After winning the first two games of the series, the No. 15 Tigers fell 6-0 to No. 9 Texas A&M in the final showdown of the series. 
For the first time this weekend, the Tigers (35-11, 9-8 Southeastern Conference) struggled on both side of the ball. Offensively, the Tigers accumulated only three hits, while the Aggies had 10.
For the first time this season, the Tigers used three pitchers in a game. Freshman Maribeth Gorsuch started for the Tigers, while seniors Allie Walljasper and Carley Hoover both saw time in the circle.
“We made a few mistakes that I wish we could take back,” Walljasper said. “ I just think we didn’t bring as much energy as we did Friday and Saturday. I think moving forward we know to have it in our pocket, and we still need to fight to the last pitch.”
Gorsuch (6-2) took the loss, pitching 2.2 innings and allowing five hits and two runs on three strikeouts.
Walljasper pitched for three innings, allowing three runs on three hits and three strikeouts. Hoover only pitched for 1.1 innings. She allowed two hits on one run and one strikeout.
“We asked a lot of [the pitchers] all weekend,” LSU coach Beth Torina said. “[Texas A&M] is a really good offense, and did such a good job against them. They’re really talented so I feel like as the weekend goes on, the more they see you, the more adjustments they make.”
Aggie pitcher Lexi Smith (8-2) allowed no earned runs and only three hits in the circle for the Aggies. Smith had five strikeouts on the day. Payton McBride relieved Smith in the seventh inning, and allowed no hits.
Sophomore left fielder Aliyah Andrews, senior center fielder Emily Griggs and freshman right fielder Taryn Antoine were the only Tigers with hits. Each had one hit on the night.
“We’re going to have to have better adjustments, moving runners and passing the bat,” Griggs said. “We know that we need to be better at it, and we’ll be better moving forward.”
Despite the defeat, Torina chose to focus on the positive aspect of the series.
“I think the whole weekend was positive, honestly,” Torina said. “Texas A&M had only lost one series coming into this weekend. So I think the fact that we took the series from them, a team ranked in the Top 10, ranked RPI ahead of us. We did what we needed to do this weekend. I think it will help us.”
LSU will resume play at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24 against South Alabama at Tiger Park.