Alabama
Itawamba (DH)
Softball Continues Fall Ball with Doubleheader Sweep over Itawamba Sunday
10/19/2025 6:53:00 PM | Softball
The Crimson Tide saw home runs from Brooke Wells, Alexis Pupillo and Audrey Vandagriff
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball's third fall ball date featured a doubleheader against Itawamba, with the Crimson Tide claiming both games by scores of 11-2 and 15-0.
This coming weekend marks the end of the fall season for #Team30, hosting Copiah-Lincoln for a doubleheader on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1:30 p.m. CT before facing Mercer in a 10-inning single game on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 1:30 p.m. CT.
FROM HEAD COACH PATRICK MURPHY
"We played really good defense between both games. We had two completely different lineups on the field for both games so I'm very proud of everybody. Our pitchers were awesome. Kaitlyn Pallozzi had her best outing of the fall, with eight strikeouts, no hits and just one walk. I thought Gerritt Griggs was the star of the day on offense. She batted really well at the leadoff spot but also made some great plays on defense at third base and shortstop. For a freshmen, she's really impressed everybody. Overall, all the hitters had good processes in their at-bats. We've been working on that all fall and they did a good job all around."
HIGHLIGHTS
- Brooke Wells was 3-for-3 in game one, driving in four RBIs including a two-run home run
- Audrey Vandagriff drove in two runs on an inside-the-park home run in game one
- Salen Hawkins had a three-hit day in game one, including two doubles, while Lauren Johnson had a pair of triples
- Three different pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts in game one, including 3.0 shutout innings with just one hit allowed from Braya Hodges
- Ana Roman and Larissa Preuitt had three-hit outings in game two, combining for five RBIs
- The Crimson Tide also got two-hit performances in game two from Gerritt Griggs, Alexis Pupillo, Jena Young, Abby Duchscherer and Kinley Pate
- Alea Johnson, Kaitlyn Pallozzi and Vic Moten threw a combined shutout in game two, allowing just two hits with 15 strikeouts
GAME ONE SCORING SUMMARY
- T1 | Itawamba scored two runs on a single and an error (0-2)
- B1 | Brooke Wells drove in Mari Hubbard on an RBI single (1-2)
- B3 | Lauren Johnson scored on a sac fly RBI (2-2)
- B4 | Gerritt Griggs scored on an RBI groundout (3-2)
- B5 | Griggs drove in Kinley Pate on a sac fly RBI (4-2)
- B6 | Johnson hit a two-run triple (6-2)
- B6 | Wells hit a two-run home run (8-2)
- B6 | Salen Hawkins scored on an RBI single from Griggs (9-2)
- B6 | Audrey Vandagriff legged out an inside-the-park home run, driving in two runs (11-2)
GAME TWO SCORING SUMMARY
- B1 | Larissa Preuitt hit an RBI double (1-0)
- B1 | Preuitt scored from third on an errant throw on a double steal attempt (2-0)
- B1 | Alexis Pupillo drove in Ana Roman with an RBI double (3-0)
- B1 | Pupillo scored on an RBI single by Jena Young (4-0)
- B1 | Young tagged up and scored on a sac fly (5-0)
- B2 | Preuitt hit her second RBI double of the game (6-0)
- B3 | Johnson scored on a sac fly from Griggs (7-0)
- B3 | Roman hit an RBI single to drive in Pate (8-0)
- B3 | Pupillo crushed a three-run home run to center field (11-0)
- B4 | Pate scored on a fielding error (12-0)
- B4 | Roman legged out a two-run triple (14-0)
- B4 | Roman scored on a sac fly from Pupillo (15-0)
UP NEXT
- Saturday, Oct. 25 vs. Copiah-Lincoln (Doubleheader) – 1:30 p.m. CT
- Sunday, Oct. 26 vs. Mercer (10 Innings) – 1:30 p.m. CT
