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Alabama Falls in Monday Slugfest at Florida, 12-7
4/11/2022 9:18:00 PM | Softball
The Crimson Tide returns to action Thursday in Tuscaloosa hosting Mississippi State
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Alabama softball took an early lead over Florida in Monday's series finale, but a six-run fourth inning ultimately pushed the Gators ahead enough to defeat the Crimson Tide, 12-7.
Alabama (33-6, 10-5 SEC) jumped ahead early with a first-inning home run from Bailey Dowling before Florida (32-8, 8-7 SEC) tied it with three runs over the next three innings. A two-run home run from Ashley Prange in the top of the fifth put the Tide back ahead but the Gators piled it on in the bottom of the fourth scoring six runs to surge ahead, 9-5. Florida added three more runs in the sixth to make it 12-5 but a solo home run from Dowling in the top of the seventh looked to spark a rally, with Alabama continuing on to load the bases with two out. A bases-loaded hit by pitch moved everyone up 60 feet to make it 12-7 but a fly ball to center ended the rally and the game.
Prange's home run was part of a three-hit day for the senior, her second three-hit game of the season and the seventh of her career. It also extends he reached base streak to 15 games, and Dowling extended hers to 12 games with a pair of home runs and three RBIs. Dowling has at least one hit in seven of her last eight games and at least one RBI in five of her last seven. She finished the weekend batting 4-for-9 with three home runs and five RBIs. Kaylee Tow went 3-for-4 Monday, finishing the weekend at 7-for-12.
Highlights
- Alabama falls to 45-40 all-time vs. Florida, including a 23-14 mark in Gainesville
- The loss snaps a four-game win streak by the Tide in the series
- Alabama is 26-4 this season when scoring first and 14-2 when scoring in first inning
- The 14 hits marked a new season high for the Tide
- Dowling now has at least one hit in 7 of her last 8 games and an RBI in 5 of her last 7
- Prange tied a career high with three hits, her seventh multi-hit game of season
- Jenna Lord was 5-for-11 on the weekend with 4 RBIs
- Prange extended her reached-base streak to 15, Dowling to 12
Scoring Summary
- T1 | Bailey Dowling hit a two-run home run to center field (2-0, 2 Out)
- T2 | Ashley Prange dropped an RBI single into shallow left (3-0, 2 Out)
- B2 | Reagan Walsh put the Gators on the board with a solo home run (3-1, 0 Out)
- B3 | With the bases loaded, a single up the middle by Walsh drove in two to tie it (3-3, 2 Out)
- T4 | Prange blasted a two-run home run to center field (5-3, 2 Out)
- B4 | A bases-loaded wild pitch plated a run for Florida (5-4, 1 Out)
- B4 | A bases-loaded single scored one and another scored on a failed rundown (5-6, 1 Out)
- B4 | A wild pitch scored a run for Florida (5-7, 1 Out)
- B4 | Walsh lifted a fly ball to right, driving in one on the sac fly RBI (5-8, 1 Out)
- B4 | Another wild pitch brought a run home (5-9, 2 Out)
- B6 | An RBI single to left made it a five-run game (5-10, 0 Out)
- B6 | With two in scoring position, a single dropped into no man's land in shallow left to drive in both runners (5-12, 2 Out)
- T7 | Bailey Dowling hit a leadoff solo home run (12-6, 0 Out)
- T7 | Savannah Woodard was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded (12-7, 2 Out)
Up Next: Vs. Mississippi State (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- Thursday, April 14 – 5 p.m. CT – SEC Network
- Friday, April 15 – 6 p.m. CT
- Saturday, April 16 – 4 p.m. CT – SEC Network
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