University of Washington
32-12
LSU
41-13
Washington Softball Splits Doubleheader With LSU
May 08, 2016 | Softball
BATON ROUGE, La. -- The No. 11-ranked University of Washington softball team split a doubleheader with No. 13 LSU on Saturday (May 7) at Tiger Park in Baton Rouge, La. After dropping the opener, 6-0, the Huskies bounced back, scoring six unanswered runs to win the second game, 9-4.
For the 20th time this season, the Husky bats recorded double-digit hits in the doubleheader finale. Seniors Kimberlee Souza and Jennie McNeill, junior Ali Aguilar and sophomore Kelly Burdick each recorded a pair of hits while Souza led the team with four runs batted in.
Sophomore RHP Madi Schreyer (10-3) earned the complete game win in the circle, allowing just six hits and four runs while striking out a season-high eight batters. Schreyer and the Husky defense held LSU scoreless in six of the seven innings.
With the game tied, 4-4, Washington scored a run off a wild pitch in the sixth to reclaim its lead before exploding for more four runs in the seventh to run away with the 9-4 victory.
The Huskies scored three runs in the third to take the game's first lead. Burdick ignited the rally with a leadoff single to left and after Aguilar drew a walk, the pair advanced off a fly out to center. Souza then laid down a squeeze-bunt to plate Burdick for the first run of the game. In the next at-bat, junior Casey Stangel's hit up the middle scored Aguilar and a fielding error allowed another run to cross as the Huskies went on top, 3-0.
LSU came storming back in the home half of the inning with four runs of their own to take the lead. The Tigers loaded the bases and a two-RBI double scored its first runs of the contest. After an RBI ground out tied the game, a single to center put the home team on top, 4-3.
The lead was short-lived however as Washington used a two-out rally to lock the game back up, 4-4 in the fourth. Aguilar drew a walk and Van Zee was hit-by-pitch before Souza delivered an RBI single through the left side.
The Huskies scored four runs off three hits and a pair of LSU miscues in the seventh. With one out, senior Dani Braun was hit-by-pitch and fellow senior Jennie McNeill reached on an infield single. After LSU got the lead runner out, freshman Tannon Snow drew a walk and Burdick singled to load the bases. A fielding error then gave the Huskies a 7-4 lead and after another drawn walk, Souza delivered a two-RBI single.
In the doubleheader opener, Washington had scoring opportunities throughout the contest, despite tallying just three hits, a trio of singles from sophmore's Julia DePonte and Taylor Van Zee and freshman Morganne Flores. The Husky bats were stifled by LSU's freshman pitcher Sydney Smith who pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout.
Junior LHP Casey Stangel was charged with the loss, giving up six runs -- two earned -- and 10 hits with two strikeouts.
Washington threatened in back-to-back innings, putting a pair on in both the second and the third but were unable to manufacture the timely hit to score any runs.
LSU scored the game's first run off a fielding error in the third inning. After back-to-back singles, the pair stole second and third before scoring off a misplayed grounder. The Tigers tacked on three more runs in the fourth to take a 4-0 lead before using a two-out rally to score two more in the sixth.
Washington and LSU play the series finale tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT at Tiger Park. The game will air live on ESPN2.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: S. Smith (11-2)
L: Stangel, Casey (6-4)
Batting:
SH: Flores, Morganne 1
Batting:
RBI: Bell 2 ; Jaquish 1 ; Kloss 1 ; B. Landry 1
SH: Quinn 1 ; Ala. Falcon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Griggs 1 ; Bell 1 ; Quinn 1 ; Sanchez 1 ; B. Landry 2
SB: Simmons 1 ; B. Landry 1
CS: Jaquish 1
