Alabama Softball Blanks Georgia Tech in Saturday Doubleheader
10/15/2022 5:51:00 PM | Softball
Crimson Tide pitchers throw a combined 14.0 shutout innings against the Yellow Jackets
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball posted a pair of shutouts Saturday afternoon at Rhoads Stadium against Georgia Tech, blanking the Yellow Jackets 1-0 and 4-0.
Alabama won a low-scoring game one, with a first inning solo home run from Ally Shipman proving enough in the 1-0 victory. Lauren Esman went the distance in the circle, throwing a complete-game shutout with just two hits allowed, including stranding the potential tying run at third base in the top of the seventh.
The Crimson Tide got the scoring started in game two with a hard-hit RBI single from Kali Heivilin in the second inning that bounced off the right field wall. Later that inning with Larissa Preuitt at third, the freshman broke home on the pitch scoring on the RBI groundout to make it 2-0. Fellow freshman Abby Duchscherer tacked on another run in the third with an RBI triple down the left field line before scoring in the next at-bat on a sac fly from Shipman. The four runs were more than enough to back up a combined shutout in the circle from Jaala Torrence and Alex Salter, allowing two hits with six strikeouts.
Highlights
- Lauren Esman threw a complete-game shutout in game one, allowing just three hits and one walk with four strikeouts
- Ally Shipman hit the first home run of the fall for Alabama, a first-inning solo shot in game one
- Four different players earned an RBI for the Tide in game two, including a third-inning triple from Abby Duchscherer
- Jaala Torrence and Alex Salter combined for another complete-game shutout in game two, allowing two hits with six strikeouts
- Kristen White was 2-for-3 on the day with an RBI and two stolen bases
Game One Scoring Summary
- B1 | Ally Shipman crushed a solo home run to left field (1-0, 2 Out)
Game Two Scoring Summary
- B2 | Kali Heivilin bounced an RBI single off the wall in right field, driving in Faith Hensley from second (1-0, 1 Out)
- B2 | Kristen White got the RBI on a groundout as Larissa Preuitt was running on the pitch from third (2-0, 1 Out)
- B3 | Abby Duchscherer ripped an RBI triple down the left field line (3-0, 0 Out)
- B3 | Duchscherer scored from third on a sac fly RBI from Ally Shipman (4-0, 0 Out)
Up Next: vs. Copiah-Lincoln (DH)
- Sunday, Oct. 23 – Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 1:30 p.m. CT
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