LSU Tigers Softball Adds Oklahoma Sooners Transfer Paytn Monticelli to 2026 Roster

Originally posted on LSU Tigers on SI | By Zack Nagy | Last updated Jul 31, 2025 7:00 AM ET

BATON ROUGE, La. – Head Coach Beth Torina builds up her pitching staff with another addition, as pitcher Paytn Monticelli (Oklahoma) signs to complete her collegiate career on the 2026 LSU softball roster.

Monticelli played the last two seasons at Oklahoma and her freshman season in her home state at Wisconsin (2023).

Entering the 2026 season, Monticelli has a 9-4 career record with a 2.67 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 16 starts and 55 appearances.

In her two seasons at OU, Monticelli is 2-0 with a .258 ERA, 43 strikeouts and a .171 opposing batting average in 40.2 innings pitched.

Last season, Monticelli went 2-0 in the circle with 20 strikeouts in 21.1 innings.

Monticelli led Wisconsin as a freshman with 82 strikeouts and was 7-4 with a 2.71 ERA. Her 82 strikeouts rank ninth-most for a UW freshman.

The Two Newcomers:

Torina continues to make moves in the transfer portal as infielder Ally Hutchins (Kentucky) and utility player Char Lorenz (Louisville) sign to join the 2026 LSU softball roster.

Hutchins will have two years of eligibility remaining, while Lorenz comes with three.

Hutchins started in all 58 games she appeared in last season at third base. She recorded a .285 batting average on 45 hits, including six home runs, scored 41 runs and had 19 RBI.

She also drew 46 walks. In her two seasons at Kentucky, Hutchins has a .267 batting average with 78 hits, 59 runs, 45 RBI and 12 home runs.

In the field, she has a .900 career fielding percentage with 74 assists and 34 putouts.

Lorenz is coming off a stellar freshman season that earned her a spot on the All-ACC Second Team and recognition as a D1Softball and Softball America Freshman All-American.

Lorenz led Louisville with a .368 batting average and a .677 slugging percentage behind 11 doubles, five triples, and nine home runs and set a new single-season freshman record with 53 RBI. Lorenz tallied 57 hits, scored 32 runs and had 13 stolen bases.

She also paced the team with 15 multi-hit and multi-RBI games. In the outfield, Lorenz had a .967 fielding percentage with 87 putouts, two assists and three errors.