This is the first in a four-part series on the 2021 UL Athletics Hall of Fame Class
It didn't take long for Ashley Brignac to live up to the hype.
The most honored pitcher in Louisiana prep softball history was expected to make an immediate impact on UL's nationally-known program, after amassing a truckload of honors and accomplishments in her storied career at John Curtis Christian School in New Orleans.
But the power-throwing righthander was joining a program that had already made 18 straight NCAA Tournament appearances and had dominated the Sun Belt Conference from the moment the league added softball as a sport.