relatively young, but all three have thrown well in big games in their careers.

Put that quartet together, and you have a national player of the year candidate in Tankersley and arguably the top pitching staff - and likely the youngest - in the country.

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Josh Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • May 7, 2008