April 6, 2007
BATON ROUGE, La. – The fifth-ranked LSU Tigers (38-6, 13-3 SEC) scored six runs in the fifth to charge past the South Carolina Gamecocks (26-14, 4-9 SEC) 8-0 in five innings to split the doubleheader. The Gamecocks were held to just one hit as Dani Hofer (16-1) earned the win. Kate Pouliot took the loss and fell to 13-4.
The Gamecocks lone hit of the game was a single by Becky Martinez in the second inning. Hofer pitched five innings and struck out seven and gave one walk. Pouliot gave up eight runs on 11 hits, four walks in 4.1 innings pitched. This marks the first run-rule loss for South Carolina this season and the fifth shutout of the year.
LSU took control from right from the start as leadoff batter Jazz Jackson walked and moved the bases on two passed balls and scored on an error to put the Tigers up 1-0 in the first. Jackson scored the second run of the game when she led off the third with a single and came home on an RBI single by Leslie Klein. Klein went 0-for-3 in game one only to go 2-for-2 in game two.
Pouliot and the Gamecocks kept things under control until the fifth when LSU unloaded the hits. With one out, the Tigers combined for six hits, including three doubles and a home run to post the six runs and the run-rule victory. Tayl’r Hollis recorded a two-RBI double and Kristen Hobbs followed with a two-run home run, her sixth of the season, to put LSU up 6-0. The final two runs came on RBI doubles by Andrea Smith and Quinlan Duhon to make the final score 8-0.
The two teams will meet in the rubber game of the series at 2 p.m (ET) on Saturday to decide the series winner.
LSU 8, South Carolina 0 (Apr 06, 2007 at Baton Rouge, La.) (Game 2)
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South Carolina…… 000 00 – 0 1 1 (26-14, 4-9)
LSU…………….. 101 06 – 8 11 1 (38-6, 13-3)
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Pitchers: South Carolina – Kate Pouliot. LSU – Dani Hofer.
Win-Dani Hofer(16-1) Loss-Kate Pouliot(13-4) T-1:29 A-1065
HR LSU – Kristen Hobbs.
