Bulldogs Fall In Baton Rouge

Sunday, April 23

Baton Rouge, La.

2:00 PM

Mississippi State

24-22, 3-14

#15 LSU

37-11, 10-8

Mississippi State

LSU

April 23, 2023 | Softball

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By: Brian Ogden, Associate Director/Communications

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State softball fell to No. 15 LSU, 8-0, on the road in six innings.

Riley Hull and Chloe Malau'ulu had hits for State (24-22, 3-14 SEC). Paige Cook stole a pair of bases after being walked. It was the first multi-steal game by a Bulldog since Feb. 28 when Brylie St. Clair swiped two against Mississippi Valley State. Cook is now tied for the team lead with seven stolen bases this year.

Malau'ulu finished the series with a .500 batting average and an 1.100 slugging percentage. She had five hits with a double, triple and home run during State's stay in Baton Rouge.

"The message is to keep fighting. We're not out of innings yet, not out of chances yet," head coach Samantha Ricketts said. "We still have games in front of us, and it's about finding a way with our backs against the wall to refocus and right the ship."

Scoring Recap

Bottom 1
Danieca Coffey hit a leadoff single up the middle. Ciara Briggs then reached on a throwing error by the third baseman that allowed Coffey to reach third. Taylor Pleasants flied out to left, moving Briggs to second. Georgia Clark hit a ground ball to the shortstop, and the throw came home. It hit Coffey trying to score and ricocheted into foul ground. That allowed Briggs to come home as well.
Mississippi State 0, No. 15 LSU 2

Bottom 3
Pleasants singled to open the inning. She was thrown out at second as Clark reached on a fielder's choice. Ali Newland singled to left-center field to put runners on first and second. Clark scored on Karli Petty's double to right field. That advanced Newland to third. She scored when McKenzie Redoutey hit a sacrifice fly to left field.
Mississippi State 0, No. 15 LSU 4

Bottom 6
Coffey singled off the diving second baseman's glove. Briggs then singled to short. Briggs was thrown out on a fielder's choice from Pleasants that also saw Coffey reach third. Clark hit a three-run homer that tipped off the left fielder's glove at the wall. Newland followed it up with a game-ending homer of her own.
Mississippi State 0, No. 15 LSU 8

On Deck

State's final home series is set for April 28-30 against No. 20 Kentucky. On Friday, MSU will play at home for the first time on April 28 since the passing of Alex Wilcox and the creation of the annual 4:28 Wall Sit Challenge in her honor. Fans will be able to participate at the game, which starts at 6 p.m. CT. The Bulldogs will celebrate their senior class before Saturday's 4 p.m. game on SEC Network. Samoan Day closes the home schedule on Sunday at 12 p.m.

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