The game ended up being the longest game — by innings — in SEC softball tournament history.
Alabama softball player Kali Heivilin hits the ball against LSU in the SEC Tournament at XXX in Tuscaloosa, AL on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.and ninth-seeded LSU played a 14-inning marathon to open the second day of the SEC softball tournament hosted at Auburn’s Jane B. Moore Field Wednesday.
But like every other barnburner, one team gets to walk away having won a thriller, while the other team walked away having lost a heartbreaker. On Wednesday, it was the Crimson Tide that drew the short straw as LSU’s Taylor Pleasants issued the walk-off RBI in the bottom of the 14th inning, clinching the 3-2 win for LSU and sending Alabama back to Tuscaloosa after a short stay in Auburn.
Meanwhile, Alabama split the lengthy game between a pair of arms in the circle. Getting the starting nod was fifth-year senior Kayla Beaver, who finished the game having pitched 6.0 innings while giving up just two hits, two earned runs, six strikeouts, four walks and three hit by pitches. After walking the leadoff batter in the seventh inning, Beaver was relieved by freshman pitcher Jocelyn Briski, who notched a huge strikeout against Pleasants to end the inning and force LSU to strand the winning run at third base.
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