The No. 5 LSU Tigers softball team bounced back on Saturday with a 5-3 win over the Kansas Jayhawks in the Tiger Classic.
LSU lost against Duke by a score of 8-4.
On Saturday, the Tigers moved to 2-1 on the season with the win over the Jayhawks, while Kansas fell to 1-3 with the loss.
Kansas got on the board in the second inning with a solo home run. In the bottom of the second, Ciara Briggs put the Tigers on the board with a solo home run of her own to make it a 1-1 game.
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LSU led off the bottom of the fourth inning as Shelbi Sunseri doubled to left center. Briggs then added a single and stole second to put runners on second and third with one out. Morgan Cummins hit a sacrifice fly and Anna Jones scored from third as the pinch-runner for Sunseri.
The Tigers held a 2-1 lead heading into the fifth inning. But the Jayhawks hit another home run to even the game at 2-2. Sunseri came in to pitch and Kansas took advantage on an error that made the score 3-2 Jayhawks.
LSU scored three runs in the fifth inning to go up 5-3. Taylor Pleasants drew a walk and later scored on a home run by Amanda Doyle. Georgia Clark hit a homer of her own to extend the lead.
Sunseri was awarded the win in the pitcher’s circle as she had one strikeout. She moves to 2-0 on the season with the win. Maribeth Gorsuch started the game for LSU and worked four innings with two strikeouts.
Up next, LSU faces Central Arkansas in a doubleheader on Sunday to close out the Tiger Classic. The first game is set for a 12:30 pm CST first pitch. The second game will follow at 3 pm CST.
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