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LSU softball drops series opener at home against No. 15 Arkansas

The Tigers took another series-opening loss on Friday night.

LSU softball’s offensive woes in SEC continued to plague it in its series opener against Arkansas on Friday night at Tiger Park.

[autotag]Sydney Berzon[/autotag] allowed seven hits on the mound in a complete game, but she only gave up one earned run. In spite of that, the Tigers couldn’t get the run support they needed as they dropped Game 1 2-1.

After two scoreless innings to start the game, LSU struck first in the bottom of the third with a fielder’s choice scoring a run with baserunners at the corners and two outs. Arkansas would tie it up in the fourth, however, when a fielding error allowed a run to score from second.

The game remained knotted up at one run each until the top of the seventh when Arkansas broke the gridlock with an RBI single to put it up 2-1. LSU recorded a pair of hits in the bottom of the frame, but they were stranded.

The Tigers will now need to win the final two games of the series to avoid taking a fourth consecutive SEC series loss. Game 2 is set for 4 p.m. CT on Saturday at Tiger Park.

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LSU softball drops series to Tennessee in Game 3 shutout loss

The Tigers lost their third SEC series in a row on Sunday.

The LSU softball team couldn’t get much going on offense in a decisive Game 3 against No. 4 Tennessee on Sunday as it lost in shutout fashion 3-0.

The Tigers have now lost three SEC series in a row, dropping to 35-10 (11-10 SEC). The Vols, meanwhile, won their first series against LSU in Knoxville since 2018.

As was the case in the first two games in the series, it was a pitching duel in Knoxville.

Though both teams threatened at different points, no one managed a run through the first five innings. However, LSU pitcher [autotag]Sydney Berzon[/autotag] found herself in danger in the bottom of the sixth, loading up the bases with two outs.

With one swing of the bat, Tennessee took control with a two-RBI double. On the next at-bat, the Vols added an RBI single to add some insurance and put the margin at three runs.

That was all the damage the Tigers allowed, but it put them in a significant hole with only three outs to spare. UT ultimately managed to retire the side in order.

The road remains tough. After earning a ranked win in the midweek against UL-Lafayette last week, the Tigers will now face the Ragin’ Cajuns in a rematch on Tuesday night, this time on the road in Lafayette.

After that, coach Beth Torina’s team will host Arkansas for a three-game set beginning on Friday.

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LSU softball shut out in series opener at No. 4 Tennessee

LSU couldn’t get much going offensively and nearly allowed a perfect game to Vols pitcher Payton Gotshall.

LSU has a crucial opportunity to earn a top-five series win at Tennessee this weekend, but coach Beth Torina’s softball team will once again start a game down after a 3-0 shutout loss on Friday night.

Vols pitcher Payton Gotshall nearly tossed a perfect game before she allowed a pair of singles in the top of the seventh, but that wasn’t enough to form the basis of an LSU rally.

After three scoreless and hitless innings, the Volunteers had a trio of singles in the third inning, one of which plated a run. Two other runs scored on a fielder’s choice and a throwing error, as well, as UT claimed the 3-0 midway through the game.

[autotag]Sydney Berzon[/autotag] was good on the mound outside of that inning, allowing no more hits in the final two frames. But LSU’s offense couldn’t do anything with the way Gotshall was pitching.

The Tigers will be back in action in Game 2 on Saturday at 11 a.m. as they look to even the series.

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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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LSU softball takes Game 2 in extras, evens series with Florida

LSU overcame a late deficit to tie the series against the Gators, setting up a Monday night rubber match.

LSU softball had to come from behind and play an extra frame, but it did just enough to earn a 4-3 win on the road against Florida in Game 2 to even up the series heading into a decisive Game 3 on Monday night.

In another low-scoring game, LSU struck first with a pair of RBI doubles in the second and third innings from [autotag]Maci Bergeron[/autotag] and [autotag]Raeleen Guiterrez[/autotag], respectively. The Gators then retook the lead, adding runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings as the Tigers went to the top of the seventh in a do-or-die situation.

With two outs, Gutierrez came through again with another RBI double that tied the game, and [autotag]Sydney Berzon[/autotag] ultimately retired the side in order as we went to the eighth inning.

[autotag]Maddox McKee[/autotag] gave LSU the lead with a sac fly, and though that was all it managed, Berzon struck out three batters in a row in the bottom of the inning after giving up a leadoff single.

Now, the Tigers will look to secure a series win over a top-10 opponent on the road in Game 3, which is set for 6 p.m. CT on Monday night.

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LSU softball pulls away late to take Game 2 and the series against Texas A&M

The Tigers won the series with two-straight comeback wins.

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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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: 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: LSU softball drops series to Ole Miss with blowout loss on Monday night

The Tigers entered the weekend as the nation’s lone unbeaten, but now they’ll have to bounce back from a series loss.

LSU was riding high coming into this weekend’s home-opening SEC series against Ole Miss after earning a sweep to begin SEC play last weekend.

The Tigers were 23-0 on the year and took Game 1 against the Rebels, but Games 2 and 3 went south. With a blowout 9-2 loss on Monday night, they dropped their first SEC series of the season and fell to 24-2 (4-2 SEC) on the year.

It was Ole Miss’ first series win in Baton Rouge since 2008.

Starting pitcher [autotag]Raelin Chaffin[/autotag] looked like she was going to get through the first two innings without allowing any damage, but with two outs in the second, she gave up a run of five straight singles.

Three runs scored, and Chaffin was yanked from the game in favor of [autotag]Kelley Lynch[/autotag]. After getting out of the second, Lynch gave up a solo shot in the third as Ole Miss jumped out to a 4-0 lead.

LSU would cut that deficit in half as [autotag]Taylor Pleasants[/autotag] hit a solo homer of her own in the bottom of the frame, and [autotag]McKenzie Redoutey[/autotag] scored on a wild pitch in the fourth.

However, LSU got into trouble again in the fifth when Lynch loaded up the bases. She allowed a run to score on a fielder’s choice, and after a walk reloaded the bases, a single scored another run.

The Tigers pulled her for [autotag]Sydney Berzon[/autotag], who immediately gave up a two-RBI single as Ole Miss stretched its lead to 8-2. In the sixth, it added another run off a single.

LSU couldn’t get a rally going in the seventh as it went down in order.

The Tigers will have some time off to lick their wounds before returning to the field next weekend for another road SEC series against Missouri.

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Instant Analysis: Ole Miss hands LSU softball first loss of the season on Sunday

LSU’s perfect start to the season came to an end on Sunday.

It’s been a magical start to the season for LSU softball, but its perfect start came to an end on Sunday with a 5-2 loss to Ole Miss. The Tigers fall to 24-1 on the year with the defeat.

LSU got the scoring started in the second inning with a sacrifice fly from [autotag]Kelley Lynch[/autotag] that scored [autotag]Karli Petty[/autotag], but that was all it managed in the frame.

In the bottom of the fourth, Petty paid it forward with a sac-fly that scored [autotag]McKenzie Redoutey[/autotag] to give LSU a 2-0 lead.

Things were going well for LSU and particularly pitcher [autotag]Sydney Berzon[/autotag], but with two outs in the top of the sixth, Berzon gave up a pair of RBI singles as the Rebels managed to tie the game.

Things got even worse for Berzon in the seventh as she allowed a single, and another runner reached on a fielding error. After another ball couldn’t be fielded cleanly and the ensuing throw was off, Ole Miss managed to take the lead.

The Rebels then blew the game wide open with a single that plated two more runs and gave them a 5-2 lead.

LSU put two on in the bottom of the seventh, but with two outs and the tying run at the plate, [autotag]Taylor Pleasants[/autotag] hit into a game-ending groundout.

Berzon takes the loss having pitched a complete game while allowing six hits and five runs, only two of which were earned. Now, the Tigers will try to rally back to take the series on Monday in Game 3, which is set for 6 p.m. CT at Tiger Park.

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