Alabama
9-5
Louisville
5-9
Softball Posts Second Shutout Over Louisville Sunday to Close Out Undefeated Weekend
2/23/2020 4:57:00 PM | Softball
The Crimson Tide outscored its opponents 51-8 over five games at this weekend’s Easton Bama Bash
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball concluded its weekend at the Easton Bama Bash Sunday with another lopsided victory, shutting out Louisville, 10-0, in five innings with a game-ending three-run home run from sophomore Skylar Wallace providing the exclamation mark on the run-rule victory.
The win was Alabama's (8-5) second shutout over Louisville (5-9) this weekend and its fourth run-rule win across the tournament's five games. In total, the Crimson Tide outscored its opponents 51-8.
Wallace led the team with five RBIs Sunday against the Cardinals, including the three-run home run, a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly. It was another balanced offensive attack for Alabama with seven different players tallying a hit, including a 2-for-2 day with two runs scored from freshman Jenna Johnson batting ninth. In the circle, sophomore Montana Fouts (2-2) posted her second shutout of the weekend, striking out seven batters while allowing just five hits, all singles, across 5.0 innings.
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— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) February 23, 2020
From Head Coach Patrick Murphy
"I think the hitters getting on base was one of the big things that went right this weekend. Our team's on-base percentage was over .500 with two players over .700. We consistently had someone on base almost every inning. That sense of urgency was good on offense. We also had really good starting pitching. The only thing we have to work on is some team defensive stuff, but the hitters just battled hard all weekend. I was really proud of them."
Highlights
- Junior KB Sides and senior Alexis Mack extended their team-leading hitting streaks to six and five games, respectively
- Senior Bailey Hemphill has now reached base in 12 consecutive games, the longest streak on the team
- The home run was Wallace's first of the season, making her the sixth Tide player to hit at least one home run through the first three weeks
- Alabama's all-time record at the Easton Bama Bash is now 89-11
Scoring Summary
- B1st | A Hemphill single to left field drove in Wallace from second (Alabama 1, Louisville 0)
- B1st | After a single from Sides to right field, an error allowed Hemphill to come home from third (Alabama 2, Louisville 0)
- B1st | Junior Kaylee Tow pulled a fly ball to deep right field as Sides tagged up at third and scored on the sacrifice fly (Alabama 3, Louisville 0)
- B2nd | With two on base, Mack laid down a bunt single and an errant throw moved everyone up to score a run (Alabama 4, Louisville 0)
- B2nd | A sac fly from Wallace brought in freshman Mary Greg Anderson from third (Alabama 5, Louisville 0)
- B3rd | A Louisville fielding error allowed a run to score for Alabama (Alabama 6, Louisville 0)
- B3rd | A bases-loaded walk to Wallace made it a seven-run game (Alabama 7, Louisville 0)
- B5th | Wallace ended the game early with a three-run home run to secure the run-rule (Alabama 10, Louisville 0)
Easton Bama Bash All-Tournament honorees:
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) February 23, 2020
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Easton Bama Bash All-Tournament Team
- Skylar Wallace (MVP) – Alabama
- Montana Fouts – Alabama
- KB Sides – Alabama
- Maddie Morgan – Alabama
- Chardonnay Harris – Louisville
- Carmyn Greenwood – Louisville
- Cassady Greenwood – Louisville
- Caitlin Bingham – Wichita State
- Bailey Urban – Wichita State
- Kennedy Legg – Penn State
Up Next
Alabama makes a quick midweek trip to Birmingham, Ala., facing UAB (8-6) on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. CT.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Fouts, Montana (2-2)
L: Chardonnay Harris (2-5)
Base Running:
SB: Celene Funke 1 ; Maddy Newman 1
Batting:
2B: Johnson, Jenna 1
HR: Wallace, Skylar 1
RBI: Wallace, Skylar 5 ; Hemphill, Bailey 1 ; Tow, Kaylee 1
SF: Wallace, Skylar 1 ; Tow, Kaylee 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mack, Alexis 1 ; Wallace, Skylar 2 ; Hemphill, Bailey 1 ; Sides, KB 1 ; Clark, Taylor 1 ; Doerr, Abby 1 ; Anderson, Mary Greg 1 ; Johnson, Jenna 2
SB: Wallace, Skylar 1 ; Hemphill, Bailey 1 ; Sides, KB 1
CS: Mack, Alexis 1
HBP: Clark, Taylor 1
