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Alabama softball knocks off No. 5 Georgia on Sunday 5-4

Alabama softball picks up a huge road win against No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs on Sunday

The No. 15 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide softball team used a massive five-run fourth earning to pick up a 5-4 road victory against No. 5 Georgia on Sunday. The Bulldogs did pick up wins on Friday and Saturday to secure the series, but picking up a road win against a top-five team is still huge for the Tide moving forward.

All things considered, it was a successful week for the Tide as they also picked up a 3-0 victory against No. 13 Florida on Monday before traveling to Tallahassee, FL on Wednesday and knocking off the No. 16 Seminoles 4-1. Alabama is now 22-5 on the year, but only 2-4 in SEC play.

Just like the baseball team today, the game went all the way down to the final pitch as [autotag]Kayla Beaver[/autotag] struck out a swinging Jaiden Fields with bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh. Beaver was phenomenal as she pitched a complete game allowing just seven hits and two earned runs. The Tide will be back in action on Tuesday against Samford.

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Sproat hurls complete game against Alabama to kick off SEC play

Brandon Sproat was as good as an ace can be for Florida on Thursday night against Alabama as SEC play kicked off.

Florida needed to start off conference play with a win, and right-handed junior [autotag]Brandon Sproat[/autotag] made sure his team came out on top by throwing a complete-game, one-hit shutout against the Alabama Crimson Tide en route to a 3-0 win.

It was a masterful performance from the UF starter that needed it the most after being outshined by [autotag]Hurston Waldrep[/autotag] and [autotag]Jac Caglianone[/autotag] throughout the non-conference schedule. It was Sproat’s first complete game and first time hitting double-digit strikeouts (11) this season.

His fastball touched 99 mph and held at 97-98 mph through the ninth, similar to a prime Justin Verlander. He needed just 106 pitches to finish off the Tide, 64 of which came in for strikes. The lone Alabama hit of the night came from second baseman Ed Johnson, and Sproat only walked one after the second inning.

This is why Sproat is the team’s ace. He sets the tone in a series and, perhaps more importantly, keeps the bullpen fresh for whatever comes over the next two games.

Sproat said he felt the changeup was his best pitch of the night and it’s hard to argue with him. A pitch coming in as fast as 90 mph and vanishing out of the bottom of the zone is pretty tough to deal with, and Alabama had no answer for it.

On offense, [autotag]Cade Kurland[/autotag]’s two-run home run in the sixth was the big blow. Alabama was using whatever pitchers it had left and seemed to be saving its big guns for Friday and Saturday, so it’s impressive that this game stayed knotted at zero for so long.

Kurland is now up to six home runs, which is the same amount as his All-American teammate [autotag]Wyatt Langford[/autotag]. Speaking of the future top-five pick, he was once again absent from the Gators’ lineup in favor of Richie Schiekofer in left. Langford took a foul ball off the groin a last Friday and apparently hasn’t recovered yet. That’s something to monitor and potentially be nervous about.

[autotag]Ty Evans[/autotag] drove in an insurance run for Florida in the seventh with, scoring [autotag]Josh Rivera[/autotag] who went 2 for 3 on the night. Rivera was the only Gator other than Kurland to collect a hit on the night. Evans got his RBI via a ground out.

Hopefully, the bats come to life a bit on Friday, especially if the weather forecast forces a doubleheader. Alabama is throwing their regulars for the rest of the weekend, so they should be even more comfortable than tonight’s starter, Hagan Banks, was. At least relief arm Hunter Furtado will likely be unavailable for the remainder of the series.

First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. EDT on Friday but remember that things could get changed because of the weather.

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Pete Carroll on Seahawks Week 17 win: ‘ A really complete ball game’

Coach Pete Carroll sees the Seattle Seahawks Week 17 win over the Detroit Lions as a “complete game across the board.”

The Seattle Seahawks have just one more contest before their 2021 regular season is in the books and have no chances of making the playoffs this season. For many, Sunday’s win over the Detroit Lions would have been meaningless, but not for coach Pete Carroll, who finally got to see some success.

“That was a really complete ball game across the board,” Carroll said after the win. “Guys played really great. Really excited the way we came out. We made a big deal about these last two games and this one in particular because this is the one we had.”

Week 17 was a high-scoring affair with Seattle emerging dominant over Detroit to the tune of 51-29 – the first time the Seahawks scored over 50 points since 2012.

“And I told the guys in the locker room, the way that they approached it, focus-wise, the juice that they brought in pregame in the locker room, it was really fun to watch,” Carroll continued. “And then to go play like that and be that far out at halftime, it was a really nice accomplishment.

“Nice day’s work.”

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Former Longhorns’ pitcher Taylor Jungmann Invited To Minor League Camp

The Texas Rangers have added former Longhorns pitcher Taylor Jungmann to their minor league roster ahead of Spring Training.

The Texas Rangers have added former Longhorns hurler Taylor Jungmann on a minor league contract and will report to minor league camp according to Dallas Morning News writer Evan Grant. Jungmann last pitched for the Longhorns in 2011 when he was selected 12th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers.

Jungmann reached the Major Leagues by 2015. During his rookie year, he became the first Brewers’ pitcher to throw a complete game at Dodgers Stadium in their history. That year Jungman posted a 3.77 ERA in 21 starts. He struck out 107 batters in 119.1 innings for the brew crew. Over the next two seasons he would pitch in only nine games and would eventually head to Japan to continue his professional career.

Jungmann played the last two seasons for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan where he posted a 4.86 ERA with 53 strikeouts. His record through the 2019 season ended at 6-5. He will be looking to revive his Major League Baseball career with the Texas Rangers and regain that rookie season magic. He will have to work his way back up through their farm system.

At Texas, Jungmann was quite the pitcher for the Longhorns. He posted a 32-9 win-loss record, 1.85 ERA with 356 strikeouts. In his final year in Austin, Jungmann won the Dick Howser Trophy which is awarded to the nation’s top collegiate baseball player. He was part of the 2009 College World Series runner-up team and part of the 2011 team that qualified for the CWS.