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Alabama Softball lands LSU transfer pitcher Alea Johnson

The Alabama softball team landed a commitment from LSU transfer pitcher Alea Johnson. Johnson is from Fairhope, Alabama and spent one season in Baton Rouge.

The Alabama softball program landed a commitment LSU transfer pitcher Alea Johnson.

Johnson spent one season in Baton Rouge. The native of Fairhope, Alabama was solid in the circle. Johnson finished the season with a 7-1 record and a 1.41 ERA. In 44.2 innings pitched, Johnson allowed just nine earned runs.

Johnson’s experience as a pitcher in the SEC is something that should bode well for the Crimson Tide in 2024. With Montana Fouts exhausting eligibility, head coach Patrick Murphy has placed an emphasis on landing pitchers via the transfer portal.

Several weeks ago, Central Arkansas pitcher Kayla Beaver transferred to Alabama. She finished the 2023 season with a 25-7 record and a 1.15 ERA. Both Beavers and Johnson will be called on in the circle for Alabama next season.

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LSU softball handed first loss of regional, setting up Game 7 vs. Louisiana on Sunday night

LSU softball dropped the first game of the regional final to the Ragin’ Cajuns, setting up a winner take all rematch on Sunday night.

LSU lost its first game of the regional on Sunday afternoon, dropping one 7-4 to Louisiana.

Louisiana plated one against LSU starter [autotag]Ali Kilponen[/autotag] in the first, but the LSU offense found a response. [autotag]Karli Petty[/autotag] blasted one over the center field fence and kicked off a four-run inning for the Tigers.

UL had a response of its own, homering in the bottom of the inning and knocking Kilponen out of the game. The Cajuns kept it going in the third, chasing [autotag]Alea Johnson[/autotag] from the mound and forcing [autotag]Beth Torina[/autotag] to turn to a third pitcher in [autotag]Raelin Chaffin[/autotag].

Chaffin allowed a run of her own, but helped stabilize the game and went the rest of the way.

Meanwhile, LSU struggled to create runs after the four-run second. The Tigers didn’t notch a single hit over the next four innings. A walk and stolen base put a runner in scoring position in the fifth, but nothing came of it.

In the top of the seventh, LSU mounted a threat, putting runners on second and third with two outs. [autotag]Georgia Clark[/autotag] then lifted a ball down the left field line that was ruled foul.

Torina wanted a review but after some discussion was told a ball that went over the foul pole could not be reviewed. Clark grounded out on the next pitch and the game was over.

LSU and Louisiana will face Sunday night in Game 7 with a trip to the super regional on the line. It will be the third match of the weekend between the two. LSU won the first matchup on Saturday evening.

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LSU softball shut out at home against No. 1 Oklahoma

The Tigers couldn’t get things going offensively on Tuesday night.

LSU’s softball team only allowed two hits on their home field against the No. 1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners, who entered Tuesday night’s game on a 28-game winning streak.

That’s all OU needed, however, as it won 3-0. The Tigers had three hits but stranded four on base as they couldn’t score a run against the nation’s top team.

[autotag]Sydney Berzon[/autotag] retired the side in the first to start the game, but Oklahoma got a runner on in the second on a fielding error, and another error allowed a run to score. After a homer, her day was done.

LSU’s defense tightened up after that as [autotag]Raelin Chaffin[/autotag], [autotag]Emilee Casanova[/autotag] and [autotag]Alea Johnson[/autotag] didn’t allow another run the rest of the way, but offense was hard to come by.

The Tigers’ best challenge came in the bottom of the sixth when they got two on thanks to a single from [autotag]Danieca Coffey[/autotag] and a catcher’s interference call, but a [autotag]Georgia Clark[/autotag] lineout ended the threat.

LSU will now hit the road for a ranked series against No. 21 Auburn, which starts Friday.

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