Alabama
DePaul
DePaul Snaps Tide's 26-Game Winning Streak
4/29/2008 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 29, 2008
CHICAGO, Ill. -
Top-ranked Alabama dropped a 1-0 decision in eight innings to No. 20 DePaul on Tuesday afternoon in the DePaul Softball Invitational to snap the Crimson Tide's 26-game winning streak.
It was Alabama's first loss since splitting a doubleheader with Florida on March 12. The 26-game winning streak was the second longest in school history to a 27-game streak in 2001.
Becca Heteniak was outstanding in the circle for the Blue Demons, surrendering just two hits while striking out 12 to improve to 25-6 on the season.
The game was scoreless after seven inning, sending Alabama into their second straight extra innings game, with the international tie-breaker rule in effect for the eighth inning. The Tide couldn't muster any runs in the top half of the inning as Heteniak fanned three and UA left the bases loaded.
DePaul broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the eighth inning when Larsen could not handle Amber Patton's ground ball that allowed Alex Moroco to score from second base.
Kelsi Dunne impressive as well for the Tide but left the game after seven innings and did not get the decision. Charlotte Morgan took the loss in her first inning of work. She was charged with an unearned run to fall to 13-1.
The Crimson Tide is now 47-4 on the season, while DePaul improves to 41-14.
It the first game of the day, Alabama rallied for a two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and two more in the eighth for a 6-5 extra-innings win over No. 12 Northwestern.
Alabama travels to Georgia on Saturday, May 3, to begin the final series of the regular season.
