Jocelyn Briski’s One-Hit Shutout Sends Softball to Sunday’s Regional Championship

Saturday, May 16

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

1 p.m. CT

Alabama

51-7

Belmont

41-12

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Alabama	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	1
Belmont	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Jocelyn Briski (23) warming up vs. Belmont with Rhoads Stadium in the background (May 16, 2026)

Jocelyn Briski’s One-Hit Shutout Sends Softball to Sunday’s Regional Championship

5/16/2026 4:06:00 PM | Softball

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Alabama defeats Belmont, 3-0, in Saturday’s winners’ bracket game

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – SEC Pitcher of the Year Jocelyn Briski threw a one-hit shutout Saturday as Alabama defeated Belmont, 3-0, to earn a spot in Sunday's Tuscaloosa Regional championship. The Crimson Tide will face the winner of Saturday night's elimination game on Sunday, May 17 at 12 p.m. CT.

Alabama (51-7) was the designated visiting team in Saturday's game, scoring three on Belmont (41-12) in the top of the first inning to immediately take the first lead of the game. That was more than enough cushion for Jocelyn Briski (22-3), who had a perfect game going until a one-out single in the sixth, ultimately finishing with one hit and one walk allowed and seven strikeouts, with 53 of her 72 pitches going for strikes.

From Head Coach Patrick Murphy

"It was a heck of an entertaining game. I was really pleased with our first inning - it couldn't have gone any better. We practiced a lot this week putting pressure on them, being short to the ball and trying to eliminate the strikeouts and put pressure on them all game long. The first inning was terrific and Briski did the rest."

Highlights

Alabama has played in the Regional final every year since the current postseason format was adopted in 2005, advancing to Super Regionals an NCAA-record 19 times
A regional title would be the Crimson Tide's 22nd all-time, its 20th under the current format
The shutout was Alabama's second this weekend in as many games and its 33rd overall in Regional play
The shutout was the Tide's 24th of the year, which is tied with the 2006 team for the fourth-most in program history
The win was Jocelyn Briski's 14th complete game of the year and her fifth solo shutout
Fifty-three of Briski's 72 pitches were strikes (74 percent)
The three earned runs are tied for the most Belmont ace Maya Johnson has given up this season