Alabama Softball Moves to 20-0 with Sunday Run-Rule Over Miami Ohio
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W: Montana Fouts (10-0)
L: Brianna Pratt (3-4)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball improved its record to 20-0 Sunday with a 10-2 run-rule win over Miami (OH) in 5.0 innings to close out its weekend at the T-Mobile Crimson Classic.
For the third time this weekend, Alabama (20-0) fell behind early after a Miami (4-10) solo home run in the first, but the Crimson Tide quickly rallied with three in the bottom half to lead 3-1. The momentum carried over into the second inning as the Crimson Tide added five more runs off three hits and then tacked on another pair in the bottom of the third to make it 10-1. The Redhawks got a run back in the top of the fourth but could not cut the deficit beyond eight runs, ultimately taking the run-rule loss in five innings.
Seven different players earned a hit in the win, including multi-hit performances from Dallis Goodnight, Ashley Prange, Ally Shipman, Jenna Johnson, Jenna Lord and Kat Grill. Johnson drove in a career-best four RBIs and Shipman extended her current hitting streak to five games, while the multi-hit game is the first of Lord’s career. Montana Fouts (10-0) made her fourth appearance of the weekend and earned her fourth win, pitching 3.0 inning with Jaala Torrence backing her up with 2.0 in relief.
“Again, I just want to say thank you to our fans. They’ve been awesome all weekend with sellouts on Friday and Saturday, and another almost sellout today. Karli Spaid, who hit the home run for them, is a hell of a player, so kudos to her. But after that home run, we came back by scoring three in the bottom of the first to really take control and then we added five more and another two after that. I was really, really pleased with the continuation of our offense today. We talk a lot about handing the baton down to the next person like a relay and I thought we did a great job of that today.”
Highlights
- The 13 hits ties Alabama’s season high set earlier this week against UAB (March 2)
- Jenna Johnson drove in a career-high four RBIs
- Ally Shipman improved her hitting streak to five games and has earned at least one RBI in six of her last eight games
- Shipman also leads the team with 10 multi-RBI performances this season
- Dallis Goodnight earned her team-leading ninth multi-hit game of the season
- Freshman Jenna Lord tallied her first career multi-hit game
- Kaylee Tow drew a walk to extend her reached-base streak to a career-best 17 games, tying the mark she set in 2019
- Goodnight also extended her reached-base streak to 13 games
Scoring Summary
- T1 | Karli Spaid hit a solo home run (0-1, 1 Out)
- B1 | Ashley Prange scored on a fielding error (1-1, 2 Out)
- B1 | Jenna Johnson drove in a pair on a double to left field (3-1, 2 Out)
- B2 | Ally Shipman poked a two-run single through the right side (5-1, 1 Out)
- B2 | Johnson drove in two with a bases-loaded single to left (7-1, 2 Out)
- B2 | Jenna Lord drove in Kaylee Tow from second with an RBI single (8-1, 2 Out)
- B3 | Kat Grill stole third and then hustled home on an errant throw (9-1, 0 Out)
- B3 | Dallis Goodnight tagged up and scored on a Prange sac fly RBI (10-1, 0 Out)
- T4 | Lily Wilmot bounced an RBI triple off the center field wall (10-2, 1 Out)
Up Next: at #22/21 LSU (Baton Rouge, La.)
- Friday, March 11 – 6 p.m. CT
- Saturday, March 12 – 8 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
- Sunday, March 13 – 12 p.m. CT
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