Kylee Edwards Hits For The Cycle In LSU’s 16-4 Win Over Missouri

April 3, 2026 Andre Champagne Featured, More LSU Sports, Softball 0
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LSU junior shortstop Kylee Edwards became the first player in program history to hit for the cycle in No. 22 LSU’s 16-4 win over Missouri on Friday (Photo by LSU Athletics).

By ANDRE CHAMPAGNE, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter

For the first time in program history, junior shortstop Kylee Edwards hit for the cycle in No. 22 LSU’s dominant 16-4 win over Missouri on Friday afternoon.

Edwardss hit a two-run home run in the second inning, singled in the third inning, doubled in the sixth and then finished things off with a triple in the seventh inning. She tallied 4 RBIs in the victory.

With the win, LSU improves to 25-12 overall and 6-8 in SEC play, while Missouri falls to 20-20 overall and 4-7 in conference play.

Junior pitcher Cece Cellura (5-4) earned the win in the circle, allowing four runs on five hits across seven innings. She recorded two strikeouts and issued just two walks. The outing also marked her fourth complete game of the season.

The Bayou Bengals kept the pressure on Missouri in the top of the seventh, adding five more runs to extend the lead to 16–4 heading into the final frame. Kylee Edwards hit a 2-RBI triple in the inning to complete her cycle.

The runs kept coming in the top of the sixth inning as LSU plated four more. Junior Maddox McKee delivered an RBI single, senior infielder Avery Hodge added an RBI groundout, and senior outfielder Jalia Lassiter capped the frame with a two-run homer to left – her sixth of the season.

Missouri added a run in the bottom of the fifth on a wild pitch from Cellura, cutting the lead to 7-4.

The Bayou Bengals added another run in the top of the fifth inning when junior second baseman Sierra Daniel ripped an RBI double to deep center field, scoring Lassiter all the way from first to extend the lead to 7-3.

LSU added to its lead in the top of the fourth inning. Daniel drew a leadoff walk and sophomore Alix Franklin followed with a towering two-run homer to left field, extending the lead to 6-3. It marked Franklin’s third home run of the season.

LSU kept the momentum going in the top of the third inning. Daniel opened the inning with a single before Kylee Edwards launched a no-doubt home run over the center field wall, tying the game at 3-3. It marked Edwards’ eighth homer of the season and her fifth in the last four games.

The Bayou Bengals weren’t done. LSU loaded the bases after two walks and a fielder’s choice, setting the stage for Hodge. With two outs, she delivered an opposite-field single into left field, scoring sophomore first baseman Tori Edwards and giving LSU a 4-3 lead.

After a quick three-up, three-down bottom of the second, LSU responded in the top half of the inning. Tori Edwards led things off with a solo shot to deep center field, cutting the deficit to 3-1. It was her eight long ball of the season. The Tigers later put runners on first and second, but a strikeout by Lassiter stranded them on base.

Missouri pounced on the Tigers right out of the gate. Mizzou led the bottom of the first off with a double to deep left field. Just as soon as Cellura looked to have settled in after inducing two weak contact outs, she gave up an RBI single to give Missouri an early 1-0 lead. In the very next at-bat, Missouri’s Abby Carr homered to deep left field to give the black and gold Tigers an early 3-0 lead.

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LSU will go for the series sweep tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.

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