Softball Closes Weekend in Tallahassee with Sunday Win over Dartmouth

Sunday, February 22

Tallahassee, Fla.

9 a.m. CT

Alabama

13-0

Dartmouth

0-5

Dartmouth

Alabama

Softball Closes Weekend in Tallahassee with Sunday Win over Dartmouth

2/22/2026 11:48:00 AM | Softball

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The Crimson Tide rallies from an early deficit to remain undefeated

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Alabama softball capped an undefeated weekend Sunday at the Dugout Club Classic, rallying from a two-run deficit to Dartmouth with a three-run fifth inning to take the lead and hang on for the 3-2 win.

Alabama (13-0) trailed early after Dartmouth (0-4) took advantage of an error and a rundown to score two runs in the third inning. Still trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the fifth with two out, Larissa Preuitt got the Crimson Tide on the board after swiping third base and coming home on an errant throw. A walk and wild pitch put Jena Young into scoring position for Marlie Giles, who roped a double to the outfield and drove in the game-tying run. Alexis Pupillo followed that with a single up the middle to drive in the go-ahead run. Vic Moten (7-0) ultimately got the win in relief, throwing 2.2 shutout relief innings.

From Head Coach Patrick Murphy

"I think it was good for us to have a game like that where somebody really pushed us. Credit to Dartmouth, they definitely pushed us today. Their pitcher threw a great game. Vic came in and did well in relief, kept he score the same, Marlie Giles comes off the bench to tie it and Lex hits a rope up the middle for the winning run. It was the type of game we needed to experience as hitter and on defense because the last few innings were pressure-packed."

Highlights

Alexis Pupillo was 2-for-3 at the plate, her third straight multi-hit game to give her the team lead with six this season
Marlie Giles and Jena Young have now reached base safely in 12 straight games
Vic Moten earned her second win of the weekend, striking out four over 2.2 shutout innings to drop her season ERA to 0.42

Scoring Summary

T3 | Dartmouth got on the board first with an RBI single (0-1, 0 Out)
T3 | The Big Green runner at third scored after the runner at first was caught in a rundown (0-2, 0 Out)
B5 | Larissa Preuitt stole third and then came home on an errant throw (1-2, 2 Out)
B5 | Marlie Giles tied the game with an RBI double (2-2, 2 Out)
B5 | Alexis Pupillo drove in Giles with an RBI single to give the Tide the lead (3-2, 2 Out)