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Live Updates: No. 2 Alabama Softball vs. Mississippi State

Updates, stats and analysis from Rhoads Stadium for the series opener between the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs.
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Live Updates: No. 2 Alabama Softball vs. Mississippi State
Live Updates: No. 2 Alabama Softball vs. Mississippi State

After winning the series at Florida over the weekend, Alabama softball moved back up to No. 2 in the rankings. The Crimson Tide opens a five-game home stand with a three-game series against SEC foe Mississippi State beginning. 

Alabama leads the all-time series 62-11 over Mississippi State. The Bulldogs bring in the SEC's home run leader, Mia Davidson. She has 16 home runs this season, and is seventh in NCAA history with 85 career home runs. Montana Fouts gets the start in the circle for the Crimson Tide against Aspen Wesley for the Bulldogs. 

First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. on SEC Network. 

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Live Updates

Bottom 7

FINAL: No. 2 Alabama 2, Mississippi State 1

  • Woodard scores on a wild pitch. Alabama wins 2-1. 
  • Tow hits a ball to the second baseman who mishandles the ball to advance Woodard all the way to third. Runners on the corners with no outs. 
  • Dowling waits on the changeup and singles through the right side to lead off the 7th for Alabama. She will be pinch run for. Savannah Woodard enters to run.

Top 7

MID 7:Alabama 1, Mississippi State 1

  • Fouts gets her 10th and 11th strikeouts in a quick 1-2-3 top of the 7th. 

Bottom 6

END 6: Alabama 1, Mississippi State 1

  • Shipman gets fooled on the changeup for a second time and strikes out, stranding Prange at second.
  • Prange moves into scoring position on a wild pitch. 
  • Willis walks the first batter she faces. Prange stands on first with two outs for Shipman. 
  • After getting two groundouts, Mississippi State will make a pitching change. Annie Willis (4-3, 2.56 ERA) enters for the Bulldogs. 
  • Alabama doesn't trail for long. Freshman Megan Bloodworth hits her first home run in SEC play to lead off the bottom of the 6th. Alabama 1, Mississippi State 1

Top 6

MID 6: Mississippi State 1, Alabama 0

  • Fouts' ninth strikeout ends the State half of the sixth. The Bulldogs get on the board first. 
  • A sac fly from Cook brings in the first run of the game. Mississippi State leads 1-0. Runners on the corners with two outs. 
  • A single up the middle loads the bases with one out for the Bulldogs. 
  • And Alabama will intentionally walk Davidson. 
  • A groundout moves the runner over to second with one out for Davidson. 
  • Hull leads off the sixth with a base hit to left field. It's the first baserunner for either team since the top of the fourth. 

Bottom 5

END 5: Alabama 0, Mississippi State 0

  • Another three up, three down inning for Alabama. The Tide just can't get into any sort of rhythm offensively. 

Top 5

MID 5: Alabama 0, Mississippi State 0

  • And the Bulldogs go 1-2-3 in the 5th as Fouts picks up her seventh and eight strikeouts. 

Bottom 4

END 4: Alabama 0, Mississippi State 0

  • Alabama goes three up, three down in the fourth. Scoreless through four innings in Tuscaloosa. Each team only has one hit so far. 

Top 4

MID 4: Alabama 0, Mississippi State 0

  • A lengthy at-bat from Cook results in a two-out walk, but Fouts quickly responds and gets McKenna to ground out on the first pitch. 
  • Fouts gets a big strikeout of Davidson to open the 4th. 

Bottom 3

END 3: Alabama 0, Mississippi State 0

  • Mississippi State left fielder Chloe Malau'ulu makes a diving catch to rob Goodnight of a hit. We're scoreless through three innings. 
  • Grill digs out a two-out infield single for Alabama's first base hit. 

Top 3

MID 3: Alabama 0, Mississippi State 0

  • Two lineouts to centerfield retire the Bulldogs in the inning. 
  • Fouts gets her fourth straight strikeout to start the 3rd. 

Bottom 2

END 2: Alabama 0, Mississippi State 0

  • Tow flies out, and Jenna Lord grounds into the second double play in as many innings for Alabama. 
  • Dowling is hit by a pitch to get the leadoff runner on for the Crimson Tide. 

Top 2

MID 2: Alabama 0, Mississippi State 0

  • Fouts erases Mississippi State with back to back to back strikeouts.
  • First batter for the Bulldogs gets aboard on an error from Bloodworth. 

Bottom 1- Alabama batting

END 1: Alabama 0, Mississippi State 0

  • Shipman flies out to centerfield. 
  • She is doubled off on a lineout off the bat from Prange. 
  • Goodnight reaches on an error, and her speed gets her to second on the throw. 

Top 1- Mississippi State batting

MID 1: Alabama 0, Mississippi State

  • The single is erased by a double play turned by Bailey Dowling up the middle. 
  • Davidson hits a hard liner off Fouts' leg for a single. Fouts is fine and stays in the game. 
  • Fouts strikes out the first batter she faces. 

1. Dallis Goodnight- CF

2. Ashley Prange- 3B

3. Ally Shipman- C

4. Bailey Dowling- SS

5. Kaylee Tow- 1B

6. Jenna Lord- DP

7. Jenna Johnson- LF

8. Megan Bloodworth- 2B

9. Kat Grill- RF

Starting pitcher- Montana Fouts (16-3, 2.30 ERA)

Mississippi State Starting Lineup (26-14, 7-5 SEC)

1. Shea Moreno- 2B

2. Mia Davidson- C

3. Chloe Malau'ulu- LF

4. Paige Cook- 3B

5. Jackie McKenna- RF

6. Addison Purvis- DP

7. Madisyn Kennedy- SS

8. Brylie St. Clair- CF

9. Riley Hull- 1B

Starting Pitcher- Aspen Wesley (5-5, 3.24 ERA)

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Katie Windham
KATIE WINDHAM

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball, gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.

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