Wednesday, April 27
Bowling Green, Ky.
5 p.m. CT
Alabama
at
Western Kentucky
Photo by: Kent Gidley
Alabama Softball Faces Midweek Road Test at Western Kentucky
4/26/2022 11:20:00 AM | Softball
The Crimson Tide and Hilltoppers will square off at 5 p.m. CT streaming on ESPN+
This Week: #5/6Â Alabama at Western Kentucky (Bowling Green, Ky.)
- Wednesday, April 27 – 5 p.m. CT
- Radio: 97.5 FM | Varsity App | nick975.com
- Video: ESPN+ (streaming)
Scouting Alabama
- Alabama plays its final non-conference game of the regular season this Wednesday with a road trip to Bowling Green, Ky., to face Western Kentucky on Wednesday, April 27
- The Crimson Tide is 39-8 overall and 14-7 in conference play, most recently dropping two of its three games last weekend at Texas A&M
- Alabama has won five of its seven SEC series this season, including two sweeps
- The Tide leads the league in SEC play with 156 hits and is in the top five in walks (2nd - 70), doubles (3rd - 29) runs scored (5th - 103) and runs batted in (5th - 96)
- Montana Fouts leads the SEC with 124 strikeouts in conference play, which is only three less than the next two leading pitchers combined
- Head Coach Patrick Murphy is in his 24th season as head coach at Alabama with a 1,188-328 (.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 Texas A&M
- Alabama fell in two of its three games last weekend at Texas A&M, its first ever series loss to the Aggies
- Jenna Lord and Ashley Prange led the Tide with four hits each on the weekend, with both blasting a solo home run in the series finale
- Sunday's win was the 20th of the season for Montana Fouts, marking her third season with at least 20 wins
Starting Early
- Alabama is outscoring its opponents 49-8 in the first inning, the largest scoring margin of any inning
- The Tide is 30-4 when scoring first this season and 16-2 when scoring in the first inning
- Alabama batters are 63-for-199 (.317) in the first inning
- Ally Shipman has tallied 13 of her 48 hits and 10 of her 35 runs in the first inning
- Ashley Prange has driven in seven of her 23 RBIs and scored 10 of her 37 runs in the opening frame
Two Outs, So What?
- Alabama is batting 113-for-367 (.288) with two outs this season and is even better in conference play at 58-for-193 (.301)
- In SEC play, 41 of the team's 96 RBIs have come with two out
- Ally Shipman has seen the most at-bats with two out this season, going 18-for-51 (.353) with 11 RBIs
- Bailey Dowling leads the team with 12 two-out RBIs, hitting 16-for-45 (.356) with four doubles, a triple and three home runs
Alabama in the SEC Rankings (Top Five)
*Games played through April 25*
Team - Overall
- 1st - ERA - 2.30
- 1st - Fewest Hits Allowed - 234
- 1st - Fewest Runs Allowed - 120
- 1st - Fewest Earned Runs Allowed - 101
- 1st - Fewest Home Runs Allowed - 22
- 2nd - Batters Struck Out - 376
- 2nd - Opposing Batting Avg. - .206
- 2nd - Fielding Pct. - .978
- 2nd - Fewest Errors - 28
- 3rd - Walks - 177
- 5th - On Base Pct. - .402
Individual - Overall
- 1st - Batters Struck Out - Montana Fouts - 222
- T4th - Doubles - Ashley Prange - 12
Team - SEC Only
- 1st - Hits - 156
- 1st - Batters Struck Out - 176
- 1st - Opposing Batting Avg. - .236
- 1st - Fewest Home Runs Allowed - 14
- 2nd - Total Bases - 261
- T2nd - Walks - 70
- 3rd - Doubles - 29
- 3rd - Earned Run Avg. - 3.80
- 5th - Batting Avg. - .280
- 5th - Runs Scored - 103
- 5th - On Base Pct. - .373
- 5th - Runs Batted In - 96
- T5th - Hits Allowed - 129
Individual - SEC Only
- 1st - Batters Struck Out - Montana Fouts - 124
- T2nd - Ashley Prange - 23
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 fifth all-time with 152 career walks, which puts her nine away from fourth-place Kelly Kretschman (1998-2001)
- 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)
Up Next: vs. Missouri (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- Friday, May 6 - 6 p.m. CT
- Saturday, May 7 - 1 p.m. CT
- Sunday, May 8 - 1 p.m. CT - ESPNU
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