The LSU softball team shut out all three of its opponents this weekend in the team’s first fall tournament.The Tigers fought through the heat Saturday and shut out Louisiana College and UL-Monroe, 4-0 and 7-0, respectively.LSU-Eunice fell victim to the Tigers on Sunday, 4-0.Five pitchers saw action in the circle for the Tigers as senior Kirsten Shortridge, junior Casey Faile, sophomore Brittany Mack, freshman Rachele Fico and senior Cody Trahan combined for eight strikeouts and gave up one hit and two walks.Freshman utility player Allison Falcon led the Tigers offensively with three RBIs, including a two-run single in the first inning. Sophomore outfielder Ashley Langoni also had an RBI on a bases-loaded walk in the fifth inning.Trahan and Mack also dominated game one Saturday against Louisiana College and combined for 10 strikeouts and one hit.Junior third baseman Jessica Mouse started off the offense against Louisiana College in the second inning with a single to left field. Falcon followed up Mouse’s hit with a double to center field.Faile drove Mouse in on a single, and Falcon scored on a wild pitch, making the score 2-0.Sophomore Heidi Pizer, a Louisiana-Lafayette transfer, hit a sacrifice fly in the third inning, and Mouse walked with the bases loaded for the final run of the game.Fico and Shortridge pitched the shutout against Louisiana-Monroe in game two. Fico put away 12 of the last 13 batters she faced.The Tiger offense started off quickly with six runs in the first inning before Langoni added the final run on an RBI-single in the fourth inning, making the final score 7-0.”We got some very solid performances from many Tigers on a very hot day,” said LSU coach Yvette Girouard in a news release. “The entire pitching staff was very impressive as well as Allison Falcon on the offensive side.”The second game of LSU’s Sunday doubleheader against Southeastern Louisiana was canceled because of travel plans for the Lions, according to softball associate sports information director Matt Dunaway.LSU will host its final fall tournament on Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct. 4. The Tigers will face LSU-Alexandria and Chipola Community College on Saturday at 10 a.m. and noon, respectively. LSU will face Chipola Community College again on Sunday at 10 a.m. and is scheduled to play Nicholls St. at noon. 
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