Wednesday, April 14
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
6 p.m. CT
Alabama
vs
Alabama State
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The Crimson Tide and Lady Hornets are set for a 6 p.m. CT first pitch at Rhoads Stadium
THIS WEEK: #3 ALABAMA (31-5) VS. ALABAMA STATEÂ (9-22)
- Wednesday, April 14 – 6 p.m. CT
- Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Rhoads Stadium
SCOUTING ALABAMA
- No. 3 Alabama is 31-5 overall and 11-4 in SEC play after a series win on the road at eighth-ranked Arkansas last weekend
- The Crimson Tide is two games behind Arkansas in the league standings with three remaining series against Florida, Georgia and Ole Miss
- Alabama pitching leads the SEC with 302 strikeouts and is second with a 1.53 ERA, 69 runs allowed and 31 wins
- In SEC play, the Tide leads the league in five offensive categories including hits (123) and runs scored (84)
- The Crimson Tide is ranked as high as No. 3 in this week's national polls
- Alabama returns 17 players from last season, including all seven 2020 seniors, while adding five freshmen
INSIDE THE SERIES VS. ALABAMA STATE
- Overall: Alabama leads 3-0
- In Tuscaloosa: 2-0 | In Montgomery: 1-0 | At Neutral Sites: 0-0
- Current Streak: Alabama +3
- Last Meeting: Feb. 12, 2021 - Montgomery, Ala. - W, 10-0 (5)
- Last Meeting in Tuscaloosa: March 17, 2019 - W, 8-2 (NCAA Regionals)
LAST TIME OUT: ALABAMA AT ARKANSAS
- Alabama took two of three games last weekend on the road at Arkansas, handing the Razorbacks their first losses in conference play
- It was Arkansas' first home series loss since 2017 and Alabama's first series win in Fayetteville since 2015
- With two wins against eighth-ranked Arkansas, Alabama is now 5-3 against top-10 opponents this season and 10-4 against top 25 teams
- Montana Fouts went 2-0 with a pair of complete-game wins, holding the potent Razorback lineup to just three unearned runs while striking out 23
MONTANA FOUTSÂ NAMED SEC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
- Fouts shut down a potent Razorback offense last weekend in Fayetteville, allowing just three runs, all unearned, across 14.0 innings with 23 strikeouts, posting double-digit Ks in each game
- Prior to last weekend, Arkansas had hit at least one home run in 31 of its 35 games; they didn't hit any home runs off Fouts and only two of their eight hits went for extra bases
- In Sunday's series rubber match, the Grayson, Ky., native threw a three-hit shutout, marking just the second time this season the Razorbacks have been shut out
- It was the first home series loss for Arkansas since 2017 and the first series win in Fayetteville for Alabama since 2015
- It is Fouts' second pitcher of the week award this season and the third of her career
- She also earned four freshman of the week awards during her 2019 rookie campaign
SEC WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
- Fouts' Pitcher of the Week award this week is the seventh weekly honor this season for Alabama, marking its second-highest total in program history
- The Tide has earned two Pitcher of the Week (Fouts x2), three Player of the Week (Hemphill x2, Tow) and two Newcomer of the Week (Kilfoyl x2) awards this season
Most SEC Weekly Awards in a Season
- 2006 - 9 (5 Player, 4 Pitcher)
- 2021 - 7 (3 Player, 2 Pitcher, 2 Newcomer)
- 2019 - 7 (1 Player, 2 Pitcher, 4 Freshman)
- 2012 - 7 (4 Player, 3 Pitcher)
- 2008 - 7 (4 Player, 2 Pitcher, 1 Freshman)
- 2007 - 7 (3 Player, 1 Pitcher, 3 Freshman)
HEMPHILL TWO SHY OF UA CAREER HOME RUN RECORD
- Senior Bailey Hemphill's 58 career home runs is tied with Kaila Hunt (2011-14) and Charlotte Morgan (2007-10) at second in the UA career rankings, two shy of Kelly Kretschman's (1998-2001) career record of 60
- She is the fifth player in program history to reach the 50 home run mark, the first since Hunt
- Hemphill tied the UA single-season record in 2019 with 26 home runs
- With her second home run in game one against Auburn on March 12, Hemphill became the third player in program history to surpass the 200 career RBI mark, joining Charlotte Morgan (2007-10) and Kaila Hunt (2011-14) in the prestigious club
- Now with 220 career RBIs, Hemphill passed Hunt's total of 215 and continues to close in on Morgan's school-record total of 264
ALABAMA LEAGUE PLAY LEADERS
Team Rankings (Top 3)
- Runs Scored - 1st - 84
- Hits - 1st - 123
- Runs Batted In - 1st - 78
- Walks - 1st - 50
- Stolen Bases - 1st - 14
- Batters Struck Out - 1st - 120
- Caught Stealing By - 1st - 5
- On Base Percentage - 2nd - .380
- Doubles - 2nd - 18
- Wins - 2nd - 11
- Batting Average - 3rd - .294
- Earned Run Average - 3rd - 2.30
Individual Rankings (Top 3)
- Batting Average - Elissa Brown - 3rd - .442
- Runs Scored - Alexis Mack - 1st - 15
- Doubles - KB Sides - 1st - 6
- Slugging Percentage - Bailey Hemphill - 2nd - .950
- Hits - Elissa Brown - 2nd - 19
- Walks - Bailey Hemphill - 2nd - 13
- On Base Percentage - Bailey Hemphill - 2nd - .603
- Runs Batted In - Bailey Hemphill - 1st - 23
- Home Runs - Bailey Hemphill - 2nd - 6
- Stolen Bases - Alexis Mack - 3rd - 6
- Batters Struck Out - Montana Fouts - 1st - 71
- Wins - Montana Fouts - 2nd - 6
- Caught Stealing By - Bailey Hemphill - 1st - 5
UP NEXT - ALABAMA VS. FLORIDA (TUSCALOOSA, ALA.)
- Friday, April 16 - 6 p.m. CT
- Saturday, April 17 - 1 p.m. CT (ESPN2)
- Sunday, April 18 - 1 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
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