Louisiana-Lafayette volunteer assistant softball coach Geri Ann Glasco, 24, was killed as a result of a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 10 in Louisiana early Thursday morning.

Glasco was two weeks away from opening day of her first season working for her father, Louisiana-Lafayette coach Gerry Glasco.

The daughter of Gerry and Vickie Glasco, Geri Ann followed her father into the profession after a decorated playing career. As a high schooler, she was the 2012 Gatorade National Player of the Year at Oconee County High School in Georgia. She played her first two college seasons at Georgia, where her father was then an assistant coach, and was named the SEC Co-Freshman of the Year and a third-team All-American in 2013. She transferred to Oregon for her final two seasons and received all-Pac-12 accolades in both 2015 and 2016.

Known for her versatility as both a pitcher and position player with a powerful swing, Glasco finished her college career with a 47-15 pitching record and 3.01 ERA. She also had a career batting average of .341 and totaled 51 home runs and 181 RBIs in 235 games.

She reached the Women's College World Series with Oregon in 2015.

Drafted 20th overall by the Akron Racers of National Pro Fastpitch in 2016, she played one season in the professional league before shifting her focus to coaching. A student assistant coach at Oregon in 2017, she was an assistant coach at Oregon's Mt. Hood Community College during the 2018 season. Louisiana-Lafayette announced her addition to its staff this past October.

Glasco was the youngest member of one of the best-known families in college softball over the past two decades. In addition to her father coaching, both of her older sisters played NCAA softball, Tara at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and Erin at Notre Dame and Texas A&M. Also the pitching coach at Georgia when Geri Ann played there, Tara Glasco Archibald is now an assistant at Illinois State.

ESPN Radio affiliate KPEL in Lafayette reported the car Glasco was driving was struck as part of a chain-reaction crash when a tractor-trailer failed to slow for traffic in a construction zone. One other person was killed in the accident.

I'm devastated for you coach, @GerryGlasco there is no words me or anyone else can say. My heart, love and prayers to you and the family during this time of pain. #Softball Coach Killed in Car Accident https://t.co/XwEFNO6luS @espn1420 - Monica Abbott (@monicaabbott) January 24, 2019

Prayers to Coach Glasco and the entire family. It was a privilege to observe and cover the talents of Geri Ann. ��❤️�� https://t.co/8UV0ZsPchO - Cheri Kempf (@cherikempf) January 24, 2019