⚾ 🥎 🥎 Georgia vs Alabama: Tide claims series with 8-5 Sunday victory

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Series Guide: No. RV/25 Alabama Softball vs. No. 15/17 Georgia - Alabama Athletics

Alabama softball continues conference play this weekend at Rhoads Stadium, hosting Georgia for three games starting Friday, March 28 at 6 p.m. CT

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Sunday’s series finale between the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs will air on ESPN2

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball continues conference play this weekend at Rhoads Stadium, hosting Georgia for three games starting Friday, March 28 at 6 p.m. CT.

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Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Venue: Rhoads Stadium Friday, March 28 – 6 p.m. CT Saturday, March 29 – 2 p.m. CT Sunday, March 30 – 11 a.m. CT (ESPN2)	Live Stats Listen (Catfish 100.1 FM) Watch Friday (SECN+) Saturday (SECN+) Sunday (ESPN2)

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Ugh... Bama down 2-0 in the 4th had the bases loaded, no outs. Go nothing. Still down 2-0, T5.

 

[bamanc50]

It’s a shame that CPM has let this program just slowly decline over past 5-6 years.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Bama gets on the board but still work to do... UGA up 3-1, T6.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

UGA got what feels like a really big insurance run in the top of the 7th (thanks in part to 2 Bama errors)... last chance for the Tide, down 4-2.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

UGA got what feels like a really big insurance run in the top of the 7th (thanks in part to 2 Bama errors)... last chance for the Tide, down 4-2.

Bulldogs returned the favor, committed 2 errors of their own in the bottom half and allowed 1 unearned run. But yep, Bama needed at least 2. UGA wins, 4-3.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

UA up 2-0 early on Valentine 2 run HR...

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Heivilin just hit a 2 run HR of her own, Bama up 4-1, B5.

 

[BamaFan334]

Heivilin just hit a 2 run HR of her own, Bama up 4-1, B5.

What's the story behind the blue? Saw Oklahoma wearing blue socks against Tennessee and my daughter asked.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

What's the story behind the blue? Saw Oklahoma wearing blue socks against Tennessee and my daughter asked.

A thing they do every year now throughout the league as a tribute to former Miss State player Alex Wilcox who passed away from cancer (ovarian I think?) a few years back. I'm guessing it raises some money, not just awareness.. not sure.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Bama holds on to win 5-4, but as always, things got interesting in the 7th...

This UA softball team needs some of those dumb "Nothing Easy" Nike shirts that teams are wearing in the tournament. The theme certainly fits with them.

 

[bamanc50]

3 run homer in the top of the 3rd puts Georgia up 4-1 in the final game of the series.

 

[bamanc50]

Hot bats for Bama. Still in the 3rd with 2 outs Bama up 5-4. Pitching change for Georgia.

 

[bamanc50]

Another run scores. After 3 Bama up 6-4.

 

[BamaFan334]

Great job, ladies. Finish it!

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

The girls hung on to win despite getting screwed by a couple of botched replay calls... Briski pitched as well as she had in a bit which is good to see. Bats did their job. That's a big series win for UA... up next in SEC play they go on the road to Baton Rouge to play #4 LSU. They have a DH this Tuesday with Alabama St. and Samford which Murphy will have to sit out since he was thrown out of the game today.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

On the other side of the state, auburn fell to 0-12 in the SEC today after getting swept by Florida.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

With today's win, Bama now sits at 4-5 in the league. Not a terrible spot, all things considered, but an extremely dangerous spot if they want to finish in the top half of the SEC. Next 3 weekends are: @ LSU, Oklahoma, @ Florida. Gonna need a lot of things go right to emerge from those 9 games on the positive side. And I'm mean they'll need their bats to be hot, their pitching to be the best it's been all year, the defense to be stellar, and still some degree of favor from the softball gods. The good news? Their RPI will be sitting pretty.