Alabama Softball Takes Two in Saturday Doubleheader against Northern Iowa

Saturday, March 6

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

11 a.m. CT

Alabama

18-0

UNI

6-7

UNI

Alabama

Alabama Softball Takes Two in Saturday Doubleheader against Northern Iowa

3/6/2021 3:47:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Game One Box Score (PDF)Game Two Box Score (PDF)

The Crimson Tide conclude the weekend facing South Alabama Sunday at 4 p.m. CT on SEC Network

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball took a pair of games Saturday in a doubleheader sweep over Northern Iowa, scrapping out a 5-3 win in game one before posting a five-inning run rule win in game two, 8-0.

Alabama (19-0) took a three-run lead in the opening game before Northern Iowa (6-8) closed the gap with a pair in the next half-inning. The Crimson Tide answered right back with two in the bottom half to make it 5-2. The Panthers would score on a fielding error in the sixth but that would go as the final run in the 5-3 win for Alabama. Game two was much more decisive, with the Tide shutting out UNI and scoring in three of the five innings played, capped by a grand slam from Savannah Woodard in the bottom of the fifth to bring it to its final tally of 8-0.

Bailey Dowling batted 4-for-6 (.667) between the two games, scoring a team-leading three runs. Bailey Hemphill went 3-for-5 (.600) with a pair of RBIs, pushing her past Whitney Larsen (2008-11) for third all-time with 197 for her career. Celebrating her senior day on Saturday, Sarah Cornell (2-0) earned the win in the circle in game one while Jaala Torrence (1-0) pitched 1.1 innings for a save and then started game two, earning her first career win.

HIGHLIGHTS

Bailey Hemphill passed Whitney Larsen to move to third place on UA's career RBI list with 197
In the 14 innings opponents have scored against Alabama, the Tide has responded with a run in the next half-inning 10 times, including three of four opportunities this weekend
Kyra Lockhart earned her first hit of the season, a fourth-inning pinch hit RBI double
Alexis Mack extended her hitting streak to six games after game one but went 0-for-2 in the second game of the day

SCORING SUMMARY

GAME ONE (Alabama 5, UNI 3)
- B4 | Bailey Hemphill led off the half-inning with a solo home run to center field (1-0, 0 Out)
- B4 | Bailey Dowling drove in Claire Jenkins with an RBI single (2-0, 1 Out)
- B4 | Dowling stole third and came home on an errant throw (3-0, 2 Out)
- T5 | UNI's Hannah Kelley hit a two-run pinch hit home run (3-2, 2 Out)
- B5 | Hemphill ripped a 3-1 pitch through the left side to drive in a run (4-2, 1 Out)
- B5 | An RBI groundout from Jenkins plated another (5-2, 1 Out)
- T6 | A fielding error brought a runner home from third (5-3, 1 Out)
GAME TWO (Alabama 8, UNI 0)
- B2 | Taylor Clark ripped an RBI double down the left field line (1-0, 1 Out)
- B4 | Savannah Woodard sent a two-out single back up the middle to drive in Bailey Dowling (2-0, 2 Out)
- B4 | Pinch hitter Kyra Lockhart went opposite field for an RBI double (3-0, 2 Out)
- B5 | Kaylee Tow pulled an RBI single through the right side to score one (4-0, 0 Out)
- B5 | Savannah Woodard ended the game with a grand slam (8-0, 2 Out)

UP NEXT – EASTON T-TOWN SHOWDOWN (TUSCALOOSA, ALA.)

Sunday, March 7 vs. South Alabama – 4 p.m. CT (SEC Network)

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