BATON ROUGE, La. – The Illinois State softball team opened day two of the LSU Round Robin with a 5-1 win over Campbell, before nationally-ranked LSU defeated the Redbirds, 5-1, in the night cap.
BIRD BITS – GAME 1 VS. CAMPBELL – W, 5-1
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BY THE NUMBERS / KEY INNINGS – GAME 1 VS. CAMPBELL – W, 5-1
- Illinois State broke scoring open in the third inning, as Kadi Borries and Mack Leonard each drew a walk to put two on-base for the Redbirds.
- Emme Olson notched a two-out RBI double down the right field line to help the Redbirds jump on the board first. In the next at-bat, Brittni LaFountaine singled to bring two more across home plate, before a single by Andrea Coursey helped ISU hold a 4-0 advantage after three innings.
- Campbell launched a solo home run over the right field wall in the top of the sixth, before an RBI single by Spenser Strandgard pushed the Redbirds back out to a four-run advantage.
- ISU sent the Camels down in order in the seventh to grab the 5-1 victory over Campbell.
BIRD BITS – GAME 2 VS. NO. 5/4 LSU – L, 5-1
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BY THE NUMBERS / KEY INNINGS – GAME 2 VS. NO. 5/4 LSU – L, 5-1
- Back-to-back doubles in the bottom of the second helped the Tigers take an early 1-0 lead, before adding another run on the board with a single to left center field.
- LSU hit a homer down the left field line in the fourth inning, despite Morgan Day fanning her fifth Tiger of the game to slam the door on the frame, to sit at a 3-0 advantage.
- A solo home run by Alyssa Wiebel in the top of the sixth helped the Redbirds scratch a run on the board with two outs.
- A two-RBI double by LSU in the bottom of the frame helped the Tigers extend their lead to four runs, holding on for the 5-1 win over ISU.
ON DECK
Illinois State will close the LSU Round Robin against the Tigers at 1 p.m. on Sunday, before playing a single game versus Southern University at 3 p.m. on Monday.
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