Live Updates: No. 8 Alabama Softball vs. No. 23 Missouri (Game 3)
No. 8 Alabama softball will conclude its regular-season schedule today against No. 23 Missouri as it takes on No. 23 Missouri at 1 p.m. CT inside Rhoads Stadium. The Tigers took Game 1 of the series with a 3-2 win in extra innings Friday night before the Crimson Tide responded with a 3-1 victory Saturday. Montana Fouts will start in the circle for Alabama in the rubber match against Missouri’s Jordan Weber.
Today’s game will be televised on ESPNU. Follow below for live updates of the action.
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Live Updates
Final: Alabama 3, Missouri 1
Top 7
- Kara Daly pops out to second base to begin the inning, one down.
- Emma Raabe flies out to right field, two down.
- Hattie Moore grounds out on a check swing to end the game. Alabama wins, 3-1
Bottom 6
- After a one-out from Kali Heivilin, a double play ends the inning for Alabama. The Crimson Tide leads 3-1 and will look to close things off in the seventh.
Top 6
- Missouri leaves a runner on base. The Tigers have now left five runners on over six innings.
Bottom 5
- Alabama goes down in order in the bottom of the fifth. The Crimson Tide heads to the sixth inning with a 3-1 lead.
Top 5
- Missouri leaves two runners on base as Montana Fouts gets out of a minor jam. The Tigers have been able to get to the Alabama ace more and more but weren't able to capitalize. It's 3-1 Alabama heading to the bottom of the fifth.
Bottom 4
- Ashley Prange hits a three-run home run to left. It looked like Missouri left fielder Casidy Chaumont kept the ball in play by knocking it down off the top of the wall. However, the play was called a home run on the field. (3-1, Alabama)
Top 4
- Fouts avoids any further damage by getting out of a jam. Missouri leads 1-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth.
- A throwing error from Montana Fouts allows Missouri to score the first run of the game. Fouts threw the ball over Kaylee Tow's head at first after fielding a ground ball in the circle. (1-0, Missouri)
- Jenna Laird legs out an infield single to lead off the inning for Missouri. That's the Tigers' first baserunner of the game.
Bottom 3
- Alabama strands a runner on first. The Crimson Tide has left five runners on base through the first three innings. It's still scoreless heading into the fourth inning.
Top 3
- Missouri still can't touch Montana Fouts. She's perfect through three innings. It's still scoreless heading to the bottom of the third.
Bottom 2
- Alabama leads off the bottom of the second with back-to-back singles from Jenna Lord and Kali Heivelin.
- A sacrifice bunt from Kat Grill moves runners to second and third with one out.
- For a second straight inning, Alabama can't capitalize after putting the first two batters on base. It's still scoreless heading into the third inning.
Top 2
- Six up, six down for Montana Fouts so far. She is cruising in the circle.
Bottom 1
- Ashley Prange draws a four-pitch walk to get things started for Alabama.
- Kaylee Tow draws a 10-pitch walk. Alabama is really making Missouri's Jordan Weber work in the circle.
- Weber battles back to retire the next three batters and get out of the jam unscathed.
Top 1
- Montana Fouts retires the side in order to start the game.
Alabama Starting Lineup (40-10, 15-8 SEC)
Ashley Prange, 3B
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Kaylee Tow, 1B
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Ally Shipman, C
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Bailey Dowling, SS
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Abby Doerr, DP
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Jenna Lord, RF
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Kali Heivilin, 2B
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Kat Grill, LF
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Dallis Goodnight, CF
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Montana Fouts, P
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