Falling to Florida State in Game Three of the Tallahassee Super Regional, LSU Softball’s 2018 campaign failed to reach the Women’s College World Series Championship, breaking a three year streak of trips to Oklahoma City. While the loss to the Noles hurt, the graduation of ace pitchers Carley Hoover and Allie Walljasper is one that will be felt throughout the year.
Hoover and Walljasper anchored a team that for the last four seasons had been defined more so by pitching than offense. This year, the formula appears to be switched. The switch might be easier said than done.