Friday, April 30
Athens, Ga.
5 p.m. CT
Alabama
at
Georgia
Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics
Alabama Softball Hits the Road for Three Game Series at Georgia
4/29/2021 10:00:00 AM | Softball
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THIS WEEK: #4/4 ALABAMA (36-7, 12-6 SEC) ATÂ #21/22 GEORGIAÂ (29-14, 7-11 SEC)
- Athens, Ga. – Jack Turner Softball Stadium
- Friday, April 30 – 5 p.m. CT
- Saturday, May 1 – 12 p.m. CT (ESPN2)
- Sunday, May 2 – 1 p.m. CT
SCOUTING ALABAMA
- No. 4 Alabama is 36-7 overall and 12-6 in SEC play after earning two wins over 13th-ranked Louisiana last weekend in Tuscaloosa
- The Crimson Tide has two weeks left to play in the regular season, wrapping up its SEC schedule against Georgia (April 30-May 2) and Ole Miss (May 6-8)
- Alabama pitching leads the SEC with 362 strikeouts and is third with a 1.67 ERA
- The Crimson Tide is ranked third in this week's Softball America poll and fourth in the NFCA, USA Softball and D1 Softball rankings
- Alabama returned 17 players from last season, including all seven 2020 seniors, while UA added five freshmen
INSIDE THE SERIES VS. GEORGIA
- Overall: Alabama leads 46-20
- In Tuscaloosa: 25-7 | In Athens: 17-11 | At Neutral Sites: 4-2
- Current Streak: Alabama +5
- Last Meeting: May 9, 2019 - College Station, Texas - W, 2-1 (8) *SEC Tournament*
- Last Meeting in Athens: April 29, 2018 - W, 7-4
LAST TIME OUT: ALABAMA VS. LOUISIANA
- Alabama welcomed 13th-ranked Louisiana for a pair of games during the Crimson Tide's SEC bye weekend, earning a pair of wins over the Ragin' Cajuns
- In game one, a four-run first inning that included Lexi Kilfoyl's first career home run allowed Alabama to hold on for the 5-3 win
- Montana Fouts tallied her sixth-straight start with 10 or more strikeouts, all of which have come against ranked opponents
- Despite being out-hit 6-4 in game two, the Tide used speed on the basepaths and capitalized on Louisiana errors on offense and defense to earn the 5-1 win
- Savannah Woodard hit the eighth inside-the-park home run in program history, part of a 2-for-3 day with two runs scored and two RBIs
- The wins improved Alabama's record to 16-6 vs. ranked opponents this season
MONTANA FOUTS NAMED SEC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
- For the third time this season, Alabama's Montana Fouts has been named the SEC Softball Pitcher of the Week
- Fouts appeared in all three games last week, earning a complete-game win and a pair of saves
- She secured the final out in Wednesday's 6-3 win over Southern Miss for her second save of the year before returning to the circle on Saturday against 13th-ranked Louisiana, throwing a complete game with 11 strikeouts in the 5-3 win over the Ragin' Cajuns
- It marked her sixth-straight start with 10 or more strikeouts, all of which have come against ranked opponents
- She closed Sunday's 5-1 win against Louisiana with a 3.0 inning save, giving up a hit to the first batter she faced before retiring the next nine straight, including four strikeouts
SEC WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
- Montana Fouts' Pitcher of the Week award this week is the eighth weekly honor this season for Alabama, marking its second-highest total in program history
- The Tide has earned three Pitcher of the Week (Fouts x3), 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 - 8 (3 Player, 3 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)
DOUBLE DIGIT STRIKEOUTS
- Montana Fouts has thrown 10+ strikeouts 12 times this season, including each of her last six starts
- Her current pitching coach Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro is the only other pitcher at Alabama to match that streak, throwing 10+ Ks in her first six starts of the 2006 season
- Fouts' 12 games with double-digit strikeouts is tied for the third-highest total for any UA pitcher in a season
Most Games with 10+ Strikeouts in a Season
- 16 - Stephanie VanBrakle (2006)
- 16 - Kelsi Dunne (2010)
- 15 - Kelsi Dunne (2011)
- 15 - Alexis Osorio (2017)
- 12 - Stephanie VanBrakle (2005)
- 12 - Montana Fouts (2021)
INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUNS
- Savannah Woodard's inside-the-park home run on Sunday against Louisiana was the eighth in program history
- All but two of them have occurred at Rhoads Stadium
- It was the first to come against a ranked opponent
Alabama Inside-the-Park Home Runs
- Savannah Woodard - April 25, 2021 vs. #13 Louisiana
- Skylar Wallace - Feb. 23, 2019 vs. Missouri State
- Merris Schroder - Feb. 9, 2018 vs. Lamar
- Haylie McCleney - Feb. 9, 2013 vs. Drake
- Ryan Iamurri - March 2, 2012 vs. Maryland
- Brittany Rogers - May 16, 2008 vs. Jacksonville State
- Brittany Rogers - Feb. 17, 2007 vs. Toledo
- Leah White - Feb. 13, 2004 vs. Lipscomb
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) for 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 221 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)
- Batters Struck Out - 1st - 146
- Runners Caught Stealing - 1st - 5
- Fewest Earned Runs Allowed - 40 - 2nd
- Batting Average - 3rd - .275
- Runs Scored - 3rd - 90
- Hits - 3rd - 134
- Fewest Runs Allowed - 3rd - 58
Individual Rankings (Top 3)
- Slugging Percentage - Bailey Hemphill - 1st - .955
- On Base Percentage - Bailey Hemphill - 1st - .642
- Runs Batted In - Bailey Hemphill - 1st - 23
- Batters Struck Out - Montana Fouts - 1st - 92
- Runners Caught Stealing - Bailey Hemphill - 1st - 5
- Walks - Bailey Hemphill - 2nd - 18
- Batting Average - Bailey Hemphill - 3rd - .455
- Runs Scored - Alexis Mack - 3rd - 16
- Home Runs - Bailey Hemphill - 3rd - 6
UP NEXT - ALABAMA VS. OLE MISS (TUSCALOOSA, ALA.)
- Thursday, May 6 - 6 p.m. CT
- Friday, May 7 - 6 p.m. CT
- Saturday, May 8 - 11 a.m. CT (SEC Network)
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