Alabama Softball Drops Game Two to Florida, 9-2

Saturday, April 17

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

1 p.m. CT

Alabama

32-7, 11-6

Florida

32-5, 12-2

Florida

Alabama

Alabama Softball Drops Game Two to Florida, 9-2

4/17/2021 4:57:00 PM | Softball

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The series finale is set for a 1 p.m. CT start Sunday on the SEC Network

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After trailing early, Alabama rallied to tie the game at 2-2 but Florida answered back with seven unanswered to defeat the Crimson Tide, 9-2, and clinch the weekend series.

Alabama (32-7, 11-6 SEC) fell behind in the third inning after Florida (32-5, 12-2 SEC) scored two runs but answered back to tie it in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single from Kaylee Tow with some heads-up baserunning from KB Sides as the trailing runner to score on the throw back down to second as Tow tried to advance a base. The Gators retook the lead with a run on a wild pitch in the fifth and remained in front for the remainder of the game.

In addition to the run scored, Sides also had a hit to extend her hitting streak to eight games, tying her career-long set last season, and her reached base streak to a team-leading 17 games. Bailey Hemphill drew a pair of walks to improve her career total to 208, four shy of Auburn's Kasey Cooper for third all-time in SEC history. Krystal Goodman (4-1) threw 4.1 innings in the start, taking the loss while Natalie Lugo (10-1) got the win for the Gators and Katie Chronister earned the three-inning save.

HIGHLIGHTS

Alabama is now 41-39 all-time against Florida, including a 17-16 mark at home
KB Sides extended her hitting streak to eight games, tying her career-long set last season, while also extending her reached-base streak to a team-leading 17 games
Bailey Hemphill drew two walks to improve her career total to 208, four shy of Auburn's Kasey Cooper for third in SEC history at 212

SCORING SUMMARY

T3 | Florida's Cheyenne Lindsey hit an RBI double (0-1, 1 Out)
T3 | Charla Echols drove in another run with a double to left (0-2, 1 Out)
B4 | KB Sides drove in a run on a single up the middle and the trailing run came home on the throw down to second to tie the game (2-2, 1 Out)
T5 | A wild pitch brought home the Gator runner from third (2-3, 1 Out)
T6 | A two-out fielding error extended the inning and plated a Florida run (2-4, 2 Out)
T6 | Kendyl Lindaman hit a grand slam (2-8, 2 Out)
T7 | A bases-loaded wild pitch brought in another run for Florida (2-9, 2 Out)

UP NEXT – ALABAMA VS. FLORIDA (TUSCALOOSA, ALA.)

Sunday, April 18 – 1 p.m. CT (SEC Network)

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