No. 20 LSU Falls, 3-2, in Eight Innings to No. 5 Oklahoma – LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 20 LSU held No. 5/3 Oklahoma scoreless by six innings, however the Sooners rallied for 3 late runs to win the collection opener 3-2 Friday night time at Tiger Park.
LSU falls to 22-11 general and 3-7 in league play, whereas Oklahoma is now 33-2 and 7-0 in the SEC. Cece Cellura restricted Oklahoma’s highly effective offense, throwing 117 pitches over 7.0 innings with three strikeouts and no walks, permitting three runs on 10 hits. The Sooners had been held with out a residence run for simply the second time this season.
“We played great,” mentioned Head Coach Beth Torina. “Cece Cellura was just incredible. That’s three starts in a row where she’s been fantastic. I hate that we couldn’t get the win for her. One more thing, at any point. One more groundball, one more hit, one more pitch, one more anything, and we have them. I think a lot of hope is still in the group. We just have to keep going. We have a good plan, obviously, but it would have been good to get that one.”
Jayden Heavener (7-7) was charged with the loss after pitching 1.0 innings in reduction. Heavener completed the sport with one strikeout and one stroll.
Jalia Lassiter matched her season-best with three hits and hit her fifth residence run of the season. She additionally scored twice, recording her team-high ninth multi-hit recreation of the yr. Alix Franklin went 2-for-2 with a game-tying RBI single and drew two walks.
Oklahoma’s Miali Guachino improved to 9-0 after pitching 1.1 innings in reduction, permitting one hit, one stroll, and recording a strikeout. Starter Audrey Lowry went 6.1 innings with 4 strikeouts, giving up two runs on 5 hits and 5 walks.
Cellura opened the sport with three shutout innings that includes two strikeouts, and Lassiter put the Tigers on the scoreboard with a line-drive solo shot over the left area wall, giving LSU a 1-0 lead after three full innings.
The Tigers’ protection despatched the Sooners out in order in the fourth, highlighted by a diving foul flyout by Char Lorenz in left area, and though the Sooners threatened in the fifth with a runner in scoring place, Cellura obtained out of the jam along with her third strikeout and a groundout for 5 scoreless innings.
LSU held off OU in the sixth, however the Sooners lastly cracked the scoreboard on the prime of the seventh, scoring two runs on Kendall Wells’ single to proper to seize a 2-1 lead. The Fighting Tigers responded instantly in the house half and tied the sport thanks to Franklin’s RBI single down the left area line, plating Lassiter, who reached for the fourth time on a fielder’s alternative.
In extras after OU logged their tenth hit of the sport, a double by Gabbie Garcia, Heavener got here in to relieve Cellura, however the Sooners held on to the momentum and regained a 3-2 lead when Garcia scored on Abby Dayton’s sacrifice fly.
LSU had one base runner in the underside of the eighth with Maci Bergeron’s one-out stroll, however Guachino’s strikeout, adopted by a pop-up to the second baseman, ended the rally for the Tigers.
Up Next
Game two of the collection will start at 11 am CT on Saturday on SEC Network.
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