Alabama
29-4, 9-3
Texas A&M
25-8, 4-5
Eight-Run Fourth Inning Propels Alabama Softball to 14-6 Run-Rule Over Texas A&M
4/3/2021 3:06:00 PM | Softball
The Crimson Tide swept its weekend series with the Aggies, outscoring them 33-15
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball completed the weekend sweep over Texas A&M with a 14-6 run-rule win Saturday afternoon at Rhoads Stadium.
Alabama (29-4, 9-3 SEC) fell behind early after a two-run first inning from Texas A&M (25-8, 4-5 SEC) but quickly rallied back with three in the bottom half to take the lead. The Aggies moved back ahead with three runs in the third to lead 5-3 before the Crimson Tide surged back ahead with an eight-run fourth inning in which 14 batters came to the plate. Texas A&M got a run back in the fifth, but Alabama scored three unanswered in the next two innings to cap the run-rule in six innings, 14-6.
The Crimson Tide offense tied its season high with 16 hits, led by three-hit performances from Alexis Mack and Savannah Woodard. Alabama had a pair of home runs on the day, including a three-run shot from Bailey Hemphill and a grand slam from Kaylee Tow, part of a career-high five RBIs for the Madisonville, Ky., native.
Krystal Goodman (3-0) earned the win in relief, throwing 2.1 innings with just one unearned run on two hits. Texas A&M threw four pitchers in the losing effort, with Grace Uribe (6-3) taking the loss.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Alabama improves to 19-4 all-time vs. Texas A&M, including an 8-1 record at home
- The Tide outscored the Aggies 33-15 this weekend, including two run-rule victories
- Alabama has scored in the first inning against Texas A&M in each of their last nine meetings
- The Tide matched its season high 16 hits, previously set on March 5 against Kent State
- Kaylee Tow's grand slam was the third this season for Alabama and the second of her career, previously doing so against Niagara on March 15, 2019
- Tow's five RBIs ties a career high, last hitting the mark on Feb. 21 this season vs. LSU
- Alexis Mack earned her second straight three-hit performance, finishing the weekend at 7-for-10 (.700) with seven runs scored
- The three hits ties Savannah Woodard's previous career high set last weekend in game three at Kentucky
- Bailey Hemphill improved her career RBI total to 218 and her walk total to 203
- Hemphill's home run gives her 56 for her career, just one shy of Kaila Hunt and Charlotte Morgan in second place in UA history with 58 and four shy of Kelly Kretschman's record of 60
SCORING SUMMARY
- T1 | Texas A&M's Shaylee Ackerman hit a two-run home run (0-2, 2 Out)
- B1 | Bailey Hemphill crushed a three-run homer to center field (3-2, 0 Out)
- T3 | A two-run home run from Haley Lee put the Aggies back in front (3-4, 1 Out)
- T3 | With runners at the corners, a wild pitch brought a Texas A&M run home (3-5, 2 Out)
- B4 | Elissa Brown drove in a pair on a single up the middle to tie the game (5-5, 0 Out)
- B4 | KB Sides hit an RBI single up the middle to give Alabama the lead (6-5, 0 Out)
- B4 | Kaylee Tow unloaded the bases with a grand slam to straightaway center (10-5, 0 Out)
- B4 | An infield single from Savannah Woodard tacked on another run (11-5, 1 Out)
- T5 | Texas A&M got a run back with a sacrifice fly (11-6, 1 Out)
- B5 | Maddie Morgan drove in a run on a sacrifice fly (12-6, 1 Out)
- B5 | Savannah Woodard singled through the right side to drive in Tow from second (13-6, 2 Out)
- B6 | A high chopper allowed Kat Grill to score from third and end the game (14-6, 1 Out)
UP NEXT – ALABAMA AT ARKANSAS (FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.)
- Friday, April 9 – 6 p.m. CT
- Saturday, April 10 – 11 a.m. CT (ESPN2)
- Sunday, April 11 – 1 p.m. CT
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Goodman, Krystal (3-0)
L: Uribe, Grace (6-3)
Batting:
HR: Lee, Haley 1 ; Ackerman, Shaylee 1
RBI: Lee, Haley 2 ; Ackerman, Shaylee 2 ; Martinez, Kelly 1
SF: Martinez, Kelly 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Herzog, Makinzy 2 ; Warren, Bre 1 ; Lee, Haley 1 ; Ackerman, Shaylee 2
SB: Herzog, Makinzy 2 ; Ackerman, Shaylee 1 ; Torres, Mariana 1
CS: Wiggins, Rylen 1
Batting:
2B: Hemphill, Bailey 1
HR: Hemphill, Bailey 1 ; Tow, Kaylee 1
RBI: Sides, KB 1 ; Hemphill, Bailey 3 ; Tow, Kaylee 5 ; Morgan, Maddie 1 ; Woodard, Savannah 2 ; Brown, Elissa 2
SF: Morgan, Maddie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mack, Alexis 2 ; Sides, KB 1 ; Grill, Kat 2 ; Hemphill, Bailey 2 ; Davis, Kayla 1 ; Tow, Kaylee 2 ; Kilfoyl, Lexi 1 ; Johnson, Jenna 1 ; Woodard, Savannah 1 ; Brown, Elissa 1
SB: Mack, Alexis 2 ; Woodard, Savannah 1
HBP: Hemphill, Bailey 1
