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Southeastern Louisiana upsets LSU for second time, knocks Tigers out of NCAA Tournament

IMG_0985by: Griffin McVeigh05/18/25griffin_mcveigh
NCAA Softball: SEC Womens Softball Championship-Mississippi State at Louisiana State
May 7, 2025; Athens, GA, USA; LSU players shown in the dugout against Mississippi St. at Jack Turner Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

For the second time in as many days, Southeastern Louisiana has pulled off a massive upset against LSU. This one is going to sting the Tigers a little more, though, being an elimination game. They are now out of the NCAA Tournament, crashing out after hosting the regional.

Drama ensued in both games but the latest one certainly takes the cake. Getting the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, a groundball is hit to first base. The winning run scores quite easily, although there was still a challenge on the play from LSU.

Wanting to know if the runner left first base early, the umpires went into a review. There was not much to see as the play was soon confirmed. Everybody was called safe, Southeastern Louisiana got their eighth run, and a party ensued.

The Lions will live to see another day due to the victory. However, there is still a lot of work to do and a mountain to climb. Nebraska is waiting on the other side in the Baton Rouge Regional championship. Two Southeastern Louisiana wins are going to be required for them to advance. A loss, in the first or second contest, would send Nebraska into the Super Regionals.

As for the home team, the season ends in the most disappointing of fashions. For the second time in three seasons, LSU has not made it out of a regional despite hosting. Funny enough, back in 2024, they got into the Super Regionals despite being away from Baton Rouge.

LSU enjoyed successful season before suffering upset losses

Despite the tough ending, the 2025 season was still full of great moments for LSU. There is a reason they were hosting a regional, earning the No. 10 overall seed. Even so, the NCAA Tournament experience may not have lasted as long as they liked.

The final record will be an incredible 42-16, dating back to the season opener on Feb. 7. Weirdly enough, there was an early season game against Southeastern Louisiana. LSU was able to escape back then, winning 3-2.

Elsewhere, the SEC record finished bang on .500, winning 12 games and losing 12. Four conference series went in their favor, including a sweep of Kentucky to get the party started. Two games were played at the SEC Tournament too in Athens, beating the Mississippi State Bulldogs before running into the buzzsaw known as the Oklahoma Sooners.