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Posted on 5/20/23 at 9:10 pm to Joka2kold
You are right and Savannah is batting now for Liberty who is close to beating UCLA.
Posted on 5/20/23 at 9:12 pm to mrbroker
UCLA down to their final 3 outs with their 7th, 8th and 9th hitters due up.
Posted on 5/20/23 at 9:20 pm to TideSaint
Liberty eliminates UCLA.
Wow.
Wow.
Posted on 5/20/23 at 10:21 pm to TideSaint
Despite the weather forecast it was mostly sunny and hot. It took a few innings but Bama finally showed some patience at the plate. Heivilin with another home run. Bailey had productive at bats as well. Jaala to the rescue for the second day in a row. Bama faces MTSU tomorrow at 1 pm CT with a chance to advance to the Super Regionals.
Eight-Run Fourth Inning Powers Alabama to 12-5 Win Saturday over Middle Tennessee
The Crimson Tide advance to Sunday’s Tuscaloosa Regional Championship at 1 p.m. CT
Down 5-4 heading to the fourth inning, 14 Alabama batters came to the plate as part of an eight-run top of the fourth to push the Crimson Tide ahead to a 12-5 lead, which proved final.
No. 5 seed Alabama (42-18) will advance to Sunday's Regional Championship game at 1 p.m. CT, while Middle Tennessee (40-19) will play in an elimination game tonight against either LIU or Central Arkansas. The winner of Saturday's final elimination game will have to beat the Tide twice on Sunday to advance.
The Blue Raiders took the first lead of the game with solo home runs in the first and second innings before the Crimson Tide put up a four-spot in the top of the third, with two runs coming home on a pair of errors and Bailey Dowling driving in two more with a two-out double to make it 4-2. The lead was short-lived as Middle Tennessee scored three in the bottom half to move back in front, 5-4.
After a leadoff walk to Kenleigh Cahalan in the top of the fourth, Kali Heivilin smashed her second home run in as many days, giving Alabama back the lead at 6-5. Dowling came through again with two in scoring position and two out, pulling a two-run single through the left side to make it 8-5. The bases were loaded again later in the half-inning with two out and Cahalan watched four pitches go by as she drew the walk to drive in another run. The half-inning continued to spiral for Middle Tennessee as three more runs came home on another pair of bases-loaded walks and wild pitch before a fly ball ended the big inning with Alabama ahead 12-5. That lead ultimately proved final, as the Blue Raiders stranded four runners on base over the remaining four innings they came to the plate.
Heivilin continued her big weekend with a 2-for-3 day with three RBIs, two of which came on her second home run of the weekend. Dowling drove in four RBIs on a pair of hits, her third game this season with at least four RBIs. After throwing a complete-game victory yesterday, Jaala Torrence (8-2) earned the win in relief Saturday with one hit and two walks allowed over 4.2 shutout innings.
From Head Coach Patrick Murphy
"A win is a win this time of the year. It wasn't the prettiest. Jaala [Torrence] did a great job coming in and did exactly what she needed to do. I always tell the reliever to keep the score the same and she did that so kudos to her. [Bailey] Dowling and Kali [Heivilin] had seven of our RBIs so it was a really good game for those two especially."
Eight-Run Fourth Inning Powers Alabama to 12-5 Win Saturday over Middle Tennessee
The Crimson Tide advance to Sunday’s Tuscaloosa Regional Championship at 1 p.m. CT
Down 5-4 heading to the fourth inning, 14 Alabama batters came to the plate as part of an eight-run top of the fourth to push the Crimson Tide ahead to a 12-5 lead, which proved final.
No. 5 seed Alabama (42-18) will advance to Sunday's Regional Championship game at 1 p.m. CT, while Middle Tennessee (40-19) will play in an elimination game tonight against either LIU or Central Arkansas. The winner of Saturday's final elimination game will have to beat the Tide twice on Sunday to advance.
The Blue Raiders took the first lead of the game with solo home runs in the first and second innings before the Crimson Tide put up a four-spot in the top of the third, with two runs coming home on a pair of errors and Bailey Dowling driving in two more with a two-out double to make it 4-2. The lead was short-lived as Middle Tennessee scored three in the bottom half to move back in front, 5-4.
After a leadoff walk to Kenleigh Cahalan in the top of the fourth, Kali Heivilin smashed her second home run in as many days, giving Alabama back the lead at 6-5. Dowling came through again with two in scoring position and two out, pulling a two-run single through the left side to make it 8-5. The bases were loaded again later in the half-inning with two out and Cahalan watched four pitches go by as she drew the walk to drive in another run. The half-inning continued to spiral for Middle Tennessee as three more runs came home on another pair of bases-loaded walks and wild pitch before a fly ball ended the big inning with Alabama ahead 12-5. That lead ultimately proved final, as the Blue Raiders stranded four runners on base over the remaining four innings they came to the plate.
Heivilin continued her big weekend with a 2-for-3 day with three RBIs, two of which came on her second home run of the weekend. Dowling drove in four RBIs on a pair of hits, her third game this season with at least four RBIs. After throwing a complete-game victory yesterday, Jaala Torrence (8-2) earned the win in relief Saturday with one hit and two walks allowed over 4.2 shutout innings.
From Head Coach Patrick Murphy
"A win is a win this time of the year. It wasn't the prettiest. Jaala [Torrence] did a great job coming in and did exactly what she needed to do. I always tell the reliever to keep the score the same and she did that so kudos to her. [Bailey] Dowling and Kali [Heivilin] had seven of our RBIs so it was a really good game for those two especially."
Posted on 5/20/23 at 10:25 pm to Alabama_Fan
A couple of SI write ups
Torrence, Bats Lift Alabama Softball Past Middle Tennessee State 12-5
The Crimson Tide used an eight-run fourth inning to soar past the Blue Raiders in the Tuscaloosa Regional.
Alabama Softball's Kali Heivilin's Bat Stays Hot at Tuscaloosa Regional
Heivilin hit her second home run in two games Saturday, giving her team a lead it never lost.
Torrence, Bats Lift Alabama Softball Past Middle Tennessee State 12-5
The Crimson Tide used an eight-run fourth inning to soar past the Blue Raiders in the Tuscaloosa Regional.
Alabama Softball's Kali Heivilin's Bat Stays Hot at Tuscaloosa Regional
Heivilin hit her second home run in two games Saturday, giving her team a lead it never lost.
Posted on 5/21/23 at 8:04 am to Alabama_Fan
Posted on 5/21/23 at 8:11 am to Alabama_Fan
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Southeastern Conference@SEC·7h
Movin' on !!
10 of the 16 @NCAASoftball Regional Finals will feature #SECSB teams!
#ItJustMeansMorequote:
Posted on 5/21/23 at 9:05 am to Alabama_Fan
(from yesterday)
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Middle Tennessee State Head Coach Jeff Breeden on the environment at Rhoads today:
“When the fans got going in the middle of the game, we weren’t just playing against 9 players out there, we were up against the thousands of fans here. You can’t recreate that environment”
Posted on 5/21/23 at 9:29 am to Alabama_Fan
Jaala Torrence Answers the Bell For Alabama in Tuscaloosa Regional (SI)
At one of the most important junctures of the softball season, the junior right-hander has been clutch for the Crimson Tide.
At one of the most important junctures of the softball season, the junior right-hander has been clutch for the Crimson Tide.
Posted on 5/21/23 at 1:12 pm to Alabama_Fan
Looks like Esman getting the start today
Posted on 5/21/23 at 1:12 pm to Alabama_Fan
MTSU already has a run in the 1st. Pitching outside of Fouts is terrifying
Posted on 5/21/23 at 1:46 pm to TD7
3-0 MTSU now.
Posted on 5/21/23 at 1:46 pm to TD7
It's just wild to allow your program to not have a single secondary SEC level pitching option.
Posted on 5/21/23 at 1:49 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Recruiting misses or maybe we miss Vanbrakle as a pitching coach to develop these players.
Posted on 5/21/23 at 1:59 pm to Bham Bammer
Our leadoff hitter just chased a ball 16 inches off the plate for a strikeout.
This post was edited on 5/21/23 at 2:00 pm
Posted on 5/21/23 at 1:59 pm to Bham Bammer
What's even worse is this team doesn't hit consistently, now they're struggling to get anyone base against MTSU. I just have a bad feeling that if Fouts doesn't pitch at some point we're not making it out of this regional.
This post was edited on 5/21/23 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 5/21/23 at 2:38 pm to TD7
A lot of weak fly balls being hit. No adjustments at the plate. Smh
Posted on 5/21/23 at 2:52 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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just wild to allow your program to not have a single secondary SEC level pitching option.
I think Murphy totally was blindsided or dropped the ball big time with Lexi leaving
Posted on 5/21/23 at 2:53 pm to TD7
This MTSU team went 13-10 in a bad league and beat nobody of an consequence the entire season.
To get beat up like this in a clinch game is just really bad, regardless of how game 2 goes.
To get beat up like this in a clinch game is just really bad, regardless of how game 2 goes.
This post was edited on 5/21/23 at 2:54 pm
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