Alabama Plays Belmont Tuesday in Cullman at Heritage Park

THIS WEEK: #5/7 ALABAMA (45-4) VS. BELMONT (26-18)
Tuesday, April 23 – 6 p.m. CT
Cullman, Ala. – Heritage Park

SCOUTING ALABAMA

Alabama is 45-4 entering this week's games, owning a 14-4 record in conference play, good for first place in the SEC standings
The Tide is on a seven-game winning streak, including series sweeps over Georgia and Florida
Last time out, Alabama swept Florida in three games in Gainesville, its first series sweep of the Gators since 2006 and its first on the road since 2001
Alabama is up to No. 8 in this week's NCAA RPI, its highest mark of the season with remaining series against Kentucky (16) and LSU (7)
Five of the Tide's regular starters are hitting .300 or better, led by sophomore Kaylee Tow and junior Bailey Hemphill at .358. Tow is the NCAA leader with 52 walks while Hemphill has 20 home runs and 64 RBIs, both of which rank fourth
Junior Elissa Brown is third on the team with a .331 batting average and is 35-for-38 in stolen bases
Freshman Montana Fouts sports a 12-1 record and 1.00 ERA, striking out 118 over 91.0 innings pitched. Junior Sarah Cornell is 17-1 with a 1.87 ERA over 89.2 innings while junior Krystal Goodman has a 1.11 ERA and an 8-0 record

ALL-TIME VS. BELMONT

Overall: Alabama leads 3-0
In Tuscaloosa: 0-0 | In Belmont: 0-0 | At Neutral Sites: 3-0
Current Streak: Alabama +3
Last Meeting: April 5, 2005 - Huntsville, Ala. - W, 6-0

LAST TIME OUT: ALABAMA TAKES THREE FROM FLORIDA

Alabama took three games from Florida last weekend, defeating the Gators by scores of 3-1, 6-1 and 3-0
The sweep was the first for the Tide over the Gators since 2006 and its first in Gainesville since 2001
Alabama is now 40-36 all-time against Florida, including a 21-13 mark on the road
For the second-straight weekend, the Alabama pitching trio of freshman Montana Fouts and juniors Sarah Cornell and Krystal Goodman were lights-out, each earning a start and combining for a 0.67 staff ERA with two runs allowed over 21.0 innings with 21 strikeouts
The two runs allowed over the weekend marked the fewest runs scored in a series by the Gators against the Tide in Gainesville
Junior Bailey Hemphill led the Tide offense, batting 4-for-8 (.500) with at least one hit in each game. She drove in the go-ahead run in the eventual 3-1 win in game one before blasting her 20th home run of the season in game two, becoming just the third player in UA history to hit 20 home runs in a season
Freshman Skylar Wallace was 3-for-6 with three runs scored across both games of Friday's doubleheader, including a triple in game one and a solo home run in game two

ALABAMA AMONG THE NATIONAL LEADERS

The Tide leads the SEC and ranks fifth nationally with 111 stolen bases, one of only nine teams in triple digits
Alabama paces the conference and is sixth in the country with 70 home runs over 49 games, averaging 1.43 per contest
The Tide is first in the SEC and eighth nationally with 332 runs scored, one of 14 teams in the country with at least 300 runs scored
Junior Bailey Hemphill is fourth on the NCAA leaderboards with 64 RBIs and 20 home runs
Sophomore Kaylee Tow leads DI softball with 56 walks, eight better than second place, helping build a .555 on base percentage that ranks ninth
Junior Elissa Brown's 35 stolen bases is sixth nationally and only trails LSU's Aliyah Andrews for the SEC lead
Freshman Montana Fouts leads the SEC and is fifth among all pitchers with an 0.97 ERA

ALABAMA PITCHING IN SEC PLAY (TOP 3)

Earned Run Average - 1st - 2.36
Runs Allowed - 1st - 52
Earned Runs Allowed - 1st - 42
Home Runs Allowed - 1st - 9
Opposing Batting Average - 2nd - .231
Hits Allowed - 3rd - 109

ALABAMA HITTING IN SEC PLAY (TOP 3)

On Base Percentage - 1st - .422
Walks - 1st - 108
Stolen Bases - 1st - 37
Triples - 1st - 6
Slugging Percentage - 2nd - .516
Home Runs - 2nd - 29
Batting Average - 3rd - .283
Runs Scored - 3rd - 112
Hits - 3rd - 132
Runs Batted In - 3rd - 96

SEC DOWN THE STRETCH

Leading the SEC standings with two weeks remaining, Alabama is within striking distance of claiming its sixth regular season SEC Championship
Sitting at 14-4, the Tide has six conference games remaining while second-place LSU is at 14-7 with only three left on its schedule. The two teams will meet May 3-5 in Baton Rouge to close out the regular season
Four conference wins gives Alabama sole possession of the SEC Championship, while three could earn at least a share
If Ole Miss sweeps its remaining six games, it would finish at 17-6 due to a rainout earlier this season
Tennessee could sweep its remaining six games and finish at 17-7
Teams outside the top four that could be in contention with losses to teams in front of them are Missouri at 10-8 and Kentucky at 11-9
The SEC recognizes co-champions for the regular season title, with tie-breakers only implemented to determine SEC Tournament seeding

UP NEXT
This weekend, Alabama closes out the home portion of its 2019 regular season with a three-game series against Kentucky at Rhoads Stadium, beginning Friday, April 26 at 6:30 p.m. CT. Game two is an 8 p.m. CT first pitch Saturday, April 27 on ESPN with the finale at 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, April 28 on SEC Network.

Alabama Plays Belmont Tuesday in Cullman at Heritage Park

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Elissa Brown

Sarah Cornell

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Krystal Goodman

Bailey Hemphill

Kaylee Tow

Skylar Wallace

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Alabama Plays Belmont Tuesday in Cullman at Heritage Park

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Elissa Brown

Sarah Cornell

Montana Fouts

Krystal Goodman

Bailey Hemphill

Kaylee Tow

Skylar Wallace

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