Alabama Softball Run-Rules Indiana to Cap Saturday Doubleheader Sweep in Clearwater
All information courtesy of Alabama Athletic Communications.
Fifteenth-ranked Alabama softball took home a pair of wins Saturday at the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational, opening with a 6-5 walk-off win in extra innings over No. 20 UCF before posting a dominant 10-0 run rule win over Indiana.
In the second game of the day, the Crimson Tide jumped on Indiana (3-5) to the tune of 10 runs on 14 hits in the five-inning run rule victory. Alabama scored in four of the five innings it came to the plate, with a four-run fifth inning putting the Tide in run-rule territory with solid pitching and defense holding the Hoosiers scoreless.
Kristen White’s walk-off single against the Knights was part of a three-RBI day for the freshman, which was the most on the team. Ally Shipman was 4-for-7 with two doubles while Jenna Johnson and Marlie Giles each had three hits on the day. Montana Fouts (3-1) got the win in relief against UCF, going 11-up 11-down over 3.2 perfect innings with seven strikeouts and Lauren Esman (1-0) allowed just three hits and one walk in the complete-game shutout over the Hoosiers.
SCORING SUMMARY VS. INDIANA
- T1 | Jenna Johnson hit a two-out RBI single up the middle (1-0, 2 Out)
- T2 | With two on base, Kenleigh Cahalan dropped a two-run double to right (3-0, 2 Out)
- T3 | Emma Broadfoot lifted a fly ball to left as Ally Shipman tagged up and scored on the sac fly (4-0, 0 Out)
- T3 | Jordan Stephens smacked an RBI single up the middle (5-0, 2 Out)
- T3 | Marlie Giles drove in Stephens with another RBI single (6-0, 2 Out)
- T5 | Abby Duchscherer drove in a run on a pinch-hit double (7-0, 1 Out)
- T5 | Stephens dropped an RBI double into the right field gap (8-0, 1 Out)
- T5 | Kristen White knocked in a pair of runs with a single to right (10-0, 1 Out)
UP NEXT: TAXACT CLEARWATER INVITATIONAL (CLEARWATER, FLA.)
- Sunday, Feb. 19 vs. #6/7 Florida State – 4 p.m. CT
All information courtesy of Alabama Athletic Communications.
