Softball Splits Saturday Games at the Candrea Classic

Saturday, February 8

Tucson, Ariz.

10:30 a.m. CT

Alabama

3-0

Washington

1-2

Alabama

Washington

Softball Splits Saturday Games at the Candrea Classic

2/8/2025 10:02:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Box Score vs. Washington (PDF)Box Score vs. Arizona (PDF)Photo Gallery Photo Gallery 2

The Crimson Tide defeats Washington, 7-3, before falling to Arizona, 9-1

TUCSON, Ariz. – Alabama softball split its two games Saturday at the Candrea Classic, rallying from an early deficit to defeat No. 22 Washington, 7-3, before falling to tournament host and 16th-ranked Arizona, 9-1, in five innings.

In the day's opening game, Alabama (3-1) trailed 3-0 early after a first inning home run from Washington (2-2) and it remained a three-run game until a Larissa Preuitt solo home run in the fourth inning put the Crimson Tide on the scoreboard. With two on and two out in the top of the sixth, Brooke Ellestad crushed a three-run home run to give Alabama a 4-3 lead. The Tide added three insurance runs in the seventh, bringing the score to its final tally of 7-3. In the nightcap, Arizona (4-1) took a 2-0 lead in the third before Alabama got a run back in the fifth to cut the lead in half. The Wildcats erased any chance of a comeback with a big seven-run bottom of the fifth, capped by a three-run double with two out to end the game in five innings and defeat the Tide, 9-1.

HIGHLIGHTS

Alabama has had at least one baserunner on in 24 of its 26 innings so far this season, including a streak off 22 straight to start the year
Alexis Pupillo has earned a hit in all four games this weekend, including two multi-hit performances Saturday
Catelyn Riley earned the complete-game win over Washington, moving to 2-0 on the season with a 1.62 ERA
Larissa Preuitt's home run was just the second of her career, with her first coming March 31, 2023 at Missouri
Brooke Ellestad's home run was her first with the Crimson Tide and the 22nd of her career

SCORING SUMMARY VS. WASHINGTON

B1 | Alexis DeBoer hit a three-run home run (0-3, 1 Out)
T4 | Larissa Preuitt led off the inning with a solo home run (1-3, 0 Out)
T6 | Brooke Ellestad gave Alabama the lead with a three-run home run (4-3, 2 Out)
T7 | Preuitt scored from third on a sac fly RBI (5-3, 1 Out)
T7 | With the bases loaded, Alexis Pupillo drove in two runs with a single up the middle (7-3, 2 Out)

SCORING SUMMARY VS. ARIZONA

B3 | Sydney Stewart pulled a two-run single through the right side (0-2, 1 Out)
T5 | Kali Heivilin scored from third on an RBI groundout (1-2, 1 Out)
B5 | Devyn Netz drove in two with a double to the wall (1-4, 0 Out)
B5 | Wildcats added another with an RBI single through the left side (1-5, 0 Out)
B5 | With the bases loaded, a passed ball moved everyone up 60 feet and scored a run (1-6, 0 Out)
B5 | A three-run double gave Arizona the run-rule victory (1-9, 2 Out)