Alabama Softball Opens SEC Play at Home This Weekend vs. Arkansas

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball begins Southeastern Conference play this weekend at home, hosting Arkansas for a three-game series starting Saturday, March 18. All three games will be broadcasted live on the SEC Network.

This Week: #16/13 Alabama vs. #9/12 Arkansas

• Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Rhoads Stadium
• Video: SEC Network
• Radio: The Crimson Tide Sports Network at 97.5 FM in Tuscaloosa | nick975.com
• Saturday, March 18 – 4:30 p.m. CT
• Sunday, March 19 – 5 p.m. CT
• Monday, March 20 – 6 p.m. CT

Scouting Alabama

• Alabama opens conference play this weekend with a three-game home series against Arkansas
• The Crimson Tide returns to Rhoads Stadium this weekend after a six-game road swing, last playing at home on Tuesday, March 7 against Western Michigan
• Alabama is coming off a 5-2 road win at UNA Tuesday night in Florence, Ala.
• In the win over the Lions, Montana Fouts threw her 1,000th career strikeout, becoming the fifth player in program history to reach the milestone
• Kenleigh Cahalan leads the offense with 29 hits, 25 runs scored and a .377 batting average, while Ashley Prange is close behind with 23 hits, including a team-leading nine home runs and 28 RBIs
• The Alabama pitching staff has a 1.96 ERA with 179.0 innings pitched, led by Montana Fouts at 10-3 with a 1.71 ERA and 143 strikeouts in 81.2 innings pitched
• Murphy is in his 25th season as head coach at Alabama with a 1,214-339 (.782) record
• Alabama returns 11 players from last year’s team, including All-SEC honorees Montana Fouts, Ashley Prange, Ally Shipman and Bailey Dowling, while also welcoming five freshmen and three transfers

Inside the Series vs. Arkansas

• Overall vs. Arkansas: 62-12

  • In Tuscaloosa: 32-2 | In Fayetteville: 25-9 | At Neutral Sites: 5-1

• Current Streak: Alabama +1
• Last Meeting: April 11, 2021 – Fayetteville, Ark. – W, 2-0
• Last Meeting in Tuscaloosa: March 8, 2020 – W, 9-1 (6)

Last Time Out: at UNA

• Alabama overcame an early 1-0 deficit with a five-run fourth inning ultimately proving enough to earn the 5-2 win over North Alabama Tuesday night in Florence, Ala.
• Emma Broadfoot, a UNA transfer to the Tide this season, provided the go-ahead two run double that put Alabama ahead for good
• The Tide is now 7-3 this season when the opponent scores first
• Bailey Dowling’s three hits tied her career high, previously doing so on Feb. 21,…