There is only one first! There are a whole lot of different kinds of firsts, but still only one first of something. For Cali Deal, the 2025 Quitman High School graduate, who led the Lady Wolverines to back-to-back state championships, the “first” she experienced recently was one she had dreamed about ever since she was a young girl. 

On March 10th, Deal gained her first-ever win as a collegiate pitcher at LSU, when she threw four innings of two-hit ball against Nicholls State University, allowing no earned runs and striking out 3 in the Lady Tigers’ 12-2 victory.

In her first collegiate career start for the #17-ranked Lady Tigers and third appearance overall, the true freshman was masterful in the circle, throwing 41 strikes out of the 65 pitches she presented to the 15 Nichols State batters.