⚾ 🥎 🥎 Easton Bama Bash : Bama "run-rules" Va Tech to close out the Easton Bama Bash

[UA Press Release]

Weekend Guide:	Tune In:
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Venue: Rhoads Stadium Weekend Schedule: Friday: Va Tech- 2, Alabama- 1 Friday: Alabama- 9, Southern Utah- 1 Saturday: Alabama-19, Drake- 0: GM2 11-2 Alabama Sunday, Feb. 23 Alabama- 9, Va Tech- 1	Live Stats Live Audio (Catfish 100.1 FM) Live Video (SEC Network+) Friday vs. Virginia Tech Friday vs. Southern Utah Saturday vs. Drake (GM 1) Saturday vs. Drake (GM 2) Sunday vs. Virginia Tech

 

[PurlJam]

 

[alabama mike]

Hopefully, they play better than they did in Clearwater.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Glad to see that ESPN finally made at least an elementary attempt to update their ESPN+ interface. Not perfect, but 100x better than it was.

 

[PurlJam]

5th inning, down 1-0 to Va Tech. We're at no runs, no hits and 1 error

 

[PurlJam]

Going to the 6th. We got a 2 out double in the bottom of 5th, left stranded at 2nd. Down 1-0.

 

[PurlJam]

Tech tacks on another run in 6th. Up 2-0.

 

[PurlJam]

Got a little spark of offense aided by a VT error. Scored 1 run, runner got thrown out trying to go from 1st to 3rd, runner on 2nd with 1 out left stranded. Headed to 7th. VT up 2-1.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Bama came alive at the plate the last 2 innings, but again, haunted by costly walks and a critical error. White just missed tying (and possibly walking it off) with a blooper into left that the VT fielder made a good play on.

 

[PurlJam]

Left runners on 1st and 2nd with 1 out in 7th. VT takes 1st game 2-1.

 

[PurlJam]

2nd game vs South Utah 0-0, 2nd inning.

 

[BamaFan334]

Can't wait to hear the excuses as this year progresses.

 

[PurlJam]

Bama Solo HR up 1-0 going to the 3rd.

 

[PurlJam]

Southern Utah solo HR ties it at 1 top of the 4th inning.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

 

[PurlJam]

Bama 3 run HR, up 4-1 headed to the 5th

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

 

[UA Press Release]

Softball Splits Friday Games at Easton Bama Bash - Alabama Athletics

Alabama softball split its two Friday games at the Easton Bama Bash, falling to No. 15 Virginia Tech in a 2-1 pitcher's duel before earning the 9-1 run-rule ...

rolltide.com

The Crimson Tide falls to Virginia Tech in a pitcher’s duel, run-rules Southern Utah

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball split its two Friday games at the Easton Bama Bash, falling to No. 15 Virginia Tech in a 2-1 pitcher's duel before earning the 9-1 run-rule win over Southern Utah in six innings.

Alabama (7-6) and Virginia Tech (10-2) were in a scoreless pitcher's duel until the top of the fourth, when what was originally ruled an inning-ending double play was reviewed and overturned to a fielder's choice at first, allowing a Hokie runner from third to score. Virginia Tech moved ahead 2-0 with an RBI double in the top of the sixth but a Larissa Preuitt RBI single in the home half of the inning drew the Crimson Tide back within a run. Some quick glove work from Abby Duchscherer with one out in the top of the seventh ended in an unassisted double play, sending Alabama to the bottom half with the score still 2-1. Back-to-back singles from Kali Heivilin and Duchscherer put the potential winning run on base with one out, but a flyout and a diving catch in the outfield ended the rally as the Hokies held on for the one-run win.

In game two against Southern Utah (3-8), Kali Heivilin got the scoring started with a second-inning solo home run, but the Thunderbirds tied it up in the top of the fourth with their own solo shot. The score wasn't tied long as Kennedy Marceaux smacked a three-run homer in the bottom half of the inning to make it a 4-1 ballgame. The Tide put it away in the sixth with a pair of two-run singles from Kendal Clark and Preuitt before Abby Duchscherer capped the 9-1 run-rule victory with an RBI single.

FROM HEAD COACH PATRICK MURPHY​

"If we started the first game like we ended the second game, it would have been a different story. [Emma Lemley] is a great pitcher and a great young lady. We needed to have better at-bats at the beginning of the Virginia Tech game. She hits different locations and spins, her drop ball is really good, and we had the winning run on base."

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Bama has started triple, triple, HR...

 

[TerryP]

Look at the box and, and, ...

Okay.