No. 10 LSU falls to No. 2 Oklahoma in quarterfinals
05/08/2025
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ATHENS, Ga. – No. 10/9 LSU (41-14) was eliminated from the 2025 SEC Tournament after falling to No. 2 Oklahoma (44-7), 4-1, on Thursday morning at Jack Turner Stadium.
LSU pitcher Sydney Berzon dropped to 17-7 in the circle, with her line ending with three strikeouts, allowing four runs on five hits and five walks in 6.0 innings.
E6 | Syd gets her swinging to end the inning!
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Oklahoma pitcher Sam Landry picked up the win to move to 19-4 this season. Landry had seven strikeouts and allowed one hit, one run and four walks in a complete game.
Despite allowing one run behind three walks and a hit-by-pitch in the opening frame, Berzon and company turned in consecutive shutdown innings in the second and third stanzas. In the bottom of the fourth. OU drew a leadoff walk that made its way to third on a wild pitch and a groundout before outfielder Sydney Barker singled up the middle to score the runner, making the score 2-0 through four.
In the fifth, designated player Ella Parker hit a leadoff double, and infielder Cydney Sanders lifted a two-out, two-run dinger to left-center field to give OU a 4-0 advantage.
The Tigers threatened in the top of the sixth inning, loading the bases with one out, before infielder Tori Edwards ended the shutout bid with a sac fly to right field and cut into the deficit, 4-1. OU went on to retire LSU’s final four batters, including a 1-2-3 seventh inning.
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