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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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Alabama softball set to compete in the Green and Gold Classic this weekend in Birmingham

Alabama softball will play five games this weekend in the Green and Gold Classic

Patrick Murphy and No. 10 Alabama are set to make the short trip to Birmingham on Friday to participate in the Green and Gold Classic that UAB is hosting.

The Crimson Tide enter the weekend with a perfect 11-0 record and will compete in a total of five games over three days.

Alabama returns a talented roster from last year’s World Series appearance but also has several newcomers who have already made an impact in the early portion of the season.

Below is the game-by-game information for each of the Crimson Tide’s five matchups this weekend in the Green and Gold Classic.

Editors Note: Only the matchups with UAB will be available to stream on ESPN+. 

Alabama softball wins season opener behind a no-hitter from Kayla Beaver

What a way to start the 2024 season for the Alabama softball team!

The 2024 softball season got underway on Thursday night for Patrick Murphy and the Alabama Crimson Tide. You couldn’t have scripted a better start to the season for Alabama as the ladies took down Villanova 3-0 behind a no-hitter from senior transfer pitcher Kayla Beaver.

Beaver’s no-hitter is the 46th no-hitter in Alabama softball history as she guides the Tide to a victory in her debut with Coach Murphy and Alabama.

Alabama is spending the opening weekend in Atlanta as a part of the Buzz Classic along with Georgia Tech, Longwood, and Villanova.

Alabama will play twice on Friday with the first pitch against Longwood scheduled for 10 a.m. CT and the next matchup against Georgia Tech scheduled for 3 p.m. CT.

 

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the Alabama softball team as the season progresses.

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Alabama softball lands coveted pitcher from the transfer portal

Alabama softball lands ace pitcher Kayla Beaver from the transfer portal!

A couple of days ago the legendary Montana Fouts wrapped up her Alabama softball career with the Tide’s loss to Stanford in the Women’s College World Series. Now, coach Patrick Murphy and Alabama have landed her replacement from the transfer portal. On Sunday afternoon, it was announced that Kayla Beaver of Central Arkansas committed to the Crimson Tide.

The Jackson, Tennessee native finished the year with a 25-7 record to go with a 1.15 earned run average. She also struck out 194 batters over 201â…” innings. Over four seasons at UCA, she is 74-22 with a 1.52 ERA and 514 strikeouts in 602 innings pitched.

Coach Murphy mentioned following the Tide’s loss on Friday night that the Tide would be looking to add a couple of players from the portal.

“We’re going to add probably a couple here in a couple of weeks because now it’s off-season recruiting time in the portal,” he said. “We’ll probably have at least two more that will join us.”

Kayla made the announcement on her Instagram earlier on Sunday!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CtFRVhwRG7b/

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