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Here’s our TLI for Monday, Feb. 24, 2020…
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MARIBETH GORSUCH MAKES HISTORY FOR LSU
Senior RHP Maribeth Gorsuch made history for LSU, recording the first seven-inning perfect game in Tiger history to beat Belmont, 4-0, in the final game of the Purple and Gold Challenge on Saturday at Tiger Park.
The former Lewisville High, TX, superstar retired all 21 batters she faced, striking out a career-high 16 and handling three of the five fielding opportunities.
She upped her record to 3-1 with a 0.88 ERA on the season.
“I was super focused and locked in,” Gorsuch told The Advocate. “I went at them. I had confidence and it comes from my teammates.
“I was trying to stick to my routine, keep my breathing consistent. I was worried about the batter, one pitch at a time. In the bullpen warming up I felt good, felt like I was on.”
HISTORY MADE! pic.twitter.com/LWWeqclzSv
— LSU Softball (@LSUsoftball) February 23, 2020
21 up. 21 down. 16 strikeouts.
Saturday was a historic night for @LSUsoftball's Maribeth Gorsuch, who joined SEC Today to re-live her perfect game vs. Belmont pic.twitter.com/bKVkuXDyK0
— College Sports on SiriusXM (@SXMCollege) February 24, 2020
BRITO BOMBS
Oregon-bound Alyssa Brito is going to hit a lot of home runs for Pacifica High of Garden Grove, CA, and OC Batbusters-Stith. Brito kicked off her high school season by going 4-for-5 with two homers, five runs scored and five RBIs to lead the Mariners to 15-1 and 18-0 nonleague victories over El Modena High of Orange, CA, on Saturday at Pacifica High.
Tony Arduino, a former assistant coach for Pacifica’s baseball team, was making his head coaching debut for the Mariners as well.
Check out Oregon commit Alyssa Brito as she blasts 2 homeruns to help lead the Mariners to a season opening doubleheader sweep of El Modena ⚓️🥎 @PacHS_Softball @ocvarsity @ocvarsityguy @SteveFryer @latsondheimer @GGUSD @OregonSB @OCSportsZone @Los_Stuff pic.twitter.com/gv82ItLmVr
— Pacifica Athletics (@PHS_Mariners) February 23, 2020
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