Alabama
26-11, 4-5
Missouri
22-16, 2-10
Alabama Softball Drops Sunday Series Finale to Missouri, 11-3
4/2/2023 3:32:00 PM | Softball
The Crimson Tide returns home next weekend hosting South Carolina
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Looking for a series sweep in Sunday's weekend finale, Alabama took an early 3-0 lead but Missouri responded with 11 unanswered to win the game, 11-3, in run-rule fashion in five innings.
Alabama (26-11, 4-5 SEC) jumped ahead to an early three-run lead after a pair of home runs from Ally Shipman and Ashley Prange but Missouri (22-16, 2-10 SEC) got the momentum back with a five-run third to take a 5-3 lead. The Tide loaded the bases in the top of the fourth but could not bring a run home and the Tigers tacked on two in the fourth and ended the game in run-rule fashion with four in the fifth to win, 11-3.
A first-inning single extended Kenleigh Cahalan's hitting streak to five games and her reached-base streak to seven. The home runs from Shipman and Prange were their 11th and third of the season, respectively, and gives Alabama eight straight games with at least one home run.
Highlights
- Kenleigh Cahalan extended her current hitting streak to five games and her reached-base streak to seven
- With home runs from Ally Shipman and Ashley Prange, Alabama has now hit at least one home run in eight straight games
Scoring Summary
- T2 | Ally Shipman roped a solo home run down the left field line (1-0, 0 Out)
- T3 | Ashley Prange smashed a two-run home run to left center (3-0, 2 Out)
- B3 | An RBI double got the Tigers on the board (3-1, 1 Out)
- B3 | A groundout back to the pitcher plated a run from third (3-2, 1 Out)
- B3 | A double down the left field line drove in the game-tying run (3-3, 2 Out)
- B3 | Chantice Phillips slugged a two-run home run to give Missouri the lead (3-5, 2 Out)
- B4 | A wild pitch brought home the runner from third (3-6, 1 Out)
- B4 | The baserunner slid under the tag attempt at home on an RBI fielder's choice (3-7, 1 Out)
- B5 | Phillips added two more RBIs with a double in the gap (3-9, 0 Out)
- B5 | An RBI single drove in another run (3-10, 0 Out)
- B5 | A bloop RBI single ended the game in run-rule fashion (3-11, 1 Out)
Up Next: vs. South Carolina (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- Thursday, April 6 – 6 p.m. CT
- Friday, April 7 – 6 p.m. CT
- Saturday, April 8 – 1:30 p.m. CT
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Krings, Laurin (8-8)
L: Salter, Alex (4-2)
Batting:
HR: Prange, Ashley 1 ; Shipman, Ally 1
RBI: Prange, Ashley 2 ; Shipman, Ally 1
SH: Johnson, Jenna 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dowling, Bailey 1 ; Prange, Ashley 1 ; Shipman, Ally 1
Batting:
2B: Daly, Kara 1 ; Chester, Katie 1 ; Phillips, Chantice 1
HR: Phillips, Chantice 1
RBI: Crenshaw, Julia 1 ; Daly, Kara 1 ; Gallagher, Maddie 1 ; Chester, Katie 1 ; Phillips, Chantice 4 ; Jackson, Payton 1
SH: Laird, Jenna 1 ; Chester, Katie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Honnold, Alex 2 ; Crenshaw, Julia 1 ; Daly, Kara 1 ; Gallagher, Maddie 1 ; Chester, Katie 1 ; Lenger, Kayley 1 ; Phillips, Chantice 2 ; Jackson, Payton 2
SB: Honnold, Alex 1 ; Hollingsworth, V. 1
CS: Crenshaw, Julia 1
HBP: Jackson, Payton 1
