Live Updates of No. 16 Alabama Softball Doubleheader in Buzz Classic

Coming off an impressive 17-0 win in the season opener, No. 16 Alabama will play two more games on Friday at the Buzz Classic in Atlanta. The Crimson Tide will face East Carolina at 12:15 p.m. CT and host team Georgia Tech at 5 p.m.

The first game against ECU is radio only. BamaCentral will provide updates throughout both games.

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Live Updates

(latest updates at the top)

Game 2 against Georgia Tech will be at approximately 5 p.m. CT

Game 1 vs. ECU

FINAL: Alabama 9, East Carolina 1 (Five Innings)

Top 5- East Carolina batting

A swinging strikeout ends the game. Alabama gets a run rule for the second game in a row.

A two-out single keeps things alive for the Pirates.

A ground out and flyout bring ECU down to its final out.

ECU will need to score at least one run to extend the game.

END 4: Alabama 9, East Carolina 1

Bottom 4- Alabama batting

Johnson lines out, and Alabama is kept off the board in the fourth.

Roman walks. Two on with two outs for Johnson.

Mari Hubbard comes in to pinch hit for Giles. Hubbard flies out to right. Two outs.

Alabama gets a one-out baserunner as Hawkins is hit by a pitch.

MID 4: Alabama 9, East Carolina 1

Top 4- East Carolina batting

Three up, three down inning for Johnson. East Carolina hasn't had a baserunner since the first inning.

Johnson strikes out the first batter she faces.

Alabama will make a pitching change. Pallozzi exits after three innings, and senior Alea Johnson will make her first appearance of the season in the circle.

END 3: Alabama 9, East Carolina 1

Bottom 3- Alabama batting

The next two batters are retired, but Alabama is now in run-rule territory.

For the second day in a row, Brooke Wells also goes yard. It's Alabama second three-run home run of the inning. Alabama 9, ECU 1

Vandagriff reaches on a single.

ECU will make a pitching change. Taylor Apple exits and Sydney Rainford enters.

Johnson singles through the right side to bring up the top of the order with just one out.

Ana Roman blasts a 3-run home run over the right field wall to increase the Alabama lead. The second home run in as many days. Alabama 6, East Carolina 1

Giles double in the left/center gap, and Alabama has runners on second and third with one out.

Pupillo reaches base as the leadoff runner on a HBP.

Pupillo, Hawkins and Giles due up for Alabama.

MID 3: Alabama 3, Eastern Carolina 1

Top 3- ECU batting

Another quick inning in the field for Alabama. Three up, three down.

END 2: Alabama 3, East Carolina 1

Bottom 2- Alabama batting

Duchscherer flies out to strand the runner at second.

Young doubles off the wall in right field with two outs.

Top of the lineup back up for Alabama.

MID 2: Alabama 3, Eastern Carolina 1

Top 2- ECU batting

Easy 1-2-3 inning for Pallozzi that required just nine pitches to get the three outs: all fly balls to center field.

Let's see if Pallozzi can settle in some in the circle.

END 1: Alabama 3, East Carolina 1

Bottom 1- Alabama batting

Johnson flies out to center to end the inning after the Tide bats around. Alabama answers ECU's run with three of its own.

Roman walks, and the bases are loaded for Johnson.

Giles draws a two-out walk after Hawkins popped up. Runners on first and second wtih two outs.

Pupillo hits one through the right side, and all three runs come in to score. Alabama 3, East Carolina 1

Duchscherer gets hit by a pitch, and the bases are loaded for Pupillo (yesterday's grand slam hitter)

Young reaches on an error, and Alabama has runners on the corners with one out.

Vandagriff steals second for her first steal of the year. (She had 50 steals last season.)

Vandagriff lays down a bunt single on the first pitch.

Vandagriff, Wells and Young due up for Alabama.

MID 1: East Carolina 1, Alabama 0

Top 1- ECU batting

A swinging bunt ends the inning, stranding the runners on the corners.

Pallozzi records her first strikeout, and it's a big one. Two outs.

An error at second by Jena Young puts runners on the corners with one out. Pitching coach Lance McMahon comes out for a circle visit with the freshman pitcher.

A ground ball to the left side gets the first out, but also brings a run in. East Carolina 1, Alabama 0

The runners move to second and third with a wild pitch.

A hard single puts two on with nobody out

Pallozzi walks the first batter on four pitches.

The first pitch from Pallozzi is a ball, and this game is underway.

Pregame

First pitch was moved up from 12:30 to 12:15

Alabama is the designated home team and will bat second.

Freshman pitcher Kaitlyn Pallozzi gets her first start in the circle.

Alabama goes with the same starting nine as yesterday.

Starting lineups