Junior pitcher Cody Trahan led the No. 18 LSU softball team to its second victory this weekend against Arkansas, 7-4.Trahan (7-3) started off hot in the circle, throwing six of her first seven pitches for strikes as she struck out the side in the first.”She was sharp,” said LSU coach Yvette Girouard. “Everything was working. She was working ahead because she used all her weapons.”Trahan stayed hot, as she rode a no-hitter into the fifth inning until Arkansas senior infielder Amie Hubbard singled into left field.Trahan tied her career high with 11 strikeouts, as she gave up three hits and four runs in seven innings.”I wish she could have closed it out with a shut out because she pitched magnificently,” Girouard said. “She was totally dominating for six innings.”The Tigers (25-10-1, 10-6-1) struck in the first when junior outfielder Kirsten Shortridge scored from third on the throw to first after freshman shortstop Juliana Santos struck out.The team continued its offense in the second when Shortridge hit an RBI single and Santos hit a two-RBI single up the middle with bases loaded, increasing the lead to 4-0.After another run in the third, singles by sophomore second baseman Ashley Applegate and freshman first baseman Anissa Young scored two more in the sixth, increasing the Tigers’ lead to seven.But the Razorbacks (24-17, 10-8) didn’t go down easily, as they scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, highlighted by a two-out, two-RBI double by junior outfielder Jessica Bachkora.LSU now has possession of second place in the Southeastern Conference Western Division ahead of the Razorbacks with the win.
 
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