Alabama Softball Wraps up Elite Invitational with 4-1 Loss to Oklahoma State

Crimson Tide drops Elite event finale to finish 3-2 this week, drops to 4-5 on young season

Christopher Walsh | Feb 15, 2020

Alabama Softball Wraps up Elite Invitational with 4-1 Loss to Oklahoma State /

The University of Alabama softball team's early-season frustrations continued Saturday morning when it closed out the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational with a 4-1 loss to No. 16 Oklahoma State.

Montana Fouts (0-2) took the loss, giving up two runs, one earned, and seven hits over three innings.

Oklahoma State's Sydney Pennington went 2-for-4 with a home run. Starter Carrie Eberle (3-1) gave up just three hits to get the win.

Alabama's lone run came in the sixth inning when Maddie Morgan drew a bases-loaded walk to score pinch-runner Mary Greg Anderson.

OSU improved to 6-3.

The Crimson Tide (4-5) will return to Tuscaloosa and host its home opener next weekend with the Easton Bama Bash. Alabama's first games will be against Wichita State and Penn State on Friday at 4 and 6 p.m., respectively.

Published Feb 15, 2020

CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.