Though the existence of Mexico’s El Chupacabra and Scotland’s Loch Ness are still up for debate, the presence of a three-headed beast on the No. 7 LSU softball team cannot be denied. It’s alive, thriving and constantly on the prowl. 
Senior infielder Bianka Bell, junior infielder Sahvanna Jaquish and senior catcher Kellsi Kloss combine to form a formidable, three-pronged ,power-hitting monster.
“It’s cool to see the dynamic of how we work and how we are back-to-back-to-back in the lineup,” Kloss said. “If you have us in an inning, you have to throw to one of us. We provide the RBIs and the rest of the team gets on for us.”
This season, the three upperclassmen are the driving force behind the Tigers’ offense, which averages 7.2 runs per game. 
They have the  highest slugging
percentages on the team this season among starters. Jaquish boasts a team high .758. Bell sits just behind at a .705 and Kloss is averaging .647. 
Jaquish is on pace to devour her personal slugging mark for a season. Her current average is far ahead of her personal-high of .699, set in 2014. If Jaquish continues her performance, she’ll have the second-best slugging percentage in a single season and would improve on her career percentage, which is second in program history behind Bell. 
In addition to slugging percentage numbers, the trio has clawed its way to the top-three spots in program history in terms of career home runs. Bell leads the pack with 51 longshots, Jaquish holds the second spot with 43 and Kloss rounds out the top-three with 35.  
But Jaquish doesn’t feel the stats are a good representation of just how lethal the three of them are behind the
plate. 
“I don’t feel like home runs reflect how good of hitters we are,” Jaquish said. “We capitalize on pitcher’s mistakes. Our averages prove how well we are seeing the ball as the three, four and five hole, and I think we all have something to bring there, which is good, so we can protect each other.” 
The trio not only protects one another, but can score the rest of the lineup when they get on base ahead of them. 
Bell and Jaquish statistically are two of the best at driving runs home in LSU history. Bell’s 39 RBIs thus far this season has upped her career total to 213, as she claimed the top spot, passing former Tigers-standout Leslie Klein.
Jaquish has moved up to fourth with 168 RBIs, six shy of former-players Rachel Mitchell and Tara Asbill, who are tied for third.  
Kloss’ offensive game has improved each year, allowing the formidable creature to develop, and it’s because of the work she puts in, said assistant coach Howard Dobson. 
“Her big thing was developing consistency,” said LSU coach Beth Torina. “Being able to handle pitches all over the zone and not just in one area. She’s going to do anything we ask her to do and then some. She’s going to bend over backwards to do every single thing we ask her to
do.” 
The senior catcher’s newfound consistency in 2016 has elevated her offensive game to Bell’s and Jaquish’s levels. Hurlers now tend to intentionally walk one or two members of the trio, but because of their placement in the lineup, the Tigers’ competition eventually must pitch to one of them. 
“A lot of pitcher’s are avoiding Bianka and coming after me and Kellsi,” Jaquish said. “It levels out each week. We start hitting well, and then they [avoid us and] pitch to Bianka, and then Bianka hits well. So, it’s definitely a cycle in the three, four and five hole. We definitely feel comfortable there.”