Alabama Softball Falls in Back-and-Forth Weekend Finale to Wisconsin, 7-6

Sunday, March 12

Austin, Texas

9:30 a.m. CT

Alabama

20-6

Wisconsin

13-8

Wisconsin

Alabama

Alabama Softball Falls in Back-and-Forth Weekend Finale to Wisconsin, 7-6

3/12/2023 1:05:00 PM | Softball

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The Crimson Tide is back in action Tuesday night against UNA in Florence, Ala.

AUSTIN, Texas – Alabama and Wisconsin traded the lead five times in a back-and-forth finale Sunday morning at the Bevo Classic, with the Badgers ultimately holding on to defeat the Crimson Tide, 7-6.

Alabama (20-6) took an early lead over Wisconsin (13-8) in the first on a two-out fielding error, plating an unearned run to make it 1-0. The Badgers took the lead in the top of the fourth on a bases-loaded double to pull ahead 2-1 before a three-run home run from Kali Heivilin in the next half-inning put the Crimson Tide back in front, 4-2. Wisconsin wasn't down for long however, scoring three in the top of the fifth to move ahead 5-4. The back-and-forth battle continued, with a two-run home run from Ally Shipman in the bottom of the fifth making it 6-5 Alabama and another home run in the top of the sixth swinging it back in Wisconsin's favor, 7-6. The Badgers couldn't add to their lead in the seventh but the Tide had no answer in the bottom half, dropping the one-run decision.

All four pitchers saw time in the circle, with Montana Fouts (10-3) taking the loss in relief. Six different Alabama players earned a hit, with home runs from Heivilin and Shipman as their third and second of the season, respectively.

Highlights

The game was the eighth multi-HR game of the season for Alabama, last doing so a week ago against Mercer (March 5)
With five strikeouts in relief, Montana Fouts now has 998 for her career, just two away from becoming the fifth ide player to reach 1,000 career strikeouts

Scoring Summary

B1 | A dropped fly ball allowed Kenleigh Cahalan to score on the error (1-0, 2 Out)
T4 | With the bases loaded, Wisconsin pulled a double down the line to drive in two (1-2, 2 Out)
B4 | Kali Heivilin crushed a three-run home run to left center (4-2, 1 Out)
T5 | A single through the right side drove in a run (4-3, 2 Out)
T5 | Wisconsin retook the lead with a two-run double (4-5, 2 Out)
B5 | Ally Shipman hit a two-run home run to left field (6-5, 0 Out)
T6 | A two-run Wisconsin home run gave the Badgers back the lead (6-7, 1 Out)

Up Next: at UNA (Florence, Ala. – Florence SportsPlex)

Tuesday, March 14 – 6 p.m. CT

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