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LSU wins third consecutive game via walk-off with Taylor Pleasants home run

Wade-Peeryby:Wade Peery•02/22/24
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LSU women’s softball won their third consecutive game on Thursday night, after Taylor Pleasants blasted her third career walk-off home run against Boise State. She smacked a deep shot over the center field wall to lift the Tigers to a 3-2 victory in the bottom of the 10th inning.

Pitcher Sydney Berzon improved to 4-0 on Thursday night after she threw a complete game with 13 strikeouts (career-high).

The last time the Tigers had a walk-off home run in extra innings came on Feb. 26, 2022. That was when Shelbi Sunseri blasted a solo shot for a 3-2 win in 10 innings at Tiger Park against Drake.

LSU will finish their series with Boise State on Friday. That one is set to start at 4:00 PM CST.

With the win, the LSU softball team moved to 9-0 on the year. They’re currently ranked No. 6/7 in the nation, but they’ve recently defeated two Top 25 opponents Northwestern (No. 22) and Oklahoma State (No. 6).

Last year for the Tigers, Pleasants earned third team All-SEC honors after she batted .346 with a .562 slugging percentage. She finished the 2023 season with 56 hits, 11 doubles, and eight home runs, to go along with 53 RBIs (team-high). Pleasants has been one of the best power hitters in school history and she entered the 2024 campaign as No. 5 all-time in career home runs (37).

As a sophomore in 2022, she started all 57 games at the shortstop position, batting .295 with 12 home runs and 48 RBIs. Pleasants also led the team with 105 total bases, including 15 doubles and one triple. She also tallied 14 multiple-hit games for the Tigers.

It didn’t take Pleasants long to make an impact in Baton Rouge, as she exploded onto the scene her freshman year, earning second team All-American honors. In 57 games, she had 56 hits, 40 RBIs, and 10 home runs, quickly establishing herself as one of the best power hitters on the team.

In her career with J. Frank Dobie High School (Houston, Texas), she earned a spot on the all-state team. Pleasants also led her team to three straight Top 5 finishes in the district, earning MVP honors as a junior. That season, she hit .589 with 45 RBIs, 43 hits, 12 doubles, and six home runs. Along with being a dominant softball player, the Texas native was also a very accomplished volleyball player.