Softball Opens Conference Play on the Road at LSU

Saturday, March 12

Baton Rouge, La.

1 p.m. CT

Alabama

LSU

Photo by: Kent Gidley

3/10/2022 9:52:00 AM | Softball

The Crimson Tide and Tigers will be live on the SEC Network Saturday at 8 p.m. CT

This Weekend: #2 Alabama at #21 LSU

No. 2 Alabama opens Southeastern Conference play with a three-game road series at No. 21 LSU starting Friday, March 11
Game two of the weekend series marks the Crimson Tide's first nationally broadcasted game of the season, airing on the SEC Network at 8 p.m. CT
The Crimson Tide is coming off a 4-0 weekend at the T-Mobile Crimson Classic in at Rhoads Stadium, posting a pair of wins against both Texas and Miami (OH)
Alabama is 5-0 against ranked foes this season, outscoring them 31-1
Eight of the Tide's 20 wins have come via run-rule and Alabama has posted nine shutouts
Head Coach Patrick Murphy is in his 24th season as head coach at Alabama with a 1,169-320 (.785) record
Alabama returns 11 players from last year's team that made the Women's College World Series semifinals, including a pair of All-Americans in Montana Fouts and Kaylee Tow
The Tide welcomes nine newcomers, including three transfers and six freshmen

Overall: LSU leads 43-40
- In Tuscaloosa: 21-13
- In Baton Rouge: 11-23
- At Neutral Sites: 8-7
Current Streak: +6
Last Meeting: Feb. 21, 2021 – W, 13-5 (5 Inn.) – Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Last Meeting in Baton Rouge – May 5, 2019 – W, 5-1

Alabama went 4-0 at last weekend's T-Mobile Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa, defeating Texas twice before posting a pair of wins against Miami of Ohio
Freshman Megan Bloodworth hit a go-ahead solo home run in the sixth inning of game one against Texas to ultimately push Alabama ahead, 5-4, and take the team lead in home runs (5)
A late home run in a tie game also proved the difference on Saturday against Miami of Ohio, with sophomore Bailey Dowling breaking the 2-2 tie with a two-run home run in the fifth inning as the Tide held on to win, 4-2
Ally Shipman led the team with a 7-for-11 (.636) weekend at the plate, scoring four runs and driving in five RBIs
Dallis Goodnight continued her hot hitting, going 5-for-10 (.500) with five runs scored and four stolen bases
Montana Fouts went 4-0 over four appearances, allowing just four earned runs over 17.1 innings pitched with 26 strikeouts
Friday and Saturday were both sellout crowds, giving the Tide five sellouts through 10 home games so far this season

Alabama is 472-179 (.725) all-time in SEC play, including a 437-158 (.734) mark under Head Coach Patrick Murphy
The Crimson Tide has won six SEC regular season titles (2006, '10, '11, '12, '14 and '19) and six SEC Tournament titles (1998, 2003, '05, '10, '12 and '21)
Alabama has never had a losing record in conference play, winning 20 or more conference games 11 times
The Tide is the only team to win the SEC Tournament on its home field, doing so in 2012 and 2021

*Rankings as of March 9*

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Individual

Kaylee Tow's double against Nicholls on Feb. 25 was the 43rd of her career, now one shy of tying ninth-place Dani Woods (2005-08) and three away from eighth-place Christy Kyle (1997-2000)
Tow is sixth all-time with 142 career walks, which puts her nine away from fifth-place Stephanie VanBrakle (2003-06)
Montana Fouts moved past Jaclyn Traina (2011-14) into sixth all-time with 23 career shutouts, which is just one away from Chrissy Owens (2005-08) and three from Stephanie VanBrakle (2003-06)

Tuesday, March 15 at Southern Miss - Hattiesburg, Miss. - 4 p.m. CT
Wednesday, March 16 vs. #3/3 Florida State - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)