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Live Updates: No. 2 Alabama Softball vs. Mississippi State

The Crimson Tide goes for its fifth straight SEC series win against the Bulldogs.

Clay Miller

Alabama got off to good start in the series against Mississippi State Thursday night with a 2-1 thanks to a Megan Bloodworth home run, walk-off wild pitch, and seven strong innings from Montana Fouts. Now, the Crimson Tide has the chance to win the series against the Bulldogs. 

First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. on SEC Network+.

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Bottom 7

FINAL: No. 2 Alabama 7, Mississippi State 6

  • Megan Bloodworth hits a missile down the left field line and into the corner and two runs come into score. Alabama walks it off for the second night in a row. Alabama wins 7-6
  • Following another walk, Lord squibs one to third base and the third baseman has nowhere to go. The bases are now loaded and there's still only one out. 
  • Dowling follows Shipman with a one-out walk. The stakes are getting higher and higher.
  • Ally Shipman cranks her eighth home run of the year just inside the left field foul pole. Alabama pulls to within one run. Mississippi State 6, Alabama 5
  • Woodard pops up to shortstop to begin the inning.

Top 7

MID 7: Alabama 4, Mississippi State 6

  • Fouts gets a gigantic strikeout and we head to the bottom of the seventh with the Crimson Tide only down two runs.
  • After walking Davidson for a third time, Patrick Murphy calls Montana Fouts (17-3, 2.23 ERA) to the pitching circle. Alex Salter went five and one-third innings only giving up one unearned run. She did an excellent job of keeping Alabama in this game.
  • Moreno tries another bunt but this time is thrown out at first. Bulldogs have two outs with a runner on second.
  • With one out, the Bulldogs get a runner on first with a bunt single.

Bottom 6

END 6: Alabama 4, Mississippi State 6

  • Goodnight lines out to the shortstop and then Prange strikes out swinging to end the inning. A good inning for Alabama though.
  • After a strikeout, Grill slaps a ball down the left field line that barely stays fair for a double. Mississippi State challenged if the ball was foul but the hit stands and Grill stands on second.
  • Mississippi State is making another pitching change. Aspen Wesley (5-5, 3.05 ERA) now enters the game.
  • Tow follows the home run with a walk and then Jenna Lord hits a rocket that gets out over the centerfield fence in a hurry. The Crimson Tide are back in this game. Mississippi State 6, Alabama 4
  • Dowling blasts a ball way over the left field fence and leads off the inning with a solo home run. Alabama cuts the lead back to four. Mississippi State 6, Alabama 2

Top 6

MID 6: Alabama 1, Mississippi State 6

  • Woodard catches a hard line drive to left field and the Bulldogs are retired in the sixth.
  • Dowling fielded a hard ground ball at shortstop and tried to flip to second but the throw pulled the second baseman off of the bag. Malau'ulu jetted home from third and the throw to the plate was too late. Mississippi State now leads 6-1. 
  • A two-out single from McKenna gives the Bulldogs runners on first and second.

Bottom 5

END 5: Alabama 1, Mississippi State 5

  • After a walk from Woodard loaded the bases, Shipman hit an absolute missile to third that was snagged by Mississippi State's Cook. She then dove and tagged third base before Goodnight could get back to the bag. What a play and just like that, the inning is over for the Crimson Tide.
  • After a solid four and one-third innings from Annie Willis, the Bulldogs go to their bullpen. Kenley Hawk (11-3, 2.25 ERA) enters the pitching circle. 
  • Prange rips a ball in between the third baseman and shortstop for another single. Runners are on first and second with one out. The Crimson Tide are trying to get something going here in the fifth.
  • With one out, Goodnight bounces a ground ball high in the air to short and flies down the first base line giving the shortstop no chance to throw her out.

Top 5

MID 5: Alabama 1, Mississippi State 5

  • After giving up a single and a walk, Salter gets Moreno to ground into a double play to end the half-inning. No runs for the Bulldogs in the fifth.

Bottom 4

END 4: Alabama 1, Mississippi State 5

  • Bloodworth flies out to center stranding Lord on first.
  • After two hard hit outs, Jenna Lord bloops one barely into the centerfield grass for a single.

Top 4

MID 4: Alabama 1, Mississippi State 5

  • Salter gets a big strikeout and leaves the bases loaded as we head to the bottom of the fourth.
  • Salter surrenders her third walk of the game and the bases are loaded with two outs.
  • Davidson walks with one out, and then Malau'ulu lines a single into center. Runners on first and second.
  • Savannah Woodard has entered the game and will replace Jenna Johnson in left field.

Bottom 3

END 3: Alabama 1, Mississippi State 5

  • Johnson grounds out to shortstop and Shipman flies out to right and the inning is over.
  • Prange draws a one-out walk for the Crimson Tide.

Top 3

MID 3: Alabama 1, Mississippi State 5

  • A groundout to Salter ends the top of the third.
  • After two quick outs, Hull singles up the middle for the Bulldogs.

Bottom 2

END 2: Alabama 1, Mississippi State 5

  • The next three Crimson Tide hitters go down in order and one run is all they'll get in the second.
  • Tow hits a line drive rocket over the wall in left centerfield for a solo home run and the Crimson Tide are on the board. Mississippi State 5, Alabama 1

Top 2

MID 2- Alabama 0, Mississippi State 5

  • Salter gets a pop out to first followed by a strikeout and finally the top of the second is over.
  • Salter walks the first Bulldog batter she faces and with the bases loaded, another run scores. Mississippi State leads 5-0
  • After Torrance walks Davidson, Patrick Murphy makes a call to the bullpen. Alex Salter comes in for the Crimson Tide (4-0, 2.57 ERA).
  • Another single up the middle from Moreno scores one run, but Mississippi State's Hull is thrown out at home trying to score from second. The play was reviewed but the out call stands. Mississippi State 4, Alabama 0
  • Torrance walks the next batter and the bases are loaded, still with no outs.
  • Hull grounds one up the middle into centerfield to score another run for the Bulldogs. Mississippi State 3-0
  • After a leadoff walk, Kennedy singled into the left field gap and and advanced to second on the throw to third. Both runners in scoring position with no outs.

Bottom 1- Alabama batting

END 1: Alabama 0, Mississippi State 2

  • Dowling flies out to centerfield to end the inning.
  • After a pop out and a flyout, Shipman lines a two-out single into the right field gap.

Top 1- Mississippi State batting 

MID 1: Alabama 0, Mississippi State 2

  • After the home run, Torrance retires the next three Bulldogs in order with Goodnight making a great catch against the wall in centerfield to end the inning.
  • After an error by Prange at third base put the leadoff hitter on first, Davidson launches a ball right over the left field pole for a two-run home run. Mississippi State leads 2-0

Pregame

  • Patrick Murphy also makes a change at the top of the lineup with Ashley Prange leading off. Previous leadoff Dallis Goodnight is hitting below .200 in SEC play. 
  • Jaala Torrence gets her first SEC start of the season in the circle. 

Alabama Starting Lineup (34-6, 11-5 SEC)

Ashley Prange
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1. Ashley Prange- 3B

Jenna Johnson
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2. Jenna Johnson- LF

Ally Shipman stripes
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3. Ally Shipman- C

Bailey Dowling
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4. Bailey Dowling- SS

Kaylee Tow
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5. Kaylee Tow- 1B

Jenna Lord
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6. Jenna Lord- DP

Megan Bloodworth
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7. Megan Bloodworth- 2B

Kat Grill
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8. Kat Grill- RF

Dallis Goodnight
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9. Dallis Goodnight- CF

Jaala Torrence
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Starting Pitcher- Jaala Torrence (5-1, 2.33 ERA)

Mississippi State (26-15, 7-6 SEC) Starting Lineup

1. Shea Moreno- 2B

2. Mia Davidson- C

3. Chloe Malau'ulu- LF

4. Paige Cook- 3B

5. Jackie McKenna- RF

6. Matalasi Faapito- DP

7. Madisyn Kennedy- SS

8. Riley Hull- 1B

9. Brylie St. Clair- CF

Starting pitcher- ANnie Willis (4-4, 2.65 ERA)

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Clay Miller
CLAY MILLER

Clay Miller is a senior at the University of Alabama and is an intern at Bama Central where he is a site host. You can find him on Twitter @ClayMiller_

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