Alabama Falls in Series Opener Friday to Texas A&M, 6-4

Friday, April 22

College Station, Texas

6 p.m. CT

Alabama

38-7, 13-6

Texas A&M

25-17, 4-12

Alabama

Texas A&M

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Alabama Falls in Series Opener Friday to Texas A&M, 6-4

4/22/2022 8:59:00 PM | Softball

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Game two will air live on the SEC Network Saturday at 6 p.m. CT

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Alabama softball fell in Friday's series opener to Texas A&M, 6-4.

Alabama (38-7, 13-6 SEC) overcame an early Texas A&M (25-17, 4-12 SEC) lead, scoring four runs in the third to take a 4-1 lead but the Aggies responded with five unanswered down the stretch to earn the upset victory. Ashley Prange and Jenna Lord each had two-hit days batting at the top of the order, as did Megan Bloodworth in the six-hole. Bloodworth and Kaylee Tow each drove in two RBIs on back-to-back hits in the third. Montana Fouts (19-5) took the loss in the compete-game effort.

A solo home run from Makinzy Herzog in the first inning gave Texas A&M the first lead of the game. With two on and two out in the top of the third, an Aggie fielding error extended the inning and loaded the bases for Alabama. Tow took advantage, dropping a single down the left-field line to drive in two and give the Tide the lead. Bloodworth tacked on two more with another two-run single in the next at-bat to make it 4-1. With two on and two out in the bottom of the third, a fielding error allowed two runners to come home for Texas A&M and cut Alabama's lead to one.

With two on and two out for the Aggies in the bottom of the fifth, a double in the gap drove in both runners and gave the home team a 5-4 lead. An RBI single in the next at-bat made it 6-4 before a flyout ended the inning. Alabama had two in scoring position to lead off the sixth but was unable to cut into the deficit. A two-out intentional walk in the bottom half loaded the bases for Texas A&M but a strikeout from Fouts ended the fame with the score still 6-4 heading to the seventh inning. A one-out double from Lord in the seventh brought the tying run to the plate but a pair of groundouts ended the rally and the game as Texas A&M took the series opener.

Highlights

Alabama has out-hit its opponent 32 times this season, with tonight as just its third loss when doing so
The Tide is now 9-3 this season when the opponent scores first
The multi-hit games were the ninth for Ashley Prange, sixth for Megan Bloodworth and fifth for Jenna Lord
Bloodworth extended her hitting streak to a season-high six games
Prange extended her reached-base streak to 20 games, the longest for any Tide player this season

Scoring Summary

B1 | Makinzy Herzog hit a solo home run (0-1, 1 Out)
T3 | Kaylee Tow dropped a two-run single down the left field line (2-1, 2 Out)
T3 | Megan Bloodworth drove in a pair with a single to center field (4-1, 2 Out)
B3 | A two-out fielding error plated two for the Aggies (4-3, 2 Out)
B5 | Trinity Cannon put a double in the right field gap to drive in two and give Texas A&M the lead (4-5, 2 Out)
B5 | An RBI single up the middle extended the Aggies' lead (4-6, 2 Out)

Up Next: at Texas A&M (College Station, Texas)

Saturday, April 23 – 6 p.m. CT – SEC Network
Sunday, April 24 – 12 p.m. CT

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