Live Updates: No. 2 Alabama Softball at Texas A&M

The Crimson Tide begins its final SEC road series of the regular season against the Aggies.

The regular season is winding down, and Alabama softball remains in good position within the SEC and nationally heading into the postseason. 

The Crimson Tide (38-6, 13-5 SEC) travel to College Station to take on a Texas A&M team (24-17, 3-12 SEC) that has struggled overall in conference play but does have wins over Florida, Georgia and LSU.

Alabama leads the all-time series over the Aggies 19-4, including three in a row. The two teams last met in College Station in 2019 when Alabama took two of three. 

First pitch for game one at Davis Diamond is scheduled for 6 p.m., and the game will be broadcast on SEC Network+.

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Live Updates

Top 7

FINAL: Texas A&M 6, Alabama 4

• Dowling grounds out on the first pitch, and Texas A&M takes game one. 

• Shipman grounds out, and Alabama is down to its final out. 

• Lord hits a one-out double to the left/center gap for her second hit of the game. 

• Prange grounds out to deep short. One out. 

• Alabama needs at least two runs to keep this game going with the top of the lineup coming up.

Bottom 6

END 6: Texas A&M 6, Alabama 4

• Herzog strikes out to end the inning and leave the bases loaded. 

• Alabama intentionally walks Lee to load the bases. 

• Wooley catches the defense sleeping, and a bunt single back to the pitcher has A&M runners on second and third with two outs. 

• Fouts follows the walk with back to back strikeouts. 

• A&M opens the bottom of the sixth with a walk. 

Top 6

MID 6: Texas A&M 6, Alabama 4

• Three straight balls on the ground get the Aggies out of the inning, and Alabama blows the opportunity of second and third with no outs. 

• Bloodworth singles to centerfield, and both runners advance 60 feet on the throw. Alabama has two runners in scoring position with no outs. 

• Tow leads off the sixth with a four-pitch walk. 

• Texas A&M makes another pitching change. Emiley Kennedy (8-7, 2.26 ERA) enters the circle. 

Bottom 5

END 5: Texas A&M 6, Alabama 4

• A flyout ends the fifth. Alabama has some work to do heading to the sixth. 

• A single to centerfield brings in another run. Texas A&M 6, Alabama 4

• Texas A&M retakes the lead with a two-RBI double in the right/center gap from Cannon. Aggies lead 5-4

• Fouts gets Herzog to strike out swinging for a big second out. 

• Lee walks to put two Aggie runners on with one out. 

• Wooley has her second hit of the game.

Top 5

MID 5: Alabama 4, Texas A&M 3

• Alabama doesn't do anything offensively in the fifth. 

Bottom 4

END 4: Alabama 4, Texas A&M 3

• Aggies go down 1-2-3 in the fourth, and Montana Fouts adds two more strikeouts. She's up to seven in the game. 

Top 4

MID 4: Alabama 4, Texas A&M 3

• Alabama goes three up, three down in the fourth. 

• A&M makes a pitching change as Herzog moves from the DP spot to the mound. Uribe moves to left field. 

Bottom 3

END 3: Alabama 4, Texas A&M 3

• A lengthy battle between Fouts and Smith ends in a groundout. Alabama gives up a few costly errors, but holds on to the lead in the third. 

• Another error allows two A&M runs to come in to score. Alabama 4, Texas A&M 3

• Herzog strikes out for the second out. 

• A single up the middle and error put A&M runners on first and second with one out. 

Top 3

MID 3: Alabama 4, Texas A&M 1

• Johnson fouls out to end the Alabama rally, but the Crimson Tide puts a crooked number on the board on the third. 

• Bloodworth brings in two more Alabama runs with a single to centerfield just off the glove of the diving Aggie defender. Alabama 4, Texas A&M 1

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• Kaylee Tow comes through with a single to left field that scores two runs. Alabama takes the 2-1 lead

• For the third batter in a row, Alabama puts the first pitch of an at-bat in play, and Dowling reaches on a fielding error to load the bases with two outs for Alabama. 

• Shipman pops out on the first pitch she sees. Two outs. 

• Lord follows it up with a single through the left side to give Alabama runners on first and second with one out.

• Prange reaches with her second hit, this time a single to left field. 

Bottom 2

END 2: Texas A&M 1, Alabama 0

• Fouts gets the Aggies to go three up, three down in the second and adds two more strikeouts. 

Top 2

MID 2: Texas A&M 1, Alabama 0

• Alabama remains scoreless in the 2nd. 

• Bloodworth draws a four-pitch walk to give Alabama a one-out baserunner. 

Bottom 1- Texas A&M batting

END 1: Texas A&M 1, Alabama 0

• Smith strikes out to end the inning, but A&M grabs the early lead with the Herzog home run. 

• Fouts responds with her first strikeout. Two outs. 

• Texas A&M gets on the board first with a solo home run from Makinzy Herzog. Aggies lead 1-0

• Montana Fouts gets one of the SEC's best hitters, Haley Lee, to fly out on the first pitch to open up the A&M half of the first. 

Top 1- Alabama batting

MID 1: Alabama 0, Texas A&M 0

• Alabama can't do anything with the leadoff hit as the next three batters all put it in play, but are retired in order.

• Prange leads off the game with a deep single off the right field wall. 

• The first pitch to Ashley Prange is a strike, and game one between the Crimson Tide and Aggies is underway. 

Alabama Starting Lineup

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1. Ashley Prange- 3B

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2. Jenna Lord- DP

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3. Ally Shipman- C

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4. Bailey Dowling- SS

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5. Kaylee Tow- 1B

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6. Megan Bloodworth- 2B

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7. Jenna Johnson- LF

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8. Kat Grill- RF

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9. Dallis Goodnight- CF

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Starting Pitcher- Montana Fouts

Texas A&M Starting Lineup

1. Haley Lee- 1B

2. Makinzy Herzog- DP

3. Trinity Cannon- 3B

4. Morgan Smith- RF

5. Rylen Wiggins- 2B

6. Mayce Allen- C

7. Star Ferguson- CF

8. Cayden Baker- LF

9. Koko Wooley- SS

Starting pitcher- Grace Uribe