Alabama
21-10
Florida State
26-5
Alabama Falls to Florida State, 5-2, Wednesday in Tuscaloosa
3/19/2025 9:16:00 PM | Softball
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball fell to Florida State, 5-2, Wednesday night at Rhoads Stadium.
Alabama (21-10) took the early lead over Florida State (26-5) with a pair of RBI singles in the first inning from Kali Heivilin and Alexis Pupillo. With two on and two out in the top of the fourth, Jahni Kerr tied the game for the Seminoles with a two-run double into the left field gap. With the score still tied in the top of the sixth, Florida State's Katie Dack pushed the visitors ahead with a three-run home run to make it 5-2. The Crimson Tide went down in order in the bottom of the sixth and the Seminoles stranded one on in a scoreless top of the seventh, with it still a three-run game heading to the home half of the seventh. However, the middle of the Alabama order was unable to put a runner on base in the final frame as the Seminoles secured the three-run victory.
From Head Coach Patrick Murphy
"Thanks to Florida State for coming on a midweek, I know it is a lot of travel. It was a good midweek game for both schools. At the end of the day, they got the big key hit and we didn't. We left too many people in scoring position. We played really good defense, so I was proud of that, and we got a great start from [Jocelyn] Briski. Hopefully that springboards us into a good weekend in College Station."
Highlights
- Alabama is now 7-9 all-time vs. Florida State, including a 6-4 mark in Tuscaloosa
- Audrey Vandagriff was 2-for-4 at the leadoff spot, extending her reached-base streak to 19 games while Alexis Pupillo extended hers to 13 games
- Vandagriff was also 3-for-3 in stolen bases, her fourth game this season with three or more stolen bases which also pushes her NCAA-leading season total to 37
Scoring Summary
- B1 | Kali Heivilin drove in Audrey Vandagriff with an RBI single (1-0, 1 Out)
- B1 | Alexis Pupillo followed Heivlin with another RBI single (2-0, 1 Out)
- T4 | Jahni Kerr tied the game with a two-run double (2-2, 2 Out)
- T6 | Katie Dack hit a three-run home run (2-5, 0 Out)
Up Next: at #5/6 Texas A&M (Bryan-College Station, Texas)
- Friday, March 21 – 6 p.m. CT
- Saturday, March 22 – 4 p.m. CT
- Sunday, March 23 – 1 p.m. CT
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Julia Apsel (10-0)
L: Briski, Jocelyn (9-8)
Batting:
2B: Jahni Kerr 1
HR: Katie Dack 1
RBI: Katie Dack 3 ; Jahni Kerr 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Kennedy Harp 1 ; Michaela Edenfield 2 ; Katie Dack 2
SB: Kennedy Harp 1
Batting:
2B: Ellestad, Brooke 1
RBI: Heivilin, Kali 1 ; Pupillo, Alexis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vandagriff, Audrey 1 ; Duchscherer, Abby 1
SB: Vandagriff, Audrey 3
HBP: Pupillo, Alexis 1
