No. 22 LSU will play against Louisiana Tech in a midweek softball game scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, at Tiger Park. The game will begin at 6 p.m. Central Time and can be viewed on SEC Network+ or listened to via the LSU Sports Radio Network.
The upcoming matchup is notable as LSU holds a strong historical advantage over Louisiana Tech, with a record of 29 wins and four losses overall, including a dominant 23-2 mark in Baton Rouge. The Tigers have won the last 26 meetings between the two teams since 1982.
LSU enters the contest with a season record of 21-10 overall and a conference record of 3-6 in the Southeastern Conference. The team recently secured its first SEC series win of the season by defeating South Carolina two games to one. Offensively, LSU has posted a .259 batting average with 205 hits and ranks third in walks within its league and fifth nationally with 155 walks. The Tigers have also hit 23 home runs and are second in the SEC for stolen bases with a total of 48.
On defense, LSU’s pitching staff holds an earned run average (ERA) of 2.87, recording five shutouts and striking out opponents 152 times this season. All six pitchers who have played so far maintain winning records on their stat sheets. Jayden Heavener leads the group with nine complete games—including two shutouts—and has tallied up to seven wins this year.
Key players include Sierra Daniel, who leads at bat with an average of .337 and has collected thirty hits; Jalia Lassiter follows closely behind while leading in runs scored; Tori Edwards leads the team both in home runs (five) and runs batted in (22).
Louisiana Tech arrives after losing four consecutive games following a sweep by Jacksonville State last weekend. They hold an overall batting average of .304 this season along with twenty-two home runs but remain winless against Southeastern Conference opponents so far this year.
