 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 4/30/2022 LSU Sports Communications By: Keonts Herrera BATON ROUGE, La. – The No. 9/10 Florida (37-13, 12-11 SEC) hitters collected seven hits across the first three innings, as they posted a 6-1 win against No. 19 LSU (32-18, 11-9 SEC) Saturday at Tiger Park. Florida scratched across two runs in the first with a home run to center field from right fielder Cheyenne Lindsey. Following two singles, left fielder Katie Kistler singled to the left side scoring the second run of the inning. The Gators tacked on a single run in the next four innings to bring the score to 6-0. LSU's senior Shelbi Sunseri brought the Tigers within five in the bottom of the seventh after smoking a ball over the left field wall for her 14th home run this season. Sophomore Morgan Smith followed with a double a couple batters later to account for the two Tigers' hits. Senior Shelby Wickersham (2-5) was charged with the loss after tossing one inning and giving two earned runs on five hits. Florida's Lexie Delbrey picked up the win, throwing six innings while only allowing one run. Head Coach Beth Torina On her team's performance... "It was bad softball. We just did not play well at all. I mean, when you look at the scoreboard we allowed twelve hits, four errors, and had two hits on our side. It was just a poorly played game." On if her team got too comfortable after the win last night... "I think our offense got frustrated. I think they got frustrated early and did not have a great response to it and that leaked into everything we were doing. We need to get more outs on the mound ourselves. We need to force more swings and misses and attack hitters better to help our offense have some time. It felt like the lead just kept climbing and climbing." Pitcher/Utility Shelbi Sunseri On the difference between the first and second game of the series… “Honestly, it was lazy. I think we just came out and didn’t have a lot of effort. We made errors, and we just didn’t have a lot of energy. We didn’t play LSU softball like we normally do. Our thing is 'can’t be crazy here', and I definitely don’t think we brought that energy today, collectively. Really, I just think we played bad softball today.” On the possibility of getting comfortable from the game one win… “I don’t know that we got comfortable; we just didn’t just show up today. It could have been a lot of things. I think, collectively, our dugout wasn’t in it, people on the field weren’t in it. I think as a whole, we didn’t play well. We didn’t make the routine plays we should’ve made, and it spiraled from there.” ON DECK The Tigers return to the diamond Sunday for the rubber game of the SEC series. The matchup is set for an 11 a.m. CT start, and it can be viewed on ESPN2.
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 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 4/29/2020 LSU Sports Communications By: Keonte Herrera BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 19 LSU (32-17, 11-8 SEC) recorded a season-high .515 batting average behind 17 hits in the 9-1 victory over No. 9/10 Florida (36-13, 11-11 SEC) in six innings Friday night at Tiger Park. With the win, LSU claimed its 10th over a 12-game span and have registered 107 hits and 18 home runs. Every Tiger in the lineup had a hit and four players had multiple hits. Defensively, the Tigers held Florida to a .087 batting average led by junior Ali Kilponen who has nine consecutive wins to improve to 17-4 in the circle. Kilponen relinquished only two hits and one run with three strikeouts in six innings. Senior Shelbi Sunseri and junior Georgia Clark each had three hits in four at-bats. Clark had two RBIs on the night, including her 15th home run of the season. Sophomores Danieca Coffey and Taylor Pleasants was 2-for-4 at the dish. Coffey turned in her 25th career multiple hit game, while Pleasants – who also went yard for the second consecutive game – logged her 30th career multiple RBI game with a team-high three ribbies. The Tigers opened the contest with two singles and an RBI double from Pleasants, and sophomore Ali Newland hit a two-RBI single with two outs to grab an early 3-0 lead after the first inning of play. LSU extended its margin to 5-0 in the fourth inning. Freshman McKenzie Redoutey led off with a double to right center, junior Morgan Cummins singled to right field, and freshman Sydney Peterson drove in Redoutey with a single to centerfield. Sophomore Ciara Briggs drew a walk to load the bases with two outs, and Clark singled to left field for her first RBI of the game to cap a two-run inning behind four hits. Florida dodged being shutout by putting up one run in the top of the sixth inning, but LSU clapped back with four runs in the bottom half inning, highlighted by back-to-back home runs from Pleasants and Clark. Sophomore Morgan Smith delivered the dagger with an RBI double to give LSU the 9-1 run-rule win. Head Coach Beth Torina On the team’s offensive performance... "It was great. It was great to see hits throughout the lineup. Everyone in our lineup had a hit today, which is incredible to think about. Seeing everybody have success like that, you know Howard [Dobson], Lindsey [Leftwich], and Sandra [Simmons] have really been putting in the work and it shows. The kids have been putting in work, and they are seeing the results. On how important it was to jump on Florida early... "Any time we can see two pitchers in game one, it helps us out in games two and three, so I was glad we were able to see multiple arms and that they only saw one of ours for just six innings." Pitcher Ali Kilponen On her performance… “I thought I did well. There are things that I can improve on. I think that I can watch my film tonight and see what pitches were working and what pitches weren’t. I can improve my changeup from tonight. It was kind of elevated, so I’m going to go in the bullpen and do some extra drills to make sure that I have that pitch.” On the team’s defensive performance… “The defense is unreal. Honestly, our team is behind me so well. The defense is amazing. They are making unreal plays. To follow up, their offense is unreal and they’re hitting the ball so well. I can breathe because it’s so easy and fun.” Infielder Georgia Clark On tonight’s hitting performance… “First thing that comes to mind is ‘what a good hitting performance.’ We executed in spots that we needed to. We wanted to do better with runners in scoring position and I think we were aggressive in making sure we didn’t leave any runners on base and getting early runs for our pitcher [Ali Kilponen] which gave us confidence.” On recent offensive performances… “I think the past few weekends we’ve dominated offensively and that’s a testament to our game plans and preparations made by the coaches so that we can come out and attack the strike zone. I would say this was an all-around good win. Infielder Taylor Pleasants On how the offense performed… “It showed what we did this week. We put in a lot of work, and we were very diligent with what we were looking for and looking at. We did a lot of machine work and hit a lot of balls this week, and it paid off.” On her personal performance… “Just putting in the work really shows. I came early this morning to work on that screwball from [Florida pitcher Elizabeth] Hightower and any outside pitches. Having that pay off was nice. Once one person gets going, it’s a trickle effect.” ON DECK The series continues Saturday, April 30 with the first pitch set for 11 a.m. CT. The game will be televised on ESPN2.  Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 4/24/2022 LSU Sports Communications By: Keonte Herrera ATHENS, Ga. – No. 21 LSU (30-17, 10-8 SEC) rallied to force extra innings and put up four runs in the eighth inning to steal game three and the series from No. 13/14 Georgia (37-11, 10-8 SEC), 9-5 Sunday afternoon at Jack Turner Stadium. Junior Georgia Clark hit her second grand slam of the season and led the team with four RBIs, while sophomores Danieca Coffey and Ciara Briggs each finished 2-for-5 at the plate with one RBI. Sophomore Morgan Smith drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the eighth inning, and junior Morgan Cummins who was 2-for-3 at the dish sealed the game with a two-run home run. Junior Ali Kilponen threw a complete game (8.0 innings pitched) and improved to 16-4 in the circle after she struck out seven batters and allowed five runs on nine hits with three walks. Georgia struck first with five runs in the second inning behind a pair of two-run home runs and an RBI single, but the Tigers responded in the top of the third with four runs of their own. Cummins led off the inning with a single and after the Bulldogs recorded two outs, Briggs singled, and sophomore Taylor Pleasants drew a walk to load the bases. Clark came to the plate and blasted a 1-2 pitch over the left field wall to bring LSU within one run, 5-4 through three innings. Both teams remained scoreless for the next three innings. In the top of the seventh stanza with one out, freshman Sydney Peterson singled and advanced to second on an error. Freshman KK Madrey came in to pinch run for Peterson and stole third base with Coffey at the plate. Coffey drove Madrey in with a single up the middle to tie the game at five and ultimately forced extra innings after the LSU defense ended the bottom half of the inning with a double play. Clark drew a walk to start the eighth inning and was pinch ran for by junior Karrington Houshmandzadeh. Senior Shelbi Sunseri advanced Houshmandzadeh to second with a sac bunt, and Houshmandzadeh tagged up to third on a flyout. Smith in her lone at-bat singled up the middle to plate Houshmandzadeh to give the Tigers a 6-5 lead. Cummins followed immediately with a two-run shot to put LSU ahead 8-5, and Briggs added one more insurance run with an RBI single to the shortstop to make the score 9-5 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning. A couple of line outs to the outfield started the bottom half for the Bulldogs until one batter was walked and advanced to second base thanks to a single. That would be all the defense allowed however as another line out to centerfield ended the game. ON DECK LSU will begin its four-game homestand at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26 against McNeese State at Tiger Park.  Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 4/23/2022 LSU Sports Communications By: Keonte Herrera ATHENS, Ga. – No. 21 LSU (29-17, 9-8 SEC) could not overcome a fast start from No. 13/14 Georgia (37-10, 10-7 SEC) as they fell 16-9 Saturday afternoon at Jack Turner Stadium to even the series, 1-1. The Bulldogs did their damage early behind a 12-run first inning but was outscored 6-4 the rest of the way. The Tigers recorded eight hits and drew a season-high 12 walks. The 12 walks are tied at No. 2 in the team’s record book for the most walks in a single game. Sophomores Ciara Briggs (2-for-3), Danieca Coffey (2-for-3), and Ali Newland (2-for-5) each had multiple hits to lead the LSU offense, and junior Georgia Clark tallied her 30th career multiple-RBI game with a three-RBI home run - her 12th dinger this season. Senior Shelbi Sunseri (6-7) was credited the loss after giving up five runs on four hits with one walk. Junior Shelby Wickersham tossed 5.1 innings and had two strikeouts while relinquishing eight hits and four runs. Clark got things going for the Tigers with a three-RBI home run in the top of the first, but Georgia responded in the bottom half inning with 12 runs on 10 hits to build a 12-3 lead after the opening inning. After the Bulldogs scored another run in the second inning, they had a hard time finding the strike zone in the third as LSU walked in five runs, and in the fourth frame, freshman McKenzie Redoutey went yard for the third time this season to pull the Tigers within four runs, 13-9. LSU could not push across another run after the fourth inning and Georgia added three more insurance runs in the fifth and sixth innings combined to end the game, 16-9. ON DECK The series finale between LSU and Georgia will be televised on ESPNU at 11 a.m. CT.  Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 4/22/2022 LSU Sports Communications By: Keonte Herrera ATHENS, Ga. – No. 21 LSU (29-16, 9-7 SEC) increases its winning streak to five with an 8-1 upset over No. 13/14 Georgia (36-10, 9-7 SEC) Friday night to open the series at Jack Turner Stadium. The Tigers’ bats were hot as they recorded 12 hits highlighted by six extra-base hits in the contest. Sophomore Taylor Pleasants turned in her second consecutive three-hit game comprised of a pair of doubles and her tenth home run of the season. Freshmen McKenzie Redoutey and Sydney Peterson was each 2-for-4 at the dish. Redoutey led the team with three RBIs, and Peterson logged her first collegiate home run in the win. Senior Shelbi Sunseri registered her 11th multiple RBI game this season with two ribbies, while extending her hitting streak to seven games. Junior Ali Kilponen earned the win in the circle and improved to 15-4 after finishing with six strikeouts and allowed four hits, three walks, and one run in her 11th complete game this season. After two innings with no runs from either team, Sunseri hit a two-out, two-RBI single to put the Tigers on the board in the third inning. In the fifth, Pleasants led off the inning with a double, junior Georgia Clark singled, and later sophomore Ali Newland walked to load the bases. Redoutey then stepped to the plate and cleared the bags with a three-RBI double to put LSU up 5-0 through five innings of play. The Tigers kept pouring it on in the sixth inning with a pair of solo shots. Peterson led off the inning with her first career home run, and Pleasants followed later with a solo shot of her own to increase the Tigers’ lead, 7-0 after the top of the inning. Georgia scored one run in the bottom half and LSU took a 7-1 lead into the seventh inning. LSU was able to push one more run across thanks to an RBI walk for sophomore Danieca Coffey, and the Tigers’ defense sealed the game with a pair of groundouts and Kilponen’s final strikeout of the night. ON DECK Game two is set for 1 p.m. CT Saturday and will be televised on ESPNU.  Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 4/20/2022 LSU Sports Communications By: Keonte Herrera LAKE CHARLES, La. – No. 21 LSU (28-16) cruised to a 7-1 victory over McNeese State (26-17) Tuesday night at Cowgirl Diamond. LSU used a four-run fifth inning to extend its lead late and increase its winning streak to four games as they head back into SEC play. Sophomore Taylor Pleasants led the LSU offense with a 3-for-4 performance highlighted by two home runs that drove in four RBIs. Six other Tigers produced a hit on the day, including senior Shelbi Sunseri, and sophomore Ali Newland who each had an RBI in the win. Freshman Raelin Chaffin improved to 6-2 in the circle after throwing 5.2 innings where she struck out two batters and gave up five hits and one run. Junior Shelby Wickersham started the game and threw 1.1 innings with one strikeout and allowed two hits and one walk. The Tigers started hot with two runs off three hits, including Newland’s RBI single to cap the first inning. After three scoreless frames, Junior Savannah Stewart led off the fifth with a double and sophomore Ciara Briggs followed with a single to put runners on the corners. Pleasants crushed a 2-2 pitch for a three-run homer to right field, and Sunseri followed with an RBI double to bring the score to 6-0 after five innings of play. McNeese got on the board with a leadoff home run in the sixth stanza, but Pleasants struck again with a solo shot to left field in the seventh for the final run of the game. ON DECK LSU takes on No. 13/14 Georgia for a three-game series in Athens, Ga. April 22-24.  Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 4/16/2022 LSU Sports Communications By: Keonte Herrera BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 21/23 LSU (27-16, 8-7 SEC) completed the series sweep over South Carolina (23-21, 2-13 SEC) with an 8-0 shutout victory Saturday afternoon at Tiger Park. LSU dominated the weekend series in the circle as they concluded with its second shutout of the weekend. Overall, the Tigers recorded a 1.05 ERA and held the Gamecocks’ bats to a .186 batting average behind 23 strikeouts and allowed three runs in 20.0 innings pitched. Offensively, the Tigers had a .307 average with 23 hits and 15 RBIs. Senior Shelbi Sunseri had a day in the series finale as she hit her 13th home run of the season and No. 46 in her career, while also logging her second shutout this season to improve to 6-6 in the circle. In her first conference win in 2022, Sunseri logged four strikeouts and allowed five hits and one walk in her fifth complete game. Sophomore Ciara Briggs continued to rake at the plate as she finished with a 3-for-4 performance. Sophomore Ali Newland had a hit and led the team with three RBIs, and Sunseri had two RBIs in the win. Junior Georgia Clark and freshman McKenzie Redoutey each had one hit and one RBI, and sophomores Danieca Coffey, Taylor Pleasants, Raeleen Gutierrez, and junior Morgan Cummins each contributed a hit. The Tigers earned their first SEC sweep of the season and turned in their first sweep against a conference team since sweeping Georgia in 2019. LSU has swept South Carolina nine times in the all-time series and six times in Baton Rouge. The last time the Tigers swept the Gamecocks was in 2016. LSU struck first in the opening inning with three runs on three hits. Briggs and Pleasants singled, and Clark recorded an RBI bunt single to score the game’s first run. Newland reached on a fielder’s choice and was credited with an RBI, and Clark scurried home after a SC throwing error. Newland tallied her second RBI of the game on a groundout to the pitcher in the third inning to put LSU ahead, 4-0. In the fourth inning, Briggs registered a leadoff single to the shortstop, and two batters later, Sunseri hit her second two-run shot of the series to extend LSU’s lead, 6-0. The Tigers sealed the game in the bottom of the sixth inning as Pleasants opened the stanza with a walk. A couple batters later, back-to-back RBI doubles from Newland and Redoutey completed the game as a run-rule. Head Coach Beth Torina On the Tigers’ ability to win in different ways... “We’ve talked about winning in a lot of different ways and we’ve shown that our team is capable of that. We’ve shown that we can do it all, so it’s nice to bring it all together in one weekend. That’s what we’ve really been searching for here all season long. On Shelbi Sunseri’s complete game… “She needed that. I think she needed a win, just personally, getting some confidence back. Everyone standing here knows how good she is. She’s very talented, and I think just kind of getting out of her own way and going back to just being herself, competing, throwing good pitches helped (her confidence) today.” Utility Ali Newland On the first sweep of the season… “I think that the sweep wasn’t really what we were worried about. I think we were trying to take it one game at a time and put our best foot forward every game so we can get to where we want come postseason.” On the shutouts for LSU against South Carolina… “I think it’s indicative of how well-rounded we are as a team. We can do so many things well. It’s never on one person. If one part of the team is not necessarily having their best day, we know we have shut down stuff coming from the rest of the team. It’s never like ‘oh the pitching staff’s not doing well, we can’t win this game.’ We have so many ways to win and it shows up all the time.” Pitcher Shelbi Sunseri On her homerun… “I just kind of put the bat on the ball. I’ve been disciplined all weekend and I just took a guess on what was coming. It was there and it happened. I was trying to extend the inning and pass the bat to the next person. On focusing on getting on getting a sweep… “We don’t really focus on it. We try to focus on one game at a time. That’s our whole theme as Tigers. We have a process and it’s win one pitch, win the next one, and win the game. Then it’s win game two and win the series. I think really focusing on winning each pitch leads us to get a sweep. It’s a good spot for our team to be in. It gives us confidence to know that we can do this and we’re capable of being a great team. We have so much talent. It’s a good reminder that the work we’re putting in is paying off and it’s going to continue to pay off. We just see that little by little.” ON DECK LSU will begin a four-game road trip Tuesday, April 19 at McNeese before traveling to Athens, Ga. for a three-game series against Georgia April 22-24.  Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 4/15/2022 LSU Sports Communications By: Keonte Herrera BATON ROUGE, La. – The No. 21/23 LSU (26-16, 7-7 SEC) softball team used a five-run fifth inning to defeat South Carolina (23-20, 2-12 SEC) 7-3 on Good Friday at Tiger Park. The win marks No. 20 for the Tigers at Tiger Park this season as they claimed the three-game series against the Gamecocks and earned their fourth conference win over a five-game span. Sophomore Ciara Briggs registered her 17th multiple-hit game this season as she went 2-for-3 at the plate and tallied a season-high three RBIs in the win. Sophomore Danieca Coffey followed with her 16th multi-hit game this season (2-for-3) and had one RBI. Sophomore Taylor Pleasants also registered a hit and an RBI. Freshman Raelin Chaffin improved to 5-2 in the circle as she dominated in relief. Chaffin shut out SC by striking out seven batters and allowed just one hit and no walks in 4.2 innings of work. Junior Shelby Wickersham got the start, logging two strikeouts in 2.1 innings and allowed four hits and three runs. After two scoreless innings, South Carolina crossed three runs in the third to force an LSU pitching change. That would be all the Gamecocks’ offense could produce as they finished with one hit in the final four innings. The Tigers responded with two runs in the fourth, highlighted by an RBI double from Coffey. Coffey also accounted for the second run as she crossed home plate thanks to a SC fielding error. In the fifth inning, another Gamecock fielding error scored sophomore Ali Newland to knot the score at three runs apiece, and later with the bases loaded, Briggs struck with a three-RBI triple to give LSU the lead. Pleasants followed Briggs’ at-bat with an RBI single through the right side that capped a five-run inning, giving the Tigers a 7-3 lead after five frames. Chaffin continued to own the circle as she struck out four in the sixth and seventh innings combined, including the final out to end the game. Head Coach Beth Torina On Raelin Chaffin’s performance… “She did a great job. She came out well prepared and did a good job of executing the plan, throwing hard, and hitting her spots. On stranding runners early in the game… “I think that was the story of the game early on. We had a lot of runners left on base to start, but in the back half we only had 2. Capitalizing on opportunities and some of their mistakes and things that were given is what gave us the lead.” Pitcher Raelin Chaffin On her performance tonight… “Their weaknesses were my strengths, so that’s always good as a pitcher when your best stuff is what they are the worst at. That’s why I was getting in my groove because I knew that was my best stuff.” On her strengths as a pitcher… “For me, it’s throwing hard. We knew the velocity would get to them as well as me hitting my spots, too. We knew that if I could hit a corner, that they would struggle on that. So, I would say hitting spots and throwing hard.” Outfielder Ciara Briggs On the approach at the plate… “We’re just trying to use all our tools. We just wanted to stay in our plan with their pitching. Whoever it was, we just wanted to do us and just read the defense and whatever we can do to turn the lineup over.” On her triple in the fifth inning … “There are some days you just see the ball bigger, and I saw that one big and took my hack and it worked out for me in the end. Like I said, we put in the preparation, and it helped me out in the long run.” ON DECK The series will conclude with an 11 a.m. CT first pitch on Saturday, April 16 and will be televised on SEC Network.  Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 4/14/2022 LSU Sports Communications By: Keonte Herrera BATON ROUGE, La. – Junior Ali Kilponen tossed her fifth shutout this season and 10th of her career as No. 21/23 LSU (25-16, 6-7 SEC) shutout South Carolina (23-19, 2-11 SEC) 4-0 in the series opener Thursday night at Tiger Park. LSU recorded its 10th shutout victory this season. Kilponen (14-4) started strong as she retired nine of 10 batters in her first round through the order and had four strikeouts through three innings of work. Kilponen proceeded to sit down the next seven batters and finished the game with 10 strikeouts and allowed three hits in her 10th complete game this season. Senior Shelbi Sunseri hit her 12th home run of the season and now has 45 dingers in her career. Sunseri led the team with two RBIs, while sophomores Raeleen Gutierrez and Danieca Coffey contributed one hit and one RBI, respectively. In the bottom of the second inning, junior Georgia Clark got on base with a walk and Sunseri crushed a 2-1 pitch for a two-run shot to give LSU its first pair of runs. The Tigers crossed another two runs in the fifth inning when Coffey reached on a fielder’s choice that resulted in sophomore Cait Calland and freshman Sydney Peterson touching home plate. Both reached on walks. Kilponen sealed the game by recording four strikeouts in the sixth and seventh inning combined. Head Coach Beth Torina On the performance of the team defensively… “They have been playing good defense the last few games. I think it is a big key. I always say, getting two out of three between pitching, defense and offense wins every day. We pitched well today and played great defense, and that is a big reason for the win. On moving forward for the rest of the weekend… “We are always working. I think it is easier to improve after a win than it is from a loss. It is a little easier to go back and analyze some things without feeling so frustrated. Learning from a win is a much better scenario than learning in a loss.” Pitcher Ali Kilponen On her performance on the mound… “I thought it was good. There are some good takeaways that I can use from today and there are also some things that I can improve so I can be better if I have to go in tomorrow.” On how the defense performed behind her… “My defense was incredible today. Taylor [Pleasants] and Danieca [Coffey] were incredible making the plays that they did. It is cool being on the mound when you have a defense working that hard for you.” Catcher Cait Calland On the defense tonight… “It was lights out. It’s easy to play when your pitcher is dealing on the mound like Ali [Kilponen] was. She did well, and behind her, we were lights out. It is awesome to play with.” On Kilponen’s performance… “She was so good. I think it’s just a representation of what she does in practice every day. That’s the Ali Kilponen that we all know and see every day at practice, and I think it’s so cool that it paid off for her today.” ON DECK LSU and South Carolina will play game two on Good Friday, April 14, at 6 p.m. CT. The game will be streamed on SECN+.  Photo By: Tigerrag.com Da Boot Sports 4/10/2022 LSU Sports Communications By: Keonte Herrera COLLEGE STATION, Texas. – No. 21/23 LSU (24-16, 5-7 SEC) wins the three-game series, 2-1 versus Texas A&M (24-14, 3-9 SEC) after falling in Sunday afternoon’s game 5-4 at Davis Diamond. A pair of dingers that drove in four total runs was the difference in the series finale as Texas A&M avoided being swept by LSU. Sophomore Taylor Pleasants led the team with a pair of extra base hits, including her fifth double of the weekend and seventh home run of the season to go along with two RBIs. Sophomore Danieca Coffey logged one hit and an RBI, and junior Morgan Cummins recorded an RBI in the setback. Senior Shelbi Sunseri and junior Georgia Clark both registered a double in the game. Freshman Raelin Chaffin was tagged with the loss, bringing her record to 4-2 after striking out two batters and giving up eight hits and four runs in 3.0 innings. Junior Shelby Wickersham finished with one strikeout and allowed three hits, one run, and one walk in 3.0 innings of relief. Texas A&M opened the scoring with a leadoff home run in the first inning, but LSU responded in the second with an RBI sacrifice bunt from Cummins, and an RBI sacrifice fly from Coffey, giving the Tigers a 2-1 advantage through two frames. After a scoreless third inning for both clubs, the Aggies scored four runs in the fourth highlighted by a three-run homer that put TAMU ahead 4-2 and forced a Tigers’ pitching change. Wickersham came in and recorded all three outs, but not before A&M scored one more run to lead 5-2 after four innings of play. In the top of the seventh inning, freshman Sydnee Peterson drew a walk and classmate KK Madrey pinch ran for her. Madrey got into scoring position as she advanced to second base on a wild pitch. After back-to-back strikeouts, Pleasants hit a two-run shot to center field to pull the Tigers within one run, 5-4. Clark drew a base on balls to bring the go-ahead run to the plate, but a groundout ended the LSU rally. ON DECK The Tigers continue their SEC schedule with a three-game series against South Carolina April 14-16 at Tiger Park in Baton Rouge, La.  Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 4/9/2022 LSU Sports Communications By: Keonte Herrera COLLEGE STATION, Texas. – Sophomore Taylor Pleasants led No. 21/23 LSU (24-15, 5-6 SEC) to an 11-8 victory over Texas A&M (23-14, 2-9 SEC) Saturday afternoon at Davis Diamond. LSU wins the series after taking the first two games of the weekend. In addition to a few highlight reel defensive plays, Pleasants matched a career-high three hits, six RBIs, and became the sixth LSU Tiger to log three doubles in a game. Sophomore Ali Newland went 2-for-3 at the plate for her seventh multiple-hit game this season, and senior Shelbi Sunseri had one hit and two RBIs. Junior Ali Kilponen improved to 13-4 in the circle after recording six punchouts and allowed six walks, three runs, and two hits in 5.0 innings of work. Sunseri got the start and finished with two strikeouts and walked two batters after allowing seven hits and five runs in 2.0 innings. LSU scored its 11 runs in the first three innings before holding off Texas A&M who scored six unanswered runs to shrink an eight-run lead to three runs late. The Tigers sealed the game with a Kilponen strikeout and a groundout as they improved to 9-1 this season when scoring 10 or more runs. The Tigers jumped on the Aggies early with three runs in the first inning. After sophomore Danieca Coffey walked and sophomore Ciara Briggs’ bunt single, Pleasants roped a pitch to left field for an RBI double. Junior Georgia Clark and Sunseri followed with back-to-back RBI sac flies, giving LSU a 3-0 lead after the opening inning. Texas A&M made a pitching change to start the second inning, but LSU proceeded to score five runs on five hits in the frame. A pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases with no outs and junior Morgan Cummins, who led off the inning with a single, scored on a wild pitch. Pleasants cleared the bags with her second double of the day to drive in two more runs, and later, Sunseri’s two-run shot to left field gave the Tigers a commanding 8-0 lead. The Aggies ended the inning trailing 8-2 after getting on the board with a two-run homer of their own. LSU scored another three runs in the top of the third thanks to Pleasants who hit her third double of the game that drove in three runs. However, in the bottom of the third inning, the Aggies responded with four runs to cut into the deficit, 11-6. Texas A&M put up two more runs in the seventh inning to trim LSU’s lead down to three runs, 11-8, but Kilponen delivered strikeout No. 6 and a groundout ended the game. ON DECK The LSU-Texas A&M series will have its final game at noon CT on Sunday, April 10. 
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4/8/2022 LSU Sports Communications By: Keonte Herrera COLLEGE STATION, Texas. – No. 21/23 LSU (23-15, 4-6 SEC) rallied to a 2-1 victory over Texas A&M (23-13, 2-8 SEC) to open the three-game series Friday night at Davis Diamond. The Tigers snapped their four-game losing streak with a two run three-hit seventh inning highlighted by sophomore Ali Newland’s fifth home run of the season. Junior Jordyn Perkins had one hit and an RBI, while sophomores Raeleen Gutierrez and Taylor Pleasants, and freshman Sydney Peterson each had one hit. Junior Shelby Wickersham started the game in the circle and struck out two batters and gave up two hits, one walk and one run in 3.1 innings pitched. Junior Ali Kilponen (12-4) relieved her in the fourth inning and picked up the win after registering six strikeouts and gave up two hits and one walk in 3.2 innings. The Aggies scored the game’s first run in the second inning, but the Tigers response tarried until the seventh stanza. With one out on the board, Newland hit a solo shot to left field that tied the game 1-1. Gutierrez followed with a double that nearly left the park, and later, Perkins hit a two-out RBI single to give LSU a 2-1 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh inning. A&M opened the bottom of the seventh with a leadoff single, but Kilponen’s sixth strikeout followed by a pair of flyouts ended the game. ON DECK Game two of the series will be at 2 p.m. CT Saturday, April 9 and will be streamed on SECN+. 
 Photo By: Jonathan Mailhes Da Boot Sports 4/4/2022 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - Kentucky traveled to Baton Rouge and came away with a huge conference series win, sweeping LSU at Tiger Park in three close, competitive games. On Friday LSU lead most of the way in game one before the Wildcats had a big sixth inning, scoring three runs to steal the win, 5-3. In game two on Saturday Kentucky found themselves down 4-0 early, but slowly chipped away at the LSU lead, rallying to take a 5-4 lead in the sixth inning. The Tigers answered with a run in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at 5-5. The contest would go into extra innings and Kentucky's Erin Coffel hit a three run homer in the top of the eighth inning to give the Wildcats a 8-5 victory. On Sunday, LSU took a 3-1 lead into the seventh inning, but the Wildcats exploded for four runs in the top of the final frame to once again come from behind to steal the win, 5-3. It was a heartbreaking weekend for the Tigers as they fell to 22-15 overall (3-6 in SEC play) Next up the Tigers will travel to College Station to take on the Texas A&M Aggies for a three game series, April 8-10. |
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