Michael Lotief looks for a little bit of himself in every softball player he recruits to play at UL.

On recruiting trips he's looking for young women with talent, desire and dreams - not necessarily in that order.

"I'm a dreamer, an optimist," said the Ragin' Cajun co-coach. "I want to get a group of players who all share the same goal, the same dreams and the same vision. If they're willing to go to work and make it come true it will happen.

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • May 31, 2008