Live Updates: Alabama Softball Doubleheader vs. North Alabama, Alcorn State
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Let's play two!
Alabama softball has a scheduled doubleheader against North Alabama and Alcorn State at Rhoads Stadium Tuesday afternoon at Rhoads Stadium beginning at 3:45 on SEC Network+.
The Crimson Tide stayed at No. 2 in all major college softball polls after sweeping Mississippi State over Easter weekend.
Alabama won game one over North Alabama 6-1.
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Game 2 vs. Alcorn State
Top 7
FINAL: Alabama 4, Alcorn State 0
- Salter retires the Lady Braves in order. Alabama wins.
Bottom 6
END 6: Alabama 4, Alcorn State 0
- Alabama goes three up, three down in the 6th. Crimson Tide only has six hits on the game.
Top 6
MID 6: Alabama 4, Alcorn State 0
- A flyout to right field retires the Lady Braves in the 6th.
- Alex Salter (4-0, 2.38 ERA) enters to pitch for Kilfoyl and gets the first two batters she faces to strike out.
Bottom 5
END 5: Alabama 4, Alcorn State 0
- A flyout to center ends the 5th.
- Stephens scores on a wild pitch. 4-0 Alabama.
- Heivilin hits a ground ball to the shortstop. She makes a throwing error that pulls the defender off the base. All Alabama runners are safe, and Johnson comes in to score to make it 3-0 Crimson Tide.
- Stephens singles through the left side, and the runners move up an extra 60 feet on the throw to put two runners in scoring position with two outs for Heivilin.
- Johnson is hit by a pitch to give the Crimson Tide a two-out baserunner.
Top 5
MID 5: Alabama 2, Alcorn State 0
- Kilfoyl strikes out the side in the 5th and is up to nine strikeouts for the game.
Bottom 4
END 4: Alabama 2, Alcorn State 0
- Dowling lines out to end the inning.
- Barnhart draws a two-out walk to reach base for the third time in the game.
Top 4
MID 4: Alabama 2, Alcorn State 0
- Alcorn State goes three up, three down in the 4th. Lord makes a really nice play charging a ball at third to end the inning.
Bottom 3
END 3: Alabama 2, Alcorn State 0
- Stephens draws the bases loaded walk to score another Alabama run. Alabama leads 2-0
- A two-out walk to Johnson loads the bases for Stephens.
- Haney draws her second walk in a row to put two on with one out. M'Kay Gidley comes in to pinch run.
- The Braves centerfielder Chloey Morgan makes a diving catch to rob Dowling of a hit and potential RBI.
- Barnhart dumps a single into shallow left field for her third hit of the day to lead off the inning for the Crimson Tide.
Top 3
MID 3: Alabama 1, Alcorn State 0
- Kilfoyl gets out of the inning with a popup and her fifth strikeout.
- Miracle Crosby slaps one up the middle for Alcorn State's first hit.
Bottom 2
END 2: Alabama 1, Alcorn State 0
- Lord grounds out to end the 2nd.
- Woodard slaps an infield single. Stephens comes around to score from second as the ball trickles off the pitchers glove into foul territory. Alabama leads 1-0
- Stephens draws a one-out walk and steals second.
- Johnson flies out to the warning track in left to lead off the bottom half of the inning.
Top 2
MID 2: Alabama 0, Alcorn State 0
- Kilfoyl gets the Braves to go three up, three down in the 2nd.
Bottom 1- Alabama batting
END 1: Alabama 0, Alcorn State 0
- A groundout to first ends the inning. Alabama strands two.
- Barnhart and Haney draw walks to put two on with two outs for the Crimson Tide.
Top 1- Alcorn State batting
MID 1: Alabama 0, Alcorn State 0
- Kilfoyl's third strikeout ends the half inning.
- Edwards strikes out, but reaches first on a passed ball.
- Kilfoyl strikes out the first batter she faces.
Alabama Starting Lineup (37-6)
1. Jenna Lord- 3B
2. Aubrey Barnhart- 1B
3. Bailey Dowling- SS
4. KJ Haney- DP
5. Abby Doerr- C
6. Jenna Johnson- CF
7. Jordan Stephens- LF
8. Kali Heivlin- 2B
9. Savannah Woodard- RF
Starting pitcher- Lexi Kilfoyl (8-2, 1.90 ERA)
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Alcorn State Starting Lineup (15-24)
1. Chloey Morgan- CF
2. Desirea Lindsey- RF
3. Kristian Edwards- LF
4. Genise Wlls- 2B
5. Marsha Hunt- 1B
6. Tyesha Cole- 3B
7. Amari Ramsey- DP
8. Hannah Dukes- C
9. Miracle Crosby- SS
Starting pitcher- Kiri Parker (5-5, 4.01 ERA)
- The next game will begin at 6:02 according to an in-stadium announcement.
Game 1 vs. North Alabama
Top 7
FINAL: Alabama 6, North Alabama 1
- Groundout to third ends the game. Alabama wins 6-1.
- A groundout and strikeout bring North Alabama down to its final out.
- Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne just arrived at Rhoads Stadium to catch some of the doubleheader action.
- Bottom 6
END 6: Alabama 6, North Alabama 1
- Alabama once again goes three up, three down for the third time in the last four innings.
Top 6
MID 6: Alabama 6, North Alabama 1
- Kilfoyl collects her second strikeout to end the half inning.
- A double play turned by the Alabama infield erases the leadoff walk.
Bottom 5
END 5: Alabama 6, North Alabama 1
- Nothing doing for Alabama in the bottom of the 5th. The Crimson Tide has just one hit since the 2nd. What was looking like a sure fire run rule after two innings will now head to the 6th.
Top 5
MID 5: Alabama 6, North Alabama 1
- A swinging bunt ends the half inning. North Alabama gets on the board. Alabama will now need three runs in the bottom of the inning to run rule.
- A fielder's choice gets the second out. Runners on the corners with two outs.
- Another single puts two runners on with one out for the Lions.
- An infield single from Haven Kirby scores the first run for North Alabama. Alabama 6, North Alabama 1
- A wild pitch moves the runner to third with no outs.
- Kilfoyl is greeted by a hard double to center field on the first pitch.
- Lexi Kilfoyl (8-2, 1.88 ERA) enters to pitch for Alabama in the 5th. She was unavailable due to illness this past weekend against Mississippi State.
Bottom 4
END 4: Alabama 6, North Alabama 0
- A groundout and strikeout strand Goodnight at second.
- Goodnight lines a one-out single into left field and steals second on the next pitch.
Top 4
MID 4: Alabama 6, North Alabama 0
- Savannah Woodard catches a flyout to end the North Alabama half of the 4th.
- The runners moves to third on a wild pitch and ac fly with two outs. First time the Lions have had a runner in scoring position.
- Torrence gives up her second walk for UNA's first baserunner since the 2nd.
Bottom 3
END 3: Alabama 6, North Alabama 0
- Alabama goes three up, three down in the 3rd.
Top 3
MID 3: Alabama 6, North Alabama 0
- The Lions go three up, three down in the 3rd.
Bottom 2
END 2: Alabama 6, North Alabama 0
- Bloodworth sends a ball out to deep left field that is caught but brings in another run on a sac fly. M'Kay Gidley is thrown out also trying to score on the play, which ends the inning. Alabama leads 6-0.
- Prange walks, Barnhart doubles, and Prange scores on an obstruction call at the plate after a groundball off the bat of Shipman. Alabama leads 5-0.
- After Goodnight ground out, UNA will make a pitching change. Megan Warhurst enters the circle.
- Freshman Kali Heivilin leads off the 2nd with her first career home run to straightaway center. Alabama leads 4-0
Top 2
MID 2: Alabama 3, North Alabama 0
- Torrence gives up a one-out walk in the 2nd, but that's all for the Lions.
Bottom 1- Alabama batting
END 1: Alabama 3, North Alabama 0
- A strikeout and popup end the Alabama threat in the first, but the Tide gets on the board first with the home run from Megan Bloodworth.
- Doerr keeps the bats going with a single through the left side.
- Home run Megan Bloodworth! The freshman sends her seventh home run of the year over the left field wall to give Alabama the 3-0 lead.
- Shipman drops one into shallow left center for a single, and Barnhart moves to third with one out.
- Barnhart singles into left center field for her fifth hit of the season to give Alabama a one-out baserunner. Earlier this year, Patrick Murphy called the freshman one of the best hitters on the team.
Top 1- UNA batting
MID 1: Alabama 0, North Alabama 0
- A strikeout and popout end the half inning.
- Bevis reaches with a one-out infield single for the Lions' first baserunner of the game.
- The first pitch from Torrence is a ball, and we are underway in game one from Rhoads Stadium.
Alabama Starting Lineup
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North Alabama Starting Lineup (30-11)
1. Lexie Harper- CF
2. Sidney Bevis- RF
3. Hailey Jones- 2B
4. Emma Broadfoot- 3B
5. Georgia Land- C
6. Haley Stokes- 1B
7. Maleah Hargett- LF
8. Brooke Burback- DP
9. Haven Kirby- SS
Starting pitcher- Elena Escobar (1-1, 3.07 ERA)
