George Washington University

Shaunte' Fremin

Hometown: Belle Chasse, LA Position: Head Coach Experience: 1st year

Alma Mater: LSU '00

Shaunte' Fremin is in her first year as head coach of The George Washington University's softball program. Fremin joins the Colonials after spending two seasons with the 2003 Southeastern Confernce Champion University of Georgia softball program. Fremin was the head recruiter, hitting coach and outfield coach on a staff that was named the 2003 NFCA Southeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year. Fremin helped the Bulldogs finish eighth in the country in batting (.311) during the best season in school history at 57-14, while climbing as high as number seven in the nation. During Fremin's tenure, Georgia averaged 58 wins, the most in the nation, and increased their homerun total from eight in 2001 to 36 in 2002 to 49 in 2003.

A 2000 graduate of Louisiana State University (B.S. in Kinesiology), Fremin was a four-year starter and team captain who served as a student assistant on the LSU staff in 2001. Her duties included practice planning, game management and scouting while she concentrated on hitting instruction. While coaching at LSU, Fremin was a meber of the 2001 NFCA Regional Coaching Staff of the Year that helped lead the Tigers to their first Women's College World Series.

As a player at LSU, Fremin was the team captain from 1998 to 2000 and garnered numerous awards. She was named to the NCAA Regional all-tournament team in 1999 and 2000, was a Southeastern Conference selection in 2000 and a Southeastern Conference tournament selection in 1999. Fremin is fourth on the LSU all-time list in homeruns, games played and doubles, third in RBI and second in walks. She is the career leader in putouts with 1,615 and in 1999, went the entire season without committing and error on 400 chances. During her career, the Tigers were SEC regular season champions in 2000 and 1999 and won the SEC West all four years.

During the offseason, Fremin oversees the Shaunte' Fremin Power Softball Fastpitch Camp, which teaches players ages 8-18 all phases of fastpitch softball. Fremin also has been a skills instructor at various camps across Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas and an instructor at the LSU softball camp. Fremin is also a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).