Alabama
14-3
Robert Morris
5-7
Jaala Torrence No-Hitter Highlights Pair of Saturday Shutouts for Alabama Softball
3/4/2023 4:24:00 PM | Softball
Torrence throws the first no-hitter of her career and the 42nd in program history
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A no-hitter from junior Jaala Torrence highlighted a pair of shutout victories for Alabama softball Saturday afternoon at the T-Mobile Crimson Classic.
Torrence gave Alabama (15-3) a stellar start in the circle vs. Robert Morris (5-7), throwing her first career no-hitter, the first for any Crimson Tide pitcher this season and the 42nd in program history. The offense backed her up to the tune of 10 runs over 4.0 innings at the plate, including an eight-run outburst in the fourth. In the second game of the day against Longwood (9-7), Alabama capitalized on an early Lancer fielding error to put up four runs in the second inning, later adding an insurance run in the fifth to bring the score to its final tally of 5-0.
Jaala Torrence (4-2) allowed just one baserunner in the win over Robert Morris, striking out four, while Montana Fouts (8-1) fanned 12 in the complete-game victory over Longwood. Kenleigh Cahalan was a combined 3-for-6 with four RBIs on the day, including a home run in game one. Bailey Dowling also drove in four runs on the day, with three coming off a pinch-hit home run against the Colonials.
JAALA WITH THE NO-NO!??@jaala_t10 #Team27 #RollTide pic.twitter.com/WjXzQWTC88
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) March 4, 2023
From Head Coach Patrick Murphy
"Throughout the entire history of our program, if someone threw well on a Friday night, then the next pitcher on Saturday always wants to go out there and do even better. It's always been like that with our entire pitching staff. When I found out that it was the 42nd no-hitter in program history, I really couldn't believe it because that is a lot of no-hitters. Give credit to Jaala [Torrence], Lance [McMahon] and [Ally] Shipman for catching and then having someone like Montana [Fouts] who gives up a hit and then decides to strike out seven in a row after that."
From Jaala Torrence
"I think the whole bullpen just came out this weekend with an attack mentality. Today was great and my defense was firing me up. Everything pieced together perfectly. We talked about different things we need to work on personally and today we had goals to execute, which we did. It's a good feeling to achieve our goals that we've been working on the past few days. The atmosphere was great, and I absolutely love my team - they made me feel so special."
Silenced the bats??@jaala_t10 #Team27 #RollTide pic.twitter.com/bxfNIgjwMF
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) March 4, 2023
Highlights
- The no-hitter vs. Robert Morris was the first of Jaala Torrence's career, the 42nd in program history and the first this season for any Alabama pitcher
- Five of Alabama's last six games have been shutout victories
- The Crimson Tide is 10-2 this season when scoring first
- The win vs. the Colonials was Alabama's fifth run-rule of season, scoring 10+ runs in each of them
- With 12 strikeouts vs. Longwood, Montana Fouts now has 941 for her career, just 59 away from becoming the fifth Tide player to reach 1,000 Ks
- Emma Broadfoot's three walks vs. RMU is a career high and the most for any Tide player in a game this year
- Bailey Dowling's home run vs. the Colonials was the first pinch-hit homer for the Tide since KJ Haney's grand slam last year at South Carolina (March 25, 2022)
Have we mentioned we ?? Bailey Bombs?@DowlingBailey
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) March 4, 2023
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Scoring Summary vs. Robert Morris
- B2 | An RMU fielding error with the bases loaded plated a run for Alabama (1-0, 1 Out)
- B2 | A run scored on a fielder's choice (2-0, 1 Out)
- B4 | Kenleigh Cahalan muscled a solo home run to right center (3-0, 1 Out)
- B4 | Ally Shipman dropped an RBI single down the right field line (4-0, 1 Out)
- B4 | A fielding error with the bases loaded scored a run for the Tide (5-0, 1 Out)
- B4 | Lauren Esman pulled a bases-loaded single through the right side to drive in two (7-0, 2 Out)
- B4 | Bailey Dowling slugged a three-run pinch hit home run (10-0, 2 Out)
Scoring Summary vs. Longwood
- B2 | With the bases loaded, a fielding error allowed two to score for Alabama (2-0, 1 Out)
- B2 | Kenleigh Cahalan ripped a single through the right side, driving in two (4-0, 1 Out)
- B5 | Bailey Dowling lifted a sac fly RBI to left, driving in Ashley Prange from third (5-0, 1 Out)
Up Next: T-Mobile Crimson Classic (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- Sunday, March 5 vs. Longwood – 11:15 a.m. CT
- Sunday, March 5 vs. Mercer – 1:45 p.m. CT
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Torrence, Jaala (4-2)
L: VATAKIS, Dana (2-4)
Batting:
HR: Cahalan, Kenleigh 1 ; Dowling, Bailey 1
RBI: Cahalan, Kenleigh 2 ; Shipman, Ally 1 ; Prange, Ashley 1 ; Esman, Lauren 2 ; White, Kristen 1 ; Dowling, Bailey 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Cahalan, Kenleigh 1 ; Hensley, Faith 1 ; Gidley, M'Kay 1 ; Duchscherer, Abby 1 ; Broadfoot, Emma 2 ; Heivilin, Kali 1 ; Preuitt, Larissa 1 ; Esman, Lauren 1 ; Dowling, Bailey 1
SB: Hensley, Faith 1
HBP: Preuitt, Larissa 1
