Alabama
38-3, 0
Auburn
23-18, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Auburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Patrick Murphy Becomes First SEC Softball Coach to Earn 500 Conference Wins as Alabama Secures Weekend Series over Auburn
4/11/2026 4:27:00 PM | Softball
The Crimson Tide shut out the Tigers, 4-0, Saturday afternoon at Jane B. Moore Field
AUBURN, Ala. – Alabama head coach Patrick Murphy is the first softball coach in Southeastern Conference history to earn 500 SEC wins, reaching the milestone following a 4-0 shutout victory Saturday over Auburn to secure the weekend road series.
Following Saturday's win, Murphy now owns an all-time SEC record of 500-205 (.709) in 28 years as the Crimson Tide's head coach, serving in that role since the 1999 season. No other SEC head softball coach has even reached 400 conference wins.
Alabama (38-3, 11-3 SEC) posted its second consecutive shutout over Auburn (23-18, 2-12 SEC) to clinch the weekend series, marking the first time since 2014 the Tide has won each of its first five conference series. Vic Moten (15-2) pitched a complete-game shutout, her fourth of the season, allowing just four baserunners on one hit and three walks. Seven different players had at least one hit in the game, including two-hit efforts from Alexis Pupillo, Ambrey Taylor and Salen Hawkins. Brooke Wells launched her 17th home run of the season to put her in a four-way tie for seventh place on Alabama's single season home run record list.
From Head Coach Patrick Murphy
"This is the 30th year of Alabama softball and the coolest part about it is that I've been here from day one, two years as an assistant and 28 as the head coach. I know every young woman who has played here, I know their families, I know what they're doing now, where they're working, the whole thing. It's one of the biggest blessings of my life."
Highlights
- Head Coach Patrick Murphy is the first softball coach in Southeastern Conference history to earn 500 conference wins, with no other head coach surpassing the 400 mark
- Alabama has won each of its first five SEC series this season, doing so for the first time since 2014
- The win marked the Tide's 17th shutout victory of the season
- Brooke Wells' third inning home run was her 17th of the season, putting her in a four-way tie for seventh place on Alabama's single season home run record list
- Alexis Pupillo's fifth inning double extended her reached base streak to 37 games
Scoring Summary
- T2 | Jena Young drove in Ambrey Taylor with an RBI single (1-0, 2 Out)
- T3 | Brooke Wells hit a solo homer to straightaway center (2-0, 2 Out)
- T7 | Alexis Pupillo scored on an RBI single from Ambrey Taylor (3-0, 1 Out)
- T7 | Taylor scored from third on an Auburn fielding error (4-0, 2 Out)
Up Next: at Auburn (Auburn, Ala.)
- Sunday, April 12 – 1 p.m. CT
- UA -
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Moten, Vic (15-2)
L: SJ Geurin (5-6)
Batting:
2B: Pupillo, Alexis 1 ; Taylor, Ambrey 1
HR: Wells, Brooke 1
RBI: Wells, Brooke 1 ; Taylor, Ambrey 1 ; Young, Jena 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pupillo, Alexis 1 ; Wells, Brooke 1 ; Taylor, Ambrey 2
SB: Pate, Kinley 1 ; Taylor, Ambrey 1 ; Young, Jena 1
