re: A Tiger Nation Salute to the LSU Softball Team

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A Tiger Nation Salute to the LSU Softball TeamI guess this means we lost.

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I don't think there is one damn true Tiger fan, player or coach who thinks we "lost". I guarantee they won a lot of hearts with just a tremendous effort against all odds.

Coach Torina established a standard for this program in suspending Czechner. The power show was something to see. What about Selman seizing the moment Saturday night. Those kids just flying around the base paths and flying headfirst to make plays in the field.

How about Corbello throwing 500 pitches in the desert heat, battling to the end. She didn't have much left by the last few innings but she left it all out on the field. The lasting memory was that final inning in the early game yesterday when she clearly owned the mound and the opposing batters in the way Roger Clemens once did in his day. The body language was something to see as this young lady grew up before our eyes.

So, regardless of the scoreboard, this was a big win for LSU softball in ways that will pay dividends for years to come. Had they been seeded just a few places higher it is likely they might still be playing next weekend. Their play this weekend confirmed they probably should have been.