Softball Sweeps Day One of LSU Invitational

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Clyde VerdinAssociate SID



BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU junior pitcher Carley Hoover threw a two-hitter while Emily Griggs earned three of LSU's eight hits in a 5-1 win over Florida Atlantic to earn a sweep of day one action at the LSU Invitational Friday at Tiger Park.
Facing a scrappy FAU (12-5) side that was looking to bounce back after suffering a loss earlier in the day, the Tigers (15-3) proved to be the stronger side on the night getting a pair of runs in the second inning and the fifth, while adding an insurance run in the sixth to put the game out of reach of the visiting Owls.
Hoover (3-0) struck out 12 in earning her third win of the season on Friday, going the distance allowing just one run in the top of the seventh. The Clemson, South Carolina, native tossed 132 pitches, working out of numerous jams with FAU runners on base in the latter stages of the contest.
Griggs was the only player in the game with multiple hits, going 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored, adding a stolen base. Solo hits from Bailey Landry, Sahvanna Jaquish, Amanda Doyle, Sydney Springfield and Aliyah Andrews accounted for the team’s other five hits.
Florida Atlantic’s Amanda Wilson suffered the loss and fell to 4-3 on the year as she gave up four runs, two earned, on six hits with three walks. Fayth Davis’ solo home run in the seventh proved to be the only run for the Owls on the night. Florida Atlantic stranded nine runners on base over the course of the game.
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