Tuesday, March 15
Hattiesburg, Miss.
4 p.m. CT
Alabama
at
Southern Miss
Photo by: Kent Gidley
Alabama Softball Faces Midweek Matchups at Southern Miss, Home vs. Florida State
3/14/2022 1:40:00 PM | Softball
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Wednesday’s game against the Seminoles will air live on the SEC Network
This Week: at Southern Miss/vs. Florida State
- Tuesday, March 15 at Southern Miss – Hattiesburg, Miss. – 4 p.m. CT
- Wednesday, March 16 vs. Florida State – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – 6 p.m. CT
- Radio: 97.5 FM | nick975.com
- Tuesday Live Video: C-USA TV (Streaming)
- Wednesday TV: SEC Network
Scouting Alabama
- Alabama plays a pair of midweek matchups, first traveling to Southern Miss on Tuesday before returning home to host Florida State on Wednesday
- Wednesday's contest against the Seminoles will be aired live on the SEC Network
- The Crimson Tide opened Southeastern Conference play last weekend, falling in the first two games to LSU before rebounding with a 2-1 win in game three
- Eight of the Tide's 21 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 1,170-322 (.784) 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
Last Time Out: at LSU
- Alabama opened Southeastern Conference play last weekend on the road at LSU, dropping the first two games to the Tigers before rebounding with a 2-1 win on Sunday
- Jenna Johnson went 5-for-8 (.625) over the weekend, driving in four RBIs and hitting a pair of home runs, her first of the year
- Savannah Woodard made her return to the lineup after an injury two weeks ago, hitting her first home run of the season in game one
- Lexi Kilfoyl and Aubrey Barnhart also made their first appearances since their respective injuries earlier this season
- Montana Fouts bounced back from a tough outing Saturday with a solid start on Sunday, striking out 10 batters while holding LSU to just one unearned run on three hits
Alabama in the SEC Rankings (Top Five)
*Rankings as of March 14*
Team
- 1st - Fielding Pct. - .985
- 1st - Fewest Errors - 9
- 2nd - Walks - 96
- 2nd - Runs Allowed - 41
- 2nd - Earned Runs Allowed - 37
- 3rd - ERA - 1.79
- 3rd - Batters Struck Out - 184
- 3rd - Hits Allowed - 104
- 3rd - Walks Allowed - 44
- 5th - Opposing Batting Avg. - .199
Individual
- 2nd - Batters Struck Out - Montana Fouts - 108
- 4th - Stolen Bases - Dallis Goodnight - 13
Career Record Watch
- 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 144 career walks, which puts her seven 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)
Up Next: vs. Kentucky (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- Friday, March 18 - 6 p.m. CT
- Saturday, March 19 - 2 p.m. CT
- Sunday, March 20 - 1:30 p.m. CT
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