Alabama softball blanks Georgia Tech in Saturday’s doubleheader

Tuscaloosa, Ala – Alabama softball posted a pair of shutouts against Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon at Rhoads Stadium with 1-0 and 4-0 wins over the Yellow Jackets.

Alabama won a low-scoring game one, first with a solo home run from Ali Shipman An adequate display in a 1-0 win. Lauren Eisman went the distance in the circle, throwing a shutout that allowed just two hits, including the potential tying run at third in the top of the seventh.

The Crimson Tide started its scoring in game two with a strong RBI single. Heavilin River In the second inning, he hit a shot off the right field wall. Later with Larissa Prewitt at third, the freshman scored on an RBI groundout to make it 2-0. Freshman Abby Duchscherer tacked on another run in the third with an RBI down the left field line before scoring in the next at-bat on a sac fly from Shipman. The four runs were more than enough to support a combined shutout in the circle. Comrade Torrens And Alex Salterallowing two hits in six innings.

Highlights

• Lauren Eisman pitched a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits and one walk with four strikeouts.
• Ali Shipman He hit the first home run of the fall for Alabama, his first-inning solo hit in game one
• Four different players had RBIs for the upset in game two, including a third-inning triple from Abby Deutscherer.
• Comrade Torrens And Alex Salter He combined for another complete-game shutout in game two, allowing two hits with six hits
• Kristen White was 2-for-3 on the day with an RBI and two stolen bases.

Summary of game one result

• B1 | Ali Shipman Single to left field (1-0, 2 outs).

Summary of game two points

• B2 | Heavilin River A RBI single off the wall in right field drove in Faith Hensley from second (1-0, 1 out).
• B2 | Kristen White hit an RBI home run on a home run from third (2-0, 1 out).
• B3 | Abby Deutscherer ripped an RBI triple down the left field line (3-0, 0 outs).
• B3 | Duchscherer scored from third on a sac fly RBI. Ali Shipman (4-0, 0 outs)

Next: with Copia-Lincoln (DH).

• Sunday, October 23 – Tuscaloosa, Ala – 1:30 pm CT

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