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

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For the second time in three games, Alabama needed extra innings to decide a winner but it was LSU that came out on top Wednesday in the opening round of the SEC Softball Tournament, 3-2, in 14 innings.

The game was tied for the second-longest in Alabama (33-17) history, its longest since playing 14 innings against LSU (38-14) in Baton Rouge on April 8, 2011. It was the longest game by innings in SEC Tournament history.

The Crimson Tide jumped ahead early over the Tigers after a first-inning double from Kali Heivilin drove in two runs. The score remained the same until LSU loaded the bases with one out in the sixth, drawing a walk and a hit-by-pitch to tie the game at 2-2. The Tigers brought the potential winning run to third base in the bottom of the seventh with two out but a strikeout ended the inning and sent the game to extras.

The two teams left a combined 12 runners on base in extras, as it remained 2-2 heading to the 14th inning. In the bottom half of the 14th, three singles loaded the bases for LSU with one out before Taylor Pleasants ended the game with a fourth one, making the final score 3-2.

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