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[UA Press Release]

Alabama Softball Hosts Western Michigan Tuesday, Travels to UAB Wednesday - University of Alabama Athletics

Alabama plays back-to-back midweek games, first hosting Western Michigan at Rhoads Stadium on Tuesday, March 7 at 6 p.m. CT before traveling to Birmingham on Wednesday,

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama plays back-to-back midweek games, first hosting Western Michigan at Rhoads Stadium on Tuesday, March 7 at 6 p.m. CT before traveling to Birmingham on Wednesday, March 8 to take on UAB at 6 p.m. CT.

This Week: Western Michigan/UAB​

• Tuesday, March 7 vs. Western Michigan – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – 6 p.m. CT
• Wednesday, March 8 at UAB – Birmingham, Ala. – 6 p.m. CT
• Radio: The Crimson Tide Sports Network at 97.5 FM in Tuscaloosa | nick975.com
• Tuesday Video: SEC Network+ (Streaming)
• Wednesday Video: ESPN+ (Streaming)

Scouting Alabama​

• Alabama has a quick turnaround with a pair of midweek matchups, hosting Western Michigan at Rhoads Stadium on Tuesday, March 7 before making the quick trip to Birmingham to face UAB on Wednesday, March 8
• Tuesday's game concludes the Crimson Tide's 13-game home stand, with the Wednesday matchup against the Blazers as the first of six straight away from home
• Alabama is coming off a 5-0 weekend at the T-Mobile Crimson Classic, posting five shutout victories over Robert Morris, Longwood and Mercer
• Montana Fouts was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week after throwing 19.0 shutout innings over the week, including a perfect game on Sunday
• Kenleigh Cahalan leads the offense with 22 hits and a .400 batting average, while Ashley Prange is close behind with 21 hits, including a team-leading eight home runs and 23 RBIs
• Murphy is in his 25th season as head coach at Alabama with a 1,210-336 (.783) record
• Alabama returns 11 players from last year's team, including All-SEC honorees Montana Fouts, Ashley Prange, Ally Shipman and Bailey Dowling, while also welcoming five freshmen and three transfers

All-Time vs. the Opponents​

• Overall vs. UAB: 28-0
  • In Tuscaloosa: 15-0 | In Birmingham: 12-0 | At Neutral Sites: 1-0
• Current Streak: Alabama +28
• Last Meeting: March 23, 2022 - W, 8-1 - Birmingham, Ala.

• Overall vs. Western Michigan: 1-0
  • In Tuscaloosa: 0-0 | In Kalamazoo: 0-0 | At Neutral Sites: 1-0
• Current Streak: Alabama +1
• Last Meeting: Feb. 26, 2011 - W, 12-4 (6 Inn.) - Tampa, Fla.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Bama leads W. Michigan 2-0 after 3. Torrence in the circle for UA.

 

[UA Press Release]

Alabama Softball Defeats Western Michigan, 3-1, Tuesday in Tuscaloosa - University of Alabama Athletics

Alabama softball took the early lead over Western Michigan Tuesday night at Rhoads Stadium and ultimately held on to win, 3-1.

rolltide.com

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball took the early lead over Western Michigan Tuesday night at Rhoads Stadium and ultimately held on to win, 3-1.

Alabama (18-3) jumped ahead of Western Michigan (5-8) quickly with two runs in the first on an RBI single from Ashley Prange and a sac fly RBI from Ally Shipman. The score remained the same until the sixth inning, when the Broncos erased Jaala Torrence's (5-2) no-hit bid and the shutout with a solo home run to lead off the frame, making it 2-1. The Tide got one back in the bottom of the sixth on a pinch-hit RBI single from Lauren Esman to make it 3-1 and Montana Fouts closed the door in the seventh, striking out the side for her first save of the season.

Coming off a no-hitter in her last start, Torrence was sharp again in the circle with the solo home run as the only hit allowed in an efficient 66-pitch outing over 5.2 innings pitched. Fouts' three strikeouts in relief improves her career total to 968, putting her 32 shy of becoming the fifth pitcher in program history to reach 1,000 strikeouts.

From Head Coach Patrick Murphy​

"I was really pleased with Jaala Torrence's start. The one thing we ask our pitchers is to give us a chance to win - period. You don't have to throw a perfect game or a no-hitter, even though she had one again through five innings. It was just a great game for her. I thought her velocity was really good. [Ashley] Prange made two hellacious plays behind her that took away two hits. The first inning, our hitters came out and scored two runs right off the bat, and then their pitcher kind of settled down, so kudos to her. Lauren Esman got a really good RBI off the bench for us in the bottom of the sixth."

Highlights​

• Alabama is 13-2 this season when scoring first and 8-2 when scoring in the first inning
• The sixth-inning solo home run ended Alabama's shutout innings streak at 43.0 innings, a streak that stretched back to the seventh inning against Kennesaw State on Feb. 26
• Jaala Torrence's 5.2 innings pitched are a season high and her four strikeouts ties her season high
• Montana Fouts' save is her first of the season and the 12th of her career, putting her four shy of tying Shelley Laird (1999-2002) and Alexis Osorio (2015-18) for second all-time in Tide history
• Fouts now has 968 for her career, just 32 away from becoming the fifth Tide player to reach 1,000

Scoring Summary​

• B1 | Ashley Prange dropped an RBI single into shallow right (1-0, 0 Out)
• B1 | Prange tagged up and scored from third on a sac fly RBI from Ally Shipman (2-0, 0 Out)
• T6 | Western Michigan ended the no-hit bid and the shutout with a solo home run (2-1, 0 Out)
• B6 | Lauren Esman sent a pinch-hit single up the middle, driving in Emma Broadfoot from second (3-1, 2 Out)

Up Next: at UAB​

• Wednesday, March 8 at UAB – Birmingham, Ala. – 6 p.m. CT

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

 

[alabama mike]

Continued best wishes to our softball team.

 

[UA Press Release]

Alabama Softball Earns Wednesday Road Win at UAB, 2-1 - University of Alabama Athletics

In its first true road game of the season, Alabama softball edged out in-state foe UAB, 2-1, Wednesday night at Mary Bowers Field.

rolltide.com

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In its first true road game of the season, Alabama softball edged out in-state foe UAB, 2-1, Wednesday night at Mary Bowers Field.

Alabama (19-3) fell behind early as UAB (10-11) got on the board with an RBI single in the opening frame to take a 1-0 lead. With two in scoring position and one out in the top of the third, Ashley Prange pulled an RBI single through the left side to tie the game up and Bailey Dowling gave the Crimson Tide the lead in the next at-bat with an RBI groundout. With the score still 2-1 in the top of the seventh, Ally Shipman started the inning with a leadoff double and advanced to third on a groundout but was ultimately left stranded as Alabama couldn't add any insurance. Montana Fouts closed the door with a 1-2-3 seventh, earning her second straight save to secure the one-run road win for the Tide.

Lauren Esman (3-0) got the win in the circle, allowing just one unearned run and three hits over 5.0 innings pitched while striking out four. Montana Fouts struck out four of the six batters she faced in relief to earn her second straight save. All eight of Alabama's hits came from different players, with Kenleigh Cahalan extending her hitting streak to six games and Prange's to five.

Highlights​

• Alabama remains undefeated all-time vs. UAB, improving to 29-0 with tonight's win
• The Tide is now 6-1 when the opponent scores first,
• This was Alabama's second win in four instances this season when the opponent scores in the first inning
• Kenleigh Cahalan improves her hitting streak to six games and Ashley Prange extends hers to five
• Montana Fouts now has 972 career strikeouts, just 28 away from becoming the fifth Tide player to reach 1,000 career strikeouts
• Fouts now has 13 career saves, three shy of tying Shelley Laird (1999-2002) and Alexis Osorio (2015-18) for second all-time in Tide history

Scoring Summary​

• B1 | A hard-hit single tipped off the edge of Esman's glove, plating the runner from third (0-1, 2 Out)
• T3 | Ashley Prange pulled an RBI single through the left side (1-1, 1 Out)
• T3 | Bailey Dowling drove in a run with an RBI groundout (2-1, 1 Out)

Up Next: at Bevo Classic (Austin, Texas)​

• Friday, March 10 at #9/10 Texas – 4 p.m. CT
• Saturday, March 11 vs. Texas State – 12:30 p.m. CT
• Saturday, March 11 at #9/10 Texas – 6:30 p.m. CT
• Sunday, March 12 vs. Wisconsin – 9:30 a.m. CT

 

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