Seventh-Inning Rally Spoils Alabama Sweep as Ole Miss Takes Game Three

Sunday, May 7

Oxford, Miss.

1 p.m. CT

Alabama

38-17, 14-10

Ole Miss

29-25, 8-16

Alabama

Ole Miss

Seventh-Inning Rally Spoils Alabama Sweep as Ole Miss Takes Game Three

5/7/2023 4:02:00 PM | Softball

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The Rebels scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to earn the walk-off win

OXFORD, Miss. – Alabama softball could not complete the sweep in Sunday's series finale against Ole Miss, as the Rebels scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to defeat the Crimson Tide, 5-4, in walk-off fashion.

Alabama (38-17, 14-10 SEC) took the first lead of the game on a second-inning RBI single from Kali Heivilin before Ole Miss (29-25, 8-16 SEC) quickly tied it up in the bottom half with a Savana Sikes solo home run. In the top of the fourth, a leadoff double and wild pitch put Kenleigh Cahalan at third base before a groundout to the right side allowed her to score and give the Crimson Tide back the lead. Two batters later, Heivilin made it a 3-1 lead with a solo home run. A Larissa Preuitt RBI single in the fifth made it 4-1 and it remained a three-run game heading to the bottom of the seventh.

Back-to-back solo home runs from the Rebels to lead off the home half of the seventh quickly made it a one-run game as Montana Fouts (22-9) entered to try and close out the game. A groundout put the first out on the board before a bunt single and a failed forceout attempt at second put two on base. A single up the middle drove in the game-tying run from second before a walk-off double in the gap brought home the game winner to complete the comeback for the Rebels.

At the plate, Preuitt continued her hot weekend with a 3-for-4 day with an RBI to push her weekend line to 8-for-11 (.727) with three doubles and three RBIs. Heivilin was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, with the fourth-inning solo shot as her sixth home run of the season.

Highlights

The loss was just Alabama's seventh all-time vs. Ole Miss, now holding a 65-7 record against the Rebels including a 31-4 mark in Oxford
The loss was just the eighth in 38 games in which the Tide scored first
A 3-for-4 day with an RBI pushed Larissa Preuitt's weekend line to 8-for-11 (.727) with three doubles and three RBIs
The two-hit game was the sixth of Kali Heivilin's career, five of which have come this season

Scoring Summary

T2 | Kali Heivilin dropped an RBI single into left to drive in Emma Broadfoot from third (1-0, 1 Out)
B2 | Savana Sikes tied it up with a solo home run (1-1, 1 Out)
T4 | An RBI groundout scored Kenleigh Cahalan from third (2-1, 0 Out)
T4 | Heivilin pulled a high home run into left field (3-1, 2 Out)
T5 | Larissa Preuitt hit an RBI single up the middle (4-1, 0 Out)
B7 | Aynslie Furbush hit a solo home run to lead off the half-inning (4-2, 0 Out)
B7 | Keila Kamoku followed Furbush with another solo shot (4-3, 0 Out)
B7 | A Paige Smith RBI single up the middle drove in the tying run (4-4, 1 Out)
B7 | Mya Stevenson walked it off with an RBI double in the gap (4-5, 1 Out)

Up Next: at 2023 SEC Softball Tournament (Fayetteville, Ark.)

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