The LSU softball team (28-20, 8-10 Southeastern Conference) has revived a struggling season as it heads into its weekend series against Ole Miss (22-25, 3-15 SEC), with three straight SEC series victories under its belt after beginning the season with three series losses. 
The Tigers have risen three spots to seventh in the conference standings after their series victory against South Carolina. 
“The SEC is so crazy,” LSU coach Beth Torina said. “Honestly, I don’t know that we are in a position to win it at this point anymore, but we still want to be as high as we can be seeded for the SEC tournament. We want to make sure we clinch a berth to the SEC tournament.” 
Ole Miss comes into the series last in the conference standings and has been swept in its last three SEC series, most recently by No. 13 Missouri last weekend. 
The Rebels were outscored 4-16 and out-hit 10-20 by the Tigers last weekend.
The Ole Miss lineup is led by senior outfielder RT Cantillo, who is batting .446, good for second in the SEC. Cantillo was drafted in fifth round in the National Pro Fastpitch College Draft on March 31.
The Tigers’ rotation comes into the series more confident after freshman pitcher Baylee Corbello, who struggled with walks recently, allowed only two against South Alabama and struck out eight. 
“Finally, practice is paying off,“ Corbello said. “In this league, you are not going to be perfect because all umpires are different, and at this point you really need to trust your stuff.
While the Rebels’ lineup struggled last weekend, LSU’s offense exploded, scoring 27 runs in the first two games against South Carolina. 
Freshman catcher Sahvanna Jaquish earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors last week, after batting .467, earning three RBIs, scoring five runs and adding three extra base hits. 
In game two, Jaquish was a perfect 5-5 on the day with a single, a double, a triple, three runs scored and an RBI. 
In the past four games, senior third baseman Tammy Wray has hit .500, including five RBIs and one home run. 
Despite being shutout in game three against South Carolina, the Tigers’ 6-1 midweek victory against No. 20 South Alabama allowed them to regain confidence heading into this weekend’s series. 
“[The South Alabama win] prepares us, not only getting in and getting reps and seeing live pitching,” senior second baseman Allison Falcon said. “Emotionally, it helps us out a lot by getting that bad taste of South Carolina out of our mouths.”
The Ole Miss rotation is led by senior Carly Hummel, who posts a 3.17 ERA in 121.1 innings pitched and is 14th in the conference with 110 strikeouts on the season. 
Senior Shelby Jo Fenter, sophomore Madi Osias and Hummel pitched a combined no-hitter in Ole Miss’ 3-0 victory against Louisiana Tech on March 19. 
First pitch of game one will be at 6 p.m. in Ole Miss Softball Complex in Oxford, Miss.