Mother Nature won the three-game series between No. 20 LSU and No. 8 Georgia after she took two games Sunday.The Tigers have had nine games cancelled or rained out this season.”I’ve never been involved in this many instances where it’s massive weather storms, and we’re right in the middle of them,” said LSU coach Yvette Girouard.Two games were originally scheduled for Saturday, but after the Bulldogs beat the Tigers, 6-5, in game one, game two was suspended because of rain in the fourth inning. It was eventually canceled Sunday.Game one was a back-and-forth battle as the Tigers (15-6, 2-2) kept trying to claw back into the game.”We made it a game throughout,” Girouard said. “The thing I do love about this team is that they never quit. They battle until the end.”Georgia (16-4, 1-2) started the game off quickly, scoring two runs in the first inning and one in the second.But the Tigers fought back in the third inning with two runs on three hits, including a two-RBI triple by freshman second baseman Ashley Langoni.LSU entered the seventh inning trailing, 6-3, and managed to score two runs but left the bases loaded as Georgia senior pitcher Christie Hamilton struck out LSU junior outfielder Jazz Jackson to end the game.LSU junior pitcher Cody Trahan (5-1) received her first loss of the season and gave up seven hits, five walks and struck out eight Bulldogs. Trahan also allowed three home runs.”We’ve got to be able to keep the ball in the park,” Girouard said. “That’s kind of what hurt us a little bit.”The 6-5 victory for Georgia was the team’s first Southeastern Conference victory of the season after the Bulldogs lost to No. 1 Florida in a doubleheader Wednesday.The Tigers were trailing the Bulldogs, 4-3, in the top of the fourth inning when game two was suspended.LSU had the bases loaded and one out with junior outfielder Rachel Mitchell at the plate. Mitchell was just getting into the groove as she homered in the previous inning.The Tigers will play No. 2 Alabama in a doubleheader Wednesday in Tiger Park.—Contact Jarred LeBlanc at [email protected]
Softball: Mother Nature disrupts Tigers’ weekend vs. Georgia
By Jarred LeBlanc
Sports Contributor
Sports Contributor
March 14, 2009