May 31, 2012

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• The second game of the Women's College World Series saw top-seeded California (57-5) defeat LSU (39-24), 5-3.

• California improved to 8-2 all-time against LSU (2-0 this season). Cal also upped its WCWS record against the Tigers to 2-1. LSU fell to 5-5 all-time in its third WCWS appearance, while Cal improved to 20-20 all-time in the event and to 7-5 in opening-round matchups.

• The Bears improved to 3-3 this year when trailing after four innings and to 34-0 when leading after six.

• LSU senior Morgan Russell delivered a two-run single in the second inning to drive in Allison Falcon and Ashley Applegate, giving the Tigers a 2-0 advantage. The RBIs were Russell's 10th and 11th of the year. She has four RBIs in the last four games.

• Cal senior Jamia Reid knotted the score, 2-2, after Frani Echavarria hit her first sacrifice fly of the season in the fifth. Reid leads Cal with 86 hits on the year and added two runs to put her season total at 53, which is second best on the team.

• Cal pitcher Jolene Henderson made her fourth WCWS appearance and recorded her second win in the event. The junior improved to 37-2 on the year, giving up three runs on eight hits while striking out five.

• LSU junior pitcher Rachele Fico fell to 20-12 this season. In 5.1 innings, she gave up four runs (two earned) on five hits. She walked four batters and struck out six.

• LSU's Ashley Applegate produced a season-high three hits in the game. She has reached base safely in nine of her last 12 outings. Applegate improved to 25th in LSU history with 140 career hits, passing Sara Fitzgerald who tallied 138 from 2001-04.

• LSU senior Ashley Langoni recorded her team-leading 12th multi-hit game of the season with a single and double today.

• California will face Oklahoma Friday at 6 p.m., while LSU will play USF in an elimination game at 11 a.m. Saturday.

• Thursday's Session 1 attendance of 8,149 broke the previous WCWS Session 1 record (7,280) set last year.