Live Updates: No. 3 Alabama Softball at Southern Miss
Alabama softball is back on the road and looks to continue a new winning streak after closing out the LSU series with a win on Sunday in Baton Rouge.
The Crimson Tide (21-2) plays at Southern Miss (17-8) Tuesday night at 4 for a midweek matchup. It is a the first of two midweek games for Alabama this week before the team heads back to Rhoads Stadium to take on No. 2 Florida State Wednesday night.
Alabama leads the all-time series with the Golden Eagles 11-1. The lone Southern Miss win came in Hattiesburg in February of 2006. Since then, the Crimson Tide have won 11 straight in the series with the most recent meeting being a 6-3 Alabama win at Rhoads Stadium last season.
The game can be streamed on C-USA TV or listened to on the radio on 97.5 in Tuscaloosa.
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FINAL: Alabama 5, Southern Miss 2
Bottom 7
- And Fouts ends the game with a strikeout. Alabama wins
- Eagles look to start a rally with a leadoff single.
Top 7
MID 7: Alabama 5, Southern Miss 2
- Nothing doing for the Crimson Tide after the two doubles, and Alabama heads to the bottom of the 7th needing just three outs.
- Back to back doubles from Shipman and Prange open the 7th with an Alabama run. Crimson Tide leads 5-2
Bottom 6
END 6: Alabama 4, Southern Miss 2
- The Eagles go three up, three down in the 6th.
Top 6
MID 6: Alabama 4, Southern Miss 2
- A sac bunt from Grill moves the runners over, and sac fly from Doerr bring in another Alabama run. Alabama leads 4-2
- After a throwing error puts two on, Southern Miss will make a pitching change. Jana Lee enters the circle.
- Dowling draws a four-pitch walk to open the inning.
Bottom 5
END 5: Alabama 3, Southern Miss 2
- Fouts gives up a leadoff single, but gets three outs in succession after the hit. The Golden Eagles are scoreless in the 5th.
Top 5
MID 5: Alabama 3, Southern Miss 2
- Alabama strands two, but retakes the lead in the fifth.
- Prange his hit by a pitch to put two on with one out for the Crimson Tide.
- Johnson steals second, and Shipman drives her in with an RBI single. Alabama retakes the lead at 3-2.
- Shipman increases her team-leading RBI total to 28.
- Johnson draws a one-out walk.
- Abby Doerr pinch hitting for Goodnight to start the 5th. Goodnight is 0-11 over the last four games including today.
Bottom 4
END 4: Alabama 2, Southern Miss 2
- Fouts gets out of the jam with a swinging strikeout.
- Montana Fouts will enter to relive Torrence.
- After getting two quick outs, Torrence is facing a little bit of trouble. A two-out walk and single puts runners on the corners.
Top 4
MID 4: Alabama 2, Southern Miss 2
- A groundout and flyout strand two runners in scoring position, but Alabama ties the game in the 4th.
- Bailey Dowling singles up the middle to score Prange and tie the game at 2. Alabama 2, Southern Miss 2
- Prange moves to second on a sac bunt, and a single from Tow puts runners on the corner with one out.
- Ashley Prange opens the 4th with a single on the first pitch she sees.
Bottom 3
END 3: Southern Miss 2, Alabama 1
- Torrence gets out of the inning with a foul out and her third strikeout of the game.
- A walk and single put two on with one out for Southern Miss.
Top 3
MID 3: Southern Miss 2, Alabama 1
- Three up, three down for the Crimson Tide in the third.
Bottom 2
END 2: Southern Miss 2, Alabama 1
- Two strikeouts end the inning and limit the damage.
- A single to left field off the bat of Natalie Taylor brings in two runs for the Golden Eagles. Southern Miss 2, Alabama 1
- Another single loads the bases with no outs, and pitching coach Stephanie Prothro takes a visit to the circle.
- Southern Miss leads off the inning with its first hit of the game and a four-pitch walk puts two runners on with no outs.
Top 2
MID 2: Alabama 1, Southern Miss 0
- A groundout ends the inning.
- Megan Bloodworth singles to bring in the first run of the game. Alabama leads 1-0.
- Bloodworth now has 17 RBIs, good for second on the team.
- Bailey Dowling puts the ball in play, and the Eagles make an error. Runners are on the corners with two outs for the Crimson Tide.
- Kaylee Tow draws a two-out walk for Alabama's first baserunner.
Bottom 1- Southern Miss batting
END 1: Alabama 0, Southern Miss 0
- Torrence gets three quick outs in the bottom of the 1st, and it's a scoreless opening inning for both teams.
Top 1- Alabama batting
MID 1: Alabama 0, Southern Miss 0
- Alabama goes three up, three down in the 1st.
- Dallis Goodnight is 0-for her last 10.
Pregame
- Jaala Torrence (4-1, 2.12 ERA) gets the start in the circle for the Crimson Tide. She'll be looking to shake off a rough appearance against LSU last time out.
- Souther Miss Starting Lineup
- 1. Destini Brown- CF
- 2. Jana Lee- DP
- 3. Alyssa Davis- 2B
- 4. Hannah Borden- C
- 5. Terrica Williams- 1B
- 6. Scout Jennings- LF
- 7. Maria Smith- SS
- 8. Natalie Taylor- 3B
- 9. Natalie Hurdle- RF
- Starting pitcher- Morgan Leinstock (10-2, 1.90 ERA)
- Former Alabama pitcher Krystal Goodman currently serves as a graduate assistant at Southern Miss.
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