Alabama Hosts Georgia for Three Nationally-Televised Games

THIS WEEKEND: #5/7 ALABAMA (39-4, 8-4 SEC) VS. #13/19 GEORGIA (30-11, 5-7 SEC)
Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Rhoads Stadium

Saturday, April 13 – 11 a.m. CT (ESPN2)
Sunday, April 14 – 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
Monday, April 15 – 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)

SCOUTING ALABAMA

Alabama is 39-4 entering this weekend's games, owning an 8-4 record in conference play. The Crimson Tide is currently tied for second in the SEC standings
Last time out, Alabama defeated Georgia State, 5-1, Wednesday night in the Tide's final home midweek contest of the season
Wednesday's win opened a four-game home stand for the Tide, with only three home games after that on the regular-season schedule. Alabama is 19-1 at home this season
Alabama is No. 5 in USA Today/NFCA top-25 and No. 7 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball rankings
Seven of the Tide's regular starters are hitting .300 or better, led by sophomore Kaylee Tow at .364. Junior Bailey Hemphill is batting .353 with 19 home runs and 60 RBIs, while junior Elissa Brown is second on the team with a .354 batting average and team-leading 31 stolen bases
Freshman Montana Fouts sports a 12-1 record and 1.05 ERA, striking out 111 over 87.0 innings pitched. Junior Sarah Cornell is 15-1 with a 2.00 ERA over 80.1 innings while junior Krystal Goodman has a 1.27 ERA and a 7-0 record

ALL-TIME VS. GEORGIA

Overall: Alabama leads 42-20
In Tuscaloosa: 22-7 | In Athens: 17-11 | At Neutral Sites: 3-2
Current Streak: Alabama +1
Last Meeting: April 29, 2018 - Athens, Ga. - W, 7-4
Last Meeting in Tusclaoosa: May 8, 2016 - L, 5-9

LAST TIME OUT: ALABAMA CLAIMS 5-1 MIDWEEK VICTORY OVER GEORGIA STATE

Alabama began a four-game homestand at Rhoads Stadium Wednesday, earning a 5-1 win over Georgia State
Alabama scored three runs in the first inning on a pair of singles and added another in the second before Georgia State scored its first run on a fielding error in the top of the fourth. Another run in the bottom of the fifth went as the final tally of the night
Elissa Brown set the table at the top of the order, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and driving in a run on a sacrifice squeeze bunt in the fifth
Junior Claire Jenkins also had a multi-hit game, including an RBI single in the first, while freshman Skylar Wallace knocked in a pair of runs on another first-inning single
Junior Krystal Goodman was sharp in the circle, allowing just one unearned run on two hits, striking out four in the complete-game effort to push her record to 7-0

ALABAMA AMONG THE NATIONAL LEADERS

The Tide leads the SEC and ranks sixth nationally with 94 stolen bases, averaging 2.19 per game
Alabama paces the conference and is tied for fifth in the country with 65 home runs over 43 games, averaging 1.51 per contest
The Tide is one of five teams in the country with at least 300 runs scored, averaging 7.09 runs-per-game
Junior Bailey Hemphill is second nationally with 60 RBIs and is fourth with 19 home runs
Sophomore Kaylee Tow leads the NCAA with 49 walks, helping build a .560 on base percentage that ranks 10th
Freshman Montana Fouts leads the SEC and is sixth nationally with a 1.05 ERA and her 6.53 strikeout-to-walk ratio ranks 11th

ALABAMA IN SEC PLAY (TOP 3)

On Base Percentage - .433 - 1st
Walks - 76 - 1st
Stolen Bases - 20 - 1st
Triples - 4 - T1st
Home Runs Allowed - 7 - 1st
Home Runs - 24 - 2nd
Slugging Percentage - .573 - 2nd
Earned Run Average - 3.05 - 2nd
Earned Runs Allowed - 36 - T2nd
Batting Average - .297 - 3rd
Runs Scored - 85 - 3rd
RBIs - 74 - 3rd
Hits - 96 - T3rd???????

HEMPHILL SLUGGING INTO SINGLE-SEASON TOP 10

Through 43 games, junior Bailey Hemphill is already posting some of the best power numbers in UA single-season history
Her 19 home runs is tied for 3rd all-time at UA with Marisa Runyon (2015) and Charlotte Morgan (2008)
The single-season record for home runs is 25, set by Kelly Kretschman in 1998. The only other player to surpass 20 home runs in a season was Kaila Hunt with 21 in 2012
Hemphill's 60 RBIs is tied for 10th all-time at UA. The single-season record is 80, set by Marisa Runyon in 2015, and only four players have surpassed 70

ELISSA BROWN APPROACHING 100 CAREER STOLEN BASES

Junior Elissa Brown is just eight shy of becoming the seventh player in program history with 100 career stolen bases
The last Tide player to earn triple-digit stolen bases was Haylie McCleney (2013-16)
Of the six ranked above her in the career records, Brittany Rogers (2006-09), Kayla Braud (2010-13) and Kelly Kretschman (1998-01) were the only ones to reach 100 stolen bases before the end of their junior season
So far this season, Brown is 31-for-32 in stolen bases including a current streak of 29-straight without being caught

REAGAN DYKES TWO AWAY FROM CAUGHT STEALING RECORD

With six runners caught stealing this season, Reagan Dykes is second all-time at UA with 42 career runners caught stealing
She is two shy of Kendall Dawson's (2009-12) record total of 44
Dykes' 16 runners caught stealing last year was one off the single-season school record of 17 set by Dawson in 2011
Dykes, Dawson and Lacy Prejean (2000-03) are the only three catchers in school history with at least 16 runners caught stealing in a season

HOME SWEET HOME

Alabama is 19-1 at home this season, sporting its highest home winning percentage (.950) since 2011 when the Tide went 25-1 (.962)
Tide hitters have outscored the opponents 128-51 this season at Rhoads Stadium
29 of the team's 65 home runs have come at Rhoads Stadium, paced by nine from junior Bailey Hemphill
Tide pitching owns a 1.98 ERA this season at home, holding the opponent to two or fewer runs in 15 of the 20 games played

ALABAMA RANKED NO. 5 IN NFCA RANKINGS

Alabama softball heads into this week's games ranked No. 5 in the USA Today/NFCA poll and No. 7 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll
Alabama remains the highest-ranked SEC team in the NFCA poll, joined in the top 10 by Florida (6/9), LSU (7/5) and Tennessee (9/8)
In total, 10 SEC programs are represented in at least one top 25 poll with Missouri and Mississippi State receiving votes

UP NEXT
Next weekend, Alabama travels to Gainesville, Fla., for a three-game series at No. 6/9 Florida (33-9, 6-6 SEC). The Tide and Gators open play with a doubleheader Friday, April 19, at 4:30 p.m. CT, with the first game aired live on ESPN2. The series concludes Saturday, April 20, at 1 p.m. CT live on ESPN.

Alabama Hosts Georgia for Three Nationally-Televised Games

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Players Mentioned

Elissa Brown

Sarah Cornell

Reagan Dykes

Montana Fouts

Krystal Goodman

Bailey Hemphill

Claire Jenkins

Kaylee Tow

Skylar Wallace

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Alabama Hosts Georgia for Three Nationally-Televised Games

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Players Mentioned

Elissa Brown

Sarah Cornell

Reagan Dykes

Montana Fouts

Krystal Goodman

Bailey Hemphill

Claire Jenkins

Kaylee Tow

Skylar Wallace

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