Alabama
29-16, 6-8
Oklahoma
36-4, 10-4
Alabama Evens Weekend Series vs. Oklahoma with 6-1 Win Sunday
4/13/2025 9:02:00 PM | Softball
The Crimson Tide and Sooners will play for the series Monday at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama evened its weekend series against No. 2/2 Oklahoma with a 6-1 victory Sunday night at Rhoads Stadium.
Alabama (29-16, 6-8 SEC) handed Oklahoma (36-4, 10-4 SEC) its largest deficit in a loss this season behind a seven-hit day on offense, including home runs from Kali Heivilin and Abby Duchscherer, while Jocelyn Briski (11-10) pitched a complete game in the circle, holding the Sooners to one run on two hits and a walk.
The Crimson Tide struck first with a pair of runs in the second inning and continued to add to its lead from there, scoring in each of the next three innings to swell the lead to 6-0 including the home runs from Heivilin and Duchscherer. Briski and the Alabama defense held Oklahoma scoreless until the seventh inning when Sydney Barker lifted a two-out solo home run to erase the shutout. A fly ball to left in the next at-bat ended the game and gave the Tide the five-run victory to even the weekend series.
From Head Coach Patrick Murphy
"Jocelyn [Briski] sat down 12 in a row at one point in the game. She had no traffic whatsoever on the bases. By far, that was her best game of the year against a very good hitting team. We did not commit an error on defense and only allowed one walk. We just played a really clean game all around. We were much more aggressive at the plate and the small ball really helped us."
Highlights
- The five runs are the largest margin of victory for any team over Oklahoma this season
- The complete game was Joceyn Briski's third of the season, her first in conference play
- Kali Heivilin hit her team-leading 12th home run of the season, while Abby Duchscherer hit her seventh
- Salen Hawkins was 2-for-3, her fifth multi-hit game of the season
Scoring Summary
- B2 | Kinley Pate scored from third on an RBI fielder's choice (1-0, 1 Out)
- B2 | Kristen White flared an RBI single to right (2-0, 2 Out)
- B3 | Kali Heivilin led off the half-inning with a solo home run (3-0, 0 Out)
- B4 | Lauren Johnson scored on a sac fly RBI (4-0, 1 Out)
- B5 | Abby Duchscherer slugged a two-run home run to left field (6-0, 1 Out)
- T7 | Sydney Barker erased the shutout with a solo home run to left center (6-1, 2 Out)
Up Next: vs. #2/2 Oklahoma (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- Monday, April 14 – 6 p.m. CT – SEC Network
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Briski, Jocelyn (11-10)
L: Deal, Kierston (8-1)
Batting:
2B: Pickering, Kasidi 1
HR: Barker, Sydney 1
RBI: Barker, Sydney 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Barker, Sydney 1
Batting:
HR: Heivilin, Kali 1 ; Duchscherer, Abby 1
RBI: Vandagriff, Audrey 1 ; Heivilin, Kali 1 ; Duchscherer, Abby 2 ; Johnson, Lauren 1 ; White, Kristen 1
SF: Vandagriff, Audrey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Heivilin, Kali 1 ; Hubbard, Mari 1 ; Duchscherer, Abby 1 ; Pate, Kinley 1 ; Johnson, Lauren 2
SB: White, Kristen 1
CS: Pupillo, Alexis 1
HBP: Duchscherer, Abby 1
