LSU wins decisive game of Baton Rouge Regional to advance to Supers

GAME 7 BOX SCORE

BATON ROUGE – For the fourth-straight year, the LSU softball team advances to the Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament with a 3-1 win over UL-Lafayette on Sunday afternoon in Tiger Park.

UL-Lafayette forced a game seven Sunday afternoon with a 5-4 extra innings victory over the Tigers. LSU is now 44-15 on the year while UL-Lafayette is 41-16.

Game 7

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning where Amber Serrett hit a screaming triple to the left-field wall to lead off the inning. She would later be driven in with a single by Sydney Springfield who came in as a pinch hitter to put the Tigers up, 1-0.

UL-Lafayette would answer in the top of the sixth inning with a fielder’s choice that brought in a runner from third to tie the game at one apiece.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Michaela Schlattman drove in Shemiah Sanchez from first with a double to right-center field to put the Tigers up, 2-1. Serrett then drove in Schlattman on a fielder’s choice to extend their lead to 3-1.

Allie Walljasper pitched a complete game, allowing only three hits, and striking out two and picking up her 18th win of the season to improve to 18-6 on the season.

Game 6

It was a pitcher’s duel until the top of the fourth inning when Amanda Doyle drove in Taryn Antoine from third with a single, giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead.

Two batters later, Michaela Schlattman would bring Doyle home with a two-run dinger over the left-field wall to give LSU a 3-0 advantage.

LSU would add to their lead in the top of the sixth inning after Doyle hit a sacrifice fly ball to left field to bring in Antoine, extending their lead to 4-0.

UL-Lafayette was able to get on the board in the bottom of the sixth inning, after a two out single to center field drove in a runner from second base, cutting the LSU lead to 4-1. They would later score three more runs after a bases loaded double, tying the game at four apiece.

In the bottom of the 10th inning, UL-Lafayette then hit a walk-off single up the middle to drive in the runner from second to win the game, 5-4, and force a game seven in the Baton Rouge Regional.

Carley Hoover and Allie Walljasper had a combined effort in the 10-inning game, striking out four. Walljasper picked up the loss, her sixth of the season.

Notes

>> With the win, LSU will advance to its seventh Super Regional in program history.

>> LSU now leads the all-time series against UL-Lafayette 15-10.

>> This series marks the fourth time that LSU has beaten UL-Lafayette to advance to a Super Regional.
>> LSU is now 36-4 at home this season, which is the second best record at home in program history.

>> LSU managed 13 hits between the two games with Griggs, Sanchez, and Schlattman leading the charge with two apiece. Andrews, Antoine, Doyle, and Sunseri each had one.

On Deck

LSU will travel to Tallahassee for their Super Regional matchup against Florida State. The date and time of the series is currently TBA.

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