Alabama Softball Sweeps Mobile in Fall Brawl II
10/19/2014 12:00:00 AM | Softball
"The more experience the freshmen get in the fall, the better they're going to be in the spring," UA coach Patrick Murphy said. "We always say if you're going to fail, you're going to fail aggressively. So we want them to be really aggressive on the bases."
The Crimson Tide has five freshmen a roster that numbers 18. The Tide's roster also includes three pitchers, all of which saw action on Sunday.
"It's good for the pitchers and the freshmen get to see live pitching," Murphy said. "You can't say enough good things about getting to play. The eight fall games for us, it's a lot for the fans, and it's great for our new kids."
Alabama finishes out its fall season next weekend with two days of Fall Brawl action. The Tide will play a double header against Belhaven on Saturday (Oct. 25) at 1 p.m. and another double header Sunday (Oct. 26) against West Alabama at 1:30 p.m.
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GAME ONE
Alabama beat Mobile 6-0 in game one of the Fall Brawl II double header in six and a half innings. Alabama scattered nine hits on the day, scoring three runs in the first inning before adding a run in the third and two in the sixth. Juniors Haylie McCleney and Leona Lafaele led the way offensively with a pair of hits each.
Alabama senior Leslie Jury picked up the win for Alabama while Karley Sanders took the loss for the Rams.
GAME TWO
In game two of Fall Brawl II, the Tide beat the Rams 10-0. Sophomore Marisa Runyon led the way offensively in game two with two doubles, three runs and five RBI. Junior Haylie McCleney picked up two more hits in game two to give her four for the day.
Sophomore Sydney Littlejohn picked up the win for the Tide while Mackensie Williams took the loss for Mobile.
