Alabama Falls in Game Two to Florida Sunday, 11-2

Sunday, March 10

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

5 p.m. CT

Alabama

19-3, 0-2

Florida

21-3, 2-0

Florida

Alabama

A bat and softballs on the field at Rhoads Stadium (March 10, 2024)

Alabama Falls in Game Two to Florida Sunday, 11-2

3/10/2024 7:55:00 PM | Softball

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The series finale is set for a 6 p.m. CT first pitch Monday on the SEC Network

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama fell in Sunday's game two to Florida, 11-2, in five innings as the Gators clinched the weekend series.

Similar to game one, Alabama (19-3, 0-2 SEC) fell behind early after Florida (21-3, 2-0 SEC) plated a pair of unearned runs in the first inning. The Gators added another run in the top of the third on an RBI single and, now trailing 3-0, the Crimson Tide loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the third. On a grounder to the right side, the Florida second baseman missed the tag attempt as everyone was safe, scoring a run and keeping the bases loaded. Later with the bases loaded and one out, another run scored on an RBI groundout before a flyout ended the inning with Alabama trailing by one.

Gator pitcher Ava Brown helped her own cause in the top of the fourth with a solo home run and Florida piled it on in the top of the fifth, scoring five runs on five hits and three Tide errors to push ahead 11-2, which proved final after five innings. Jaala Torrence (7-2) took the loss for the Tide in the circle, exiting after 2.0 innings.

From Head Coach Patrick Murphy

"We got in our heads. When you're struggling on defense, the ball always continues to find that one person. It's like a magnet. Unfortunately, that was just an ugly game. That kind of game happens across all sports and tonight was ours."

Highlights

Alabama falls to 45-42 all-time vs. Florida, including a 19-18 mark in Tuscaloosa
The Tide is now 59-26 overall on SEC opening weekend, 36-9 at home
The six errors are the most in a game for Alabama since April 4, 2002 against LSU

Scoring Summary

T1 | With the bases loaded, a run came home on a double play (0-1, 0 Out)
T1 | A Gator run came home on a wild pitch (0-2, 2 Out)
T3 | Skylar Wallace drove in a run with an RBI single up the middle (0-3, 0 Out)
B3 | A run came home for Alabama on a fielder's choice (1-3, 0 Out)
B3 | Another Tide run came home on an RBI groundout (2-3, 1 Out)
T4 | Ava Brown helped her own cause with a solo home run (2-4, 0 Out)
T5 | Jocelyn Erickson drove in Skylar Wallace with an RBI single (2-5, 0 Out)
T5 | Two runs scored on a fielder's choice and an error (2-7, 1 Out)
T5 | Brown hit an RBI single up the middle (2-8, 1 Out)
T5 | Avery Goelz scored on a sac fly (2-9, 1 Out)
T5 | Kendra Falby hit an RBI single to left (2-10, 2 Out)
T5 | Wallace drove in a run with a double in the gap (2-11, 2 Out)

Up Next: vs. No. 13/13 Florida (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Monday, March 11 – 6 p.m. CT – SEC Network

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