Alabama Crimson Tide Softball Sweeps Kentucky, Ties Oklahoma for SEC Lead
The Crimson Tide bounced back from an embarrassing midweek mid-major defeat to win their sixth straight SEC series.
April 17, 2026; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama players including Ana Roman rush to the plate to celebrate with Marlie Giles after she hit a two run homer at Rhoads Stadium as Alabama hosted Kentucky in the first game of the weekend series. | Gary Cosby Jr. / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images GAME 1: ALABAMA 9, KENTUCKY 0 (6 innings) The Crimson Tide got back to business with four home runs and stellar pitching in a 6 innings, run rule victory.
But first, the doubles. Jena Young and Audrey Vandagriff led off the 2nd inning with back-to-back doubles to get the scoring going. Then came a rain of windshield bashers.
A two-run jack for Marlie Giles … Marlie Giles with the two-run shot! 📺ESPN2 | https://t. co/CDqxn2iJWf #Team30 #RollTide pic.
twitter. com/H256VddWrt — Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) April 17, 2026 Brooke Wells with a two-run opposite field dinger — her 19th of the season… Home run #⃣1⃣9⃣ for Brooke Wells 📺ESPN2 | https://t. co/CDqxn2iJWf #Team30 #RollTide pic.
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