The LSU softball team’s bats lit up like fireworks in the fourth inning to carry No. 14 LSU past Ole Miss, 7-1, in game one of a Wednesday doubleheader.
The win increased LSU’s winning streak to 17 games.
 
LSU sophomore first baseman Anissa Young doubled twice and knocked in two runs in the fourth inning.
 
The Tigers (22-4, 4-0) totaled six runs in the inning, including a suicide squeeze by sophomore catcher Morgan Russell and an RBI single to center field by freshman shortstop Allison Falcon.
 
Sophomore designated player Juliana Santos tallied the first run of the game, scoring on a wild pitch in the second inning.
 
Senior pitcher Cody Trahan (7-0) gave up one run in six innings, striking out six and walking one.
 
The Rebels (16-11, 3-3) scored on a solo home run by Rebel shortstop Lauren Grill to put Ole Miss on the board, 7-1, in the sixth inning.
 
It marked only the second run surrendered by Trahan in 46 innings pitched. Her fourth-inning walk was also only her second walk given up this year, compared to 51 strikeouts.
 
Freshman pitcher Rachele Fico shut the door in the seventh, retiring all three Rebel batters she faced.
 
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