STARKVILLE, Miss. - LSU softball escaped Starkville with a game 3 win over Mississippi State on Sunday. The Tigers beat the Bulldogs 5-3.

LSU scored most of their runs off of homers. Mississippi State transfer Kylee Edwards hit a two-run home run in the first inning, her first homer against her former team.

With the game tied at three, Tori Edwards it a two-run bomb of her own in the sixth inning.

The Tigers improve to 33-16 on the season and 10-11 in SEC play. They return home for their final four games of the regular season.

LSU hosts McNeese on Tuesday at 6 p.m. before hosting Auburn for their final SEC series starting Thursday at 6 p.m.