The LSU softball team keeps rolling.
Behind another gem from junior pitcher Brittany Mack and a first-inning bomb from junior first baseman Anissa Young, the Tigers (35-15, 16-9) nabbed a 3-1 win Sunday against Mississippi State (23-29, 9-16) in Starkville, Miss.
The win completed the sweep of the Bulldogs and marks LSU’s ninth-straight victory.
“We’re not thinking about it too much,” said LSU coach Yvette Girouard of the streak. “At this point, especially with finals coming up, we try not to stress them out too much.”
With the win, LSU moves into a tie for first place in the Southeastern Conference Western Division with Alabama, who the Tigers swept three weeks ago.
Young’s blast was all Mack needed. She pitched all seven innings, allowing only three hits and struck out 10.
“She was phenomenal,” Girouard said. “A very good defensive effort for her as well.”
Young went 1-2 in the game with two RBIs, and freshman center fielder Simone Heyward drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
The Bulldogs’ lone run came in the seventh frame with two outs.