Alabama Softball Earns Wednesday Road Win at UAB, 2-1

Wednesday, March 8

Birmingham, Ala.

6 p.m. CT

Alabama

19-3

UAB

10-11

Alabama

UAB

Lauren Esman pitches vs. UAB (March 8, 2023)

Alabama Softball Earns Wednesday Road Win at UAB, 2-1

3/8/2023 8:25:00 PM | Softball

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The Crimson Tide head to Austin, Texas this weekend for the Bevo Classic

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In its first true road game of the season, Alabama softball edged out in-state foe UAB, 2-1, Wednesday night at Mary Bowers Field.

Alabama (19-3) fell behind early as UAB (10-11) got on the board with an RBI single in the opening frame to take a 1-0 lead. With two in scoring position and one out in the top of the third, Ashley Prange pulled an RBI single through the left side to tie the game up and Bailey Dowling gave the Crimson Tide the lead in the next at-bat with an RBI groundout. With the score still 2-1 in the top of the seventh, Ally Shipman started the inning with a leadoff double and advanced to third on a groundout but was ultimately left stranded as Alabama couldn't add any insurance. Montana Fouts closed the door with a 1-2-3 seventh, earning her second straight save to secure the one-run road win for the Tide.

Lauren Esman (3-0) got the win in the circle, allowing just one unearned run and three hits over 5.0 innings pitched while striking out four. Montana Fouts struck out four of the six batters she faced in relief to earn her second straight save. All eight of Alabama's hits came from different players, with Kenleigh Cahalan extending her hitting streak to six games and Prange's to five.

Highlights

Alabama remains undefeated all-time vs. UAB, improving to 29-0 with tonight's win
The Tide is now 6-1 when the opponent scores first,
This was Alabama's second win in four instances this season when the opponent scores in the first inning
Kenleigh Cahalan improves her hitting streak to six games and Ashley Prange extends hers to five
Montana Fouts now has 972 career strikeouts, just 28 away from becoming the fifth Tide player to reach 1,000 career strikeouts
Fouts now has 13 career saves, three shy of tying Shelley Laird (1999-2002) and Alexis Osorio (2015-18) for second all-time in Tide history

Scoring Summary

B1 | A hard-hit single tipped off the edge of Esman's glove, plating the runner from third (0-1, 2 Out)
T3 | Ashley Prange pulled an RBI single through the left side (1-1, 1 Out)
T3 | Bailey Dowling drove in a run with an RBI groundout (2-1, 1 Out)

Up Next: at Bevo Classic (Austin, Texas)

Friday, March 10 at #9/10 Texas – 4 p.m. CT
Saturday, March 11 vs. Texas State – 12:30 p.m. CT
Saturday, March 11 at #9/10 Texas – 6:30 p.m. CT
Sunday, March 12 vs. Wisconsin – 9:30 a.m. CT

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