Alabama Softball Shuts Out Southern Miss Wednesday in Tuscaloosa

Wednesday, March 1

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

6 p.m. CT

Alabama

12-3

Southern Miss

12-2

Southern Miss

Alabama

Alabama Softball Shuts Out Southern Miss Wednesday in Tuscaloosa

3/1/2023 8:45:00 PM | Softball

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Montana Fouts strikes out 10, Jenna Johnson hits a three-run home run

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball shut out Southern Miss, 5-0, Wednesday night at Rhoads Stadium.

After two scoreless innings, Alabama (12-3) got into the run column first against Southern Miss (12-2) courtesy of a two-out RBI single from Ashley Prange. In the bottom of the fourth with two on and one out, Jenna Johnson added some cushion with a three-run home run to left, making it 4-0. Bailey Dowling one-hopped the wall in left for an RBI double in the fifth to stretch the lead to five, and the 5-0 lead proved final as the Crimson Tide kept the Golden Eagles out of the run column for the remained to retain the shutout.

Montana Fouts (7-1) posted a quality start in the circle, striking out 10 with just one hit and three walks allowed over 6.0 innings pitched while Alex Salter closed the door with a shutout seventh, striking out two. Johnson tied a season high with three RBIs, all coming on her first home run of the season. Six different players earned a hit in the win for the Tide, though freshman Kenleigh Cahalan saw her career-starting hitting streak end at 14 games.

From Head Coach Patrick Murphy

"I thought Montana was in complete control all game long. Salter came in and gave us a good inning at the end. We will need her this year, so it was cool to see her do really well tonight. Jenna Johnson had the big hit with the three-run home run, and then a pair of two-out RBIs from Ashley Prange and Bailey Dowling. It was a good game. I think Southern Miss is a good team, they're going to win a lot of games this year."

Highlights

Alabama is now 7-2 this season when scoring first and 10-1 when leading after the fourth inning
Kenleigh Cahalan's hitting streak came to an end at 14 games, though a first-inning walk extended her reached-base streak to 15
Emma Broadfoot extended her current hitting streak to five games
Jenna Johnson tied her season high with three RBIs, all coming on her first home run of the year
The game was Montana Fouts' second of the season with double-digit strikeouts and the 44th of her career
With 10 strikeouts tonight, Fouts now sits at 939 for her career, just 61 shy of becoming the fifth player in program history with 1,000 strikeouts

Scoring Summary

B3 | Ashley Prange dropped an RBI single into right field (1-0, 2 Out)
B4 | With two on base, Jenna Johnson slugged a three-run homer to left (4-0, 1 Out)
B5 | Bailey Dowling one-hopped an RBI double off the left field wall (5-0, 2 Out)

Up Next: T-Mobile Crimson Classic (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Friday, March 3 vs. Robert Morris – 4 p.m. CT
Friday, March 3 vs. Longwood – 6:30 p.m. CT
Saturday, March 4 vs. Robert Morris – 11 a.m. CT
Saturday, March 4 vs. Longwood – 1:30 p.m. CT
Sunday, March 5 vs. Mercer – 1 p.m. CT

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