Tuesday, April 19
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
3:45 p.m. CT
Alabama
vs
UNA (DH-1)
Photo by: Kent Gidley
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Game one against the Lions starts at 3:45 p.m. CT, game two against the Lady Braves at 6 p.m. CT
This Week: Alabama vs. UNA/Alcorn State (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- Tuesday, April 19 vs. UNA (3:45 p.m. CT), Alcorn State (6 p.m. CT)
- Radio: 97.5 FM | Varsity App | nick975.com
Scouting Alabama
- Alabama hosts a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday, facing North Alabama at 3:45 p.m. CT followed by Alcorn State at 6 p.m. CT
- The Crimson Tide is 36-6 overall and 13-5 in conference play after a series sweep last weekend at home against Mississippi State
- Alabama has won five of its six SEC series this season, including two sweeps
- The Tide leads the league in SEC play with 140 hits, with Kaylee Tow and Ashley Prange both inside the top five individual rankings with 19 each
- Montana Fouts leads the SEC with 105 strikeouts in conference play, more than the next two leading pitchers combined
- Head Coach Patrick Murphy is in his 24th season as head coach at Alabama with a 1,182-326 (.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: vs. Mississippi State
- Alabama swept its weekend series against Mississippi State in Tuscaloosa, including a pair of walk-off wins
- The Crimson Tide has now won 15 of its 16 three-game series against the Bulldogs, including all 10 in Tuscaloosa
- Alabama won game one on a walk-off wild pitch, the Tide's first walk-off victory since Caroline Hardy's RBI single against Oklahoma at the 2019 Women's College World Series (June 2, 2019)
- The Tide rallied from a 6-1 deficit in game two, scoring seven unanswered to come away with the 7-6 victory, tied for the third-largest comeback in program history
- Montana Fouts went 3-0 over the weekend, allowing just one earned run over 14.1 innings pitched with 23 strikeouts
- Megan Bloodworth hit a game-tying solo home run in game one before hitting the game-winning two run double in the bottom of the seventh in game two
Starting Early
- Alabama is outscoring its opponents 45-7 in the first inning, the largest scoring margin of any inning
- The Tide is 27-4 when scoring first this season and 14-2 when scoring in the first inning
- Alabama batters are 55-for-167 (.329) in the first inning, which only trails the 61 hits and .367 average earned in the fifth inning
Two Outs, So What?
- Alabama is batting 107-for-353 (.303) with two outs this season and is even better in conference play at 54-for-168 (.321)
- In SEC play, 36 of the team's 87 RBIs have come with two out
- Ally Shipman has seen the most at-bats with two out this season, going 18-for-50 (.360) with 11 RBIs
- Bailey Dowling leads the team with 12 two-out RBIs, hitting 15-for-35 (.429) with three doubles, a triple and three home runs
Alabama in the SEC Rankings (Top Five)
*Games played through April 17*
Team - Overall
- 1st - Earned Run Avg. - 2.21
- 1st - Fewest Hits Allowed - 208
- 1st - Fewest Runs Allowed - 102
- 1st - Fewest Earned Runs Allowed - 87
- 1st - Fewest Home Runs Allowed - 19
- 2nd - Batters Struck Out - 338
- 2nd - Opposing Batting Avg. - .206
- 2nd - Fielding Pct. - .980
- 3rd - Walks - 159
- 4th - On Base Pct. - .409
- 5th - Doubles - 58
- 5th - Fewest Walks Allowed - 102
Individual - Overall
- 1st - Batters Struck Out - Montana Fouts - 203
- 3rd - Doubles - Ashley Prange - 11
- 5th - RBIs - Ally Shipman - 44
Team - SEC Only
- 1st - Hits - 140
- 1st - Batters Struck Out - 155
- 1st - Opposing Batting Avg. - .230
- 1st - Fewest Home Runs Allowed - 11
- 2nd - Earned Run Avg. - 3.61
- 2nd - Runs Scored - 94
- 3rd - Batting Avg. - .289
- 3rd - Doubles - 26
- 3rd - RBIs - 87
- 4th - On Base Pct. - .380
- 4th - Walks - 60
- 4th - Stolen Bases - 12
- 4th - Fielding Pct. - .977
- 5th - Home Runs - 22
- 5th - Fewest Hits Allowed - 108
Individual - SEC Only
- 1st - Batters Struck Out - Montana Fouts - 105
- T2nd - Doubles - Ashley Prange - 6
- 2nd - Walks - Ashley Prange - 12
- 3rd - Total Bases - Bailey Dowling - 38
- T4th - Hits - Kaylee Tow - 19
- T4th - Hits - Ashley Prange - 19
- T4th - Opposing Batting Avg. - Lexi Kilfoyl - .200
Career Record Watch
- Kaylee Tow's double against Florida on April 11 was the 45th of her career, moving her past Dani Woods (2005-08) for sole possession of ninth place on the Alabama career records list and one away from tying eighth-place Christy Kyle (1997-2000)
- Tow is sixth all-time with 150 career walks, which puts her one away from fifth-place Stephanie VanBrakle (2003-06)
- Montana Fouts' game three shutout over Mississippi State was the 24th of her career, tying her with Chrissy Owens (2005-08) in fifth place and just two shy from Stephanie VanBrakle (2003-06)
Alabama in SEC Play
- Alabama is 485-184 (.725) all-time in SEC play, including a 450-163 (.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
Sweet Home Alabama
- Alabama sports a 677-122 (.847) all-time record at home, including a 641-106 (.858) mark under head coach Patrick Murphy and a 622-102 (.859) record at Rhoads Stadium, the Tide's home field since 2000
- Since Rhoads Stadium opened in 2000, Alabama has won at least 25 home games in 18 of its 22 years there
Up Next: at Texas A&M (Bryan-College Station, Texas)
- Friday, April 22 - 6 p.m. CT
- Saturday, April 23 - 6 p.m. CT - SEC Network
- Sunday, April 24 - 12 p.m. CT
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