Alabama Softball Travels to Kentucky For Weekend Series
3/19/2004 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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The sixth-ranked University of Alabama softball team (25-3, 6-0) will look to keep their record in the SEC spotless this weekend as they travel to Lexington, Kentucky to take on the Kentucky Wildcats (13-13-1, 2-10) in a three-game series.
Over the years, Alabama has had Kentucky's number running up an all-time record of 17-0 against the Wildcats. In their most recent outing Alabama swept Kentucky in the 2003 series in Tuscaloosa squeaking by 2-1 in Game 2 of the series. Overall, the two teams have played two one-run games and have never met in post season play.
The Crimson Tide comes into the weekend on a 16-game winning streak, the second longest in program history including two series sweeps of the Arkansas Lady Razorbacks and then #13 ranked Tennessee.
Kentucky is coming in off a series in Athens, Georgia where they were swept by the seventh-ranked Bulldogs.
The series will get underway with a doubleheader on Saturday, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:00 p.m. (ET). The series will wrap-up on Sunday with a single game. The Sunday game will be the fifth game the two teams have played on a March 21 date in the series.
Fans can follow all the action at www.rolltide.com where national-award winner Jarrod Shadrick will call all the balls and strikes. The broadcast will also air in Tuscaloosa on New Rock 90.7 FM, WVUA. Live stats will also be available at www.rolltide.com.
