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LSU softball shuts out Arkansas in Game 3 to avoid sweep

The Tigers finish the SEC regular season with a 12-12 record.

The LSU softball team ended SEC regular season play with four-straight series losses, but it avoided a sweep on Sunday against Arkansas. The Tigers earned a 1-0 shutout win in Game 3 as they finish SEC play at 12-12.

As has been the case in many recent games for LSU, it was a low-scoring affair. The two teams combined for just four hits in the first four innings as the game remained gridlocked with no runs scored until the fifth.

In the bottom of the frame, LSU had the closest thing we saw to an offensive explosion as it drew a leadoff walk and a single later in the inning. [autotag]Ciara Briggs[/autotag] came through with a single that broke the 0-0 tie and scored a run.

The Tigers ultimately stranded three in the inning as they missed the chance to extend their lead further, but it was all they would need. [autotag]Sydney Berzon[/autotag] worked through the final two innings mostly cleanly, allowing a pair of walks but no hits or runs.

She ultimately tossed a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits and four walks while striking out six.

The Tigers don’t have a lot of momentum heading into the final week of the regular season, but they’ll look to get back on track in a three-game set against Liberty before the SEC tournament begins.

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LSU softball drops series to Florida after Game 3 loss in extras

The Tigers had their chances but made too many crucial errors to win.

The Tigers had the chance to secure a huge series win on the road Monday night, but they fell short in an error-filled Game 3 that went to eight innings as Florida walked it off to win 6-5.

The only run in the first four innings came off an LSU mistake when it struck out a Gators batter with two outs who then reached first on a throwing error to score a run.

After most of the game was quiet, [autotag]Maddox McKee[/autotag] evened things up with an RBI single in the fifth, and in the next at-bat, a two-run homer from [autotag]Maci Bergeron[/autotag] gave LSU a 3-1 lead. [autotag]Ciara Briggs[/autotag] added a two-run double in the sixth to extend the lead to 5-1, and things were looking good.

But the Gators stormed back in the bottom of the frame. They got one run off another LSU error, and a triple ultimately cleaned up the basepaths, bringing three runners home to tie the game.

The game ultimately went to extras and with two outs, [autotag]Sydney Berzon[/autotag] struck out Skylar Wallace in the bottom of the eighth. But once again, she was able to reach on a throwing error, and this time, it was a game-ending mistake.

After a frustrating series loss, LSU returns home to host Southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday night before Auburn comes to town for a weekend series beginning on Friday night.

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Taylor Pleasants’ walk-off homer lifts LSU softball past Texas A&M in extra-innings Game 1 win

Taylor Pleasants was the hero once again as LSU took Game 1 on Friday night.

It took an extra inning, but the LSU softball team survived a pitching duel against Texas A&M in Game 1 on Thursday night thanks to a no-doubt, walk-off bomb from [autotag]Taylor Pleasants[/autotag] in the eighth to give the Tigers a 2-1 win.

The Aggies struck first in the opening frame as [autotag]Sydney Berzon[/autotag] allowed a pair of singles and a walk to load the bases. She then walked a run home as Texas A&M snagged the early 1-0 lead, but she got out of the jam without allowing any more damage.

That was all the offense either team could manage until the bottom of the fifth inning when [autotag]Ciara Briggs[/autotag] hit a two-out single to score [autotag]Maia Townsend[/autotag] from third. However, the Tigers couldn’t claim the lead as we went into the penultimate inning knotted up at one run apiece.

LSU went into the bottom of the seventh with a chance to walk it off, and McKenzie Redoutey led off with a single, but the next three batters went down in order, and the game headed to extras.

After the Aggies left one runner on base in the top of the eighth, LSU ended things quickly in the bottom of the frame as Pleasants hit her walk-off homer to end the game and give the Tigers the early advantage in the series.

 

Berzon pitched an eight-inning complete game, allowing seven hits but just one earned run while striking out five.

LSU will be back in action for Game 2 against Texas A&M at Tiger Park on Friday, which is set for 5 p.m. CT.

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Instant analysis as LSU softball beats Nicholls handily on the road

LSU got back on track with an easy win over the Colonels on Tuesday.

The LSU softball team bounced back nicely from its second-straight series loss in SEC play on Tuesday night, heading down to Thibodeaux to secure a convincing 10-2 win on the road against Nicholls.

[autotag]Maddox McKee[/autotag] got the scoring started in the second inning with an RBI double, and a two-run homer from [autotag]Ciara Briggs[/autotag] later in the frame gave LSU a 3-0 lead.

McKee added another RBI in the third inning with a single that brought a runner home, and the Tigers really broke the game open in the sixth with a three-run homer from [autotag]McKaela Walker[/autotag] that gave them a 7-0 lead.

[autotag]Raelin Chaffin[/autotag] was pitching a shutout heading into the bottom of the sixth, but she allowed a two-RBI single as the Colonels managed to cut into the lead a bit.

However, in the seventh, LSU got those runs back and then some. First, it was a sac fly from [autotag]Taylor Pleasants[/autotag], followed by an RBI triple from [autotag]Raeleen Gutierrez[/autotag]. Finally, [autotag]Karli Petty[/autotag] hit an RBI single as the Tigers took a 10-2 lead into the final half-inning.

Chaffin retired the side in order in the bottom of the seventh to finish off the complete game. The Tigers will be back in action on Thursday as they return home to host No. 11 Texas A&M for a weekend series.

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Instant Analysis: LSU softball avoids sweep with Game 3 win over Missouri

The Tigers avoided a disastrous weekend with a win on Sunday to avoid a sweep.

The weekend didn’t go to plan for the LSU softball team on its trip to Missouri, but it avoided a series sweep in Columbia on Sunday with a tight 4-3 win in Game 3.

LSU got the scoring started in the first inning when [autotag]Ciara Briggs[/autotag] tripled and then made it home on a wild pitch. But that lead wouldn’t last long as Missouri answered with a two-run homer in the bottom of the second to take the lead.

Briggs would tie the game with an RBI single in the third, but Mizzou seized the lead back after scoring on an error in the bottom of the frame.

LSU caught a big break in the sixth when a [autotag]Kelley Lynch[/autotag] single ultimately scored two runs after a throwing error.

The Tigers got through the sixth in order, and while they got in some trouble in the seventh with three runners reaching base in the inning, [autotag]Sydney Berzon[/autotag] — who pitched the final 5.1 innings — escaped a jam as the Tigers secured the win.

LSU will return to the field on Tuesday when it travels to face Nicholls in a midweek matchup before hosting Texas A&M in Baton Rouge next weekend.

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Instant Analysis: Still-undefeated LSU softball hands Ole Miss a shutout in series opener

LSU remains the lone unbeaten team in Division I with a 3-0 win on Saturday.

While the bats were a bit cold in Saturday’s series opener against Ole Miss, the pitching came through for the LSU softball team at Tiger Park.

The Tigers won 3-0 thanks to a complete game shutout from [autotag]Kelley Lynch[/autotag], who gave up just two hits, and now they’re 24-0 and one win away from tying the best start in program history.

LSU stole a run early in this game when a fielding error in the bottom of the first netted a run, but the game remained at a one-run margin until the sixth inning.

[autotag]Sierra Daniel[/autotag] gave the Tigers some insurance with a sacrifice groundout, and they scored a third run on a [autotag]Ciara Briggs[/autotag] single.

Lynch allowed one of her two hits in the seventh inning, but a double-play ended the game as the Tigers kept their perfect record intact.

They’ll look to keep it that way as they go for a series-clinching win over the Rebels on Sunday at 4:30 CT.

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Instant Analysis: LSU softball remains nation’s lone unbeaten team after top-3 win over Texas

LSU passed its toughest test of the season so far on Tuesday afternoon.

The LSU softball team continued its streak of success in its toughest matchup of the season so far on Tuesday afternoon.

The No. 2 Tigers — the last remaining unbeaten team at the Division I level — welcomed No. 3 Texas to Tiger Park on Tuesday and walked away with a 7-4 win to remain undefeated on the season.

LSU jumped out to a commanding lead, scoring five runs in the first inning thanks to an RBI double from [autotag]Raeleen Gutierrez[/autotag] followed by a bases-loaded hit by pitch and a three-RBI double from [autotag]Kelley Lynch[/autotag].

The Tigers added another run in the second with an RBI single from [autotag]Ali Newland[/autotag], but Texas wouldn’t go away. It added a trio of runs in the third and another in the fourth to cut the lead to 6-4.

However, LSU got some insurance at the bottom of the fourth with a [autotag]Ciara Briggs[/autotag] sac-fly, and [autotag]Sydney Berzon[/autotag] didn’t allow any more runs as she pitched a complete game and moved to 9-0 on the season after earning the win.

LSU will look to remain undefeated on the year as it welcomes Ole Miss to town for its home-opening SEC series this weekend.

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LSU softball surges past San Diego State to take Friday doubleheader

After a close call in Friday’s first game, the second half was much smoother sailing for the Tigers.

After a close call against Illinois in the first half of Friday’s doubleheader at the Purple & Gold Invitational, the Tigers had much smoother sailing in the second leg as it breezed to a 9-1 win over San Diego State in six innings.

[autotag]Sydney Berzon[/autotag] pitched a complete game, allowing just two hits and one run in the process of striking out nine.

That run came in the top of the first when the Aztecs hit a two-out homer, but that was all they’d get off Berzon. LSU scored four runs in the third inning thanks to homers from [autotag]Maci Bergeron[/autotag] and [autotag]Ciara Briggs[/autotag] as well as an RBI triple from [autotag]Danieca Coffey[/autotag].

The Tigers would then combine for five runs in the fifth and sixth innings to get to the run-rule margin, headlined by a two-RBI double from [autotag]Taylor Pleasants[/autotag] in the final frame.

LSU will be back in action for another doubleheader on Saturday against San Diego State and McNeese as it looks to remain unbeaten.

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LSU softball opens the season with a 5-0 weekend, all shutouts

The Tigers didn’t allow a run this weekend, and three of their five shutout wins came by run-rule.

You really couldn’t ask for a better start to the season than coach Beth Torina’s LSU softball team did this weekend. The No. 15 Tigers began the season 5-0, all of which were shutouts and three of which came in run-rule fashion.

On Saturday, they finished up a double-header with an 8-0 victory over Memphis in five innings, with [autotag]Emilee Cassanova[/autotag] pitching a complete game while giving up just two hits and striking out five.

With one out in the bottom of the first, LSU got going quickly. [autotag]Raeleen Gutierrez[/autotag] had a two-run single, and [autotag]McKenzie Redoutey[/autotag] added a third run with a sacrifice groundout.

The rest of the action came in the third. [autotag]Maci Bergeron[/autotag] and [autotag]Sierra Daniel[/autotag] hit back-to-back RBI singles, while two more runs scored on bases-loaded walks to [autotag]Ciara Briggs[/autotag] and [autotag]Ali Newland[/autotag] and a hit-by-pitch to [autotag]Taylor Pleasants[/autotag].

LSU will now head to Florida next weekend for the Clearwater Invitational, where it will face Georgia Tech, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Washington and Minnesota.

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LSU softball picked to finish 3rd in SEC, four named to preseason all-conference team

The Tigers are looking for some redemption after a regional exit as a hosting national seed in 2023.

The bat-and-ball season is right around the corner, and LSU softball is looking for some redemption after a regional exit as a hosting national seed in 2023.

The Tigers enter the 2024 season with a veteran team and coach in [autotag]Beth Torina[/autotag], who has been in her role since 2012. The team is expected to be one of the best in the league, and the media picked LSU to finish third behind only Tennessee and Georgia, which each received six first-place votes, while LSU didn’t receive any.

The media is also high on several LSU players as four overall were named to the preseason All-SEC squad: [autotag]Sydney Berzon[/autotag], [autotag]Ciara Briggs[/autotag], [autotag]Danieca Coffey[/autotag] and [autotag]Taylor Pleasants[/autotag].

LSU will begin its 2024 campaign on Thursday, Feb. 8, when it hosts Nicholls at Tiger Park.

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