Today’s anticipated matchup between No. 14 LSU and Nicholls State has been postponed to March 23 at 6 p.m.There is a 60 percent chance of precipitation today with thunderstorms throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service.Season ticket holders can use their original Nicholls tickets for the rescheduled game.The Tigers (18-4) are on a 13-game winning streak and are fresh off back-to-back tournament sweeps.A loss against then-No. 4 Michigan is the only blemish on LSU’s record in its last 17 games.The Colonels (10-5, 4-2 Southland) have won their last two series, taking two of three games against Southeastern Louisiana and McNeese State.The break gives LSU some much-needed rest.LSU coach Yvette Girouard said Sunday senior right fielder Rachel Mitchell slightly pulled her hamstring, and senior center fielder Kirsten Shortridge is nursing an ankle injury that kept her from pitching last weekend.Girouard said she was prepared to rest players for the game originally scheduled for today.Mitchell hit .385 and knocked in seven runs en route to being named last weekend’s tournament MVP. Senior pitcher Cody Trahan (5-0) didn’t allow a run in 9.1 innings at last weekend’s Purple and Gold Challenge and boasts a remarkable 0.21 ERA on the season.”It’s a good time for Cody to be in a groove, going into [Southeastern Conference] play this weekend,” Girouard said. “We don’t really know who our No. 1 is, but boy, we have a lot of options.”LSU begins SEC play Saturday at South Carolina.—-Contact Rowan Kavner at [email protected].
Softball: LSU matchup against Nicholls State moved to March 23
March 9, 2010