A pitching dual kept the game tight but A&M’s bats gave the Aggies a road victory in Baton Rouge, La first for the first time since March 2021. LSU rallied in the bottom of the seventh with two outs and scored on a bases loaded walk, but the Bayou Bengals couldn’t find enough momentum to challenge A&M.
After a scoreless second, the Aggies scored in straight innings. Centerfielder Kelsey Mathis hit an RBI single in the third, second baseman Tallen Edwards and Perez swung for back-to-back RBIs in the fourth and Dement homered in the fifth. Perez got the celebratory Howdy Hat after blasting a two-run homer in the sixth to make it 7-1 in the sixth.
A&M’s Sydney Lessentine took to the circle for the Aggies and dominated the Tigers. The sophomore righty finished the night allowing two hits and one run (an RBI single from LSU’s Tori Edwards in the fourth) but she threw two strikeouts on four innings pitched.
A&M head coach Trisha Ford went to sophomore pitcher Kate Munnerlyn in the fifth and the sophomore controlled the zone with her change up and threw one strikeout, but gave her teammates five flyouts on 44 pitches.
With a chance to seal the win, A&M loaded the bases and Munnerlyn walked LSU’s Avery Hodge to make it 7-2. Ford made a pitching change from Munnerlyn to Sidnee Peters who ended the game on a strikeout.
A&M and LSU continue their series at 6 p.m. Sunday night at Tiger Park.
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LSU scores on a bases loaded walk and two outs left. Ford makes another pitching change and brings Sidnee Peters to the circle.