LAFAYETTE — Louisiana-Lafayette softball coach Mike Lotief knew D.J. Sanders had a power stroke long before this weekend. He thought she might’ve just been waiting for the right time to show it off.
How about during a homecoming?
Sanders, a Mississippi native, blasted four home runs last weekend against Southern Miss on her way to Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week honors.
“She said, ‘It’s good to be back in Mississippi,’ ” Lotief said. “She had a lot of family there, a lot of friends there. I think she was just waiting to show it off for the right moment.