Alabama
10-0
Elon
1-9
Perfect Game and Top 10 Shutout Highlight Friday Action for Softball in Tallahassee
2/20/2026 9:21:00 PM | Softball
The Crimson Tide shut out No. 6 Florida State, Kaitlyn Pallozzi throws the 10th perfect game in program history
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Alabama softball went 2-0 Friday to start action at the Dugout Club Classic, with freshman Kaitlyn Pallozzi throwing the 10th perfect game in program history in a 7-0 win over Elon before the Crimson Tide shut out tournament host and sixth-ranked Florida State, 8-0.
Alabama (11-0) made history in the day's opening game against Elon (1-9), as Kaitlyn Pallozzi (3-0) became the first freshman in program history to throw a perfect game. It is the 10th perfect game in program history and the first since Montana Fouts at Ole Miss on May 5, 2023. The second game of the day was a top 10 showdown as the eighth-ranked Crimson Tide took on No. 6 Florida State (10-3). After 3.0 scoreless innings, a trio of home runs gave Alabama a 4-0 lead before doubling that margin with a four-run seventh in what ended up as an 8-0 shutout over the tournament-host Seminoles.
The freshmen duo of Pallozzi and Vic Moten (6-0) were nearly untouchable Friday, with Pallozzi striking out six in the perfect game while Moten went the distance for the complete-game win, holding the home team to just three hits over 7.0 innings while striking out seven.
On the other side of the ball, fellow freshman Ana Roman was a combined 3-for-5 with two home runs and seven RBIs between Friday's two games, giving her the team lead with five home runs this season. Brooke Wells had four hits, including a double and a home run against Florida State.
From Head Coach Patrick Murphy
"What a great day for the Tide. A perfect game by a freshman in game one and a complete game shutout by a freshman in game two. I'm not sure I've seen two better pitched games by freshmen in my career at Alabama."
Highlights
- Kaitlyn Pallozzi's perfect game vs. Elon was the 10th in program history and the first ever thrown by an Alabama freshman
- Seven of Alabama's 11 wins this season have been shutouts, including the last four straight
- The Tide has scored seven or more runs in all but one of its games, scoring six in the lone outlier (Feb. 13 vs. Liberty)
- Ana Roman led the team with seven RBIs between Friday's two games, hitting a pair of home runs to give her the team lead at five
- Brooke Wells has at least one hit in 10 of Alabama's 11 games, with 10 of her 15 hits going for extra bases (6 doubles, 4 home runs)
- Marlie Giles and Jena Young have now reached base safely in 10 straight games
Scoring Summary vs. Elon
- B2 | Ana Roman drove in two runs with a single to left (2-0, 0 Out)
- B4 | Roman scored from second on an Ambrey Taylor RBI single (3-0, 1 Out)
- B5 | Salen Hawkins hit an RBI single to center to score Audrey Vandagriff (4-0, 1 Out)
- B5 | Ana Roman belted a three-run home run to center (7-0, 2 Out)
Scoring Summary vs. Florida State
- T4 | Brooks Wells broke the scoreless tie with a solo shot to left (1-0, 0 Out)
- T4 | Alexis Pupillo doubled the lead with a solo home run to center (2-0, 1 Out)
- T4 | Ana Roman hit her second home run of the day, a two-run blast to center (4-0, 1 Out)
- T7 | Pupillo drove in Gerritt Griggs with a hard hit single up the middle (5-0, 0 Out)
- T7 | A bases-loaded single from Jena Young moved everyone up 60 feet (6-0, 1 Out)
- T7 | Kristen White drove in a pair with a single to shallow center (8-0, 2 Out)
Up Next: Dugout Club Classic (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Saturday, Feb. 21 at No. 6/7 Florida State – 2 p.m. CT
- Saturday, Feb. 21 vs. Elon – 4:30 p.m. CT
- Sunday, Feb. 22 vs. Dartmouth – 9 a.m. CT
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Pallozzi, Kaitlyn (3-0)
L: Chana Wolfe (0-6)
Batting:
2B: Young, Jena 1
HR: Roman, Ana 1
RBI: Hawkins, Salen 1 ; Roman, Ana 5 ; Taylor, Ambrey 1
SH: Hubbard, Mari 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vandagriff, Audrey 1 ; Hawkins, Salen 1 ; Pupillo, Alexis 1 ; Young, Jena 2 ; Roman, Ana 2
SB: Young, Jena 1 ; White, Kristen 1
HBP: Roman, Ana 1
