Alabama
0
LSU
0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alabama | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
Alabama Blanks LSU, 7-0, to Open Super Regional Play Friday in Tuscaloosa
5/22/2026 8:58:00 PM | Softball
Game two between the Crimson Tide and the Tigers is set for a 2 p.m. CT first pitch Saturday on ESPN
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball opened Super Regional play in emphatic fashion, shutting out LSU, 7-0, Friday night at Rhoads Stadium behind a complete game one-hitter from Jocelyn Briski.
The seven runs scored are the most for Alabama (53-7) in a Super Regional game since an 8-5 win in the final game of the 2019 series against Texas. LSU (40-18) led off the game with a double before Jocelyn Briski (23-3) went on to retire the next 21 straight, striking out 11. Four Crimson Tide players had multi-hit games, with Jena Young driving in three runs from the leadoff spot and Alexis Pupillo blasting her 18th home run of the season.
Game two between Alabama and LSU is set for a 2 p.m. CT first pitch on Saturday, May 23 on ESPN.
From Head Coach Patrick Murphy
"Thank God for the weather, number one. We got it in and it turned out to be a really pretty night. The grounds crew did a hell of a job all week getting ready for this, so kudos to them. The crowd that came out tonight was incredible. Ms. Briski had a heck of a good night. I don't know if I've ever seen a Super Regional where the leadoff gets a double and then nothing after that. You all got to witness some really good pitching tonight."
Highlights
- Alabama has now won its Super Regional opener 12 times, with the Tide going on to win the series in nine of those previous 11 instances, including seven series in two games
- Alabama is 29-17 in Super Regional play, including a 24-6 mark at home
- The seven runs scored are the most by Alabama in a Super Regional game since defeating Texas, 8-5, in the third game of the 2019 series in Tuscaloosa (May 25, 2019)
- Jocelyn Briski's complete game shutout is her fifth of the season and extends the Tide bullpen's current shutout streak to 27.0 consecutive innings
- The shutout was Alabama's 26th this season, now just one shy of tying the 2007 team for the school record
- The game was the Tide's 20th this season with double-digit hits
- Alexis Pupillo's home run was her 18th of the season, tying her with Amanda Locke (2012) for seventh place on Alabama's single-season records
- It was also the team's 96th long ball, one shy of the 2012 team's second-place mark and eight shy of the single-season record of 104 set in 2010
Scoring Summary
- B1 | Jena Young scored from third on a passed ball (1-0, 1 Out)
- B1 | Audrey Vandagriff hit an RBI single up the middle (2-0, 2 Out)
- B3 | Alexis Pupillo pulled a solo home run down the line in right (3-0, 1 Out)
- B4 | With the bases loaded, a double from Young scored all three baserunners (6-0, 1 Out)
- B5 | A wild pitch and a throwing error allowed Kinley Pate to score from second (7-0, 2 Out)
Up Next: NCAA Super Regionals (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- Saturday, May 23 – 2 p.m. CT - ESPN
Team Stats
Batting:
2B: Jalia Lassiter 1
Batting:
2B: Young, Jena 1 ; Pupillo, Alexis 1
HR: Pupillo, Alexis 1
RBI: Young, Jena 3 ; Pupillo, Alexis 1 ; Vandagriff, Audrey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Young, Jena 1 ; Pupillo, Alexis 1 ; Roman, Ana 1 ; Pate, Kinley 1 ; Vandagriff, Audrey 1 ; Hawkins, Salen 1 ; White, Kristen 1
