Live Updates Series Finale: No. 4 Alabama Softball at No. 6 Florida

Alabama goes for the sweep against the Gators for the second time in as many trips to Gainesville.

Alabama and Florida meet for a final time in the regular season on Monday Night Softball. The Crimson Tide has already clinched the series, taking game one 8-3 on Saturday behind four RBIs from Jenna Lord and game two 2-1 in nine innings Sunday with the combined efforts of Lexi Kilfoyl and Montana Fouts in the circle. 

Last time the two teams met in Gainesville, Alabama swept the series in 2019 on the way to the regular season SEC title. The Gators took two out of three in Tuscaloosa and tied with Arkansas for the regular season championship, but the Crimson Tide won game three of the series which started a 20-game win streak for Alabama. 

Both starting pitchers from game one (Fouts for Alabama and Elizabeth Hightower for Florida) are back on the mound for game three. 

First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m., and the game will be broadcast on SEC Network. 

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Top 7

FINAL: Florida 12, Alabama 7

• A popup to center ends the game. Florida wins 12-7. 

• Savannah Woodard pinch hits for Goodnight and is hit by a pitch on her helmet to bring in a run. Florida 12, Alabama 7

• Grill singles through the right side to load the bases for two outs with Alabama, and Tim Walton will make a pitching change. Natalie Lugo enters the game. 

• Bloodworth is hit by a pitch to keep things alive for the Crimson Tide. 

• Lord doubles to left field for her fifth hit of the series and the 13th of the game for the Crimson Tide. 

• Johnson grounds into a double play, and is now 0-10 in the series.

• Kaylee Tow follows with an infield single. 

• Dowling leads off the inning with her second home run of the game and third of the series. Florida 12, Alabama 6

Bottom 6

END 6: Florida 12, Alabama 5

• Groundout ends the inning for Alabama to avoid the run rule, but Florida adds three more in the sixth. 

• A bloop hit to shallow center field scores two more Florida runs. Florida 12, Alabama 5

• Popup and sac bunt go for outs one and two.

• A single to left field from Echols brings in another Florida run to make it 10-5. 

• A leadoff double from Wallace and bunt single from Adams give the Gators runners on the corners with no outs. 

Top 6

MID 6: Florida 9, Alabama 5

• Shipman grounds out to end the inning, and the Tide can't cut into the deficit. 

• Prange has a two out single. Alabama out-hitting Florida 10 to six, but trails 9-5 in the most important category: the scoreboard.

• Goodnight strikes out for the third time in three plate appearances. 

• Grill grounds out to leadoff the inning. 

Bottom 5

END 5: Florida 9, Alabama 5

• Popup and groundout keep Florida off the board in the inning. 

• A leadoff walk and sac bunt give Florida a runner in scoring position with one out.

Top 5

MID 5: Florida 9, Alabama 5

• Bloodworth goes down looking to end the half inning, and Alabama can't take advantage of the leadoff double.

• Lord pops out on the first pitch. Two outs. 

• Johnson grounds out to second to move Tow over to third with one out. 

• Tow leads off the inning with a standup double off the centerfield wall and is visibly fired up.

Bottom 4

END 4: Florida 9, Alabama 5

• A groundout ends the inning, but Florida puts a big crooked number on the board in the inning with six runs in the 4th. The last three runs came without Florida even having a hit. 

• Another wild pitch scores a run for the Gators to push this lead to 9-5. 

• A sac fly from Walsh gives Florida the 8-5 lead. Two outs. 

• Another Florida run comes in on a wild pitch. Runners move to second and third with still just one out. Florida 7, Alabama 5

• Echols is hit by the pitch to load the bases, and Alabama will make another pitching change. Jaala Torrence (5-1, 1.98 ERA) enters for the first time in an SEC game since game three against Kentucky on March 20. 

• A single through the left side brings in one run for Florida. The second runner gets caught in a rundown, but the ball pops loose on the tag at the plate, and Florida takes its first lead of the series. Florida 6, Alabama 5

• Wallace walks on four pitches to load the bases. Still just one out. 

• A wild pitch brings in a run for Florida. Alabama 5, Florida 4

• And Patrick Murphy will make a pitching change. Fouts goes out, and Lexi Kilfoyl (8-2, 1.78 ERA) enters the circle in a tough situation with bases loaded, one out for the top of the order.

• An infield single from the 9-hole loads the bases for the top of the Florida order. 

• A hit by pitch puts two runners on with one out. 

• An infield pop right past home plate is a tough play for Shipman, and it bounces off her arm for the leadoff Florida batter to reach. 

Top 4

MID 4: Alabama 5, Florida 3

• Dowling strikes out to end the half inning. 

• Shipman follows the home run with a single up the middle to bring up Dowling. 

• Ashley Prange welcomes Delbray to the game with a two-run home run. Alabama retakes the lead at 5-3
• Prange's fifth home run overall and first since March 19. 

Bye Ball👋
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— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) April 12, 2022

• Florida will make a pitching change. Hightower goes out, Lexie Delbray (9-2, 2.37 ERA) comes in for the Gators.

• Jordan Stephens pinch hits for Goodnight and flies out to left field. 

• Grill pops up the sac bunt attempt. One out. 

• Leadoff double for Bloodworth. Third straight inning that Alabama has had the leadoff runner on. 

Bottom 3

END 3: Alabama 3, Florida 3

• Fouts gets her fourth strikeout to end the inning. 

• Walsh chops one up the middle on the first pitch she sees, and it's a tie game in Gainesville. Alabama 3, Florida 3
• Walsh has all three RBIs for Florida. 

• Another walk loads the bases. 

• An infield single from Adams puts two on with two outs for the Gators. 

• Wallace draws a two-out walk. 

• Falby strikes out for out No. 2

• Kat Grill makes a diving catch in right field for the first out to rob Longley of a hit. 

Kat Grill goes airborne✈️
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— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) April 11, 2022

Top 3

MID 3: Alabama 3, Florida 1

• A high popup ends the half inning. Florida keeps the Tide off the board in the 3rd. 

• A popup and sac bunt put Dowling at second with two outs. 

• Dowling draws a leadoff walk. 

Bottom 2

END 2: Alabama 3, Florida 1

• Fouts gets three ground ball outs to end the inning after the home run. 

• Walsh leads off the bottom of the second with a home run to get the Gators on the board. Alabama 3, Florida 1
• Seventh home run given up by Fouts this season.

Top 2

MID 2: Alabama 3, Florida 0

• Shipman pops out to end the half inning, stranding two runners.

• Prange singles to left field to score Lord from third. Alabama increase the lead to 3-0. 

• Goodnight strikes out for the second time. Two outs. 

• Grill lays down a sacrifice bunt to move both runners into scoring position with one out. 

• Bloodworth singles through the left side to put two Crimson Tide runners on with no outs. 

• Four-pitch walk to Lord to start the 2nd. 

Bottom 1- Florida batting

END 1: Alabama 2, Florida 0

• A groundout goes for the third out as the Gators go scoreless in the 1st. 

• Back to back strikeouts looking to open the game for Fouts. 

• Fouts gets Wallace looking for her first strikeout of the night.

• Former Alabama infielder Skylar Wallace will lead things off for the Gators. 

Top 1- Alabama batting

MID 1: Alabama 2, Florida 0

• Johnson flies out to left to end the inning, but Alabama jumps out to the early lead in the 1st. 

• Tow drives one up the middle for Alabama's third straight hit. 

Another Dowling Dinger💥
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— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) April 11, 2022

• Stay hot Bailey Dowling! She hits a home run for the second straight at-bat carrying over from game two and gives Alabama the early 2-0 lead. 

• Shipman rips one down the left field line for a two-out double. 

• Goodnight strikes out swinging to open the game. 

Alabama Starting Lineup (33-5, 10-4 SEC)

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1. Dallis Goodnight- CF

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2. Ashley Prange- 3B

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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. Jenna Johnson- LF

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7. Jenna Lord- DP

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8. Megan Bloodworth- 2B

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9. Kat Grill- RF

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Starting Pitcher- Montana Fouts (16-2, 2.05 ERA)

Florida Starting Lineup (30-9, 7-7 SEC)

1. Skylar Wallace- SS

2. Hannah Adams- 2B

3. Charla Echols- 3B

4. Reagan Walsh- DP

5. Cheyenne Lindsey- RF

6. Sam Roe- C

7. Katie Kistler- LF

8. Sarah Longley- 1B

9. Kendra Falby- CRF

Starting Pitcher- Elizabeth Hightower (10-3, 2.33 ERA)