Alabama Softball Enjoys Title IX Celebration with 5-0 Victory over Southern Miss
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama softball team celebrated Title IX Night at at Rhoads Stadium with a 5-0 victory of Southern Miss on Wednesday.
Montana Fouts (7-1) posted a quality start in the circle, striking out 10 with just one hit and three walks allowed over 6.0 innings pitched while Alex Salter closed the door with a shutout seventh, striking out two.
Jenna Johnson tied a season high with three RBIs, all coming on her first home run of the season.
"It was a good game," head coach Patrick Murphy said in a statement. "I think Southern Miss is a good team, they’re going to win a lot of games this year.”
After two scoreless innings, Alabama (12-3) struck with a two-out RBI-single from Ashley Prange.
Johnson's home run to left made it 4-0.
Bailey Dowling one-hopped the wall in left for an RBI-double in the fifth for the final run against the Golden Eagles (12-2).
“I thought Montana was in complete control all game long," Murphy added. "Salter came in and gave us a good inning at the end. We will need her this year, so it was cool to see her do really well tonight.
"Jenna Johnson had the big hit with the three-run home run, and then a pair of two-out RBIs from Ashley Prange and Bailey Dowling.
Alabama improved to 7-2 when scoring first, and 10-1 when leading after the fourth inning.
Kenleigh Cahalan’s hitting streak came to an end at 14 games, though a first-inning walk extended her reached-base streak to 15.
With 10 strikeouts, Fouts is at 939 for her career, just 61 shy of becoming the fifth player in program history with 1,000 strikeouts.
Alabama will host the Crimson Classic this weekend.
- Friday vs. Robert Morris – 4 p.m. CT; Longwood – 6:30 p.m.
- Saturday vs. Robert Morris – 11 a.m.; vs. Longwood – 1:30 p.m.
- Sunday vs. Mercer – 1 p.m.
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