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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Game 2 vs. Georgia Tech

FINAL: Alabama 9, Georgia Tech 0

Bottom 7- Georgia Tech batting

Ground ball ends it. Alabama wins.

Two-out double keeps the game alive for the Jackets.

Alea Johnson will come in to close it out in the circle for the Crimson Tide.

MID 7: Alabama 9, Georgia Tech 0

Top 7- Alabama batting

Alabama strands the runners.

Infield single for pinch hitter Ambrey Taylor.

Georgia Tech will make another pitching change. Watts re-enters.

Giles blasts a 3-run home run to expand the Tide lead. Alabama 9, Georgia Tech 0

Infield single by pinch hitter Larissa Preuitt puts two on with one out.

One-out single by Pupillo

END 6: Alabama 6, Georgia Tech 0

Bottom 6- Georgia Tech batting

Double play ends the inning. Great job by the defense of backing the young pitcher up.

Infield single puts two runners on with one out.

Pinch hitter Madi Duffel breaks up the no hitter with a one-out double down the third base line.

MID 6: Alabama 6, Georgia Tech 0

Top 6- Alabama batting

Wells pops up, and alabama strands the runner. We will play a full seven innings.

Vandagriff steals second.

Georgia Tech is changing pitchers again. The Jackets now bring in freshman Katie Cunane.

The call is confirmed. Alabama now has runners on the corners with two outs. The Tide needs two runs to get into run-rule territory. Vandagriff is definitely fast enough that she can score from first, especially with two outs.

Vandagriff tries to catch Georgia Tech off guard with a bunt. Hawkins attempts to score from third and is tagged out at the plate. Play is under review.

The call is upheld, and Alabama has runners on second and third with one out for the top of the lineup.

The play is under review.

Johnson hits a shallow fly ball into right field, and Giles decides to tag up. She barely makes it in before the throw to add on a run. Alabama 6, Georgia Tech 0

Duchscherer is hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs for Johnson.

Hawkins drops one into shallow left field for a single. Runners on the corners with no outs.

Leadoff hit for Giles into left field.

END 5: Alabama 5, Georgia Tech 0

Bottom 5- Georgia Tech batting

The next batter grounds out on the first pitch, and Moten has faced the minimum through five.

Great play at short by Hawkins to get the double play.

Leadoff walk for Willer, her second of the game

Heart of the order due up for the Jackets

MID 5: Alabama 5, Georgia Tech 0

Top 5- Alabama batting

Roman flies out, stranding the runners. Alabama can't add on to its lead in the fifth.

Pupillo gets jammed and pops up. Two outs.

Young singles out to left field for just the fourth hit of the game for Alabama. Two on with one out for Pupillo.

Wells draws a one-out walk, her second of the game. Third time she's reached base.

After review, it is still an illegal pitch. However, Vandagriff strikes out on the next pitch

Vandagriff grounds out, but the GT pitcher is called for an illegal pitch. Georgia Tech is challenging the call

END 4: Alabama 5, Georgia Tech 0

Bottom 4- Georgia Tech batting

Another scoreless, hitless inning for Moten in the circle.

Top of the lineup coming up for the Yellow Jackets.

MID 4: Alabama 5, Georgia Tech

Top 4- Alabama batting

First three up, three down inning for the Alabama offense

Hawkins, Duchscherer and Johnson due up for the Tide.

END 3: Alabama 5, Georgia Tech 0

Bottom 3- Georgia Tech batting

1-2-3 inning for Moten, including three more strikeouts. She's up to five Ks in the game.

MID 3: Alabama 5, Georgia Tech 0

Top 3- Alabama batting

Giles strikes out to end the frame. Alabama adds on three more runs in the third.

Roman steals second but is called out for leaving the base early. Two outs.

Roman draws a one-out walk.

Sac bunt not needed. Pupillo clears the wall in left field for another Alabama HR. Alabama 5, Georgia Tech 0

Kinley Pate comes in to pinch run for Wells and moves to third on a sac bunt from Young.

Georgia Tech will make a pitching change. Makayla Coffield replaces Watts.

Wells hits one hard into the left/center gap to score Vandagriff. Alabama 3, Georgia Tech 0

Vandagriff battles through a nice at-bat for a leadoff walk. She then steals second.

Top of the lineup due up for the Tide.

END 2: Alabama 2, Georgia Tech 0

Bottom 2- Georgia Tech batting

Moten bounces back from the walk with two quick groundouts. Side retired.

The walk is erased with the runner trying to steal second base. One out. Great execution by the Alabama defense and good throw from Giles behind the plate.

Leadoff walk for GT.

MID 2: Alabama 2, Georgia Tech 0

Top 2- Alabama batting

Nice diving catch in foul territory of right field by Raegan Wall to end the half inning, but Alabama jumps on the board first.

Alabama has now hit 10 home runs already this season.

Hawkins stays hot. She crushes a two-run HR over the left field wall to give Alabama the first lead of the game. Alabama 2, Georgia Tech 0

Giles draws a one-out walk.

Roman, Giles and Hawkins due up for the Tide.

END 1: Alabama 0, Georgia Tech 0

Bottom 1- Georgia Tech batting

Pretty good start for Moten as she strikes out the side. Fantastic 3-2 pitch on the final batter to get her striking out looking.

Moten did not allow a hit in three innings pitched yesterday against Villanova. We'll see how she does against an ACC team today.

MID 1: Alabama 0, Georgia Tech 0

Top 1- Alabama batting

Pupillo hits one hard, but it's right at the centerfielder. Side retired and runner stranded at third.

A wild pitch moves Wells to third.

Wells moves into scoring position with a two outs on a ground ball from Young.

Wells draws a walk with one out.

Vandagriff grounds out for the first out. GT pitcher Sydnie Watts is struggling with illegal pitches early on.

The first pitch to Vandagriff is a strike, and this game is underway.

Pregame

This game is streaming on the ACC Network.

Alabama will be the visiting team and bat first.

Patrick Murphy uses the same starting nine, but switches up the order slightly.

Freshman Vic Moten gets her second start in the circle.

Starting lineups

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)

ECU vs. Alabama final stats- Feb. 6 2026 | Statbroadcast

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