LSU is moving on to the winners’ bracket of the Baton Rouge Regional after Raelin Chaffin tossed a complete game shutout in a 5-0 win. Now, the Tigers move on to face three-seeded Southern Illinois, which upset Cal in Game 1 of the regional on Friday.
After Chaffin got out of the first inning allowing just one walk, the Tigers took the early lead on an RBI single from [autotag]Raeleen Gutierrez[/autotag] in the bottom of the first. LSU almost added a second run on a single from [autotag]McKenzie Redoutey[/autotag], but Gutierrez was thrown out trying to make it from second to home as the inning ended.
In the fourth, LSU added to its lead with an RBI groundout from [autotag]Madisyn Manning[/autotag] followed by an RBI single from [autotag]Karli Petty[/autotag]. With two more RBI groundouts in the sixth, LSU jumped out to a 5-0 lead.
Chaffin ultimately allowed just two hits while striking out 7 as the Tigers move on to face the Salukis on Saturday in a game that is currently scheduled for 12 p.m. CT.
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