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Kristen Kerr | Posted: 23 Mar 2018 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
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Cougars top Bison, fall to No. 10 Tigers

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BATON ROUGE, La. – BYU softball topped North Dakota State 3-1 before falling to No. 10/11 LSU 8-0 Friday afternoon at the LSU Round Robin.

"Kerisa (Viramontes) continued to pitch well today," BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. "After beating a very good pitcher for North Dakota State, we just couldn't sustain our effort against LSU."

The Cougars (16-14) beat the Bison (17-9) in the first game, despite getting outhit by North Dakota State.

In a rematch of Thursday night’s 12-inning game, LSU (25-4) capitalized on a productive third inning at the plate to earn a five-frame victory, due to the NCAA eight-run rule.

Game one

Rylee Jensen, Lexi Tarrow and Emilee Erickson all had one hit apiece, including Erickson’s home run. She also led BYU with two RBI while Alexa Strid added one as well.

Kerisa Viramontes pitched a complete game to earn the win and improve to 6-4 on the year. 

In the top of the second, Caitlyn Alldredge walked before Erickson homered to left field, putting the Cougars up 2-0.

Briielle Breland was hit by a pitch in the sixth and later advanced to second as Tarrow got on with an infield single. Libby Sugg then grounded out to first base to move up the runners. Alexa Strid later sent a sacrifice fly to left field, bringing Breland home to make it 3-0.

The Bison responded in the bottom of the sixth as a walked batter scored North Dakota State’s lone run of the game on a BYU throwing error in right field.

BYU vs. North Dakota State Box Score

Game two

The Tigers held the Cougars to just one hit, a third-inning single up the middle by Brooke Vander Heide.

Autumn Moffat and Arianna Paulson shared pitching duties for BYU. Paulson pitched just over an inning and recorded two strikeouts in her first appearance of the season.

LSU got on the board in the first inning with Michaela Schlattman’s three-run homer to left field for an early 3-0 lead.

In the third, the Tigers added five more runs on three hits and an error to make it 8-0.

BYU vs. No. 10/11 LSU Box Score

"Playing here against great competition in this environment has been an awesome experience," Eakin said. "We need to come back and finish strong tomorrow."

The LSU Round Robin concludes for the Cougars Saturday with a matchup against No. 13/14 Baylor at 10 a.m. CDT. A link to live stats will be available on the BYU softball schedule page

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Kristen Kerr | Posted: 20 Mar 2018 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Kristen Kerr

Cougars head to Baton Rouge for LSU Round Robin

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PROVO, Utah – Coming off a sweep of Southern Utah, BYU softball travels to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to take on No. 10 LSU, No. 13 Baylor and North Dakota State at the LSU Round Robin Thursday through Saturday.

BYU Game Notes

The Cougars (15-13) open the tournament against host LSU (23-4) at 6:00 p.m. CDT. On Friday, BYU plays a doubleheader against North Dakota State (17-7) at 1:30 p.m. CDT and LSU at 4:00 p.m. CDT. Tournament play concludes for the Cougars with a matchup against Baylor (17-4) at 10:00 a.m. CDT.

Both LSU games will be televised on SEC Network Plus, which can be streamed on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app. All games will be played at Tiger Park and links to live stats will be available on the BYU softball schedule page. The full tournament schedule can be found on the LSU Round Robin website.  

BYU STORYLINES

  • BYU enters the LSU Round Robin having played LSU, Baylor and North Dakota State just a handful of times. The Cougars lost to both the Tigers and Lady Bears in the only previous meeting and have split the series 2-2 with the Bison.
  • The Cougars are currently on a six-game win streak over the past two weeks, having outscored opponents 36-9. The team has totaled 36 runs, 48 hits, 32 RBI and eight home runs while batting .304 during that span.
  • BYU ranks No. 12 nationally and No. 1 in the WCC in home runs per game with 1.19. Ten Cougars have hit 32 homers in 27 games so far this season, led by Rylee Jensen’s six. Libby Sugg follows with five while Caitlyn Alldredge and Briielle Breland both have four. Lexi Tarrow, Alexa Strid and Bridget Fleener have three apiece. Allie Hancock has two while Madison Merrell and Ashley Godfrey have also hit dingers.
  • Junior catcher and team captain Libby Sugg has been named to the 2018 USA Softball College Player of the Year Watch List. She earned NFCA All-Pacific Region First Team honors and was named to the All-WCC Second Team last season. Sugg led the team in RBI and home runs with 56 and 13, respectively, while hitting .356 in 2017.

OPPONENTS OUTLOOK
No. 10 LSU (23-4)

  • The Tigers are 23-4 on the season so far, including 3-2 against SEC teams. They most recently went 0-2 at Kentucky.
  • LSU advanced to the Women’s College World Series in 2017 before falling to No. 2 Florida and No. 3 Oregon.
  • The Tigers won the only previous meeting between the schools 10-6 on Feb. 21, 2013, at the Mary Nutter Classic in Cathedral City, California. LSU was ranked No. 11 nationally at the time.  
  • Head coach Beth Torina is in her seventh season with the Tigers and has compiled a record of 272-119 in six seasons at LSU.

North Dakota State (17-7)

  • The Bison have a 17-7 overall record in 2018, having gone 5-0 last week at the LMU Tournament with wins over LMU, Colgate, Monmouth and Fairfield.  
  • In 2017, NDSU advanced to the Norman Regional before falling to No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 23 Tulsa.
  • The Cougars and Bison have split the series 2-2, with the then-ranked No. 24 NDSU most recently winning 7-0 to end BYU’s 2015 season at the Eugene Regional.
  • Darren Mueller enters his 17th year at the helm of the North Dakota State program with a record of 571-315 in 16 seasons.

No. 13 Baylor (17-4)

  • The Lady Bears are 17-4 this season with their only losses to No. 23/25 Michigan and No. 2 Florida, as well as Iowa and Texas State.
  • This will be the second meeting between BYU and Baylor. The Lady Bears hold the advantage in the overall series, 1-0. Then-ranked No. 15 Baylor came away with a 4-1 victory on March 13, 2015, at the San Diego Classic II.
  • The Lady Bears advanced to the WCWS in 2017, where they fell to No. 3 Oregon and No. 6 Oregon.
  • Head coach Glenn Moore is in his 18th season at Baylor after compiling a record of 700-323 in 17 seasons.
 

 
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