COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Missouri softball tops LSU in walk-off style
BRANSON MO NEWS: The Missouri softball team scored four runs in the seventh inning to erase a 4-1 deficit and earn a 5-4 comeback win over No. 13 LSU on Saturday in Columbia.The Tigers, who were down to their final opportunity, got a two-out single from junior left fielder Regan Nash. The ball then skipped past LSU’s left fielder, allowing all three baserunners to cross the plate and end the game in walk-off fashion.Freshman right-hander Lauren Rice tossed 1⅔ innings in relief of starter Madi Norman to collect her sixth win of the season.
Missouri (20-19, 3-9 Southeastern Conference) avoided a series sweep with the win and snapped a three-game skid.Toelken, Tigers top Auburn to even seriesMichael Plassmeyer pitched five strong innings and Andy Toelken followed up with four scoreless frames as Missouri outlasted No. 13 Auburn, 2-1, in a big road win for Steve Bieser’s Tigers on Saturday night.Missouri broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning when Trey Harris reached on an error by Auburn’s left fielder and Alex Samples came in with the go-ahead run.Toelken, a senior, moved to a bullpen role last week and managed to preserve the lead the error provided. He navigated a tough Auburn lineup, allowing just one hit and striking out three batters.Plassmeyer, meanwhile, continued to impress on the mound and surpassed his 2017 strikeout mark in the win. The junior left-hander owns an ERA of just 2.38.Toelken, who struggled as Missouri’s regular Sunday starter in the early portion of the season, lowered his ERA to 3.52.Missouri improved to 20-7 with the win and will try to secure a series win at 2 p.m. Sunday.MU track and field finishes strong at Ole Miss ClassicPaced by sophomore Allie Webb in the javelin and redshirt sophomore Samantha Foster in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, the MU …
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