Alabama Drops Marathon SEC Tournament Contest to LSU, 3-2, in 14 Innings

Wednesday, May 8

Auburn, Ala.

10 a.m. CT

Alabama

33-17

LSU

39-14

Alabama

LSU

Alabama Drops Marathon SEC Tournament Contest to LSU, 3-2, in 14 Innings

5/8/2024 2:56:00 PM | Softball

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The Crimson Tide awaits its NCAA Tournament fate Sunday at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2

AUBURN, Ala. – For the second time in three games, Alabama needed extra innings to decide a winner but it was LSU that came out on top Wednesday in the opening round of the SEC Softball Tournament, 3-2, in 14 innings.

The game was tied for the second-longest in Alabama (33-17) history, its longest since playing 14 innings against LSU (38-14) in Baton Rouge on April 8, 2011. It was the longest game by innings in SEC Tournament history.

The Crimson Tide jumped ahead early over the Tigers after a first-inning double from Kali Heivilin drove in two runs. The score remained the same until LSU loaded the bases with one out in the sixth, drawing a walk and a hit-by-pitch to tie the game at 2-2. The Tigers brought the potential winning run to third base in the bottom of the seventh with two out but a strikeout ended the inning and sent the game to extras.

The two teams left a combined 12 runners on base in extras, as it remained 2-2 heading to the 14th inning. In the bottom half of the 14th, three singles loaded the bases for LSU with one out before Taylor Pleasants ended the game with a fourth one, making the final score 3-2.

Highlights

Alabama is now 46-29 all-time at the SEC Tournament, with today marking just its second ever exit in the first round
The Crimson Tide is now 43-47 all-time vs. LSU, including a 6-7 record at the SEC Tournament
It was just the third time this season Alabama lost when scoring first, holding a 28-3 record in those contests
Heivilin was 2-for-3 with a career-best two doubles, the first Tide player to tally two doubles in a game since Jenna Johnson earlier this season against Virginia (Feb. 16, 2024)
Kenleigh Cahalan and Abby Duchscherer each turned in multi-hit performances as well, their 11th and ninth of the season, respectively

Scoring Summary

T1 | Kali Heivilin drove in two with a double in the gap (2-0, 1 Out)
B6 | A bases-loaded walk scored one for LSU (2-1, 2 Out)
B6 | A hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded brought in the tying run (2-2, 2 Out)
B14 | Taylor Pleasants hit a game-winning RBI single (2-3, 1 Out)

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Sunday, May 12 – 6 p.m. CT – ESPN2

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