re: Bama Softball 39-20 (10-14) (2023-24)

Briski pitches a complete game. Bama wins the series and is one win away from .500 in conference play.

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Alabama clinched its first SEC series win of the season with a 5-1 win over Ole Miss Saturday evening at Rhoads Stadium.

Alabama (28-8, 5-6 SEC) jumped on Ole Miss (21-17, 3-11 SEC) quickly in the bottom of the first, scoring four runs on a hit, fielder's choice, error and bases-loaded walk. An RBI single from Bailey Dowling in the second increased the lead to 5-0 but the Rebels got one back in the top of the fourth on a throwing error to make it 5-1. Jocelyn Briski (6-1) and the Crimson Tide defense only allowed two more batters to reach base safely the rest of the game, holding on for the four-run win.

Briski went 7.0 innings in her first career SEC start, taking home the win with just one unearned run allowed on six hits and two walks. Jenna Johnson scored twice batting third while Bailey Dowling went 2-for-3 from the five hole, her fifth multi-hit game of the season. Kristen White extended her current hitting streak to five games while Kendal Clark now leads the team with a seven-game reached base streak.

From Head Coach Patrick Murphy
"I'll take that first inning any day. It was huge to get the bases loaded with nobody out and then we got the single to move everyone up a base and then just put the ball in play twice to get two more runs in that inning. The way things have been going for us at the plate this year, we needed an early inning like that. We have been hitting balls hard but just right at people all year long, so maybe the tide is turning in our direction a little bit. Jocelyn Briski was great in her first SEC start. I was really pleased with her performance and I think she got better as the game went along. Getting a series win in this league is always huge and it doesn't matter who it's against. We needed that in front of a great crowd out here tonight."

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