Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics

Kristy Burton is in her second season on the Southeastern Louisiana softball staff as an assistant coach on head coach Rick Fremin’s staff.

In her first season with Southeastern, the Lady Lions tied for the national lead with 162 stolen bases. Sophomore Jaquelyn Ramon led the Southland Conference and finished fifth nationally with 54 stolen bases.

Burton came to Hammond after most serving as the head coach at Elizabeth City State University. The Biloxi, Mississippi native also has coaching stints at Marion Military Institute, Alabama Southern Community College, Mary G. Montgomery High School and the Southern Spirit 14U travel ball team.

A 2014 graduate of South Alabama, Burton received her first exposure to coaching as a manager for the nationally-ranked Jaguars on Coach Becky Clark’s staff.