Neither of No. 18 LSU’s Wednesday night wins against Southeastern Louisiana required a full seven innings of play.The Tigers (27-10-1) swept aside the Lions (17-25) by scores of 9-1 and 8-1, giving them a four-game winning streak heading into this weekend’s series with No. 1 Florida.”The secret to our success lately has been the primetime situations — getting base hits with people on,” said LSU coach Yvette Girouard. “In the last couple of weeks, we’ve been doing that, and it’s been the difference in our run production.”Six different Tigers finished the night with RBI, and the team finished the first game with a season-high 14 hits.LSU entered the sixth inning of game one leading, 6-1, when an RBI single from sophomore second baseman Ashley Applegate and a two-run home run from freshman first baseman Anissa Young gave the Tigers the win by run-rule.Junior outfielders Jazz Jackson and Kirsten Shortridge added to the hitting clinic, as they extended their current hitting streaks to 12 and 11 games, respectively, with Shortridge adding two RBI.”Shortridge has been a phenomenal addition for us,” Girouard said. “She’s one of the best players I’ve coached, talent-wise. Jazz is having the best season she’s had since she’s been here, and this is the Jazz we thought we were getting when we recruited her here.”Four separate multi-run innings helped the Tigers to an 8-1 win in the night’s second game, securing the sweep. Jackson and Shortridge reached home once again in the game’s first inning to open a 2-0 lead, while RBI from junior outfielder Rachel Mitchell and Applegate improved the tally to 4-1.Applegate hit 4-for-7 on the day with three singles, a triple and four total RBI.”I’m really focusing on using my lower half — I tend to slap at the ball [with the bat],” Applegate said. “I’m trying hard to see the ball late to my bat and find contact.”A blooper double to left field by Jackson scored Shortridge and freshman catcher Morgan Russell to give LSU a 6-1 lead.Applegate and Young returned to the scoreboard with a big fifth inning. Applegate extended LSU’s lead to six runs with an RBI triple, and Young brought her home with a sacrifice fly to deep left field.The Tigers’ pitching staff allowed 12 hits but just two runs in relief of junior pitcher Cody Trahan.Sophomore pitcher Casey Faile threw LSU to the first win, striking out a career-high eight batters and allowing just one run on five hits.”My rise ball and changeup definitely were a must in this game,” Faile said. “Both of them were there. My rise ball was a little bit shaky, but it managed to work enough to get it done.”Freshman pitcher Brittany Mack finished the night in the circle for the Tigers. Mack struck out just four batters but worked her way out of three separate jams, stranding eight batters in the process.”We’re the owner of many weapons but the master of none right now, and therein lies the problem we’re trying to solve,” Girouard said.—-Contact David Helman at [email protected]