Category: Alabama softball

Alabama softball wins weekend series against Arkansas

Alabama clinched the weekend series over the Arkansas Razorbacks after an incredible 9-1 win on Sunday at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa. 

The Alabama Crimson Tide clinched the weekend series over the Arkansas Razorbacks after an incredible 9-1 win on Sunday at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa.

Alabama had to bounce back with wins on Saturday and Sunday after losing game one on Friday, 1-0.

On Saturday, Alabama responded with an incredible 10-2 shutdown that ended the game in the 6th inning. Alabama’s Jenna Johnson was one of the offensive leaders for the Tide who went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a solo home run in the sixth inning. Other big hitters on Saturday were Alexis Mack and KB Sides. On the mound, Lexi Kilfoyl recorded 6 strikeouts, four hits , and one walk.

On Sunday, Alabama sealed the deal with an impressive 9-1 win also ending in the 6th inning. Offensively, Skylar Wallace, Alexis Mack, and KB Sides had a combined  8-for-10 with five RBIs. Freshman Karla Hice also drove in the game-ending RBI for the second-consecutive game in the bottom of the sixth.

Alabama moves on to Alabama (14-8, 2-1 SEC) while Arkansas drops to (17-6, 1-2 SEC).

Up next for the Tide is the T-Town Showdown March 12-15 in which Alabama will be hosting BYU, Texas and Bryant.

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BAMA BEAT: Looking at Alabama softball’s start to the 2020 season (Ep. 317)

Edwin Stanton joins Clint Lamb to talk about Alabama softball’s struggles to start the 2020 season. The big question on the minds of fans: will those struggles continue or can the Crimson Tide bounce back to be a top team? View embedded content

Edwin Stanton joins Clint Lamb to talk about Alabama softball’s struggles to start the 2020 season.

The big question on the minds of fans: will those struggles continue or can the Crimson Tide bounce back to be a top team?

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Alabama softball sweeps Easton Bama Bash on Sunday

On Sunday afternoon, the completed their sweep of the Eason Bama Bash in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with an impressive 10-0 win over  Louisville.

On Sunday afternoon, the Alabama Crimson Tide completed their sweep of the Eason Bama Bash in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with an impressive 10-0 win over  Louisville.

On the mound, Alabama’s Montana Fouts  struck out seven and walked two while giving up five hits.

Offensively for the Tide, Alabama was led by Skylar Wallace who had 5 RBIs including a 3-run home run to end the game as well as Bailey Hemphill and Kaylee Tow, who both had an RBI.

 

Wallace was named the Player of the game as well as the Easton Bama Bash MVP.

The Crimson Tide will travel to Birmingham, Alabama on Wednesday to face UAB at 6 PM CT.

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Alabama softball wins two run-rule games on Saturday

Alabama Crimson Tide had two run-rule games as they defeated Louisville 9-0 in 5 innings, and then beat Penn State 14-6 in the 6th inning

On Saturday, the Alabama Crimson Tide had two run-rule games as they defeated Louisville 9-0 in 5 innings, and then beat Penn State 14-6 in the 6th inning at the Easton Bama Bash in Tuscaloosa.

In game one against Louisville, Alabama’s Lexi Kilfoyl showed up big for Alabama as she threw a no run shutout while striking out 5 and gave up only 3 hits.

Offensively, Alabama’s KB Sides put up a career high 5 RBIs during Alabama’s impressive 9-0 win.

In game two against Penn State, Alabama’s Krystal Goodman allowed 6 runs while striking out 5.

Although the tired struggled early down 5-0, they regained composure and momentum in the 4th inning, and kept it after that as Alabama came back to defeat Penn State 14-6.

The Tide was led by Morgan who had 1 HR and 6 RBI, as well as Clark who also recorded one HR and 2 RBI.

Also, Maddie Morgan was the player of the day as she posted a .750 average, and had 3 hits and 7 RBIs.

Alabama will face Louisville one more time tomorrow at 1:30 PM CT to wrap up the 2020 Easton Bama Bash.

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Alabama softball goes 2-0 on Day 1 of the Easton Bama Bash

On Friday, they beat both Wichita State and Penn State, to start the tournament 2-0.

The Crimson Tide softball team returned home to Tuscaloosa to host Wichita State, Penn State, and Louisville in the Easton Bama Bash. On Friday, they beat both Wichita State 13-2, and Penn State 5-0, to start the tournament 2-0.

Game one, Alabama started strong and never let go of the momentum.

On the mound, Lexi Kilfoyl gave up 2 hits while striking out 5. As for hitting, Alabama’s Skylar Wallace was on fire as she went 2-for-2 with two doubles and three RBIs.

Alabama held Wichita State to only only 2 hits.

Game two, Alabama continued their dominance as they also only allowed Penn State to collect two hits. Montana Fouts had an outstanding performance on the mount while throwing 111 pitches and allowing zero runs.

Offensively for the Tide, Alabama was led by Wallace, Morgan and Clark as each had 2B, and 1 RBI.

Alabama faces Louisville on Saturday at 1:30 PM CT in game one and then faces Penn State at 4 PM CT.

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Alabama softball pitcher Lexi Kilfoyl named SEC Freshman of the Week

On Monday, Alabama softball’s freshman pitcher Lexi Kilfoyl was named the SEC Freshman of the Week

On Monday, Alabama softball’s freshman pitcher Lexi Kilfoyl was named the SEC Freshman of the Week after an impressive performance at last week’s St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational.

Kilfoyl pitched 14.2 innings pitched across four appearances, including a one-hit shutout over No. 1 Washington.

At the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational. last week, She recording a 1-0 record with five runs allowed, four earned,  ALL while striking out 16. As a relief pitcher this past weekend, she pitched 9.0 innings with five runs allowed and eight strikeouts.

This is the program’s 24th Freshman of the Week award.

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Alabama softball loses final game in Invitational to Oklahoma State

On Saturday, the Alabama Crimson Tide lost to Oklahoma State 4-1, to close out play at the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational. Alabama falls to Oklahoma State to close out play in Clearwater #Team24 #RollTide pic.twitter.com/HWXUDrPPa3 – Alabama …

On Saturday, the Alabama Crimson Tide lost to Oklahoma State 4-1, to close out play at the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational.

Oklahoma State took off quickly with a pair of runs in both the third and fourth inning, and Alabama couldn’t catch up. Although junior Maddie Morgan was able to score a run in the bottom of the sixth, it wasn’t enough. OSU added to their lead in the seventh inning by scoring two more runs.

Alabama, who is now 4-5 on the season returns to Tuscaloosa to host the Easton Bama Bash from Feb. 21-23 at Rhoads Stadium.

Alabama welcomes Wichita State, Penn State and Louisville for five games over three days.

  • Feb. 21 vs. Wichita State – 4 p.m. CT
  • Feb. 21 vs. Penn State – 6 p.m. CT
  • Feb. 22 vs. Louisville – 1:30 p.m. CT
  • Feb. 22 vs. Penn State – 4 p.m. CT
  • Feb. 23 vs. Louisville – 1:30 p.m. CT

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Alabama softball goes 1-1 on Friday in Clearwater

Alabama split wins on Friday with a 9-1 win over USF and then a 7-0 loss to UCLA.

After an impressive day 1 at the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational on Thursday with wins over Liberty and No. 1 Washington, Alabama split wins on Friday with a 9-1 win over USF and then a 7-0 loss to UCLA.

In game one against USF, Alabama pitcher Sarah Cornell gave up five hits  and had two strikeouts in her 5 innings on the mound as she threw 68 pitches.

Offensively, the win was led by Alexis Mack who had three hits and two runs against USF.

In game two of the day against UCLA, Alabama struggled early and never got the momentum back. Alabama pitcher Montana Fouts struggled early on and was pulled in the second inning after she walked 5 and hit another.

Savannah Woodard and Bailey Hemphill were the only two players for the Crimson Tide to get a hit against UCLA pitcher Megan Faraimo.

Here’s what head coach Patrick Murphy had to say about his Tide’s performance on Friday:

“I was really pleased by the bounce-back of Sarah Cornell against USF. She kept us in the game until Tow gave us some breathing room with her home run. We gave UCLA too many free opportunities early on and they took advantage of them. Whoever wins the battle of free passes usually comes away with the win.”

Alabama will finish it’s last game on Saturday against No. 16 Oklahoma State at 9:30 a.m. CT.

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Alabama softball goes 2-0 on Thursday; shuts out No. 1 Washington

Alabama rebounded this weekend while going 2-0 on Thursday, including an 8-0 shutout over No. 1 Washington. 

After a rough start to the season for Alabama softball last weekend with losses to Florida State and UNC that made the Tide drop to No. 9 in the NCAA rankings, Alabama rebounded at the Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational on Friday while going 2-0 on Thursday, including an 8-0 shutout over No. 1 Washington.

Alabama started the day by defeating Liberty, 7-1. Not only was it an impressive offensive performance for the Tide, it was also the first time this  season that Alabama did not commit an error, which was a huge factor in the win.

After their win over Liberty, Alabama continued to dominate as they faced No. 1 Washington and beat them in 5 innings, 8-0. The win marks Alabama’s first run-rule shutout over the No. 1 team in the country, and its first shutout over a top-ranked team.

Alabama will continue at the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational with a pair of games on Friday, facing USF (9:30 a.m. CT) and third-ranked UCLA (3 p.m. CT).

Roll Tide!

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Alabama softball drops to No. 9 in rankings after opening weekend

after going 1-3 in opening weekend in Tallahassee, Florida, Alabama dropped to No. 9 in the newest NCAA softball rankings. 

Going into opening weekend, the Alabama Crimson Tide softball team was the No. 1 team in the country, but after going 1-3 in opening weekend in Tallahassee, Florida with two losses to Florida State and going 1-1 against North Carolina, Alabama dropped to No. 9 in the newest NCAA softball rankings.

But don’t give up on them yet. Even after a rough weekend, the Crimson Tide found out AMAZING news:

Alabama returns to Florida this weekend for the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational on Feb. 13-15. There, the Tide will play five games against Liberty, Washington, USF, UCLA and Oklahoma State.

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