Arizona softball comes back to salvage final game of series at LSU
Arizona pitcher Jalen Adams (12) and catcher Sydney Stewart (21) encourage each other during the Wildcats’ 6-4 win vs Arizona State on Mar. 22, 2026 | Photo by Ryan Kelapire For the second straight day at Tiger Park in Baton Rouge, the team that got the fewest hits won. This time, it was the No.
12 Arizona Wildcats, who salvaged the final game of the series with a 4-2 win over No. 21 LSU. LSU won the series 2-1.
LSU and Arizona both had five hits in Friday’s opener. The Tigers won 4-1. Arizona outhit LSU 7-3 on Saturday but fell by the score of 3-1.
On Sunday, the Tigers outhit the Wildcats 8-4 and ended up with the two-run loss. In every case, the difference was free passes. Arizona pitching surrendered five walks and a wild pitch in the opener to just two walks by LSU.
On Saturday, it was three walks and three hit batters by Jalen Adams versus just one walk by Cece Cellura . On Sunday, Arizona gave up two walks and one hit batter while LSU’s three pitchers combined for four walks and a wild pitch. The wild pitch was key.