Ailana Agbayani came in to pitch in the fourth and saw the Tigers load the bases after a hit and two Cougar errors. Privacy Policy Esman got the loss in the circle. 10 with 151 career RBIs. She struck out 16, including eight straight from the second through the fourth innings. / Were here now and we have additions that will make us even stronger. Wyatt Langford, OF, Florida 4. Thats when the devastating news of the coronavirus pandemic hit and helped make the decision to return so simple. Clark sits at No. Despite two solo home runs, BYU softball fell to No. Kilponen ranks No. She was9-3 with a 2.10 ERA in 80 innings as a sophomore in 2018 and was 3-1 with a 5.00 ERA as a freshman in 2017 in 28 innings. From there, she cruised, retiring 15 of the next 17 batters based as Ole Miss and LSU settled into a pitcher's duel. It was a super easy decision.. / Junior shortstop Taylor Pleasants is batting .327 this season with 42 RBIs (No. Freshman pitcher Sydney Max Clark, OF, Franklin (Ind.) Also, follow head coachJamie Trachselon Twitter at@Jamie_Trachsel. I think I can make a big impact as a leader in my fifth year. You have permission to edit this article. 9 in the SEC with 98 strikeouts and has a 1.64 ERA in 102.1 innings pitched. She makes us brave, she makes us fearless, she competes and today was no different.. [3] As a senior in 2000, Torina had a career-best 1.75 earned run average. BYU will continue Purple & Gold Challenge play on Friday, March 31 with a doubleheader against Louisiana Tech at 2 p.m. CDT and No. Head Coach Beth Torina coached her 699th game for LSU today, surpassing Yvette Girouard for the most games coached in LSU Softball history. Coach Torina has been at the helm of the program for 12 seasons and has a 485-214 record at LSU. Rival Regional - No need to addcayenne pepper to LSU-UL rivalry. Gorsuch remained at home the next week, but she got to see her teammates. Down its final three outs, the Rebel managed to bring the tying run to the plate after Paige Smith singled, but a foul out ended the game. 3 with 122 career walks, and No. 13/14 LSU (37-12, 10-9 SEC) dropped game one of the series to No. Junior infielders Danieca Coffey and Taylor Pleasants, along with sophomore outfielder McKenzie Redoutey had the other three base knocks for LSU. 7 for the most strikeouts in a season by a freshman with 108 strikeouts. I am beyond heartbroken that your aren't here with me anymore, but I find peace knowing you're in heaven.". Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. Graduate pitcher Ali Kilponen is 10-5 in the circle and has a 2.31 ERA behind 88 strikeouts (No. Redoutey drove in four runs and Ali Kilponen threw a two-hitter and faced only 25 batters. Copyright | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Contact Us | Website Feedback, BYU Radio Live play-by-play broadcasts, coaches shows, Behind the Mic press conferences, interviews, etc, Cougars homer twice in 7-2 loss to No. LSU is one game behind Alabama (12-8) in the league standings. I felt I was having a really good season and as a team we were. Editors Note: The following is an official press release courtesy of LSUs athletics department. Paul Skenes, RHP, LSU 3. LSU softball will try to continue its climb up the Southeastern Conference standings against a familiar foe boasting one of the best pitchers in SEC history when "Rest easy my sweet daddy," she said on Twitter about her father. The Maple Grove, Minnesota, native also becomes the second LSU player ever to earn the NFCA's top pitching award, following sophomore Carley Hoover, who became the first, back in March. Holdovers hurlers such as Shelbi Sunseri, Ali Kilponen, Shelby Wickersham and incoming freshman Morgan Smith can only get better with Gorsuch leading the way. On Feb. 22, 2020, Gorsuch threw the first, seven-inning,perfect game in LSU softball history for a 4-0 win over Belmont. Junior infielder Danieca Coffey leads the SEC with 59 hits (No. The starting Top 10: 1. Alabama found the run column in the fourth with a solo homer from junior designated player Kenleigh Dowling to cut into the lead, 6-1, but the Crimson Tide were unable to plate another run in the final three innings after Kilponen retired nine of the last eleven batters. Were making it count every day.. Junior outfielder Ciara Briggs registered her 17th multi-hit game this season with two hits to lead the Tigers. There was a problem saving your notification. Gorsuch has an important role. 2 in the SEC with 366 hits behind a .311 batting average which sits as the third-best in the conference. -- A day after taking home the league's top pitching honor, LSU softball freshman pitcher Sydney Smith hauled in two more as she was named the USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Week and the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Pitcher of the Week each organization announced today. On Saturday, with Alabama forced to turn to a different pitcher, LSU pounced for four runs and five hits in the top of the first inning. BATON ROUGE, La. Game #1. / She was 9-3 with a 2.10 ERA in 80 innings as a Willing participants can register for the mile and a half walk byclicking here. Clark sits at No. The Official Athletic Site of the LSU, partner of WMT Digital. The most comprehensive coverage of LSU Softball on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. Softball LSU Mobile Menu Button 9 in the SEC with 106 strikeouts and has a 1.60 ERA in 109.1 innings pitched. LSU has dropped four of its last five contests entering the weekend. She follows in the footsteps of teammate Bianka Bell, who won the award back in March for the second time in her career. BATON ROUGE, La. Kilponen pitched the whole game in the victory Sunday. The Tigers earned their first win in Tuscaloosa since April 8th, 2017 and recorded their 19th game this season with 10 or more hits as six different batters recorded at least one hit in the ballgame. Washington had not been shut out all year until Smith twirled her seventh of the season in the opener, holding Washington to just three hits with four strikeouts. 12 LSU in the Purple & Gold Challenge on Thursday night at Tiger Park. The Rebels (19-13, 1-4 SEC) were unable to string together hits against LSU (25-6, 3-5 SEC) as the Tigers struck out 10 Ole Miss batters. Smith earned both of LSU's wins in the circle against a ranked Washington team that came into the weekend with the eighth-best batting average in the nation, and holding the Huskies to just a single run on 11 hits in 13.2 innings of work in the circle. LSUs run proved to be the game-winning run as the Cougars were retired in order in the top of the seventh. LSU softball positioning itself for postseason as season hits final weekend. All rights reserved. PROVO, Utah The No. Smith becomes the seventh player in LSU softball history to claim the award from the sport's national governing body, also becoming the fifth Tiger pitcher to claim the prize as well. 10 LSU in a pitcher's duel Saturday night at the Ole Miss Softball Complex as the Tigers evened the series. 6 with a .407 batting average. The Tigers' offense erupted for 10 runs in Saturday's win. Kilponen is awesome, said Coach Torina. I hope to bring leadership to where my actions and words show, she said. April 30, 2023 9:49 am ET. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. No. Averaging 6.5 runs per game, the Bulldogs are not only the SECs top hitting team with a .329 average, they lead the league in doubles (71), triples (15) and home runs (78). The Tigers won the three-game series against the Bulldogs last season in Starkville, Miss., but are currently on a two-game losing streak in head-to-head meetings after dropping the regular season finale last year and losing 7-4 in nine innings in the 2022 SEC Tournament. Starting pitcher Kaysen Korth struck out the first four Tiger batters she faced before an LSU walk, single and sacrifice bunt brought home a run to put the Tigers in front 1-0 through the first two innings. Bejarano then reached on an error that allowed Agbayani to come home and put BYU in front 2-1. Graduate infielder Georgia Clark has a .298 batting average and has tallied 36 hits and ranks No. Participants can also register Saturday morning at Tiger Park. Please check your email for a confirmation. They see me with energy, play the game with passion and they can feed off that. 16 Alabama (35-16, 11-9 SEC) Saturday afternoon at Rhoads Stadium to even the series. 2 UCLA, 7-2 at Gail Miller Field on Monday afternoon. Alabamas pitcher Lauren Esman (4-2) was charged with the loss allowing four runs on five hits in 0.2 innings. Following Clark, Newland singled to put another runner on base and a wild pitch moved them into scoring position to set up a two-run single from Redoutey to take a 4-0 lead after the first inning. Torrence threw 3.2 Marron has a staff-best 2.18 ERA and has held opponents to a .190 batting average in 61.0 innings pitched. Directly support LSU Softball by joining theDiamondbackerstoday! Junior pitcher Jaala Torrence (3.2 innings pitched) and sophomore pitcher Alex Salter (2.2 innings pitched) threw the remaining 6.1 innings and gave up a combined two runs, five hits and four walks with two strikeouts. Gorsuch hopes to pick up where she left off with the Tigers, who open their season Feb. 11 against McNeese St. Four years of being a student athlete might find some ready to move on with their life, but Gorsuch to pick up her glove again rather than a coachs clipboard. Esman got the loss in the circle. 13/14 LSU (38-12, 11-9 SEC) set the tone with a four-run five-hit first inning and cruised to a 6-1 victory over No. All rights reserved. The Tigers found themselves with two on and no outs again in the third. 2 Bruins, Ailana Agbayani: 1-3, R | 1 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R. Georgia has won six consecutive games but had a conference bye this past weekend and hasnt played since Wednesday. The Tigers kept putting on the pressure with an RBI single from graduate designated player Georgia Clark two batters later. Freshman pitcher Sydney Berzon (13-5) threw a complete game Friday night where she tossed eight strikeouts and allowed no runs on six hits. 16 Alabama (35-15, 11-8 SEC), 4-0 Friday night at Rhoads Stadium. WebIn her career, Torina made 139 appearances with 105 starts, a 6039 record, 23 shutouts, and 716.2 innings pitched and is ranked top ten all-time in multiple categories including shutouts, appearances, wins, and starts. Bottom 4 Alabama. Privacy Policy Id be excited to see how she would do as a coach. / Maribeth Gorsuch was already set to return to LSU softball, going from senior pitcher in 2020 to student coach this spring when the COVID-19 pandemic put an end to college sports last March. 4 in LSU softball history with 40 career home runs, No. She loves the game, loves being around it and loves competing. and @lsusoftball on Instagram and Twitter. Georgia presents the opposite problem. LSU was not able to get the offense going as they picked up two hits from the fourth to the seventh inning. LSU will be back in action on Wednesday afternoon, taking on the Texas A&M Aggies in the opening round of the 2016 SEC Softball Tournament at Nusz Park in Starkville. Brand Guidelines In two games against Fouts, LSU was held scoreless in 14 innings with seven hits and only nine baserunners. Fouts struck out 15 Tiger hitters and walked two. She struck out 16, including eight straight from the second through the fourth innings. LSU catcher Ali Newland (44) congratulates pitcher Ali Kilponen (2) after retiring the side in the fourth inning of LSUs 8-0 win over Mississippi State Sunday in LSUs Tiger Park. / She has six complete games but also is a top closer with six saves. Ole Miss and No. / LSU's chartered flight to Lexington, Kentucky, made a stop in Dallas on April 22, and all the players and coaches visited Gorsuch near her home. Unfortunately, the Tigers got a big swinging strikeout to escape the inning and keep their 1-0 advantage. Ole Miss was able to put a pair of runners on base in the bottom half of the inning after Mikayla Allee walked and Keila Kamoku singled, but LSU kept the offense off the board. Upon hearing the news, North Carolina State athletic director Boo Corrigan had the equipment office print "DG" decals for the LSU players to wear on their helmets and the coaches to wear on their hats during the three-game series. There was no other option. 12 LSU in the Purple & Gold Challenge on Thursday night at Tiger Park. 1950s A. P. Tureaud 1960s Kerry Pourciau Lora O. Hinton, Jr 1970s 1980s Rene Boutte Meyer AACC Opening Office of Multicultural Affairs 1990s Ebony Spikes Isiah Warner Eli Jones 2000s I cried for a few days not knowing what was going to happen in the future, not knowing if we were going to get our eligibility back. I was really excited to get another opportunity with my team and coaches, said Gorsuch, a Lewisville, Texas, native. With a little luck and a whole lotta Fouts, the Crimson Tide win two out of three from the Tigers. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT Saturday and will be televised on ESPN2. Freshman pitchers Sydney Berzon (7-1) and Alea Johnson (5-0) are other top producing arms this season. Both game on SEC Network+ will be called by Lyn Rollins and Yvette Girouard while Saturdays game on ESPN2 will be called by Chuckie Kempf and Kayla Braud. / A pitchers duel through the first four innings, the Cougars took the lead in the top of the fifth before the Tigers scored the final two runs of the game. Kerpic is 16-5 with a 2.25 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 121 1/3 innings. The most comprehensive coverage of LSU Softball on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule WebThe Official Athletic Site of the LSU, partner of WMT Digital. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. No. LSU Athletics, Louisiana State University, 2023. Privacy Policy End 4th: Alabama 2, LSU 0. Follow all your favorite Louisiana teams at LSU Tigers Wire and Saints Wire! LSU is one game behind Alabama (12-8) in the league standings. Maribethreturned home to be with her family for two weeks. The series will conclude with first pitch slated for 2 p.m. CT Sunday, April 23 on SEC Network+. Fans can listen to all the action with Patrick Wright, the Voice of LSU Softball, on 107.3 FM in the Baton Rouge area. Freshman pitcher Sydney Berzon (12-5) ranks No. Brand Guidelines For the latest news and information on Tiger softball, visit www.lsusports.net/softball. It was extremely emotional when Coach told us our season was done, sitting next to your teammates just listening to everyone cry, Gorsuch said. W: Sydney Berzon (8-2) The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. BYU softball dropped a 3-2 decision to No. We were speechless. Clark sits at No. Allee was hit by a pitch, and Mya Stevenson followed with a base hit to right to give Ole Miss runners on the corners. Brand Guidelines Alabamas right fielder Andrew Pinckney got one back for the Tide, depositing a pitch into the right field bleachers to make the score 4-1. BATON ROUGE, La. We faced one of the best pitchers in the country. Another tough weekend for the LSU softball team could be followed by one even tougher. OXFORD, Miss. Graduate pitcher Ali Kilponen improved to 12-5 in the circle and threw her 12th complete game this season after registering three strikeouts and allowing one run, two hits, and four free passes. 3 in the SEC with 327 strikeouts and have a 2.97 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Outfielder Jayda Kearney is the top slugger with 18 home runs and 43 RBIs to go with a .388 average while third baseman Sara Mosley is the top run producer with 15 homers and 46 RBIs with a .344 average. Mississippi State has a deep pitching staff with five players logging over 40 innings pitched. LSU Athletics, Louisiana State University, 2023. The Tigers are certainly thankful to see Fouts graduate. Freshman pitcher Josey Marron (7-2) and senior pitcher Aspen Wesley (6-6) leads the team with 80 strikeouts each. Smith has won five-straight decisions, and until Washington scored its lone run of the weekend against the freshman on Sunday in the seventh, she had gone 31.2 innings without giving up an earned run. BATON ROUGE, La. No. Ali Kilponen gets the complete game win for LSU, allowing just two hits and one earned run over seven innings. She has not pitched a lot this season, hurling 44 innings and is 2-3 with a 4.54 ERA. Alabamas pitcher Lauren Esman (4-2) was charged with the loss allowing four runs on five hits in 0.2 innings. 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