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Alabama softball downs Southeastern Louisiana 6-3 in extra innings

Riley Valentine’s pinch hit homerun sends Alabama softball to regional championship!

Patrick Murphy and the Alabama Crimson Tide softball team are now just one win away from advancing to the Super Regionals of the 2024 NCAA Tournament after beating Southeastern Louisiana 6-3 in extra innings on Saturday afternoon.

The Tide and the Lions were tied at one run a piece at the end of seven innings and would remain tied until Alabama crossed five runners in the top of the ninth inning to give the Crimson Tide a 6-1 lead entering the bottom of the ninth. The Lions would score only two as Kayla Beaver earned the victory.

Coach Murphy called on sophomore Riley Valentine to pinch hit, and she delivered for the Tide. Valentine crushed a ball off the scoreboard in left field to give Alabama the two-run lead.

Alabama’s opponent for Sunday’s regional championship will be determined from the results of the rest of Saturday’s games.

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Alabama Softball lands Texas A&M transfer Riley Valentine

Texas A&M transfer Riley Valentine announced her commitment to Alabama on Friday. Valentine spent one season with the Aggies.

The Alabama softball team received a huge addition to its roster for next season on Friday. Texas A&M transfer Riley Valentine announced that she was transferring to Alabama.

Valentine, an Arizona native, spent one season with the Aggies. She played in 40 games while making 20 starts. As a freshman, she amassed a .188 batting average while hitting six home runs and driving in 20 runs.

Despite having a low batting average, Valentine did have a .325 on-base percentage.

With catcher Ally Shipman graduating, Valentine could compete for the starting job behind the plate. The majority of her starts as a freshman came at catcher.

Over the course of the offseason, the Alabama coaching staff has landed two other transfers. Central Arkansas transfer pitcher Kayla Beaver and LSU transfer pitcher Alea Johnson.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the Alabama softball program and its involvement in the transfer portal.

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SEC names Riley Valentine as the Softball Co-Freshman of the week

SEC names Riley Valentine Co-Freshman after for week 5 of the season

The Texas A&M softball team is coming off a big weekend where they beat the No 7 Arkansas Razorbacks in the final two games to clinch the opening series in league play. The 5’5″ freshman Riley Valentine has been on fire this season and was recognized as SEC Co-Freshman of the week.

She currently leads the team in home runs (5), RBI (16), and SLG% (.750), but what earned her freshman of the week was the standout performance again the Arkansas Razorbacks last weekend. Conference play is where the games become way more important and can be a little more stressful, but the opening series against the former SEC champs did not phase Valentine one bit.

After not playing the first game of the series, Coach Ford placed her in the lineup for the final two games who awarded the team with some efficient at-bats. Over the course of the two games, she hit a solo home run, hit a double, two RBIs, and a .600 batting average.

This is just the beginning of what looks like a very promising career. Check out the social media acknowledgment and homerun highlight below.

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