It looked like the Tigers were heading for another low-scoring pitching duel in Friday night’s Game 2 against Texas A&M, but LSU softball’s bats exploded to combine for five runs in the fifth and sixth innings as it surged to a series-clinching 5-1 win.
After walking a pair of batters in the first inning, [autotag]Kelley Lynch[/autotag] gave up an RBI single as Texas A&M took an early 1-0 lead. However, like in Game 1, there wasn’t much offense during the middle part of the game.
The score remained unchanged until the bottom of the fifth when Thursday night’s hero [autotag]Taylor Pleasants[/autotag] hit an RBI double to even the game up at one run apiece.
In the sixth, the Aggies walked a pair of batters and allowed a single, and LSU managed to take the lead after an RBI groundout and a wild pitch brought home a pair of runs. Texas A&M went on to walk two more runs home in the frame as it found itself suddenly in quite a hole to climb out of with just three outs to spare.
[autotag]Sydney Berzon[/autotag], who entered for Lynch in the sixth, found herself in a bit of a jam in the final frame, allowing two runners to reach with one out to go. But she struck out Aggies batting leader Allie Enright to complete the comeback.
The Tigers will face Texas A&M in Game 3 on Sunday at 2 p.m. CT as they go for the series sweep.
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