Alabama Softball Earns Two Wins in Fall Opener Saturday in Tuscaloosa
10/12/2019 7:38:00 PM | Softball
The Crimson Tide defeats Pensacola State, 10-1, and Memphis, 8-0
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball earned a pair of wins Saturday in its fall opener at Rhoads Stadium.
The Crimson Tide opened the day with a 10-1 win over Pensacola State before shutting out Memphis, 8-0.
FROM HEAD COACH PATRICK MURPHY
"The fall games are always a good opportunity for the new players to get some of the jitters out and just go out and play. They got a lot of playing time and all did well. I like the speed on offense, we made some great plays on defense and the three pitchers all looked good."
ALABAMA VS. PENSACOLA STATE HIGHLIGHTS
- Senior Sarah Cornell started the game in the circle, throwing 3.2 innings with four strikeouts, while senior Krystal Goodman closed out the game adding a pair of Ks
- Senior Bailey Hemphill had three hits, including two doubles, along with five RBIs
- Graduate transfer Alexis Mack impressed in her Crimson Tide debut, going 4-for-4 including an RBI single in the fourth inning
- Senior Elissa Brown and Mack started off the first inning with back-to-back singles, eventually coming home on an RBI groundout by junior KB Sides and an RBI double from senior Bailey Hemphill
- Alabama broke the game open with a six-run fourth inning, with five different players driving in runs
ALABAMA VS. MEMPHIS HIGHLIGHTS
- Freshman Alexis Kilfoyl threw a complete game shutout, allowing just two hits over 5.0 innings with three strikeouts
- The Tide scored a pair of runs in the second inning on an RBI groundout from sophomore Kayla Davis, who later scored on an infield single from Brown
- Alabama tacked on four runs in the third inning, starting with a bases-loaded walk for freshman Savannah Woodard. Junior Maddie Morgan followed that with a two-run single and Davis added another later with a sacrifice fly
- Hemphill drove in the final runs of the day with a two-run double in the fourth inning
UP NEXT
Alabama is back at Rhoads Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 20 facing Wallace State and Montevallo starting at 1:30 p.m. CT
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