Alabama Softball Closes Weekend With 4-0 Shutout Over McNeese

Sunday, March 1

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

1:30 p.m. CT

Alabama

12-7

McNeese

15-7

McNeese

Alabama

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Alabama Softball Closes Weekend With 4-0 Shutout Over McNeese

3/1/2020 4:47:00 PM | Softball

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Senior Krystal Goodman throws the complete-game shutout on her senior day

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball closed out its weekend at the Easton Crimson Classic with a 4-0 shutout over McNeese Sunday afternoon at Rhoads Stadium.

Eighth-ranked Alabama (12-7) took the lead right away over McNeese (15-7) with a pair of runs in the first inning, adding one more in the third and fourth innings to bring the score to its final tally. Senior Alexis Mack had a pair of hits at the leadoff spot, as did junior KB Sides in the three-hole. Sides drove in one of Alabama's runs, with additional RBIs coming off an RBI single from junior Maddie Morgan and a solo home run from senior Bailey Hemphill. Celebrating her senior day, Krystal Goodman (3-0) threw a complete-game shutout with just four hits and one walk allowed along with a season-high six strikeouts.

Highlights

Hemphill had a home run and a walk today, increasing her team-leading reached base streak to 17 games
Hemphill is now just one walk away from second-place Cassie-Reilly Boccia with 180 career walks and 20 walks away from Haylie McCleney's career record of 199
Goodman fanned a season-high six batters, her eighth career game with at least five strikeouts
The shutout was Alabama's fourth of the season

Scoring Summary

B1st | After a leadoff single, senior Alexis Mack advanced to third on a groundout and then hustled home on an errant throw (Alabama 1, McNeese 0)
B1st | Hemphill slugged a solo home run to center field (Alabama 2, McNeese 0)
B3rd | An RBI single from junior Maddie Morgan drove in fellow junior KB Sides from second (Alabama 3, McNeese 0)
B4th | After sophomore Skylar Wallace reached on an error, Sides roped a double to the left field gap to drive her in all the way from first (Alabama 4, McNeese 0)

Up Next

Alabama continues its home stand on Wednesday, March 4 against Alcorn State at 6 p.m. CT.

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