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Alabama Softball to Face LSU in Three-Game Series this Weekend at Rhoads Stadium
4/6/2017 1:36:00 PM | Softball
THIS WEEK
NO. 12/11 ALABAMA (33-6, 8-4 SEC) VS. NO. 8/8 LSU (31-7, 7-2 SEC)
Tuscaloosa, Ala. - Rhoads Stadium
- Friday, April 7 - 6:30 p.m. CT
- Saturday, April 8 - 8 p.m. CTÂ (SECÂ Network)
- Sunday, April 9 - 2 p.m. CTÂ (ESPN2)
FOLLOWING THE TIDE
- Video:
- Friday - SEC Network+ (Online Only)
- Saturday - SEC Network
- Sunday - ESPN2
- Radio: 93.3 FM (praise933.com)
- Live Stats: rolltide.com
- Twitter: @AlabamaSB
SCOUTING NO. 12/11 ALABAMA (33-6, 8-4 SEC)
- Alabama heads into this weekend following a 5-0 win over Lipscomb on Wednesday, April 5 at the Florence Sportsplex in Florence, Ala. The win marked Alabama's 33rd of the season and its 20th shutout.
- The Tide dropped to No. 12 in this week's NCAA Rating Percentage Index and is No. 11 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll and No. 12 in the USA Today/NFCA poll.
- The Tide leads the SEC in strikeouts (364) and is second in wins (33), opposing batting average (.165) and hits allowed (150). In conference-only games, Alabama is ranked second in hits (81), home runs (7), walks (48), strikeouts (81) and third in batting average (.269), runs scored (56) and RBIs (46).
- Alexis Osorio leads the league and is third nationally with 203 strikeouts, one of only four players in the country with over 200 strikeouts. Littlejohn is third in the SEC with 142 strikeouts, making Alabama and Florida the only SEC schools with multiple 100-strikeout pitchers. Littlejohn also ranks fourth in the SEC with a 0.92 ERA.
- Alabama is just one win shy of its 500th at Rhoads Stadium, the Tide's home field since 2000. Overall, Alabama is 499-77 (.866) at Rhoads Stadium.
THE OPPONENT
LSU Tigers
- Conference: Southeastern
- 2017 Record: 31-7 (7-2 SEC)
- Head Coach: Beth Torina (Sixth Season)
- Starters Returning/Lost: 5/3
- Newcomers: 7
LSU Stat Leaders
- Batting Avg. - Bailey Landry - .504
- Hits - Bailey Landry - 62
- Home Runs - Sydney Springfield - 8
- Wins - Allie Walljasper - 11
- ERA - Walljasper / Hoover - 0.97
- Strikeouts - Carley Hoover – 113
ALL-TIME VS. THE OPPONENT
33-42 vs. LSU
- Current Streak: LSU 2
- First Meeting: March 9, 1997 - W, 4-1 - Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia State Invitational)
- Last Meeting: June 4, 2016 - L, 4-6 - Oklahoma City, Okla. (Women's College World Series)
- Last Meeting in Tuscaloosa: March 30, 2014 - W, 5-1
LAST TIME OUT: ALABAMA SHUTS OUT LIPSCOMB, 5-0, WEDNESDAY IN FLORENCE
Alabama softball traveled north to Florence, Ala., for Wednesday's neutral-site contest against Lipscomb at the Florence Sportsplex. The teams battled blustery conditions but the Crimson Tide ultimately came out on top, 5-0.
Alabama scored two runs in the first inning and added some insurance in the sixth to post five runs on nine hits, including two-hit performances by Marisa Runyon, Peyton Grantham and Reagan Dykes. Sydney Littlejohn did her part in the circle, shutting down the Lipscomb offense with a career-high 14 strikeouts in the three-hit shutout, her sixth shutout of the season.
500 AT THE RHOADS HOUSE
- Alabama is just one win shy of its 500th win at Rhoads Stadium, the Tide's home field since 2000. Alabama owns a 499-77 (.866) all-time record at the field.
- With a 22-1 record at home this season, it marks the 17th time in 18 years at Rhoads Stadium that Alabama has earned at least 20 wins. The Tide has won at least 30 games at home seven times, including a record 39 wins in 2007.
- All-time, Alabama is hitting .327 at Rhoads Stadium, out-hitting its opponents 4,679-2,726 and out-scoring teams 3,704-1,149.
- The stadium's home-field advantage is due in large part to the consistent fan attendance. Alabama has led the nation in attendance nine-straight seasons, including season attendance totals above 90,000 in three of the last five years. Last season, Alabama became the first team in NCAA history to average over 3,000 fans per game during the regular season.
ZEROES IN THE RUN COLUMN
Wednesday's 5-0 victory over Lipscomb marked the 20th shutout of the season for Alabama. This surpasses last year's total of 17 and ties the 20 earned during the 2015 season. The Tide is now six shy of tying the single-season record.
Most Shutouts in a Single Season at Alabama
- 26 - 2009
- 25 - 2001
- 24 - 2006
- 23 - 2008
- 23 - 2007
- 22 - 2011
- 22 - 2005
- 20 - 2015
- 20 - 2017
UP NEXT
Alabama hosts UAB on Tuesday, April 11 before hitting the road for a three-game series in Knoxville against 17th-ranked Tennessee.
- Tuesday, April 11 vs. UAB - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 6 p.m. CT
- Saturday, April 15 at No. 17/17 Tennessee - Knoxville, Tenn. - 5 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
- Sunday, April 16 at No. 17/17 Tennessee - Knoxville, Tenn. - 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
- Monday, April 17 at No. 17/17 Tennessee - Knoxville, Tenn. - 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
