Alabama Softball Back on the Road for Three-Game Swing at Missouri

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – No. 13 Alabama softball is on the road for the second straight week, this time heading to Columbia, Mo., for a three-game series against the Missouri Tigers.

This Week: #17/13 Alabama at Missouri

Columbia, Mo. – Mizzou Softball Stadium
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Radio: The Crimson Tide Sports Network at 97.5 FM in Tuscaloosa | nick975.com
Friday, March 31 – 6 p.m. CT
Saturday, April 1 – 5 p.m. CT
Sunday, April 2 – 1 p.m. CT

Scouting Alabama

Alabama is back on the road this weekend for its third SEC series, facing Missouri for three games starting Friday, March 31
The Crimson Tide has not traveled to play the Tigers in Columbia since 2017, with its scheduled 2020 trip canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Alabama fell in a hard-fought series at third-ranked Tennessee, rebounding from a game one loss with a 4-2 win in game two before a back-and-forth 7-5 loss in the series rubber match
Kenleigh Cahalan and Ally Shipman are tied for the team lead with 33 hits, including a combined 22 doubles, while Ashley Prange leads the squad with nine home runs and 29 RBIs
The Alabama pitching staff has a 2.04 ERA with 227.0 innings pitched, led by Montana Fouts at 11-6 with a 1.89 ERA and 172 strikeouts in 107.2 innings pitched
Murphy is in his 25th season as head coach at Alabama with a 1,217-343 (.780) record
Alabama returns 11 players from last year's team, including All-SEC honorees Montana Fouts, Ashley Prange, Ally Shipman and Bailey Dowling, while also welcoming five freshmen and three transfers

Inside the Series

Overall vs. Missouri: 17-11
- In Tuscaloosa: 12-6 | In Columbia: 3-3 | At Neutral Sites: 2-2
Current Streak: Missouri +1
Last Meeting: May 12, 2022 - Gainesville, Fla. - L, 0-3 *SEC Tournament*
Last Meeting in Columbia: April 2, 2017 - L, 3-4 (9 Inn.)

Last Time Out: at #4/3 Tennessee

Alabama rebounded from a game one loss to Tennessee with a 4-2 win in game two to even the series, but the Lady Vols ultimately took a back-and-forth game three, 7-5, to take the weekend series
Game two was just Tennessee's second loss of the season, its first at home, and snapped a 20-game win streak
Alex Salter's complete-game win was her first career SEC victory
The Crimson Tide hit four home runs against a Lady Vol pitching staff that had only given up four home runs all year, two of which came from Bailey Dowling
Ally Shipman and Emma Broadfoot led the team with three hits each in the series, while Dowling, Kenleigh Cahalan and Kali Heivilin combined for seven of the team's 10 RBIs

Alabama in the SEC Rankings (Top 10)

Overall

Batters Struck Out - Montana Fouts - 1st - 172
Doubles - Ally Shipman - 2nd - 12
Doubles - Kenleigh Cahalan - 4th - 10
Opposing Batting Avg. - Jaala Torrence - 4th - .133
Wins - Montana Fouts - 5th - 11
Home Runs - Ashley Prange - T6th - 9
Walks - Kenleigh Cahalan - 7th - 22
Total Bases - Ashley Prange - T10th - 61
Total Bases - Kenleigh Cahalan - T10th - 61
Opposing Batting Avg. - Montana Fouts - 10th - .171

SEC Only

Walks - Bailey Dowling - T6th - 5
Batters Struck Out - Montana Fouts - 7th - 29
Slugging Pct. - Bailey Dowling - 8th - .778
Opposing Batting Average - Montana Fouts - 8th - .206
ERA - Montana Fouts - 10th - 2.45

Moving Up the Career Shutout Rankings

Montana Fouts' shutout win in game one over Arkansas was the 28th of her career, moving her into a third-place tie with Alexis Osorio (2015-18) on Alabama's career rankings

Alabama Career Shutout Leaders

39 - Shelley Laird (1999-02)
38 - Kelsi Dunne (2008-11)
28 - Montana Fouts (2019-pres.)
28 - Alexis Osorio (2015-18)

Fouts Surpasses the 1000 Strikeout Mark

With two strikeouts in the March 14 win over North Alabama, Montana Fouts became the fifth player in program history to reach 1,000 career strikeouts
She is now just 15 shy of fourth-place Shelley Laird (1999-2002) and 33 away from third-place Alexis Osorio (2015-18)

Alabama Career Strikeout Leaders

1,219 - Kelsi Dunne (2008-11)
1,113 - Stephanie VanBrakle (2003-06)
1,063 - Alexis Osorio (2015-18)
1,045 - Shelley Laird (1999-2002)
1,030 - Montana Fouts (2019-pres.)

Alabama in SEC Play

Alabama is 490-191 (.720) all-time in SEC play, including a 455-170 (.728) 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

Fouts Career Record Watch

With 86 career wins, Montana Fouts is fifth all-time at Alabama, with Stephanie VanBrakle (2003-06) as the next milestone in fourth place with 97 wins
Fouts also has 105 career starts, just three shy of tying Alexis Osorio (2015-18) for fifth all-time at Alabama
Fouts has three saves this season, giving her 14 for her career which is two shy of tying Shelley Laird (1999-2002) and Osorio for second all-time at Alabama

Up Next: vs. South Carolina (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Thursday, April 6 - 6 p.m. CT
Friday, April 7 - 6 p.m. CT
Saturday, April 8 - 1:30 p.m. CT

University of Alabama Athletics

Alabama Softball Back on the Road for Three-Game Swing at Missouri

This Week: #17/13 Alabama at Missouri

Scouting Alabama

Inside the Series

Last Time Out: at #4/3 Tennessee

Alabama in the SEC Rankings (Top 10)

Moving Up the Career Shutout Rankings

Fouts Surpasses the 1000 Strikeout Mark

Alabama in SEC Play

Fouts Career Record Watch

Up Next: vs. South Carolina (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Players Mentioned

Emma Broadfoot

Kenleigh Cahalan

Bailey Dowling

Montana Fouts

Kali Heivilin

Ashley Prange

Alex Salter

Ally Shipman

Jaala Torrence

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