Alabama
49-7
Texas
42-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Alabama Falls to Texas, 7-1, in SEC Tournament Championship Game
5/9/2026 7:15:00 PM | Softball
The Crimson Tide awaits the NCAA Tournament selection show Sunday at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Alabama softball fell to Texas in the SEC Tournament Championship game, 7-1, Saturday evening at Kentucky's John Cropp Stadium.
Alabama (49-7) struck first on a solo home run from Alexis Pupillo in the bottom of the first, but Texas (42-10) answered right back with two runs in the next half-inning to take the lead and the Longhorns would stay in front for the remainder of the game.
For their performances over the week, Pupillo, Jocelyn Briski and Ambrey Taylor were named to the SEC All-Tournament Team.
The Crimson Tide now awaits its postseason seeding which will be announced on Sunday, May 10 on the NCAA Tournament Selection Show at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
From Head Coach Patrick Murphy
"Thanks to everybody at Kentucky for putting on a great tournament and the fans for coming out. It's really cool to see so many softball fans in this part of the country come out and see a really good tournament all week long. Texas was the better team today. Lex [Pupillo] got the big rip in the first and we really didn't do anything after that. You've got to credit Ms. Tegan [Kavan] for bouncing back. She didn't give up much after that. We had the bases loaded and we had two Ks. That was an opportunity to get back into it. She just cruised basically. Too many strikeouts by us. We didn't put the ball in play enough and force them to make any plays."
Highlights
- The SEC Tournament Championship game appearance was the 10th for Alabama, which is tied for the second most of any team
- Jocelyn Briski, Alexis Pupillo and Ambrey Taylor were named to the SEC All-Tournament Team, bringing the Crimson Tide's total to 48 All-Tournament winners
- Pupillo's home run was her 17th of the year, putting her in a four-way tie for eighth in Alabama single-season history
Scoring Summary
- B1 | Alexis Pupillo crushed a solo home run to right field (1-0, 2 Out)
- T2 | A bases-loaded single scored one for Texas (1-1, 1 Out)
- T2 | The Longhorns took the lead on an RBI fielder's choice (1-2, 1 Out)
- T4 | Katie Stewart pulled an RBI single down the line in left (1-3, 2 Out)
- T4 | A two-out error allowed a pair of runs to score (1-5, 2 Out)
- T6 | Stewart hit a solo home run to left (1-6, 1 Out)
- T6 | The Longhorns scored on a sac fly RBI (1-7, 1 Out)
Up Next: NCAA Softball Selection Show
- Sunday, May 10 – 6 p.m. CT – ESPN2
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Teagan Kavan (22-4)
L: Briski, Jocelyn (21-3)
Batting:
HR: Katie Stewart 1
RBI: Kayden Henry 1 ; Katie Stewart 2 ; Reese Atwood 1 ; Victoria Hunter 1
SF: Reese Atwood 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Katie Stewart 2 ; Viviana Martinez 2 ; Taylor Anderson 1 ; Alisa Sneed 1 ; Ashton Maloney 1
HBP: Leighann Goode 1 ; Hannah Wells 1
Batting:
HR: Pupillo, Alexis 1
RBI: Pupillo, Alexis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pupillo, Alexis 1
