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LG recently completed a standout freshman year, earning First Team All-State honors in Georgia at the renowned Buford High School, where she hit the decisive home run to secure the state championship. Despite the spotlight from being ranked as the top infielder in her class, Goldin acknowledges the attention. She expressed her gratitude, saying, “I do really appreciate Line Drive Media, Softball America, Extra Inning Softball, Prep Softball, and others. I know about the ranki

I stated after the South Carolina series I felt the series win was more than just a win but more of this team showed us who they could be. This weekend at home against the Sooners the Lady Tigers built on that by ending Oklahoma’s 22 game winning streak and nearly taking the series against the No. 3 ranked Sooners.

There are weekends in SEC play that test where you are, and then there are weekends that start to show where you might be going. LSU’s trip to South Carolina felt like the latter. It was not clean, it was not easy, but it was revealing in all the ways that matter this time of year.

And when this offense presses, you can see it — getting behind in counts, chasing, and letting pitchers dictate at-bats instead of the other way around. But tonight felt different. On a cold, windy night staring 0-6 in SEC play in the face, LSU responded. They didn’t suddenly become overly aggressive — they became intentional.