Most coaches insist their team put on blinders for anything past the next game. But early on, first-year LSU softball coach Yvette Girouard realized it was impossible for her Tigers not to have thoughts of the NCAA regional in their minds.
Most coaches insist their team put on blinders for anything past the next game.
But early on, first-year LSU softball coach Yvette Girouard realized it was impossible for her Tigers not to have thoughts of the NCAA regional in their minds. The pain from the last two years was just too close to the surface. The site of the Women's College World Series has been in the Tigers' sights twice the previous two seasons, only to see it pushed further away by frustrating defeats. This year, No. Not that Girouard is discounting her opening opponent, but the game that has her concerned is LSU's Friday encounter, likely against the loser of Thursday's game between No.