Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball head coach Gerry Glasco added a veteran outfielder and proven left-handed batter to the program's 2021 roster on Thursday (Nov. 5, 2020) with the signing of Georgia graduate transfer Ciara Bryan.
A career .330-plus hitter, Bryan was an All-SEC and NFCA All-Region selection during her three-plus year stay at Georgia. Starring for Bulldogs since she was a freshman in 2017, Bryan appeared in 200 games (193 starts) and produced 50-plus hits, scored 30-plus runs and tallied 25-plus RBI in the last two complete seasons of competition (2018, 2019).
Most recently, Bryan led UGA with 11 home runs, 31 RBI, 33 hits, 39 runs, 74 total bases, an .860 slugging percentage and 15 stolen bases over a span of 28 games in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. The outfielder's 11 home runs co-led the SEC and ranked fourth nationally.
The Covington, Ga., product will be a senior when she suits up for the Ragin' Cajuns in 2021, utilizing the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA to all spring sports participants due to the COVID-19 pandemic.