Ali Kilponen and Emilee Casanova combined to pitch a five-hitter as the LSU softball team picked up its second shutout of the weekend with a 7-0 win over North Carolina State on Sunday.
LSU (31-6), which went 5-0 in the Purple and Gold Challenge at Tiger Park, also blanked the Wolf Pack on Friday. The Tigers have won their past seven games.
“It was a good version of LSU softball,” LSU coach Beth Torina said. “It was really important to be ourselves and get back on track this weekend.”
Kilponen (9-3) started and went five innings allowing three hits and two walks while striking out five. North Carolina State (13-24) put two runners on base to start the third inning, but Kilponen retired the next three batters.
Casanova relieved Kilponen to start the sixth inning. She picked up one strikeout in two innings to complete the shutout.
The Tigers scored two runs in the first and three in the second to give their pitching all the support it would need.
Third baseman Danieca Coffey went 3 for 3 with a double and an RBI, and scored two runs. Georgia Clark and Raeleen Gutierrez closed LSU’s scoring with solo home runs in the fifth.
Next up, LSU hosts Missouri for a three-game SEC series beginning with Thursday’s first game at 5 p.m.
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