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LSU softball handed first loss of regional, setting up Game 7 vs. Louisiana on Sunday night

LSU softball dropped the first game of the regional final to the Ragin’ Cajuns, setting up a winner take all rematch on Sunday night.

LSU lost its first game of the regional on Sunday afternoon, dropping one 7-4 to Louisiana.

Louisiana plated one against LSU starter [autotag]Ali Kilponen[/autotag] in the first, but the LSU offense found a response. [autotag]Karli Petty[/autotag] blasted one over the center field fence and kicked off a four-run inning for the Tigers.

UL had a response of its own, homering in the bottom of the inning and knocking Kilponen out of the game. The Cajuns kept it going in the third, chasing [autotag]Alea Johnson[/autotag] from the mound and forcing [autotag]Beth Torina[/autotag] to turn to a third pitcher in [autotag]Raelin Chaffin[/autotag].

Chaffin allowed a run of her own, but helped stabilize the game and went the rest of the way.

Meanwhile, LSU struggled to create runs after the four-run second. The Tigers didn’t notch a single hit over the next four innings. A walk and stolen base put a runner in scoring position in the fifth, but nothing came of it.

In the top of the seventh, LSU mounted a threat, putting runners on second and third with two outs. [autotag]Georgia Clark[/autotag] then lifted a ball down the left field line that was ruled foul.

Torina wanted a review but after some discussion was told a ball that went over the foul pole could not be reviewed. Clark grounded out on the next pitch and the game was over.

LSU and Louisiana will face Sunday night in Game 7 with a trip to the super regional on the line. It will be the third match of the weekend between the two. LSU won the first matchup on Saturday evening.

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7th-inning rally not enough as LSU softball drops Game 1 at Auburn

The Tigers scored three runs in the final frame but couldn’t overcome an early deficit.

The No. 12 Tigers were shut out for six innings and change in Friday night’s series opener on the road against No. 24 Auburn, but they got something going in the final frame.

LSU scored three runs on a pair of homers from [autotag]Ali Newland[/autotag] and [autotag]Karli Petty[/autotag] in the top of the seventh, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a five-run gap as AU took Game 1 by a score of 5-3.

[autotag]Ali Kilponen[/autotag] got the start for the Tigers (33-9, 6-7 SEC) on the mound, and it wasn’t her best outing as she allowed seven hits and four runs, all of them earned. She did only issue one walk in four innings with four strikeouts, but she was credited with her fifth loss of the season.

Maddie Penta, meanwhile, got the win for AU (31-12, 8-5 SEC) in a complete-game performance. She allowed six hits but was nearly perfect until the final frame despite not getting a ton of run support after the first inning.

Lindsey Garcia got the scoring started for Auburn on a two-run homer in the bottom of the first, and KK McCrary added one on an RBI single in the fourth. However, the insurance the Tigers ultimately needed came on another two-run bomb in the fifth, this time courtesy of Nelia Peralta.

LSU will look to stay alive in the series in Game 2 on Saturday, which starts at 1 p.m. CT in Auburn, Alabama.

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