Da Boot Sports
4/12/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


   BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 12/11 Arizona avoided the sweep with a three-run sixth inning, as No. 21/18 LSU fell in the series finale, 4-2, on Sunday at Tiger Park.
 
   With the result, LSU is now 28-14 this season, while Arizona improves to 30-11.
 
   “Overall, it was a great weekend,” said Head Coach Beth Torina. “We’d like to have this one back. Winning the series is not enough. We need to try to win every game. On the other hand, Arizona is a really great team. They’re having an incredible year, so getting two wins is a good deal.”
 
   Paytn Monticelli (3-3) took the loss despite a solid game in the circle, finishing with four strikeouts while allowing three runs, two hits, and three walks in 5.1 innings.
 
   Jalia Lassiter turned in a 3-for-4 day at the plate, registering her 10th multi-hit game of the season. She also scored one run. Kylee Edwards also logged her 10th multi-hit game of the season with a 2-for-4 outing and had one RBI. Maci Bergeron, Ally Hutchins, and Char Lorenz each had a hit, and Hutchins scored one run. LSU out-hit Arizona 8-4, marking the Tigers' first loss of the season when outhitting their opponent (21-1).
 
   Arizona’s Jalen Adams (17-6) earned the win in 4.2 relief innings, allowing four hits and one strikeout.
 
   Monticelli fanned four through three innings, while LSU scored two on three hits in the third for a 2-0 lead. Hutchins singled to left, then a Lassiter bunt single, and Sierra Daniel’s walk loaded the bases. Edwards hit a run-scoring single, and Franklin's hit-by-pitch brought home Lassiter for the two-run edge.
 
   Arizona’s Sydney Stewart's solo shot cut LSU's lead to 2-1 through four. After a scoreless fifth, Arizona rallied for three in the sixth—highlighted by Emma Kavanagh's two-run double—to take a 4-2 lead.  
 
   In the seventh, LSU got the tying run up with Lassiter's one-out single, but Arizona retired the next two to end it.
 
Up Next
   LSU will hit the road for a midweek matchup against UL Lafayette at 6 p.m. CT on Tuesday, April 14, in Lafayette, La. Afterward, they return to Tiger Park for a three-game series against Ole Miss on April 17-19.
 

​*John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
4/11/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


​   BATON ROUGE, LA. – No. 21/18 LSU claims its second Top 25 series of the season. The team defeated No. 12/11 Arizona, 3-1, on Saturday at Tiger Park in the 14th annual Strikeout Ovarian Cancer Game (Teal Game).
 
   LSU (28-13) clinches the weekend series against Arizona (29-11) to improve to 11-3 all-time in the Teal Game. The Fighting Tigers' last Top 25 series win against a non-SEC opponent was against then No. 7 Texas in 2021 at Tiger Park.
 
   LSU had three hits but took advantage of a pair of hit-by-pitches, totaling three in the game. The Tigers' defense had a solid performance, recording 11 groundouts, including five assists by Sierra Daniel.  
 
   “We are finding ways to win,” Head Coach Beth Torina said. “I think that has been a big push over the last few weeks. We seemed to be on the wrong side of the one-run games. It’s nice to see our team finding ways to win now.”
 
   Cece Cellura registered her fifth complete game of the season and moved to 6-4 in the circle. Cellura had three strikeouts and gave up one unearned run and seven hits on the day. Cellura relinquished one walk, bringing her total to three over her last 35.1 innings. Both of Arizona’s runs in the series have been unearned.
  
   The LSU offense had three hits in the game, including Kylee Edwards’ triple in the first, which marked the team’s 17th this year, tying for ninth most in a single season in the program’s record book (2014). Maci Bergeron and Tori Edwards also had hits in the game, and Alix Franklin and Ally Hutchins each had an RBI.
 
  Arizona’s Jalen Adams dropped to 16-6 in the circle after allowing three runs on three hits and three walks in 6.0 innings. Adams had no strikeouts.
 
   The Tigers started fast with two runs in the first inning. Jalia Lassiter opened the game by being hit by a pitch, and K. Edwards drove her in on a triple to right field. Franklin followed with a sacrifice fly to left field to give LSU a 2-0 lead.
 
   Defensively, LSU faced the minimum through two innings, beginning with a swinging strikeout for Cellura, followed by five consecutive groundouts. Although the Wildcats had runners in scoring position twice over the next three stanzas, the Tigers did not give up anything of significance, clinging on to a 2-0 advantage through five.
 
   The Wildcats crossed one unearned run in the sixth, but Cellura ended a second consecutive inning with a strikeout, her third strikeout of the game, and LSU took a 2-1 edge into the bottom of the sixth.
 
   In the home half of the sixth, Franklin drew a one-out walk and advanced to second after T. Edwards singled to left field. After another out was recorded, Char Lorenz wore a pitch to load the bases, and Hutchins was given an RBI walk, scoring Maddox McKee, who had pinch-run for Franklin.
 
   LSU led 3-1 heading into the seventh and recorded the first two outs quickly. Arizona tallied three consecutive hits to load the bases, but Sydney Stewart flew out to right field to end the game.
 
Up Next
   LSU and Arizona will face off one more time this weekend with an 11 a.m. CT start on Sunday. The game will be televised on ESPN.
 

Da Boot Sports
4/10/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


   BATON ROUGE, LA. – Second baseman Sierra Daniel hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the third, lifting No. 21/18 LSU to a 4-1 win over No. 12/11 Arizona in Friday’s series opener at Tiger Park.
   With the win, LSU improves to 27-13 overall, while Arizona falls to 29-10 on the season.

   “We had a big swing from Sierra Daniel. It’s nice to see her get another one of those this week,” said Head Coach Beth Torina. “It was a good outing from Jayden [Heavener] as well.” “She’d [Heavener] probably tell you that she didn’t have her best stuff, but good pitchers win on all of their days, not just their best ones.

   Daniel, who went 1-for-2 at the plate, drove in three runs, marking her third three-RBI game in the last four contests. Daniel has hit two home runs this week after entering the season with two career homers. Overall, LSU scattered five hits, including Char Lorenz’s run-scoring single in the sixth. Tori Edwards, Avery Hodge, and Ally Hutchins each logged hits in the game.

   Jayden Heavener moved to 10-6 with her 12th complete game, allowing one unearned run on five hits, walking two, and striking out three, all in the seventh.

   Arizona’s Jenae Berry (3-1) took her first loss after allowing three runs in the third. She finished with two strikeouts and four walks. Rylie Holder pitched 3.1 innings, gave up one run, and recorded two strikeouts.

   The Wildcats scored first in the opening inning, but LSU answered with Daniel’s three-run homer in the third to lead 3-1.

  Arizona loaded the bases in the fifth, but Heavener and the defense escaped the jam. LSU then retired the final seven batters, including Heavener’s three strikeouts in the seventh for their third 1-2-3 inning.

   The Tigers added an insurance run in the sixth to secure the 4-1 win. T. Edwards roped a pitch to left field for a double, and Lorenz’s two-out RBI single brought her home.

Up Next
   Game two between LSU and Arizona will be at 5 p.m. CT on Saturday and streamed on SEC Network+.
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​*John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
4/7/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


   BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 21/18 LSU tallied its 10th run-rule victory this season, downing Central Arkansas, 9-1 in six innings on Tuesday night at Tiger Park.
 
   LSU improves to 26-13 on the season, while Central Arkansas falls to 25-16. The Tigers stretch their winning streak against the Bears to six games.
 
   With her 15th career win in the circle, Tatum Clopton brings her record to 7-1 this season. Over 4.1 innings, Clopton logged a season-high seven strikeouts, allowing one run on three hits and two walks. The final 1.2 innings saw Cali Deal pitch one strikeout, walk three batters, and give up no runs or hits.
 
   LSU finished with 11 hits on the day, marking the club’s seventh game with double-figured hits, and second in three games. Maci Bergeron turned in her 30th career multi-hit game with a career-high three hits (3-for-4) and had a season-best three RBI. Sierra Daniel (2-for-4) registered her fourth multi-hit game over a span of five games and hit her first home run of the season. Daniel also tied her career-best of three RBI. Rylie Johnson homered in the game, her second of the season, and Jalia Lassiter (3), Kylee Edwards (2), and Alix Franklin (2) led the team in runs scored.
 
   Central Arkansas pitcher Bailie Runner took the loss to fall to 11-5. Runner yielded six hits, five runs, and three walks over 4.0 innings. She managed one strikeout.
 
   The Tigers struck for three runs in the opening inning, aided by an RBI double from Franklin and a two-RBI double from Bergeron. The Bears answered by slicing the deficit to 3-1 with Kaitlyn Graham's solo shot in the second. Clopton retired five of the next six batters, fanning three through the third inning.
 
   After UCA ended the top of the fourth with the bases loaded, LSU’s Johnson took the first pitch she saw to the deepest part of the park, and two batters later, Daniel drove in the second run in the inning with a double to left center field to increase the home team’s lead to 5-1 through four frames.
 
   LSU closed the game in the sixth inning with four runs on five hits. Daniel blasted her third career home run, a two-run shot to center field, after Lassiter led off the inning with a double. K. Edwards singled to right field to prompt UCA’s second pitching change, and Franklin worked a walk, setting up Tori Edwards’ two-RBI double and Bergeron’s game-ending RBI single.  
 
Up Next
   LSU gears up for a three-game series at Tiger Park against No. 12/11 Arizona on April 10-12.

Da Boot Sports
4/4/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   COLUMBIA, MO - LSU went into Saturday's contest with Missouri hoping to get a sweep, but unfortunately Mizzou was able to take down the Lady Tigers, 1-0  behind a great pitching performance by Ceirra Harrison. 

   Paytn Monticelli (3-2) got the start in the circle and went four innings, giving up one run on four hits. she walked three and struck out three. She was charged with the loss. 

​   Missouri got on the scoreboard first, plating the only run of the game in the bottom of the third. 1-0 home team Tigers as we moved to the fourth inning. 

   Coach Torina decided to replace Monticelli with Jayden Heavener early in the top of the fifth. Heavener did a great job of getting the Lady Tigers back into then dug out quickly. Still 1-0 Mizzou as we headed to the top of the sixth inning. 

   LSU simply couldn't generate any offense against the red hot Ceirra Harrison.

   With the loss, the Lady Tigers fall to 25-13 overall and 6-9 in SEC play. Next up, LSU will host Central Arkansas on Tuesday, April 7 at 6:00pm. 

​*John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
4/3/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


   COLUMBIA, Mo. – Kylee Edwards is the first LSU Tiger in program history to hit for the cycle, leading an offensive onslaught in No. 22/20 LSU's series-clinching 16-4 victory over Missouri on Friday at Mizzou Softball Stadium.
 
   LSU (25-12, 6-8 SEC) logged season-highs of 16 runs, 15 hits, and four home runs in the drumming of Missouri (20-20, 4-7 SEC). After an early 3-0 deficit, the Fighting Tigers scored seven unanswered runs to take control of the game, and added insult to injury with nine more runs in the final two innings. Seven of LSU’s runs were scored on home runs.  
 
   K. Edwards launched her eighth home run of the season—and second in the series—in the third inning, then singled in the fifth, doubled in the sixth, and tripled in the seventh to drive in the game’s final two runs.
 
   K. Edwards powered to a 4-for-6 day at the plate, driving in four runs and scoring once. Sierra Daniel delivered a 4-for-5 performance, crossing the plate three times and plating three runs on two-out hits. Both established career highs for hits and RBI. K. Edwards’ 10 total bases mark the program’s best since Taylor Pleasants—fellow shortstop and current assistant coach—accomplished the feat versus Liberty in 2021.
 
   Maci Bergeron (2-for-4) notched her third multi-hit game of the season and scored a run. Tori Edwards, Alix Franklin, and Jalia Lassiter also homered in the win, joining K. Edwards.
 
   After a turbulent first inning, LSU pitcher Cece Cellura (5-4) and the defense settled in, retiring the next 10 batters through the fourth inning and 15 of the next 16 up to two outs in the sixth. Cellura had two strikeouts and allowed four runs, five hits, and two walks in her fourth complete game of the season.
 
   Missouri’s Marissa McCann (6-8) takes the loss after yielding six runs on seven hits, issuing four walks, and fanning three batters in 3.1 innings.
 
   Missouri scored three runs on three hits in the first inning, featuring freshman Abby Carr’s two-run home run for an early 3-0 lead.
 
   LSU quickly narrowed the deficit to 3-1 with T. Edwards’ leadoff homer in the second, her eighth of the year. After a five-pitch bottom half from Cellura, LSU took a 4-3 lead in the third on three hits. K. Edwards followed Daniel’s single with her second two-run homer of the series. Later, with bases loaded, Avery Hodge singled in the go-ahead run. The LSU defense then turned in another 1-2-3 inning, highlighted by two groundouts to K. Edwards.
 
   Daniel walked to start the fourth. Franklin then hit her third home run of the season, a two-run shot that pushed LSU's lead to 6-3. Daniel added a two-out RBI double to give the Tigers a 7-3 lead halfway through five innings.
 
   Although Mizzou added a run in the fifth to make it 7-4, LSU responded with nine runs over the final two innings. The Purple and Gold scored four runs on four hits in the sixth, capped by Lassiter’s two-run homer. They added five runs on two hits in the seventh, including K. Edwards’ two-run triple to complete the cycle.
 
Up Next
   LSU aims for the sweep in the series finale set for 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday. The game airs on SEC Network.
 

​*John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
4/2/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


   COLUMBIA, S.C. - No. 22/20 LSU opened the series against Missouri with a 9-1, six-inning win Thursday night at Mizzou Softball Stadium. Jayden Heavener threw a gem, matching her season-high 11 strikeouts, and the offense provided timely hitting in the series-opening victory.
 
   LSU improves to 24-12 on the season and is now 5-8 in the SEC after snapping Missouri’s (20-19, 4-6 SEC) five-game winning streak.
 
   Heavener struck out seven of the first eight batters and allowed only one hit in her first time through the lineup. Her 11 strikeouts set a career high against an SEC opponent and marked her third double-digit strikeout game this season. She finished with one run allowed on five hits and five walks over 6.0 innings.
 
   LSU finished with seven two-out RBI and went 6-for-7 with runners in scoring position. The Fighting Tigers scored nine runs on nine hits with eight different players notching a hit. Sierra Daniel went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI, marking her fifth multi-RBI game of the season and 10th of her career. Kylee and Tori Edwards each hit their seventh home run and drove in two runs; T. Edwards also scored twice.
 
   Mizzou Pitcher Cierra Harrison (8-5) is credited with the loss after allowing four runs on four hits, walking three batters, and having four strikeouts in 5.0 innings.
 
   The Purple and Gold took a 1-0 lead in the first on Alix Franklin’s RBI single after Daniel’s walk. Heavener struck out the side to close the inning, then added four more strikeouts and stranded two runners across the next two frames to preserve the 1-0 edge.
 
   LSU extended its lead to 2-0 in the fourth after T. Edwards walked and later scored on Maci Bergeron's single. Heavener notched her eighth and ninth strikeouts in the bottom half to keep two Mizzou runners stranded. Missouri threatened in three straight innings, but Heavener stranded six runners and achieved her 10th strikeout in the fifth.
 
   The Fighting Tigers pulled away in the sixth with seven runs on six hits, highlighted by the Edwards’ two-run homers, which started and ended the scoring for LSU (T. Edwards first, K. Edwards to end). Daniel also had a two-run single, and Jalia Lassiter hit a run-scoring single to account for the seven runs.
 
   Missouri avoided the shutout by scoring one run in the bottom of the seventh, but could not escape the run-rule as the home team ended the game with the bases loaded.
 
Up Next
   The second game of the series will be at 3 p.m. CT on Friday and streamed on SEC Network+.
 

​*John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
3/29/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


   BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 20 LSU could not overcome a four-run first inning by No. 5/3 Oklahoma, falling 8-3 in the series’ rubber match on Sunday afternoon at Tiger Park.
 
   LSU moves to 23-12 overall and 4-8 in league play after a competitive series, and Oklahoma is now 34-3 and 8-1 in the SEC.
 
   “I liked the fight of our team,” Head Coach Beth Torina said. “We scratched back and got within one swing of it at the end. We continued to battle, which I thought was really cool.”
 
   Cece Cellura (4-4) was charged with her second loss of the series after surrendering three runs on three hits in the first inning. Jayden Heavener logged 5.2 innings, giving up five runs, seven hits, and one walk, while striking out three batters. Paytn Monticelli recorded the final three outs and capped the game with a strikeout.
 
   Kylee Edwards (2-for-3) continues to see the ball well, hitting two home runs on the day to push her season total to six. It was her first career multi-home run game, and the junior infielder scored two runs, had two RBI, and drew a walk.
 
   Char Lorenz also went yard for the Tigers, hitting her fifth homer of the season, and Sierra Daniel batted 2-for-3 on the day, bringing her season total to a team-best 10 multi-hit games and 100 career hits. Maci Bergeron and Alix Franklin accounted for LSU’s remaining hits, and Franklin drove in a run.  
 
   Oklahoma’s Maili Guachino improved to 10-0 in the circle. In her third complete game this season, Guachino had a season-high 11 strikeouts and allowed four runs, seven hits, and three walks.
 
   Oklahoma jumped out to a 4-0 lead, highlighted by two home runs by Kendall Wells and Gabbie Garcia in the opening inning. LSU chipped away at the deficit in the second with consecutive home runs on back-to-back pitches by K. Edwards and Lorenz, making the score 4-2.
 
   After a pair of clean innings for both clubs, the Sooners extended their lead via a three-run shot over the center field wall by Isabela Emerling, and the Tigers went out in order in the home half, trailing 7-2 through five frames.
 
   The two teams traded solo shots in the sixth inning, including K. Edwards’ second homer of the game, which made the score 8-3.
 
   Monticelli worked a 1-2-3 seventh, concluding with a strikeout, and the Tigers threatened in the bottom half-inning. Jalia Lassiter drew a walk, and Daniel registered her second base knock of the game. With two outs on the board, Franklin hit a run-scoring single up the middle, bringing K. Edwards to the plate for her fourth at-bat. K. Edwards would be retired for the first time, however, with a fly out to right field to end the game.
 
Up Next
   LSU will have a quick turnaround with a Thursday through Saturday series on April 2-4, against Missouri in Columbia, Mo.
 

Da Boot Sports
3/28/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


   BATON ROUGE, La. – Kylee Edwards sealed the 3-1 victory for No. 20 LSU over No. 5/3 Oklahoma with a two-run shot on Saturday at Tiger Park, delivering Oklahoma its first loss in SEC play this season.
   LSU evens the series, moving to 23-11 and 4-7 in SEC play with a win over Oklahoma (33-3, 7-1 SEC). The victory snaps Oklahoma’s 22-game winning streak, the second-longest in the country, and marks LSU’s first win over the Sooners since 2015.

   K. Edwards went 2-for-3 on the day with two RBI and one run, marking her seventh multi-hit game and fifth multi-RBI game this season. Alix Franklin had one hit, scored a run, and tallied her second RBI of the series, and Jalia Lassiter accounted for another hit, bringing the Tigers’ total to five. Lassiter scored a run and drew a walk in the game.

   “We have to continue to be aggressive and set the tone early,” said Head Coach Beth Torina. “They [Oklahoma] don’t play from behind very often, so it was a different feeling for them. Having a lead allowed our pitchers to be a little more aggressive. Credit to the offense for setting the tone for us there.”

   LSU pitcher Jayden Heavener (8-6) threw her 10th complete game of the season, fanning four and allowing two hits, two walks, and no earned runs. Heavener and the defense held the high-powered offense to just two hits. Over 15 innings in the series, OU has scored in only three and has no home runs.

   “Jayden Heavener gave us a great game today,” Coach Torina added. “I knew in the research that they [Oklahoma] hadn’t seen an arm like hers this season. I thought she was great and executed the plan beautifully. She just did an awesome job being herself.”

​   Oklahoma’s Allyssa took her first loss, dropping to 4-1 after allowing three runs on two hits and three walks in 3.0 innings. Sydney Berzon, in her Tiger Park debut as a Sooner, gave up three hits over the final three innings. Both pitchers struck out two.

   Heavener began with a strikeout, and the offense took a 1-0 lead after the first without a hit. Franklin’s sacrifice fly scored Lassiter, who led off with a walk.

   Maci Bergeron caught her fifth runner stealing this year—and 25th in her career—in the second. The Tigers faced the minimum in the third and fourth frames.

   Franklin singled up the middle in the fourth for the game’s first hit, and K. Edwards followed with a home run to center, extending the lead to 3-0.
LSU held off OU in the fifth, stranding two runners in scoring position, and secured its third 1-2-3 inning of the game in the sixth, capped by Heavener’s third strikeout of the day. Oklahoma avoided the shutout, however, after scoring on a throwing error in the seventh, but another strikeout by Heavener and a groundout to third base ended the game.

Up Next
   The series finale will be at 11 a.m. CT on Sunday, on ESPN.

​

Da Boot Sports
3/27/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


   BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 20 LSU held No. 5/3 Oklahoma scoreless through six innings, but the Sooners rallied for three late runs to win the series opener 3-2 Friday night at Tiger Park.
   
​   LSU falls to 22-11 overall and 3-7 in league play, while Oklahoma is now 33-2 and 7-0 in the SEC. Cece Cellura limited Oklahoma’s powerful offense, throwing 117 pitches over 7.0 innings with three strikeouts and no walks, allowing three runs on 10 hits. The Sooners were held without a home run for just the second time this season.
   
   “We played great,” said Head Coach Beth Torina. “Cece Cellura was just incredible. That’s three starts in a row where she’s been fantastic. I hate that we couldn’t get the win for her. One more thing, at any point. One more groundball, one more hit, one more pitch, one more anything, and we have them. I think a lot of hope is still in the group. We just have to keep going. We have a good plan, obviously, but it would have been good to get that one.”

   Jayden Heavener (7-7) was charged with the loss after pitching 1.0 innings in relief. Heavener finished the game with one strikeout and one walk.

   Jalia Lassiter matched her season-best with three hits and hit her fifth home run of the season. She also scored twice, recording her team-high ninth multi-hit game of the year. Alix Franklin went 2-for-2 with a game-tying RBI single and drew two walks.

   Oklahoma’s Miali Guachino improved to 9-0 after pitching 1.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit, one walk, and recording a strikeout. Starter Audrey Lowry went 6.1 innings with four strikeouts, giving up two runs on five hits and five walks.

   Cellura opened the game with three shutout innings featuring two strikeouts, and Lassiter put the Tigers on the scoreboard with a line-drive solo shot over the left field wall, giving LSU a 1-0 lead after three complete innings.

   The Tigers’ defense sent the Sooners out in order in the fourth, highlighted by a diving foul flyout by Char Lorenz in left field, and although the Sooners threatened in the fifth with a runner in scoring position, Cellura got out of the jam with her third strikeout and a groundout for five scoreless innings.

   LSU held off OU in the sixth, but the Sooners finally cracked the scoreboard at the top of the seventh, scoring two runs on Kendall Wells’ single to right to grab a 2-1 advantage. The Fighting Tigers responded immediately in the home half and tied the game thanks to Franklin’s RBI single down the left field line, plating Lassiter, who reached for the fourth time on a fielder’s choice.

   In extras after OU logged its 10th hit of the game, a double by Gabbie Garcia, Heavener came in to relieve Cellura, but the Sooners held on to the momentum and regained a 3-2 lead when Garcia scored on Abby Dayton’s sacrifice fly.

   LSU had one base runner in the bottom of the eighth with Maci Bergeron’s one-out walk, but Guachino’s strikeout, followed by a pop-up to the second baseman, ended the rally for the Tigers.

Up Next
   Game two of the series will begin at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday on SEC Network.

  

Da Boot Sports
3/24/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


   BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 20 LSU shut out Louisiana Tech, 9-0, in five innings on Tuesday night at Tiger Park for Head Coach Beth Torina’s 600th career victory at the helm of the program.
   
​   With 600 career wins as an LSU Tiger, Beth Torina joins legendary company at LSU—becoming just the third head coach in a head-to-head team sport to reach the milestone, alongside Skip Bertman (870) and Paul Mainieri (641). She stands as the only active LSU head coach with 600 or more wins.

   LSU (22-10, 3-6 SEC) earned its third consecutive victory and has won four of its last five games, while Louisiana Tech (17-15, 3-6 C-USA) drops its fifth consecutive game of the season. The Tigers also stretched their winning streak against the Bulldogs to 27 games in the all-time series.

   “I’ve said all along that this team is getting better all the time,” said Head Coach Beth Torina. “They are growing all the time. I can’t recall a team that has had this much growth as the season continues. I am confident that we will continue to improve.”

   LSU pitcher Paytn Monticelli started the game and set the tone in the combined shutout. The first seven outs for the Tigers were strikeouts for Monticelli, with four of them being swinging strikeouts. The senior hurler improved to 3-1 in the circle and allowed one hit and one walk in 3.0 innings.

   The final two innings saw freshmen pitchers Cali Deal and Ashlin Mowery close the game. In the fourth, Deal notched one strikeout and gave up one hit, while Mowery struck out two of the four batters she faced in the fifth.

   Leading the team in hits, Tori Edwards (2-for-2) and Jalia Lassiter (2-for-3) both hit solo shots and scored two runs. T. Edwards matched a team-high two RBI with Kylee Edwards, who contributed a two-run round tripper in the win.

   Louisiana Tech’s Laney Johnson was handed the loss and falls to 4-2 on the season. Johnson gave up the game’s first four runs and four hits and walked one batter in 0.2 innings. Two other pitchers logged innings for the Bulldogs, but none registered a strikeout.

   Monticelli got things started by striking out the side. Four runs on four hits capped the first inning for LSU. Safely reaching base, the Tigers’ first five batters set the stage, highlighted by consecutive hits from Lassiter, Sierra Daniel, and T. Edwards. T. Edwards singled to score Lassiter. On a fielder’s choice, Daniel was called safe at the plate, followed by Char Lorenz’s sacrifice fly that plated T. Edwards. Destiny Harris then brought the score to 4-0 with an RBI double down the left field line after the first frame.

   After Monticelli struck out the side for the second time, the Tigers belted three home runs in the second, including solo shots by Lassiter and T. Edwards, and a two-run homer by K. Edwards increased LSU’s margin to 8-0. It marked the first time LSU had three home runs in a single inning since May 24, 2024, at Stanford, where Ali Newland, Maci Bergeron, and Kelley Lynch went yard in the 2024 Super Regionals.

   Monticelli had another clean inning in the third that started with a strikeout before concluding her day, and Deal took over in the fourth, where the defense tallied their 20th double play of the season, and Deal capped the half inning with a swinging strikeout. Pinch hitter Gradie Appling’s first career hit was an RBI double to push LSU’s lead to 9-0 after four.

   A pair of strikeouts from Mowery ended the game in the fifth inning, following Bergeron catching a runner stealing for the first out.

Up Next
   LSU jumps back into SEC competition this weekend with a three-game series versus No. 5/3 Oklahoma on March 27-29.

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Da Boot Sports
3/22/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


   COLUMBIA, S.C. – Tori Edwards’ lone hit of the series was a two-out, two-RBI double in the sixth inning that lifted No. 22/19 LSU to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over No. 21/24 South Carolina, claiming an intense series on Sunday at Carolina Softball Stadium.
 
   Trailing 1-0 in the sixth inning with runners on the corners and two outs on the board, T. Edwards sent a 1-0 pitch to right center field, scoring both Destiny Harris and Sierra Daniel. Jayden Heavener (7-6) worked a 1-2-3 inning in the sixth and the defense recorded the final three outs in the seventh, including a diving catch by Daniel at second base and a strikeout by Heavener to secure the win. 
 
   With the win, LSU (21-10, 3-6 SEC) earns its first SEC series win, and South Carolina (21-12, 1-5 SEC) drops its second.
 
   Heavener finished the game with five strikeouts and gave up one run on two hits in her 11th complete game of the season.
 
   Jori Heard (4-3) is awarded the loss after pitching 5.2 innings, where she struck out five batters and gave up the two runs on T. Edward’s hit. She also walked one batter.   
 
   It was a stalemate through the first four innings. After Heavener walked the leadoff batter in the first, she went on to retire the next seven batters and concluded the fourth inning with three strikeouts, allowed one hit and walked two batters.  
 
   South Carolina broke through in the fifth inning with a leadoff home run by Jamie Mackay, but LSU answered by taking the lead in the top of the sixth. Harris reached on an error, advanced to second base on Avery Hodge’s sacrifice bunt, and went to third on Jalia Lassiter’s flyout to right field. Daniel drew a walk to put runners on the corners, and T. Edwards gave LSU its first hit of the game with the two-run double. 
 
   With a one-run lead, Heavener continued to deal, working a 1-2-3 inning to send the game to the seventh, and the defense recorded the final three outs, highlighted by Daniel’s diving catch at second base, and capped by Heavener’s fifth strikeout to end the game. 
 
Up Next
   LSU will take on Louisiana Tech at Tiger Park on Tuesday, March 24, before hosting a three-game series versus No. 6/4 Oklahoma on March 27-29. 
 
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Da Boot Sports
3/21/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


   COLUMBIA, S.C. – A complete team effort that featured Cece Cellura’s second consecutive complete game and Kylee Edwards continued domination at the plate leveled the series with No. 22/19 LSU defeating No. 21/24 South Carolina, 5-1 in game two on Saturday at Carolina Softball Stadium.
 
   LSU improves its record to 20-10 and 2-6 in SEC play, while South Carolina falls to 21-11 and 1-4 in conference.
 
   Cellura (4-2) and the defense played 6.1 innings of shutout softball. Cellura faced 28 batters in 7.0 innings, striking out two and allowing one run on eight hits. She also induced 10 groundouts, including LSU’s 19th double play of the season, and eight flyouts.
 
   Four LSU players had multiple hits. K. Edwards led with her sixth multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-3, scoring twice (including a steal of home), and walking once.
 
   Destiny Harris and Maddox McKee each went 2-for-2. Harris scored twice, walked, and stole a base. McKee drove in three runs, including a two-RBI triple—her fifth career multi-RBI game. Sierra Daniel was 2-for-4 with two doubles.
 
   Josey Marron (1-2) is charged with the loss for South Carolina. Marron faced only eight batters and gave up one run on three hits and walked one batter before being pulled. Marron finished the game with no strikeouts.
 
   LSU led 1-0 thanks to back-to-back extra-base hits: K. Edwards doubled to left center, and Daniel followed with an RBI double to left for the first two hits of the game.
 
   Jalia Lassiter ended the third inning with a diving, run-saving catch in centerfield, and LSU rewarded the defense and Cellura with three runs in the fourth. K. Edwards opened the stanza with a leadoff single up the middle and made her way to third on Harris’ single. K. Edwards then stole home plate, pushing LSU’s margin to 2-0. Later, with runners on second and third, McKee hit a base-clearing triple down the right field line, stretching the visiting team’s advantage to 4-0 after four frames. All of LSU’s runs in the fourth were scored with two outs.  
 
   In the sixth inning, LSU added an insurance run when McKee’s RBI single brought in Harris, making it 5-0. In the seventh, South Carolina broke up the shutout with a home run by Shae Anderson. Cellura then recorded a strikeout and induced a flyout to left field to end the game.
 
Up Next
   The series finale between LSU and South Carolina will be at noon CT on Sunday. The game will be streamed on SEC Network+.
 

Da Boot Sports
3/20/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


   COLUMBIA, S.C. – A 12-inning battle resulted in a 6-5 walk-off loss for No. 22/19 LSU against No. 21/24 South Carolina to open the three-game series on Friday night at Carolina Softball Stadium.
   Both clubs were held scoreless for six consecutive innings after the fifth concluded locked in a 5-5 tie. In the extra-inning periods, each team had one hit entering the 12th, before South Carolina (21-10, 1-3 SEC) had two, including the game-winning RBI single by Lexi Winters that scored Arianna Rodi, who also singled earlier in the 12th.

   LSU (19-10, 1-6 SEC) logged 11 hits in the setback, marking the most in an SEC game this season. It is the fifth time LSU has reached double-digit hits in a game this year. Three Tigers had multiple hits in the game. Kylee Edwards had a 3-for-6 performance at the plate, highlighted by her second home run and second triple of the season, and drove in a career-best four RBI. Jalia Lassiter had two two-out doubles and scored one run in the game, and Sierra Daniel was 2-for-6 in the batter’s box.

   Jayden Heavener (6-6) suffered the loss after firing 111 pitches in 7.1 innings in relief. Heavener fanned six batters and gave up one run on six hits. Heavener did not walk a batter in her appearance. Tatum Clopton started the game in the circle for LSU but did not receive a decision after pitching 2.0 innings, where she recorded one strikeout and allowed three runs on six hits. Paytn Monticelli pitched 2.1 innings in relief, where she had two strikeouts and surrendered two runs, three hits, and a walk.

   Pitcher Nealy Lamb improved to 4-4 for South Carolina after pitching the final 3.0 innings of shutout softball. Lamb finished with four strikeouts, gave up one hit, and walked one batter.  Jori Heard pitched 7.0 innings in relief and concluded with six strikeouts and gave up seven hits, two runs, and two walks.

   South Carolina scored first behind a pair of solo home runs in the second inning by Tate Davis and Jamie Mackay. LSU responded in the top of the third by loading the bases with no outs, forcing an early Gamecock pitching change. After a leadoff double by Lassiter and a walk by Tori Edwards, Char Lorenz singled through the left side, putting a runner on each bag. A ground out by Maci Bergeron scored Lassiter, and K. Edwards welcomed the new hurler with a two-out, two-run single through the right side, giving LSU a 3-2 lead. After the Gamecocks opened the bottom of the third with two singles, Monticelli entered the circle and recorded all three outs in the frame, including a strikeout, but not before South Carolina tied the contest, 3-3, on an RBI groundout.

   After a clean fourth inning for both teams, Bergeron jump-started the fifth with a double, and K. Edwards gave the Tigers the lead again, this time with a two RBI shot to centerfield. South Carolina answered with a two-run, four-hit frame, however, highlighted by an RBI single by Davis and an RBI double by Winters as part of a stretch with four consecutive hits. The fifth inning concluded with the clubs tied, 5-5.
After a scoreless sixth inning, LSU threatened in the seventh with a two-out triple by K. Edwards, but South Carolina escaped without giving up a run. Heavener and the defense retired the Gamecocks in order in the bottom of the seventh, however, sending the game to extras.

Up Next
   The second game of the series will be at 2 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.

Da Boot Sports
3/16/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


   BATON ROUGE, La. – Tatum Clopton matched a season-high six strikeouts in her first complete game of the season to lead No. 20/17 LSU in its first SEC win of the season, a 7-1 victory over No. 16 Texas A&M on Monday night at Tiger Park.
 
   LSU (19-9, 1-5 SEC) never trailed in the game and pulled away from Texas A&M (19-9, 2-1 SEC) in the sixth inning with another four-run frame, its third in league play.
 
   “We’re trending up,” said Head Coach Beth Torina. “I told the team tonight that we needed to win one more pitch. With one more pitch, things could go our way. It felt that way at Tennessee, too. Just win one more pitch on the defensive or offensive side. I think we’re continuing to grow and get better. Maybe, on the outside, you can’t see it, but it’s about what the coaches see and what the players see. I think we’re learning and growing all the time. We are moving forward.”
 
   Clopton improves to 6-1 on the season after throwing her fourth in her career. In addition to the six strikeouts, Clopton allowed one earned run, five hits, and five walks.
 
   The Bayou Bengals tallied eight hits, led by Ci’ella Pickett’s 2-for-3 outing with an RBI, and Alix Franklin’s second home run of the season. Maci Bergeron led the team with two RBI on one hit, marking her 20th career multi-RBI game.
 
   TAMU’s Sydney Lessentine moves to 8-2 with the loss despite recording six strikeouts in 4.0 innings. Lessentine gave up three runs, four hits and a walk.
 
   Franklin hit a two-out home run in the second inning to give LSU its first lead of the series. After a scoreless third, Clopton sent the Aggies out in order at the top of the fourth, and LSU scored two runs in the home half with two outs. With Franklin on second base after reaching on a fielder’s choice and advancing on Kylee Edwards’ single, Pickett drove a pitch to the second baseman to score Franklin, and K. Edwards went to third on the A&M error. K. Edwards stole home plate to increase the Tigers' lead to 3-0.
 
   Texas A&M got on the scoreboard in the fifth with a sacrifice fly, but LSU responded with two runs in the sixth. The Tigers loaded the bases with a walk by K. Edwards and back-to-back singles from Pickett and Sierra Daniel. Avery Hodge and Jalia Lassiter walked in runs, and Bergeron capped the inning with a two-run double to left field to stretch LSU’s lead to 7-1.
 
   The Aggies plated another run with a two-out single by Micaela Wark to bring the score to 7-2, but Clopton struck out the next batter to end the game.  
 
Up Next
   LSU continues SEC play with a three-game series at South Carolina on March 14-16, at Carolina Softball Stadium in Columbia, S.C.