The Alabama softball team dropped the first game of Super Regionals against No. 12 seed Northwestern, but the Crimson Tide battled back to win games two and game three. In the deciding game, the Tide defeated the Wildcats 3-1. Alabama will advance to the College World Series for the fourteenth time in program history.
In the series finale, graduate senior Ally Shipman and senior Jenna Johnson came through offensively. The two combined to have three hits and three runs batted in.
On the mound, Crimson Tide pitchers Jaala Torrence and Montana Fouts combined to allow just one run and seven hits while striking out four batters.
The Crimson Tide will travel to Oklahoma City to face the No. 4 seed Tennessee Volunteers. The game will be played on Thursday with the first pitch scheduled for 11 a.m. CST. Also, the game will be televised on ESPN.
We'll see you next weekend in OKC!#RoadToWCWS #Team27 #RollTide pic.twitter.com/exeuBQBIiA
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) May 28, 2023
Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the Alabama softball program.
[lawrence-auto-related count=1]
[lawrence-auto-related count=1]
[mm-video type=video id=01h0nf3813y7386fds8s playlist_id=01eqbz6mkdd99nyvkm player_id=none image=https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/video/thumbnail/mmplus/01h0nf3813y7386fds8s/01h0nf3813y7386fds8s-16390be26bf2fa208eea4b002e6f8864.jpg]