Live Blog: Alabama Softball vs. South Carolina in SEC Tournament

Score updates and analysis as the No. 10 Crimson Tide takes on the No. 7 Gamecocks in the second round of the 2025 SEC Tournament in Athens, Georgia.

Kali Heivilin at SEC Tournament / Alabama Athletics

Alabama softball is looking to secure a spot in the SEC tournament quarterfinals with a revenge game against South Carolina on Wednesday night.

The two teams met in the final weekend of the regular season and now face off in the 10/7 game in the 2025 SEC Tournament in Athens, Georgia. No. 7 South Carolina secured a first-round bye after winning the series over Alabama while the No. 10 Crimson Tide beat Auburn, 3-2, on Tuesday night to advance to face the Gamecocks.

First pitch will be approximately 35 minutes after the conclusion of the Ole Miss/Florida game at 7:15 p.m. CT, and the Alabama game will air on SEC Network. BamaCentral will provide updates throughout.

Starting lineups:

Alabama vs. South Carolina in SEC tournament starting lineups / Statbroadcast

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FINAL: South Carolina 6, Alabama 2

In-game updates

Top 7

Clark strikes out swinging, and that will be it for Alabama's run in the 2025 SEC Tournament.

Kendal Clark is the next pinch hitter for the Tide.

The strategy doesn't work for Pupillo as she strikes out, bringing Alabama down to its final out.

Murphy keeps the pinch hitters coming with Pupillo coming in for Valentine. Offense hasn't done anything significant since the first inning, so Murphy is trying to see if fresh faces will give the Tide a new look.

Another freshman, Kennedy Marceaux, comes in to pinch hit. She moves Hubbard over to third one a groundball, but it results in the first out.

Freshman Mari Hubbard comes in to pinch hit for Ellestad and cranks a leadoff double to center field.

Alabama needs at least four runs to keep this game going.

END 6: South Carolina 6, Alabama 2

Bottom 6

The next two batters are retired, and Winstead gets out of the inning. However, SC adds two big insurance runs.

Winstead gives up a hit to the first batter she faces.

That'll be all for Briski as she storms into the dugout after giving up four runs in relief work. Emily Winstead enters the circle for the Crimson Tide.

Rodi blasts her second two-run home run of the game. This one puts South Carolina up, 6-2

Leadoff single up the middle for Lilio

MID 6: South Carolina 4, Alabama 2

Top 6

Another three up, three down inning for the Alabama offense. Tide has sent the minimum to the plate in the second, third, fifth and sixth innings.

Heivilin puts a charge in one, but it is caught in the dirt of the right-field warning track.

Alabama offense has been almost non-existent since the first inning and is starting to run out of time.

END 5: Alabama 4, South Carolina 2

Bottom 5

Groundball to third ends the threat and leave the bases loaded, but the Gamecocks take the lead in the fifth.

Hard-hit liner to right loads the bases with two outs for SC's 9-hole hitter. Huge moment in the game here.

Two-out walk puts two runners on for the Gamecocks. Alabama pitchers have not done a good job at limiting free passes today.

One-out double down the left field line for Chancey's second double of the game.

Rodi crushes one over the left field wall to give the Gamecocks their first lead of the game. South Carolina 4, Alabama 2

Leadoff infield single for the Gamecocks.

MID 5: Alabama 2, South Caroilna 2

Top 5

Alabama goes down easily, three up, three down.

Preuitt, Vandagriff and Johnson due up for the Crimson Tide

South Carolina will also make a change in the circle. Jori Heard enters for the Gamecocks.

END 4: Alabama 2, South Carolina 2

Bottom 4- South Carolina batting

1-2-3 inning for Briski in the circle. Just what you want to see from her. Now it's time for the Alabama offense to respond.

ANOTHER incredible play by Hawkins at shortstop. This time she perfectly times a leap to rob the Gamecocks of a leadoff XBH.

Jocelyn Briski enters the circle for Alabama to relieve Riley, and Giles moves behind the plate for Valentine. Giles had been the DP.

MID 4: Alabama 2, South Carolina 2

Top 4- Alabama batting

Valentine flies out to left field, and Alabama strands the runner in scoring position.

Nice play at third robs Duchscherer of a potential hit. Hawkins moves to second with two outs.

Ellestad is now 0-for her last 13 after lining out.

Leadoff bloop single for Hawkins

5-6-7 due up for Alabama, looking for its first runs since the first inning

END 3: Alabama 2, South Carolina 2

Bottom 3- South Carolina batting

Diving catch by Heivilin saves a run for the final out of the inning.

One-out walk, and South Carolina makes Riley pay. Chancey doubles to right field to bring in a run that ties the game. Alabama 2, South Carolina 2

MID 3: Alabama 2, South Carolina 1

Top 3- Alabama batting

The Alabama offense goes three up, three down for the first time this game.

END 2: Alabama 2, South Carolina 1

Bottom 2- South Carolina batting

Fly ball to shallow left strands the runners.

Walk puts two on with two outs.

Two-out single up the middle for South Carolina's first baserunner of the inning.

One pitch, one out.

MID 2: Alabama 2, South Carolina 1

Top 2- Alabama batting

Nothing doing for Alabama in the second.

Preuitt singles hard up the middle with one out. She tries to stretch it into a double after the ball gets bobbled in center but is thrown out at second.

END 1: Alabama 2, South Carolina 1

Bottom 1- South Carolina batting

Another fantastic play by Hawkins at short gets Alabama out of the inning. Things could have been a LOT worse for Alabama.

Groundball up the middle gets the second out at second, but a run comes in to score for South Carolina. Alabama 2, South Carolina 1

Riley follows it up with a four-pitch walk to Winters to load the bases. Pitching coach Lance McMahon will take a visit out to the circle.

Hard-hit ball off the glove of Ellestad at third allows the Gamecocks to have runners on the corners with one out. Things haven't been as great for Riley after that first at-bat.

Shelton doubles out to the wall in left center on the first pitch she sees. The ball was misjudged by Johnson in left field a little bit because it looked like a catchable ball.

Great start for Riley. She gets Lilio to strike out on three pitches. One out.

MID 1: Alabama 2, South Carolina 0

Top 1- Alabama batting

Gress throws 33 pitches in the first inning for South Carolina.

Duchscherer works through a long at-bat but ends up popping up as Alabama strands two runners in scoring position.

Ellestad attempts a bunt. Unclear whether the squeeze attempt was called or not because Giles didn't have a lead off of third, but Ellestad is thrown out at first and neither runner advances.

Is it just me, or are these SEC Network cameras getting a little too close in the players faces in the dugout?

Hawkins hits one back to Gress in the circle. Johnson aggressively runs home, and Winters isn't able to hold on at the plate. Johnson is safe, and Alabama extends the lead to 2-0 on the error

There's just something about Marlie Giles and hitting against South Carolina. She singles into left field for her eighth hit against the Gamecocks this season. Johnson has to hold at second a little bit to see if it would get caught, so she is unable to score, but does move to third. Runners on the corners with one out for the Tide.

Johnson moves into scoring position with one out on a groundball to the right side off the bat of Heivilin.

Johnson is able to draw a walk.

It appeared that Johnson doubled down the left-field line, but after South Carolina challenges the call, it is overturned. She returns to the plate with a 2-2 count.

That was Vandagriff's first leadoff home run since the UCLA game back in February.

One batter, one run. Leadoff opposite-field home run for Audrey Vandagriff. 1-0 Alabama

Pregame

"There is no need for motivation. They want revenge on this, and we've talked about that a ton. We've talked about how important it is for us to come out and be ready to go."- Alabama assistant Kayla Braud to SEC Network before the game on the matchup with South Carolina

Ole Miss knocks off Florida, 6-3, in eight innings. So first pitch for the Alabama game will be approximately 7:13 p.m. CT

Ole Miss and Florida are going to extra innings, so the start time for Alabama and South Carolina will be slightly delayed.

As the lower-seeded team, Alabama will be the visiting team and bat first.

Jocelyn Briski pitched a complete game against Auburn, so I expect Catelyn Riley will get the start in the circle against the Gamecocks.

In his postgame interview on SEC Network on Tuesday after beating Auburn, Alabama head coach Patrick Murphy told the analysts at the desk, "We'll do it again tomorrow."

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