The LSU softball team appears to be in mid season form with the start of the season still months away.Thanks to a four-RBI game from freshman Allison Falcon, LSU defeated Chipola                 Community College, 8-0, Sunday afternoon and ended a dominant weekend for the softball team which saw the Tigers outscore its opponents 22-1 in three games.”There were many good things that came out of this weekend’s action,” said coach Yvette Giroaurd. “We received fine pitching performances and executed perfectly on defensive situations. Kirsten [Shortridge] and the surprise of the fall, Allison Falcon, had excellent offensive showings.” The Tigers took a 1-0 lead into the third inning of Sunday’s game when the team exploded for five runs to put the game out of reach.LSU led off the inning with three-straight singles before Falcon cleared the bases with a double to put the Tigers up, 4-0.Sophomore catcher Morgan Russell ended the rally a few batters later with an RBI double.The offensive outburst was a part of a big weekend for LSU’s hitters. LSU scored eight runs in the first inning of Saturday’s 12-1 win against LSU-Alexandria. Falcon, junior first baseman Casey Faile, sophomore outfielder Ashley Langoni and freshman catcher Lauren Houston each belted consecutive RBI singles in the inning.The Tigers also got strong pitching in their second game on Saturday, a 2-0 win against Chipola CC.Shortridge and freshman Rachele Fico combined for 12   strikeouts in a three-hit shutout in the game. Fico struck out the first six hitters she faced during the final three innings of the game. The Tigers were also scheduled to play Nicholls State on Sunday, but the game was postponed because of rain. A makeup date has yet to be named. ——Contact Casey Gisclair at [email protected]