Softball Falls in Saturday Pitcher’s Duel to Tennessee, 2-0

Saturday, April 27

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

6 p.m. CT

Alabama

31-14, 8-12

Tennessee

36-9, 16-4

Tennessee

Alabama

Softball Falls in Saturday Pitcher’s Duel to Tennessee, 2-0

4/27/2024 8:31:00 PM | Softball

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The Lady Vols secure the weekend series, holding the Crimson Tide to one hit

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball dropped game two and the weekend series to Tennessee in a 2-0 pitcher's duel Saturday night at Rhoads Stadium.

Alabama (31-14, 8-12 SEC) held Tennessee (37-8, 16-4 SEC) to just two runs but the Crimson Tide only managed one hit off Lady Vol starter Karlyn Pickens (17-5), a sixth-inning bunt single from Kristen White. For the second straight week, freshman Jocelyn Briski (7-3) threw a gem in the circle going 7.0 innings with just the two runs allowed, one earned.

From Head Coach Patrick Murphy

"Jocelyn Briski gave us a great start. She has been excellent over the past few weeks and she gave us a good enough start to win the game tonight. We can't beat a really good team with just one bunt single. Their infield made a couple of great plays to take away potential hits. We can't give an offense like Tennessee extra outs like we did in the second inning because they took full advantage of it and scored. We have to be better in all phases tomorrow. Our offense needs to start to come through in the first and second innings, not the sixth and seventh."

Highlights

Alabama is now 40-32 all-time vs. Tennessee with a 21-10 mark in Tuscaloosa
Kristen White's sixth-inning bunt single broke up the no-hitter, avoiding Alabama's first no-hit loss since April 20, 2004
The Tide turned its 16th double play of the season, which puts the team three shy of cracking the UA single-season top 10
4,400 fans packed Rhoads Stadium for the third sellout of the season

Scoring Summary

T2 | An unearned run scored for Tennessee on a two-out RBI single (0-1, 2 Out)
T4 | Rylie West hit a solo home run (0-2, 1 Out)

Up Next: vs. #3/3 Tennessee (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Sunday, April 28 – 1 p.m. CT – ESPN2

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