Friday’s series opener between No. 16 Missouri and No. 3 LSU softball shaped up more like a Big Ten football game than a pitchers’ duel.
A pair of the Southeastern Conference’s most surprising teams this season teed off at Mizzou Softball Stadium, combining for 18 runs in the first four innings in an eventual 10-9 victory for Missouri.
“Impressive offense,” MU softball coach Larissa Anderson opened her postgame press conference with. “Our pitchers gave us an opportunity, but I have not seen our offense produce and swing the way that we swung today. Everyone, all the way through the lineup, had such great intent .