Alabama Softball Opens Fall Season at Sand Mountain Showdown Wednesday
10/12/2022 9:26:00 PM | Softball
The Crimson Tide will host Georgia Tech in a doubleheader Saturday at Rhoads Stadium
ALBERTVILLE, Ala. – Alabama softball opened its fall season Wednesday night at the Sand Mountain Showdown against Jacksonville State. The two teams battled through seven innings before the game was called with the score tied 6-6.
Nearly the entire Crimson Tide lineup saw game action on Wednesday, including all seven newcomers. Senior transfer Lauren Esman showed her versatility as a two-way player, throwing 3.0 shutout innings in the start with only one hit allowed while also going 1-for-2 at the plate including a two-run triple. Freshman Abby Duchscherer went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored while Ashley Prange, Aubrey Barnhart and Jordan Stephens also had an RBI.
Highlights
- Lauren Esman: 3.0 IP, 1H, 0 ER, 1-for-2, 2 RBI
- Abby Duchscherer: 2-for-3, RBI, R
- Faith Hensley: 1-for-2, BB, 2 R
- Jordan Stephens: 1-for-2, RBI
Scoring Summary
- B4 | Ashley Prange drove in Faith Hensley with an RBI single
- B4 | M'Kay Gidley scored on an RBI fielder's choice from Aubrey Barnhart
- B4 | An Abby Duchscherer RBI single scored Kat Grill
- T5 | Jacksonville State hit a two-run home run
- B5 | Lauren Esman plated two runs with an RBI triple
- T6 | The Gamecocks scored four runs on four RBI singles
- B6 | Jordan Stephens tied the game with an RBI single
Up Next: vs. Georgia Tech (DH)
- Saturday, Oct. 15 – Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 1:30 p.m. CT
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