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LSU softball defeats Central Arkansas in game one of doubleheader

LSU softball defeated Central Arkansas 3-0 on Tuesday in the first game of a double header.

The No. 13 LSU Tigers softball team is hosting Central Arkansas in a doubleheader at Tiger Park on Tuesday.

The Tigers took the first game by a score of 3-0.

With the win, LSU improves to 6-3 on the season. Central Arkansas falls to 3-6 with the loss.

Shelby Wickersham earned the start in the circle for the Tigers and started the game off with two strikeouts.

In the first inning, Amanda Doyle and Shelbi Sunseri drew walks but no runs came across the board.

LSU scored one run in the second inning as Ciara Briggs tripled then later scored on a sacrifice fly from Taylor Tidwell.

Central Arkansas threatended in the fifth inning with two runners on but Wickersham struck out a batter for the final out of the inning.

Aliyah Andrews led off the sixth inning with a hit and later scored on a single by Doyle to put the Tigers up 2-0. Georgia Clark then hit an RBI single that scored Akiya Thymes.

The Tigers shut out the Bears in the first game. Wickersham allowed four hits but no runs in the pitcher’s circle.

LSU softball defeats Kansas

The LSU softball team defeated Kansas 5-3 on Saturday in the Tiger Classic. LSU hit three home runs in the win.

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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